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每空限填1個(gè)單詞。

How to be a good listener

Everyone loves a good listener. But there are more reasons to develop the skill of listening than to win hearts or popularity contests.

Listening heals hurts and builds bridges. It gives us the ability to understand and empathize, to view the world from our own point. It can bring us wisdom over and above mere intelligence. But most importantly, it allows us to give the people around us the gifts they crave (渴望) most—a sense of worth.

As it turns out, there’s more to good listening than just keeping quiet and allowing someone to speak. Effective listening is actually a combination of two key communication skills: listening and verifying (確認(rèn)).

Even when we’ve managed to hear a person’s entire message, we often interpret it wrong—according to our own understanding, experience, or prejudice. As an effective listener, your goal is to hear and absorb what another has to say……in exactly the way they mean it to be understood. Only then can you respond properly. This is much easier read than done, so here are a few helpful tips:

1. Give the speaker your full attention.

Stop talking and remove all distractions. Turn off the TV, your phone, or computer. Watch your body language. The way you look at the speaker, or the way you stand or sit, makes a huge difference. The right listening body language communicates that we are listening openly and attentively, and puts the other person at ease.

2. Be patient.

Not everyone is a gifted speaker. Some people take longer to find the right word to make a point. Others are too worried to get their message across properly. If necessary, ask the speaker to explain further. It will help him / her speak more exactly and it will help you hear and understand better.

3. Keep your emotions in check.

If what someone is saying creates an emotional response in you, make an extra effort to listen carefully. When we’re angry, frightened or upset, we often miss key parts of what is being said.

4. Hold your fire.

Don’t jump to conclusions immediately. A good listener doesn’t react until comprehension is complete. If you respond in a way that makes the other person defensive, even if you “win” the argument, you may lose something far more valuable.

5. Even if you think you understand. VERIFY.

Never assume you got the message right. Pause, think about what was said, and then ask “Is this what you meant?” or “Am I understanding this right?”

6. Empathize

Take a moment to stand in the other person’s shoes, to look at the situation from his / her point of view……especially when you’re being told something personal or painful, or something you strongly disagree with. The more shoes you are able to successfully stand in within your life time, the less puzzled you’ll find your life and relationships to be.

(1)__________ of good listening	● (2)__________ hurts. ● Building (3)___________. ● Allowing us to (4)___________ and empathize, and viewing the world in an all-round way. ● Bringing us wisdom over and above mere intelligence. ● (5)_________ the people around us feel worthy.
Components of effective listening	● Good listening consists of two key communication skills: (6)__________ and verifying.
(7)__________ to be a good listener	● Listening to the speaker (8)_________. ● Trying to be a (9) _______ listener. ● Avoiding being affected by your emotions. ● Waiting before you take (10)_________. ● Verifying. ● Empathizing

 

Answer 1

【答案】

 Effects/Advantages/ Benefits 

 Healing  

  bridges 

  understand 

 Making  

 listening   

 Ways/Tips   

 attentively 

  patient   

 actions

【解析】

試題分析：

 Effects/Advantages/ Benefits 總結(jié)歸納題。本行后面的內(nèi)容都是關(guān)于傾聽的好處。

 Healing  詞形變化。根據(jù)第二段第一句Listening heals hurts。該列都用動(dòng)名詞的形式。

 bridges 原詞再現(xiàn)。根據(jù)第二段第一句builds bridges.

 understand 原詞再現(xiàn)。根據(jù)第二段第一行the ability to understand。

 Making 意義轉(zhuǎn)換。根據(jù)第二段最后一句it allows us to give the people around us the gifts they crave (渴望) most—a sense of worth.傾聽讓周圍的人有認(rèn)同感，故使用making the people around us feel worthy.

 listening  原詞再現(xiàn)。根據(jù)第三段最后listening and verifying (確認(rèn)).

 Ways/Tips   原詞再現(xiàn)。根據(jù)第四段段最后一句so here are a few helpful tips:

 attentively 原詞再現(xiàn)。根據(jù)倒數(shù)第六段第三行The right listening body language communicates that we are listening openly and attentively。

 patient   原詞再現(xiàn)。根據(jù)第2個(gè)建議Be patient.就是要做一個(gè)耐心的傾聽者。

 actions   詞形轉(zhuǎn)換。根據(jù)第4個(gè)建議的第二句A good listener doesn’t react until comprehension is complete.說明在完全理解了以后才采取行動(dòng)。本句作為動(dòng)詞take的賓語使用take action替換react。

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點(diǎn)評(píng)：本文是關(guān)于如何做一名好的傾聽者的一些實(shí)用的建議，在解題的使用要注意使用詞性，詞形轉(zhuǎn)換，歸納總結(jié)，同義詞的換用等多種方法。