首字母填空（共10分）

I think that the most basic and powerful way to connect to another person is to listen. Just listen. When people are talking, there's no need to do a   1.    but receive them. Listen to what they're saying. Most times letting someone talk is more i   2.   than understanding it.

When I was teaching in a middle school, one of my s   3.   told me that sometimes when she tried to tell her story, people often interrupted (打断) to tell her that once had something just like that h   4.  to them. Finally she stopped talking to most people and became very l    5.    . We connect through listening. When we l    6.   , they know we care. Many people with cancer can talk about the relief (安慰) of having someone just listen.

I have n    7.  learned to respond (反应) to someone crying by just listening. I just listen. When they have cried all they need to cry, they find me there w   8.    them.

This simple thing has not been that easy to learn. It certainly went a   9.   everything I had been taught since I was very young. I thought people listened only because they were too s    10.     to speak or did not know the answer. A loving silence often has far more power than words.

首字母填空（共10分）

I think that the most basic and powerful way to connect to another person is to listen. Just listen. When people are talking, there's no need to do a   1.    but receive them. Listen to what they're saying. Most times letting someone talk is more i    2.     than understanding it.

When I was teaching in a middle school, one of my s    3.    told me that sometimes when she tried to tell her story, people often interrupted (打断) to tell her that once had something just like that h    4.    to them. Finally she stopped talking to most people and became very l    5.     . We connect through listening. When we l    6.    , they know we care. Many people with cancer can talk about the relief (安慰) of having someone just listen.

I have n   7.    learned to respond (反应) to someone crying by just listening. I just listen. When they have cried all they need to cry, they find me there w   8.     them.

This simple thing has not been that easy to learn. It certainly went a    9.     everything I had been taught since I was very young. I thought people listened only because they were too s    10.     to speak or did not know the answer. A loving silence often has far more power than words.

One Saturday afternoon，Kate went to b__1__something for her sister and herself．As Kate Was coming out a s__2__，a young lady walked towards her．She said she was Miss Green—a good friend of Kate’s sister's，Kate b__3__her．Then she called a taxi to send Kate home．She t__4__the driver where he should go．Kate was s__5_ that it was not in the direction of her home．

    “why” Kate asked．The lady smiled．

    When they came to a q__6__road，a big rough man a__7__on the road．He stopped the taxi driver，knocked him down，tied him，and threw him out of the t__8__．At the same time，Miss Green took out a knife and P__9__ it at Kate。She asked Kate to keep s__10__．The man then s__11__the taxi．

    “Oh，God!I'm being kidnapped(绑架)”Kate said to h__12__

    She tried to escape，but didn’t s__13__．Suddenly an i__14__came to her．She took out a lipstik(口红)from her pocket，wrote ‘SOS’ on the window．and covered the word with her b__15_.

    A few minutes later，a police car P__16__and the policemen saw the sign．When the kid nappers saw the policemen，they stopped the taxi，jumped into the grass，and ran away．

    The policemen then p__17__Kate up and sent her home．When her P__18__knew what had happened，they were greatly surprised But they were also h__19_because their daughter had finally come back s__20__．

Today we tell about Louisa May Alcott. She wrote one of America’s best loved children’s books.
In 1868, an American publisher asked Louisa May Alcott to write a book for girls. At first, she was not sure if she wanted to do it. She said she didn’t like girls.
However, she decided to write the book finally. She told about her experiences growing up in the northeast of the United States. The book was quite interesting. Little Women became one of the most popular children’s books in American literature. It was published (出版）in more than 50 languages.
Alcott was born in Pennsylvania in 1832. The Alcotts did not have much money. She tried teaching, sewing(缝纫) and taking care of children. She did not like any of these jobs.
At the age of 16, she wrote her first book, Flower Fables. Her stories were exciting, but unreal. She sold them to newspapers and magazines for money.
The first volume (卷) of Little Women came out in 1868. It made Alcott famous and get a lot of money. She continued writing other popular books for young people. These books included An Old-Fashioned Girl, Little Men and Eight Cousins.
Alcott wrote many exciting stories about love. But she was single (独身的) all her life. She continued to help her family during the last years of her life.
【小题1】Alcott grew up in the ______ of the US.