Question

【题目】 Communication is important for strong family relationships. However, if you don’t truly listen to others, it can be difficult to communicate. Working on the following listening skills can help you communicate better.

Listening Actively

Focus on the speaker’s words and not what you'll say next. When listening to a family member, pay attention to what’s being said. When talking to someone, pay attention to the speaker and his thoughts, you can think of how you will reply later.

Make sure the speaker has finished talking before you talk. Instead of starting your reply at once, a couple of seconds of silence is not a bad thing.

Communicating Effectively(有效的)

Retell what has been said. Try to briefly conclude what you have heard when the speaker finishes. It will really show you're listening and allow you and your family to communicate better.

Reflect on what's been said. After talking, reflect briefly on the subject. Try to work out not just what's being said, but also why it is important.

Accept you don' t always have to solve someone's problems.

Avoiding Negative Habits

Do not cut in on others. Interrupting can break effective conversation. Do not start talking until the other person has finished.

Stop from offering advice. Unless you are asked, do not offer advice. Offering advice can make it seem like you're not really listening but to hear what you want.

Do not change the subject early. Never change the subject before the speaker has got their words out, even if a subject makes you bored.

Avoid hurrying the speaker. Never say words like, "Can you get to the point?" This will make it seem like you're not interested in the conversation.

How to be a good listener to your family
Introduction	●【1】 listening skills, you can communicate with your family better.
How to develop 【2】 of being a good listener	Listening actively	●You should understand how the speaker thinks 58【3】you reply. ●It’s not a bad thing to keep【4】 for seconds.
	Communicating effectively	●Brief conclusion can【5】 you of what the speaker has said ●Work out both the words talked by the speaker and the【6】 of the subject .
	【7】 negative habits	●Interrupting can make the conversation 【8】effective. ●Even if you find the subject【9】, just let the speaker express himself completely. ●It's impolite to【10】the speaker before your conversation.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】With

【2】skills

【3】before

【4】silent

【5】remind

【6】importance

【7】avoiding

【8】less

【9】boring

【10】hurry

【解析】

这篇短文主要讲述了学习以下倾听技巧可以帮助你和家人更好地沟通。

【1】根据文中Working on the following listening skills can help you communicate better.可知，通过倾听技巧，你可以更好地与家人沟通。With listening skills具有听力技巧。根据句意，故填With。

【2】根据Listening actively;Communicating effectively;____7____ negative habits，表格提示，可知这里是说怎样培养成为一个好的倾听者的技巧。skill的意思是“技巧”，这里用复数形式。故填skills。

【3】根据文中Make sure the speaker has finished talking before you talk. Instead of starting your reply at once, a couple of seconds of silence is not a bad thing.可知，在你回答之前，你应该理解发言者的想法。这里是before表示在……之前。根据题意，故填before。

【4】根据文中Instead of starting your reply at once, a couple of seconds of silence is not a bad thing.可知，保持沉默几秒钟不是坏事。keep silent表示保持沉默。根据句意，故填silent。

【5】根据文中Try to briefly conclude what you have heard when the speaker finishes. It will really show you're listening and allow you and your family to communicate better.可知，这里是说简短的结论可以提醒你演讲者所说的话。短语remind sb. of sth.表示提醒某人某事。根据句意，故填remind。

【6】根据文中Reflect on what's been said. After talking, reflect briefly on the subject. Try to work out not just what's being said, but also why it is important.可知，把演讲者说的话和主题的重要性都计算出来。the importance of…表示……的重要性。根据句意，故填importance。

【7】根据文中Avoiding Negative Habits可知，这里是说避免消极习惯，短语avoid doing sth.表示避免做某事。根据题意，故填avoiding。

【8】根据文中Do not cut in on others. Interrupting can break effective conversation可知，打断会使谈话不那么有效。这里是不那么有效，less+形容词的原形，less effective不那么有效。根据句意，故填less。

【9】根据文中Do not change the subject early. Never change the subject before the speaker has got their words out, even if a subject makes you bored.可知，即使你觉得这个话题很无聊，也要让演讲者完全表达自己。find+宾语+形容词，做宾语补足语。find the subject boring发现话题无聊。故填boring。

【10】根据文中Avoid hurrying the speaker. Never say words like, "Can you get to the point?" This will make it seem like you're not interested in the conversation.可知，把演讲者赶在你谈话之前是不礼貌的。hurry的意思是“催促”，根据句意，故填hurry。

读全文，了解大意

明确任务后，要迅速阅读全文来了解文章主要内容，以及文章的感情基调、作者的意图等。因为大家知道在材料后的问题设置中，经常有对文章大意的考查。对于概括大意的题目，需要全篇考虑，这类题目有时可以从文中直接找到答案，但有时需要用自己的话来概括。这类题难度较大，对文章还得再读一读，才能总结出来。

除此之外，还经常考查给文章拟标题。这类题目可以通过寻找主题句和高频词来完成。主题句往往是首句或尾句，但如果没有主题句，就可以从短文中去提炼、概括。确定标题同学们必须遵循两个原则，第一个是标题要有概括性，就是说标题应在最大程度上覆盖全文，体现文章的中心大意；第二个是标题要醒目，即标题要吸引读者的注意力。

再次阅读，逐题突破

第一遍泛读之后，同学们对后面的问题，已经有所了解，然后大家就可以用跳读的方式来寻找答案。还有一类情况大家要注意，就是要求同学们要解读深层含义的题。这一类题属于难度较大的题。在做这一类型题的时候，同学们要捕捉文章中有关的信息，把握文章的内在逻辑关系，立足原文，从字里行间捕捉一些线索，悟出作者想表达的深层含义。

通读全文，仔细检查

在完成所有任务后，同学们还应结合题目再把全文通读一遍，认真核实答案，同时必须检查一下书写是否规范，句子的时态、人称、单复数、语态、词性、主谓搭配等是否正确，这是答题的最后一步，也是很关键的一步。