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university found that 9 percent of communication time is devoted to writing, 16 percent to reading, 30
percent to speaking and 45 percent to listening.
We spend more time listening than we do in any other form of communication. However, most of
us don"t pay much attention to it.
Research indicates that normal listening results in a 50percent retention immediately after a 10minute
presentation, which then declines to only about 25 percent after 48 hours. Extension Specialist Bob
Linda says the average person will hear 7. 5 minutes of a onehour presentation and will forget half of that.
One reason we listen so poorly is that our minds work much faster than our mouths. The average
person thinks 600-700 words per minute but speaks at a rate of about 125. His listeners" minds are
occupied with hearing only onefifth of the time he is speaking. The listeners may consider and react to
what is being said during the other fourfifths of the time, or become absorbed in coming up with his
response, or think other thoughts and miss the rest of what is being said.
If we really listen, we may be forced to accept a different perspective of reality. Most of us have
a firmly developed view of reality that we do not want to change. Carl Rogers, the psychiatrist, points
out that if you are really willing to listen to another, to enter his private world and see reality as he sees
it, you run the risk of being changed. "This risk of being changed is one of the most frightening prospects most of us can face. "
1. From the passage, we can learn that listening ______.
A. always forms a barrier to our communication
B. occupies the largest part in communication
C. will take the place of other ways of communication
D. is a difficult skill to master
2. The underlined word "retention" in the 3rd paragraph means "________".
A. attention
B. presentation
C. memory
D. occupation
3. In normal listening, the reason why an average person can only keep half of what the
speaker says in mind is that ________.
A. half of that will be forgotten
B. our mouths work much more slowly than our minds
C. most of us pay little attention to it
D. he is afraid of being changed
4. According to Carl Rogers, ________.
A. we should let listeners enter our private world
B. the opinions of the speakers may affect us if we listen to them willingly
C. we shouldn"t make us changed while listening
D. it is wrong that we don"t want to change while listening
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核心考点
试题【阅读理解 Poor listening skills form an obstacle to effective communication. A s】；主要考察你对题材分类等知识点的理解。[详细]
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them too often or because other students can __1__ them.
Pronunciation is the area which is __2__ the least attention to in language learning. Working on each
student"s pronunciation in class is just __3__. Also, the students who are __4__ at pronunciation may be
afraid that it will embarrass their classmates if they help __5__ their mistakes.
If you believe your pronunciation is good enough to __6__ because it is good enough for your teacher
and other students, you may be __7__ when you actually go to a foreign country. One of my friends was
the best student in his __8__ class in Poland. When he went to America, he found Americans didn"t
understand what he said.
Your pronunciation may still be quite different from that of a native speaker. If this is the __9__, other
people will find it __10__ to understand what you"re saying and will not be comfortable with you.
__11__, don"t think you can communicate in a foreign language until you"ve tested your skills on real
native speakers. __12__ for native or nearnative pronunciation so that people you talk to can
communicate with you __13__. In order to achieve this goal, there"s __14__ that you will need to start
thinking about pronunciation and __15__ time on it.
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| What should you think about when trying to find your career? You are probably better at some school subjects than others. These may show strengths that you can use in your work. A boy who is good at mathematics can use that in an engineering career. A girl who spells well and likes English may be good at office work. So it is important to know the subjects you do well in at school. On the other hand, you may not have any specially strong subjects but your records show a general satisfactory standard.Although not all subjects can be used directly in a job, they may have indirect value. A knowledge of history is not required for most jobs but if history is one of your good subjects you will have learned to remember facts and details. This is an ability that can be useful in many jobs. Your school may have taught you skills, such as typing or technical drawing, which you can use in your work.You may be good at metalwork or cookery and look for a job where you can improve these skills. If you have had a parttime job on Saturdays or in the summer, think what you gained from it. If nothing else, you may have learned how to get to work on time, to follow instructions and to get on with older workers. You may have learned to give correct change in a shop, for example. Just as important, you may become interested in a particular industry or career you see from the inside in a parttime job. Facing your weak points is also part of knowing yourself. You may be_all_thumbs when you handle tools; perhaps you are a poor speller or cannot add up a column of figures. It is better to face any weakness than to pretend they do not exist. Your school record, for instance, may not be too good, yet it is an important part of your background.You should not be apologetic(认错的) about it but instead recognize that you will have a chance of a fresh start at work. 1. What is the passage mainly about? A. The importance of working hard at school. B. Choosing a career according to one"s strengths. C. How to face one"s weakness. D. The value of school work. 2. The writer thinks that a student"s parttime job is probably________. A. a good way to find out his weak points B. one of the best ways of earning extra money C. of great use for his work in the future D. a waste of time he could have spent on study 3. From the passage we learn that if a student"s school performance is not good, he ________. A. should pay more attention to learning skills and developing abilities B. will be regretful about his bad results C. may also do well in his future work D. should restart his study in school 4. The underlined phrase "be all thumbs" (in Para.3) probably means "________". A. be clumsy at doing things B. be skillful in doing things C. be not interested in certain things D. be easily bored in doing things 5. From the last paragraph we know one should ________. A. make full use of one"s own weak points B. study harder for a new school record C. apologize for one"s own school record D. face one"s own weak points bravely | |||
| "A very disruptive(制造混乱的) sixyearold child kicked my legs and clawed at my hand," said one teacher. "I broke up a fight and was kicked between my legs," said another. Many people have heard stories like this. But the situation is more worrying still and it involves parents. Every child, regardless of the circumstances into which they are born, has the right to achieve their potential, regardless of their parents" wealth and class. And we recognize that, as a nation, it is a long way to achieve this goal. But rights come with responsibilities and what worries people is that we are in danger of neglecting the latter. Far too many children are behaving badly at school, even to the point of being violent to staff. This is terrible enough, but it is hard to be surprised since many children are just mirroring the behavior of their parents. Too many are starting school unable to hold a knife and fork, unused to eating at a table, and unable to use the lavatory properly. We are in danger of becoming a nation of families_living_separate_lives_under_one_roof. The bedroom, once a place to sleep, has become the living space for the young. Spending hours in front of computer screens, on social networking sites or being immersed in computer games, children and young people spend little time with their parents. Parents are unable to monitor just what their children are watching. Schools cannot right the wrongs of society and teachers cannot become substitute parents. Both parties need to work together. Parents must be helped and given confidence to take back control. They are responsible for setting boundaries for their children"s behavior and sticking to those boundaries when the going gets tough. They are responsible for setting a good example to their children and for devoting that most precious of resources-time-so that children come to school readily and are willing to learn. | |||
| 1. In the opinion of the writer, what problem do people ignore? | |||
| A. The school violence. B. The pressure of students" learning. C. The right to achieve students potential. D. The responsibilities of the students. | |||
| 2. The writer"s attitude to the behaviors of parents may be that of ________. | |||
| A. dissatisfied B. unconcern C. understanding D. tolerance | |||
| 3. The underlined part in Para. 4 means________. | |||
| A. parents and children live in their separate rooms B. parents care little about children"s life at home C. children don"t live with their parents in the same room D. at home children live a different life from that of parents | |||
| 4. From the last paragraph, we can infer that ________. | |||
| A. schools can"t correct the wrongs that society does to teachers B. teachers have no responsibility for playing the role of parents C. parents should spend time with children making them ready to learn D. students are responsible for making themselves known in society | |||
| 5. What"t the main idea of the passage? | |||
| A. Children"s behavior at school is worrying people. B. Parents expect schools to correct their children"s bad habits. C. There is no point in parents" teaching children at home. D. Don"t blame teachers when it"s parents who are failing. | |||
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| Even plants can run a fever, especially when they"re under attack by insects or disease. But unlike human, plants can have their temperature taken from 3,000 feet away-straight up. A decade ago, adopting the infrared(红外线)scanning technology developed for military purposes and other satellites, physicist Stephen Paley came up with a quick way to take the temperature of crops to determine which ones are under stress. The goal was to let farmers precisely target pesticide(***虫剂)spraying rather than rain poison on a whole field, which invariably includes plants that don"t have pest problems. Even better, Paley"s Remote Scanning Services Company could detect crop problems before they became visible to the eye. Mounted on a plane flown at 3,000 feet at night, an infrared scanner measured the heat emitted by crops. The data were transformed into a colourcoded map showing where plants were running "fevers". Farmers could then spotspray, using 50 to 70 percent less pesticide than they otherwise would. The bad news is that Paley"s company closed down in 1984, after only three years. Farmers resisted the new technology and longterm backers were hard to find. But with the renewed concern about pesticides on produce, and refinements in infrared scanning, Paley hopes to get back into operation. Agriculture experts have no doubt the technology works. "This technique can be used on 75 percent of agricultural land in the United States, " says George Oerther of Texas A & M. Ray Jackson, who recently retired from the Department of Agriculture, thinks remote infrared crop scanning could be adopted by the end of the decade. But only if Paley finds the financial backing which he failed to obtain 10 years ago. 1. Plants will send out an increased amount of heat when they are________. A. facing an infrared scanner B. sprayed with pesticides C. in poor physical condition D. exposed to excessive sun rays 2. In order to apply pesticide spraying precisely, we can use infrared scanning to________. A. estimate the damage to the crops B. draw a colourcoded map C. measure the size of the affected area D. locate the problem area 3. Farmers can save a considerable amount of pesticide by________. A. resorting to spotspraying B. transforming poisoned rain C. consulting infrared scanning experts D. detecting crop problems at an early stage 4.The application of infrared scanning technology to agriculture met with some difficulties-________. A. its high cost B. the lack of official support C. the lack of financial support D. its failure to help increase production 5. Infrared scanning technology may be brought back into operation because of________. A. full support from agricultural experts B. growing concern about the excessive use of pesticides on crops C. the forceful promotion by the Department of Agriculture D. the desire of farmers to improve the quality of their produce | |||
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| Nuclearpowered aircraft carriers are considered one of the most important marine weapons in the 20th century. So far, only two countries in the world, the USA and France, have ever produced them. But these fearful fighting machines are about to enter Asia. The US Navy said last month that one of its nine nuclearpowered aircraft carriers will be sent to Japan to replace the diesel(柴油)powered carrier Kitty Hawk in 2008. In an agreement on October 30, the two countries also planned to level up their military (军事的) cooperation and the USA called for Japan to take a larger role in alliance military moves. It will be the first time that a nuclearpowered carrier is based in Japan. Bombed by US forces in World War ? at Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan is the only world country to have been attacked by a nuclear weapon. Therefore, the citizens are highly sensitive to where nuclearpowered weapons are based. "A radiation leak at Yokosuka would kill 100,000 people as far away as Tokyo, and could cause billions of dollars in damage, " said Masahiko Goto, leader of a protest group in Yokosuka. His group has collected more than 300,000 signatures of people across Japan opposed to the nuclear carrier. The 44yearold Kitty Hawk, the US Navy"s oldest active ship, has been based in Yokosuka since 1998. It had returned to the US to be decommissioned in 2008. The new carrier, yet to be unveiled,_ will travel faster, be capable of supporting longer operations and carry with it the Navy"s most modern technology. Experts pointed that this change is not only to strengthen the USJapan military alliance but also to keep the military power of China and North Korea within limits. However, even Japanese experts don"t believe that the two countries are threats to the region. "There is no need for Japan to have a nuclear carrier as defense, " said Tetsuo Maeda, an international relations professor at Tokyo International University. He said that the change of ship indicates an increased military capability in the region, much more than what is needed. 1. With such a formidable weapon to enter its country, Japanese citizens ________. A. are aware of its benefits to the country B. are anxious about its potential danger C. are curious about the advanced technology D. are against where the carrier will be based 2. The replacement of the aircraft carrier is intended to________. A. set up a kind of base in Japan B. strengthen the USJapan military alliance C. show Japan"s greater military capability D. get rid of the dated marine weapon 3. From the story, we learn that________. A. no other countries except the USA and France possess aircraft carriers B. Japan has long planned to increase its military capability with new weapons C. Japan will be the first country in Asia to have a nuclear aircraft carrier D. Japan will be the third country to produce a nuclearpowered aircraft carrier 4. The underlined word "unveiled" in the fifth paragraph probably means________. A. perfected B. discussed about C. produced D. brought to view 5. By his remark in the last paragraph, the professor means that________. A. he is quite confident of their military defense B. he is completely opposed to a new nuclear carrier C. what is needed is far more than a nuclear carrier D. it is unnecessary to guard against the two countries |