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【題目】In your life, sometimes you may be asked to speak in front of a large group of people. Although it sounds a little scary, even those with stage fright can speak successfully to the group with adequate preparation.

Practice your speech before the big day. 【1】 If possible, practice the speech in front of a friend or family member to get used to saying it to real people. If you feel you must have note cards, limit the amount to about three cards. This will force you to keep your speech concise and help you keep your eyes focused on your audience.

Remember why you’ve been invited to speak. If you’re battling fear over speaking to a large group of people, keep your mind on the fact that you were selected for this important role. The speech organizers must have seen something valuable in you or your expertise. 【2】

Remember that fear of public speaking is very common. 【3】 Most of the people in the audience would be feeling the same fear and stress that you do in your position. Knowing this may make you feel better.

【4】 What you say should be tailored to why you’re there and who you’re speaking to in order to avoid sounding general. If speaking to a charity group, mention the good work certain specific individuals have done for the cause. If speaking at a business conference, briefly state why you want to help these people.

Keep eye contact with the crowd. 【5】 Pick one person in each section and look at him while you’re speaking. After each important point in your speech, switch your focus to another section. When you focus only on one person at a time, the size of the crowd isn’t as frightening.

A.A good memory is really helpful.

B. Show appreciation to your audience.

C. Mention your audience in your speech.

D. The more you have it memorized, the better.

E. In fact, it’s normal to feel nervous or stressed out before a big speech.

F. Separate the crowd into three sections mentally as you get up to speak.
G. The knowledge of other people’s respect for you should reduce some of the fear.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】D

【2】G

【3】E

【4】C

【5】F

【解析】

這是一篇議論文。文章主要就如何在眾人面前克服恐懼，進(jìn)行成功的演講提出了若干建議。

【1】上文Practice your speech before the big day.說在大日子之前，練習(xí)你的演講。該空對(duì)上文作補(bǔ)充說明，D選項(xiàng)“你記住的越多，越好”切題，故選D。

【2】上文The speech organizers must have seen something valuable in you or your expertise.說演講組織者一定是看中了你的價(jià)值，或是你的專門技術(shù)。該空承接上文，G選項(xiàng)“其他人對(duì)你的尊敬應(yīng)該會(huì)減少一些恐懼”切題，故選G。

【3】上文Remember that fear of public speaking is very common.說記得公開演講的害怕是非常普遍的。該空承接上文，E選項(xiàng)“事實(shí)上，在重要的演講之前，感到緊張或是有壓力是正常的”切題，故選E。

【4】該空為段落主題句，What you say should be tailored to why you’re there and who you’re speaking to in order to avoid sounding general. If speaking to a charity group, mention the good work certain specific individuals have done for the cause. If speaking at a business conference, briefly state why you want to help these people.這一段主要講了在演講中，要提到你的聽眾，故選C。

【5】下文Pick one person in each section and look at him while you’re speaking.有線索詞section，故F選項(xiàng)“當(dāng)你演講時(shí)，在精神上把人群分成三個(gè)部分”切題，故選F。

關(guān)于小標(biāo)題的選擇

七選五題型空格的設(shè)計(jì)主要分布在句首、句中、句尾，另一種就是小標(biāo)題的空格設(shè)計(jì)。凡是作為標(biāo)題的句子，一定要短小精悍，概括性強(qiáng)，多數(shù)用祈使句。本文第4空是主題句，相當(dāng)于一個(gè)小標(biāo)題。Mention your audience in your speech.為本段主題句，根據(jù)空后句mention the good work state 和state why you want to help these people可知C項(xiàng)合適，F項(xiàng)為干擾項(xiàng)。