Question

根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，选项中有两项为多余选项。

Does this situation seem familiar to you? Your English is progressing well, the grammar is now familiar, the reading comprehension is no problem, and you are speaking quite fluently.   1.        .

First of all, remember that you are not alone. Listening is probably the most difficult job for almost all learners of English as a foreign language. The most important thing is to listen as often as possible. 2.         . The Internet is really a useful tool for English students. You can download The RealPlayer from RealMedia.com. The RealPlayer allows you to use the Internet like a radio station.

Once you have begun to listen on a regular basis, you might still be frustrated by limited understanding. 3.        .

Here is some of the advice I give my students:

●Accept the fact that you are not going to understand everything.

●Stay relaxed when you do not understand, and try listening to the material for more times.

● Do not translate everything into your native language.

●4.        . Don’t concentrate on details before you have understood the main ideas.

● Listen to something you enjoy.

I remember the problems I had in understanding spoken German when I first went to Germany. In the beginning, when I didn’t understand a word, I insisted on translating it in my mind. This method usually resulted in confusion. 5.          . Firstly, translating creates a barrier between the listener and the speaker. Secondly, most people repeat themselves constantly. By remaining calm, I noticed that even if I did not pay much attention I could usually understand what the speaker had said.

A. What should you do?

B. Listen for the general idea of the conversation.

C. But you can’t follow a native English speaker at all!

D. But listening is a problem for most of the beginners!

E. So, what you need to do is to find listening resources.

F. However, after several weeks, I got used to the new environment in Germany.

G.Then, after the first six months, I discovered two extremely important facts

Answer

1.C

2.E

3.A

4.B

5.G

【解析】

试题分析：在英语学习方面很多人并不重视听力，作者在提高听力能力方面给出了一些具体的建议。

1.C 本句表示在英语学习方面遇见的矛盾。你的英语语法不错，阅读理解也很好，你也说得很流利，但你根本听不懂当地人所说的话。根据下文First of all，remember that you are not alone. Listening is probably the most difficult job for almost all learners of English as a foreign language ，提到听力是最重要的，所以进行转折，故选C项。

2.E 上文提到 The most important thing is to listen as often as possible最重要的是尽可能的多听，故你要找到听力资源。与listen 是想呼应的。故选E项。

3.A 上文提到 一旦你开始在一定基础上听，你仍然可能理解不了。你应该如何做呢，根据下文，Here is some of the advice I give my students这有一些建议，故应是不知道如何做了，故选A项。

4.B 根据下文提到，不要集中在细节上，要集中在细节上，the main ideas与 the general idea of the conversation.是同义词，故选B项，听大概意思。

5.

【名师点睛】

本文6. what you need to do is to find listening resources.”中的so与横线前句“The most important thing is to listen as often as possible最重要的是尽可能的多听”形成上下文的因果关系，故你要找到听力资源。在阅读的时候，我们可以根据“so”这类从关联词上查找线索。

由于英语的句段之间经常会运用关联词表示衔接和过渡，使文章逻辑更清楚和连贯，因此文章中和选项中表示各种逻辑关系的路标性信号词在选择答案时都是很重要的线索。 在做题时可将这三个层面的线索很好地结合起来。例如，在看到表示并列或递进关系的关联词时，一般表示前后句子的名词或句意具有同指性；而表示转折让步关系的词则往往表示前后句子的名词同指，但句意对立，或褒贬对立或肯否对立；而表示例证关系的词则意味着在举例之前或之后有表述概念或某一观点的句子，往往会有复数名词出现。常见的关联词有下面这些：

(1)并列与递进关系：and, or, also，neither„nor„,either„or„,likewise, similarly, equally, in the same way, that is to say ,as well as, the same „as, besides, additionally, furthermore, moreover, in addition to ,what is more

(2)因果关系：because, for, since, as, thus, hence, therefore, so, so„that, consequently, accordingly, due to, thanks to, as a result, because of, in that, for this reason, of course

(3)转折让步关系：but, however, yet, on the contrary, by contrast, on the other hand, unfortunately, while, whereas, unlike, rather than, instead of, it is true that, of course,although, though, even though, even if, nevertheless, despite, in spite of

(4)时间关系：afterwards, at first, at last, finally, first, firstly, in the first place, to start with，in the mean time, last, later, next, second, secondly, then, third, thirdly, to begin with

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