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 ．
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．asked D．greeted
A．excited B．mad C．embarrassed D．angry
A．or B．so C．but D．if
A．missin 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
完形填空。(10分)
My name is David Smith. I am English boy, but my family are all in Beijing now. Mywork here. My father is a worker and my mother is a teacher. I have a sister but no brothers. Myand I are students of a high school in Beijing. I have some new friends here. They are very kind me. I often have dinner with . I like many kinds(种类) of Chinese , like Sichuan food and Hunan food. They are . I’m very gladhere. I often go to the zoo with my friends, . We’re very happy. I like China I like living here very much.A. a B. an C. the
A. parents B. father C. mother
A. uncle B. brother C. sister
A. for B. to C. of
A. they B. their C. them
A. food B. drink C. vegetable
A. happy B. nice C. fine
A. to have B. to be C. to go
A. too B. to C. so
A. andB. but C. for
完型填空。
Basketball is a very popular game in the USA . People all 1ike it. Most people can it. A basketball is a and big ball. It’s bigger and heavier than a football. It’s of all the balls. There are players in each team. Basketball is quite popular in China, . Children often take a to school and play it school. In China some girls can play basketball better than boys. NBA games are very in the world. Many people like them.
A．have B．play C．see D．take
A．oval B．square C．round D．light
A．big B．bigger C．biggest D．the biggest
A．two B．four C．five D．eleven
A．again B．also C．so D．too
A．basketball B．football C．volleyball D．soccer
A．to B．after C．out D．between
A．\ (不填) B．a C．the D．an
A．happy B．famous C．boring D．bad
A．watching B．see C．looking D．play
完形填空（10%）
“Where is the university?” This is a question that many visitors to Cambridge ask. But no one can give them a ______ answer, for there is no wall to be found ______ the university. The university is the city. You can find classroom buildings, ______, museums and offices of the university all over the city. And most of its members are the students and _______ of the thirty-one colleges.
Cambridge was already a ______ town long before the first students and teachers arrived 800 years ago. It grew up by the river Granta, and the river was once _____ the Cam. A _____ was built over the river as early as 875. So the town got its name “Cambridge”.
In the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries more and more land was used for college buildings. The town grew much_______ in the nineteenth century after the opening of the railway in 1845. Cambridge became a ______ in 1951 and now it has a population of over 100,000. Many young students in other countries ______ to study at Cambridge. Thousands of people from all over the world come to visit the university town. It has become a famous place all around the world.
A．true B．clear C．right D．real
A．around B．in C．near D．by
A．cinemas B．parks C．zoos D．libraries
A．parents B．farmers C．workers D．teachers
A．interesting B．usual C．developing D．common
A．said B．called C．spoken D．talked
A．bridge B．building C．station D．house
A．smaller B．slower C．faster D．cleaner
A．city B．college C．university D．country
A．stop B．hate C．hope D．need
完型填空（共15小题，每小题1分，满分15分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从每题所给的A.B.C.D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
Miss Carter is a beautiful girl. Her father two years ago and her mother made a terrible mistake and .They began to live a hard life. When she middle school, she couldn't go on studying. Her uncle found a for her. Mr Baker, a rich shopkeeper, hired(雇) her. Her work was to clean the rooms and sweep the floors. She tried her and worked hard. Mrs Baker liked her and paid her than the other servants(佣人).
It was Sunday, Mr Baker was reading and Mrs Baker was watching TV in the sitting room. The girl came in and said, "I'm ,Mrs Baker. I have to tell you I can't work for you any longer."
It Mr. and Mrs Baker. The woman asked, "What makes you say that? Aren't we __ to you?"
"Yes, you are, Madam," the girl said." Have you found a piece of work yet?" Mrs Baker asked.
"No, I haven't, "Miss Carter said." I don't think you trust(信任) me."
"You are ,Miss Carter, "said Mr Baker. "I always think you are a girl. And I often leave my keys in my study." "It was that you often left the keys in your study," said the girl. "But I could use of them to open the safe(保险箱)."
"Well," said Mr. Baker. "You can go right now!"
A．died B．death C．dying D．dead
A．hurried off B．hurried to C．sent away D．stopped
A．finished B．stopped C．end D．over
A．work B．works C．job D．jobs
A．better B．good C．best D．well
A．much B．more C．little D．less
A．sorry B．glad C．angry D．please
A．in surprise B．surprise C．surprised D．surprises
A．friendly B．friend C．rich D．cold
A．good B．better C．best D．well
A．But B．And C．Though D．What
A．wrong B．right C．foolish D．bright
A．bad B．good C．well D．happy
A．poor B．true C．bad D．well
A．one B．some C．all D．none
完形填空（共15小题；每小题１分，计15分）
China is a great country with over 5,000 years of history. There are many places of interest which millions of tourists from all over the world every year. Some of them are fantastic lakes, beautiful mountains and long rivers.
Many mountains, Mount Tai, Mount Emei and Mount Hua, are very famous. People go to Mount Tai to see the sunrise. the rivers the Yangtze River is the longest one and the second one is the Yellow River. They are the birthplaces of cultures.
Have you the love story about Xu Xian and White Snake? It is said that the story on the West Lake. The West Lake is the most fantastic place that I have ever visited. It in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province. It is surrounded on three sides by mountains. Many tourist attractions there are well visiting, such as the Sudi Causeway, the Broken Bridge and the Leifeng Pagoda. The scenery is attractive that visitors often lose themselves in it.
The West Lake has become some beautiful poems as well as its special scenery. These poems were by Bai Juyi and Su Dongpo. , the surrounding area of the West Lake is the of the famous Dragon Well Tea.
Have you been to the West Lake? If not, look for a chance to go to the fantastic place！
A．attract B．attack C．awake D．arrange
A．in addition B．such as C．instead of D．because of
A．Between B．Among C．In D．Beyond
A．tallest B．shortest C．longest D．farthest
A．American B．English C．Japanese D．Chinese
A．thought of B．heard of C．talked of D．heard from
A．rose B．heard C．told D．happened
A．lies B．sits C．loves D．loses
A．worthless B．possible C．special D．worth
A．too B．such C．so D．very
A．famous for B．famous as C．popular with D．interested in
A．sung B．cheered C．chosen D．written
A．Besides B．But C．And D．While
A．home B．village C．town D．country
A．never B．yet C．ever D．just