15．When I recall my experiences of feeling hard and deeply understood by someone，I know
how much the experience helped me to cope with whatever I was dealing with at the time．Caring people who I have turned to in difficult times helped me the most by listening and asking about my feelings．
During one of my volunteer jobs at a local HIV and Cancer clinic，I found the helpfulness of empathic（感情移入的）listening．As a volunteer I was providing emotional support to people with health related problems．Empathic listening really made a difference on how patients felt about their health problems．By sharing about their pain and suffering and my willingness to listen they felt less alone．
We can make life easier for each other by becoming a better listener and encourage each other to share about our feelings．We can become a better listener by avoid giving advice and trying to solve problems unless we are asked to do so．Pressuring others to solve their life problems"our ways"is not helpful．Most people intuitively （憑直覺地know how to solve their own problems．As a listener it's important to be patient and not interrupt the speaker．Let them know it's OK to talk about their feelings and support them in feeling their feelings．
When one does not share nor reach out for support，he or she can remain a lonely mystery．Life can feel lonely when one keeps everything inside．Feeling alone with life problems can feel worse than the problem itself．When we let a caring person listen to our life struggle，we no longer feel alone with our struggle．Don't be afraid asking your loved ones to take time and hear you out．Sometimes you have to ask for it．People cannot read your mind．Confiding in（trust） others can have a positive effect on our mood．
21．What made the author comfortable in difficult times？B
A．Persuading．
B．Sharing．
C．Apologizing．
D．Complaining．
22．According to the second paragraph，we can know thatD．
A．the patients enjoyed listening to the author
B．the author was really very kind and honest
C．the patients got on well with the author
D．the author did a good job at a Cancer clinic．
23．If someone falls in feeling problems，you'd betterA．
A．listen to him/her patiently．
B．give him/her some practical advice．
C．let out your bad feelings on him/her．
D．present your opinion on the problem．
24．What's the main idea of this passage？A
A．Listening and sharing can make you happier．
B．The author would like to listen to others．
C．It is wrong to give advice to solve problems．
D．You should be confident in front of other people．
分析 本文屬于記敘文閱讀，作者主要向我們講述了分享與傾聽對我們的影響，我們通過成為一個好的聽眾，并與別人分享自己的情況可以使自己更快樂．
解答 21．B 細節(jié)理解題，根據(jù)We can make life easier for each other by becoming a better listener and encourage each other to share about our feelings．可知作者在遇到困難的時候與別人分享自己的感受會感到舒適，故選B．
22．D 細節(jié)理解題，根據(jù)As a volunteer I was providing emotional support to people with health related problems．Empathic listening really made a difference on how patients felt about their health problems．By sharing about their pain and suffering and my willingness to listen they felt less alone．可知作者在癌癥診所傾聽病人的痛苦與苦難，因此做了一個好工作，故選D．
23．A 細節(jié)理解題，根據(jù)As a listener it's important to be patient and not interrupt the speaker．Let them know it's OK to talk about their feelings and support them in feeling their feelings．可知如果有人陷入了感情問題你最好耐心的當(dāng)一個聽眾，故選A．
24．A 主旨大意題，根據(jù)We can make life easier for each other by becoming a better listener and encourage each other to share about our feelings．可知本文講述的是我們通過成為一個好的聽眾，與別人分享可以使自己更快樂，故選A．
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