Effective(有效的)listeningisimportantforimprovingcommunicationbetweenpeople.Thesadpartisthatwewantotherstolistentous,butweourselvesarebadlisteners,thereforecreatingbarriers(障碍)toeffectivelistening.Hereare

　　Effective(有效的)listeningisimportantforimprovingcommunicationbetweenpeople.Thesadpartisthatwewantotherstolistentous,butweourselvesarebadlisteners,thereforecreatingbarriers(障碍)toeffectivelistening.Herearesomecommonbarrierstoeffectivelisteningandsomewaysofovercomingthem.

　　Beforethespeakerfinishesspeaking,youthinkyouknowtheansweralreadyandinterrupthimorher.Thisisoneofthemostcommonbarrierstoeffectivelistening.Respectisimportantforgoodlistening.Ifyouthinkyouknowtheanswer,youstillshouldlistencarefullytowhat’sbeingsaid,andthenmakereadyafewquestionsandanswers,waitforseveralsecondsandthenstartspeaking.

　　Wheneveraspeakerspeaks,manyatimelistenerstrytohelpthespeaker.Thoughitmayseemasifyou’retryingtohelp,actuallyitisn’tso.Infactyoushouldsetupaseparate(单独的)meetingforadvisingthespeaker.Ifyoufeelyouhaveanythingtosay,whichthespeakermaynotknow,youshouldpolitelyaskifyoumaysuggestanything.

　　Inaheateddiscussion,thespeakerssometimesdon’tagreetoeachother’sopinionsandtreatitasacompetition,andthenitbecomesabarriertogoodlistening.Toovercomethis,youshouldexpressyouropinionsafterthespeakerhasfinishedspeaking.Speakoutwhereveryoudisagree,butalsoifyouagreeonanything,youshouldpointitout.

　　小题1:Whyiseffectivelisteningimportant?(Nomorethan8words.)2分

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　　小题2:AccordingtoParagraph2,whatpreventseffectivelistening?(Nomorethan8 words.)2分

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　　小题3:Whatwillyoudoifyoureallywanttosayanythingthespeakersmaynotknow?(Nomorethan10words.)3分

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　　小题4:Howcanyouavoidtreatingaheateddiscussionasacompetition?(Nomorethan10words.)3分

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