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 26 , shouting angrily at each other. He___27 his disciples(弟子), smiled and asked, “Why do people shout in 28 at each other ?” The disciples 29 for a while and one of them said, “ Because we 30__ our calm, we shout.” “But, why should you shout 31 the other person is just next to you ? You can as well tell him what you have to say in a(n) 32 manner,” asked the wise man. Some disciples gave some other answers, but none 33 the other disciples. Finally the wise man explained, “When two people are angry at each other, there is a distance between their ___34 . To cover that distance they must shout to be able to 35 each other. The angrier they are, the louder they will have to shout to __36 that great distance. What 37__ when two people fall in love ? They don’t shout at each other but talk softly, because their hearts are very 38 . The distance between them is either nonexistent or very small.” The wise man 39 , “When they love each other even more, they do not __40 , but only whisper and they get even closer to each other. Finally they 41 need not whisper. They only look at each other and that’s 42 . That’s how close people are when they love each other.” He looked at his disciples and said, “So, when you 43 , do not let your hearts get distant. Do not say words that distance each other more. 44 there will come a day when the distance is so great that you will not find the path to 45 . You may end up becoming enemies, for instance.”
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小题1:C
小题2:D
小题3:A
小题4:A
小题5:C
小题6:C
小题7:A
小题8:B
小题9:D
小题10:D
小题11:C
小题12:B
小题13:A
小题14:B
小题15:D
小题16:C
小题17:B
小题18:A
小题19:C
小题20:D
题目分析：文章是一位智者教育弟子争吵的时候千万不要伤害对方的心灵的故事。
小题1:上下文串联。从上句的the Ganges, a river which…可以看到这里是看到一家人在河岸上正吵架。选C
小题2:短语辨析。A. referred to参考B. attended to照顾C. shouted to对…叫喊 D. turned to转向…
由后文可知他想借此机会对弟子进行教育，选D
小题3:上下文串联。根据上文的angrily可知这里是in anger. 选A
小题4:动词辨析。A. thought想B. relaxed放松C. listened听D. waited等待，这里是指弟子思考了一会。选A
小题5:动词辨析。A. control控制B. disturb打扰C. lose失去D. enjoy享受，这里是指人失去了内心的平静才会怒喊。选C
小题6:连词辨析。When指 在…情况下。选C
小题7:上下文串联。由前面所提及的离的很近可知，这里是用柔和的方式。选A
小题8:考查动词：A. encouraged鼓励B. satisfied满意C. entertained娱乐D. bothered麻烦，一些弟子又出了另外的答案，但没有一个能让其他人满意。选B
小题9:名词辨析。A. directions方向B. bodies身体C. goals目标D. hearts心，当两个人争吵时，彼此的内心就会产生距离感，故D正确。
小题10:上下文串联。提高嗓音是为了能让双方都听见。D
小题11: 上下文串联。上文的to cover that distance可知C正确。
小题12:上下文串联。由下句thay don’t shout at each other.可知如果两个人相会是什么情况呢？B
小题13:上下文串联。根据下句The distance between them is either nonexistence or very small可知两颗心彼此很近。选A。
小题14:上下文串联。根据上述内容这位智者接着continued. 选B
小题15:动词辨析。与本段后面的whisper构成对比，故是speak。选D
小题16:副词辨析。根据上下文串联，可知这里表示递进关系。选C
小题17:考查代词：他正要注意对方就可以明白一切的事情。选B
小题18:动词辨析。这里是指争吵的时候千万不要伤害对方的心灵。选A
小题19:词义辨析。这里是指不要说出那些令人心碎的话，否则你的心会彻底相离。选C
小题20:动词辨析。你们的心灵的距离会越来越远，以至于你们不能再和好如初（find the path to return）选D
点评：本文主要是测试学生综合运用语言的能力，即从语篇的角度综合测试阅读理解能力、词汇的掌握和对英语习惯用语的熟悉程度、以及语法规则的灵活运用。考生做题时必须时刻从上下文考虑，不应该只看到所添的词在短语或句子内是否可行。因此，在做题时最好将全文通读一下，了解了全文的意思以后再作答。