14．Does this situation seem familiar to you？Your English is progressing well，the grammar is now familiar，the reading comprehension is no problem，and you are speaking quite fluently．（31）E
First of all，remember that you are not alone．Listening is probably the most difficult job for almost all learners of English as a foreign language．
The most important thing is to listen as often as possible．（32）D The Internet is really a useful tool for English students．You can download The RealPlayer from RealMedia．com．The RealPlayer allows you to use the Internet like a radio station．
Once you have begun to listen on a regular basis，you might still be frustrated （受阻）by limited understanding．（33）A
Here is some of the advice I give my students：
●Accept the fact that you are not going to understand everything．
●Stay relaxed when you do not understand，and try listening to the material for more times．
●Do not translate everything into your native language．
●（34）B Don't concentrate on details before you have understood the main ideas．
●Listen to something you enjoy．
I remember the problems I had in understanding spoken German when I first went to Germany．In the
beginning，when I didn't understand a word，I insisted on translating it in my mind．This method usually
resulted in confusion．（35）F Firstly，translating creates a barrier between the listener and the speaker．Secondly，most people repeat themselves constantly．By remaining calm，I noticed that even if I didn't pay much attention I could usually understand what the speaker had said．
A．What should you do？
B．Listen for the general idea of the conversation．
C．But listening is a problem for most of the beginners!
D．So，what you need to do is to find listening resources．
E．But you still can't follow a native English speaker at all!
F．Then，after the first six months，I discovered two extremely important facts．
G．However，after several weeks，I got used to the new environment in Germany．
分析 本文是一篇選句填空閱讀，這種情況你似乎很熟悉嗎？你的英語進展順利，現(xiàn)在對語法很熟悉，閱讀理解沒有問題，你說話很流利．然而聽力卻不好，本文以此展開，介紹了一些提高聽力能力的方法．
解答 31．E．考查文章內容理解以及上下文聯(lián)系．從前面的句子：the reading comprehension is no problem，and you are speaking quite fluently．可知盡管如此，你聽不懂當?shù)厝说脑挘蔬xE．
32．D．考查文章內容理解以及上下文聯(lián)系．從后面的句子：The RealPlayer allows you to use the Internet like a radio station．可知你需要的是聽力資源．故選D．
33．A．考查文章內容理解以及上下文聯(lián)系．從后面的句子：Here is some of the advice I give my students：可知，前面應該是問句：你應該做什么．故選A．
34．B．考查文章內容理解以及上下文聯(lián)系．從后面的句子：Don't concentrate on details before you have understood the main ideas．可知，要專注于主要的內容，故選B．
35．F．考查文章內容理解以及上下文聯(lián)系．從前面的句子：firstly…，secondly…，可知，有兩個重要的事實．故選F．
點評 本文是一篇選句填空閱讀，題目主要考查文章內容理解以及上下文聯(lián)系．做題時學生應仔細閱讀原文，把握文章主要內容，聯(lián)系文章上下文內容并結合所給選項含義，從中選出正確答案，一定要做到有理有據(jù)，切忌胡亂猜測．
