题型：任务型阅读 题类：模拟题 难易度：普通
河南省南阳市第一中学2018届高三英语第二十次考试试卷
Listening to others requires entering actively and imaginatively into the situation and trying to understand a frame of reference different from your own, and yet so many of us don't listen properly as we should. Listening means more than just sitting silently while someone else talks.
Here are some ways to become a better listener.
Make sure you actually hear fully what your friend is saying, and you can't cut your friend off verbally carelessly. While you might intend to help move the conversation along your friend might feel as if what he has said needs to be continually talked over or sounds anything but interesting.
Nod to encourage the conversation along. A better option to let your friend know you're interested in what he says is just to nod along from time to time. Sometimes you nod along but then start thinking about something unrelated to what he could say.
Turn out background noise. If you're easily distracted by laughter, glasses clinking, children crying, you might need to work extra hard to focus only on your friend. Don't hesitate to tell them that the background noises are getting in the way. If you can't focus, try moving to another area.
Don't text or look at your phone! For you see, when you're sitting in front of someone, he is the most important person in your world at that moment.
A. Stop the speaker whenever you have a question.
B. Practice silence when someone else is talking.
C. If necessary, ask your friend to repeat himself.
D. Whoever is calling or texting can wait until you're done with your conversation.
E. It means trying to see the problem the way the speaker sees it.
F. In this case, try to push away your thoughts until you're absorbed in what your friend is saying.
G Remembering ideas from previous conversations proves that your attention is kept and encourages your friend to continue.
I love Fridays. And so I celebrate Fridays.
After dropping my son off at school I head to Starbucks to pick up a coffee treat or another. Then instead of driving straight home I take a long route through the most beautiful roads I can find. I see footballs being passed on lawns, hamburgers being thrown on grill（烤架）, and parties everywhere swinging into action.{#blank#}1{#/blank#}
The o0ther day I came out from the doctor's office happy over a positive prognosis（预断）. Seeing the signs of spring around me-flowers, birds, sunshine, I was suddenly ready to celebrate. {#blank#}2{#/blank#}
My mind rebelled. “What are you doing? It's Tuesday! Coffee treats are reserved for Fridays!”{#blank#}3{#/blank#} Why should Fridays be any more special than any other day of the week? Why waste six days while waiting to celebrate the seventh? Minutes later I was walking back to my car with a big smile on my face and a coffee in my hand.
A small victory, to be sure, but it's also an accurate example of how many of us live our lives. We're waiting for conditions to be right before we allow ourselves to enjoy our time here on earth. Maybe when we finally graduate from college and get a job, it will be time to celebrate, or perhaps when our babies are old enough to be in school all day. We'll celebrate when the car is paid off, or enjoy life when we're finally able to retire. {#blank#}4{#/blank#} What if we moved a little of that “Friday feeling” into our rainy-day Mondays, our dull Tuesday and our mid-week Wednesdays? {#blank#}5{#/blank#}
A. You must spend more time achieving it. B. Surely our lives would be much happier as a result. C. It seems as if the whole world is celebrating Friday! D. But suddenly I realize how ridiculous that line of thinking was! E. Find an excuse to celebrate and start sending out hose invitations. F. I headed for the coffee bar that was located just around the corner. G. And in that waiting we waste so much of life and happiness that can be found in our Todays. |
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