16.China's admiration of outstanding scholars has turned the well-preserved childhood home of Tu Youyou,the Chinese pharmacologist(藥理學(xué)家) who won this year's Nobel Prize in physiology(生理學(xué))or Medicine,into a popular tourist destination.
Since it was announced on Monday that 84-year-old Tu had become the first Chinese citizen to win this international prize,her former home in the old town of Ningbo,Zhejiang province,has attracted visi-tors,especially parents and their children-even though it is not open to the public.
The house,where Tu lived until she went to university in Beijing,covers an area of 2,200square meters and is priced at 150million yuan( $ 23.6million).It is part of a complex of 37traditional build-ings,including several city-and-district-level cultural relic preservation sites,that have been trans-formed into a high-end art,and commercial zone,'.
"There are continually parents taking their children,from infants in strollers to college students,to take photos in front of Tu's former home.Security guards have been ordered to go on patrol around the clock,"said Mr.Zhao,a salesperson from Ningbo Real Estate Inc Co.
Shanghai resident Xu Lingfei,who was on a trip to Ningbo,took her 9-y.ear-old son to walk around the complex on Wednesday."Chinese people believe in exams and awards and have a strong preference for high performers.Taking children to visit the former dwelling places of celebrities(名人) is a way to inspire them to study harder,"Xu said.
Something similar happened.a(chǎn)fter Mo Yan won the Nobel Prize for literature in 2012.Tourists started visiting Mo's former home in rural Caomi,Shandong Province,in an endless stream starting the day after he won the prize.Some even pulled the radishes planted in front of the house.a(chǎn)nd carried away some bricks.
28.Tu Youyou's former house is now popular mainly because.A.
A.Tu won the Nobel Prize
B.it has some cultural relics
C.it covers a large area
D.it is a great art and commercial zone
29.Why did Xu Lingfei take her son to visit Tu's former home?D
A.She admired Tu very much.
B.She planned to buy the house..
C.She intended to take photos there.
D.She wanted her son to be inspired.
30.Where is Mo Yan's former home located?B
A.Shanghai. B.Gaomi. C.Ningbo. D.Beijing…
31.What is the main idea of the text?C
A.Tu Youyou's former home is for sale.
B.More Chinese have won the Nobel Prize.
C.Nobel winner's home becomes instant attraction.
D.Children benefit from visiting Nobel winner's home.
分析 本文講的是屠呦呦獲得諾貝爾獎后,她的故居成為了一個旅游勝地.一些中國人認(rèn)為,帶孩子參觀名人故居的地方是一種能夠激勵他們更加努力地學(xué)習(xí)的方法.因此也有很多大人帶孩子去參觀.而且,曾經(jīng)得過諾貝爾獎的莫言的故居也是如此.
解答 28.A.細(xì)節(jié)理解題.根據(jù)文章"Since it was announced on Monday that 84-year-old Tu had become the first Chinese citizen to win this international prize,her former home in the old town of Ningbo,Zhejiang province,has attracted visi-tors"可見,由于屠呦呦獲得諾貝爾獎使得她的故居受到了關(guān)注.故選A.
29.D.細(xì)節(jié)理解題.根據(jù)文章""Chinese people believe in exams and awards and have a strong preference for high performers.Taking children to visit the former dwelling places of celebrities(名人) is a way to inspire them to study harder"可知,中國人認(rèn)為,帶孩子參觀名人故居的地方是一種能夠激勵他們更加努力地學(xué)習(xí)的方法.所以她也想讓她的孩子參觀屠呦呦的故居以受到啟發(fā).故選D.
30.B.細(xì)節(jié)理解題.根據(jù)文章"Tourists started visiting Mo's former home in rural Caomi"可知,莫言故居在高密市.故選B.
31.C.主旨大意題.本文講的是屠呦呦獲得諾貝爾獎后,她的故居成為了一個旅游勝地,不僅是她,得過諾貝爾獎的莫言的故居也是如此.故選C.
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