Listening test is one of the most important parts of the English exam. Here are some tips for you.
Before you start to listen, you need to relax. Don't be stressed out. And try to read the questions.These questions usually help you understand the conversation or the passage.
Then listen carefully to the first sentence. It usually tells you the main idea of the passage. When you're listening, try to do some thinking and take some notes, such as:
☆What happened　
☆When, where, and how　
☆What does the speaker want to tell us　
In this way, you may understand the passage better,
Please remember not to think about one or two words for a long time. When you hear some words you don't know, don't spend too much time on them. Very often, you'll find out what they mean later when you go on with the listening.
【小题1】This passage mainly talks about______.

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　I'm a newspaperman(新闻记者)．I don't have much money, 　1 　I meet a lot of interesting people, some are 　2 　; 　3 　are poor．I like my job very much and I'm good at it．I don't talk a lot, but I'm a good 　4 　．Perhaps I'm the best listener in the city, and I look stupid(愚蠢的)and soon I am getting a lot of 　5 　．

　Let me 　6 　you 　7 　of how I got people to talk．I was writing an article(文章)about 　8 　in the city, how they live, 　9 　they do, and so on．So yesterday afternoon I went to the park, sat on a bench(长凳) 　10 　the sun, and waited．Soon an old woman came and sat near to me．She was carrying two large paper bags and an old handbag．I sat quietly 　11 　her about ten minutes, and 　12 　I took out some chocolate(巧克力)and I gave her a piece．After that, she 　13 　me about herself．She doesn't have a 　14 　．She and two friends sleep in the bus station．On warm days she comes to the park 　15 　her few clothes and things in two paper bags．　16 　we went to an eating place 17 a cup of coffee and 　18 　to eat．I paid, of course．I asked her a few questions about TV and films she was 　19 　．I gave her a dollar．Then, I 　20 　her in the park, went down to the office, and wrote the story for my article．

One morning, an old woman carrying a big basket of cabbages on her head to the market. She hoped to 　1 them to the people from town.

The mountain road was narrow（窄的）and the old woman was walking 　 2　 , because she did not want to have 　 3　 and lose her cabbages.

Suddenly she 　 4 a loud bell , and a bicycle came round the corner. It passed her and went very fast 　5 the hill. The old woman had to jump to one side of the 　6 so quickly that the basket of cabbages nearly fell into the valley（山谷）.

She looked up, and saw that a young boy was on the bicycle. He was 　7 on without even looking round to see 　8 the old woman was all right.

The old woman began to shout,“Come back, young man! You dropped something!”

When he heard this , the boy stopped the bicycle so suddenly that he 　 9 fell off . Then he turned and began to 　 10 the bicycle back up to the hill. “What is it?”he asked.“What did I drop?”“Little boy,”the old woman answered,“you dropped our manners（礼貌）.”

（　 ）1. A. sened　　　　　 B. sell　　　　　　 C. give　　　　　　 D. take

（　 ）2. A. carefully　　　　 B. clearly　　　　　 C. politely　　　　　 D. hardly

（　 ）3. A. a match　　　　 B. a rest　　　　 　　C. an accident　　　 D. a talk

（　　）4. A. hit　　　　　　 B. made　　　　　　 C. found　　　　　 D. heard

（　 ）5. A. over　　　　　　 B. up　　　　　　　 C. to　　　　　　　 D. down

（　 ）6. A. road　　　　　　 B. street　　　　　　 C. town　　　　 　 D. hill

（　 ）7. A. driving　　　　　 B. riding　　　　　 C. running　　　　 D. walking

（　　）8. A. how　　　　　　 B. why　　　　　　 C. whether　　　　 D. when

（　　）9. A. usually　　　　　 B. hardly　　　　　 C. easily　　　　　 D. nearly

（　 ）10.A. carry　　　　　 B. catch　　　　　　 C. push　　　　　　 D. give