11. A. relevant B. numorous C. individual D. measurable
12.A. in question B. in principle C. in practice D. in reality
13. A. successfully B. independently C. occassionally D.collectively
14. A. useful, B. constant C. mature D. artificial
15. A. operate B. function C. respond D.enhance
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第二节 任务型阅读
请阅读下面短文,并根据所读内容在文章后表格中的空格里填入一个最恰当的单词。
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Nowadays,a common problem that English learners face is that their listening ability is poor. Pascal Hamon,the Academic Director at the English Language Institute at Missouri State University,talks about how people can improve their listening skills.
Listening is very important. Some learners want to build up general English skills,while others want to take exams that involve listening skills. Take the TOEFL exam for example. International students who want to attend an American college or university are often required to pass TOEFL,short for the Test of English as a Foreign Language. This test has a listening section. It asks students to show their ability to understand short and long conversations in English. Whether you want to build up general English skills or prepare for a test,being able to understand spoken English is a necessity. And you will not get better at this skill unless you practice!Pascal Hamon says that listening exercises should force English learners to focus on turning the sounds that they hear into words. Then,learners must use their brains to turn these words into a message. "Building up listening skills does not have to be boring,"says Hamon. "There are fun,gamelike activities that build up listening skills. One such activity,"Hamon says,"is to make transcriptions."
What is transcription?Transcribing is the act of writing down the words that have been spoken. "English learners should start working with transcriptions by finding audio or video material that has a transcript with it," Hamon says. Hamon says that if English learners make some mistakes,they should always try to learn from their mistakes. "English learners should think,"Hamon adds,"about what they could do better. By identifying problems,and repeating the exercise,English learners will improve their listening skills."
What can you do?You can start practicing transcription on your own by following these steps:
First,find audio that has a printed transcript,but do not look at the words. You should choose audio that is right for your level. Second,listen to a short section of the audio many times. After