2022年春季重慶文理學院《大學英語Ⅱ》在線考核題庫

Blameforthescandalofthislanguagedeficitshouldbethrustuponourschools,whichshouldbe

settinghighstandardsofEnglishlanguageproficiency.Instead,theyonlyteachalittlegrammar

andevenlessadvancedvocabulary.Schoolsfailtoadequatelyteachtheessentialframeworkof

language,accurategrammarandpropervocabulary,whiletheyshouldtaketheresponsibilityof

pushingtheyoungontothepathofcompetentcommunication.（本題5.0分）

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［簡答題］Insummary,thehumanitieshelptocreatewell-roundedhumanbeingswithinsightand

understandingofthepassions,hopesanddreamscommontoallhumanity.Thehumanities,the

ancienttimelessreservoirofknowledge,teachustoseethingsdifferentlyandbroadenour

horizons.Theyareasusefulandrelevantinourmodernageastheyhavealwaysbeen.（本題5.0

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［簡答題］請根據(jù)所提供標題完成一篇100詞左右的英文寫作任務。對待失敗Failurein

Life（本題15.0分）

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［簡答題］請根據(jù)所提供材料中的要求完成一篇100詞左右的英文寫作任務。某英文報社正

在舉辦題為“MyHobby”的征文活動。請就此題目寫一篇英文短文應征。內(nèi)容包括以下兩

個方面：?你的愛好是什么？?你為什么有這個愛好？（本題15.0分）

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Directions:Choosethebestanswertoeachquestionfromtheinformationgiveninthepassage.

Amonklivedwithhisbrother,aone-eyedidiot（averystupidperson）.Oneday,whenthemonk

wasscheduledtohaveaninterviewwithafamoustheologian（ascientistwhostudiesreligions）

whohadcomefromfarawaytomeethim,heneededtotakecareofsomemattersandwould

thereforebeabsentwhenthetheologianarrived.Hetoldhisbrother:"Receivethisscholarand

treathimwell1Don'tsayawordtohim,andeverythingwillbeOK."

Themonkleftthetemple.Uponreturning,hewenttomeethisguest.

"Didmybrotherreceiveyouproperly?"askedthemonk.

"Youbrotherisoutstanding.He'sagreattheologian!"exclaimedthetheologianwithgreat

enthusiasm.

"Whatdoyoumean?Mybrother—atheologian?"stuttered（結巴地說）thesurprisedmonk.

"Wehadapassionateconversation,"repliedthescholar."Wecommunicatedprofessionally

bymeansofgestures.Ishowedhimonefingerandherepliedbyshowingmetwo.Logically,I

answeredwiththreefingersandthenheastonishedmebyraisingaclosedfist,endingthe

debate.Withonefinger,IimpliedtheunityofBuddha.Withtwofingers,heexpandedmypoint

ofviewbyremindingmethatBuddhawasinseparablefromhistheory.Delightedbythereply,

withthreefingersIexpressed:Buddhaandhistheoryintheworld.Thenhesuggesteda

wonderfulresponse,showingmehisfist:Buddha,histheoryandtheworld,alltogetherasone

whole."

Alittlelater,themonkwenttolookforhisone-eyedbrother.

"Sohowdiditgoearlierwiththetheologian?"heasked.

"Verysimple,"saidthebrother."Hemadefunofme;heshowmeonefingeremphasizing

thatIhavebutoneeye.Notwantingtofallintotheconflict,Ishowedthathewasfortunate

enoughtohavetwoeyes.Critically,hecontinued,'Bethatasitmay,betweenus,wehavethree

eyes.'Thatwasthestrawthatbrokethecamel'sback.Showinghimaclosedfist,Ithreatenedto

layhimoutrightthenandthereifhedidn*tstophisinsultingchallenges."

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［單選題］Accordingtothepassage,themonk'sbrotherisaperson.（本題2.0分）

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［單選題］Thetheologianthoughtthemonk'sbrotherasagreattheologianbecause.（本題

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［單選題］Whatwouldthemonkdoafterheheardofhisbrother'sexplanationonhowitwent

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［單選題］Accordingtowhatthetheologiansaid,heconsideredthemonk'sbrother'sfisttobethe

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Itwasasunnymorninginthespringof1966.Iwasdrivingataxi,lookingforacustomer.While

passingNewYorkHospital,Ifoundamanrunningdownthehospitalsteps,wavingatme.

Istopped.Themanreachedthetaxiandjumpedin."TheAirport,please/hesaid.Asalways,I

wonderedaboutmypassenger.Wasthismanatalker?Afterafewmoments,hestartedsaying,

“Howdoyoulikedrivingataxi?"

uIt'sOK/1said."\makealivingandmeetinterestingpeoplesometimes."

“Whatdoyoudo?”Iasked.

“l(fā)amadoctoratNewYorkHospital.”

Manytimesduringlongrides,I'ddevelopedagoodrelationshipwithmypassengersandreceived

verygoodadvicefromthem.ThistimeIdecidedtoaskforhishelp.

uCouldIaskafavorofyou?”Hedidn'tanswer."\haveason,15,agoodkid.Hewantsajobthis

summer.Isitpossiblethatyougetoneforhim?"

Hestillwasn*ttalking,andIwasstartingtofeelfoolish.Finally,hesaid,“Well,mystudentshavea

summerresearchproject.Maybehecouldjoinin.Havehimsendmehisschoolrecord/

Helefthisaddressandpaidme.ItwasthelasttimeIeversawhim.

Robbiesentoffhisgradesthenextmorning.Andgraduallythisincidentwasforgotten.Two

weekslater;whenIarrivedhomefromwork,Robbiehandedmealetter.Hewasinformedtocall

Dr.Plumforaninterview.

Robbiegotthejob.Thefollowingsummer;Robbieworkedatthehospitalagain,butthistime,he

wasgivenmoreresponsibility.Then,heworkedatthehospitalforathirdsummerandgradually

developedaloveofmedicalprofession.

Neargraduatingfromcollege,RobbieappliedtoandwasadmittedtoNewYorkMedicalCollege.

Aftergettinghismedicaldegree,Robbie,thesonofataxidriver,becameadoctoratColumbia

MedicalCenter.

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［判斷題］Thedoctorshoutedatthetaxidriverforaride.（本題2.0分）

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［判斷題］Thedoctorwantedtogototherailwaystationbytaxi.（本題2.0分）

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［判斷題］Thetaxidriverlikedtalkingwithhiscustomers.（本題2.0分）

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［判斷題］Thetaxidriverhadtwochildren.（本題2.0分）

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［判斷題］ThetaxidriverbecameDr.Plum'sfriend.（本題2.0分）

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［判斷題］ThedoctorwrotearecommendationletterforRobbie.（本題2.0分）

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［判斷題］Robbiejoinedinasummerresearchproject.（本題2.0分）

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［判斷題］Robbiegraduallygotinterestedinmedicine.（本題2.0分）

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［判斷題］RobbiefinallybecameadoctoratNewYorkHospital.（本題2.0分）

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［判斷題］Bigopportunitiescancomeoutofordinarymeetings.（本題2.0分）

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Directions:Choosethebestanswertoeachquestionfromtheinformationgiveninthepassage.

Doyouevergetfrustratedwhenyourealizethatthepersonyou'vebeentalkingtowasnotreally

listeningatall?

Doothersevercomplainthatyoudon'tlisten?

Don'tbetooanxiousiftheanswertoeitherorbothquestionsis"yes".

Althoughwemaynotbeawareofit,manyofushavepoorlisteningskills,andstrong

listeningskillsareimportantforeveryone,notonlyforsecondlanguagelearners.Good

communicationisessentialtoforminggoodrelationshipswithpeopleofallkinds,fromfamily,

friendsandneighbourstoco-workers,bossesandevengovernmentofficials!

Weoftenfocusonsayingwhatwewanttosayinaneffectivewayandforgetthatlistening

carefullytoothersisjustasimportant.Thegoodnewsisthatwecanlearnhowtoimproveour

listeningskills.Onekeytoimprovementisdeveloping"activelistening"skills.Muchofthetimewe

listenpassively.Bymakinganefforttolistenactively,wecanimproveourlearningskillsand

establishsuccessfulrelationshipsmoreeasily.

Hereareafewtipstohelpyoustartlisteningmoreactively:

Firstly,neverunderestimatetheimportanceofnonverbalcommunication,"Nonverbal"

simplymeans"withoutwords".Onestudyfoundthatnonverbalfactorswereresponsiblefor93

percentofcommunicationeffectiveness.Whilenotallexpertsagreethatthepercentageisashigh

asthis,theydoagreethatnonverbalcommunicationisextremelypowerful.?

So,whenyoulistentoanotherperson,paycloseattentiontotheirtoneofvoice,facial

expressionandbodylanguage.Sometimes,forexample,aperson'swordsmaybepositivebut

theirnonverbalcommunicationisnot.Whenaperson'swordsdonotagreewiththeirnonverbal

signals,youmayneedtoconsiderhowtruthfullytheyarespeaking.

Also,youcanusenonverbalmethodstoencourageanotherpersontocommunicatewith

you.Makingeyecontact,usingfriendlyfacialexpressionsandhavingarelaxedandopenmanner

areallhelpful.Youcanusenonverbalsignalssuchasnodsoftheheadorsmilestoletthespeaker

knowyouareinterestedandtrulylisteningwithoutinterruptingtheirspeechtoomuch.

Anotherkeytoactivelisteningishavinganopenmind.Doyourbesttoputyourownfeelings

andopinionsasidewhileyoulisten,andencouragethespeakertofullyexpresstheirideas.Tryto

imaginethatyouareinthesamesituationasthespeaker.lnthisway,youwillbetterunderstand

theirpointofview.

Onemoretipisto"echo"whatthespeakerhassaid.Byrepeatingorrephrasingtheirwords,

suchasbysaying,"So,youfeelunhappy"or"Thiscausedproblemsforyou?",youareperforming

twoimportantfunctionsofanactivelistener.Oneisshowingtheotherpersonthatyouhavebeen

followingwhattheyhavebeensaying,andtheotherisgivingthespeakerthechancetocorrect

youifyouhavemisunderstood.Thistechniqueisespeciallyusefulinhighlyemotionalsituations

orsituationswherethereisdisagreement.

Avoidthetemptationtostarttalkingaboutyourownideasorviews.lfyoudothat,youhave

stoppedlisteningandstartedtalking.

Onceyouputyourmindtolisteningmoreactively,youwillfindthepracticehasmany

benefits.

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［單選題］Alargenumberofpeoplefailtorealizethat.（本題2.0分）

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［單選題］Activelisteningcontributestotheimprovementof.（本題2.0分）

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［單選題］Onestudyhasfoundthatcommunicationeffectivenessowesmuchto.（本

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［單選題］canencourageanotherpersontocontinuehistalk（本題2.0分）

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［單選題］Whenengagedinactivelistening,wetryourbestnotto.（本題2.0分）

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Directions:Choosethebestanswertoeachquestionfromtheinformationgiveninthepassage.

Criticalreadingappliestonon-fictionwritinginwhichtheauthorputsforthapositionorseeksto

makeastatement.Criticalreadingisactivereading.Itinvolvesmorethanjustunderstanding

whatanauthorissaying.Criticalreadinginvolvesquestioningandevaluatingwhattheauthoris

saying,andformingyourownopinionsaboutwhattheauthorissaying.Herearethethingsyou

shoulddotobeacriticalreader.

Considerthecontextofwhatiswritten.Youmaybereadingsomethingthatwaswrittenbyan

authorfromadifferentculturalcontextthanyours.Or,youmaybereadingsomethingwritten

sometimeagoinadifferenttimecontextthanyours.Ineithercase,youmustrecognizeandtake

intoaccountanydifferencesbetweenyourvaluesandattitudesandthoserepresentedbythe

author.

Questionassertionsmadebytheauthor.Don'tacceptwhatiswrittenatfacevalue.Before

acceptingwhatiswritten,bycertainthattheauthorprovidessufficientsupportforany

assertionsmade.Lookforfacts,examples,andstatisticsthatprovidesupport.Also,looktoseeif

theauthorhasintegratedtheworkofauthorities.

Comparewhatiswrittenwithotherwrittenworkonthesubject.Looktoseethatwhatiswritten

isconsistentwiththatothershavewrittenaboutthesubject.Ifthereareinconsistencies,

carefullyevaluatethesupporttheauthorprovidesfortheinconsistencies.

Analyzeassumptionsmadebytheauthor.Assumptionsarewhatevertheauthormustbelieveis

trueinordertomakeassertions.Inmanycases,theauthor'sassumptionsarenotdirectlystated.

Thismeansyoumustreadcarefullyinordertoidentifyanyassumptions.Onceyouidentifyan

assumption,youmustdecidewhetherornottheassumptionisvalid.

Evaluatethesourcestheauthoruses.Indoingthis,bycertainthatthesourcesarecredible.For

example,Einsteinisacrediblesourceiftheauthoriswritingaboutlandmarkachievementsin

physics.Alsobecertainthatthesourcesarerelevant.Einsteinisnotarelevantsourcewhenthe

subjectispoetry.Finally,iftheauthoriswritingaboutasubjectinitscurrentstate,besurethat

thesourcesarecurrent.Forexample,studiesdonebyEinsteinintheearly20thcenturymaynot

beappropriateifthewriterisdiscussingthecurrentstateofknowledgeinphysics.

Identifyanypossibleauthorbias.AwrittendiscussionofAmericanpoliticswilllikelylook

considerablydifferentdependingonwhetherthewriterisaDemocratoraRepublican.Whatis

writtenmayverywellreflectabiasedposition.Youneedtotakethispossiblebiasintoaccount

whenreadingwhattheauthorhaswritten.Thatis,takewhatiswrittenwith〃agrainofsalt//

Bybeingacriticalreader;youwillbecomebetterinformedandmaychangeyourviewsas

appropriate.

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［單選題］Beforeacceptingwhatiswritteninanarticle,youshouldbesurethat.（本題2.0

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［單選題］Iftherearesomeinconsistentpointsinthearticle,youshould.（本題2.0分）

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［單選題］Einsteinisarelevantsourcewhenthearticleisabou.（本題2.0分）

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［單選題］Theauthorbelievesthatbybeingacriticalreaderyoucan.（本題2.0分）

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Directions:Choosethebestanswertoeachquestionfromtheinformationgiveninthepassage.

WhatdoLeonardodaVincii,MarieCurie,andAlbertEinsteinhaveincommon?Theywereall

left-handed,alongwithotherfamouspeopleincludingBradPittPrinceWilliam,andBarack

Obama.Infact,anestimated13percentoftheworld'spopulationmaybeleft-handedandstill

mostpeoplearoundtheworldareright-handed.

Whatmakesapersonbecomeright-handedratherthanleft-handed?Asyetnoonereally

knowsforsure.Onesimpleideasuggeststhatpeoplenormallygetright-handednessfromtheir

parents.Studieshavefoundthattworight-handedparentshaveonlya9.5percentchanceof

havingaleft-handedchild,whereastwoleft-handedparentshavea26percentchanceofhaving

aleft-handedchild.Anothercommontheoryisthatleft-handedpeoplesuffermildbraindamage

duringbirth,whichmakesthemleft-handed.However;ifthistheoryweretrue,itwouldnot

explainwhythepercentageofleft-bandedpeopleissosimilarineverysociety,whenbirth

conditionsvarysomuchfromsocietytosociety.

Whateverthereasonsbehindit,people'sattitudestowardleft-handednesshavechangeda

lotovertheyears.Statisticsshowthatalthough13percentofyoungpeople（10-20yearsold）are

left-handed,only6percentoftheelderlyareleft-handed.Left-handedchildrenusedtobe

punisheduntiltheybeganusingtheirrighthandlikeotherchildren,buttodaypeoplewhoare

left-handedarenolongerlookeddownonnoraretheyconsideredabnormal.Formostpeople

today,eithercaseisperfectlyacceptable.

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［單選題］Whatmakesoneright-handed?（本題2.0分）

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［單選題］Whyisthenumberofyoungpeoplewhoareleft-handedbiggerthanthatofthe

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［單選題］Whatdoesthetextmainlytalkabout?（本題2.0分）閱讀下面短文，請從短文所給各題

的4個選項（A、B、C、D）中選出1個最佳選項。

Weightisneveraneasysubject.Itcanberiskyforparentstoraisetheissueofeatinghabitsand

weightwiththeirkids.

“Nokideverlostweightbecausehismothertoldhimhewasfat,"afriendtoldmewhenIwas

worriedaboutmyson'sweight.

Itturnsoutshewasright,accordingtoanewstudy.ThestudywasdirectedbyDr.Bergeat

UniversityofMinnesota.Shefoundthatkidswhoseparentsdiscussedeatinginahealthyway

werelesslikelytohaveeatingproblems.But64%ofthekidswhoseparentsfocusedontheir

weightturnedtounhealthyeatingbehaviors.Somekidswentonextremediets,andotherseven

atenofood.Soeatingdisorderswerecaused.Thingswereworsewhenfathersjoinedinthe

discussionswiththeirdaughtersandfocusedonweight.''Fathersshouldnevercommentontheir

daughters'weight/saysBerge.Instead,shesuggests,fathersshouldfocusontheirdaughters'

interests.Thatcanhelpthemfeellovedandconfidentenoughtoworkontheirweightissues.

Howshouldparentstalktokidsabouteatingbehaviors?AccordingtoBerge,theyshouldavoid

focusingonhowmuchtheirkidsweigh.Theyshouldtalktothemaboutbeinghealthy.Don't

comparethemwithothers.Ideally,bothparentsshouldsharetheresponsibility.Ifthat'snot

possible,choosetheparentwhosewordscausetheleastamountofstressandwho

demonstrateshealthyeating.

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［單選題］Thestudyfoundthatsomekidshadfewereatingproblemsbecausethey.（本題

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［單選題］Whentoldabouttheirfatness,somekids?（本題2.0分）

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［單選題］Ifafatherfocusesonhisdaughter'sinterests,shewillfeel.（本題2.0分）

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［單選題］Whentalkingtotheirkidsabouteatingbehaviors,parentsshould.（本題2.0分）

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Readthefollowingstatementsandchoosetherightanswer.T（forTrue）ifthestatementagrees

withtheinformationgiveninthetext;F（forFalse）ifthestatementcontradictstheinformation

giveninthetext;NG（forNotGiven）iftheinformationisnotgiveninthetext.

Thelanguageweuseprogramsourbrain.Masteringourlanguagegiveusagreatdegreeof

masteryoverourlivesandourdestinies.Itisimportanttousethelanguageinthebestway

possibleinordertodramaticallyimproveourqualityoflife.

Eventhesmallestofwordscanhavethedeepesteffectonoursubconsciousmind,whichislikea

child,anditdoesn'treallyunderstandthedifferencebetweenwhatreallyhappensandwhatyou

imagine.Itiseagertopleaseandwillingtocarryoutanycommandsthatyougiveit-whether

youdothisknowinglyornotisentirelyuptoyou.

“Try〃

Itisasmallwordyetithasanamazingimpactuponus.Ifsomeonesays,'Tiltrytodothat"you

knowthattheyarenotgoingtobeputtingtheirwholeheartintoit,andmaynotevendoitatall.

Howoftendoyouusethewordtrywhentalkingaboutthethingsthatmattertoyou?Dosay"I'll

trytobemoreconfident"or"I'lltrytodothat"or"IItrytocall”?

Thinkaboutsomethingthatyouwouldliketoachieve,andsayittoyourselfintwodifferentways.

Firstlysay,"I'lltryto…"andnoticehowyoufeel.Nextsay,“Iwilldo...”andseehowyoufeel.

Thelattermakesyoufeelbetterthanthefirstone,doesn'tit?Itgivesyouasenseof

determination,afeelingthatitwillbedone.Listentothepeoplearoundyouandwhentheysay

theywilltrytonoticeifitgetsdoneornot.Eliminatethewordtryfromyourdictionaryandsee

howyourlifeimproves.

“Can什〃

Thisisanothersmallwordwithabigimpact.Itdisempowersus,makesusfeelweakandhelpless,

anddamagesourself-esteem.Itlimitsourinfiniteabilitiesandstiflescreativity.Rubitoutfrom

yourinternaldictionaryandreplaceitwithsomethingthatmakesyoufeelgreat.

Insteadofsayingyoucan't,whynotsaysomethinglikechoose…"orTchoosenotto…"Using

wordslikethisallowsyoutotakebackyourpowerandtobeincontrolofyourlife.

Wordsmayappearsmallandinsignificant,yettheyhaveadeepandlastingeffectonus.

Masteringyourlanguagegivesyouthepowertolivewhateverlifeyoudesire.

Whatwordsdoyouusealotthatdisempoweryou?Makealistofwordsyoucommonlyuseand

thenwritenexttothemsomealternativesyoucanuse.Makethesealternativeswordsthatmake

youfeelfabulous,notonlyaboutyourself,butaboutlifeandwhatyouaredoing!

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［判斷題］Usingourlanguageinthebestwayissignificantfortheimprovementofourlife.（本題

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［判斷題］Wecanknowinglymakeourcommandcarriedoutwithoutusingaword.（本題2.0分）

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［關U斷題］Ifweusethewordtry,wemaynotmakeeffortstoachievethethingsthatwewantto

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［判斷題］Wecanimproveourlifebysayingthewordtryinourdailylife.（本題2.0分）

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［判斷題］Thoughsomewordsmayseemsmall,theycanhelpusdoeverythingwewant.體題2.0

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Readthefollowingstatementsandchoosetherightanswer.T(forTrue)ifthestatementagrees

withtheinformationgiveninthetext;F(forFalse)ifthestatementcontradictstheinformation

giveninthetext;NG(forNotGiven)iftheinformationisnotgiveninthetext.

Developingtheskillofeffectivecommunicationcandowondersforthequalityofyourlifeand

yourrelationships.Oneofthemajorcausesofargumentsanddisagreementsisnotbeingableto

conveytherightmessage.Fartoomanymarriageshaveendedindivorcedueto

miscommunication.Moreovecinthebusinessworld,lackofpropercommunicationcancauseall

sortsofproblemsfromlossofsalesandlossofjobstothecollapseofcompanies.Let'sexplore

somewaysyoucanimproveyourcommunicationskillsinordertobettersendyourmessageto

theotherperson.

Sowhatiseffectivecommunication?Simplyput,itistheconditionwhereareceivergetsthe

messagefromthesenderinexactlythewaythesenderhasintendedit.lnotherwords,ifyoutell

someoneyourphonenumberandtheygetitcorrectly,youhavesucceeded.If,however;yougive

yourphonenumberbuttheotherpersongetsitwrong,thenthereisaproblem.ltcanbethe

sender'sfault,thereceiver'sfault,orboth.Thesemisinterpretationsofthemessagearecalled

barriers.

Sowhataresomecommonbarrierstoeffectivecommunication?Onecommonproblemis

thatthereceiverdoesn'twanttolistentothesender.l'msureyouhaveexperiencedthis.Youare

tryingtotellsomeonesomethingandtheyjustwon'tlistentoyou.ltcanbebecausetheyaren't

focused,ortheyareupsetanddon'twanttobother;ortheyjustdon'tcare.Anothercommon

barrierhastodowiththesendernotconveyingthemessageclearly.Thiscanbeduetothingslike

notbeingabletocomeupwiththerightwords,givingabadexample,orsimplenot

understandingthemessageenoughtoexplainittothereceiver.

Havingeffectivecommunicationskillscanbecriticalinbusiness.Let'ssayyourbossasksyou

todosomethingandyouendupdoingthewrongthing.Whetherit'stheboss'sfaultfornotgiving

youclearinstructionsoryoursfornotreceivingthemessagecorrectly,thebottomlineisthatthe

jobwasn'tdone.Thatcouldcostthecompanymoney.Thisiswhyhavingeffectivebusiness

communicationsissovital,whethertheyareverbalorwritten.Miscommunicationcancostalot

ofmoney.Takingtimetodevelopeffectivecommunicationintheworkplacewillnotonlyhelpthe

businessrunmoresmoothlybutalsopreventresentmentandarguments.

Whencommunicatingamessagetotheotherperson,onethingyoucandoistomakesure

theotherpersonunderstandsyourmessage.Don'tjustassumethattheydo;makesureofit,

especiallyifit'somethingreallyimportant.Youcandothissimplybyaskingthemtoexplainwhat

youjusttoldthem.Justmakesureyoudoitinaniceway.

Asthereceiverorlistener,it'sgoodpracticetoparaphrasewhattheotherpersonhasjust

toldyou.Thiswillaccomplishtwothings.First,youwillmakesureyouhaveunderstoodthe

messageinyourownwords.Secondly,theotherpersonwillknowthatyouaretrulylistening.This

willalsoreducethechancesofanymiscommunication.

Therearealotofcoursesyoucantakeandbooksyoucanreadaboutthesubjectofeffective

communication.Sometimesyoucansaytherightthings,havethelistenerhearexactlywhatyou

havesaid,andstillmiscommunicationshappen.Thiscanoccurwhenthetwopartieshave

differentdefinitionsofcertainwordsorevenoffacialexpressions.Thisisespeciallyimportantin

relationships,wherejustusingonewrongwordcansetoffachainreactionthatcanendthe

relationship.

Constantcommunicationandrefiningthequalityandeffectivenessofthecommunication

candowondersforarelationship.ltmightnotbetheeasiestthingtodobut,sincehaving

effectivecommunicationissoimportant,youneedtospendthetimetodevelopthatskill

yourselfaswellasgetyourpartnertolearnitwithyou.

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［判斷題］Effectivecommunicationcanenhanceoursocialstatusinthebusinessworld.（本題2.0

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［判斷題］Misunderstandingmaydrivecompaniesintobankruptcy.（本題2.0分）

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［判斷題］Thebarriersofcommunicationmayliewiththesender,thereceiverorboth.（本題2.0

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［判斷題］Stutteringismentionedasoneofthereasonsfortheunsuccessfuldeliveryof

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［判斷題］Tomakesureyourpartnerunderstandsyoucorrectly,askhimorhertorepeatyour

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［判斷題］Solongasthelistenerhearstheexactwordsspokentohimorher;everythingwillrun

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Directions:Choosethebestanswertoeachquestionfromtheinformationgiveninthepassage.

Doyouevergetfrustratedwhenyourealizethatthepersonyou'vebeentalkingtowasnotreally

listeningatall?

Doothersevercomplainthatyoudon'tlisten?

Don'tbetooanxiousiftheanswertoeitherorbothquestionsis"yes".

Althoughwemaynotbeawareofit,manyofushavepoorlisteningskills,andstrong

listeningskillsareimportantforeveryone,notonlyforsecondlanguagelearners.Good

communicationisessentialtoforminggoodrelationshipswithpeopleofallkinds,fromfamily,

friendsandneighbourstoco-workers,bossesandevengovernmentofficials!

Weoftenfocusonsayingwhatwewanttosayinaneffectivewayandforgetthatlistening

carefullytoothersisjustasimportant.Thegoodnewsisthatwecanlearnhowtoimproveour

listeningskills.Onekeytoimprovementisdeveloping"activelistening"skills.Muchofthetimewe

listenpassively.Bymakinganefforttolistenactively,wecanimproveourlearningskillsand

establishsuccessfulrelationshipsmoreeasily.

Hereareafewtipstohelpyoustartlisteningmoreactively:

Firstly,neverunderestimatetheimportanceofnonverbalcommunication."Nonverbal"

simplymeans"withoutwords".Onestudyfoundthatnonverbalfactorswereresponsiblefor93

percentofcommunicationeffectiveness.Whilenotallexpertsagreethatthepercentageisashigh

asthis,theydoagreethatnonverbalcommunicationisextremelypowerful.?

So,whenyoulistentoanotherperson,paycloseattentiontotheirtoneofvoice,facial

expressionandbodylanguage.Sometimes,forexample,aperson'swordsmay