第二节 完型填空(共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分)

Just listen

　　 I suspect that the most basic and powerful way to connect to another person is to listen. Just listen. Perhaps the most important thing we ever give each other is our　 36 , and especially if it’s given from the 　37　 . When people are talking, there’s no need to do anything but 　38　 them. Just take them 　39　 . Listen to what they’re saying. Care about it. Most times caring about it is even more important than　 40　 it.

One of my patients told me that when she 　41 　to tell her story, people often　 42 　to tell her that they had once had something just like that happen to her. Subtly her pain became a story about themselves. 　43 　she stopped talking to most people. It was just too 　44　 . We connect through listening. When we interrupt what someone is saying to let them know that we understand, we move the 　45 　of attention to ourselves. But when we listen, they know we care.

I have ever learned to 　46 　to someone crying by just listening. In the old days I used to reach for the tissues(纸巾)　 47　 　I realized that passing a person a tissue may be just another way to shut them　 48　 , to take them out of their　 49　 　of sadness and pain. Now I just listen. When they have cried all they need to cry, they find me there 　50 　them.

　This 　51 　thing has not been that easy to learn. It certainly went against everything I had been 　52 　since I was very young at school. I thought people listened only because they were too　 53　 　to speak or did not know the answer. A loving silence often has far more 　54 　to connect than the most well-intentioned 　55　 .

36．A．introduction　 B．instruction　　 C．attention　　　 D．relaxation

37．A．head　　　　　 B．memory　　　　 C．mind　　　　　 D．heart

38．A．talk to　　　　 B．listen to　　　 C．object to　　　 D．stick to

39．A．in 　　　　　　 B．up　　　　　　 C．off　　　　　　 D．away

40．A．denying　　　　 B．remembering　　 C．questioning　　 D．understanding

41．A．managed　　　　 B．tried　　　　　 C．hoped　　　　　 D．expected

42．A．encouraged　　 B．interrupted　　 C．discouraged　　 D．urged

43．A．Eventually　　 B．Immediately　　 C．Completely　　 D．Especially

44．A．impolite　　　 B．meaningless　　 C．lonely　　　　 D．selfish

45．A．middle　　　　 B．focus　　　　　 C．center　　　　 D．choice

46．A．respond　　　　 B．compare　　　　 C．link　　　　　 D．regret

47．A．unless　　　　 B．if　　　　　　 C．until　　　　　 D．when

48．A．down　　　　　 B．away　　　　　 C．in　　　　　　 D．off

49．A．experiment　　 B．mixture　　　　 C．judgment　　　 D．experience

50．A．with　　　　　 B．against　　　　 C．for　　　　　　 D．among

51．A．complex　　　　 B．simple　　　　 C．complicated　　 D．single

52．A．mentioned　　　 B．published　　　 C．taught　　　　 D．proved

53．A．shy　　　　　　 B．greedy　　　　 C．active　　　　 D．proud

54．A．strength　　　 B．energy　　　　 C．power　　　　　 D．force

55．A．gestures　　　 B．praise　　　　 C．criticism　　　 D．words

35．Do you want to leave everything to your wife in your will, or would you like anyone else　　 .

　　 A．to be mentioned　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．to mention

　　 C．being mentioned　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D．to have been mentioned

34．No one is permitted to enter the hall without first　　　 his identification card.

　　 A．having to show B．show　　　　　 C．showing　　　　 D．having shown

33．-The meeting is scheduled to begin at 7 o’clock.

　　 -But　　　 a delay.

　　 A．it will be 　　 B．there has been C．there will be D．there is

32．When he was making himself a cup of tea, his parents　　　　 unexpectedly.

　　 A．have been arriving　　　　　　　 B．has been arrived

　　 C．arrived　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D．had arrived

31．-I bring you your coffee now or 　　　　　you rather have it with your lunch?

　　 -I’d like it now, sweetheart.

　　 A．Shall, would　 B．Will, should　 C．Should, would　 D．Shall,will