Question

【题目】完形填空

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从1-5各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出一个最佳答案。

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 (康复). 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 else C. nothing D. everything

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

【10】A. see B. smell 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. lead to 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】

试题分析：本文叙述了作者一次亲身经历，当时作者是一名医生时，他问他的病人他能为她做些什么，她朝他笑笑说，只要听完她的故事就行了。文中作者提出不要打断病人的倾诉，坐在床边听他们把话说完吧，因为这对病人的帮助胜过任何昂贵的药物。倾听是良药，它能治愈心灵的创伤。

【1】考查名词与语境理解。A. doctor 医生；B. Nurse护士；C. Patient病人；D. Student学生，句意：我有最后一个病人要看，我走进了她的房间。根据上文可知作者是一位医生，所以要去看病人，故选C。

【2】考查动词词组与语境理解。A. take off脱下；B. get off下车；C. clean out清理；D. put on 穿上，句意：她是一位老人，她正坐在床上想穿上袜子。根据下文After hearing her story and helping her put on her socks , 可知是老人想穿上袜子，故选D。

【3】考查动词词组与语境理解。A. looking forward to 期待；B. asking for请求；C. going on继续； D. worrying about担心，句意：我相信你期待见到他。根据句意此空是期待的意思，所以选A。

【4】考查动词与语境理解。A. Impressed印象；B. Stopped停止；C. Asked问；D. Greeted打招呼，句意：她用严肃的声音阻止了我。根据句意及上下文是老人阻止了我，所以选B。

【5】考查形容词与语境理解。A. Excited激动的；B. Mad疯狂的；C. Embarrassed尴尬的；D. Angry生气，句意：我非常惊讶和尴尬。根据句意及上下文应该是作者很尴尬，故选C。

【6】考查连词与语境理解。A. Or或者；B. So因此； C. But但是；D. If如果，句意：她开始说她唯一的儿子住的离她不远，但她已经五年没有看到她了，根据句意此空表示转折，故选C。

【7】考查动词与语境理解。A. Missing思念；B. loving爱；C. understanding 理解； D. Meeting遇到，句意：她相信她的健康问题更糟糕了是因为思念她的儿子。根据句意及语境是她思念她的儿子，故选A。

【8】考查不定代词与语境理解。A. nothing else没有其他任何事情；B. anything else任何其他事情； C. Nothing没有事情； D. Everything每件事情，句意：我问是否我还能为她做其他一些事情，根据句意及语境此题应选B。

【9】考查动词与语境理解。A. Shook摇动；B. Dropped掉下；C. Waved摆动；D. Moved移动，句意：她摇摇头笑了。根据句意此空是“摇头”，故选A。

【10】考查动词与语境理解。A. See看见；B. Smell闻；C. listen 听；D. Feel感觉，句意：所有她让我做的是倾听。根据语境是老人只是让作者听她的故事，故选C。

【11】考查形容词与语境理解。A. Terrible可怕的；B. Different不同的；C. Similar相似的；D. True真实的，句意：每个故事是不同的。根据句意及上下文此空是“不同的”的意思，故选B。

【12】考查动词与语境理解。A. Happen发生；B. Appear出现；C. Matter问题；D. Change改变，句意：然而所有那些事情都不是问题。根据句意此题应选C。

【13】考查动词词组与语境理解。A. think of考虑，想起；B. dream of 梦到；C. lead to导致； D. laugh at嘲笑，句意：我经常想起这位老人交给我的东西。根据句意是此空是“想起”的意思，故选A。

【14】考查动词与语境理解。 A. Teach教；B. Ask问；C. Remind提醒；D. Cheer高兴，句意：并且使我想起停下来，坐下来和真正去倾听的重要性，根据句意是“使某人想起”的意思，故选C。

【15】考查动词词组与语境理解。A. talk about 谈论；B. show off炫耀； C. believe in相信；D. run out of 用尽，句意：我相信倾听的力量。根据句意是“相信”倾听的力量，故选C。