Question

“Why do we shout in anger?” a saint (圣人) asked his disciples (门徒). “Why do people shout at each other when they are upset?”

His disciples thought for a while, and one of them said, “Because we    16    our calm, we shout for that.”

“But, why do you shout when the other person is    17    next to you?” asked the saint. “Isn’t it possible to speak to him or her with a soft    18   ? Why do you shout at a person when you’re angry?”

Disciples gave some other answers but none    19    the saint. Finally he explained, “When two people are angry at each other, their    20    distance a lot. To cover that distance they must shout to be able to hear each other. The angrier they are, the    21    they will have to shout to hear each other through that great distance.”

Then the saint asked, “What    22    when two people fall in love? They don’t shout at each other but talk softly, why? Because their hearts are very close and the distance between them is very    23   .”

The saint continued, “When they love each other even more, what happens? They do not speak loudly, only whisper and they get    24    closer to each other in their love. Finally they even need not whisper, they only    25    each other and that’s all. That is how close two people are when they love each other.”

The saint said finally, “When you argue, do not let your hearts get    26   , and do not say words that distance each other more, or there will come a day when the distance is so great that you will not   27    the path to return!”

1.A. miss                               B. lose                                   C. avoid                                 D. refuse

2.A. already                         B. yet                                     C. just                                    D. well

3.A. voice                    B. sound                               C. attitude                            D. manner

4.A. excited                         B. satisfied                            C. surprised                         D. persuaded

5.A. heads                            B. brains                               C. backs                                D. hearts

6.A. faster                            B. slower                              C. louder                              D. earlier

7.A. happens                       B. matters                   C. decides                            D. concerns

8.A. short                             B. long                                   C. easy                                  D. hard

9.A. never                            B. ever                                  C. too                                    D. even

10.A. look at                        B. take over                         C. turn away                         D. rely on

11.A. empty                         B. distant                              C. cold                                   D. lonely

12.A. build                           B. repair                               C. follow                               D. find

Answer

1.B

2.C

3.A

4.B

5.D

6.C

7.A

8.A

9.D

10.A

11.B

12.D

【解析】

试题分析：人生气、想吵架时为什么会大喊大叫呢？那是因为两个人的心的距离远了，越生气距离就越远。看看相爱的人吧。他们只是低声耳语就能听到，当他们的心彼此相依时，甚至只是一个眼神就足矣。

1.考查名词辨析。因为我们不冷静，才大喊大叫的。miss错过；lose失去；avoid       避免；refuse拒绝。calm指人的心情不激动。故选B。

2.考查副词辨析。你为什么喊叫当另一个人就在你旁边时。already已经；yet但是；just仅仅；well很好。故选C。

3.考查名词辨析。难道不可能用温柔的声音对他说吗？voice人的声音；sound声音；attitude态度；manner态度，方法。故选A。

4.考查形容词辨析。门徒给出其他答案，但是没有一个令圣人满意。excited激动的；satisfied满意的；surprised惊讶的；persuaded说服。故选B。

5.考查名词辨析。当两个人吵架时，他们的心离得远了很多。heads头；brains大脑；backs后背；hearts心脏。故选D。

6.考查形容词比较级辨析。他们越愤怒，就要用越大的声音来穿过那段距离。faster  更快；slower更慢；louder更大声；earlier更早。故选C。

7.考查动词辨析。当两个人相爱时会发生什么？happens发生；matters有关；decides决定；concerns关心。故选A。

8.考查形容词辨析。因为他们的心很近，他们之间的距离很短。short短小的；long长长的；easy容易的； hard努力。结合语境，选A。

9.考查副词辨析。他们彼此更靠近，沉浸在爱里。 never从不；ever曾经 ；too也；even甚至。故选D。

10.考查动词短语辨析。最后他们甚至都不需要耳语，他们只是互相看一眼对方就够了。look at看；take over接管；turn away离开；rely on依靠。故选A。

11.考查形容词辨析。当发生争执时，不要让你们的心变得很远。empty空的；distant远方的；cold冷的；lonely孤单的。故选B。

12.考查动词辨析。或许将来有一天再也找不到回来的路了。build建设； repair修理；follow跟随，理解；find发现。故选D。

考点：人生百味类阅读。