2．The author seems to agree with the view that ________.

　　A．everyone should listen to VOA or BBC programs every day

　　B．you needn't practice listening if you keep on reading every day

　　C．being good at reading is helpful in improving your listening

　　D．you should take notes of whatever you are hearing

　　解析：选C　推理判断题。由第三段第二句可知，作者认为多阅读有助于提高听力。

　　3．The passage is mainly about how to ________.

　　A．choose suitable listening materials

　　B．deal with new words in reading

　　C．improve your English as quickly as possible

　　D．become fluent in speaking and writing English

　　解析：选D　主旨大意题。文章第一句话便点明主题，接着用大量篇幅阐述了如何通过提高阅读和听力技能，从而带动说和写的技能，成为a fluent English speaker。

　　B

　　That woman carried a new blanket (毛毯) over her arm. Wordlessly, she gave it to me.

　　"Is it finished？" I asked.

　　She shook her head."No. It is ready，" she replied. I handed her the money and took the blanket.

　　"It is beautiful, so skillfully woven (编织)，" I said to my mother."But what did she mean when she said it was not finished? How can it be ready if it is not finished？"

　　"I will tell you later，" my mother said, "but first I will take you to the Navajo village."

　　We went down to the village. A group of young men were making sand pictures. We walked through the whole village, watching the different things the people were doing.

　　It was not until that evening that my mother finally explained the Navajo woman's words.

　　"Did you notice anything about the things the people were making？" my mother asked.

　　"What should I have noticed？" I looked at her and asked.

　　"Each thing the Navajo make has one small part that is not complete. The designs (设计) in their sand pictures are often not perfectly done, for example - the line of a circle may not quite close. If you look carefully at your blanket, you will probably find a stitch (一针) missing."

　　I took the blanket off, but it looked as perfect as any design could be. Then suddenly, I noticed that sure enough a stitch was missing!

　　"But why do the Navajo intentionally leave some tiny part unfinished？" I asked.

"They believe that when anything is completed or finished, it means the end has come -