Question

[1] At some point in your life you are bound to be required to give a speech. But are you capable of having the effect on an audience that you want to have? Here are some things to keep in mind.     

[2] You may think it's good to create an informal effect, or even that it' s cool to use filler words (填充词) such as “like” and “you know”. But in reality, these words add nothing, and create the danger of making you sound foolish and uninformed.

[3] Pauses can be of significant help in adding depth to your speech, but only when they are used at the right moments. Pausing suddenly and with a panicked look will just make your audience uneasy. Also, a very long silence is the last thing you need. Make sure that your pauses are nicely placed if you want to sound like a speaker who has absolute control of what he is talking about.

[4] You also need to be careful when you switch to a new idea during the course of a speech. Often speakers ________transition words such as “well”, “so”, and so on, when they move on to new ideas. My advice, however, is to avoid such words and to try to think of a way of making a transition that is unique to the topic of your speech.

[5] Finally, avoid “umming” and “ahhing” the way many people do when they give speeches. You want to sound confident and assured, and the way not to do so is to put an “urn” or an “ah” in the middle of every sentence.

1.What is the text mainly about? (No more than 8 words)

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2.Complete the following statement with proper words. (No more than 4 words)

It's careful to switch to ________________________ when you give a speech.

3.Fill in the blank in Paragraph 4 with proper words. (No more than 3 words)

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4.Why does the author say it' s not good to use filler words? (No more than 12 words)

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5.What does the word "they" (paragraph 3) probably refer to? (No more than 2 words)

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Answer

1.How to make an effective / a good speech

2.a new idea

3.make use of  / use

4.Because these words will make you sound foolish and uniformed.

5.pauses

【解析】

试题分析：本文是关于如何让自己的演讲更有效的若干个建议，包括如何使用填充词，如何使用暂停，如何转移到新的观点等等。

1.主旨大意题。根据文章第一段But are you capable of having the effect on an audience that you want to have? Here are some things to keep in mind.可知本文是关于如何让自己的演讲更有效的若干个建议。

2.推理题。根据文章第四段You also need to be careful when you switch to a new idea during the course of a speech.可知当我们转换到一个新的话题的时候，要特别当心。

3.推理题。根据Often speakers ________transition words such as “well”, “so”, and so on, when they move on to new ideas.可知指人们在转换到新的观点的时候，常常使用“well”, “so”这样的词来转承。故横线中使用make use of。

4.细节题。根据文章第二段But in reality, these words add nothing, and create the danger of making you sound foolish and uninformed.可知使用“like” and “you know”填充词是没有什么意义的。

5.推理题。根据第三段第一句Pauses can be of significant help in adding depth to your speech, but only when they are used at the right moments.暂停在增加演讲的深度是很有帮助的，但是只是在当暂停被用在正确的时刻才会有用。故这里的they就是指前面一句中的pauses。

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