Question

Read the suggestions for making an English speech.

  a. Looking at and talking to one person in the audience (觀眾) helps keep you natural, but it feels foolish talking to only one person. Speak to that person as long as 15 seconds and then change another one.

  b. The audience have a hard time understanding what they hear. They need your help. Slow down, pause(停頓) and guide the audience through your talk. Remember that you should help the audience understand what you are saying.

  c. Make your voice a little lower than normal. Listeners like to listen to a relatively(相對(duì)) deep voice.

  d. When you talk, try to be as natural as possible. Don’t try to memorize your words and read or recite(背誦) them to your audience. You can use short notes to help you remember the important points.

  e. You should know you and most of the people you talk to are different in many ways. Some of them may not know what you are talking about. Then speak to them on their terms and in their languages.

  f. Concentrate on what you want to say. If you are always paying attention to gestures(手勢(shì)),you will feel uncomfortable.

  g. It’s true that there are some differences between American English and British English, but they’ll not cause much difficulty for listeners, so just speak the way you’re used to.

Choose a suggestion for each of the following students according to their problems.

1.Paul:I don’t think I can talk fluently(流利) because it’s difficult for me to remember all the words.

  A. a                B. b               C. c                D. d

2. Billy: When I come face to face with the audience, where should my eyes fall upon? Do I have to look front, or look around from time to time?

  A. a               B. c               C. e                 D. f

3.Amy:When I am talking, I can’t help waving(揮動(dòng))my hands, for I think it can help me express what I want to say better. But my classmates say I look funny and foolish by doing this.

  A. d               B. e               C. f                 D. g

4.Betty: I know that it’s not right to speak fast. But I am afraid that I can’t finish my talk in the given time if I speak slowly.

  A. b               B. d              C. f                 D. g

5.Tony: Should I talk in American English or British English?

  A. a                B. b             C. c                D. g

Answer 1

【主旨大意】本文是一篇對(duì)話配對(duì)型的文章，根據(jù)學(xué)生所提出的問題，從方框中選擇相應(yīng)的解決方法。

1. D  Paul的問題是：很難記住所有的話。建議應(yīng)是有關(guān)如何記住演講內(nèi)容的，只有d項(xiàng)談到了記憶演講內(nèi)容的問題。

2. A  Billy的問題是：演講時(shí)所要注視的對(duì)象，是注視前方還是四周巡視？建議應(yīng)是演講時(shí)的目光所要注視的方向，只有a項(xiàng)談到了這方面的內(nèi)容。

3. C Amy的問題是：演講時(shí)的手勢(shì)問題。建議應(yīng)是有關(guān)手勢(shì)的，只有f項(xiàng)談到了演講時(shí)的手勢(shì)問題。

4. A. Betty的問題是：演講的速度問題。建議應(yīng)是有關(guān)講話的速度的，只有b項(xiàng)談到了應(yīng)該講話慢一些，給觀眾理解的時(shí)間。

5. D Tony的問題是：應(yīng)該用美式英語還是英式英語？建議應(yīng)是用哪種語言演講，只有g(shù)項(xiàng)談到了演講語言的問題。