VI.完形填空

DearAnn,

Idon’tgetalongwellwithmymother.ItfeelslikeeverytimemymotherandIstarttohavea(n)1,itturnsintoanargument.Wetalkaboutsomethingas2asdinnerplansortravelplans.And3,mymotherwillmakearemarkpushingthechatintoWorldWarIII.She’lltalkaboutmylackofa(n)4futurebecauseIdon’tplanttobeadoctor.Andmuchtoher5,Idon’twanttodoanyjobrelatedtothesciencefieldeither.Infact,whenIwaspushedtosaythatI6tomajorinEnglishandcommunications,shenearlyhadaheartattack.

“Whycan’tyoubelikemyco-worker’sson?”She’ll7allthetime.Herco-worker’sson8afour-yearscholarshipincollege.Nowheis970,000dollarsayearasanengineer.Idon’tknowwhatto10exceptthatIsimplycan’tbelikeMrPerfectasI’vecalledtheunnamedco-worker’sson.Ican’tbelikehim.I’mthetypeofpersonwholovesto11inthecommunity,writeuntilthesungoesdown,and12,wantstoachieveacareerbecauseIloveit.Idon’twanttodoajobjustforfameor13.

Iunderstandwhymymotheris14myfuturemajors.I’veseenmymother15toraisemeonherlittlesalary(工资)andlonghours.She16thehousearound6:30amandusuallycomeshomearound5oreven6pm.17,Iwanthertoknowthatbybecomingadoctor,itdoesn’tmeanI’ll18besuccessful.I’dratherfollowmy19andcreatemyownfuture.

DearAnn,couldyougivemesome20?Idowanttosolvethisproblem.

Sincerely

Tony

1.A.suggestion B.agreement   C.conversation  D.discussion

2.A.simple  B.unnecessary  C.basic   D.important

3.A.scarcely  B.fortunately  C.directly   D.suddenly

4.A.immediate  B.bright   C.clear    D.different

5.A.disappointment B.surprise   C.amusement  D.regret

6.A.pretended  B.continued  C.refused   D.planned

7.A.guess   B.whisper   C.complain   D.state

8.A.started  B.received   C.examined  D.developed

9.A.finding  B.giving   C.expecting  D.earning

10.A.answer  B.compare   C.change   D.want

11.A.takeoff  B.cheerup   C.helpout D.showoff

12.A.onallsides B.mostofall  C.intheendD.onthecontrary

13.A.pleasure  B.award   C.power   D.money

14.A.fondof  B.interestedin C.worriedabout D.angryat

15.A.decide  B.struggle   C.work    D.hope

16.A.observes  B.checks   C.cleans   D.leaves

17.A.Usually  B.Also    C.However   D.Therefore

18.A.surely  B.luckily   C.specially  D.unexpectedly

19.A.voices  B.dreams   C.steps    D.words

20.A.advice  B.abilities   C.examples   D.time

VII阅读理解

Weareallcalledupontomakeaspeechatsomepointinlife,butmostofusdon’tdoaverygoodjob.Thisarticlegivessomesuggestionsonhowtogiveaneffectivespeech.

So,youhavetogiveaspeech-andyou’reterrified.Yougetnervous,youforgetwhatyouwanttosay,youstumbleoverwords,youtalktoolong,andyouboreyouraudience.Lateryouthink,“Thankgoodness,it’sover.I’mjustnogoodatpublicspeaking.IhopeIneverhavetodothatagain.”

Cheerup!Itdoesn’thavetobethatbad.Herearesomesimplestepstotakethepainoutofspeechmaking.Askyourselfthepurposeofyourspeech.Whatistheoccasion?Whyareyouspeaking?Then,gatherasmanyfactsasyoucanonyoursubject.Spendplentyoftimedoingyourresearch.Thenspendplentyoftimeorganizingyourmaterialsothatyourspeechisclearandeasytofollow.Useasmanyexamplesaspossible,andusepictures,charts,andgraphsiftheywillhelpyoumakeyourpointsmoreclearly.Neverforgetyouraudience.Lookatthemdirectlyintotheireyes.Don’ttalkovertheirheads(keepinmindthattheconceptsofrelativism(相对论)arerarelyunderstood),anddon’ttalkdowntothem(“whoinventedthetelephone”isnotafriendlyquestion).Speakloudenoughinorderthateveryonehearsyouclearlyunlessthereisamicrophone.Treatyouraudiencewithrespect.Theywillappreciateyourthoughtfulness.

Justremember:beprepared.Knowyoursubject,youraudienceandtheoccasion.Bebrief.Saywhatyouhavetosayandthenstop.Andbeyourself.Letyourpersonalitycomethroughsothatyoumakeperson-to-personcontactwithyouraudience.

Ifyoufollowthesesimplesteps,you’llseethatyoudon’thavetobeafraidofpublicspeaking.Infact,youmayfindtheexperiencesoenjoyablethatyouvolunteertomakemorespeeches!You’renotconvincedyet?Giveitatryandseewhathappens.

1.Themainideaofthisarticleis_________.

A.youcanimproveyourspeakingabilityB.apoorspeakercanneverchange

C.alwaysmakeashortspeechD.itishardtomakeaspeech

2.Paragraph2impliesthat________.

A.manypeopleareafraidofgivingaspeechB.manypeoplearehappytogiveaspeech

C.manypeopledonotprepareforaspeechD.manypeopletalktoolong

3.Thephrase“talkovertheirheads”means________.

A.speaktooloudlyB.lookattheceiling

C.lookdownuponthemD.usewordsandideasthataretoodifficult

4.AllofthefollowingstatementsaretrueEXCEPTthat___________.

A.fewpeopleknowhowtomakegoodspeeches

B.alecturerdoesnotneedtoorganizehisspeech

C.researchisimportantinpreparingaspeech

D.therearesimplestepsyoucantaketoimproveyourspeakingability

5.Thetitleforthispassagemaybe_______.

A.DoNotMakeaLongSpeechB.TrytoEnjoyaSpeech

C.HowtoPrepareforaSpeechD.HowtoGiveaGoodSpeech

Ⅷ.阅读表达(使用原材料第34页的阅读表达)

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