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Many people have a fear of public speaking．According to a study, it has an influence on 3 in every 4 people．This fact is surprising and worrying, as most jobs require some speaking ability．The following will help you to make a speech better．
Write note cards．Write main ideas on your cards．Don’t write details．Put in some fun facts, questions and other activities on the cards to share with the class．Don’t look at your note cards for a long time while speaking．If necessary, you’re only going to want to have a quick look at the card for information, not read every last word．
Smile at your class．When it comes to speaking, there’s nothing that draws your class into your speech better than a good old-fashioned smile．Be happy, because you’re about to teach your class something they didn’t know before．Studies have shown that smiles are infectious (有感染力的)．That means once you smile, it’s hard for everyone else not to smile．So if you want your speech to go off well．That’ll make everyone smile and maybe those smiles will make you actually smile．
Make eye contact．Nothing is more boring than listening to a speaker who looks at the floor or note cards．Relax．Your class is made up of your friends and you talk to them all the time．Talk the same way now．Have a look at every person in the classroom at least once．That way, everyone will feel like you’re communicating with them．Also, you’ll look like you know what you’re talking about．
Use hand motions．Move your hands along as you talk, using them to express your key points and keep the class interested．It will also lead your nervous energy into a better place．
Title | 1.to make a speech better | |
Facts | Speaking ability is very2.for most jobs． However, about three quarters of people are 3.to speak in public． | |
Tips | 1．Write note cards． | Write main ideas 4.of details． 5. some fun facts, questions and other activities with the class． Don’t look at the cards for long．Only have a 6. look． |
2．Smile at your class． | Be 7. and smile at the class, and they will bring smiles to you too． | |
3．Make eye contact． | Talk the same way as usual． Don’t 8. down at the floor or note cards but communicate with your class with your eyes． | |
4．Use hand motions． | 9. hands along while talking is powerful． It’s a good idea to keep the class more interested． It also makes you feel less 10.． |
On June 26, 2000, two scientists, called Francis Collins and Craig Venter, told the world that they could now read the whole “map” of the human body: DNA．DNA is something that everybody has, and it tells the body what to do．DNA is the reason that we look like our mother and father, because we get some of their DNA to make our own．
People have been trying to understand the human body for a long time．In 1860, Gregor Mendel discovered a special reason why we look the same as other people in our family．It is because of small things named “genes” in our body．In 1953, James Watson and Francis Crick made another discovery and found out that those small parts are real messages written in the DNA with a special language．
In 1961, Marshall Nirenberg and Johann Mattaei found a message in DNA showing how DNA tells the cell (细胞) to build its parts．Scientists have now found all the words in the DNA map, but we still do not understand what they all do．By understanding what just one “word” means, we can help save more people from several illnesses．
Most people hope that this will help make better medicine and help sick people．Other people worry that when people begin to know more words and find out lots of other information, we might use it in a wrong way, just to make people more attractive, or stop sick people from getting jobs．Man will have to meet a lot of trouble if DNA technology (技术) isn’t limited in use．
1.When did we first know why we look like other people in our family?
A. In 1860． B. In 1953． C. In 1961． D. In 2000．
2.What does the underlined word “genes” mean in the passage?
A. The “map” of DNA． B. A special language．
C. Small parts of DNA． D. Several illnesses．
3.What did the two scientists first discover in 1961?
A. The “map” of DNA． B. A new illness．
C. The language of DNA． D. A message of DNA．
4.What can we do if we understand some “words” of the language inside the body?
A. Make people get new jobs． B. Make medicine for new illnesses．
C. Make maps of human． D. Make people less attractive．
5.What do people think about DNA technology?
A. It can cause good or bad results． B. It can cause good results．
C. It can cause good results but won’t work． D. It can cause only bad results．
Six excellent students from the Liverpool City Academy are celebrating their success after the Prime
Minister presented them with the top award in the National Young People in Business Competition．
Students across the United Kingdom were asked to create their own business．The City Academy’s
idea of greetings cards certainly impressed the judges(法官)!
The City Academy students were competing with over 500 other schools to win this famous award．
The students also won a prize of £10,000for their school and £500 for each member of the winning team．
Their winning business “Academy Creations” made greetings cards and e-cards which they sold at
local shops and through their website．The students had to present their business and their results to a team
of top business people．They then had to answer questions about their experience of running the business．
The judges praised the team members for “their excellent business plan, the quality of their greetings cards
and their creative way of selling”．
Mr．Harry Thompson, head of the City Academy, was delighted by the team’s success．“we are very
proud of what the team has done．The students worked very hard, which led to their success．”
The members of the winning team were Jessica Smith, Andrew Chang, Risha Bedi, Frank Gordon and
twin sister Carol and Lisa Taytor．Lisa told us, “The best part about the business was working together as a
team．That is what helped us to be successful．We all had different talents and strengths．”
The whole team agreed that running the business was a great way to learn and the experience would
help them when they were running their own businesses in the future!
1.Who was NOT the member of the winning team?
A. Frank Gordon． B. Jessica Smith C. Harry Thompson． D. Risha Bedi
2.How much money was given out for the top prize in total?
A. 10,000 pounds． B. 10,500 pounds C. 13,000 pounds D. 15,000 pounds．
3.What was the key to success, according to the members of the team?
A. The excellent business plan． B. The quality of their greetings cards．
C. The creative way to sell products． D. The team spirit of the members
4.Which is NOT true according to the article?
A. There were six members receiving a prize from the Prime Minister.
B. Team spirit was the best part about the business.
C. The students sold all their greetings cards through the website．
D. The students had to answer questions from top business people．
5.What can we learn from the article?
A. Team spirit is the most important for success．
B. Students can do business better than adults．
C. More students should be encouraged to do business
D. Selling greetings cards can make a lot of money,
Thomas Wilson is famous all over the world．He holds the world record for sleeping in．One weekend,
Thomas slept in for two days, three hours and fourteen minutes．It was unbelievable．No one in history
had ever slept in for so long before．
Thomas was very proud of his world record．His friends were proud of him, too．Whenever Thom as
walked down the street, people always came up to him and shook his hand．Thomas was a star．
The only person who wasn't proud of Thomas's world record was his father．Dad didn’t like it when
Thomas slept in．He complained that the lawns(草坪) didn’t get mowed(收割)whenever Thomas slept in ．
He was worried about how high the grass was getting．Every weekend, it seemed to get higher and
higher．“It’s like a jungle out there,” Dad moaned(咆哮) to Thomas one day．But Thomas wasn’t worried
about the grass getting higher．He had more important things on his mind - like sleeping in．
1.Why is Thomas famous all over the world ?
A. Because he likes sleeping in．
B. Because his friends are proud of him．
C. Because he holds the world record for sleeping in．
D. Because he likes mowing the lawns．
2.How long did Thomas sleep in one weekend?
A. One day B. Two days
C. Two days, three hours and fourteen minutes D. Ten hours
3.What do the underlined words “hold” and “star” probably mean in the passage according to the given English-English dictionary entries (词条)?
Hold
1.[V] to have a thing in one's hands
2.[V] to keep; to remain
3.[V] to have;to take place
Hold
1.[V] to have a thing in one's hands
2.[V] to keep; to remain
3.[V] to have;to take place
Star
1.[C] a very large mass of burning gas in space, especially one that can be seen as a small bright point of light in a clear sky at night
2.[C] a famous or very skilful performer; the main performer in a film, play, etc．
3.[C] a person's fame or chance of getting it
Star
1.[C] a very large mass of burning gas in space, especially one that can be seen as a small bright point of light in a clear sky at night
2.[C] a famous or very skilful performer; the main performer in a film, play, etc．
3.[C] a person's fame or chance of getting it
A. 1:2 B. 3:1 C. 1:3 D. 2:2
4.Who wasn't proud of Thomas’s world record ?
A. Himself B. His father C. His friends D. All the people
5.Which is not true according to the passage?
A. Thomas thought sleeping in was more important than mowing the lawns．
B. Thomas was worried about the grass getting higher．
C. Thomas’s father was worried about the grass getting higher and higher．
D. Thomas’s friends were proud of Thomas．
A Little Coaching (指导)
I always felt nervous at the running race. I was too thin to be an athlete. So when our class needed a ________ in the two mile race around the lake, I hoped ______ would notice me.
I hid under a ________ when our teacher Bronto called the names of the runners. I got more nervous when I heard he called, “Noah! Where’s Noah? He’s in this race!”
He saw me under the tree and shouted, “Noah, we ________ a boy to run the two mile race.” He pushed me to the starting line. I pleaded(恳求) with him. “I don’t know the way around the lake!”
“It’s not a problem. Just _______ Craig and you’ll know the way.” Bronto smiled. Craig was the fastest runner in our class. Then Bronto said, “For the last hundred meters, ______ throw your head back and run.”
I stood next to Craig and trembled(颤抖). Then I heard the gun and sixteen of us started to run. I ran ______ behind Craig.
But gradually(逐步地), the distance(距离) between Craig and me became wider.
It was ______. I felt very tired. My energy was spent. I was about to ______. But then I looked ahead(向前) and _______ only three boys were in front of me. The crowd was shouting, but I could hear Bronto shouting, “Run!”
I threw my head back and told my legs to go. I never looked ahead and I never looked back for those last hundred meters. I felt ________. Nobody was telling me what I was, or what I wasn’t. My legs were running a race against my brain and I was winning!
I didn’t know when I crossed the finishing line. Bronto caught me and shouted, “You flew! You flew, man! ________! You passed two boys!”
However, the best prize that I got was _______. That year I discovered I could do a lot ______ I believe myself and put my energy into them.
I never got to say goodbye to Bronto right after the race. But later, I saw him over the lake. He was coaching another kid. I had no ______ that the kid was also going to win.
1.A. runner B. jumper C. swimmer D. diver
2.A. somebody B. anybody C. nobody D. everybody
3.A. desk B. tree C. bed D. chair
4.A. get B. teach C. help D. need
5.A. forget B. beat C. follow D. trust
6.A. also B. just C. still D. yet
7.A. slowly B. hardly C. closely D. happily
8.A. surprising B. difficult C. boring D. wonderful
9.A. catch up B. come up C. hurry up D. give up
10.A. saw B. heard C. guessed D. remembered
11.A. nervous B. tired C. free D. lucky
12.A. First B. Second C. Third D. Fourth
13.A. love B. respect C. teamwork D. confidence
14.A. before B. unless C. until D. if
15.A. question B. doubt C. value D. thought
— Can you explain____________? —Maybe you don’t get enough sleep．
A. why do I always feel tired B. why I always feel tired
C. how much sleep do we need every day D. how much sleep we need every day
