第二节: 完型填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，撑握其大意，然后从31—50各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

第二节: 完型填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，撑握其大意，然后从31—50各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
I believe listening is powerful Medicine.
Studies have shown it takes a(n)     31     about 18 seconds to     32     a patient after he begins talking.
It was Sunday. I had one last patient to see. I     33     her room in a hurry and stood at the doorway. She was an older woman, sitting at the edge of the bed,     34     to put socks on her swollen feet. I stepped in, spoke quickly to the nurse,     35     her chart noting she was in stable     36    . I was almost in the clear.
I stood against the bed looking down at her. She asked if I could help put on her socks.     37    , I started a monologue that went something like this: How are you feeling? Your sugars and blood pressure were high but they're better today. The nurse     38     you're anxious to see your     39     who's visiting you today. It's nice to have family visit from far away. I bet you really     40     forward to seeing him.
She     41     me with a serious, authoritative voice. Sit down, doctor. This is my story, not your story.
I was surprised and     42    . 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 stress of this     43     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 no and smiled. All she wanted me to do was to     44    .
Each     45     is different. Some are detailed; others are unclear. Some have a beginning, middle and end. Others wander     46     a clear conclusion. Some are true; others not.     47     what really matters to the storyteller is that the story is     48    -— without interruption, assumption or     49    .
Listening to someone's story is key to healing and diagnosis. I often thought of what that woman taught me, and I often     50     myself of the importance of stopping, sitting down and truly listening.
31. A. physicist            B. physician          C. expert               D. dentist
32. A. understand      B. recognize         C. interrupt           D. know
33. A. entered                 B. passed                     C. left                  D. approached
34. A. continuing      B. learning                  C. pretending               D. struggling
35. A. observed            B. scanned               C. designed           D. evaluated
36. A. level                  B. condition          C. position            D. period
37. A. Therefore           B. Otherwise         C. Instead             D. Moreover
38. A. indicated            B. responded         C. mentioned               D. announced
39. A. son                    B. husband                   C. brother             D. nephew
40. A. look                  B. tolerate                    C. chant         D. clarify
41. A. bothered            B. influenced                      C. stopped            D. puzzled
42. A. disappointed       B. scared                    C. thrilled             D. embarrassed
43. A. attached             B. contributed              C. devoted            D. owed
44. A. sit                        B. wait                        C. listen                D. fort
45. A. feeling                      B. case                        C. life                  D. story
46. A. without              B. to                           C. for                   D. at
47. A. And                   B. Yet                         C. So                   D. Then
48. A. read                   B. written                    C. repeated           D. heard
49. A. judgment           B. acknowledgement      C. encouragement   D. mitment
50. A. convinced          B. informed                 C. reminded          D. Warned31—35 BCDDB 36—40 BCCAA 41—45 CDBCD 46—50 ABDAC