Question

【題目】 No matter what field you are in, there will likely come a time when you have to give a powerful speech to friends, colleagues, or even complete strangers. 【1】 However, being able to give great speeches is often a necessity for those looking to achieve success. Here are a few tips to help you make the entire process easier.

1. Get in the Right Mindset

Visualize yourself before your speech succeeding to help calm your nerves. 【2】 And you should remember that people want to see you succeed, they don't want to see you fail. If you get in the right mindset, you will find the rest comes much easier than you may imagine.

2. 【3】

Make sure that you focus on the point of your speech and the message that you are trying to get across. Don't worry about focusing on the fact that you are giving the speech or any of the props or visual aids that you may have. If you get nervous or stutter during your speech, don't apologize and just fix your attention on your speech.

3. Do Your Research

When it comes to preparing for your speech, it is not only important that you research the topic but that you research your audience as well. Know who you are speaking to. Also if you are able to greet some of the audience members and speak with them before hand, this is a great way to break the ice and feel more comfortable while speaking. 【4】 Make sure you also research the room. Arrive early so you feel comfortable in the room, and practice with the microphone or any equipment you will be using.

4. Practice

It may seem like a simple and rather obvious tip, but unfortunately, adequate practice is something that many people today avoid when it comes to speaking in public . 【5】, but it means practicing out loud，standing up in a similar position while giving your speech. Make sure that you practice in front of both the mirror and the audience.

A.Focus on the Point

B.Develop a Strong Message

C.Make sure you take several deep breaths before giving your speech

D.Practicing does not just mean reading the speech over and over again

E.Thus you won't feel as though you are speaking to a room of strangers

F.You may feel stiff, tight or uncomfortable when you are about to speak

G.There are many people struggling with the process of writing and delivering speeches

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】G

【2】C

【3】A

【4】E

【5】D

【解析】

這是一篇說明文。文章就如何做好演講提出了一些建議。

【1】上一句講述的是無論你在哪個領域，都會有需要演講的時刻；下一句講述的是能夠成功地發(fā)表演講是一項成功人士必備的技能。G. There are many people struggling with the process of writing and delivering speeches有許多人在寫作和發(fā)表演講的過程中掙扎。承上啟下，故選G。

【2】根據(jù)小標題可知，本段主要講述保持良好的心態(tài)。根據(jù)上一句中to help calm your nerves 可知講述的是幫助消除緊張情緒的方法。C. Make sure you take several deep breaths before giving your speech. 在演講之前要記得進行深呼吸。呼應上文，故選C。

【3】此處設空位置為小標題處，應為本段的中心句。根據(jù)本段第一句可知，本段中心思想是在演講時確保把注意力集中在演講稿的要點上。A. Focus on the Point. 集中于要點，為本段標題。故選A。

【4】上文描述的是在演講之前最好對觀眾進行研究，在事先和他們交談下。E. Thus you won't feel as though you are speaking to a room of strangers. 這樣你就不會覺得好像和一屋子陌生人在講話了。此處講了事先研究觀眾的好處，承接上文，故選E。

【5】本段的中心思想是練習。下一句but it means practicing out loud，但它意味著大聲練習。D. Practicing does not just mean reading the speech over and over again. 練習不意味著反復地讀演講稿。承接下文，故選D。

七選五在近些年的考試中，大多數(shù)情況下均是結(jié)構(gòu)清晰，主題明確的說明文。因為其上下文邏輯較強，所以考生在做題時，可以根據(jù)關鍵詞來秒殺出正確答案。如第3小題，下文多次提到focus和focus on短語，故通過鎖定此關鍵詞得出正確答案A；如第5小題，小標題是Parctice，并且段中多次提到practice，且選項D中也出現(xiàn)practice,所以我們推斷出D為正確選項。