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我们如何针对考试中的英语听力进行练习呢？
Growing up, I never had the opportunity to do any extra practice to improve my listening skills. We didn’t have the Internet and the thousand possibilities it offers to learners of any language nowadays. The teachers had an old tape player that sometimes stopped and started on its own and old tapes that ended up sounding distorted and most of the times unlistenable so if you wanted to get better at listening, you just listened to the radio and struggled to understand the lyrics and sing along. Not that I ever complained. That was the perfect excuse to listen to music while claiming to be working hard. I have to say that my father never bought it!
当我还在上学的时候，我从来没有机会做额外的练习来提升听力。我们那时没有网络，而今天网络却能为为语言学习者提供千万种学习资源。老师们用的是老式磁带录音机，有时候会自己突然停下来，然后又突然好了。老式录音带在快结尾时声音失真，很多时候听起来很刺耳，所以如果你想要听觉上更享受的话，就会去听收音机，艰难地理解歌词和跟着收音机一起唱。我并不是要吐槽，那对于我来说是一个在自称要努力学习时听听音乐的完美借口。不得不说的是，我爸压根就没给我买过收音机！
So, exams are just around the corner and I know you’re beginning to freak out. Don’t worry! Here I am, coming to the rescue! 考试就要来临，我知道你们已经开始害怕了。不过没关系，有我在呢，我来拯救你们！
These are, in my opinion, the best sites with quizzes to practise listening comprehension. In no particular order. 下面这些有测试题的网站在我看来是练习听力理解最棒的网站。排序不分主次。
TALK ENGLISH 
url: http://www./listening/real.aspx 网址：http://www./listening/real.aspx Levels: three main levels (beginner, intermediate and advanced) 级别：三个主要级别（初级，中级和高级）
Pre-listening /Post-listening activities: no 听前/ 听后练习：无
Transcript: yes 文字本：有 Audio Download: no 音频下载：无
What I like best: it has some other listening activities like dictations or listening based on pictures for lower levels. It also has a section dedicated to advanced students with a story and some comprehension questions. See here 我最喜欢的：在这个网站里有些如听写或针对入门级别的图片听力练习。网站里还有一个专门针对高级别学生故事部分和一些综合习题，点击这里。 What I don’t like: In my opinion, the “listening” categorised under “advanced level” is far too easy. 我不喜欢的：在我看来，分类在“高级水平的”“听力实在是太简单了。”
ELLLO 
url: http://www./ 网站：http://www./
Levels: six levels (beginners-advanced) 级别：6个级别（初级-高级） Pre-listening /Post-listening activities: grammar or vocabulary activities 听前/ 听后练习：语法或词汇练习
Transcript: yes 文字本：有
Audio Download: only audio for vocabulary 音频下载：只有词汇的音频
What I like best: there are seven activity types (see them here) and a variety of accents. 我最喜欢的：这个网站里有7种练习类型（点击这里）和各种口音。
What I don’t like: a bit disorganised. 我不喜欢的：有些无序。
ESL LOUNGE
url: http://www./student/listening.php 网址：http://www./student/listening.php Levels: four (elementary, pre-intermediate, intermediate and advanced) 级别：4个（初级，预备中级，中级和高级）
Pre-listening /Post-listening activities: no 听前/ 听后练习：无
Transcript: yes 文字本：有
Audio Download: yes 音频下载：有
What I like best: it offers different kinds of comprehension exercises (multiple choice, cloze, true/false…etc) 我最喜欢的：这个网站提供大量的综合练习（多项选择，完形填空，正误判断等等）
BRITISH COUNCIL 
url: http://learnenglishteens./skills/listening-skills-practice 网址： http://learnenglishteens./skills/listening-skills-practice Levels: five levels ( A1, A2, B1, B2, C1) 级别：5个级别（A1, A2, B1, B2, C1）
Pre-listening /Post-listening activities: both 听前/ 听后练习：都有
Transcript: yes 文字本：有
Audio Download: yes 音频下载：有
What I like best: very user-friendly for both students and teachers. PDF available for exercises, answers and transcript. 我最喜欢的：对于学生和老师都是非常易于使用的。习题，答案和文字本都可以用PDF打开。
Extra: The British Council also runs some other sections to improve and practise your listening skills and learn about Britain, its culture, its language and its people. 另外：英国文化委员会运营了其它一些部分来帮助你提高和练习英语听力，同时也能学习关于英国的人文和语言。
EDTED LESSONS WORTH SHARING 
url: http://ed./lessons 网址：http://ed./lessons Levels: advanced 级别：高级
Pre-listening /Post-listening activities: all the lessons have three parts : watch,think (where you can do the comprehension exercise) and discuss (post-listening questions) 听前/ 听后练习：所有的课程有三个部分：看，思考（在你做综合练习的时候）和讨论（听后问题）
Transcript: no, although most lessons are on youtube, and you can watch them with subtitles 文字本：无，即使大多数课程在youtube上可以找到，并且都带有字幕
Audio Download: the videos are on youtube, so they can be easily downloaded 音频下载：视频都在youtube上，所以下载很简单。
What I don’t like: the audio is not sorted by level and although most of videos are for advanced students, some of them are much easier than others so I would say that they are suitable for B2 students and higher. You need to register although it’s free. 我不喜欢的：音频不是按级别分类，虽然大多数音频是针对高级别的学生，其中有一些太简单了。所以我想说里面的音频会更适合B2级别或更高级别的学生。虽说是免费的，但还是说要注册。
Extra: you can also create your own lessons 另外：你可以创建你自己的课程。
ESOL COURSES 
url: http://www./content/topicsmenu/listening.html 网址：http://www./content/topicsmenu/listening.html Levels: four main levels (upper elementary, pre-intermediate, intermediate, upper-intermediate) 级别：4个主要的级别（初级进阶，初中级，中级，中级进阶）
Pre-listening /Post-listening activities: most of the times 听前/ 听后练习：大多数情况有
Transcript: no 文字本：无
Audio Download: the videos are on youtube, so they can be easily downloaded 音频下载：视频在youtube上，下载很方便
What I like best: carefully designed user-friendly lessons plans 我最喜欢的：设计很用心，教案清晰明了
ESL VIDEO 
url: http://www./index.php 网址：http://www./index.php
Levels: five ( from beginner to advanced) 级别：5个（从入门级别到高级）
Pre-listening /Post-listening activities: no 听前/ 听后练习：无
Transcript: not always 文字本：有时有
Audio Download: the videos are on youtube, so they can be easily downloaded 音频下载：视频在youtube上，下载很简单
What I don’t like: anybody can create a listening quiz so it might contain mistakes 我不喜欢的：任何人都能设计听力测试，所以可能会有错误。
Extra: You can create your own quiz 另外：你可以自己设计属于自己的专属测试题。
BREAKING NEWS ENGLISH 
url: http://www./index.html 网址：http://www./index.html Levels: seven levels 级别：7个级别
Pre-listening /Post-listening activities: both 听前/ 听后练习：都有
Transcript: yes 文字本：有
Audio Download: yes 音频下载：有
What I like best: you can listen to the same piece of news at different levels and the news can be read at different speeds. 我最喜欢的：你可以以不同级别的水平听同一篇新闻，新闻播放速度不一。
Extra: Sean Banville’s also runs eight other sites, check them out here 另外：Sean Banville’s同样运营了其它8个网站，点击此处查看。
RANDALL’S ESL CYBER LISTENING LAB 
url : http://www./ 网址：http://www./ Levels: three levels ( easy, medium and difficult) 级别：3个级别（简单，中等和难的）
Pre-listening /Post-listening activities: Both 听前/ 听后练习：都有
Transcript: yes 文字本：有
Audio Download: No 音频下载：无
What I like best: the post-listening activities and the vocabulary section ( see here) where you can learn how to pronounce words associated to different topics. 我最喜欢的：最喜欢听后习题和能学习不同话题的单词发音词汇部分（点击此处）
LYRICS TRAINING 
url: https:/// 网址： https:/// Levels: four ( from beginner to expert) 级别：4个级别（从菜鸟到行家）
Pre-listening /Post-listening activities: no 听前/ 听后练习：无
Transcript: any lyrics site will have the lyrics for the song 文字本：在任何歌词网站都能找到相应歌词
Audio Download: the videos are on youtube, so they can be easily downloaded 音频下载：视频在youtube上，下载很简单 What I like: it’s fun and a different way to approach listening exercises. 我喜欢之处：是听力练习中一个有趣而新颖的方式
Extra: You can create your own exercises. 另外：你可以创建你专属的习题。
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