Effective(有效的)listening is important for improving communication between people. The sad part is that we want others to listen to us, but we ourselves are bad listeners, therefore creating barriers(障碍) to effective listening. Here are some common barriers to effective listening and some ways of overcoming them.
Before the speaker finishes speaking, you think you know the answer already and interrupt him or her. This is one of the most common barriers to effective listening. Respect is important for good listening. If you think you know the answer, you still should listen carefully to what’s being said, and then make ready a few questions and answers, wait for several seconds and then start speaking.
Whenever a speaker speaks, many a time listeners try to help the speaker. Though it may seem as if you’re trying to help, actually it isn’t so. In fact you should set up a separate(单独的) meeting for advising the speaker. If you feel you have anything to say, which the speaker may not know, you should politely ask if you may suggest anything.
In a heated discussion, the speakers sometimes don’t agree to each other’s opinions and treat it as a competition, and then it becomes a barrier to good listening. To overcome this, you should express your opinions after the speaker has finished speaking. Speak out wherever you disagree, but also if you agree on anything, you should point it out.
小题1:Why is effective listening important? (No more than 8 words.)2分
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小题2:According to Paragraph 2, what prevents effective listening? (No more than 8 words.)2分
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小题3:What will you do if you really want to say anything the speakers may not know? (No more than 10 words.)3分
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小题4:How can you avoid treating a heated discussion as a competition? (No more than 10 words.)3分
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小题1:Because it’s important for improving communication between people.(2’)
小题2: Interrupting the speaker before he/she finishes speaking.(2’)
小题3:I/You would politely ask if I/you may suggest something.(3’)
小题4: By expressing my/your opinions after the speaker finishes speaking.(3’)
题目分析：本文讲述的有效的倾听在人于人的交往过程中的重要作用，以及我们要克服的几个主要的障碍。
小题1: Because it’s important for improving communication between people.(2’)
细节题。根据文章第一句Effective(有效的)listening is important for improving communication between people.
小题2:Interrupting the speaker before he/she finishes speaking.(2’)
细节题。根据第二段1,2行Before the speaker finishes speaking, you think you know the answer already and interrupt him or her. This is one of the most common barriers to effective listening.说明在别人说完之前就打断别人是错误的行为。
小题3:I/You would politely ask if I/you may suggest something.(3’)
细节题。根据第三段最后3行If you feel you have anything to say, which the speaker may not know, you should politely ask if you may suggest anything.说明你要很礼貌地提出请求。
小题4:By expressing my/your opinions after the speaker finishes speaking.(3’)
细节题。根据最后一段2,3行To overcome this, you should express your opinions after the speaker has finished speaking.说明要在对方说完以后在表达你自己的观点。
点评：本文讲述的有效的倾听在人于人的交往过程中的重要作用，以及我们要克服的几个主要的障碍。从题目设置的角度看，本题侧重对学生把握文章中心段落和各段落的中心句的能力的考查，所以遇到这类题后，要注意把握好文章结构，了解文章中心意思，找到各段落中心句。不要让文中的一些生词影响了注意力。