阅读下面的短文，然后从A-F选项中，为每一小段选择合适的标题, 并把答案写在答案卷上。

A. The most common problem is a “wandering” mind B. Selective listening is also a mental barrier C. Listening isn’t an easy skill to master D. Attitude can also influence good listening E. Noise and background music makes listening more difficult F. Listening is also related to the level of the listener’s knowledge

1._____________

Listening is not as easy as someone thought. Even good listeners may recall only fifty percent of what they hear. Retention, the ability to remember and recall information, decreases about twenty to twenty-five percent after a few days. So no matter how well you listen in class, you’re always going to have to refresh your memory before a test! Unfortunately, many people have poor listening habits, and little listening training. To improve your listening skills, it’s important to understand what causes poor listening.

2.___________

If you find it difficult to concentrate solely on what a speaker is saying, there’s a good reason. The mind processes information much faster than a speaker can speak. The brain can process over 500 words per minute, while the average speaker talks at a rate of 124 to 250 words per minute. That means the mind can hear what’s being said and can think about something else at the same time.

3.____________

If you have a negative idea about the speaker or the topic, you’ll find it difficult to listen attentively. Hostile or captive audiences often have more difficultly listening than do favorable or voluntary ones.

4.____________

If a speaker speaks “above the heads” of an audience, people find it difficult to concentrate. Speakers who use unfamiliar words or who use incomplete explanations make it more difficult to listen. Speakers who “speak down” to audiences, failing to acknowledge what the audience already knows, also create mental blocks.

5.___________

When people listen selectively, they simply block out what they don’t want to hear. For instance, many people have habits that are dangerous to their health, like smoking. However, they often choose to block out what a speaker says about health risks. They may listen to a speech and think that the speaker’s message applies to other people, not them. In other words, they hear what they want to hear and ignore what they don’t want to hear.

 

第三部分: 阅读理解（共20小题，每小题2分，满分40分）

第一节：（共15小题； 每小题2分， 满分30分）

It seems that beauty and women are twins. You are joking? No, I’m not. Observe for yourself. Ads on fashion flood TV screens, radio programs, magazines, newspapers, and the streets. Whether they have realized or not, women are besieged by a sea of fashion. They are taught to think that without beautiful clothes they will grow old and lose their charm. So who dares to neglet dressing up at the cost of their appearance and youth?

But I do not agree with the opinion that women have to show their minds through their looks. The richness of their mind proves to be more beautiful and attractive than their looks. A woman who has experienced many troubles and may be called “aunt” or “granny” can still maintain her beauty if she has such excellent qualities as knowledge, ability, a kind heart, great courage, concern for others, etc.

In addition, old and young, beautiful and ugly are relative concepts. People who keep a young mind will never feel old. Curious about new things and eager to learn more, they keep up with the tide. Painly dressed women may have a type of beauty, which is pure and real.

Reading and learning are the best way to keep one youthful. Good books are fertile soil which can feed the flower of one’s heart and looks.

56.The underlined word “besieged” may mean _______.

A. belonged to        B. beside         C. drew          D. surrounded with

57. “So who dares to neglet dressing up at the cost of their appearance and youth?” means_______.

A. no one dares to notice that dressing up needs money

B. no one dares to fail to care for her appearance and youth with dressing up

C. everyone dares to notice that dressing up needs money

D. everyone dares to fail to care for her appearance and youth with dressing up

58. What’s the writer’s attitude of this passage?

   A. He thinks that richness is beautiful.

   B. It’s impossible to be old if you keep a young mind.

   C. The richness of the mind is really beautiful.

   D. An old lady can keep her beauty if she has knowledge.

A couple of years ago, I went to a lady's house to buy some vitamins. Upon entering the house, I   36   that there was an electronic keyboard on a stand, leaning   37   the wall. Being a piano music lover and   38  , I asked if the woman played. She nodded and added that she had been   39   lessons--at age 54! I told her that it was very   40   that she was pursuing (追求) her   41   to play the piano.

Then she asked me the same question.  

"I have been playing for 8 years now," I answered.

    "Then you must play a song for me before you leave," she requested.

     I    42   she was kidding and I simply smiled. At the end of the   43   of the vitamins, she 44    me of our musical "  45  ". She then showed me to an old upright piano in the living room and asked me to play a song for her. I thought    46    and decided to play David Lanz's "Return to the Heart", since she had so much passion for    47   , and it was my soul-searching song.

     I played the song to the best of my    48  , and with my emotions pouring into it as possible. She loved it.   49   I was about to step out of the door, I heard a weak voice calling out, "Young man!"

     I turned around. And there was an old lady    50    one little step at a time with the help of another woman. "I wanted to come out to   51   you for the beautiful song that you played. I have been very sick, and it's very hard for me to    52    my bed, but I really wanted to thank you for the song. It made me feel good..." she said. With that, she turned around and walked   53   back to her room.

I was deeply touched by her   54   and felt a deeper understanding for the song. It served its purpose beautifully, returning to one's   55   for peace and joy.

36. A. observed             B. watched            C. noticed           D. caught

37. A. on                B. at                       C. over               D. against

38. A. player             B. learner                   C. composer         D. starter

39. A. giving              B. attending                 C. teaching          D. learning

40. A. interesting         B. exciting             C. aggressive        D. impressive

41. A. passion           B. interest              C. hobbies             D. emotions

42. A. found            B. felt                 C. hoped            D. thought

43. A. charge           B. purchase               C. bargain             D. obtaining

44. A. warned          B. required               C. asked              D. reminded

45. A. deal             B. contract               C. discussion           D. debate

46. A. for the moment    B. at the moment         C. for a moment       D. at a moment

47. A. music           B. me                    C. the piano           D. vitamins

48. A. knowledge       B. attitude                  C. mind               D. ability

49. A. Since           B. As                     C. While            D. Because

50. A. taking          B. making                 C. having             D. moving

51. A. thank           B. praise                  C. admire             D. respect

52. A. get on          B. get up                          C. get off               D. get down

53. A. quickly         B. calmly                         C. happily           D. slowly

54. A. approval        B. appreciation              C. joy                D. thanks

55. A. heart          B. world                 C. soul               D. dream

 (江苏省黄桥中学2008届高三第三次模拟)

A couple of years ago, I went to a lady’s house to buy some vitamins. Upon entering the house, I   36   that there was an electronic keyboard on a stand, leaning   37   the wall. Being a piano music lover and   38  , I asked if the woman played. She nodded and added that she had been   39   lessons—at age 54! I told her that it was very   40   that she was pursuing(追求) her    41    to play the piano.

  Then she asked me the same question.

  “I have been playing for 8 years now,” I answered.

  “Then you must play a song for me before you leave,” she requested.

  I    42   she was kidding and I simply smiled. At the end of the   43   of the vitamins, she    44    me of our musical “  45  ”. She then showed me to an old upright piano in the living room and asked me to play a song for her. I thought    46    and decided to play David Lanz’s “Return to the Heart”, since she had so much passion for    47   , and it was my soul-searching song.

  I played the song to the best of my    48   , and with my emotions pouring into it as possible. She loved it.    49    I was about to step out of the door, I heard a weak voice calling out, “Young man!”

  I turned around. And there was an old lady    50    one little step at a time with the help of another woman. “I wanted to come out to   51   you for the beautiful song that you played. I have been very sick, and it’s very hard for me to    52    my bed, but I really wanted to thank you for the song. It made me feel good…” she said. With that, she turned around and walked      53    back to her room.

  I was deeply touched by her    54    and felt a deeper understanding for the song. It served its purpose beautifully, returning to one’s    55    for peace and joy.

36. A. observed             B. watched            C. noticed                     D. caught

37. A. on                      B. at                   C. over                         D. against

38. A. player                 B. learner               C. composer                 D. starter

39. A. giving              B. attending           C. teaching                   D. learning

40. A. interesting          B. exciting             C. aggressive             D. impressive

41. A. passion            B. interest              C. hobbies                    D. emotions

42. A. found                 B. felt                    C. hoped                   D. thought

43. A. charge                B. purchase           C. bargain                     D. obtaining

44. A. warned               B. required             C. asked                    D. reminded

45. A. deal                    B. contract            C. discussion             D. debate

46. A. for the moment    B. at the moment         C. for a moment            D. at a moment

47. A. music                 B. me                    C. the piano               D. vitamins

48. A. knowledge      B. attitude              C. mind                        D. ability

49. A. Since                  B. As                     C. While                    D. Because

50. A. taking                 B. making              C. having                   D. moving

51. A. thank                  B. praise               C. admire                         D. respect

52. A. get on                 B. get up               C. get off                         D. get down

53. A. quickly               B. calmly               C. happily                     D. slowly

54. A. approval         B. appreciation       C. joy                           D. thanks

55. A. heart                   B. world             C. soul                         D. dream

 

第二节     完形填空（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）

A couple of years ago, I went to a lady's house to buy some vitamins. Upon entering the house, I   36   that there was an electronic keyboard on a stand, leaning   37   the wall. Being a piano music lover and   38  , I asked if the woman played. She nodded and added that she had been   39   lessons--at age 54! I told her that it was very   40   that she was pursuing (追求) her   41   to play the piano.

Then she asked me the same question.  

"I have been playing for 8 years now," I answered.

    "Then you must play a song for me before you leave," she requested.

     I    42   she was kidding and I simply smiled. At the end of the   43   of the vitamins, she 44    me of our musical "  45  ". She then showed me to an old upright piano in the living room and asked me to play a song for her. I thought    46    and decided to play David Lanz's "Return to the Heart", since she had so much passion for    47   , and it was my soul-searching song.

     I played the song to the best of my    48  , and with my emotions pouring into it as possible. She loved it.   49   I was about to step out of the door, I heard a weak voice calling out, "Young man!"

     I turned around. And there was an old lady    50    one little step at a time with the help of another woman. "I wanted to come out to   51   you for the beautiful song that you played. I have been very sick, and it's very hard for me to    52    my bed, but I really wanted to thank you for the song. It made me feel good..." she said. With that, she turned around and walked   53   back to her room.

I was deeply touched by her   54   and felt a deeper understanding for the song. It served its purpose beautifully, returning to one's   55   for peace and joy.

36. A. observed               B. watched            C. noticed           D. caught

37. A. on                B. at                          C. over                D. against

38. A. player            B. learner               C. composer         D. starter

39. A. giving                 B. attending                   C. teaching          D. learning

40. A. interesting       B. exciting                   C. aggressive        D. impressive

41. A. passion           B. interest               C. hobbies              D. emotions

42. A. found            B. felt                               C. hoped            D. thought

43. A. charge           B. purchase                C. bargain              D. obtaining

44. A. warned          B. required                 C. asked               D. reminded

45. A. deal             B. contract                 C. discussion            D. debate

46. A. for the moment  B. at the moment               C. for a moment      D. at a moment

47. A. music           B. me                                C. the piano            D. vitamins

48. A. knowledge       B. attitude                      C. mind                D. ability

49. A. Since           B. As                            C. While               D. Because

50. A. taking          B. making                         C. having               D. moving

51. A. thank           B. praise                        C. admire              D. respect

52. A. get on          B. get up                      C. get off                 D. get down

53. A. quickly         B. calmly                        C. happily              D. slowly

54. A. approval       B. appreciation            C. joy                  D. thanks

55. A. heart          B. world                   C. soul                 D. dream