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第二节:阅读下面B、C、D三篇短文，从各小题所给的 四个选项中选出能回答所提问题或完成所给句子的一个最 佳答案。(共10小题，计15分)

   "A wise old owl sat on an oak. The more he saw,the less he spoke,the more he heard. Why aren’t we like that wise old bird?” 一 Edward H. Richards.

    We all need to learn to listen well. Listening is a learned skill,the same as speaking in public. It just takes much longer to learn!Listening is a skill we should be practicing every day. And I mean active listening,not just listening when it is convenient to us.

   listening shows others that they are inportant. It9s a sign of respect (尊重) . If someone listens to you carefully when you are talking,it shows that they are really interested in what you are saying.

    How do you practice listening? Here are some basic rules ：

   Put down whatever is in your hands. Are you in the middle of writing something? Put down the pen and fold your hands. Are you reading something? Close it so that it will be impossible for you to look down and start reading again. Then put it down.

   Turn off your computer. The computer will distract you from your job at hand — listening.

    Face the person you are speaking with. Facing the person you are speaking with will help you focus completely on listening. It will also make the person feel that you find what he is saying important. 

    Mind your body language. Leaning toward the speaker will show interest. Crossing your arms in front of your chest shows disagreement. Looking around the room shows you have no interest. Tapping your fingers tells the speaker that you are really too busy for him. Looking that speaker in the eye tells him that he is important.

     Listen completely. Do not start making comments after the first few words. Do not start thinking about your reply in your mind. Pay attention to the speaker. Really listen to what he is telling you. 

46. The author repeats Edward's words in the 1st paragraph to . 

   A make readers laughgraph

   B. help show his view

   C. make readers relaxed

   D. disagree with Edward's idea 

47. The underlined word" distract" in the 6th paragraph means""

   A. 使担忧   B. 使放松

   C. 使分心   D. 使冷静

48. To practice our listening skill,we .

   A. shouldn’t look the speaker in the eye

   B. should cross our arms in front of our chests

   C. shouldn’t express our own opinions before the speaker finishes

   D. should think about how to reply to the speaker when he's speaking

Answer 1

46. B 47. C 48. C

[阅读B篇短文大意]文章主要介绍了倾听的重要性以及

应该如何倾听。

46. B通读全文可知，作者引用Edward的话，是为了帮助展示他

自己的观点。

47. C由第六段内容可知，计算机会让你从工作中分心。因此，

distract的意思是”使分心"。

48. C通读最后一段可知，在说话者说完之前我们不应该表达我

们自己的观点。