任务型阅读 先通读下面的短文，然后根据短文内容，在文章后表格的空格内填入一个最恰当的单词。每个空格只能填一个单词。
We are all called upon to make a speech at some point in life, but most of us don’t do a very good job. This article gives some suggestions on how to give a successful speech.
So, you have to give a speech and you’re frightened. You get nervous, you forget what you want to say, you stumble(结巴)over words, you talk too long and your listeners feel tired of your speech. Later you think, “Thank goodness, it’s over. I’m just no good at public speaking. I hope I never have to do that again.”
Cheer up! It doesn’t have to be that bad. You can do the following things to take the pain out of speech making. Ask yourself the purpose of your speech. What is the occasion(场合)? Why are you speaking? Then, collect as many facts as you can on your subject. Spend plenty of time doing your research. Then spend plenty of time putting your material in good order so that your speech is clear and easy to follow. Use as many examples as possible and use pictures, charts and graphs if they help you make your points clearer. Never forget your listeners. Don’t talk over their heads and don’t talk down to them. Respect your listeners. They will enjoy your thoughtfulness.
Just remember: Be prepared. Know your subject, your listeners and the occasion. Be brief. Say what you have to say and then stop. And be yourself. Let your personality come through so that you make person-to-person contact with your listeners.
If you follow the simple things, you’ll see that you don’t have to be afraid of public speaking. In fact, you may find the experience so enjoyable that you volunteer to make more speeches! You’re not confident yet. Give it a try and see what happens.
Suggestions on making a speech | |
Problems | You feel nervous and don’t remember the content you will say. You talk too much, making the listeners 1.____________ |
2.______ to take | Knowing why you have to give the speech. Spending much time researching and having your material3.______to make your speech smooth. Neither using too difficult words nor looking down upon your listeners but remembering to 4.____________ them with respect. |
Conclusion | Be well prepared. Don’t mention something5._____. It is your personality that will help you communicate with your listeners well. |
动词填空 用括号内所给动词的适当形式填空。
1.–Three years _____________( pass) since Mike came to China.
2.We hope the problem _____________( deal ) with as soon as possible.
3.Do you find it exciting ___________( ski ) alone in the mountain?
4.—Will you ever leave her alone?
— Only if she ________ (ask) me to.
5.If the giant pandas ____________( not protect), there will be none left in the world.
6.He ___________( read ) a book about nature when I went into the classroom.
7.David was so weak at English that he had difficulty ____________( get ) into a good university.
8.— I have already decided not to study abroad.
— Really? I thought you ________ ( not give) up the chance forever.
词汇。根据句意，写出括号内所给单词的适当形式。
1.________(care) may cause disasters, both to others and to yourself.
2.When Tom heard the news of getting a scholarship, he _____________(simple) couldn’t believe his ears.
3.Don’t be ________ (worry) about tomorrow’s test. You will pass it.
4.Our Chinese teacher has some good poems in his ___________ (person) computer.
(B)根据句意和汉语注释，写出单词的正确形式。
5.The news which kept ________(影响) him a lot
6.This writer received high ________________ (赞扬) from the readers.
7.Though the problem was difficult, the boy didn’t give up and _____________ (成功) at last.
8.The noise he made broke the ____________ (寂静) while everyone in the library was reading.
The other day I came across a few local musicians and happened to hear them talking:
"I hate all the terrible pianos in this town. I hate that rubbish they play on the radio. They can't even understand a bit of music."
"I'm never playing in that club again. Too many drunks and nobody listens to us."
But one younger musician said, "There are a few clubs that book my band (乐队) a few nights a month, and I'm trying to find other places to play. I'm also looking forward to booking a few summer festivals this year."
It's said that you are the average (平均) of the five people whom you spend the most time with, or to put it another way, you are who your friends are.
Attitudes（态度） are important. Whether they're positive(积极的)or negative (消极的), they're rubbing off on you. If you're always around people who complain about short of work and about other musicians or say bad words about others, and you play the role of a victim, it's possible that you will start to as well. So it's time to take a look at the people you call "friends", as what kind of friends you have decides what kind of life you are going to live.
This is an easy exercise: Make a list of the people who you often go out with, and simply stop spending time with the negative people on your list. Set a new standard for yourself and don't become friends with people who fall below that standard.
Keep successful people around you and your own chances for success will be much better. Ask them how they do it and learn from them. Ask if they will help you get the work you're looking for, or maybe give you some advice to help you on your career path.
1.The musicians' words at the beginning are written mainly to show_______.
A. the musicians live a poor life
B. people have poor taste in music
C. people have different attitudes towards the same thing
D. young people have greater chances of succeeding
2.The underlined sentence "they'll rubbing off on you" in Paragraph 6. means_______.
A. they'll push you ahead
B. they'll have an influence on you
C. they'll cover your feelings
D. they'll help you succeed
3.By taking the exercise mentioned in Paragraph 7, you can_______.
A. improve a lot in making more friends
B. plan the time with your friends properly
C. develop a better relationship with your friends
D. come to the right way of making friends
4.Which of the following would be the best title for this passage?
A. You are who your friends are.
B. How to make friendship long.
C. A friend in need is a friend indeed.
D. Friends are the most important in one's success.
Unlike Chinese people, the ones in the West believe in star signs. Western world has a complete system(系统) of star signs, and they explain them and use them to tell a person’s characteristics and the things they like or dislike. There are a cycle of 12 of them in all. All of them are decided by the date instead of the year of your birth and each of them has its own characteristics.
Sagittarius (射手座) is one of them. Now, let’s take it as an example:
Sagittarius (November 23—December 21)
Sagittarius in short
Sagittarius are fun, loving, generous and very friendly. They seldom tell lies; in fact they’re so open about everything, They have surprising intuitions(直觉) that they should pay attention to. They are pretty clever because they are so interested in everything. They can be a bit rude, that’s only because they’re very honest and will say exactly what they think. They love travelling, fast cars and horse riding. They also love spending money.
More about Sagittarius
Sagittarius are great friends because they are interested in everything and everyone. They are attracted by even the strangest people. With their humour, they are often in a good mood. They can be hurtful to others because they cannot stop speaking what they see as the truth, but they don’t mean to. Money is not their God. Their values are spiritual(精神的) rather than material.
They are hard-working. They are very open-minded about new ideas and love to try ideas out. Usually it does end up working because they have an excellent intuition and can usually tell straight away if an idea is a good one or a bad one. One of their weaknesses is not asking enough money for all the hard work they do, because they love doing it.
1.Whose star sign is Sagittarius?
A. Miss Yao who was born on Mar 18, 1978.
B. Peter, a boy who was born on Nov 22, 1998.
C. Mr. Zhou who was born on Dec 23, 1976.
D. Lucy, a girl who was born on Nov 30, 1991.
2.Which is WRONG about Sagittarians?
A. Sagittarians often tell lies.
B. Sagittarians can be rude.
C. Sagittarians show great interest in strange things and people.
D. Sagittarians can end up working by using their good intuition.
3.What can we know from the underlined sentence “Money is not their God”?
A. Sagittarians care too much about money.
B. Sagittarians believe that money is from the God.
C. Sagittarians hate God.
D. Sagittarians pay no attention to money.
Why do you think people who live in some hot countries eat very spicy(辛辣的)food? Is it because the spices make the food taste better? Is it just because their parents and grandparents and great-grandparents liked hot food，or is there some connection between spices and healthy food? Researchers from Cornell University think that it is because spice plants have some important chemicals. These chemicals can kill bacteria(细菌)which spoil food．
“Most common spices can kill 75 to 100 percent of the bacteria in food，”explains one of the scientists．The bacteria grow more easily and spoil(变质)food more quickly at higher temperatures．For this reason，it is more difficult to keep food from spoiling in hot climates,
Do you like your food spicy? Your answer probably tells something about the country you come from．If you like spicy food，it is possible that hundreds of years ago，when there were no fridges，people in your country started using spices to keep the food from spoiling．The traditional spicy dishes helped those people to live longer，healthier lives．Today，in a time of fridges，the spices just make the food taste good．
1.The chemicals in spices keep food from spoiling by_________．
A．making food taste better
B．making food hotter
C．preventing bacteria getting into food
D．killing bacteria in food
2.Food goes bad more quickly in hot climates because_______．
A．cold temperature makes bacteria
B．bacteria get used to hot food
C．high temperature helps bacteria grow faster
D．bacteria spoil food only at high temperature
3.According to the passage，spices are useful in the following things except_____．
A．helping you to live longer
B．helping to keep you healthier
C．making your food taste better
D．taking the place of fridges
