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【題目】In my eyes, the most basic and powerful way to communicate with another person is to listen. Just listen. Perhaps the most important thing we ever give each other is our attention. And especially if it’s given from the heart. When people are talking，there’s no need to do anything but receive them. Listen to what they’re saying. Care about it. Most times caring about it is even more important than understanding it. Most of us don’t value ourselves or our love enough to know this. It has taken me a long time to believe in the power of simple saying “I’m so sorry，” when someone is in pain.

One of my patients told me that when she tried to tell her story people often interrupted to tell her that they once had something just like that happening to them. Her pain became a story about themselves. Eventually she stopped talking to most people. We connect through listening. When we interrupt what someone is saying to let them know that we understand，we move the focus of attention to ourselves. When we listen，they know we care.

I have even learned to respond to someone crying by just listening. In the old days I used to reach for the handkerchiefs，until I realized that passing a person a handkerchief may be just another way to shut him down，to take them out of their experience of sadness. Now I just listen. When they have cried all they need to cry，they find me there with them.

This simple thing has not been that easy tolearn. It certainly went against everything I had been taught since I was very young. I thought people listened only because they were too shy to speak or did not know the answer. But now I know that a loving silence often has far more power to heal than the kindest words.

【1】What does the author value most in the communication with each other?

A．Deep understanding.

B．Attention from heart.

C．Saying “I’m sorry”

D．Doing nothing.

【2】The woman patient stopped telling her story to most people because________.

A．she didn’t get enough respect from others

B．people often told her their own opinions

C．people couldn’t understand her sad situation

D．she was discouraged by being often interrupted

【3】If you hand a handkerchief to someone crying，you may________.

A．stop him from letting out his sorrow

B．make him embarrassed

C．encourage him to continue to cry

D．hurt his feelings

【4】Which of the following might be the author’s opinion about communication?

A． Just listen. B．Keep silent.

C．Be careful. D．Tell your own story.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】D

【3】A

【4】A

【解析】

試題分析:本文屬于說明文，介紹人與人之間最基本也是最有力的方式是傾聽。傾聽表示出對別人的關(guān)注，有時候人們需要的只是知道有人關(guān)心在乎他們，因此傾聽是一種很有效的方式。

【1】B 考察細節(jié)理解。 根據(jù)第一段第三句Perhaps the most important thing we ever give each other is our attention. And especially if it’s given from the heart.在傾聽中我們給對方最重要的東西是我們的關(guān)注，尤其是發(fā)自內(nèi)心的關(guān)注，因此故選B。

【2】D 考察細節(jié)理解。 根據(jù)第二段第一句One of my patients told me that when she tried to tell her story people often interrupted to tell her that they once had something just like that happening to them.病人最后不給別人講他自己的事情，是因為經(jīng)常被人打斷，說他們自己也有類似的經(jīng)歷，故選D。

【3】A 考察細節(jié)理解。第三段第二句后半部分until I realized that passing a person a handkerchief may be just another way to shut him down，to take them out of their experience of sadness.可以得出遞手帕給別人暗示了叫別人停止講述自己的故事，故選A。

【4】A 考察細節(jié)理解。根據(jù)第一段第一句In my eyes, the most basic and powerful way to communicate with another person is to listen. Just listen可以得出作者對于溝通的觀點就是傾聽，故選A。