Question

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 .

1.A. doctor B. nurse C. patient  D. student

2.A. take offB. get off   C. clean out   D. put on

3.A. looking forward toB. asking for C. going on D.worrying about

4.A. impressed    B. stoppedC. aske D. greeted

5.A. excited   B. mad   C. embarrassedD. angry

6.A. or       B. so C. butD. if

7.A. missing   B. lovingC. understandingD. meeting

8.A. nothing elseB. anything else C. nothingD. everything

9.A. shook   B. dropped  C. wavedD. moved

10.A. seeB. smellC. listen D. feel

11.A. terrible   B. different        C. similar D. true

12.A. happen   B. appearC. matterD. change

13.A. think of    B. dream of C. lead toD. laugh at

14.A. teach   B. askC. remindD. cheer

15.A. talk about    B. show off C. believe in D. run out of

Answer

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：这篇短文讲述的是作者有一位病人，通过和那位病人交往，作者知道了听病人讲述故事是一种强大的治疗病人的药物，也是让病人恢复健康的关键。

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2.D。

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考点：日常生活类短文。