Question

It often appears that we have more to gain by speaking than by listening. One big advantage of speaking is that it gives you a chance to _____ others' thoughts and actions. Whatever your goal is — to have a boss hire you, to ____others to vote for the person of your choice or to describe the ____ you want your hair cut ...the key to success seems to be the ____ to speak well.

Another ____ advantage of speaking is the chance it provides to ____ the admiration, respect, or linking of others. Tell jokes, and everyone will think you're really a ____ man. Tell them all you know，and they'll be ____ by your wisdom. But keep quiet, and it seems as if you are a ____ person.

Finally，talking gives you the ___ to release(释放) energy in a way that listening can't. When you're ____, the chance to talk about your problems can often help you feel better. In the same way, you can often ___ your anger by letting it out orally. It is also helpful to ___your excitement with others by talking about it, ____ keeping it inside often leaves you feeling as if you might burst.

____ it is true that talking does have many advantages，it's important to ____ that listening can do good to listeners, too. As you'll soon read, being a good listener is one good way to __ others with their problems; and what better way is there to have others ____ you? As for controlling others, it may be true that it's hard to be persuasive while you're listening, but your ___ to hear others out will often make them open to your ideas ____. Listening is often reciprocal(互惠的). “You get what you give.”

1.A. guess B. control C. disturb D. tease

2.A.insist B．advise C．persuade D. suggest

3.A.idea B．plan C．means D. way

4.A.habit B．energy C．power D.ability

5.A.obvious B．easy C．new D．special

6.A. catch B．gain C．remain D．declare

7.A.successful B．simple C．wise D．stupid

8.A.affected B．moved C．instructed D．impressed

9.A.fruitless B．homeless C．worthless D．senseless

10.A.pleasure B．course C．opportunity D．duty

11.A.in trouble B．in danger C．in debt D．in silence

12.A.reduce B．extend C．deepen D．widen

13.A.control B．share C．enjoy D．remove

14.A.or B．so C．for D．though

15.A.s B. When C. Since D. While

16.A.suppose B．aware C．realize D．imagine

17.A.fail B．cure C．hurt D．help

18.A.appreciate B．listen to C．envy D．support

19.A.kindness B．favour C．willingness D．concern

20.A.by turns B．in return C．in turn D．in order

Answer 1

1.B

2.C

3.D

4.D

5.A

6.B

7.C

8.D

9.C

10.C

11.A

12.A

13.B

14.C

15.D

16.C

17.D

18.A

19.C

20.B

【解析】

试题分析：本文主要讲述善于言辞的重要性，同时也提及倾听的重要性。

1. your goal is — to have a boss hire you, to…无论你的目的是什么，让一个老板雇佣你或者…可知应该是用语言去控制他人的思想或行为，即让他人的思想或行为按照你的目标去发展，故选B

2. to vote for the person应是劝说他人为某人投票，故选C

3. the ____ you want your hair cut描述你想要你的头发被剪的方式，更为恰当，故选D

4. key to success seems to be the ____ to speak well，成功的关键就是善于言辞的能力，最为恰当，故选D

5. ____ advantage of speaking is the chance it provides说话另一个明显的好处就是….明显的意思更为贴切，故选A

6. ____ the admiration, respect, or linking of others.应该是得到他人的赞扬，尊重和建立联系，故选B

7. jokes, and everyone will think you're really a ____ man.讲笑话每个人都会认为你是个明智的人，意即为风趣的人，故选C

8. them all you know，and they'll be ____ by your wisdom告诉你所知道的，他们会对你的智慧印象深刻，故选D

9. keep quiet, and it seems as if you are a ____ person.，保持沉默就好象你是一个没有什么价值的人，故选C

10. ____ advantage of speaking is the chance it provides to， talking gives you the ___ to可知这一段讲的是说话给与你的另一个机会，故选C

11. you're ____, the chance to talk about your problems can often help you feel better.谈论你的麻烦会让你感觉更好，可知是当你在麻烦之中，故选A

12. can often ___ your anger by letting it out orally.释放愤怒会减少你的愤怒，故选A

13. is also helpful to ___ your excitement with others by talking about it,同他人谈论应该是分享你的兴奋，故选B

14. keeping it inside often leaves you feeling as if you might burst.抑制不说经常会让你感觉好像要爆发，用for，表示对…来说，最为恰当，故选C

15.___ it is true that talking does have many advantages，it's important to ____ that listening can do good to listeners尽管谈论有很多好处，听也是很重要的，故选D

16. important to ____ that listening can do good to listeners, too意识到听也是有好处的也是很重要的，故选C

17. a good listener is one good way to ___ others with their problems成为一个好的听众也是帮助他人解决问题的好方法，故选D

18. better way is there to have others ____ you，这也是让别人赞赏你的一个多么好的方法呀，故选A

19. your ___ to hear others out will often make them open to your ideas ____但是你愿意倾听他人也会使他人对你敞开心扉，故选C

20. others out will often make them open to your ideas ____你愿意倾听他人，作为回报，他们也愿意倾听你的想法，故选B

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