閱讀理解

  Too often we accuse others of not listening, pretending that we ourselves are faultless, yet in our hearts we know that many of the mistakes we make come about because we haven’t listened carefully enough.We get things wrong because we haven’t listened carefully enough.We get things wrong because we haven’t quite understood what someone meant when they were talking to us.Anyone who has ever taken the minutes of a long meeting will know how hard it is to remember-despite the benefit of notes-exactly what everyone said.But success depends on getting things right-and that means listening.

  Listening is not the same thing as hearing which is not quite an effort.It demands attention and concentration.It may mean quizzing the speaker for additional information or for clarification-it is always better to ask than to continue regardless and get things wrong.However, if you allow your mind to wander onto something else, even for a few minutes, you’ll miss what the speaker is saying -probably at the very moment when he or she is saying something critical.And not having heard, you won’t know you’ve missed anything until it’s too late.

  The most common bad habit we have is to start thinking of what we are going to say about the subject long before the other speaker has finished.We then stop listening.Even worse, this often adds rudeness to inattentiveness, as once you have decided what to say there is a fair chance you will interrupt to say it.Good listeners don’t interrupt.In fact it is often worth explaining the main idea of what you have just been told before going on to make your own points.Nobody is offended by this and it shows that you have listened well.

  Above all, be patient and accept that many people are not very good communicators.It’s helpful to remember that the ways people move and position themselves while they are speaking can reveal a great deal about what they are saying.Equally important you should put yourself in the other person’s place, both intellectually and emotionally; it will help you to understand what they are getting at and form a response.But don’t be too clever.Faced with a know-all, many people keep quiet because they see no point in continuing.

(1)

Which is the best title for this passage?

[  ]

A.

Don’t be too clever

B.

Be a good listener

C.

Don’t miss anything critical

D.

Think of the speaker

(2)

In the last paragraph, the underlined words mean ________.

[  ]

A.

what they imply

B.

what they like

C.

what they attack

D.

what they achieve

(3)

According to the passage, which of the following is the writer’s opinion?

[  ]

A.

If you want to be a good listener, you should be very clever and emotional.

B.

Speakers won’t continue talking when their listeners explain what they’ve heard.

C.

If you don’t want to get things wrong, it’s important to be a good listener.

D.

It’s hard to be a good listener because listening tests you on your intelligence.

(4)

What is the lesson we can learn from this passage?

[  ]

A.

Don’t accuse others of not listening while talking with them.

B.

Don’t get anything wrong if you miss what the speaker is saying.

C.

Listening inattentively may cost you the loss of your success.

D.

Think carefully of what you’re going to say before the speaker finishes.

答案:1.B;2.A;3.C;4.C;
解析:

(1)

主旨大意題。通讀全文可知本文的主旨是如何做一名好的聽(tīng)眾。

(2)

推理判斷題。聯(lián)系上下文可知此處是說(shuō)將自己置于對(duì)方的位置上有助于理解對(duì)方暗示的信息,故選A項(xiàng)。

(3)

觀點(diǎn)態(tài)度題。根據(jù)第一段尤其是最后一句的內(nèi)容可推斷C項(xiàng)正確。

(4)

推理判斷題。作者在第一段中提到之所以誤解說(shuō)話人的意思是因?yàn)闆](méi)有認(rèn)真聽(tīng),再結(jié)合第一段最后一句的內(nèi)容可以推斷不認(rèn)真聽(tīng)可能讓你無(wú)法成功。


練習(xí)冊(cè)系列答案
相關(guān)習(xí)題

科目:高中英語(yǔ) 來(lái)源:名師伴讀高中英語(yǔ)二年級(jí)上 題型:050

閱讀理解

    Do you ever have days when everything seems to go wrong? Sarah Rosenbaum does. In fact, last week nothing seemed to go right for her at all…

  

    On Monday her mom and dad were out, so Sarah decided to have a TV dinner. She wanted to switch the oven off at 7: 30 but she was practicing the cello, and it wasn't until 8 o'clock that she suddenly realized: she had forgotten her TV dinner ! She rushed into the kitchen, but it was too late- everything was black.

  

    On Tuesday she offered to clean up the apartment for her parents. After she had vacuumed the carpets, she threw away a pile of old newspapers and computer magazines. The next day, dad asked where they were. He wanted to cut our an article he had seen in one of the computer magazines, and he was furious when he found out that Sarah had thrown them away. On Wednesday she took Foxy for a walk in the park and lost him. She looked for him everywhere, but he had disappeared. The stupid dog came back later, but that was after Mrs Rosenbaum had telephoned nearly everybody in the neighborhood.

  

    Thursday went all right until the evening. Sarah put the dirty things in the dish-washer and switched it on, but when she emptied it later, two of the glasses she had put in were broken. Her mom wasn't very pleased because she always washed the good glasses by hand.

  

    Now it was Friday, and Sarah wanted to go the hamburger drive-in with Nacy, Bob and Mike that evening. But she had already spent her pocket money. In fact, she had spent it on Monday, just after mom had given it to her. “Shall I ask dad for the money for tonight?” She wondered. “After all the stupid things I did this week. ”

  

  

1.What happened to Sarah on Monday?

  

[  ]

     

A.She got everything black.

     

B.She ruined her TV dinner.

     

C.She forgot the time.

     

D.Her parents were out without her.

        

2.On ________, Sarah found out that she had made a mistake to throw away ______ .

  

[  ]

        

A.Tuesday, computer magazines

  

B.Wednesday, a pile of old newspapers

  

C.Wednesday, computer magazine

  

D.Thurday, a pile of old newspapers and computer magazines

        

3.Sarah's father was furious when he found out that Sarah had thrown the magazines away. “Furious” is close in meaning to

  

[  ]

                          
  

A.disappointed

  

B.curious

  

C.delighted

  

D.a(chǎn)ngry

        

4.What made her worried on Friday?

  

[  ]

        

A.She did all the stupid things that week.

  

B.Her mother gave her pocket money on Monday.

  

C.She broke two of the glasses.

  

D.She had no money left to go to the hamburg drive-in with her friends.

        

5.What is the best title for the passage?

  

[  ]

                          
  

A.A Busy Week.

  

B.Everything Goes Well.

  

C.What a Week!

  

D.An Unlucky Girl.

     

查看答案和解析>>

科目:高中英語(yǔ) 來(lái)源: 題型:053

閱讀理解   

  Some people do not like anything to be out of place, they are never late for work; they return their books to the library on time; they remember people's birthday and they pay their bills as soon as they arrive. Mr. Dodds is such a person.

  Mr. Dodds works in a bank, and lives alone. The only family he has were in the next town: his sister lives there with her husband, and her son, Mark. Mr. Dodds does not see his sister, or his family, from one year to the next, but he sends them Christmas cards, and he has not forgotten one of Mark's seventeen birthdays. Last week Mr. Dodds had quite a surprise. He drove home from the bank at the usual time and drove neither too slowly nor too fast; he parked his car where he always parked it, out of the way of other cars, and he went inside to make his evening meal. At once, there was a knock at the door. Mr. Dodds opened the door to find a policeman standing at the door.

  

  “What have I done wrong?”Mr Dodds asked himself.“Have I driven on the wrong side of the road? Has there been some trouble at the bank? Have I forgotten to pay an important bill?”

  

  “Hello, Uncle”said the policeman,“My name's Mark.”

  

(1) Mr. Dodds sees his sister ________.

  

[  ]

     
                    
  

A.very little

  

B.only at Christmas time

  

C.only at the end of the year

  

D.on Mark's birthday every year

  
        

(2) Mr. Dodds ________.

  

[  ]

  

A.has forgotten more than one Mark's birthday

  

B.has not sent Mark anything on his seventeenth birthday

  

C.a(chǎn)lways sends a Christmas card on Mark's birthday

  

D.a(chǎn)lways sends Mark something on his birthday

  

(3) When he heard a knock at the door, he was ________.

  

[  ]

     
                    
  

A.cooking a meal

  

B.parking his car

  

C.a(chǎn)t the door

  

D.just beginning to cook a meal

  
        

(4) Mr. Dodds was surprised that ________.

  

[  ]

  

A.a(chǎn) policeman visited him

  

B.Mark came to see him

  

C.he had forgotten Mark's birthday

  

D.someone was knocking at the door

  

(5) Which of the following best describes the writer's attitude towards Mr. Dodds? ________.

  

[  ]

  

A.Mr. Dodds always insists on his opinion

  

B.Mr. Dodds is not strict in his work

  

C.Mr. Dodds never makes a mistake

  

D.Mr. Dodds does not care about others

  

查看答案和解析>>

科目:高中英語(yǔ) 來(lái)源:黑龍江省鶴崗一中2011-2012學(xué)年高二上學(xué)期期中考試英語(yǔ)試題 題型:050

閱讀理解

  A few days ago I asked my son's governess(女家庭教師)Julia to come into my study.“Be seated, Julia,”I said, “Let's settle our accounts.I guess you most likely need some money, but maybe you're too polite to mention it.Now then, we agreed on thirty dollars a month…”

  “Forty.”

  “No, thirty.I made a note of it.I always pay our governess thirty.Well, um, you've been here two months, so…”

  “Two months and five days.”

  “Exactly two months.I made a special note of it.That means you have sixty dollars coming to you.Take off nine Sundays…you know you didn't work with Tom on Sundays, you only took walks.And three holidays…”Julia was biting her finger nail nervously, her face red, but-not a word.

  “Three holidays, therefore take off twelve dollars.Four days Tom was sick and there were no lessons, as you were occupied(從事)only with Dick.Three days you had a toothache and my wife gave you permission not to work after lunch.Twelve and seven-nineteen.Take nineteen off…that leaves…h(huán)mm…forty one dollars.Correct?”

  Julia's left eye reddened with tears welling up.Her chin trembled; she coughed nervously and blew her nose, but-still not a word.

  “Around New Year's Day you broke a teacup and a saucer; take off two dollars.The cup cost more, it was a treasure of the family, but - forget it.When didn't I take a loss! Then, due to your neglect(疏忽), Tom climbed a tree and tore his jacket; take away ten.Also due to your carelessness the maid stole Dick's shoes.You ought to watch everything! You get paid for it.So, that means five more dollars off.The tenth of January I gave ten dollars.”

  “You didn't.” sobbed Julia.

  “But I made a note of it.”

  “Well…if you say so.”

  “Take twenty seven from forty one-that leaves fourteen.”

  Both her eyes were filled with tears.Beads of sweat stood on the thin pretty little nose.Poor girl!

  “Only once was I given any money,” she whispered, her voice trembling, “and that was by your wife.Three dollars, nothing more.”

  “Really? You see now, and I didn't know that! Take three from fourteen-that leaves eleven.Here's your money, my dear.Three, three, three, one and one.Here it is!”

  I handed her eleven dollars.She took them and pocketed them.

  “Merci(法語(yǔ):謝謝),”she whispered.

  I jumped to my feet and started pacing the room.I was overcome with anger.“For what, this ‘merci'?” I asked.

  “For the money.”

  “But you know I've cheated you-robbed you! I have actually stolen from you! Why this ‘merci'?”

  “In my other places they didn't give me anything at all.”

  “They didn't give you anything? No wonder! I played a little joke on you, a cruel lesson, just to teach you...I m going to give you all the eighty dollars! Here they are in the envelope all ready for you...Is it really possible to be so spineless(懦弱)?Why didn't you protest? Why were you silent? Is it possible in this world to be without teeth and claws(爪)-to be such a fool?”

  Embarrassed, she smiled.And I could read her expression, “It is possible.”

  I asked her pardon for the cruel lesson and, to her great surprise, gave her the eighty dollars.She murmured her little “merci” several times and went out.I looked after her and thought, “How easy it is to crush(壓榨)the weak in this world !”

(1)

What shocked the writer was Julia's ________.

[  ]

A.

nervousness in front of her boss

B.

acceptance of injustice(不公平)

C.

shyness when talking about money

D.

unwilling to express herself

(2)

The writer said, “Is it possible in this world to be without teeth and claws?” He was actually telling the governess ________.

[  ]

A.

to be more aggressive(侵略的)

B.

to be more careful in her work

C.

to protect her right

D.

to live independently

(3)

At the end of the story, the writer said, “How easy it is to crush the weak in this world!” to show ________.

[  ]

A.

his understanding of Julia's anxiety

B.

his worry about Julia's future

C.

his concern on the living condition of working - class people

D.

his sympathy(同情)for the mental state of the weak

(4)

From the story, we can tell that Julia's employer was ________.

[  ]

A.

greedy(貪婪)but honest

B.

ill - tempered but warm - hearted

C.

strict but forgiving

D.

none of the above

查看答案和解析>>

科目:高中英語(yǔ) 來(lái)源:0101 期中題 題型:閱讀理解

閱讀理解。

     The management and staff are happy to welcome you and will do all they can to make your stay an
enjoyable one.                     
     MEAL TIMES   
     Our overnight charge includes a continental-type breakfast.   
     Breakfast: 7:30-9:30 a. m.   
     Lunch: 12:00-2:00 p. m.   
     Afternoon tea: 4:00-5:30 p. m.   
     Dinner: 7:00-9:15 p. m.   
     Meals can be served in rooms at a small extra charge. We regret that meals cannot be served outside
these times.   
     Light refreshments including tea, coffee, biscuits and sandwiches, can be served in rooms between
10:00 a. m. and 11:00 p. m. except during the meal times listed above. Cold drinks are available in the room
refrigerator.                        
     ROOM CLEANING   
     Please hang the appropriate sign on your door handle if you do not wish to be disturbed. It will be easier
for the maids if you can leave the room temporarily at any time between 9:30 a. m. and 4:00 p. m.                           VALUABLES   
     We are not responsible for the loss of money, jewellery, or other valuables unless they are kept in the
safe and signed for by the manager.                     
      DEPARTURES   
     Please inform receptionists of your intended leaving before 9:30 a. m. of the day concerned and leave
the room by noon to allow for its preparation for incoming guests. If circumstances (情況) require, luggage
can be left in the charge of the hall porter.                   
     A SPECIAL REQUEST   
     We would respectfully suggest that in consideration of the comfort of other guests, the volume of radios
and televisions should be turned down after 11:00 p. m.

1. Meals can be served _______.  
A. outside the room at 3:00 p. M.
B. in the dining-room at 6:00 p. m.   
C. in the dining-room from 7:30 a. m. to 9:15 p. M.
D. in rooms at 9:00 p. m.
2. If you intend to leave the room tomorrow, you may leave at any of the following hours except _______.   
A. 3:00 p. m.     
B. 12:00 a. m.
C. 10:00 a. m.     
D. 11:00 a. m.  
3. Where is this notice most likely to be found?   
A. At restaurants.    
B. In shops.
C. In hotels.     
D. In the newspapers.  
4. What can we conclude from the last paragraph?   
A. You should respect the other guests.   
B. You are not allowed to use radios and televisions.   
C. You shouldn't make the radios and televisions too loud after 11:00 p.m.   
D. To comfort others, you should turn off radios and televisions after 11:00 p.m.

查看答案和解析>>

科目:高中英語(yǔ) 來(lái)源:0103 月考題 題型:閱讀理解

閱讀理解。
     CBC is a famous air company which has over twenty planes carrying passengers and goods, flying
along 12 fixed lines all over the world. Its service is very good but some passengers are still not satisfied
with it and that is why in 1998 and 1999 the company received letters of complaints(投訴) from consumers
or passengers who pointed out over a dozen kinds of problems which are divided in groups in the following
table. This division is called Category. Problems that appear when the plane is flying are Flight problems.
Those about passengers' things carried by the plane are Baggage problems. Customer service refers to
service work which passengers are not satisfied with. Over sales of seats are about the fact that more seats
are sold and as a result the plane is too crowded to be safe. Refund problems appear when passengers fail
to receive the money paid to them because of what they have lost. Fares are problems about the price of
tickets. Reservations are problems that appear when passengers could not get the tickets they have already
booked. Tours are problems about the passengers'traveling by air or hotel problems. Advertising is what the
passengers think about advertisement on the plane. Credit problems are about the use of credit cards.   
          ONSUMER COMPLAINTS RECEIVED BY THE CBC   
Category                 1998    1999                                                                                             (percent)  (percent)   
Flight problems…………………………………   20.0%    22.1%   
Baggage …………………………………………  18.3%    21.8%   
Customer service ………………………………   13.1%    11.3%   
Over sales of seats ……………………………… 10.5%    11.8%   
Refund problems ………………………………   10.1%     8.1%   
Fares ……………………………………………   6.4%      6.0%   
Reservations and ticketing ………………………  5.8%      5.6%   
Tours ……………………………………………  3.3%    2.3%   
Smoking …………………………………………  3.2%      2.9%   
Advertising ………………………………………  1.2%    1.1%   
Credit ……………………………………………  1.0%      0.8%   
Special passengers ………………………………  0.9%      0.9%   
Other ……………………………………………   6.2%      5.3%   
Total                     100.%      100.%    
Total Number of Complaints               22,988    13,278 49
1. About how many complaints concerning Credit were received by the CBC in 1998?
[     ]
A. 133   
B. 220   
C. 230   
D. 1,220
2. By about what percent did the total number of complaints decrease from 1998 to 1999?
[     ]
A. 40%   
B. 60%   
C. 75%   
D. 100%
3. Which of the following statements or sayings can be inferred from the table? 
    I. In 1998 and in 1999, complaints about Flight problems, Baggage, and Customer service together took
        more than 50 percent of all consumer complaints received by the CBC Company.  
    II. The number of Special passenger complaints was unchanged from 1998 to 1999.
    III. From 1998 to 1999 the number of Flight problem complaints increased by more than two percent.
[     ]
A. I only   
B. II only   
C. I and II only   
D. I and III only

查看答案和解析>>

同步練習(xí)冊(cè)答案