It may help you to know that there is no such thing as a perfect speech. At some point in every speech, every speaker says something that is not understood exactly as he has planned. Fortunately, the moments are usually not obvious to the listeners. Why? Because the listeners do not know what the speaker plans to say. They hear only what the speaker does say. If you lose your place for a moment, wrongly change the order of a couple of sentences, or forget to pause at a certain point, no one will be any the wiser. When such moments occur, don’t worry about them. Just continue as if nothing happened.
Even if you do make an obvious mistake during a speech, that doesn’t really matter .If you have ever listened to Martin Luther King’s famous speech — “ I have a dream”, you may notice that he stumbles（结巴）his words twice during the speech. Most likely, however, you don’t remember. Why? Because you were fixing your attention on his message rather than on his way of speech-making. People care a lot about making mistakes in a speech because they regard speech-making as a kind of performance rather than as an act of communication. They feel the listeners are like judges in an ice-skating competition. But, in fact, the listeners are not looking for a perfect performer. They are looking for a well-thought-out speech that expresses the speaker’s ideas clearly and directly. Sometimes a mistake or two can actually increase a speaker’s attractiveness by making him more human.
As you work on your speech, don’t worry about being imperfect. Once you free your mind of this, you will find it much easier to give your speech freely.
1. The underlined part in the first paragraph means that no one will ______ .
A. be smarter than you
B. notice your mistakes
C. do better than you
D. know what you are talking about
2. You don’t remember obvious mistakes in a speech because ___________.
A. your attention is on the content
B. you don’t fully understand the speech
C. you know what the speaker plans to say
D. you find the way of speech-making more important
3. It can be inferred from the passage that ___________.
A. giving a speech is like giving a performance
B. one or two mistakes in a speech may not be bad
C. the listeners should pay more attention to how a speech is made
D. the more mistakes a speaker makes, the more attractive he will be
4. What would be the best title of the passage?
A. How to Be a Perfect Speaker
B. How to Make a Perfect Speech
C. Don’t Expect a Perfect Speech
D. Don’t Expect Mistakes in a Speech
5.Which of the following statements is true?
A. If you are careful enough, you can make a perfect speech.
B. Speech-making is a kind of performance.
C. Listeners are not judges and they pay more attention to the message.
D. Martin Luther King is not a good speaker.
As a professor at a large American university, there is a phrase that I often hear from students: “I’m only a 1,050.” The unlucky students are speaking of the score on the Schoolastic Aptitude Test (SAT), which is used to determine whether they will be admitted to the college or university of their choice, or even if they have a chance to get a higher education at all. The SAT score, whether it is 800, 1,100 or 1,550, has become the focus at his time of their life.
It is obvious that if students value highly their test scores, then a great amount of their self-respect is put in the number. Students who perform poorly in the exam are left feeling that it is all over.The low test score, they think, will make it impossible for them to get into a good college. And without a degree from a prestigious university, they fear that many of life’s doors will remain forever closed.
According to a study done in the 1990s, the SAT is only a reliable indicator of a student’s future performance in most cases. Interestingly, it becomes much more accurate when it is set together with other indicators--like a student’s academic proficiency(学业水平).They will never be able to test things like confidence, efforts and willpower, and are unable to give us the full picture of a student’s potentialities. This is not to suggest that we should stop using SAT scores in our college admission process. The SAT is an excellent test in many ways, and the score is still a useful means of testing students. However, it should be only one of the many methods used.
1. The purpose of the SAT is to test students’ _________.
A. strong will
B. academic ability
C. full potentialities
D. confidence in school work
2. Students’ self-respect is influenced by their_______.
A. scores in the SAT
B. achievements in mathematics
C. job opportunities
D. money spent on education
3. “ A prestigious university” in para.2 is most probably _______.
A. a famous school
B. a technical school
C. a traditional school
D. an expensive school
4. The passage is mainly about_______________.
A. how to prepare for the SAT
B. stress caused by the SAT
C. American higher education
D. the SAT and its effects
5. What is the writer’s attitude towards the SAT?
A. Subjective
B. Objective
C. Critical
D. Approving
语法填空（共10小题； 每小题1.5分，满分15分）
阅读下面短文,按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求,在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空。
Animal testing
“It is always my ambition to be a research analyst studying amphibian anatomy（两栖动物解剖学 ）for the benefit of mankind.” said Dr. Cull to the high school students touring the laboratory. “My ancestors were all scientists and my father taught 1 that it is simply amazing to appreciate the details in each creature. I also hope that my research can help us to understand 2 humans influences these creatures so that we can know how to improve 3 (environment) problems and correct our wrongs.”
“You are very ambitious, Dr. Cull.” a bright, amber-haired girl said. “So you are looking for similarities between animals and humans?”
“Yes, and there are already enough findings. We know much about how anesthetics(麻醉药) work, for example, 4 (base) on clinical trials with rats.” “But I disagree with using animals for tests!” another student suddenly said. “ 5 is often discussed whether using animals for testing is moral. But the knowledge we have collected about health, vaccines, antibiotics 6 (be) incredible. We have benefited a lot 7 animal research.”replied the Doctor.
“ 8 I've seen videos of animals for research put in bad conditions.”Another student broke in. “Oh, it seems that we've hit on 9 interesting topic.What about stepping into this conference room and discussing it 10 (far)？”
完形填空 （共15小题； 每小题2分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从下列各题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该题涂黑。
I climbed the stairs slowly，carrying a big suitcase，my father following with two more. By the time I got to the third floor，I was 1 and at the same time feeling lonely. Worse still，Dad 2 a step and fell，sending my new suitcases 3 down the stairs. “Damn!”he screamed，his face turning red. I knew trouble was ahead. Whenever Dad's face turns red， 4 ！
How could I ever 5 him to finish unloading the car without screaming at me and making a scene in front of the other girls，girls I would have to spend the rest of the 6 with？Doors were opening and faces peering out(探出)，as Dad walked with difficulty close behind. I felt it in my bones that my college life was getting off to a(n) 7 start.
“Enter the room quickly，”I thought. “Get him into a chair and calmed down.” But then again，would there be a chair in Room 316？Or would it be a(n) 8 room？
Finally I turned the key in the lock and 9 the door open，with Dad still 10 about a hurting knee or something. I put my head in， 11 the worst. But to my 12 ，the room wasn't empty at all！It had furniture，curtains，a TV，and even paintings on the walls.
And there on a wellmade bed sat Amy，my new roommate，dressed neatly. Greeting me with a nod，she said in a soft voice，“Hi，you must be Cori.” Then，she 13 the music and looked over at Dad. “And of course，you're Mr.Faber，”she said， 14 .“Would you like a glass of iced tea？”Dad's face turned 15 less red before he could bring out a “yes.”
I knew then that Amy and I would be friends and my first year of college would be a success.
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1．A．helpless |
B．lazy |
C．anxious |
D．tired |
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2．A．took |
B．minded |
C．missed |
D．picked |
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3．A．falling |
B．rolling |
C．dropping |
D．coming |
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4．A．go ahead |
B．look out |
C．hold on |
D．give away |
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5．A．lead |
B．help |
C．encourage |
D．get |
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6．A．year |
B．season |
C．month |
D．day |
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7．A．fresh |
B．late |
C．bad |
D．unfair |
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8．A．small |
B．empty |
C．new |
D．neat |
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9．A．knocked |
B．forced |
C．pushed |
D．tried |
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10．A．thinking |
B．complaining |
C．talking |
D．arguing |
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11．A．expecting |
B．catching |
C．finding |
D．forgetting |
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12．A．regret |
B．disappointment |
C．astonishment |
D．knowledge |
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13．A．turned on |
B．turned down |
C．turned up |
D．turned away |
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14．A．questioning |
B．wondering |
C．smiling |
D．guessing |
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15．A．helplessly |
B．hurriedly |
C．happily |
D．obviously |
基础写作 （共1题，满分15分）
佛山一中英语协会上周举行了“My Dream House”的设计大赛，你们小组的作品获得了一等奖。现邀请你们在颁奖典礼上用英语介绍你们的作品。
[写作要求]
1、请你将下面的中文按照给出的提示翻译成英语；
2、每个要点限定用一个句子表达；可适当添加连接词或内容使文章更加连贯。
3、词数在100字左右。
[写作内容]
a). 我的梦中房子是坐落在森林里的漂亮木屋(cabin)，周围有五颜六色的花和各种各样的植物。（locate, with）
b). 小屋的中间有一个大厅，大厅的周围有厨房、卧室和洗手间。(there be)
c). 二楼有我最喜欢的书房。我可以在里边安静地看书，上网或放松自己。(定语从句)
d). 我的小屋很特别，因为遇到紧急情况（in emergency），它可以飞走，这样我们都会安全。(because, so that)
e). 我爱我的小屋。我会考虑更多的细节去使它完美。(in order to)
He suddenly saw Sue ___the room. He pushed his way ___ the crowd of people to get to her.
A across, across B. over, through C. over, into D across, through
