Question

Here are some tips on listening. We hope it can help you in one way or other.

●Relax yourself

Before you start to listen to something, you need to relax. Don't get nervous or excited. This will help you with your listening.

●Listen carefully to the first sentence

The first sentence tells a lot about the whole passage. For example, if at the very beginning, you hear "Many shops in many parts of China have decided to take away all kinds of Japanese goods off their shelves, but some people say it's not a good idea. Our reporter says…", you know you will hear a piece of news, not a children's story, or a science report.

●Think when you're listening

When you're listening, try to do some thinking. For example, you can think of the following questions: What happened? When, where and how? What was the result(结果) and what does the speaker want to tell us? In this way, you may understand the passage better.

●Listen for important facts

It's important for you to remember some important facts. For example, if the passage is a science report, you should try to remember its findings and how the scientists got their results.

●Don't think about one or two words for too long

You may hear some words that you don't know, but don't spend too much time on them. Very often, you'll find out what they mean later when you go on with the listening. But you can remember some words or sentences that you think are important, and you can use them when you're answering the questions.

1.This whole passage is mainly about tips on _____.

A. thinking    B. finding the facts    C. listening    D. remembering words

2.It's better for you to keep _____when you begin to have a listening exam.

A. excited    B. relaxed    C. nervous    D. worried

3.The sentence "Many shops in many parts of China have decided to take away all kinds of Japanese goods off their shelves…" seems to be _____.

A. the first sentence of a piece of news    B. the first sentence of a children's story

C. the end of a piece of news    D. the first sentence of a science report

4.When you're listening, it's important for you to remember _____.

A. every word    B. every sentence    C. some important facts    D. the whole passage

5.The passage is the most helpful to _____.

A. news reporters    B. doctors    C. scientists    D. foreign language learners

Answer

1.C

2.B

3.A

4.C

5.D

【解析】这篇短文中对于如何提高听力给了我们一些建议，如听前要放松、听清第一句话、在听的时候思考、听清重要的事实、不要纠结于一、两个词等。

1.细节理解题。短文的第一句话就是文章的中心句，根据这句话Here are some tips on listening可知，这篇短文介绍的是关于听力的一些建议。由此可知应选C。

2.细节理解题。根据短文中给出的第一条建议Before you start to listen to something, you need to relax可知，在开始听之前，你需要放松。故应选B。

3.细节理解题。根据短文中的第二条建议The first sentence tells a lot about the whole passage. For example, if at the very beginning, you hear "Many shops in many parts of China have decided to take away all kinds of Japanese goods off their shelves,可知，文章的第一句话可以告诉我们很多信息，下面就举了这样一个例子，因此这就是一篇文章的第一句话，故应选A。

4.细节理解题。根据短文的第四条建议It's important for you to remember some important facts可知，在听的时候，你应该记住以下关键的事实。由此可知应选C。

5.推理判断题。这篇短文的第一句话Here are some tips on listening就是文章的中心句，介绍的是关于听力的一些建议。因此我们可以知道，这对于学习外语的人是很有帮助的，故应选D。

点睛：这篇短文是比较容易理解的，因为短文的第一句话就点明了文章的中心，而且短文的结构非常清楚，是总分的结构，从第二段开始就是具体的建议，而且每一条建议前都有小标题，可以帮助我们掌握每一段的大意。后面题目的设置也是以细节理解为主，我们可以根据题目所问和文章中每一段的小标题快速地寻找答案。例如第3小题，利用题目中的这句话做关键词，在短文的第三段中找到它，然后这一段的第一句话告诉我们文章的第一句话告诉我们关于整篇文章的信息，并举例说明，由此我们就可以知道这句话是文章的第一句话，故选A。