Question

Become a confident speaker. How to improve your English speaking skills and make you able to communicate more easily and effectively? The following tips will help you to become a more confident speaker.

Practice where you can and when you can. And practice is good — whether you speak to someone who is a native English speaker or not.

It’s important to build up your confidence. If possible, use the simple sentence structure that you know is correct, so that you can concentrate on getting your message across.

Try to experiment with the English you know. Apply (应用) words and phrases you know to new situations. Native English speakers are likely to correct you if you use the wrong word. They usually don’t mind if you use wrong grammar.

Try to respond to what people say to you. You can often get clues to what people think by looking at their body language. Respond to them in a natural way.

Never translate everything into your own language. It takes you much time and you’ll find it difficult to find an English answer right away. You don’t know how to do well. The more you want to act well, the more slowly you act. This will make you hesitant.

If you forget a word, do what native English speakers do all the time, and say things that ‘fill’ the conversation. This is better than remaining completely silent. Try using ‘um’, ‘er’, if you forget the word.

Don’t speak too fast! It’s important to use a natural rhythm (节奏) in speaking English, but if you speak too fast it will be difficult for people to understand you.

Try to relax when you speak, and you’ll find that your mouth does most of the pronunciation work for you. Speak English at a normal speed.

Final tips: Try to become less hesitant. Don’t be shy to speak — the more you do it, the more confident you’ll become. Remember to be polite — use “please” and “thank you” if you ask someone to do something for you.

1.What is the text mainly about?

A．Good ways of studying English well.

B．Suggestions on becoming a confident speaker.

C．Things to pay attention to when speaking English.

D．How to correct your mistakes as you speak English.

2.How many tips does the author offer in this text?

A．9.               B．10.               C．11.              D．12.

3.In this passage, the underlined word “hesitant” in the sixth paragraph means “________”.

A．sure about what to do

B．fast to make a good decision

C．successful in answering questions

D．uncertain about how to express yourself

4.This text is most probably written for ________.

A．English beginners                       B．native English speakers

C．English teachers                        D．language experts

Answer

1.B

2.C

3.D

4.A

【解析】

试题分析：本文是写给那些刚刚学英语的人，是关于如何让自己成为一个有信心的讲英语的人的多个建议。

1.B 细节题。根据文章第一段最后一句The following tips will help you to become a more confident speaker.说明本文是关于如何让自己成为一个有信心的发言者的话题，故B正确。

2.C 细节题。文章第2，3,4，5,7,8，9各一个建议；6段和10段2个建议，共11个，故C正确。

3.D 推理题。根据第六段最后2行You don’t know how to do well. The more you want to act well, the more slowly you act. This will make you hesitant.说明该词是指你说的越慢，你就越犹豫，越不确信，故D项正确。

4.A 推理题。根据文章第一段Become a confident speaker. How to improve your English speaking skills and make you able to communicate more easily and effectively?说明本文是写给那些刚刚学英语的人，故A正确。

考点：考查教育类短文阅读