Just listen
I suspect that the most basic and powerful way to connect to another person is to listen. Just listen. Perhaps the most important thing we ever give each other is our 36 , and especially if it’s given from the 37 . When people are talking, there’s no need to do anything but 38 them. Just take them 39 . Listen to what they’re saying. Care about it. Most times caring about it is even more important than 40 it.
One of my patients told me that when she 41 to tell her story, people often 42 to tell her that they had once had something just like what happened to her. Subtly, her pain became a story about themselves. 43 she stopped talking to most people. It was just too 44 . We connect through listening. When we interrupt what someone is saying to let them know that we understand, we move the 45 of attention to ourselves. But when we listen, they know we care.
I have ever learned to 46 to someone crying by just listening. In the old days I used to reach for the tissues(纸巾) 47 I realized that passing a person a tissue may be just another way to shut them 48 , to take them out of their 49 of sadness and pain. Now I just listen. When they have cried all they need to cry, they find me there 50 them.
This 51 thing has not been that easy to learn. It certainly went against everything I had been 52 since I was very young at school. I thought people listened only because they were too 53 to speak or did not know the answer. A loving silence often has far more 54 to connect than the most well-intentioned(善意的) 55 .
| 小题1: | | A．introduction | B．instruction | C．attention | D．relaxation |
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| 小题2: | | A．head | B．memory | C．mind | D．heart |
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| 小题3: | | A．talk to | B．listen to | C．object to(反对) | D．stick to(坚持) |
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| 小题5: | | A．denying(否认) | B．remembering | C．questioning | D．understanding |
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| 小题6: | | A．managed | B．tried | C．hoped | D．expected |
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| 小题7: | | A．encouraged | B．interrupted | C．discouraged | D．urged |
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| 小题8: | | A．Eventually | B．Immediately | C．Completely | D．Especially |
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| 小题9: | | A．impolite | B．meaningless | C．lonely | D．selfish |
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| 小题10: | | A．middle | B．focus | C．center | D．choice |
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| 小题11: | | A．respond | B．compare | C．link | D．regret |
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| 小题12: | | A．unless | B．if | C．until | D．when |
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| 小题14: | | A．experiment | B．mixture | C．judgment | D．experience |
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| 小题15: | | A．with | B．against | C．for | D．among |
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| 小题16: | | A．complex(费解的) | B．simple | C．single | D．complicated(复杂的) |
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| 小题17: | | A．mentioned | B．published | C．taught | D．proved |
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| 小题18: | | A．shy | B．greedy | C．active | D．proud |
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| 小题19: | | A．strength | B．energy | C．power | D．force |
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| 小题20: | | A．gestures | B．praise | C．criticism | D．words |
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小题1:C
小题2:D
小题3:B
小题4:A
小题5:D
小题6:B
小题7:B
小题8:A
小题9:C
小题10:B
小题11:A
小题12:C
小题13:A
小题14:D
小题15:A
小题16:B
小题17:C
小题18:A
小题19:C
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试题分析：本文讲述了在人与人的交往中，倾听有时候比语言更有有力，告诉我们要学会倾听别人。
小题1:C 名词辨析。A介绍B说明C注意力D放松；我们能给对方就是我们的注意力。
小题2:D 名词辨析。A头B记忆C思维D心；尤其是发自内容的对别人的注意，这样更可贵。
小题3:B 短语辨析。A谈论B听C反对D坚持；除了听，别得什么都不需要做。
小题4:A 固定词组.take in吸收，理解，欺骗；这里是指我们需要的就是理解对方。
小题5:D 动词辨析。A否认B记得C询问D理解；很多时候关心比理解更重要。
小题6:B 动词辨析。A设法B尝试C希望D期待；我的一个病人努力告诉别人他的故事…
小题7:B 动词辨析。A鼓励B打断C使…泄气D催促；但是别人经常打断他的话。
小题8:A 副词辨析。A最后B立刻C完全地D尤其；最后他什么都不愿意和别人说了。
小题9:C 上下文串联。他什么也不愿意和别人说了，这样让自己很孤单很寂寞。
小题10:B 名词辨析。Focus是指焦点；我们把注意力的焦点移到了我们自己的身上了。
小题11:A 动词辨析。A回应B比较C联系D遗憾；我曾经学着用听来回应别人。
小题12:C 连词辨析。直到那时我才知道给别人纸巾也是一个让别人不要哭的方式之一。
小题13:A 固定词组。Shut down闭嘴，这里是指给别人递了纸巾让别人不再哭泣。
小题14:D 名词辨析。A实验B混合物C判断D经历；把他们从他们悲惨难受的经历中带出来。
小题15:A 介词辨析。他们会发现我们和他们在一起。With和…一起。
小题16:B 形容词辨析。A费解的B简单C单个D复杂的；这种简单的事情并不好学。
小题17:C 动词辨析。A提及B印刷C教D证明；这和我小时候一直被教的事情是相反的。
小题18:A 形容词辨析。A害羞B贪婪C积极D自豪；他们可能太害羞或者是不知道答案。
小题19:C 名词辨析。A力气B能源C力量D暴力；有时候善于的倾听要比语言更有力。
小题20:D 名词辨析。A姿态B表扬C批评D语言；有时候善于的倾听要比语言更有力。
点评：本文讲述了倾听的力量，本文主要是测试学生综合运用语言的能力，即从语篇的角度综合测试阅读理解能力、词汇的掌握和对英语习惯用语的熟悉程度、以及语法规则的灵活运用。考生做题时必须时刻从上下文考虑，部应该只看到所添的词在短语或句子内是否可行。因此，在做题时最好将全文通读一下，了解了全文的意思以后再作答。 |
核心考点
试题【Just listenI suspect that the most basic and powerful way to connect to another 】；主要考察你对
题材分类等知识点的理解。
[详细]举一反三
Once my mother told me a story that in Africa, when an antelope (羚羊) wakes up every morning, the first thing it thinks about is, “I must be 36 to run faster than the fastest lion, or I will be killed.” 37 , a lion wakes from his dream. The first thing the lion thinks about is, “I must be able to catch the 38 antelope, or I will starve to 39 .” So almost simultaneously(同时地), the antelope and the lion get up and start running toward the 40 sun.
This is 41 : full of chances and challenges. Whether you are an antelope or a lion, you must go 42 when the sun rises. For students, it is just the same. If we don’t study hard, sooner or later, we will 43 the other students. At first I didn’t know what the word “exam” 44 . Later, I knew an exam was a kind of 45 . In competitions, there are always winners and 46 . As I grew up, I got to know competition well. In one’s life, there must be competitions, so people can 47 .
Each time I saw children playing games and heard their 48 , I wished I were that age again. 49 , I remembered my parents’ words: You must work very hard for a good future. So I 50 my pen and began to study hard again.
I was still not sure what competition 51 meant. One day, I was 52_in an English-speaking competition. When I went to the stage, I saw other students looking at me kindly. Suddenly I 53 what competition was. It is not as cruel as my teacher and parents told me. In fact, competition is the 54 : it is kind and necessary.
I learned a lot from realizing this 55 . Now I understand better about the world. Competition is important for us all.
| 小题1: | | A．able | B．willing | C．ready | D．eager |
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| 小题2: | | A．On the contrary | B．At the same time | C．In other words | D．In the first place |
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| 小题3: | | A．fastest | B．weakest | C．slowest | D．strongest |
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| 小题4: | | A．death | B．survival | C．disease | D．suffering |
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| 小题5: | | A．sinking | B．setting | C．shining | D．rising |
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| 小题6: | | A．rule | B．life | C．study | D．exam |
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| 小题7: | | A．over | B．through | C．ahead | D．beyond |
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| 小题8: | | A．fall behind | B．pass by | C．catch up | D．hold back |
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| 小题9: | | A．felt | B．meant | C．referred | D．doubted |
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| 小题10: | | A．victory | B．defeat | C．process | D．competition |
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| 小题11: | | A．competitor | B．players | C．losers | D．failures |
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| 小题12: | | A．improve | B．conclude | C．acquire | D．handle |
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| 小题13: | | A．crying | B．laughter | C．whisper | D．delight |
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| 小题14: | | A．However | B．Therefore | C．Besides | D．Otherwise |
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| 小题15: | | A．put up | B．brought up | C．made up | D．picked up |
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| 小题16: | | A．commonly | B．simply | C．obviously | D．really |
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| 小题17: | | A．succeeding | B．participating | C．taking | D．getting |
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| 小题18: | | A．doubted | B．acknowledged | C．knew | D．admitted |
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| 小题19: | | A．tough | B．important | C．content | D．opposite |
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| 小题20: | | A．experience | B．knowledge | C．fact | D．consequence |
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Play is the basic business of childhood, and in recent years more and more research has shown the great importance of play in the development of a human being. From earliest infancy （婴儿）, every child needs opportunity and the right material for play, and the main tools of play are toys. The main function of toys is to suggest, encourage and assist play. To succeed in this, they must be good toys, which children will play with often and will come back to again and again. Therefore, it is important to choose suitable toys for different stages of a child’s development.
In recent years research on infant development has shown that the standard a child is likely to reach, within the range of his inherited(遗传的) abilities, is largely determined in the first three years of his life. So a baby"s ability to benefit from the right play materials should not be underestimated. A baby who is encouraged, talked to and shown things and played with, has the best chance of growing up successfully.
The next stage, from three to five years old, curiosity knows no bounds. Every type of suitable toy should be made available to the child, for trying out, experimenting and learning, for discovering his own particular ability. Bricks and jigsaws and construction toys; painting, scribbling(乱涂) and making things; sand and water play; toys for imaginative and pretending play; the first social games for learning to play and get on with others．
By the third stage of play development—from five to seven or eight years old— the child is at school. But for a few more years play is still the best way of learning, at home or at school. It is easier to see which type of toys the child most enjoys.
Until the age of seven or eight, play and work mean much the same to a child. But once reading has been mastered, then books and school become the main source of learning. Toys are still interesting and valuable, which lead up to new hobbies, but their significance has changed —to a child of nine or ten years old, toys and games mean, as to adults, relaxation and fun.
小题1:The writer wants us to understand that a child_______.| A．cannot grow up without toys | B．matures（使成熟） through play | | C．uses toys as friends | D．has to be taught how to play |
小题2:According to the passage, the abilities a child has inherited from his parents ________.| A．determine his character | | B．will not change after the age of three | | C．partly determine the standard he is likely to reach | | D．to a large extent determine the choice of toys |
小题3:The passage tells us that children are the most curious when they are about______.| A．two years old | B．one year old | C．six years old | D．four years old |
小题4:The article is about_______.| A．the importance of play | | B．the importance of books | | C．the relationship between play and work | | D．children’s speech development |
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Whenever my dog, Barney, comes into the house after having been for a ride in the car, he runs to the pen(围栏) we have set up for him by the back door. It’s not something we intentionally trained him to do. The habit came simply because my husband tended to put him in his pen whenever they came in. After doing it a few times, Barney just figures that’s what you do when you come inside after a car ride.
It’s the same with your thinking. You get into the habit of thinking a certain way and then you’ll rarely question it after that.
This is especially true when you were growing up. You developed habits that just made things easier for you. You probably didn’t even think about them. That’s just the way it was and that’s what you did. Just like Barney thinks he has to go into his pen, you do things automatically as well.
For example, when you were a kid, you may have been told not to “talk back” and to just keep quiet about things that were bothering you. These are habits that might have worked to keep you safe and out of trouble when you were young.
Now that you"re grown up, you may be finding that these previous strategies are actually causing you problems. In a relationship, not communicating isn"t going to work as your partner can’t read your mind. What works when you"re a child may not work when you become an adult.
When you decide you need to change your thoughts, your brain may at first feel that it"s not a safe thing to do. Lots of practice and years of experience says it’s not. Also, you don’t know to question the thought. It’s a truth for you. The trick is to look at your results and see if your thoughts are the cause. Be willing to question your thinking and ask yourself if there are thoughts that are hindering (妨碍) you. As you are now in a different phase of your life, different strategies may be needed.
小题1:As with the dog Barney, people _______.| A．think in a habitual way | | B．enjoy having a car ride | | C．usually behave in a friendly way | | D．have a good memory |
小题2:According to the passage, as a kid, one tends to _________.| A．be afraid to make mistakes | | B．have the experience of playing with a dog | | C．learn much from adults like his/her parents | | D．form a habit which can keep his/her out of trouble |
小题3:In the writer’s opinion, adults should _______.| A．not“talk back” | | B．avoid causing any problem | | C．change the habit which will bring troubles | | D．value their habits formed in their childhood |
小题4:It can be concluded from the passage that ________.| A．the author’s husband must be good at training dogs | | B．childhood is the best time for developing good habits | | C．one can change his/her life by changing his/her thoughts | | D．you should change all your childhood habits when you grow up |
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Every day we go to school and listen to teachers, and the teacher will ask us some questions. Sometimes, the classmates will ask your opinions of the work of the class. When you are telling others in the class what you have found out about these topics, remember that they must be able to hear what you are saying. You are not taking part in a family conversation or having a chat with friends --- you are in a situation where a large group of people will remain silent, waiting to hear what you have to say. You must speak so that they can hear you loudly enough and clearly enough but without trying to shout or appearing to force yourself.
Remember, too, that it is the same if you are called to an interview whether it is with a professor of your school or a government official who might meet you. The person you are seeing will try to put you at your ease in ordinary conversation but the situation is somewhat different from that of an ordinary conversation. You must take special care that you can be heard.
小题1:When you speak to the class, you should speak __________.| A．as loudly as possible | B．in a low voice | C．loudly | D．forcefully |
小题2:The situation in the class is _________ that in your house.| A．not very different from | B．sometimes the same as | | C．sometimes not the same as | D．not the same as |
小题3:If you are having a conversation with an official, the most important thing for you is _____________.| A．to show your ability | B．to be very gentle | | C．to make sure that you can be heard | D．to put the official at ease |
小题4:The main idea of this passage is __________.| A．that we must use different ways at different situations | | B．that we must speak loudly | | C．that we must keep silent at any time | | D．that we must talk with the class |
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A good student is always equated to one who gets good grades. But is that all that a good student is? What is a 1 good student? Is he someone who is the teacher"s pet? Someone who tops every test? Someone who has the smarts? A good student is all this and more, because, you see, it’s not just about books and repetitive 2 .
Being a good student takes much more than that. There are certain 3 that make him a good student. That is 4 what we shall be looking into – the qualities of a good student. There will help you 5 what a good student is and what are the qualities that one needs in order to become one.
A good student has great 6 skills. He has the ability to plan and organize not only his actions but his 7 as well, for being well organized allows a person to be prepared for all the situations that are to 8 . That could not have been 9 if he had taken up the studies at the last minute.
Knowledge is a key 10 that defines（定义） a student. Possessing knowledge that is not only limited to books but also 11 things about current affairs and other things allows him to draw from all that he possesses and use it in his studies.
There is nothing that comes without hard work and that is exactly what a good student has to possess. A 12 student is not someone who will turn away from work, or try to find 13 s to get the work done 14 or for the sake of finishing it. He is instead someone who will do his work sincerely and put in all his efforts without compromising on quality.
| 小题1: | | A．Specially | B．nearly | C．mainly | D．really |
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| 小题2: | | A．Performing | B．learning | C．Counting | D．guessing |
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| 小题3: | | A．Choices | B．Activities | C．Qualities | D．viewpoints |
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| 小题4: | | A．simply | B．merely | C．completely | D．exactly |
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| 小题5: | | A．Understand | B．predict | C．assume | D．settle |
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| 小题6: | | A．Physical | B．Organizational | C．mental | D．traditional |
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| 小题7: | | A．Thoughts | B．performances | C．conducts | D．directions |
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| 小题8: | | A．share | B．manage | C．follow | D．find |
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| 小题9: | | A．Valuable | B．worthy | C．vital | D．possible |
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| 小题10: | | A．view | B．role | C．aspect | D．effect |
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| 小题11: | | A．Includes | B．concludes | C．affects | D．matches |
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| 小题12: | | A．good-looking | B．hard-working | C．cool-headed | D．warm-hearted |
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| 小题13: | | A．Places | B．roads | C．tools | D．ways |
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| 小题14: | | A．fast | B．carefully | C．well | D．badly |
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| 小题15: | | A．roughly | B．eventually | C．sincerely | D．carelessly |
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