Studies have shown it takes a physician about 18 seconds to interrupt a patient after they begin talking.
It was Sunday. I had one last patient to see. I her room in a hurry and stood at the doorway. She was an older woman, sitting at the edge of the bed, to put socks on her swollen feet. I crossed the threshold(门槛), spoke to the nurse, and scanned her chart noting she was in stable condition. I was almost in the clear.
I leaned on the bedrail looking at her. She asked if I could help put on her socks.
, I began a monologue that went something like this: “How are you feeling? Your sugars and blood pressure were high but they’re today. The nurse mentioned you’re anxious to see your who’s visiting you today. It’s nice to have a family visit from far away. I bet you really look forward to seeing him.”
Each story is . Some are detailed; others are vague. Some have a beginning, middle and end. Others wander without a clear . Some are true; others not. Yet all those things do not really . What matters to the storyteller is that the story is —without interruption, assumption or judgment.
Listening to someone’s story costs than expensive diagnostic testing but is key to healing and diagnosis.
I often thought of the woman taught me, and I reminded myself of the of stopping, sitting down and truly listening. And, not long after, in an unexpected , I became the patient, with a diagnosis of multiple sclerosis(诊断为多发性硬化症)at age 31. Now, 20 years later, I sit all the time —in a wheelchair.
For I could, I continued to see patients from my chair, but I had to resign when my hands were . I still teach medical students and other health care professionals, but now from the perspective of and patient.
I tell them I believe in the power of . I tell them I know firsthand that immeasurable healing takes place within me someone stops, sits down and listens to my story.
A．entered B．stepped C．passed D．approached
A．hoping B．wishing C．struggling D．pulling
A．quickly B．slowly C．carefully D．carelessly
A．away B．up C．around D．down
A．However B．Instead C．Therefore D．Moreover
A．good B．better C．more D．well
A．son B．daughter C．friend D．sister
A．unique B．similar C．different D．wonderful
A．way B．direction C．conclusion D．instruction
A．attract B．exist C．appeal D．matter
A．appreciated B．told C．enjoyed D．heard
A．less B．more C．higher D．cheaper
A．which B．how C．what D．that
A．pleasure B．difference C．behavior D．importance
A．twist B．accident C．occasion D．thing
A．as good as B．as long as C．as soon as D．as well as
A．wounded B．affected C．injected D．hurt
A．physician B．hospital C．teacher D．school
A．stopping B．talking C．listening D．sitting
A．before B．when C．until D．unless
完形填空(共20小题; 每小题1.5分，满分30分)
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从所给的 A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Time is the easiest thing in the world to waste—the most difficult to control. When you look ahead, it may appear you have 36 you need. Yet it has a way of slipping 37 your fingers like quicksand. You may suddenly find that there is no way to stretch the little time you have 38 to cover all your obligations. For example, 39 a beginning student looking ahead to a full term you may feel that you have an oversupply of time on your hands.40 toward the end of the term you may be 41 because you are running out of time. How can you do? —Control!
Time is 42 . If you don't control it, it will control you. If you don't make it work for you, it will 43 you. You must become the master of time, not the servant. “Study hard and play hard” is an old saying, but it still 44 . You have plenty of time for classes, study, work, and play if you use your time 45 . It is not how much time you allocate for study that 46 but how much you learn when you do study.
Too much wasted time is 47 medicine. The more time you waste, the easier it is to continue wasting time. Soon, doing nothing becomes a habit you can't 48 . You will be 49 to wasting time. When this happens, you 50your feeling of accomplishment and you fall by the wayside. A full schedule is a good schedule. Some students 51 to hear the time message. They refuse to 52 the fact that college life demands some53 of time control. There is no escape. So wh
at's the next step? If you seriously want to get the time message, the next passage will give it to you. 54— it will not only improve your grades but also free you to 55 college life more.
A．less than B．more than C．rather than D．other than
A．by B．between C．through D．on
A．saved B．left C．remained D．wasted
A．since B．because C．for D．as
A．Although B．But C．Therefore D．Otherwise
A．angry B．brave C．worried D．eager
A．money B．friendly C．enough D．dangerous
A．work out B．work on C．work at D．work against
A．makes sense B．makes no use C．makes up D．makes it
A．immediately B．properly C．apparently D．shortly
A．counts B．accounts C．approves D．collects
A．bad B．good C．useful D．alternative
A．get along with B．get close to C．get rid of D．get down to
A．crazy B．determined C．addicted D．devoted
A．achieve B．appreciate C．loss D．lose
A．hesitate B．refuse C．like D．want
A．accept B．receive C．ignore D．imagine
A．disagreement B．agreement C．degree D．standard
A．Forget B．Remind C．Think D．Remember
A．hate B．enjoy C．dislike D．assess
完型填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36—55各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
LAST weekend, I helped my friend Alex get money for poor children at Crossroads Mall He 36 needed volunteers, especially of the female. I decided that this was a pretty good 37 , so the next day I got ready to go.
I arrived at Crossroads about five minutes 38 , and helped Alex and 39 of the volunteers. There were only three 40 at first, and we figured we might as well get started 41 just waiting for more to arrive. I held the 42 , and suddenly felt extremely shy. I did not 43 asking people for donations. In fact, I’m usually one of those people who try to 44 those boring stands and ask you for a little contribution. For heaven’s sake, I can contribute to a few, 45 I cannot alone 46 every single cause in the world!
I really didn’t like the idea of asking anyone for donations to our cause. 47 , I watched my friends speak to the strangers, and noticed that they were extra polite to everyone—no matter whether they 48 . I realized that 49 I wasn’t pushy（强求的）, it would be okay, and my conscience could be 50 .
I pasted on a large smile, and started asking people passing by. My mouth tripped over words, and I continually said “um” while I thought of the correct terms. 51 I talked to more and more people. Not only improved, but also started noticing small 52 . Instead of saying “donate”, which made most people walk away 53 .I started suing the word “contribute”. I added the phrase “every little bit counts”, and people started to donate small amounts in larger quantities. As the day went on, I learned how to pull on the hearts of the 54 , and I became a successful fundraiser.
At the end of the day, we all gathered at Alex’s house and 55 how much money we raised. I was so surprised; We raised over $300! We celebrated, and went home tired, but satisfied that we helped a great cause.
A．every B．much C．desperately D．too
A．cause B．business C．affair D．career
A．earlier B．early C．later D．late
A．the other B．others C．another D．the rest
A．passers—by B．teachers C．volunteers D．people
A．instead of B．but C．in spite of D．in place of
A．signal B．signature C．sing D．symbol
A．appreciate B．like C．want D．need
A．annoy B．flee C．meet D．avoid
A．and B．but C．or D．so
A．do B．support C．make D．create
A．What’s more B．Besides C．Whatever D．However
A．donated B．gave C．came D．passed
A．as soon as B．as far as D．as short as
A．at ease B．with happiness C．in silence D．in surprise
A．As B．Before C．Since D．During
A．actions B．hoopes C．wishes D．trends
A．slow B．fast C．slower D．faster
A．goers B．passers-by C．students D．strangers
A．thought B．looked at C．counted D．decided
完型填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
The other day, I happened to meet someone I hadn’t seen for many years. I couldn’t 31 the change in him. As a matter of fact, he didn’t even seem like the same person.
When I first knew Bill, back in 32 , he was one of the most carefree people I had ever met. He was always ready to have a party. He thought 33 of going out for beer at three o’clock in the morning 34 driving 50 miles to see an old movie he really liked. Bill and I were in the same class in college, and 35 was never dull when he was 36 . With him there was one wild 37 after another. Sometimes I wonder how we 38 to study for our exams.
Last week I was in Houston on business, and I ran into Bill in the bar at the hotel. 39 , I wasn’t even sure it was 40 . Was this short-haired businessman really the same person? I wasn’t really 41 until I came near him, but it indeed was Bill. Now he works for a bank. He 42 most of the evening about his job, his new car and his house. How he had 43 ! Back when we were in college, the 44 thing Bill cared about was possessions. Now they seemed to be his main 45 . Although I have changed quite a bit myself, somehow, I never imagined Bill changing so much. My image of him 46 the one I had formed at the time when we were college students together.
I suppose it’s 47 to expect people to remain the same, especially 48 I have changed so much myself. But I must say that I 49 the old Bill much more than the new Bill. Maybe he 50 the same way about me.
A．describe B．see C．believe D．understand
A．childhood B．the army C．middle school D．college
A．nothing B．much C．most D．none
A．or B．but C．while D．so
A．exercise B．life C．work D．exam
A．in B．out C．away D．around
A．adventure B．mistake C．chance D．joke
A．determined B．struggled C．managed D．hoped
A．First of all B．At first C．Now and then D．All the time
A．that B．us C．there D．he
A．sorry B．surprised C．sure D．confident
A．thought B．talked C．worried D．knew
A．lied B．worked C．tried D．changed
A．first B．last C．next D．only
A．interest B．career C．subject D．problem
A．remained B．accepted C．replaced D．compared
A．wise B．foolish C．normal D．equal
A．because B．what C．how D．when
A．remembered B．respected C．knew D．liked
A．felt B．shared C．behaved D．considered
完形填空。从短文后所给各题的四个选项中选出一个能填入空格的最佳答案，每小题1.5分，共30分。
My name’s Jim Shelley and I’m an addict(有瘾的人）.With these words I began to_36__the problem, the problem of my telephone addiction. I used to call people_37___, from the moment I woke up to the time I went to sleep,I__38__to be phoned, I wanted to phone, Just one more call. It started socially --a few calls each day. It seemed__39___, just a quick chat.
Gradually though, the __40___got worse. Soon it was__41___use,until,finally,addiction. And it began to affect my__42___.During the work day, I would disappear for a quick 43 . If I couldn’t make a call, I spent the whole time waiting for the phone to ring. Getting more and more__44___,in the end, I would ring someone, then someone else,__45___myself just one more call. I was phoning people and__46___messages to make sure__47___calls would see me through the day.
I used to arrive at friends homes and before the door was closed, go straight for the phone with the___48___"Is it OK if I just use the phone...?"At work, I became__49___when my fellow workers tried to__50___me from using the phone. And one day I hit my boss(with the phone). Finally the police caught me___51___a phone box that had take my last one pound coin, and I was__52___to see a psychiatrist(心理医生）. I haven’t__53__a phone in the house for three weeks now, and it’s several days__54___I used a phone box. I try not to watch TV because there are__55___people on it making phone calls. My name is Jim Shelley and I am an addict.
36.A.face B.findC.acceptD.notice
A．now and then B．all the time C．at home D．at work
A．tried B．asked C．waited D．invited
A．polite B．important C．fine D．special
A．condition B．situation C．result D．effect
A．frequent B．regular C．unusual D．particular
A．friends B．study C．family D．work
A．a call B．a secret C．an accident D．a reply
A．hopeful B．delighted C．frightened D．anxious
A．forcing B．telling C．giving D．limiting
A．sending B．taking C．passing D．recording
A．long B．immediate C．enough D．surprising
A．saying B．demands C．with D．words
A．careful B．mad C．determined D．helpless
A．save B．reduce C．protect D．stop
A．destroying B．using C．stealing D．emptying
A．offered B．guided C．ordered D．reminded
A．missed B．had C．accepted D．fixed
A．as B．when C．if D．since
A．always B．just C．more D．different
完形填空（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36—55各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并将答案填入答题卡相应位置
Whenever I recall my childhood, there is one thing I remember clearly. My father used his 36 to let my mother 37 her parents who lived far away. There was just my younger brother and myself in the 38 . One evening, our father came home and there was no 39 , not even a piece of bread. My father had no money and he was as 40 as we were. My brother and I went to bed without having anything.
41 I knew from the expressions on my father’s face that he could not42 us be hungry for long. He left the house, and about two hours later he 43 and woke us up. He had two small potato pies in his hands. I didn’t know where he got the money for the food but somehow he 44 to find a way. It was clear that he wanted to get his children45 .
My father did not eat and had46 all day but he sat there and felt 47 at seeing us eat. This has always stuck in my 48 . At that moment, I felt moved knowing that he tried his best not to let us 49 , and he wanted us to know he was always there ____50______ us.
In 51 times, I think, it is important not to 52 weakness but strength. 53 the mother is the cement(黏合剂)that 54 a family together, then the father is the steel that strengthens(
加固) that cement.
It is his values and55 that have carried me forward and helped me deal with my own problems in life.
A．car B．ticket C．savings D．right
A．call B．visit C．bring D．invite
A．classroom B．office C．house D．farm
A．food B．drinks C．electricity D．gas
A．poor B．hungry C．angry D．sleepy
A．So B．Till C．But D．Since
A．hear B．let C．remember D．prevent
A．lost B．hid C．found D．returned
A．managed B．forgot C．needed D．refused
A．something B．nothing C．anything D．everything
A．bargained B．worked C．searched D．prepared
A．lucky B．sorry C．happy D．regretful
A．mouth B．teeth C．mind D．chest
A．change B．share C．wait D．suffer
A．of B．on C．in D．with
A．difficult B．dangerous C．interesting D．comfortable
A．admit B．show C．discuss D．understand
A．Unless B．If C．Though D．Until
A．designs B．places C．takes D．holds
A．permission B．hobbies C．actions D．attitudes