Question

【题目】Does this situation seem familiar to you? Your English is progressing well, the grammar is now familiar, the reading comprehension is no problem, and you are speaking quite fluently. 【1】________

First of all, remember that you are not alone. Listening is probably the most difficult job for almost all learners of English as a foreign language. 【2】_______ What you need to do is to find listening resources. The Internet is really a useful tool for English students. You can download The Real Player from Real Media.com. The Real Player allows you to use the Internet like a radio station.

Once you have begun to listen on a regular basis, you might still be frustrated (受阻) by limited understanding. 【3】________

Here is some of the advice I give my students:

Accept the fact that you are not going to understand everything.

Stay relaxed when you do not understand, and try listening to the material for more times.

Do not translate everything into your native language.

【4】_______ Don't concentrate on detail until you have understood the main ideas.

Listen to something you enjoy.

I remember the problems I had in understanding spoken German when I first went to Germany. In the beginning, when I didn't understand a word, I insisted on translating it in my mind. ____【5】___ Then, after the first six months, I discovered two extremely important facts. Firstly, translating creates a barrier between the listener and the speaker. Secondly, most people repeat themselves constantly. By remaining calm, I noticed that even if I didn’t pay much attention I could usually understand what the speaker had said.

A．What should you do?

B．But listening is a problem for most of the beginners!

C．However, after several weeks, I got used to the grammar rules.

D．The most important thing is to listen as often as possible.

E．This method usually resulted in confusion.

F．Listen for the general idea of the conversation.

G．But you can’t follow a native English speaker at all!

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】G

【2】D

【3】A

【4】F

【5】E

【解析】

试题分析：

【1】G从前面的句子：the reading comprehension is no problem, and you are speaking quite

fluently.可知尽管如此，你听不懂当地人的话，答案是：G

【2】D 根据上文提到的Listening is probably the most difficult job for almost all learners of English as a foreign language.听对于几乎所有的把英语当作外语的初学者来说很可能是最困难的工作。因此下面应该表达的意思是：要尽可能地经常听。故选D。

【3】A上文提到 一旦你开始在一定基础上听，你仍然可能理解不了。你应该如何做呢，根据下文，Here is some of the advice I give my students这有一些建议，故应是不知道如何做了，故选A 项。

【4】F根据下文提到，不要集中在细节上，要集中在细节上，the main ideas与r the general idea of the conversation.是同义词，故选F项，听大概意思。

【5】E根据下文提到Firstly，translating creates a barrier between the listener and the speaker. Secondly，most people repeat themselves constantly.，首先翻译会造成障碍，再者大多数人不断重要，这两点正是作者六个月后的体会。故选E项。