题目内容
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
36---40 CDBAD 41---45 BBACB 46---50 ACADA 51---55 BCACD
One of the most important things in the world is friendship. In order to have friends, you have to be a friend. But how can you be a good friend at school?
Listen—Listen when they are talking. Don’t say anything unless they ask you a question. Sometimes it’s not necessary for you to have anything to say; they just need someone to talk to about their feelings.
Help them
—If your friend is ever in need of something, be there to help them. You should try to put them first, but make sure you don’t do everything they want you to do. Try to take an extra pencil or pen with you to classes in case they forget one. Have a little extra money in your pocket in case they forget something they need.
Be there for them—Be there for your friends to help make them feel better in hard times. Marilyn Monroe, a famous U.S. actor, once said, “I often make mistakes. Sometimes I am out of control, but if you can’t stay with me at my worst, you are sure not to deserve to be with me at my best.” Always remember this! If you don’t want to stay with your friends when they’re in hard times, then you don’t deserve to be with th
em when they’re having a good time!
_________—Try to make plans with your friends. Go shopping, go for ice cream, have a party, go to a movie and so on. Take time to know each other even better by doing something you both enjoy. By planning things together, you both can have a good time. And you’ll remember these things when you’re all old!
【小题1】 While your friend is talking to you about his or her feelings, you should______________.
| A．give him or her some advice |
| B．just listen unless asked |
| C．calm him or her down |
| D．share your feelings as well |
| A．try to do everything for them |
| B．put them before ourselves |
| C．change their bad habits first |
| D．ignore their faults |
A．Life without a fri end is death. |
| B．A friend is easier lost than found. |
| C．A friend in need is a friend indeed. |
| D．A man is known by his friends. |
| A．Make plans | B．Enjoy yourself |
| C．Understand your friends | D．Play with your friends |
| A．how to find a good friend | B．how to help friends in trouble |
| C．How to be a good friend | D．how to make more friends |