Question

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.

1.A. entered B. stepped C. passed D. approached

2.A. hoping B. wishing C. struggling D. pulling

3.A. quickly B. slowly C. carefully D. carelessly

4.A. away B. up C. around D. down

5.A. However B. Instead C. Therefore D. Moreover

6.A. good B. better C. more D. well

7.A. son B. daughter C. friend D. sister

8.A. unique B. similar C. different D. wonderful

9.A. way B. direction C. conclusion D. instruction

10.A. attract B. exist C. appeal D. matter

11.A. appreciated B. told C. enjoyed D. heard

12.A. less B. more C. higher D. cheaper

13.A. which B. how C. what D. that

14.A. pleasure B. difference C. behavior D. importance

15.A. twist B. accident C. occasion D. thing

16.A. as good as B. as long as C. as soon as D. as well as

17.A. wounded B. affected C. injected D. hurt

18.A. physician B. hospital C. teacher D. school

19.A. stopping B. talking C. listening D. sitting

20.A. before B. when C. until D. unless

Answer

1.D

2.C

3.A

4.D

5.B

6.B

7.A

8.C

9.C

10.D

11.D

12.A

13.C

14.D

15.A

16.B

17.B

18.A

19.C

20.B

【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。而今作者也坐上轮椅，作者告诉他的学生，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.D考查动词。A. entered进入；B. stepped停止；C. passed 通过；D. approached接触。 I her room in a hurry 我接触她很着急，故选D。

2.C考查动词。A. hoping希望；B. wishing希望；C. struggling 挣扎；D. pulling拉。 to put socks on her swollen feet. 挣扎着穿上她的袜子，故选C。

3.A考查副词。A. quickly快地；B. slowly慢地；C. carefully 细心地；D. carelessly粗心地。 I crossed the threshold(门槛), spoke to the nurse我和护士很快的说，故选A。

4.D考查介词。A. away离开；B. up 向上；C. around 周围；D. down向下。 I leaned on the bedrail looking at her我学会俯视她，故选D。

5.B考查副词。A. However 然而；B. Instead代替；C. Therefore 因此；D. Moreover同时。 , I began a monologue that went something相反的，我开始戏剧性的做一些事，故选B。

6.B考查形容词。A. good好；B. better更好；C. more 更多；D. well好地。 theyre today.今天它们更好，故选B。

7.A考查名词。A. son儿子；B. daughter女儿；C. friend 朋友；D. sister姐妹。 The nurse mentioned you're anxious to see your whos visiting you today. 护士看见你很焦急，你的儿子今天来看你，故选A。

8.C考查形容词。A. unique独一无二的；B. similar相似的；C. different 不同的；D. wonderful棒的。 Each story is .每个故事都是不同的，故选C。

9.C考查名词。A. way 方式；B. direction方向；C. conclusion 结论；D. instruction介绍。 Others wander without a clear .其他徘徊在一个没有清晰结论的地方，故选C。

10.D考查动词。A. attract吸引；B. exist存在；C. appeal 吸引；D. matter事情。 Yet all those things do not really . 虽然很多事情不是真正的事，故选D。

11.D考查动词。A. appreciated感激； B. told告诉；C. enjoyed享受； D. heard 听。 the story is 31 —without interruption,这个故事一直在倾听。没有一点打扰，故选D。

12.A考查副词。A. less少；B. more 多；C. higher更高； D. cheaper更便宜。 Listening to someones story costs than expensive diagnostic testing 听一个故事比昂贵的测试花费少，故选D。

13.C考查副词。A. which哪个；B. how怎样；C. what 什么；D. that那个。 I often thought of the woman taught me我经常思考那女人告诉我的，故选C。

14.D考查名词。A. pleasure 愉快；B. difference不同；C. behavior 行为；D. importance 重要。 and I reminded myself of the of stopping我仍然记得停止的重要，故选D。

15.A考查名词。A. twist搓；B. accident事故；C. occasion场合； D. thing事情。 in an unexpected 35 , 在一个不希望的混乱环境，故选A。

16.B考查短语。A. as good as一样好； B. as long as一样长；C. as soon as 一样快；D. as well as一样好。 For I could 尽可能多地，我坚持在我的椅子上诊治我的病人。故选B。

17.B考查动词。A. wounded 受伤；B. affected影响；C. injected充血；D. hurt受伤。 when my hands were 37 .当我的手手影响时，故选B。

18.A考查名词。A. physician 医生；B. hospital医院；C. teacher 老师；D. school学校。 but now from the perspective of and patient.一个医生的预见，故选A。

19.C考查动词。A. stopping 停止；B. talking做；C. listening 听；D. sitting坐。 I tell them I believe in the power of . 我告诉他们我深信倾听的强效力量。故选C。

20. someone stops, 我告诉他们对我来说：当别人停下来然后坐在那里开始听我讲自己生活的时候，我亲身体验由此带来的那不可估量的疗效。故选B。

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