摘自《二十一世纪报》（2003年4月10日） Listening proficiency can take years of study The following listening habits will help improve your the quality of your listening. Develop them through practice. Test-taking strategy
Test-taking strategy suggests that there is a short-cut to get you ready for the test. But, as a matter of fact, such strategies will not in the least help improve your listening comprehension. More often than not, they will lead you astray.
Here are some so-called strategies to cope with listening comprehension tests: 1. Read the choices before listening. This will of course tell you what questions to expect. But in a real-life situation, no questions will be asked beforehand. 2. Pay attention to the last stressed word, which is usually the key to the answer. If the test takers are encouraged to direct their attention only to a few isolated words, they will easily lose sight of some important details, or even the main idea of the entire passage. 3. Listen carefully to the second voice of a conversation, for questions are usually asked about what is said by the second speaker. The following is a dialogue which shows how absurd the above piece of "advice?is. M: The more time you spend on your studies, the better results you'll achieve. W: But I don't think it is always the case. Q: What does the woman mean? The correct answer should be: "Spending more time on your studies will not always help you achieve better results." It is true that the question is asked about the statement made by the second speaker. But do you think the test takers will be able to find the correct answer without having heard what the first speaker has said? To sum up, listening comprehension is an involved and complicated process. To acquire listening proficiency takes years of diligent study and practice as well as great patience on the part of both teachers and students. Neither mock tests nor test-taking strategies will improve your listening ability enough to be of real help to you in performing actual listening tasks. By Dong Yafen Coming up: Skills for CET reading The author is a retired professor at FudanUniversity. She is also a consultant for the CET National Committee, producer and organizer of CET tests.
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