A wise man was visiting the Ganges, a river which flows through northern India, to take a bath. He found a group of family members on the
16 ， shouting angrily at each other.He
17 his disciples (弟子), smiled and asked, “Why do people shout in
18 at each other？”The disciples
19 for a while and one of them said, “Because we
20 our calm, we shout.”“But, why should you shout
21 the other person is just next to you? You can as well tell him what you have to say in a(n)
22 manner，” asked the wise man. Some disciples gave some other answers, but none
23 the other disciples. Finally the wise man explained, “When two people are angry at each other, there is a distance between their
24 . To cover that distance they must shout to be able to
25 each other. The angrier they are, the louder they will have to shout to
26 that great distance. What
27 when two people fall in love? They don't shout at each other but talk softly, because their hearts are very
28 . The distance between them is either nonexistent (不存在的) or very small.”
The wise man
29 ，“When they love each other even more, they do not
30 ， but only whisper and they get even closer to each other. Finally they
31 need not whisper. They only look at each other and that's
32 . That is how close two people are when they love each other.”
He looked at his disciples and said, “So when you
33 ， do not let your hearts get distant. Do not say words that distance each other more.
34 there will come a day when the distance is so great that you'll not find the path to
35 . You may end up becoming enemies, for instance.”
| 小题1: | | A．roof | B．platform | C．bank | D．street |
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| 小题2: | | A．referred to | B．attended to | C．shouted to | D．turned to |
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| 小题3: | | A．anger | B．excitement | C．disappointment | D．surprise |
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| 小题4: | | A．thought | B．relaxed | C．listened | D．waited |
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| 小题5: | | A．control | B．disturb | C．lose | D．enjoy |
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| 小题6: | | A．as long as | B．in case | C．when | D．unless |
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| 小题7: | | A．soft | B．impressive | C．weak | D．responsible |
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| 小题8: | | A．encouraged | B．satisfied | C．entertained | D．bothered |
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| 小题9: | | A．directions | B．bodies | C．goals | D．hearts |
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| 小题10: | | A．hurt | B．attack | C．understand | D．hear |
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| 小题11: | | A．keep | B．measure | C．cover | D．shorten |
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| 小题12: | | A．matters | B．happens | C．works | D．succeeds |
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| 小题13: | | A．close | B．huge | C．special | D．open |
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| 小题14: | | A．doubted | B．continued | C．replied | D．promised |
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| 小题16: | | A．sometimes | B．still | C．even | D．ever |
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| 小题17: | | A．nothing | B．all | C．one | D．something |
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| 小题18: | | A．argue | B．apologize | C．criticize | D．explain |
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| 小题19: | | A．Worse still | B．Therefore | C．Or else | D．Besides |
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| 小题20: | | A．beat | B．follow | C．walk | D．return |
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