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Giving a speech before a large audience is a challenge that would worry anyone—but not Shen Wenjie.
“The bigger the audience, the less nervous I am, ”he said. The 17-year-old Senior 2 student from Suzhou Middle School has every reason to be confident. Last Saturday he took first prize in the second“21st Century Cup”National High School English Competition, sponsored by China Daily and Suzhou Municipal People’s Government.
Shen outshone 34 other contestants from all over China, winning a trip to the international English-speaking competition to be held in London in May 2004.
He started learning English at the age of five and his interest in it grew through playing games. “Interest plays an important role in learning English. But effort is more important if you want to learn it well，”he said. After deciding to develop a British accent, he listened to tape after tape until he could talk like the native speakers.
Films have also proved useful. He chooses an easy film, such as Harry Porter, and focuses on the dialogues—repeating them until he knows it by heart.
“I take every chance to open my mouth and speak English, ”Shen said. He even talks to himself in English, imagining that he is explaining things to foreigners. When studying English newspapers, he tries to express the opinions in his own words and then compares them with the original stories.
“I am very grateful to my current teacher, Deng Xiaojing, who has introduced English newspapers and magazines to us, ”he said. But reading newspapers is just one of many activities that have helped his public speaking skills.
“A speech is a way of communicating with people so it is important that you put your personal feelings into it，”Shen said. “No matter how beautiful your pronunciation is, just reading out your speech will destroy it. ”
72. Which of the following is TRUE according to the text?
A. Shen Wenjie was very nervous when he took part in the competition.
B. “The 21st Century Cup” National High School English Competition was sponsored by China Daily and CCTV.
C. There were 35 contestants from all over China to take part.
D. Shen was given some money for his victory.
73. Shen speaks English so well by means of the following except _______ .
A. listening to tape after tape until he could talk like the native speakers
B. seeing easy English films
C. practicing speaking English very often
D. doing English grammar only
74. Shen thinks that _______.
A. interest does good to learn English well
B. effort is less important than interest
C. writing in English as much as possible can make one master English
D. it is needless for one to put one’s feelings into it when one speaks English
75. We can infer from the passage that _______.
A. Shen is sure to fail in the international English-speaking competition to be held in London in May 2004
B. interest and effort are the key factors to learning English well
C. Shen owes his success to his parents
D. his interest in learning English comes from studies
查看习题详情和答案>>Giving children foods to which people added calcium to help build up their bones may be a waste of time, say experts. The mineral is added to many breakfast cereals, snack bars and drinks as producers can attract the parental market. But scientists have found that such products do not produce significantly stronger bones, nor do they reduce the chance of a child suffering fractures （骨折）.
It is thought that calcium unnaturally added to food passes through the body too quickly to be properly absorbed and therefore fails to perform the same functions as foods which are naturally rich in calcium, such as milk, cheese and leafy green vegetables.
It is now built into such things as Kellogg’s Coco Pops, breakfast bars such as the Frosties Cereal and Milk bar, some Tropicana orange juices and even the calcium-enriched water called Danone Activ.
The theory is that if children build strong bones, it will protect them better against problems such as osteoporosis in later life. But the research casts doubt on the usefulness of such products.
Experts analyzed 19 studies where children aged between 3 and 19 were given extra calcium in their diet in this way. They then measured the effect by measuring their bone mineral density and mineral content. The team found few significant increases in bone mass and none in the two bones which can most likely lead to fracture — the lower spine （脊骨） and upper part of the thigh （大腿）.
A small effect was noted in bone density in the arm, but it cut the risk of fracture by just 0.2 percent, according to the report published in the Cochrane Library. The influential publication is produced by the International Health Research Organization, the Cochrane Collaboration. The chief researcher Professor Frank R Greer of the University of Wisconsin said the findings for children prove the same as those seen in adult studies. “You can get some short-term improvements but as soon as you stop the supplements it goes right back to where it was,” he said.
1．According to the text, food with added calcium can _________.
A．increase the bone mass significantly
B．put a mass of calcium in the lower spine and upper part of the thigh
C．satisfy the parents’ desire to make their children healthy
D．make the children’s bones significantly stronger to let them suffer no fractures
2．Which of the following is TRUE about the food to which calcium is added?
A．Calcium in it has more effect on children than on adults.
B．Your bones will be too strong to break as a consequence of it.
C．It can increase the mass of the lower spine and the thigh effectively.
D．If you stop eating it, the effect on your bones will disappear.
3．Experts hold a _________ attitude towards the food to which people added calcium.
A．positive B．negative C．neutral D．not clear
4．Which kind of food is naturally rich in calcium?
A．Kellogg’s Coco Pops B．Frosties Cereal and Milk bar
C．leafy green vegetables D．Danone Activ
查看习题详情和答案>>I was giving a talk to a large group of people, the same talk I ________ to half a dozen other groups.
- A.was giving
- B.am giving
- C.had given
- D.have given