"Awise（聪明的）oldowlsatonanoak．Themorehesaw，thelesshespoke，themoreheheard．Whyaren'twelikethatwiseoldbird？"-EdwardH．Richards．Weallneedtolearntolistenwell．Listeningisalearnedskill，the
"A wise（聪明的）old owl sat on an oak．The more he saw，the less he spoke，the more heheard．Why aren't we like that wise old bird？"-Edward H．Richards．
We all need to learn to listen well．Listening is a learned skill，the same as speaking inpublic．It just takes much longer to learn!Listening is a skill we should be practicing every day．
Listening shows others that they are important．It's a sign of respect（尊重）．If someonelistens to you carefully when you are talking，it shows that they are really interested in what youare saying．
How do you practice listening？Here are some tips：
Put down whatever is in your hands．Are you in the middle of writing something？Putdown the pen and start to listen．Are you reading something？Close it so that it will beimpossible for you to look down and start reading again．Then put it down．
Face the person you are speaking with．Facing the person you are speaking with will helpyou listen more carefully．It will also make the person feel that you find what he is sayingimportant．
Mind your body language．Standing towards the speaker will show interest．Looking around the room shows you have no interest．Looking that speaker in the eye tells him that he isimportant．
Listen completely．Do not start making comments（评论）after the first few words．Do notstart thinking about your reply in your mind．Listen to the speaker carefully and try to understand what he is telling you．
44．The writer begins the article with Edward's words in order to___．
A．help show his ideas
B．help show his interest
C．make readers speak
D．make readers listen
45．The third paragraph is mainly about___．
A．the way of listening to people
B．the way of showing respect to others
C．the importance of showing interest
D．the importance of listening
46．Which of the following is NOT the tips of listening？___
A．We should put dow