题目内容
阅读下面的短文，然后用大约30词左右概括该故事的内容要点。
Some years ago, leaving the farm to work in the city, three brothers were employed by the same company and on the same pay．But three years later, they received different wages(薪金)．So their father was confused and decided to pay a visit to the boss, who told him that he would let his sons explain for themselves．
The three brothers were asked by the supervisor(主管)to go to the airport to get a cargo inventory(飞机载货清单)at different times．Jim, who received 500 dollars a month, got the information on the phone instead of going to the airport himself．Frank, the 1000 dollars a month brother with a list of more cargoes．George, the 1500 dollars a month brother came back with detailed information and also did something extra without being told．
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Possible version： Three brothers, who worked for the same company, received different wages due to their different attitudes towards their work, which shows right attitude is of great benefit to one's life． 叙事时态错误倒扣1分 |
阅读快车系列答案阅读下面的短文，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。
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A. The most common problem is a “wandering” mind B. Selective listening is also a mental barrier C. Listening isn’t an easy skill to master D. Attitude can also influence good listening E. Noise and background music makes listening more difficult F. Listening is also related to the level of the listener’s knowledge |
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.