A speech is a wonderful opportunity to inform, persuade or entertain. The best speeches often take on a combination of all three of these components(组成部分). However, before you can go about the writing of a great speech, it is important to set goals. Goals keep you,your speech and your audience focused.
What a goal is
In the context of a speech, a goal is the purpose of the speech, and what it hopes to accomplish. For example, the goal of a eulogy(颂歌) might be to celebrate the life of a loved one. The goal of a speech at a political gathering would be to inform the crowd about the political position of a candidate and persuade them to vote and campaign for the candidate in question(正被讨论的).
Why a goal is important
Without a goal, a speech is without direction. The goal informs the structure and content of the speech. For example, if a speech's goal is to convince people that smoking is bad for them, the speech will be structured with persuasive arguments to back up the goal. A speech with a goal of informing the audience will keep the information fair and factual.
A goal is incredibly important to the speech's ability to connect with an audience. If the speaker is unaware of the goal of the speech, the audience will likely be unaware as well. This severely reduces the effectiveness of the message.
Aside from informing the audience of the content and structure, a speech's goal drives the speaker to greater heights. If a speaker is asked to speak on a specific subject, but never establishes the goal, they won't know where to start in the research, organizing and writing of the speech.
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If you have been charged with(被委以) delivering a speech, establishing a goal can seem difficult at first. There are several things to take into consideration. First, think about who you will be speaking to. The demographic(人口统计) of your audience will likely determine whether you will be able to persuade them, or whether they will be able to sit through(一直坐到……结束). Second, think about the topic itself. If the topic is something controversial(有争议的), it may worth your while to consider an informative approach to present both sides of the issue. Finally, consider your resources. A speech with an informative or persuasive goal usually requires a great deal of research, and sometimes takes more time to write.
【小题1】According to the passage, what three components does the best speech combine?

A.Informing, delivering and entertaining.
B.Informing, persuading and entertaining.
C.Informing, writing and delivering.
D.Informing, writing and persuading.
【小题2】The goal of a speech at a political gathering might be ________.
A.to persuade the audience to vote for a candidate
B.to celebrate the life of a person you admire
C.to entertain the audience with humor and magic
D.to persuade the audience to buy new products
【小题3】All the following indicate the importance of a speech goal EXCEPT that ________.
A.a speech will lose its direction without a goal
B.a speech goal can help keep the audience aware of the speech
C.a speech goal can help the speaker know about the research, organizing and writing
D.a speech goal makes it possible for the speaker to achieve whatever he wants in life
【小题4】Which of the following can be filled into the blank as the subtitle for the last paragraph?
A.How to achieve a speech goalB.How to deliver a difficult speech
C.What to consider to establish a goalD.What to consider to deliver a speech

It’s a nightmare for Huazhong University of Science and Technology (HUST): within a week,two students committed suicide by jumping off dorm buildings.对于整个华中科技大学来说,这简直就是场噩梦:一周之内,两名学生在宿舍跳楼自杀。

Officials from the university are reluctant to give interviews.校方官员们不愿接受采访。

“We had a hard time calming down students who were shocked at the suicides,” said Zhang Jingyuan,one official of HUST.

“Media coverage may arouse some students’ negative emotions again.Suicide can be contagious,” Zhang said.他说,“媒体的报道将会再次引发学生的消极情绪,自杀是会传染的。”

The university reacted promptly to the first suicide on October 23.对于今年10月23号发生的第一起自杀事件,华中科技大学迅速做出应急措施。

Advisors and class leaders conducted dorm-to-dorm checks to find students suffering depression.Then psychologists offered one-on-one counseling to them.辅导员和班长们走访了每个宿舍,找出遭遇抑郁的学生。然后,心理咨询师会为这些学生提供一对一的心理咨询。

Notice boards publicizing tips for identifying peers’ mental problems and offering help were set up in front of dorm buildings.Leaflets carrying similar information were handed out to each dorm.宿舍楼前竖起一些布告栏,为同学们普及关于如何发现身边人遭遇心理问题并提供帮助的小贴士。印有类似内容的小册子也被分发给每个寝室。

However,the second suicide came seven days later.然而,七天后,第二起自杀事件发生了。

Both students were described as men of few words.Their schoolmates didn’t see anything to indicate suicide.据周围人描述,这两名学生都很少言寡语。他们的同学都没有觉察到任何自杀前的征兆。

Zhang revealed that the two students had been bothered by mental disorders.But the school didn’t know this until the students’ close friends outside school and their parents unveiled the truth after the suicides.章劲元透露,这两名学生曾经饱受心理疾病的困扰。但是学校对此并不知情,他们校外的好友和家长也是在自杀事件发生后才说出实情。

According to Zhang,there are only three full-time counselors working in the university’s counseling center for its 60,000 students.He complained: “It’s unrealistic to rely only on counselors to detect students’ mental problems.”据章劲元说,全校共有六万名学生,但学校的心理咨询中心只有三位全职心理咨询师。他抱怨说:“仅仅依靠心理咨询师来察觉学生的心理问题,这是不现实的。”

Effective prevention comes from long-term education for life instead of temporary intervention to meet an emergency,said Hu Yi’an.Hu delivers a course of lectures on life and death at Guangzhou University.He worries that universities have paid little attention to education for life.有效的预防来自于长期的生命教育,而并非遭遇紧急状况时的临时干预,胡毅安(音译)说。他在广州大学教授以生命和死亡为主题的课程。他为各大高校给予生命教育的关注少之又少而担忧。

“Education for life helps students respect and love life so they won’t resort to ending their lives when they have difficulties,” said Hu.“生命教育可以帮助学生尊重、热爱生命,这样一来,当他们遇到困难的时候就不会选择结束生命了,” 胡毅安说。

According to Hu,the principles can be incorporated into everyday teaching.胡毅安还表示,这些观念可以融入到日常教学中去。

Hu is also concerned that some universities are conveying discriminatory message that will hold back students from seeking help.胡老师也很担心一些大学传递出带有歧视性的信息会使得学生们不愿去寻求帮助。

When HUST conducted the dorm-to-dorm examination,students with poor academic performance were paid special attention.In March,Peking University also released a controversial policy,which required teachers to have a chat with students “with biased thinking”.当华中科技大学校方挨个宿舍进行走访时,学习成绩较差的学生也被给予了特别关照。三月份,北京大学也推行了一项备受争议的政策,该新规要求教师们要找那些学生中的“激进分子”谈话。

However,Hu suggested that students step out of their comfort zone to seek real-life communication.

1.The underlined word “reluctant” in paragraph 2 probably means “       ”.

A.willing

B.unhappy

C.refused

D.decided

2.Which measure the university took to the first suicide is incorrect?

A.Conducting checks to find out the students’ depression.

B.Offering counseling to the students.

C.Setting up notice boards publicizing tips for identifying peers’ mental problems and offering help.

D.Handing out leaflets to each student.

3.Which of the following is right according to the text?

A.Officials of HUST were willing to give the details about the suicide.

B.HUST didn’t respond to the first suicide.

C.What the university about the suicide was a success.

D.Their close friends and parents did know the students had mental disorder.

4.What’s the main idea of the passage?

A.Two students of HUST committed suicide.

B.What can we do to prevent the student’s suicide?

C.The reasons why the students committed suicide.

D.The dangers in the universities in China.

 

_________ to the efforts by the headmaster, I can go back to school now.

A.

Stick

B.

Refers

C.

Leads

D.

Thanks

【答案】D

【解析】略

【题型】单项选择

【适用】较易

【标题】2010年广东省曾宪梓中学高二上学期英语10月月考英语卷

【关键字标签】介词短语

【结束】

6【题文】---What are the police doing?

---They are _________the mountain ___________ the escaped prisoner.

A.

searching, in

B.

searching at, for

C.

searching, for

D.

searching for, for

【答案】C

【解析】略

【题型】单项选择

【适用】较易

【标题】2010年广东省曾宪梓中学高二上学期英语10月月考英语卷

【关键字标签】介词

【结束】

7【题文】The young dancers looked so charming in their beautiful clothes that we took __________ pictures of them.

A.

many of

B.

a large amount of

C.

the number of

D.

masses of

【答案】D

【解析】略

【题型】单项选择

【适用】较易

【标题】2010年广东省曾宪梓中学高二上学期英语10月月考英语卷

【关键字标签】量词

【结束】

8【题文】___________ in thought, he almost ran into the car in front of him

A.

Losing

B.

Having lost

C.

Lost

D.

To lose

【答案】C

【解析】略

【题型】单项选择

【适用】较易

【标题】2010年广东省曾宪梓中学高二上学期英语10月月考英语卷

【关键字标签】非谓语动词

【结束】

9【题文】The old lady treats the boy as if he __________ her own child.

A.

had been

B.

was

C.

were

D.

is

【答案】C

【解析】略

【题型】单项选择

【适用】较易

【标题】2010年广东省曾宪梓中学高二上学期英语10月月考英语卷

【关键字标签】虚拟语气

【结束】

10【题文】John wasn’t quite _________ the way the barber cut his hair.

A.

satisfied with

B.

gone with

C.

satisfying with

D.

satisfy with

【答案】A

【解析】略

【题型】单项选择

【适用】较易

【标题】2010年广东省曾宪梓中学高二上学期英语10月月考英语卷

【关键字标签】非谓语动词

【结束】

11【题文】He __________ starve to death ___________ beg for food on the street.

A.

would rather, when

B.

would rather, than

C.

would rather, then

D.

prefer, than

【答案】B

【解析】略

【题型】单项选择

【适用】较易

【标题】2010年广东省曾宪梓中学高二上学期英语10月月考英语卷

【关键字标签】固定句式

【结束】

12【题文】He regretted very much __________ unkind things about his friends.

A.

having said

B.

to say

C.

said

D.

to be said

【答案】A

【解析】略

【题型】单项选择

【适用】较易

【标题】2010年广东省曾宪梓中学高二上学期英语10月月考英语卷

【关键字标签】非谓语动词

【结束】

13【题文】It is considered no use _________ against the deadly disease.

A.

struggling

B.

struggle

C.

to struggle

D.

for struggle

【答案】A

【解析】略

【题型】单项选择

【适用】较易

【标题】2010年广东省曾宪梓中学高二上学期英语10月月考英语卷

【关键字标签】非谓语动词

【结束】

14【题文】I saw Bob play the piano at John’s party and on that __________ he was simply brilliant.

A.

scene

B.

occasion

C.

circumstance

D.

situation

【答案】B

【解析】略

【题型】单项选择

【适用】较易

【标题】2010年广东省曾宪梓中学高二上学期英语10月月考英语卷

【关键字标签】名词

【结束】

15【题文】It was such an __________ performance that it ___________ all the audience.

A.

astonished, astonishing

B.

astonished, astonished

C.

astonishing, astonishing

D.

astonishing, astonished

【答案】D

【解析】略

【题型】单项选择

【适用】较易

【标题】2010年广东省曾宪梓中学高二上学期英语10月月考英语卷

【关键字标签】非谓语动词

【结束】

16【题文】The telephone system _________ during the big earthquake in Sichuan Province.

A.

broke down

B.

broke into

C.

broke up

D.

broke through

【答案】A

【解析】略

【题型】单项选择

【适用】较易

【标题】2010年广东省曾宪梓中学高二上学期英语10月月考英语卷

【关键字标签】动词短语

【结束】

17【题文】They had their electricity __________ because they didn’t pay the bill.

A.

cut out

B.

cut off

C.

cut up

D.

cut down

【答案】B

【解析】略

【题型】单项选择

【适用】较易

【标题】2010年广东省曾宪梓中学高二上学期英语10月月考英语卷

【关键字标签】动词短语

【结束】

 

 Autumn means different things to different people. It all depends on your personality, said British naturalist Richard Mabey. "Personality shapes your view of the season," he said. "You may see it as a fading away, a packing up(结束), or as a time of packing in another sense – the excited gathering of resources before a long journey."

If this is true, perhaps it tells us a little about, for instance, Thomas Hood, the 19th Century English poet. About November, he wrote:

No warmth, no cheerfulness, no healthful ease

No shade, no shine, no butterflies, no bees

November!

On the other hand, another English poet John Keats, already sensing he was seriously ill, was inspired by a late September day to pen one of the most famous poems in the English language, To Autumn. He wrote to a friend afterwards that there was something comforting and healing about it.

According to Richard Mabey, Keats has the biological evidence on his side. Autumn is not a time of slowing down, but a time of new beginnings and great movements of creatures. For example, just at the moment that Keats's "gathering swallows" (in To Autumn) are departing for Africa, millions of creatures are fleeing from the frozen north like Iceland, Greenland and Russia to winter along the east and south coasts of Britain. According to scientists, before falling, the leaves transfer their chlorophyll(叶绿素) and carbohydrates into the woody parts of the tree for safe-keeping over winter. What remains are the natural antioxidants(防老剂) in the leaves: the yellow and orange carotenoids(类胡萝卜素), and another protective chemical specially produced for autumn, the bright-red anthocyanin(花青素). High color is not a signal of deterioration(退化) and decline, but of detox(排毒的) ability and good health.

A century after Keats, the American poet Loren Eiseley wrote in his journal: "Suppose we saw ourselves burning like maples in a golden autumn. [And that we could] disintegrate(瓦解) like autumn leaves…dropping their substance like chlorophyll. Would not our attitude towards death be different?"

1.From Thomas Hood’s poem, we may infer that _______.

         A.he suffered a lot from cold November

         B.he missed the shining summer days very much

         C.he had a negative attitude towards autumn

         D.he enjoyed butterflies and bees very much

2.Which word can best describe Loren Eiseley’s attitude towards autumn?

         A.Optimistic.             B.Fearful.                   C.Doubtful.                 D.Realistic.

3.In autumn, leaves turn yellow before falling because ______.

         A.they can’t bear the freezing

         B.they can’t get enough water from the wood part

         C.chlorophyll and carbohydrates have been lost through leaves

         D.chlorophyll and carbohydrates have come back to the wood part

4.What does the underlined sentence mean?

         A.Man can never live long, just as leaves must leave the tree annually.

         B.Man is different from autumn leaves, which will come again the next spring.

         C.Man should treat death calmly, just like autumn leaves fall to the ground.

         D.Man should have a positive attitude towards death, quite different from autumn leaves.

 

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