英语听力(Listening comprehension)是指听取英语有声材料,并理解语意作出反应的一种能力。这种能力的强弱,很大程度上取决于人们对语言知识的了解。语言是文化的载体,如果缺乏对英语国家的文化背景、历史知识、风土人情、宗教信仰等方面的了解,就会对听力材料的理解产生一定的影响。如果仅注意增加阅读、积累词汇和语言知识,却忽视语音训练,也很难提高语言的感受能力, Listening comprehension is the ability to listen to spoken English material and to understand the semantic response. The strength of this ability depends largely on people’s knowledge of the language. Language is the carrier of culture. Without a good understanding of the cultural background, historical knowledge, customs, religious beliefs and other aspects of the English-speaking countries, it will have an impact on the comprehension of the listening materials. If you only pay attention to increase reading, vocabulary and language knowledge accumulation, but ignore the voice training, it is difficult to improve the language’s ability to feel,