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【题目】How to Talk to Someone with Hearing Loss

People who have hearing loss may struggle with a surprising side effect: less satisfying relationships, as friends and family struggle to know how to communicate, says Katherine Bouton, author of Shouting Won’t Help. 【1】Follow these simple tips so people with hearing loss will more easily understand what you’re saying and be able to participate.

Don’t’ shout.

【2】; yelling doesn’t help a person with hearing loss hear you any better. The exception: if your voice is particularly quiet, you should speak louder.

【3】.

Almost all people with hearing less read lips. Don’t speak directly into their ear because the person won’t be able to see your lips.

Don’t forget to eliminate(消除)white noise

Most people with hearing loss have a hard time distinguishing speech over a noisy air conditioner, a humming fish tank or anything that whirs, murmurs or rumbles. 【4】.

Don’t all talk at one

At a dinner parkty or meeting where there may be eight to ten people present, try to have one general conversation instead of several overlapping ones.

Don’t say “Never mind, it doesn’t matter”

If someone doesn’t hear what you’ve said after you’ve restated it two or three times, don’t give up. Rephrase and retry. 【5】

A. Don’t lean in toward the ear

B. Don’t try to chat over the TV

C. To the person who can’t hear you, everything matters.

D. The person with hearing loss can feel isolated or cut off

E. Speak in a normal voice and pronounce as clearly as possible

F. Do not cover your mouth, eat, or chew on anything while talking

G. Clinically deaf, he taught friends, family and colleagues how to help

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】G

【2】E

【3】A

【4】B

【5】C

【解析】本文给出了一些更好地与听力受损的人交流的小技巧。

【1】根据空格后面的句子Follow these simple tips so people with hearing loss will more easily understand what you’re saying and be able to participate.可以得知本文给出了一些与听力受损的人交流的方法。结合前面对《大喊不管用》的作者所说的话，可以得知临床上耳聋的她教给朋友、家人、同事如何帮助听力受损的人。故选G。

【2】根据空格上面的小标题建议不要大喊，以及后面的句子yelling doesn’t help a person with hearing loss hear you any better.可以得知冲着听力受损的人大喊不会帮到他们。可以得知建议我们用平常的说话声音清晰的讲话。故选E。

【3】根据空格的位置可以判断是小标题，建议不要做某事，下面的内容说到听力受损的人会读唇语，所以不要靠到这些人的耳朵旁讲话。故选A。

【4】根据空格前面的句子Most people with hearing loss have a hard time distinguishing speech over a noisy air conditioner,可以得知听力受损的人辨别不清你说的和空调、或电视上发出的声音，因此建议不要在播放的电视机旁讲话。故选B。

【5】根据空格前面的句子If someone doesn’t hear what you’ve said after you’ve restated it two or three times, don’t give up. Rephrase and retry.可以得知当说一遍对方听不清时，你不要放弃，重新说。最后总结不要放弃的原因，对于听力受损的人来说，任何话语都是重要的。故选C。

“七选五”题要求学生根据文章的结构、逻辑、上下文的内容选出相应的五句话填入空白处将文章补充完整。主要目的在于“考查考生对文章的整体内容和结构以及上下文逻辑意义的理解和掌握。”

试题的位置不同，解题策略也不同：

1．若问题在段首：通常是段落主题句。认真阅读该段落，根据段落一致性原则，查找相关词或者同义词，从而推测出主题句，找到答案。 例如____2____; yelling doesn’t help a person with hearing loss hear you any better. The exception: if your voice is particularly quiet, you should speak louder.根据相关词yelling doesn’t help，Don’t’ shout.可以判断出冲着听力受损的人大喊不会帮到他们，故选E。

2．若问题在段尾通常是结论、概括性语句。要注意表示总结的信号词，如therefore, as a result, hence,thus, to sum up, to conclude, in short, in a word等词语，选项中也可发现前文的同义词句。例如：Most people with hearing loss have a hard time distinguishing speech over a noisy air conditioner, a humming fish tank or anything that whirs, murmurs or rumbles. ______4______.空格前的have a hard time distinguishing与B项中的“Don’t try to chat”对应，可以判断选B。

3若问题是位于自然段中 承上启下是空格的主要任务，分析句子之间的逻辑关系及内容的连贯性，注意句子间的衔接手段。将选项代入原文，如果前后内容连贯，符合逻辑，就能得出正确答案。 例如：says Katherine Bouton, author of Shouting Won’t Help. ___1___Follow these simple tips so people with hearing loss will more easily understand what you’re saying and be able to participate.本段前一句“《大喊不管用》的作者所说的话”，以及空格后的“these simple tips”与D项中的“how to help”对应，可以得知G项所表达的意思也与空格后的内容相关联，承上启下。