2010年北京市西城区九年级英语第一次模拟试题(3)

B．children today should learn different skills

C．practical skills are helpful to children s growth

D．school education can t meet parents expectations

D

Studies have shown it takes a doctor about 18 seconds to stop a patient after he begins

talking.

It was Sunday. I had one last patient to see. I came close to her room in a hurry and stood at

the doorway. She was an older woman, sitting at the edge of the bed, trying to put socks on her

swollen （肿大的） feet. I spoke quickly to the nurse, saw her chart saying she was in stable （稳

定的） condition. I was almost in the clear.

She asked if I could help put on her socks. Instead, I began a long speech that went

something like this: “How are you feeling? Your blood sugar and blood pressure （血压） were

high but they re better today. The nurse said you can t wait to see your son who s visiting you

today. It s nice to have family visit from far away. I m sure you really look forward to seeing

him.”

She stopped me with a serious voice. “Sit down, doctor. This is my story, not your story.”

I was surprised and ashamed. I sat down. I helped her with the socks. She began to tell me

that her only son lived around the corner from her, but she had not seen him in five years. She

believed that the pressure of this caused greatly to 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 and

smiled. All she wanted me to do was to listen.

Listening to someone s story costs less than expensive diagnostic （诊断的） testing but is

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key to healing （痊愈）.

I often thought of what that woman taught me — the importance of stopping, sitting down

and truly listening. And, not long after, unexpectedly, I became the patient, with a diagnosis of

sclerosis （硬化症） at age 31. Now, 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, but I had to give up my job

when my hands were influenced. I still teach medical students and other health care professionals,

but now from the view of doctor and patient.

I tell them I believe in the power （力量） of listening. I tell them I know firsthand that huge

healing takes place within me when someone stops, sits down and listens to my story.

58．What does “I was almost in the clear” mean?

A．I thought everything was clearly.

C．I almost made myself understood. B．I was about to finish my work. D．I was very quickly out of her sight.

59．From the 4th paragraph, we can infer the woman ____________ from the way she said.

A．showed her anger and impatience

C．liked giving orders to people

60．What is the best title of the passage?

A．Listening — a powerful medicine

C．A lesson given by a patient

七、阅读短文还原句子（共8分，每小题2分）

阅读短文，从下列所给的五个句子中，选四句还原到短文中，使短文意思通顺、结构完

整。

It was a special day because I took the final PE Test for Junior Three students.

The sun was shining brightly. We stood in line in groups. Before the 800-meter race,

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A. But I felt a little nervous. B. I fell down and hurt myself. C. We reached the playground on foot. D. Today I was a success! B．An unforgettable experience D．Care — a key to treatment B．refused to listen to the doctor D．could not wait to break in

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we had a five-minute warm-up. 62 In fact, I didn t do well in it. With the teacher s order, we

began to run as fast as we could. Towards the end, I was so tired that I slowed down and several

runners caught up with me. However, encouraged by my classmates, I kept running with every

effort. To my pleasure, this is the best result I have got in an 800-meter race.

Not only I challenged the strength （挑战体能） that a runner needed but also I

learned that trying my best would really make a difference.

八、阅读短文回答问题（共10分，每小题2分）

阅读短文，根据短文内容回答问题。

You don t need millions to be happy. In fact, at the Happiness Training Centre in Australia, a

couple of hundred dollars may be enough.

The training centre opened its doors last year, and, since then, men and women of all ages

have been paying A$200 an hour for lessons on how to feel great. “You can really increase your

happiness levels. That s what we teach,” said Timothy Sharp, beginner of the centre. Experts say that only about 15 per cent of happiness comes from income and financer （收入

及财务因素）. As much as 85 per cent comes from things such as attitude, life control and

relationships.

Most of us are better off financially than our parents and grandparents, but happiness levels

haven t changed to match that.

Studies show that once the basic needs of housing and food are met, other wealth adds very

little to happiness.

Scientists now say part of the reason we are richer but not happier is that we compare

ourselves to people better off.

“The fact is that if you want to be happy, there s a very simple thing you can do: compare

yourself to people who are less well off than you — poorer, smaller house, etc.” said Sharp.

The Happiness Training Centre hopes to show you how to overcome these unhappiness factors

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