Question

【題目】I believe listening is a powerful medicine.

It was Sunday. I had the last ______to see and I got into her room. She was an old woman, sitting on the bed, trying to ______her socks. Usually I said something like this: “How are you feeling? The nurse says your son is visiting you today. I believe you are ______ seeing him ...”

She ______ me with a serious voice, “Sit down, doctor. This is my story, not yours.”

I was surprised and _______. I sat down and helped her with the socks. She began to tell me that her only son lived not far from her, _______ she had not seen him for five years. She believed her health problems were worse because of _____ her son. After hearing her story and helping her put on her socks, I asked if there was ______ I could do for her. She ______ her head and smiled. All she wanted me to do was to ______ .

???? Each story is _______. Some are clear; others are not. Some are true; others are not. Yet all those things do not really _____. What matters to the storyteller is that the story is heard.

???? Listening to someone’s story costs nothing, but it is the key to healing (康復) . I often ____what the woman taught me, and I _______ myself of the importance of stopping, sitting down and truly listening. I _______ the power of listening.

【1】A. doctor??? B. nurse??? C. patient??? D. student

【2】A. take off??? B. get off??? C. clean out??? D. put on

【3】A. looking forward to??? B. asking for??? C. going on??? D. worrying about

【4】A. impressed??? B. stopped??? C. asked??? D. greeted

【5】A. excited??? B. mad??? C. embarrassed??? D. angry

【6】A. or??? B. so??? C. but??? D. if

【7】A. missing??? B. loving??? C. understanding??? D. meeting

【8】A. nothing else??? B. anything??? C. nothing??? D. everything

【9】A. shook??? B. dropped??? C. waved??? D. moved

【10】A. see??? B. dropped??? C. listen??? D. feel

【11】A. terrible??? B. different??? C. similar??? D. true

【12】A. happen??? B. appear??? C. matter??? D. change

【13】A. think of??? B. dream of??? C. get over??? D. laugh at

【14】A. teach??? B. ask??? C. remind??? D. cheer

【15】A. talk about??? B. show off??? C. believe in??? D. run out of

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】D

【3】A

【4】B

【5】C

【6】C

【7】A

【8】B

【9】A

【10】C

【11】B

【12】C

【13】A

【14】C

【15】C

【解析】試題分析：這篇短文主要敘述了作者的一次親身經(jīng)歷。文章講述，當作者是一名醫(yī)生時，他問他的病人他能為她做些什么，她朝他笑笑說，只要聽完她的故事就行了。而今作者也坐上輪椅，作者告訴他的學生，不要打斷病人的傾訴，坐在床邊聽他們把話說完吧，因為這對病人的幫助勝過任何昂貴的藥物。傾聽是良藥，它能治愈心靈的創(chuàng)傷。

【1】C考查名詞及語境理解。聯(lián)系下文的描述可知，這里指的是作者還有最后一個病人要看。結合選項可知應選C。

【2】D考查動詞短語及語境理解。take off：脫下；get off：下車；clean out：清除；put on：穿上。聯(lián)系下文的描述可知，這里指的是那位老婦人想穿上她的襪子。故選D。

【3】A考查動詞短語及語境理解。looking forward to：盼望，后接名詞或動詞ing形式； asking for：詢問，后接名詞或動詞ing形式；going on：從事，后接名詞或動詞ing形式；worrying about：擔心，后接名詞或動詞ing形式。根據(jù)語境可知，這里指的是盼望見到他。故應選A。

【4】B考查動詞及語境理解。impressed：留下印象；stopped：停止、打斷；asked：詢問；greeted：問候。根據(jù)語境可知，這里指的是老婦人打斷了作者的說話。故應選B。

【5】C考查形容詞及語境理解。Excited：興奮的；mad：氣憤的；embarrassed：尷尬的；angry：生氣的。根據(jù)語境可知，這里指的是作者對老婦人所說的話既驚訝又尷尬。故應選C。

【6】C考查連詞及語境理解。or：或者，表示選擇；so：因此，表示順承；but：但是，表示轉折； if：如果，表示假設。根據(jù)語境可知，這里指的是老人的兒子雖然住得不遠，但是老已經(jīng)5年沒有看到他了。故應選C。

【7】A考查動詞及語境理解。missing：想念；loving：喜愛；understanding：理解；meeting：遇見。根據(jù)語境可知，這里指的是老人的病是因為想念兒子引起的。故應選A。

【8】B考查不定代詞及語境理解。根據(jù)語境可知，這里指的是作者在幫助老人穿上襪子之后詢問是否還有別的事需要幫忙。結合選項可知應選B。

【9】A考查動詞及語境理解。shook：搖晃；dropped：低下；waved：揮動；moved：移動。根據(jù)語境可知，這里指的是老人搖頭表示沒有別的事。故應選A。

【10】C考查動詞及語境理解。see：看；smell：聞；listen：聽；feel：感覺。聯(lián)系下文可知，這里指的是老人需要的是傾聽。故應選C。

【11】B考查形容詞及語境理解。Terrible：可怕的；different：不同的；similar：相同的；true：真實的。根據(jù)語境可知，這里指的是每個故事都是不同的。故應選B。

【12】C考查動詞及語境理解。Happen：發(fā)生；appear：出現(xiàn)；matter：事情、問題；change：改變。根據(jù)語境可知，這里指的是所有的事情都不是問題。故選C。

【13】A考查動詞短語及語境理解。think of：想到；dream of：夢想lead to：導致；laugh at：嘲笑。根據(jù)語境可知，這里指的是作者經(jīng)常想到老人的教誨。故應選A。

【14】C考查動詞及語境理解。teach：教；ask：問；remind：提醒；cheer：振作。根據(jù)語境可知，這里指的是作者經(jīng)常提醒自己用心傾聽的重要性。故應選C。

【15】C考查動詞短語及語境理解。talk about：談論；show off：顯示；believe in：相信；run out of：用盡。根據(jù)語境可知，這里指的是作者相信傾聽的力量。故應選C。