【題目】Common public speaking problems

The use of “I feel”, “I think” and “maybe”

In the question-and –answer session of the speaking competition, many contestants began their answers with uncertain expressions like “I feel”, “I hear”, “maybe” and “perhaps”. These words show that the person is only speaking from his or her point of view. 【1】

Work on keeping your answers brief and to the point. Also work on delivering them with calmness and confidence. Instead of the empty-sounding “I guess”, using facts, together with a clear conclusion based on those facts, is far more likely to be popular with an audience.

【2】

Don’t stick to the same tone. It can be boring. Try to mix it up. For example, when they spoke about their dreams, some sounded romantic. Others used humor. Very few used several different styles tighter. 【3】, rather than just sticking with the same one.

Irresponsible answers

【4】. you’re responsible for your words. Even though you want to answer quickly, you don’t want to sound foolish. So you should think twice before you talk. Don’t be like the student who, when asked about his opinion on book piracy(盜版), started by saying he supported it.

Talking around the topic rather than directly answering it

You should focus on one point and give a clear solution. 【5】. is it asking you to discuss a certain topic or to present your own point of view?

Use one or two arguments together and give a strong conclusion. Remember that judges are not judging you on whether they agree, but on your ability to say what you think clearly.

A. Try mixing more than one style.

B. Improving your communication skill.

C. Using only one speaking style

D. It’s important to involve your audience.

E. Public speaking is different from personal conversations.

F. The key is to work out what question is being asked

G. To the judges and audience, this lacks the support of facts and seems not to be reliable.

【答案】

【1】G

【2】C

【3】A

【4】E

【5】F

【解析】本文告訴我們在演講比賽的問答環(huán)節(jié)要注意的問題及解決的方法。

【1】G

考查對上下文的理解和推理判斷能力。本段主要講述了在演講比賽的問答環(huán)節(jié)，許多參賽者用“我感覺”、“我聽到”、和“也許”等不確定的表達方式開始了他們的回答。這就表明他說傳達的只是他或她的個人觀點。由本段可推斷出他們表在達的只是個人觀點，缺乏事實的支持，似乎不可信的。故選G。

【2】C

考查對上下文的理解和推理判斷能力。本段首句：不要用同一腔調(diào)說話，它可能很無聊�？赏茢喑�C符合。

【3】A

考查對上下文的理解和推理判斷能力。本段的第二句：試著把各種風(fēng)格混合起來。例如，當(dāng)他們談?wù)撍麄兊膲粝霑r，有些聽起來很浪漫。其他人則使用幽默。嚴(yán)格地說很少有人使用幾種不同的風(fēng)格。及最后一句“而不是僅僅堅持同一種風(fēng)格”。兩句結(jié)合起來就是要嘗試各種風(fēng)格，A符合。

【4】E

考查對上下文的理解和推理判斷能力。本段句意：你要為你所說的話負(fù)責(zé)，你應(yīng)三思而行，別像學(xué)生回答問題那樣隨意�？赏茢喑鲅葜v與個人談話不同。故選E。

【5】F

考查對上下文的理解和推理判斷能力。本段第一句“You should focus on one point and give a clear solution”。空后句意：要你討論某個話題，還是提出你自己的觀點？用一個或兩個參數(shù)，并給出一個有力的結(jié)論。記住，裁判不是評判你是否同意，而是判斷你是否清楚地說出你的想法。根據(jù)這兩處可推斷出F項。

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