Question

Making a public speech is the thing that most people don’t want to do. The reason is that we are all afraid of making mistakes in front of others. The more important the speech is, the more frightened we will be. But forget it now. Public speaking is easy. It’s just a simple talking, Although I’m a shy man, I’ve been making speeches and talking on radio and television for more than 30 years. Anybody who can talk can speak in public. Here are some of the lessons I have learned:

Keep your speech simple. Your audience can’t take all of your main ideas, and they can only remember one or two of them, not ten or twenty. So you should prepare one or two of your main ideas very well. But if you can’t express what you want to say, then your speech will not be paid attention to. And if you don’t have a clear idea of what you want to say, your audience won’t, either.

Organize your speech well. No matter how long or short your speech is, you have to organize your speech—how you are going to open or begin, what main points you want to make and how you’re going to close or end. A strong close is usually very important and critical(关键的): the last thing you say is what your audience will most likely remember. If not, they will be confused.

Keep your speech not long. The standard length of a speech is usually 12 minutes. Most people can’t put their minds in one thing for too long time, which will make them tired and lose their interest. If you pay no attention to your audience’s reaction(反应)，the audience will get bored. Of course, your speech will fail.

Following these suggestions above, you can make a good speech in public, and you will be an excellent speaker, I think.

Answer

1.public

2.clear

3.Prepare

4.organized

5.audience

6.beginning/opening

7.short

8.interest

9.bored

10.possible

【解析】

试题分析：这篇短文讲述的是很多人都害怕在公开的场合演讲，作者是一个很有经验的演讲者，他在短文中给我们提了一些建议，一是要让你的演讲简单，二是要好好的组织你的演讲，三是演讲不要太长。

1.根据短文的第一段的开头Making a public speech is the thing that most people don’t want to do.和这一段的大意可知，很多人都害怕在公众场合做演讲，但是作者是一个很有经验的演讲者，在短文中他给我们提出了一些建议。故填public。

2.】根据短文第二段中And if you don’t have a clear idea of what you want to say, your audience won’t, either.可知，作者认为如果你对你想说的没有一个明确的观点，那么你的听众就不会知道你想说什么。相反地，如果你有一个清楚观点的话，你的听众也就会知道你想说什么了。故填clear。

3.】根据短文第二段中So you should prepare one or two of your main ideas very well可知，作者认为在演讲的时候，你应该把你的一两个主要的观点准备好。故填prepare。

4.】根据作者给出的第二个建议Organize your speech well可知，作者认为我们应该组织好自己的演讲。这里使用的句型是get sth. done，使某事被…。故填organized。

5.】根据作者给出的第二个建议If not, they will be confused.可知，如果你不很好的组织你的演讲，那么观众就会感到迷惑。这里的they 指的是the audience。

6.】根据作者给出的第二个建议No matter how long or short your speech is, you have to organize your speech—how you are going to open or begin,可知，不管你的演讲多长或多短，你必须组织你的演讲—你打算怎样开始。根据这句话我们可以知道这里填beginning或opening。

7.】根据短文中作者给出的第三个建议Keep your speech not long.可知，作者建议我们演讲不要太长。故这里应该填short。

8.】根据短文第三个建议Most people can’t put their minds in one thing for too long time, which will make them tired and lose their interest.可知，如果你的演讲太长，这样就会使观众感到很疲倦，失去兴趣。由此可知这里应该填interest。

9.】根据作者给出的第三个建议Most people can’t put their minds in one thing for too long time, which will make them tired and lose their interest. 可知，如果你的演讲太长，这样就会使观众感到很疲倦，失去兴趣。由此可知这里应该填bored，感到厌烦的。

10.】根据作者给出的第三个建议可知，作者觉得我们的演讲应该尽可能的段。as…as possible 尽可能…的。故填possible。

考点：任务型阅读。