I talk to strangers for a living and love the challenge of getting their stories published in newspapers. I’ve been married for

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问题 I talk to strangers for a living and love the challenge of getting their stories published in newspapers. I’ve been married for years, but until six months ago, I could be a typical absent-minded husband. Often was I just nodding when I was supposed to. When my wife asked, "did you even hear what I just said?" I would defensively say, "Of course I did!"
In January, I began to lose my voice. Doctors told me I needed surgery, or my throat would be permanently damaged. Total silence would be required for the first few weeks of my recovery.
Two hours after the surgery, my eyes filled with tears as my two-year-old son looked puzzled because I wouldn’t answer his questions. I wanted to talk but couldn’t. Luckily, I’d recorded myself reading some of his favorite books. That would come in handy the next couple of weeks.
When I go home, I noticed a "side effect": as my wife talked to me to keep up my spirits, I wasn’t just hearing her; I was listening to her. Over the next few weeks, I didn’t want to miss a word she said. I began to hear sweetness in her voice. It had never left. I’ d just stopped noticing. I found myself understanding her better on topics I’ d previously dismissed as " things I just don ’ t get as a guy". I also realized my son wasn’t just talking nonstop but that he often had thoughtful things to say. Even while walking my dog in the woods near our house, I began hearing pleasant patterns in birdsongs. Before my surgery, I’d have spent those walks on my phone.
After several weeks, I was fully recovered. Conversation in our house is better now, not because I’ m talking more. I’ m just listening better and becoming less and less surprised that I like what I hear.
What is true of the author after the surgery?

选项 A、He was required to keep silent for the first few months.
B、He was worried about his recovery after the surgery.
C、He was unable to communicate with his son.
D、He was unwilling to talk to his wife.

答案C

解析 选项A,第二段,术后的头几个星期不能说话,而不是几个月。选项B,文中未提及。选项C,第三段,术后他不能回答儿子的问题。选项C正确。选项D,文中未提及,在第四段说他很愿意倾听他妻子所说的每一个字。
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