[1] The key word is practice! Practice, practice, practice!! There is no other way. There is no magic. The way to get better at listening to English is to listen to English. That’s the not-so-good news.
[2] The good news is there are many ways to listen and many things to listen to.
[3] Listening to English songs can be fun. But be careful! Most use the language in a special way that you don’t hear every day. You don’t want to start speaking English like a poet or songwriter. If you do listen to English songs, listen to different ones. This will help you train your ears to different voices, pronunciations and rhythms.
[4] If you can, get a copy of the lyrics(歌词) so you can read them and listen to them at the same time. It is sometimes better to listen with your eyes as well as your ears—more information to help the brain.
[5] Watch English DVDs. But, this time, do not use your eyes to read the subtitles (字幕). Turn off the subtitles, because movies have so many other clues about what is happening that it is better not to use the subtitles. This forces your ears to do the work.
[6] Choose one character (人物) that interests you and pay attention to what they say and how they say it. If you can, repeat a line out loud after they have said it. Teach yourself one or more sayings, phrases or ways of talking that you will use after watching the movie.
[7] A new and growing resource of English language for listening can be found in blogs. Blogs are in MP3 format and can be loaded first onto your puter and then onto your MP3 player for very convenient take-with-you listening.
[8] You can find many English listening practices are fun, new, educational and in unending supply.
【小题1】What is the main idea of the passage? (within 10 words.)
【小题2】What does the underlined sentence ( in Para4 ) mean?
【小题3】Please fill in the blank in Paragraph 3 with proper words or phrases to plete the sentence. (within 2 words.)
【小题4】List three ways of practising your English listening. (within 15words.)
① ② ③
【小题5】What does the word “them” (Line1, Paragraph4) probably refer to? (no more than 3 words)
The ways to get better at your listening to English.
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(答案→)The ways to get better at your listening to English.
解析：文章介绍了几种练习提高英语听力的方法，像听英文歌、看英文DVD、下载MP3格式的博客等。题目考查学生联系上下文、分析句意的能力。
【小题1】根据“The way to get better at listening to English is to listen to English. That’s the not-so-good news.”可知，更好地掌握听力的方法是经常练习听英语。文章主要讲的是提高英语听力的途径。故填The ways to get better at your listening to English.。
【小题2】有时候，边用眼睛看，边用耳朵听，是比较好的方法，这样能给大脑提供更多的信息。故填We can get more information to the brain when using both our eyes and ears to listen.。
【小题3】Listening to English songs can be fun. But be careful! Most use the language in a special way听英文歌很有趣，但要注意，大多数的英文歌使用的语言方式比较特殊，故填English songs。
【小题4】根据“Listening to English songs...get a copy of the lyrics...Watch English DVDs...blogs in MP3 format”可知，练习听力的方法有：听英文歌；看歌词；看英文DVD；MP3格式的博客等。故填Listening to English songs; getting a copy of the lyrics; watching English DVDs.。
【小题5】get a copy of the lyrics(歌词) so you can read them and listen to them at the same time.把歌词抄写下来，以便于边看边听（它们）。Them指代的是歌词，故填The lyrics.。