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【題目】Active listening is a structured form of listening and responding that focuses the attention on the speaker.The listener should listen to the speaker fully,and then repeat in the listener's own words what he or she thinks the speaker has said.【1】However,he or she must simply state what he or she thinks the speaker said.This enables the speaker to find out whether the listener really understood.If the listener did not,the speaker would explain some more.

【2】Thus,instead of just repeating what happened,the active listener might add that the speaker felt angry or confused when a particular event happened.Then the speaker can go beyond confirming that the listener understood what happened.It can also indicate that the listener understood the speaker's psychological response to it.

Active listening has several benefits.【3】Second,it avoids misunderstandings,as people have to confirm that they really understand what another person has said.【4】When people are in conflict,they often contradict each other, denying each other's description of a situation.【5】However,if they feel that the listener is listening to their concerns they are likely to explain in detail what they feel and why.if both parties in a conflict do this,the chances of being able to develop a solution to their mutual problem become much greater.

A.The listener does not have to agree with the speaker.

B.For example,it forces people to listen attentively to others.

C.What's more,it tends to open people up,to get them to say more.

D.Often when people talk to each other,they don't listen attentively.

E.Often,the listener needs to interpret the speaker's words in terms of feelings

F.They realize that they should focus on how they can respond to win the argument

G.This makes people defensive,and they will either make verbal attacks,or say nothing more.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】A

【2】E

【3】B

【4】C

【5】G

【解析】這篇文章主要就如何成為一名積極的聽者給出了一些建議，以及這樣做的好處。

【1】A

根據(jù)上句：聽眾應(yīng)該充分傾聽說話者的意見，然后用自己的話重復(fù)講話者所說的。再根據(jù)空格下句：然而，他或她必須只是陳述他或她認(rèn)為發(fā)言者所說的。可知此空的意思應(yīng)該是：聽眾不必同意發(fā)言者的意見。故選A。

【2】E

根據(jù)下句：因此，代替只是重復(fù)發(fā)生了什么，積極的聽眾可能會補(bǔ)充說，當(dāng)一個特別的事件發(fā)生時，發(fā)言者感到憤怒或困惑�？芍�上句的意思應(yīng)該是：聽眾需要經(jīng)常根據(jù)感情來解釋說話者的話。故選E。

【3】B

根據(jù)本段首句：積極傾聽有幾個好處。再根據(jù)空格下句：Second,可知B.For example,it forces people to listen attentively to others.比如，它迫使人們傾聽他人。符合題意，故選B。

【4】C

本段在介紹積極傾聽的幾個好處。根據(jù)空格前：For example, Second,可知本空在繼續(xù)說積極傾聽的好處，所以C項What's more,it tends to open people up,to get them to say more.另外，它往往打開人的思路，讓他們說更多。符合題意，故選C。

【5】G

根據(jù)上句：當(dāng)人們處于沖突中時，他們經(jīng)常互相抵觸，否認(rèn)對方對情況的描述。再根據(jù)空格下句：然而，如果他們覺得聽眾在傾聽他們的擔(dān)憂，他們可能會詳細(xì)解釋他們的感受和原因。可知此空的意思應(yīng)該是：這會使人們自衛(wèi)，他們要么口頭攻擊，要么什么也不說。故選G。