There was a proud teak(柚木) tree in the forest. He was tall and strong. There was a small herb(药草) next to him.
The teak tree said, “I am very handsome and strong. No one can defeat me.” Hearing this, the herb replied, “Dear friend, too much pride is harmful. Even the strong will fall one day.”
The teak tree ignored the herb's words. He continued to praise himself.
A strong wind blew. The teak tree stood bravely. Even when it rained, the teak tree still stood by spreading his leaves.
During these times, the herb bowed low. The teak tree made fun of the herb.
One day, there was a storm in the forest. The herb bowed low again. As usual, the teak tree did not want to bow.
The storm kept growing stronger. The teak tree could no longer bear it. He felt his strength giving way.
He tried his best to stand up, but in the end, he fell down. That was the end of the proud tree.
When everything was calm again, the herb stood straight. He looked around. He saw that the proud teak tree had fallen down.
()1. What do you think of the teak tree?
A. Tall and proud.
B. Low and sad.
C. Thick and silent.
D. Low and proud.
()2. What's the Chinese meaning of the underlined word “bear”?
A. 承受
B. 反对
C. 重视
D. 放弃
()3. What happened to the proud teak tree at last?
A. He bowed low.
B. He became stronger.
C. He beat the herb.
D. He fell down.
()4. What does the passage mainly tell us?
A. The storm made the teak tree fall down.
B. The small herb is more modest than the teak tree.
C. It is very important to keep modest.
D. The small herb isn't afraid of the storm.

B
【短文大意】骄傲的柚木树因为不肯屈服于暴风雨的袭击，不愿在暴风雨中低头，最终倒下了。而谦卑的药草懂得低头，最终存活了下来。
1. A 【解析】细节理解题。由第一段可知，柚木树很高、很壮，且很骄傲。
2. A 【解析】词义猜测题。画线单词的上文说“暴风雨越来越猛烈”，下文说“他感觉力气用完了”，故推知此处为“柚木树无法再承受暴风雨了”。画线单词的意思是“承受”。
3. D 【解析】细节理解题。由倒数第二段第一句中的“...but in the end, he fell down. ”可知，柚木树最终倒下了。
4. C 【解析】主旨大意题。本文主要讲述了柚木树因为骄傲自大最终倒下了，而药草因为该低头时低头而存活了下来。从而告诉我们：保持谦虚非常重要。