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 a 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 .
A．doctor B．nurse C．patient D．student
A．take off B．get off C．clean out D．put on
A．looking forward to B．asking for C．going on D．worrying about
A．impressed B．stopped C．aske D．greeted
A．excited B．mad C．embarrassed D．angry
A．or B．so C．but D．if
A．missing B．loving C．understanding D．meeting
A．nothing else B．anything else C．nothing D．everything
A．shook B．dropped C．waved D．moved
A．see B．smell C．listen D．feel
A．terrible B．different C．similar D．true
A．happen B．appear C．matter D．change
A．think of B．dream of C．lead to D．laugh at
A．teach B．ask C．remind D．cheer
A．talk about B．show off C．believe in D．run out of
I have a cousin called Alex , he is an ______boy. Now he with my family ______ in a flat of LianYungang. The building is a busy street and has 16 floors . There are 4 people in my family , including(包括) _____.We live on the ______ floor . Our house is very . It has 6 rooms. But I like being with my cousin, so I a bedroom with Alex. We often listen to music in our bedroom. Our place is the balcony. We can play games, comics and chat with friends there. When my mother meals for us in the kitchen , we often go there her. There is a nice room. After dinner, we like to watch TV and read newspapers there. It is very beautiful and quiet here.
One Sunday morning, Alex goes out . He wants to buy ____ iphone 6 Plus but he gets lost. He doesn’t know ______ to go . Finally, a girl in our neibourhood happens to see him and helps him find the mall. He says our neighbours are very and he likes our city.
A．Chinese B．English C．Japanese D．French
A．live B．are living C．lives D．will live
A．at B．on C．with D．under
A．her B．his C．him D．he
A．four B．fourth C．forty D．fourteen
A．large B．small C．little D．cheap
A．live B．am C．sit D．share
A．like B．love C．enjoy D．favourite
A．look B．buy C．read D．reading
A．cook B．cooks C．do D．make
A．helping B．to help C．helps D．is helping
A．reading B．drawing C．sitting D．walking
A．the B．a C．/ D．an
A．what B．which C．when D．where
A．sad B．excited C．free D．friendly
完形填空（本大题共5分，每小题0.5分）
A group of frogs travel through the forest, and two of them fall into a pit(深坑) . The pit is very and the two frogs try to of it. But the other frogs tell them to stop because they think that they can not get out. After several , one of the two frogs stops.
However, the other frog jumping. The other frogs shout at him to stop. But he jumps and does it! he gets out, the other frogs find that he is deaf(耳聋的). He thinks they are him to jump.
Everyone meets in life. Some give up while some choose to beat(打败) it. Which frog do you want to be?
A．light B．heavy C．deep D．wet
A．get up B．get on C．get out D．get in
A．laughing B．jumping C．sitting D．crying
A．moments B．years C．hour D．minutes
A．keeps B．stops C．asks D．tries
A．lower B．lighter C．harder D．less
A．slowly B．quickly C．possibly D．finally
A．When B．Before C．Since D．If
A．stopping B．asking C．letting D．helping
A．happiness B．chance C．question D．difficulty
Rick goes to Boston ______ a meeting. The meeting is in Prince’s Building on ______ Street, and Rick wants to be there on time. However, it is Rick’s first time to visit the city, ______ he doesn’t know his way around. When he sees an old couple sitting on a bench, he goes up to ask for ______. The couple kindly tell Rick to ______ the underground and to get ______ at Prince Station. Rick follows their direction, gets off at Prince Station and walks east for two blocks. An hour later, he is disappointed(失望的) to find that he is ______ 41st Street, not 44th Street. The ______ misheard(听错) him and gave him the ______ direction. Another hour later, when a policeman takes him back, he sees the old couple again. They are still ______ on the bench, right in front of Prince’s Building.
A．of B．for C．at D．in
A．4th B．41st C．45th D．44th
A．so B．because C．but D．or
A．time B．meeting C．direction D．bus
A．go B．leave C．get D．take
A．on B．off C．to D．up
A．up B．down C．on D．to
A．man B．woman C．policeman D．old couple
A．right B．wrong C．old D．new
A．eating B．talking C．playing D．sitting
先通读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳答案。
A few months ago, I learned that the city food bank needed some volunteers. I used to be the in my group of friends. So, I sent letters to 10 friends. I’d like to a group that would volunteer to make and serve dinner for the disabled people. I wanted to my friends to be part of the group. Almost all of my friends .
One day, several of my friends brought some food and helped prepare the . “I got such a strong feeling of satisfaction when I saw the people get the food!” said one friend. Later, another friend made a list (清单) about serving, we could do quickly and easily. Now each month there are new faces that join the group. One woman invited another group of her friends to serve.
It’s hard to imagine that simple asking friends to help have made a great difference. At first, I just wanted to be an organizer. Now, I my idea. I also love to work as a volunteer, because I can get more joy from the happy faces of the disabled people.
A．volunteer B．organizer C．singer D．nurse
A．set up B．cheer up C．give up D．clean up
A．take B．move C．invite D．teach
A．refused B．agreed C．stayed D．left
A．training B．journey C．party D．meal
A．disabled B．strong C．clever D．kind
A．but B．so C．because D．or
A．still B．hardly C．only D．even
A．words B．visits C．letters D．e-mails
A．keep B．get C．change D．open
My name is Bob. I’m a middle school student. My home is about two miles school. I usually leave school at about 6： 30. I usually get to school . It takes me about 20 minutes. But sometimes I go there . It takes only ten minutes.
My friend Nick, usually goes to school by bus. He usually at 5： 30 every day. Then he has quick breakfast and goes to school at six. First he to the bus stop. Then the bus takes to school. It usually takes him forty minutes to get to school. There are different to get to school. But I like walking best.
A．from B．far C．away D．long
A．to B．about C．for D．away
A．on feet B．ride a bike C．on foot D．walk
A．on bike B．by bike C．by the bike D．ride
A．I B．my C．me D．mine
A．gets up B．get up C．got up D．gets
A．the B．a C．an D．/
A．walk B．on foot C．walks D．on feet
A．he B．his C．himself D．him
A．ways B．way C．the way D．the ways