Question

【题目】To understand someone you must listen to them. Surprise! The problem is that most of us don't know how to listen. It's so typical of us to use one of the five poor listening styles. The response of the man sitting on the sofa is an example _________.

A.self-centered listeningB.spacing out

C.pretend listeningD.selective listening

Answer 1

【答案】C

【解析】

考查看图选词。句意：要了解一个人，你必须倾听他们。惊喜!问题是我们大多数人都不知道如何倾听。我们通常会使用五种糟糕的倾听风格中的一种。坐在沙发上的那个人的反应就是一个假装在听的例子。A .self-centered listening以自我为中心；B. spacing out心不在焉；C. pretend listening假装倾听；D. selective listening选择性倾听。根据空所在句子及图片中内容可知，句子的第一句介绍了人们通常有5种糟糕的倾听风格，图片中坐在沙发上的人说“sounds cool”是“pretend listening（假装倾听）”的典型表现，故选C。