Question

【题目】How to be a Good Listener

Being a good listener can help you see the world through the eyes of others. 【1】 Good listening skills can provide you with a deeper level of understanding about someone’s situation. If you want to know how to be a good listener, read on to get started.

1. Place yourself in other people’s shoes It’s easy to only consider the impact of the other person’s “telling” on you. But you must open out and look at the problems from the other person’s view. 【2】

2. Avoid comparing the person’s experiences to your own. You may think that the best thing you can do to really listen is to compare the person’s experiences to your own. But this type of thinking actually makes the person feel like you’re not really listening at all. 【3】 That means that you’re focusing more on yourself than on the person’s situation.

3. 【4】 Some people think that, when they’re listening, they should find a quick and easy solution to the person’s problem. According to the research, it is totally wrong to do so. Instead focus on absorbing everything the person is saying to you. Only after that can you really try to help.

4. Know what not to do. Knowing what to avoid when you’re trying to be a good listener can be almost as helpful as knowing what to do. If you want the speaker to take you seriously you’d better not interrupt in the middle of a point. 【5】 Make eye contact with the person so that he or she realizes that you are listening with interest.

A.Don’t try to help immediately.

B.Avoid saying “I” or “me” a lot.

C.Try to solve the person’s problem quickly.

D.Don’t try to change the subject even if it’s a little uncomfortable.

E.If so, you would see your way through the problems much faster.

F.Therefore you’d better listen to what the person is saying carefully.

G.It enriches your understanding and expands your capacity for empathy (同情).

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】G

【2】E

【3】B

【4】A

【5】D

【解析】

这是一篇说明文。本文就如何成为一位好的聆听者向读者提供了四条建议：1. 设身处地为别人着想；2. 避免将对方的经历与自己的相比较；3. 专注听别人的倾诉，不要急于想对策；4. 知道不该做什么。

【1】由上文Being a good listener can help you see the world through the eyes of others.(做一个好的倾听者可以帮助你透过别人的眼睛看世界)可知，此处承接上文，G选项“它增强了你的理解力及移情能力”符合题意。该选项中的it对应上文中的being a good listener。故选G。

【2】由上文But you must open out and look at the problems from the other person’s view.(但是你必须敞开心扉，从别人的角度看问题)可知，E选项“如果是这样，你会更快地找到解决问题的方法”与上文谈到的换位思考相承接。故选E项。

【3】本段主要讲的是避免把他人和自己的经历作比较，本空是细节句，空后That means that you’re focusing more on yourself than on the person’s situation.(这意味着你更关注自己而不是别人的处境)中的That是对空处内容的指代，由此可推断出，为了与下文中的that呼应，所填空应为“避免经常说‘我’。”故选B项。

【4】本空是本段的主题句，由本段中Some people think that, when they’re listening, they should find a quick and easy solution to the person’s problem. According to the research, it is totally wrong to do so.(有些人认为，当他们在听的时候，他们应该找到一个快速简单的方法来解决这个人的问题。根据研究，这样做是完全错误的)可知，本段主要叙述“不要急于想对策”。A选项“不要急于提供帮助”符合题意，故选A项。

【5】由空前If you want the speaker to take you seriously you’d better not interrupt in the middle of a point.(如果你想让说话者认真对待你，你最好不要中途打断)可知，D选项“不要试图改变主题，即使它让人有点不舒服”意义一致，符合逻辑。故选D项。

七选五的解题技巧之一是根据上下文词汇来锁定线索。即：要关注空白前后的名词和动词，然后在选项中查找它们的近义词、反义词、同义词、同类词等。其次是一些专有名词，比如说数词、代词、时间、年代、地点/名称等。在本文中，第1小题中的it，第2小题中的If so，第3小题中的Avoid saying “I”均与上下文或选项中有相呼应的词语。