题目内容
【题目】 I was not good at giving speeches in public. My teachers asked me to see a speech expert at school. I’d _______ thought about my speech before. If other people understood me, it was good enough.
_______ testing me, the speech expert asked, “What do you think about improving your speech?” I told her it was not important.
“Well, when you are at an interview for a job and they don't understand what you are saying, what are they going to say to you? Nice to meet you, goodbye,” she said.
Maybe she was right, I thought. So I took classes each week with the expert.
She quickly found that I spoke too______ and didn't pay attention to my audience.
I also found that I spoke too fast during our first class. When I spoke too fast,the expert______ me and asked me to speak again.
At first, I stopped at the end of every sentence. Later, I felt my speech slowed down. I don't know if people understood me_____ , but my friends noticed the______ when they talked with me.
Learning to speak clearly and effectively is an important skill that everyone should learn.
【1】A.alwaysB.oftenC.neverD.sometimes
【2】A.UnderB.InC.OnD.Before
【3】A.slowlyB.fastC.loudlyD.simply
【4】A.broughtB.wentC.stoppedD.left
【5】A.worseB.bestC.biggerD.better
【6】A.changesB.factsC.partsD.stories
【答案】
【1】C
【2】D
【3】B
【4】C
【5】D
【6】A
【解析】
我不擅长当众做演讲。我的老师让我去一位演讲专家那里。我后来每周去专家那里上课。我开始放缓我演讲的语速。学会清晰而且有效地说话是一种重要的技能。
【1】句意：我以前从没想过我的演讲。
A. 总是；B. 经常；C. 从不；D. 有时；根据句意理解及前句的表达I was not good at giving speeches in public.可知，这里表达的是从来没有考虑过，所以本题选择C。
【2】句意：在测试我之前。
A. 在……下方；B. 在……里面；C. 在……上面；D. 在……之前；根据句意理解可知，这里表达的是在测试之前，所以选择D。
【3】句意：我说话太快了，没有注意到我的听众。
A. 慢地；B. 快地；C. 大声地；D. 简单地；根据句意理解及后句的when I spoke too fast可知，这里表达的是我说的太快了以至于没有注意到观众，快地是fast，在这里是一个副词，所以选择B。
【4】句意：当我说得太快时，专家拦住我，让我再说一遍。
A. 带来；B. 去；C. 停止；D. 离开；根据句意理解及后句的asked me to speak again可知，我说的太快了，专家让我停下来，停止是stop，所以选择C。
【5】句意：我不知道人们是否更了解我。
A. 更糟糕的；B. 最好的；C. 更大的；D. 更好的；根据句意理解及前句的I felt my speech slowed down可知，表达的是不知道人们是否能更好的了解我，更好的是better，所以选择D。
【6】句意：但我的朋友们在和我交谈时注意到了这些变化。
A. 改变；B. 事实；C. 部分；D. 故事；根据句意理解可知，这里表达的是看到了变化，所以这里应该选择A。
