题目内容
You’ve heard the saying:“Love is patient and kind .”If love is patient, it may be because love is truly understanding . What most women need during times of frustration is understanding.
Many conflicts are simply misunderstanding. As a new bride, Marge Piercy moved into the small home on her husband’s farm in the mountains .She put a shoe box on a shelf in her closet and asked her husband never to touch it. For 50 years he left the box alone , until his life partner was old and dying. One day when he was putting their affairs in order, he found the box again and thought it might hold something important. Opening it , he discovered two doilies and $82.500 in cash. He took the box to her and asked about the contents.
“My mother gave me that box the day we married,”she explained,“She told me to make a doily to help me feel better every time I got mad at you.”
Her husband was touched that in 50 years she’d only been upset enough to make two doilies.
“What’s the $82,500 for ?”he asked.
She explained ,“Oh, well that’s the money I’ve made selling the doilies.”
She explained , “Life is the first gift ,love is the second and understanding is the third,” But it is love that gives us life and understanding that brings about love.
Making doilies might take your mind off the problem, but it won’t change anything .The path form conflict to live is not by way of arts and crafts , It is through the valley of understanding .
1.The story of Marge Piercy is told to show that .
A.love is something that gives people life and comfort
B.love is gained through patience and understanding
C.money is necessary for keeping a couple together
D.love is second to life though it makes life exciting
2.From the passage we know doilies may be .
A.some games that Marge played when she was sad
B.some things that Marge made when she was angry
C.some food Marge made for herself when she was hungry
D.some jewels Marge’s mother gave her when she married
3.Why did Marge’s mother give her the box when she got married ?
A.To make her daughter occupied in her free time
B.To help her daughter make a living by herself
C.To remind her daughter to be patient and understanding
D.To get her daughter to remember her all the time
4.The underlined word“frustration”in the first paragraph most probably means .
A.encouragement B.satisfaction C.disappointment D.comfort
BBCC
I met the old man at a cafe. “Did you hear the radio news yesterday?” he asked me. “No,” I replied. “Anything exciting?”“Exciting? NO! Something very sad. A group of hungry dogs killed and ate my best friend.”?
“Oh, dear!” I cried. “How did it happen?”“He was working on the hillside when the dogs attacked him. When he didn't return, I went to the hillside and found…”“His body?” I asked. The old fellow drank half of his coffee. “No. I told you they were hungry dogs, didn't I? The big bones were lying every where. But they found this.” He pushed open a match box he was holding in his hand. In it was a man's thumb, lying on some white bloody material.?
“This is my friend's right thumb. The dogs ate the rest of him”. The old man began to cry. He finished his coffee quickly and left the cafe. I drank mine and called the waiter. “I'll pay the gentleman's bill. His poor friend—how terrible!”“You've heard the news?” The waiter laughed. “Sure. There's a hole in the bottom of the match box. He put his own thumb through the hole. The blood is red ink, I believe. Is the story worth a cup of coffee, sir?”“But he held the box in his right hand.”“Yes, but listeners look into the box. They just can't take their sight off that terrible thing.”“And when he tells the story, he gets free cup of coffee!” I said, laughing. “Yes, sir, but only from strangers who come to this town, and, of course, he does us no harm!”?
【小题1】 We can learn from this passage ________.?
A.the writer came to the cafe for the first time? |
B.the old man made a living by telling jokes in the cafe? |
C.the writer had known about the old man before? |
D.what had happened to his best friend made the old man mad? |
A.couldn't help laughing immediately? | B.showed great mercy upon him? |
C.didn't believe him at all? | D.bought the old man another cup of coffee? |
A.the right thumb of his best friend? |
B.the thumb he stole from the dead body of an unknown person? |
C.something made of bloody white materials? |
D.his own right thumb? |
A.he was nobody but the best friend of the old man? |
B.the old man wouldn't pay for his coffee if he did ? |
C.the waiter hadn't seen through the old man's trick? |
D.the old man helped the cafe in some way? |
A.The writer refused to pay the old man's bill.? |
B.The writer decided to make the trick known to the public.? |
C.More strangers would hear the old man's story.? |
D.The old man wouldn't visit the cafe any more. |
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When difficult people expresses themselves orally, they generally want at least two things: they’ve been heard and they’ve been understood. As a good communicator should be a good listener, five steps are advocated toward good listening.
The first step is cooperating. How does a difficult person know that you’re listening and understanding? In fact, it’s through the way you look and sound while he is talking. You may help him to fully express his thoughts and feelings. You do this by nodding your head in agreement, making certain sounds of understanding.
When the person begins to repeat what’s been said, it’s a signal of step two: turning back. It means that you repeat back some words he is using, sending a clear signal that you’ve listening carefully and that you think what he is saying is important.
Having heard what he has to say, the next step is clarifying. At this point, you start to gather information about what is being communicated. Ask same open-ended questions, which will allow you to figure out what intention he is hoping to satisfy.
The fourth step is to summarize what you’ve heard. This allows you to make sure that both you and the difficult person the same page. When you do this, two things happen. First, if you’ve missed something, he can fill in the details. Second you’ve shown that you’re making an effort to understand completely. This increases possibility of gaining cooperation from him.
Having listened carefully, you’ve now arrived at the point of confirming with the person that he feels satisfied that his thoughts have been fully voiced. Ask if he feels understood.
Then enough sincere listening, questioning, and remembering are brought together, understanding is usually achieved and a difficult person becomes less difficult and more cooperative.
【小题1】 ▲ | Listen to understand |
Reason | Difficult people hope they have been heard and【小题2】 ▲ when they express themselves. |
【小题3】 ▲ towards listening | ◆【小题4】 ▲ in agreement and make some sounds of understanding while a difficult person is speaking. ◆Repeat some【小题5】 ▲ that you have heard. ◆Collect information about the person’s expressions and find his 【小题6】 ▲ . ◆Give a 【小题7】 ▲ of what the person has said. ◆Confirm that the person gains【小题8】 ▲ from speaking his thoughts. |
Result | A difficult person will be【小题9】 ▲ to cooperate with if understanding is achieved. |
【小题10】 ▲ | You may unlock the doors to difficult people’s minds after you listen and understand. |
How old is “old”? The answer has changed over the years. Two hundred years ago,you were old at 35.At the beginning of the 20 th century,the average life span(平均寿命)was 45. In 1950,70-year-olds were really old.Today,a healthy 70-year-old is still thought young.
So,how old is old? The answer is one you’ve heard many times,from all kinds of people.“You are as old(or young)as you feel.”Your age simply tells you how many years you have lived.Your body tells you how well you’ve lived.
“Nobody grows old by living a number of years.” wrote a writer.“People grow old when they don’t have their ideas.”
People shouldn’t have the wrong ideas about aging.Sometimes,older minds can be as bright as young minds.Alice Brophy once said,“It makes me unhappy when people say,‘You look young for your age。’ What does that mean?You know you can die old at 30 and live young at 80. ”
1.In 1950, the average life span was .
A.35 |
B.45 |
C.50 |
D.70 |
2.People grow old when according to a writer.
A.they don’t have their ideas. |
B.they live many years. |
C.They can’t live longer. |
D.they have their ideas. |
3.The meaning of the underlined word “aging” is “ ”
A.growing old |
B.staying young |
C.keeping healthy |
D.feeling unhappy |
4.Which question is NOT answered in the passage?
A.Can older people be as bright as young people? |
B.What’s the wrong ideas about aging? |
C.How old is “old”? |
D.what is the average life span today? |
5.The passage is mainly about __________ .
A.the average life span |
B.aging |
C.the 20th century |
D.older people and young people |