河北省唐山市2026年九年级上学期期末考试英语试题二套附答案

九年级上学期期末考试英语试题一、阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。Theysayourfamilydinnersandholidaymemoriesaresomeofthethingsthey 1． themost.alwaysallowedthemtobringafriendortwoto 2． us.Imadeitarulethattherewouldn'tbetelephones,televisionsorcomputersintheirbedrooms.Ididn'twanttolivewithantisocial(不群的) 3． thatonlycameoutoftheirroomstoeatandtakeabath.Ireallywantedthemtobea 4． ofthefamily!Allmykidssayitwasa(n) 5． decision.Andsofarthesame 6． goforthegrandchildrentoo.Icouldn'tpromisetoliveforeverbutIcouldteachthemtolive 7． me.Thatmeanttheyhadtolearnhowtocookafewsimplemeals,dosomewashing,andcleanupafterthemselves.Theirfatherhadafewrulestoo.Forexample,theyhadtoknowhowtouseafireextinguisher(灭器),andmastersome 8． repairingskills.Eventhegirlswenttocollegewithatoolbox.Thereweresomeotherprettystrangerulesthatactuallyhelpedthemandtheirfriends.Theycouldcallmeanytime 9． theyortheirfriendsfoundthemselvesinadifficultordangeroussituation.Ididgetsome strangecallsovertheyears.theyweresafeandsound.stilllaughaboutthoselate-nightphonecalls!1．A．discoverB．gatherC．suggestD．value2．A．connectB．joinC．findD．interview3．A．friendsB．relativesC．teensD．strangers4．A．partB．teamC．connectionD．community5．A．unexpectedB．typicalC．intelligentD．convenient6．A．goalsB．mannersC．rulesD．agreements7．A．throughB．withoutC．besideD．along8．A．professionalB．relaxingC．smoothD．basic9．A．ifB．unlessC．thoughD．since10．A．hardlyB．ratherC．almostD．perhaps二、第二节短文填空（共15题；每题1分，满分15分）阅读下面短文，在空白处填入一个适当的单词或用括号内单词的正确形式填空。ZengXiaomengbecameblindafewmonthsaftershewasborn.ago,shetalkedtoherparents herdreamoflearningtosing.Sothey12． (send)hertoaspecialeducationschool.ItisnoteasyforZeng13． (learn)songs.SheneedstouseBraille(盲文)toreadthewordsofsongs.She14． (usual)needstopracticethesongsagainandagain.Thoughitoftentakesheratleastamonthtolearnasong,shenevergives15． .Zenghasagiftformusicandlearns16． (fast)thanothersatschool.Hermusicteacheris 17． (pride)ofherandwantstohelp.Sheposted18． videoofZeng'ssingingontheInternet.Manypeople19． (touch)byZeng'sbeautifulvoice.Theyleftalotof (message)praising"I'mreallythankfulfor21． (they)encouragement.Iwillsingbetter22． livebetter,"shereplied.Musichas23． (bring)greatchangestoZeng'slifeandherpersonality.Shefeltmuchbetterabout24． (her)andgotmorecourage.Shebegantoshareherownsingingvideosonline.musicinherheart,she25． (become)moreactiveandwantstoplantherfeetinthefieldofmusicinthefuture.三、AClaraPradohasworkedasanEnglishteacherfor20years.Here'saninterviewwithher.HowdidyoulearnEnglishyourself?IstartedlearningEnglishataboutsixorseven.Anewlanguageschoolopenednearmyhome.Istartedattendingclassestwiceaweek.Duringmyteenageyears,IwenttoAustraliaasanexchangestudent.IlearnedalotfromcommunicatingwithnativeEnglishspeakers.What'sthebestpartofteachingEnglishforyou?I'vemetmanywonderfulpeople.Manyteachersarecreative.I'velearnedalotfromthem.Andthentherearethestudents.Thereisnothingbetterinlifethantoseethemrealizetheirdreamsandachievesomethingthey'veworkedhardfor.Whatchallengesdoyouthinklearnersfacetoday?Thebiggestchallengeistheunknown.ischangingfast.havenowayofknowingwhatwillhappenin1020or50years.youcan'tbepreparedforeverythingButyoucanequip配备yourselfwiththeabilitytokeeplearningthroughoutyourlife.Whatsuggestionsdoyoualwaysgivetoyourstudents?Asalanguagelearner,youmaymakemistakes.Thegoalisnottobeperfect.It'stobeabletocommunicatewithothers.LearningalanguagecanbealifelongNoonecanlearntospeakalanguagewellovernight.26．WhatcanwelearnaboutClarafromthetext?Sheopenedalanguageschool.ShestartedlearningEnglishat20.Shehasbeentomanycountries.SheisnotanativeEnglishspeaker.27．WhatdoesClaraadviselearnerstodo?makeasmanymistakesaspossible.developtheabilitytokeeplearning.learnwiththehelpofthemakeaperfectplantolearnEnglish.WhydoesClarasay"Noonecanlearntospeakalanguagewellovernight."?Englishisdifficulttolearn.B．Languagesarechangingfast.C．IttakestimetolearnEnglishwell.D．NoonecanspeakEnglishforthewholenight.四、BMysisterandIweren'tclose.Iusedtofollowherandherfriendsaround,buttherewasn'tmuchroominherlifeforme.Overtime,webecamestrangerslivinginthesamehouse,eatingtogetherbuthardlycommunicating.Whenshetoldmelastyearthatshe'dgotostudyabroadfortenmonths,Iwasn'tupset.However,thatfirstnightaftersheleft,Isatinmyroomandtriedtodohomework.Ialwaysfeltsomethingwaswrong.Nomusicplayerandnotalkingwithherfriendsonthephone.Sittingthere,IrealizedjusthowdifferentitwaswithoutThoughwedidn'talwaysspeak,IfeltsafejustknowingshewasIcriedthatnight.Icriedoveralltheyearsweignored无视eachother'slife.IcriedthatIcouldn'tevengiveherahugbeforeshegotonherplane.Icalledherthefollowingmorning."Hello?"HervoicesoundedasifitcamefromIt'sSara.IjustcalledtotellyouIloveyou."Mywordscameoutinarush."Iknowwearen'tsoclose,butthatdoesn'tmeanI'mnotmissingyou."Foralongtime,therewasonlysilence.Finally,shespoke."I'vebeensittinghereallalone."shesaid."YourvoicesmakemefeelasifI'mrighttherewithyou."I'mcountingdownthedaysuntilmysisterreturnshome,soIcangiveherthehugInevergaveherwhensheleftandsay,"I'msogladtohaveyouhome."HowdidSarafeelafterhersisterleft?ShefeltB．ShefeltC．Shefeltupset. D．Shefeltrelaxed.Whatistherightorderaccordingtothetext?a.Saraexpectstocomeback. b.Saracriedatnight.c.toldSarashewouldstudyabroad. d.Sarasaid"Iloveyou"toe.Tovaansweredthephone.A．c-b-e-d-a B．d-b-c-e-a C．c-b-d-e-a 31．WhatwillSaraprobablydowhencomesback?A．Followheraround. B．HugC．Ignoreheragain. D．Sharearoomwith五、CTheTorchFestivalTheYipeoplecelebratethisfestivaltorememberahero,whooncedroveawaygrasshoppers,aninsectthatdoesharmtocrops,withfire.Duringthefestival,familieslightsticksinhousesandoutsideinfieldstodriveawaybadluck.Otheractivitiesincludehorseracesandbullfights(斗牛).TheTorchFestivalTheYipeoplecelebratethisfestivaltorememberahero,whooncedroveawaygrasshoppers,aninsectthatdoesharmtocrops,withfire.Duringthefestival,familieslightsticksinhousesandoutsideinfieldstodriveawaybadluck.Otheractivitiesincludehorseracesandbullfights(斗牛).TheMarchFairFestivalItisanimportantfestivalfortheBaipeopletotradegoods(货物)inMarch.Inancienttimes,businessmenfromfarandnearcametothefair.Nowadays,therearehugecrowdsofpeopleeverywhereandtheytradeeverythingthatonemightexpecttofind.TheDryingClothesFestivalItisoneofthemostimportantfestivalsfortheYaopeople.Duringtheone-dayfestival,theYaopeopledrytheircolorfulclothesandshoesoutofthewindows.Theygettogetheratthesquaretoshowofftheirembroidery(刺绣)skills.TheSisters'MealsFestivalIt'sacelebrationofloveandspringfortheMiaopeople.Miaogirlsputontheirfinest|clothesandcookfour-colorricetogether,whichstandsforthefourseasons.Youngmenandwomenwhoareunmarriedenjoysinginganddancingtogether.WhichshouldJackattendifhewantstowatchexcitingcompetitions?TheFestival. B．TheMarchFairFestival.C．TheDryingClothesFestival. D．TheSisters'MealsFestival.WhichethnicminoritycelebratestheDryingClothesFestival?Thepeople. B．TheBaipeople.C．Thepeople. D．TheMiaopeople.WhatdotheMarchFairFestivalandtheSisters'MealsFestivalhaveincommon?Theyareonlyforteenagers.Theytakeplaceinspring.Theyhelptodeveloptrading.They'recelebratedtodriveawaybadluck.Inwhichpartofamagazinecanwefindthetext?Art. C．Culture. 六、DChang'anwasthecapitaloftheTangDynasty.It'sbeenmentionedagainandagainsincethefilmChangAncameout.30,000LifromChang'an,thefilmChangAn'sChinesename,istakenfromapoembyChenZilong.ThefilmChangAnshowssomeofChina'smostwell-knownpoets.ItissetintheTangDynasty.ItmainlytellsthestoriesofGaoShiandLiBai,describingtheirstrugglestomakethemselvesandsocietybetterintheTangDynasty.Inthealmostthree-hour-longfilm,48well-knownTangpoemsarementioned.ThefilmhaswonpraiseformakingpeopleinterestedintraditionalChinesepoetry(诗作).Ithasreceivedmorethan170,000reviewsandgotanaveragescoreof8.3outof10onthewebsiteDouban,betterthan93%oftheanimated(动画)filmsonthewebsite.Inonesceneofthefilm,LiBai'swell-knownpoemBringintheWineisreadashestandsbesidetheroaringYellowRiverandthenfliesintotheskyonthebackofacrane(鹤).Thesceneisthemostpopularaccordingtotheviewers."Themostexcitingthingisrealizingthatthesegreatpoetswerenotjustfamiliarnamesbutrealpeople,"saidamoviegoer.XieJunwei,thefilm'sco-director,hopesthefilmcanincreaseawareness(意识)oftraditionalChinesecultureamongyoungChinese."Wetellthestoriesofthesefamouspeopletoyoungpeoplethroughananimatedfilmsothattheycanhaveadeeperunderstandingofourclassicworks,"saidXie.It'sagreatmoviewhichgivesyouachancetohaveatasteofChineseculture.Justtryit,andyouwon'tbedisappointed.Whichwordcantaketheplaceoftheunderlinedword"struggles"?Efforts. B．Benefits. C．Doubts. WhydoesthewriterlistthenumbersinParagraph3?showtheideasofthefilmmaker.showthefilmiswellreceived.showthebackgroundofthefilm.showwhythefilmismade.What'sthemovietryingtodoaccordingtoXieJunwei?introducetheancientChang'roducethetraditionalChineseculturetotheworld.explainthedevelopmentofChinesemoviemaking.spreadtraditionalChinesecultureamongyoungchildren.Whichparagraphcanbestshowthepurposeofthetext?Paragraph1. B．Paragraph4. C．Paragraph5. D．Paragraph6.What'sthebesttitleforthetext)?AnAnimatedJourneyThroughGoldenAgeofPoetryFamousPoetsinChineseHistoryPeople'sDailyLifeintheDynastyTheMagicofChineseTraditionalPoetry七、第二节阅读表达（共5题；每题2分，满分10分）阅读下面短文，简略回答问题。Goodtablemannerscanshowaperson'sproperbehavior.InChina,tablemannersarealwaysanimportantpartofChinesefoodculture.Someforeignersdon'tknowmuchaboutChinesetablemannersbeforetheycometoChina.Areyouoneofthem?Ifyouare,herearesomegoodtablemannersyoushouldknow.Whenyouareinvitedtohavedinner,youshouldknowsomemannersabouteating.shouldstarteatingafterthehosttellsyoutostart.Don'tpickuptoomuchfoodinyourbowl.shouldeatupthefoodinyourbowlfirstandthenpickupmore.It'snotpolitetopushthefoodoutofyourplate.shouldalsoremembersomeruleswhenyouusechopsticks.Don'tuseyourchopstickstopointatothers.Don'tuseyourchopstickstomovebowlsorplatesDon'tstickyourchopsticksintoyourownfoodDon'tspear戳foodwithyourchopsticks.Afterfinishingamealinarestaurant,it'stimetopaythebill.Asaguest,youshouldargueforthechancetopaythebill,butyoushouldalwaysgiveinandacceptthehospitality(好客)ofyourhost.Whatshouldyoudoifyouwanttoleaveapartyearly?shouldexplaintothehostwhyyouareleavingshouldtellthehostthatyou'resorryforleavingDon'tforgettoshowyourthanksforthehost'shospitality.HowarethetablemannersinChinesefoodculture?WhencanpeoplestarteatingataChinesedinnertable?Howmanypiecesofadviceaboutusingchopsticksarementioned?Whatshouldyoudoasaguestafterfinishingamealinarestaurant?Whatwouldyousayifyouneedtoleaveapartyearly?(30)Iwill" "八、补全对话（共5题；每题2分，满分10分）根据下面的对话情景，在空白处填入一个适当的句子，使对话的意思连贯、完整。（Twostudents,ClareandJim,aretalkingintheclassroom.）Jim:What'sthematter,Clare?Youlookupset.Clare:IhaveahistoryexamonFriday.I'mworriedI'llfailit.Jim:46． alwaysgoodatClare:Itisn'tdifficult.47． Look!Thesearemynotesfromtoday'sclass.Jim:CanIhavealook?Clare:Hereyouare.Jim:Thesearen'tnotes!Theyarefulltexts!don'thavetocopyeverything! 48． Look!ThePeople'sRepublicofChinawasfoundedin1949.Clare:That'simportantinformation.Jim:Icanjustwrite"PRC"andtheyear"1949".Andthenaddanarrow(箭头)betweenthem.Clare:49． Itmakesthelongnotemuchshorterandeasytoremember.Jim:Exactly!noteslikethisandyou'lluselesstimetorememberthem!50． Clare:Thanks.Iwilltrymybesttogetagoodgrade.九、第五部分写作（满分15分）……""提示:Whatwastheunexpectedthingthathappenedinyourlife?Whatdidyoulearnfromit?要求：80（。Asisknowntoall,lifeisfulloftheunexpected.Andthereisonethingthatwillremaininmymind 答案【答案】1．D；2．B；3．C；4．A；5．C；6．C；7．B；8．D；9．A；10．Btouched；20．messages；21．their；22．and；23．brought；24．herself；25．becomes【答案】27．B28．C【答案】30．A31．B【答案】33．C34．B35．C【答案】37．B38．D39．D40．A【答案】41．Theyare(an)importantpart.42．Afterthehosttellsthemtostart.43．4/Four.Argueforthechancetopaythebill.I'mreallybutIhavetogoIhavesomeworkthatneedstobefinishedtonight.Thanksforyourdeliciousfoodandhopeyoucanhavefun!46．Howcome?/Butwhy?/Areyoukidding?/…；47．ButIhavetorememberalotofinformation./ButIhavetoomany(pagesof)notestojustneedtowritetheimportantworlds/Justsomeimportantwordsareenough./Notesarejustafewagoodidea./Soundsyoucangetgoodgrades./Goodluck./…1Asisknowntoall,lifeisfulloftheunexpected.Andthereisonethingthatwillremaininmymindforever.Lastyear,whenwaitingforthetraintomygrandparents'IwastoldthetrainwouldbelateforanIwasespeciallywhenitwasatnight.Soonayoungmansatbesideme.Soonwestartedtochat.Heisacollegestudent.Iaddedhimtomybeforeleaving.oftentalkonAndhe'shelpedmealotwithmystudyandhe'salwaysreadytolendanearwhenI'msad.He'snowafriend,ateacherandabrotherofmine.Unexpectedthingshappen.Buttheydon'talwaysbringharmorsadness.Justbepatient,andperhapstheywillbringyouasweetsurprise!九年级上学期期末考试英语试题一、第一节完形填空（共10题，每题1分，满分10分）OnedayIheardanAmericanboysaytoaChinesegirlstudent,speakverygoodEnglish."Butthegirlanswered."No,no.MyEnglishisveryTheforeignerwasquite 1． attheThinkinghehadnotmade 2． understoodorthegirlhadnot 3． himhesaid,indeed,youspeakverywell."Butthegirlstillkeptsaying,"No."Intheend,theAmericanboycouldnotunderstandanddidn'tknow 4． toWhat'swrongwiththegirl'sanswer?Shedidn't 5． acompliment(恭)inthesamewayastheAmericanpeopledo.Sheshouldanswer"Thankyou"insteadof"No".She 6． understoodwhattheAmericanboyhadsaid,butshethoughtsheshouldbemodest.Inthepeoplewillfeelproudand 7． whentheyarepraised.Soifsomeonesaysthe 8． youhavecookedaredelicious,youshouldsay"Thankyou".Inourcountrywethinkbeingmodestisavirtue(美)andbeingproudisabadthing.Butinmyopinion,beingconfidentdoesnot 9． beingproud.Ifyouaremodestandsay"No,I'mafraidIcan'tdoitwell"whileworkinginatheothersmaythinkthatyoureallycannotdo10． youoftensay"No",youwillcertainlybelookeddownuponbyothers.Sointheyoushouldbebravetoshowyourself-confidence.1．A．excitedB．surprisedC．relaxedD．frightened2．A．itselfB．herselfC．himselfD．themselves3．A．heardB．watchedC．listenedtoD．lookedat4．A．whenB．whereC．whatD．how5．A．getB．acceptC．refuseD．disagree6．A．hardlyB．badlyC．nearlyD．really7．A．shyB．madC．modestD．confident8．A．dishesB．cupsC．glassesD．bowls9．A．thinkB．sayC．askD．mean10．A．IfB．UntilC．ThoughD．Unless二、第二节短文填空（共15题，每题1分，满分15分）阅读下面短文，在空白处填入一个适当的单词或用括号内单词的正确形式填空。isafootballShe(have)adreamofbecomingafootball12． (play)infuture.She13． (be)ontheschoolteamfor3years.ShepracticeshardeveryLastterm,herschoolteam14． (beat)theteamfromNo.4Middleschool.Becauseoftheherfatherboughtamobilephone15． herasareward.Itwasher16． (one)mobilephone.Shelikeditverymuch.Sheoftencheckedtext17． (message)afterschool.Shetookiteverywhereshewent.Theyweresoclose18． nothingcouldseparatethem.Shealso (spend)toomuchtimeplayinggamesonit.Herfatherwasworriedaboutthis. (stop)herusingthemobilephone,hedecidedtohaveatalkwithThoughhisfathertriedhis(good)tomakeherrealizethebadeffectsofthemobilephone,itwasapitythattheydidn'treachagreementintheend.Oneherphone23． (break)byShehadnothingtoplaywiththatnight.Itwasso24． (silence)intheroom.Shedidsomereadinginstead25． foundthatthemobilephonewasn'tthewholeworldandsheshoulduseitThenextshewenttoherfatherdirectlyandsaidsorrytoherfather.三、AJohnwasatopstudentinhisclassbuthedidn'trespectothers.Oneday,hismothergavehimadrumasabirthdaygift.Heoftenwentaroundtheclassroomplayinghisdrum.Whenothersaskedhimtokeepquietorplaysomewhereelse,Johnrefused.John'sclassmatescouldn'tbearthenoisydrum,sotheystoppedplayingwithhim.Peter,oneofhisclassmatesinventedspecialearplugs(耳塞)whichallowedpeopletohearnormalsounds,butstoppedthebadones.JohngotveryangrywithPeter.HeevenhadabigfightwithPeter.Afewdayslater,aclockwasputintotheclassroom,justnexttothedeskofJohn.Theclockwasmakingthenoiselike"Ticktock,ticktock."Johncouldn'tconcentrateon(专注于……)hisstudyatall.However,theothers,withtheirspecialearplugs,wereOK.SoonJohnstartedtorealizehowmuchhehaddisturbed(打扰)hisclassmateswiththedrum,andhowsillyithadbeentofightwithPeter.Inordertochangethesituation,Johndecidedtosaysorrytohisclassmates.What'smore,henolongerplayedhisdrumintheclassroom.SeeingJohn'sgreatchanges,hisclassmatesfinallyforgave(原谅)himanddecidedtoplaywithhimagain.Fromthenon,Johnchangedalotandgotalongwellwithhisclassmates.WhydidJohn'sclassmatesstopplayingwithhim?Becausetheycouldn'tbearhisnoisydrum.BecausehehadabigfightwithBecausePeterinventedspecialearplugs.Becausethemusicheplayedwasnotwonderful.HowdidJohnmakehisclassmatesforgivehim?Bywearingaspecialearplug.Byputtingaclockintotheclassroom.Byaskinghisteacherforhelp.Bysayingsorrytohisclassmatesandnolongerplayinghisdrumintheclassroom.Whatcanwelearnfromthispassage?shouldnotplayaninstrumentintheclassroom.shouldrespectandgetalongwellwitheachshouldstopplayingwithothersiftheymakenoises.shouldhaveabigfightwiththepersonwhodisturbsus.四、BThePhantomoftheOpera(ThePhantomoftheOpera(《歌剧院的幽灵》)ThePhantomoftheOpera,byAndrewLloydWebber,appearsinpublicforthefirsttimeinShanghai.It'salsoitsfirstAsianperformance.SinceitwasfirstputoninLondon,theplayhasbeenseenby58millionpeopleallovertheworld.Theplaydescribesamysterious(神秘的)personwithabeautifulvoicelivingundertheParisTheatre.Thewonderfulstagesetsandmusichavemadethemusicalplayfamousallovertheworld.★7:15pm.December18★200-2000yuan★7:15pm,December19,24—26,31★100-800yuan★ShanghaiGrandTheatre,300Rennindadao★5466-0206enjoythisoperaabovewillcostatleast .A．100yuan B．200yuan C．800yuan D．2,000yuan30．Theoperawillbeputon timesinShanghaiGrandTheatre.A．three B．four C．five canknowfromtheadvertisementthat .peopleinShanghaihavenochancetoenjoytheoperaonthelastdayofthethePhantomoftheOperaisamusicalplayperformedattheParisTheatreAndrewLloydwhocreatedthePhantomoftheOpera,isfromRussia.ItisthefirsttimethatthePhantomoftheOperawillbeputoninAsia.五、CPeoplecanfindjobsinmanyways.Sometimesyoucanfindajobeasilybywalkingintoalocalstoreandlookingatitsnoticeboard.Localstoresoftenhaveareasforpeopletoputsmallsignstellingtheservicesthattheyneedortheycanprovide.Suchservicesincludelookingafterchildrenorcleaninghouses.AnotherpopulartoolforfindingajobistheInternet.Forexample,peoplearoundtheworldcanusetheCraigslistWebsitetobuythings,meetpeopleorfindajob.Itissaidthatthesitecanreceivetwomillionnewjobseachmonth.Anotherusefulwaytofindajobisthroughauniversity.Forexample,studentsattheUniversityofTexascangotothejobcentertogethelp.Manycollegestudentslikethiswaybetter.Attimes,someexpertscanalsohelppeoplefindajob.SusanMillerhasherowncompanycalledCaliforniaJobServicesinLosAngeles.Shesayshercompanyhelpspeoplefindajobbyfirsthelpingthemunderstandtheirstrengths,goalsandinterests.Thensheprovidesthemwithmethodstohelpthemfindtherightjob.Sowithherhelp,manypeoplehavesucceededinfindingagoodjob.OntheCraigslistyoucan't .A．findajob B．meetpeopleC．sellyouroldthings D．dosomeshoppingonline33．Accordingtothepassage,collegestudentsprefertofindjobsby .A．visitingtheInternetB．askingexpertsforhelpC．lookingatthenoticeboardD．goingtoajobcenterintheuniversity34．Whatdoestheunderlinedword"expert"probablymean?A．Apersonwhobuysandsellsgoods.B．Apersonwithspecialknowledgeinsomething.C．Apersonwhosejobinvolvesbuildingmachines.D．Apersonwhohasbeentrainedinmedicalscience.35．Whatisthetextmainlyabout?A．Howtofindexperts. offindingajob.C．Howtostudyandwork. ofsettingupajob六、第二节阅读表达（共5小题，每小题2分，计10分）阅读下面短文，简略回答问题。Whenwemeetsomeoneforthefirsttime,weoftenwouldliketotalkaboutourselves.justwanttoshowthebesttoothers.Butwhynotlisten?Sometimes,listeningisbetterthantalking.Thenhowtobeagoodlistener?Hereareafewsuggestions:Lookatthespeaker.Itshowsyouarelisteningcarefully.It'salsoagoodwayto"talk"toyourfriendwithyoureyes.Don'tcutin.Giveyourfriendenoughtimetosaywhatsheorhethinks.Don'tstopyourfriend'swords.Evenifyouwanttosaysomething,youshouldwaittillyourfriendfinishes.Trytounderstand.Whenyouarelistening,trytocatchhisorherfeelingsandideas.Ithelpsyouknowyourfriendbetter.Andyourfriendwillfeelbetteraboutyou.Heorshemaythinkyouaretherightpersontotalkwith.Showyourideasattherighttime."It'sinteresting.""Whathappenednext?"…Theseareusefulwhenyouarelistening.Andyoucangiveadvicewhenyourfriendasksforit.It'snevertoolatetobecomeagoodlistener.Itcanchangeyourlifeandthelivesofthepeopleinyourlife.Howmanysuggestionsabouth