Question

We are often asked to make a speech in life. Most of us are afraid of it and don’t do a good job. Here are some simple steps to make your speech a successful one.

First of all, find out everything you can about your subject and at the same time find out as much as you can about your audience. Who are they? What do they know about your subject? Put yourself in their shoes as you prepare your speech. Then try to arrange your material so that your speech is clear and easy to follow. Use as many examples as possible. Never forget your audience. Don’t talk over their heads or talk down to them.

When you are giving your speech, speak slowly and clearly, look at your audience and pause for a few seconds from time to time to give your audience chances to think over what you’ve said.

Just remember: be prepared, know your subject and your audience say what you have to say and be yourself so that your ideas will bring you and your audience together.

1.“Put yourself in their shoes as you prepare your speech.” means that while preparing your speech, you must __________.

A. put your shoes away and put on theirs

B. try on their shoes to see if they fit you

C. try to think in the way as they do

2.When he is giving his speech, the speaker should ________________.

A. let his eyes rest on the subject

B. follow the audience step by step

C. face the audience in a natural way

3.During the course of a speech, it is not right for a speaker to ____________.

A. think nothing of the audience    B. speak in a clear voice    C. take a short stop at times

4.What does the underlined word “pause” mean in the passage?

A. listen    B. stop    C. choose

5.Which title best gives the main idea of the passage?

A. How to Remember the Audience

B. How to Pick out the Topic for a Speech

C. How to Improve Your Speech

Answer

1.C

2.C

3.A

4.B

5.C

【解析】短文大意：文中作者介绍了演讲的一些技巧，尽可能找到所有关于演讲主题的东西；尽可能找到关于你的听众的信息；尽可能多用举例，使你的演讲清楚而容易理解；说得慢一点、清楚一点，看看你的听众；让你的观众有机会想想你说过的话．只要记住：准备好，了解你的主题和听众，说你要说的，做你自己，这样你的想法才会让观众产生共鸣。

1.C

细节理解题。根据文中的第一段Put yourself in their shoes as you prepare your speech．可知 当你演讲时，要设身处地的为观众考虑，故答案是C。

2.C

细节理解题。根据文中的第二段When you are giving your speech，speak slowly and clearly，look at your audience and pause for a few seconds from time to time to give your audience chances to think over what you've said．可知 给观众几秒钟时间让他们知道你说了什么，故答案是C。

3.A

细节理解题。根据短文中的句子“Put yourself in their shoes as you prepare your speech. Never forget your audience. Don’t talk over their heads or talk down to them.”可知，作为演讲者来说，不从观众的角度考虑是错误的，故答案为A。

4.B

词义猜测题。根据文中的When you are giving your speech，speak slowly and clearly，look at your audience and pause for a few seconds from time to time to give your audience chances to think over what you've said．可知 给观众几秒钟时间让他们知道你说了什么，暂停，故答案为B。

5.C

主旨大意题。根据文中的Here are some simple steps to make your speech a successful one (以下是一些简单的步骤，使你的演讲成功)，可知短文主要介绍了演讲的一些技巧，也就是如何提高演讲技巧，故答案为C。

点睛：阅读理解的考查题型主要有六大类：细节理解题，推理判断题，主旨大意题，词义猜测题，判断作者意图、态度、观点题和判断文章的基本结构题。其中，主旨大意题型旨在考查考生通过快速阅读获取语篇的中心思想的能力，以及辨别主要信息和次要信息的能力。要求考生运用逻辑概括能力，从文章的字里行间获取文章中的代表性观点和中心论点。主旨大意题是考生容易出错的题型之一，错误主要表现为：概括文章中心时以偏概全（只见树木不见森林），概括性不够，或者概括过度，超出了文本的内容，缺乏针对性。如第5小题，归纳文章的标题就是主旨大意题的一种命题形式。根据短文中的句子“Here are some simple steps to make your speech a successful one.”可以判断短文主要介绍了演讲的一些技巧方法，故答案选C。