人教新目标 (Go for it) 版八年级上册Section B课文ppt课件

Unit3 I’m more outgoing than my sister.Section B 2a-2e课后练习

Ⅰ. 阅读理解。

The most basic and powerful way to communicate with another person is to listen. Just listen. Perhaps the most important thing we can give each other is our full attention (注意力).

When people are talking, just listen to what they’re saying. Care about it. Most of the time to care about it is even more important than understanding it. It has taken me a long time to believe in the power of saying and meaning“I’m so sorry”when someone is sad.

One of my friends told me that when she tried to tell her story, people often broke in to tell her that something similar happened to them. For some reasons, her sadness became a story about them. In the end, she stopped talking to most people. We connect through listening. When we break in on what someone is saying to let them know that we understand, we move the focus of attention to ourselves. When we listen, they know we care.

This easy thing isn’t that easy to learn. When I was young,I thought people listened only because they were too shy to speak or did not know the answer.A loving silence (沉默) often has more power to heal(治愈) and to connect than the kindest words.

1. In the writer’s eyes, the most important thing we can give people is _______.

A. plenty of money   B. total freedom  C. our full attention  D. sincere “sorry”

2. What should we do when our friends are sad?

A. We should share our sad stories with them.

B. We should listen to their stories and say“I’m so sorry”.

C. We should let them enjoy the silence and not talk about it.

D. We should tell them something interesting to make them happy.

3. What’s the meaning of the underlined phrase “broke in” in the third paragraph?

A. To cut in a talk.

B. To break something into pieces.

C. To come into a room suddenly.

D. To make no money any more.

4. What can we know from the passage?

A. The only connection between people is listening.

B. The writer always believes in the power of saying “I’m sorry” to friends.

C. People don’t want others to break in when they are telling their stories.

D. People listen only because they are too shy to speak or don’t know the answer.

5. What’s the main idea of the passage?

A. Being a good listener makes you a good talker.

B. Listening to people isn’t something easy to learn.

C. Most listeners are too shy to show themselves.

D. Sometimes a loving silence does a better job than beautiful words.