阅读下面的短文，然后从A-F选项中，为每一小段选择合适的标题, 并把答案写在答案卷上。

1._____________

Listening is not as easy as someone thought. Even good listeners may recall only fifty percent of what they hear. Retention, the ability to remember and recall information, decreases about twenty to twenty-five percent after a few days. So no matter how well you listen in class, you’re always going to have to refresh your memory before a test! Unfortunately, many people have poor listening habits, and little listening training. To improve your listening skills, it’s important to understand what causes poor listening.

2.___________

If you find it difficult to concentrate solely on what a speaker is saying, there’s a good reason. The mind processes information much faster than a speaker can speak. The brain can process over 500 words per minute, while the average speaker talks at a rate of 124 to 250 words per minute. That means the mind can hear what’s being said and can think about something else at the same time.

3.____________

If you have a negative idea about the speaker or the topic, you’ll find it difficult to listen attentively. Hostile or captive audiences often have more difficultly listening than do favorable or voluntary ones.

4.____________

If a speaker speaks “above the heads” of an audience, people find it difficult to concentrate. Speakers who use unfamiliar words or who use incomplete explanations make it more difficult to listen. Speakers who “speak down” to audiences, failing to acknowledge what the audience already knows, also create mental blocks.

5.___________

When people listen selectively, they simply block out what they don’t want to hear. For instance, many people have habits that are dangerous to their health, like smoking. However, they often choose to block out what a speaker says about health risks. They may listen to a speech and think that the speaker’s message applies to other people, not them. In other words, they hear what they want to hear and ignore what they don’t want to hear.

书面表达（满分15分）

最近，你校正在进行英语选修课报名，针对高一年级，学校列出了如下课程供大家选择：

请以“My Favorite Course” 为题，选择其中的一门，用英语写一篇100-120个词的短文，发表在学校论坛里和大家一起分享。要求如下：

1. 简要概括课程内容；2. 谈谈你选择该课程的理由。

注意：文章的标题和开头已给出（不计词数）。

My Favorite Course

Of the four courses listed, I                                                 

阅读下面的短文，然后从A-F选项中，为每一小段选择合适的标题, 并把答案写在答案卷上。

书面表达（满分15分）
最近，你校正在进行英语选修课报名，针对高一年级，学校列出了如下课程供大家选择：

随着生活节奏的加快，人们很少有时间坐下来读书。但是书是我们的良师益友，给我们带来无穷的乐趣，因此我们还是鼓励人们多读书。请以Reading—A Bright Way to A Better Life为题写一篇英语作文，要点需包括下列信息：

1、 读书的好处；

2、 正确选择阅读材料和安排阅读时间；

3、 你的做法。

注意：1. 词数120左右。

2. 短文标题与开头已给出,不计入总词数；

Reading—A Bright Way to A Better Life

With the rapid pace of modern life, people seldom sit down and read. ________                 ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

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