---Did you enjoy the party last night?
--- _______! Everybody was in high spirits.
A. Not a little B. Not a bit
C. I couldn’t agree more D. I don’t believe so
All the rooms are air-conditional and beautifully decorated, thus_______ a warm and comfortable atmosphere.
A. to create B. create
C. creating D. which create
New iPhone goes on sale on Friday with ________ bigger screen and 4G wireless technology, as ________ company seeks to keep its competitiveness.
A. a; a B. a; the
C. the; the D. the; a
阅读下面短文，然后按要求写一篇150词左右的英语短文。
Many students in the colleges and universities are found taking no notice of the waste of water, electricity or paper.
Very few students use washbasins when washing faces. Some schoolgirls do not turn off the taps when putting the facial cream on their faces, leaving the water flow away. There is a phenomenon which can often be seen in students’ public washrooms. A basin of clothes is put under a tap which is turned on at the maximum, and the water in the basin is spilling over, but there is no one in the washroom. The owner of the clothes comes back and pours out half of the water in the basin.
The same thing happens in the use of electricity in the colleges and universities. During supper time, all the lights are turned on. However, there are only several or even no students in the classroom, which can hold over a hundred students. At night, some of the dormitories are locked, but the lights are still on inside. Quite a few students explain themselves that they don’t have to pay the extra electricity cost even if they overuse it because they have paid the school fee already.
【写作内容】
1. 以约30个词概括上文的主要内容。
2. 以约120个词就“学生应增强节约能源意识”这个话题发表你的看法，内容要点包括：
(1) 学生增强节约能源意识的必要性；
(2) 你认为生活中如何做到节约能源。
【写作要求】
作文中可以使用亲身经历或虚构的故事，也可以参照阅读材料的内容，但不得直接引用原文中的句子。
【评分标准】概括准确，语言规范，内容合适，语篇连贯。
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Public speaking is a common cause of stress for everyone. The idea of standing in front of a large group with all eyes on you can make you feel fearful in almost all kinds of situation, for example giving a presentation in class, proposing a toast at dinner or making a work-related presentation. It seems to be a fear that’s impossible to overcome. If you have ever experienced this, you know while the anxiety may develop at the actual event, it is a feeling that begins much earlier than the actual day. There are many ways you can work on your confidence and prepare yourself for a public speaking event.
A consultant specializing (专门研究) in presentation skills can help you to overcome your sense of panic. Working with a consultant does not indicate that you have a major problem; it is only an approach to receiving guidance on relaxation strategies, such as deep breathing, which can help you deal with public speaking problems with ease.
Consultants can also help you work on your confidence. Confidence is extremely important in public speaking as it lets a speaker sound more convincing. Even well-established public speakers practice techniques such as meditation (沉思冥想) to calm themselves before a public appearance.
It’s well worth the time and effort to overcome the fear of public speaking, particularly if talks and presentations are part of your work description. Keep in mind that many of those around you are also struggling with this fear of public speaking. It will help you to become an able speaker if you can prepare beforehand. For example, you can put in time on planning your presentation in detail and practicing it many times in secret. As you get more and more familiar with your material, you’ll be able to fine-tune (微调) the details of your presentation and this will make you a confident speaker. Your speech will become excellent in terms of style and content.
Remember that the more you get into this pattern of feeling good about yourself, the stronger you will feel about approaching events when you have to make a speech. You can also work on physical details such as adjusting your tone (音调) before the presentation by doing some warm-up exercises.
In a word, believing in yourself and presenting yourself well can help you deeply impress your audience. And after a few speeches you’ll notice yourself overcoming the sense of panic that you now feel in public speaking situations.
Title | About the fear of public speaking | |
Introduction | * When speaking in public, you will feel1._______ in almost every situation. * This feeling usually begins 2.________ the actual day. | |
Ways | Turn to a consultant. | * A consultant can guide you and help you (3._____. * A consultant can also help you build confidence which can make your public speaking 4.________. |
Make 5._______. | * Make a detailed 6._______ for your presentation. * Spend time 7._____ it. * Pay attention to your tone. | |
8._______ | A combination of great confidence and a good 9.______ will help you make a deep10._________ on your audience. | |
In high school, “cool” is the rule, so teenagers will do anything to avoid possibly embarrassing situations.
But not Samantha Elton, 15. She seeks them out. And if she can make a fool of herself as in the process, well, that’s even better.
For the past two years, Elton, has been a practitioner of improvisation, doing things that others would be embarrassed to consider.
Elton is a member of High School Jesters, a group that teaches improvisation techniques to students. The group was founded two years ago by Nicholas Kopatich, himself a keen improviser.
“I was sitting in my dorm room and some friends were having chats about comedy and improvisation,” Kopatich recalls. They asked for lessons after Kopatich told them he had improvisation experience. The small group turned out to be pretty good at it, so they did a show for the dorm. And things snowballed.
While even her mother marvels at Elton’s ability to get up in front of audience without a script to fall back on, the teen enjoys such opportunities. Performing improvisation comes with a certain freedom that theater doesn’t provide.
“What I like about it the most is that I don’t have to be a certain character or a certain way, and because of that I can’t get anything wrong,” Elton says, “I get to write the story while I’m doing it.”
Monica Elton, Samantha’s mom, thinks the workshops are a valuable outlet that a lot of students may not get in their schools. High school kids don’t usually like to act silly or look uncool, she says, but improvisation teaches them that it’s OK to have flaws.
“I like to think we give kids positively that allows them to gain confidence,” says Brent Mukai, a High School Jesters instructor. The great thing about improvisation is that it is an art form that is open to anyone. But there’s more to it than getting up in front of audience and telling jokes or acting silly.
“You don’t need to be the most amazing actress to be an improviser,” Samantha Elton says, “It’s really a place where I can show people my creativity. I can paint pictures for people and entertain others.”
It’s really free.
1.What do we know about improvisation?
A. Performers act as a certain character.
B. Performers need a script to act on.
C. Performers intend to make audience embarrassed.
D. Performers develop the story as they are playing.
2.According to Monica, practicing improvisation made Elton _______.
A. treat flaws as normal things
B. accept cool as the rule
C. avoid doing embarrassing things
D. care about what others comment on her
3.It can be inferred that Kopatich formed High School Jesters _______.
A. on purpose B. by accident
C. for business D. out of curiosity
4.The passage mainly tells us that ________.
A. teens make a fool of themselves
B. teens perform improvisation to be cool
C. teens express creativity through arts
D. teens gain confidence in the improvisation
