12．Once upon a time there was a businessperson who had the task of convincing an audience of the need for the business to plan better for the future．Instead of starting out with a spreadsheet and a long list of numbers，he started with a story we all know，"The Three Little Pigs"．He attracted his audience with the brilliance of the little pig who built his house out of brick，and then used that metaphor（暗喻）to carry on his discussion of long-term planning．
There are many ways to communicate depending on the message you need to deliver，who the targeted receiver is，and the urgency of the message．
The military officer orders．
The advertiser entices（誘惑）．
The leader inspires．
The trainer，educator，or coach motivates．
Since few of us are in a position to communicate by barking orders，we have to learn to become more effective in enticing，inspiring，and motivating．Perhaps the most effective method is to think back to the days when you were a child and your parents told you a bedtime story．Many of these stories are short tales that carries a lesson or moral attitude in an entertaining manner．But stories are not just for little kids，we all listen more attentively when we are entertained．
Listeners become involved when being told a story．Our comprehension and sympathy increases as we identify with the circumstances，the people，and events that we imagine when an entertaining story is told with skill and affection．A story is so much better than a dry，factual laundry list of"do's"and"don'ts．"
When you have to convince，motivate，inspire，sell，or entertain，think of preparing your communication in a form your audience will react to with enthusiasm and wonder．It will help them better prepare for the day that big bad wolf comes to huff and puff（呼氣吸氣）and blow the house down．
68．The first paragraph serves as aC．
A．summary B．comment
C．lead-in D．background
69．Which of the following does the author think is most effective？A
A．Instructive and entertaining stories．
B．A long list of numbers．
C．Imaginary and adventurous stories．
D．Romantic short tales．
70．By the underlined sentence，the writer means that a good communicationC．
A．helps the audience fight against bad wolves
B．helps the audience build a stronger house
C．has a better effect and influence on the audience
D．a(chǎn)ttracts the audience to learn more lessons from tales
71．Which of the followings may be the best title of the passage？C
A．How To Tell a Story？
B．How To Deliver a Speech？
C．Let Me Tell You a Little Story
D．Let Me Tell You Some"Do's"and"Don'ts"
分析 本文屬于說明文閱讀，作者通過這篇文章主要向我們描述了通過一個有啟發(fā)性和娛樂性的小故事引入你的話題能夠更好的吸引觀眾，激發(fā)他們的好奇和熱情．
解答 68．C．主旨大意題．根據(jù)文章第一段可知第一段主要通過講述商人用三只小豬的故事開頭成功吸引了他的聽眾的故事告訴我們一個好的誘惑的重要性，引出了本文的主題，因此第一段的意義是引出主題；故選C．
69．A．推理判斷題．根據(jù)文章倒數(shù)第三段"Perhaps the most effective method is to think back to the days when you were a child and your parents told you a bedtime story"可知作者認(rèn)為最有效的方式是有啟發(fā)性和娛樂性的故事；故選A．
70．C．句意推斷題．根據(jù)文章最后一段"It will help them better prepare for the day that big bad wolf comes to huff and puff（呼氣吸氣）and blow the house down．可知一個良好的溝通對影響觀眾有更好的效果；故選C．
71．C．主旨大意題．通讀全文，可知文章主要講通過一個有啟發(fā)性和娛樂性的小故事引入你的話題能夠更好的吸引觀眾，因此本文的最佳題目為讓我給你講一個小故事；故選C．
點評 考察學(xué)生的細(xì)節(jié)理解和推理判斷能力，做細(xì)節(jié)理解題時一定要找到文章中的原句，和題干進(jìn)行比較，再做出正確的選擇．在做推理判斷題不要以個人的主觀想象代替文章的事實，要根據(jù)文章事實進(jìn)行合乎邏輯的推理判斷．
