It often appears that we have more to gain by speaking than by listening. One big advantage of speaking is that it gives you a chance to _____ others' thoughts and actions. Whatever your goal is — to have a boss hire you, to ____others to vote for the person of your choice or to describe the ____ you want your hair cut ...the key to success seems to be the ____ to speak well. Another ____ advantage of speaking is the chance it provides to ____ the admiration, respect, or linking of others. Tell jokes, and everyone will think you're really a ____ man. Tell them all you know，and they'll be ____ by your wisdom. But keep quiet, and it seems as if you are a ____ person. Finally，talking gives you the ___ to release(释放) energy in a way that listening can't. When you're ____, the chance to talk about your problems can often help you feel better. In the same way, you can often ___ your anger by letting it out orally. It is also helpful to___your excitement with others by talking about it, ____ keeping it inside often leaves you feeling as if you might burst. ____ it is true that talking does have many advantages，it's important to ____ that listening can do good to listeners, too. As you'll soon read, being a good listener is one good way to__ others with their problems; and what better way is there to have others ____ you? As for controlling others, it may be true that it's hard to be persuasive while you're listening, but your ___ to hear others out will often make them open to your ideas ____. Listening is often reciprocal(互惠的). “You get what you give.”
试题分析：本文主要讲述善于言辞的重要性，同时也提及倾听的重要性。 【小题1】考查动词词义辨析。A猜测B控制C打扰D嘲弄，根据后文Whatever your goal is — to have a boss hire you, to…无论你的目的是什么，让一个老板雇佣你或者…可知应该是用语言去控制他人的思想或行为，即让他人的思想或行为按照你的目标去发展，故选B 【小题2】考查动词词义辨析。A坚持B建议C劝说D建议，根据others to vote for the person应是劝说他人为某人投票，故选C 【小题3】考查名词词义辨析。A想法B计划C手段D方式，根据后文describe the ____ you want your hair cut描述你想要你的头发被剪的方式，更为恰当，故选D 【小题4】考查名词词义辨析。A习惯B能量C力量D能力，根据后文.the key to success seems to be the ____ to speak well，成功的关键就是善于言辞的能力，最为恰当，故选D 【小题5】考查形容词词义辨析。A明显的B容易的C新的D特别的，根据句意Another ____ advantage of speaking is the chance it provides说话另一个明显的好处就是….明显的意思更为贴切，故选A 【小题6】考查动词词义辨析。A抓住B得到C保留D拒绝，根据句意to ____ the admiration, respect, or linking of others.应该是得到他人的赞扬，尊重和建立联系，故选B 【小题7】考查形容词词义辨析。A成功的B简单的C明智的D愚蠢的，根据句意Tell jokes, and everyone will think you're really a ____ man.讲笑话每个人都会认为你是个明智的人，意即为风趣的人，故选C 【小题8】考查动词词义辨析。A影响B移动C指导D使印象深刻，根据句意Tell them all you know，and they'll be ____ by your wisdom告诉你所知道的，他们会对你的智慧印象深刻，故选D 【小题9】考查形容词词义辨析。A无成果的B无家可归的C无价值的D无意识的，根据句意But keep quiet, and it seems as if you are a ____ person.，保持沉默就好象你是一个没有什么价值的人，故选C 【小题10】考查名词词义辨析。A愉悦B课程C机会D责任，对应第二段Another ____ advantage of speaking is the chance it provides to， talking gives you the ___ to可知这一段讲的是说话给与你的另一个机会，故选C 【小题11】考查固定短语。A有麻烦B有危险C有债务D沉默，根据句意When you're ____, the chance to talk about your problems can often help you feel better.谈论你的麻烦会让你感觉更好，可知是当你在麻烦之中，故选A 【小题12】考查动词词义辨析。A减少B扩展C加深D扩宽，根据句意，you can often ___ your anger by letting it out orally.释放愤怒会减少你的愤怒，故选A 【小题13】考查动词词义辨析。A控制B分享C享受D移除，根据句意It is also helpful to ___ your excitement with others by talking about it,同他人谈论应该是分享你的兴奋，故选B 【小题14】考查连词词义辨析。A或者B因此C对于D尽管，根据句意____ keeping it inside often leaves you feeling as if you might burst.抑制不说经常会让你感觉好像要爆发，用for，表示对…来说，最为恰当，故选C 【小题15】考查连接词词义辨析。A正如B当…时C自从D尽管，根据句意___ it is true that talking does have many advantages，it's important to ____ that listening can do good to listeners尽管谈论有很多好处，听也是很重要的，故选D 【小题16】考查动词词义辨析。A猜想B是形容词，意识到的C意识到D猜想，根据句意it's important to ____ that listening can do good to listeners, too意识到听也是有好处的也是很重要的，故选C 【小题17】考查动词词义辨析。A失败B治愈C伤害D帮助，根据句意being a good listener is one good way to ___ others with their problems成为一个好的听众也是帮助他人解决问题的好方法，故选D 【小题18】考查动词词义辨析。A赞赏B庭C妒忌D支持，根据句意what better way is there to have others ____ you，这也是让别人赞赏你的一个多么好的方法呀，故选A 【小题19】考查名词词义辨析。A善良B喜爱C愿意D关心，根据句意but your ___ to hear others out will often make them open to your ideas ____但是你愿意倾听他人也会使他人对你敞开心扉，故选C 【小题20】考查词组辨析。A交替B作为回报C轮流D按顺序，根据句意hear others out will often make them open to your ideas ____你愿意倾听他人，作为回报，他们也愿意倾听你的想法，故选B 考点：考查议论文阅读