题目内容
B. successfully, succeed, success
C. successful, succeed, success
D. successful, success, succeed
One day, I went to see my last patient(病人), an old woman. In the doorway, I saw she was struggling (挣扎) to put socks on her swollen (浮肿)feet in the bed. I stepped in, spoke quickly to the nurse, read her chart noting. I was almost in the clear that she was not in serious condition.
I asked, “Could I help put on your socks? How are you feeling? Your sugars and blood pressure were high but they’re better today. The nurse mentioned you’re anxious to see your son. He’s visiting you today. It’s nice to have a family visit. I think you really look forward to seeing him."
"Sit down, doctor. This is my story, not yours." She said with a serious voice.
I was surprised as I helped her with the socks. She told me that her only son lived around the corner from her, but she had not seen him in five years. She believed that was the main cause of her health problems. After hearing her story and putting on her socks, I asked if there was anything else I could do for her. She shook her head no and smiled. All she wanted me to do was to listen.
Each story is different. Some are detailed; others are simple. Some have a beginning, middle and end; others don’t have clear ends. Some are true; others not. Yet all those things do not really matter. What matters to the storyteller is that the story is heard — without interruption(打断) or judgment(评价).
It was that woman who taught me the importance of stopping, sitting down and truly listening. And, not long after, in an unexpected accident, I became a patient. 20 years later, I sit all the time — in a wheelchair.
For as long as I could, I continued to see patients from my chair. I believe in the power of listening.
【小题1】 How was the old woman?
| A.Her feet were swollen. | B.Her sugars were high. |
| C.She was not badly ill. | D.Her blood pressure was better. |
| A.The nurse told him. | B.The old woman told him. |
| C.The woman’s son told him. | D.The doctor got it from her chart noting. |
| A.Her son’s not seeing her. | B.No one listening to her story. |
| C.The medical care of the hospital. | D.The distance between her and her son. |
| A.keeping smiling | B.interruption or judgment |
| C.listening without interruption | D.communicating with each other |
| A.Her son lived close to her house. |
| B.The old woman didn’t need the doctor’s treatments. |
| C.Listening is powerful medicine. |
| D.The doctor has to “walk” with the help of a wheel chair. |
There have been many great inventions or things that changed the way we live. The first great invention was the one that is still very important today——the wheel. This made it easier to carry heavy things and to travel long distance.
For hundreds of years after that there were few inventions that had as much effect as the wheel . Then in the early 1800s the world started to change. There was little unknown land left in the world. People didn’t have to explore much any more. They began to work instead to make life better.
In the second half of the 19th century many great inventions were made. Among them were the camera, the light and the radio. These all play a big part in our daily life today.
The first part of the 20th century saw more great inventions. The helicopter in 1909, movies with sound in 1926, the computer in 1928, jet planes in 1930. This was also a time when a new material was first made. Nylon came out in 1935. It changed the kind of clothes people wore.
The middle part of the 20th century brought new ways to help people get over diseases. They worked very well. They made people healthier and allowed them to live longer. By the 1960s most people could expect to live to be at least 60.
By this time most people in developed countries had a very good life. Of course new inventions continued to be made. But man now had a desire(渴望) to explore again. The earth was known to man but the stars were not. Man began looking for ways to go into space. Russia made the first step. Then United States took a step. Since then other countries , including China and Japan, have made their own steps into space.
In 1969 man took his biggest step away from earth. Americans first walked on the moon. This is certainly just a beginning, though. New inventions will some day allow us to do things we have never yet dreamed of.
【小题1】This passage talks mainly about _______________ .
| A.why cars were very important |
| B.when light was invented |
| C.how inventions affect people’s daily life |
| D.which country made the first step into space |
| A.at the beginning of 1800s |
| B.in the 1960s |
| C.since the 1900s |
| D.from the 1800s to 1960s |
| A.radio | B.camera | C.jet planes | D.movies |
| A.doctors | B.new ways |
| C.medicines | D.new hospitals |