17.Around four years ago,I received a call from the principal of our school as to the"Parents View"talk the next morning.He asked me to speak to the group.After the call,my whole body became feverish and panicky.The time from his call to the next morning seemed like years.The whole night,I could not sleep with many ominous apprehensions in mind.One of them was to call the principal with regret and tell him that I could not come.Finally,I gathered some courage.I thought,"If I miss this opportunity,surely the school will never invite me again to any of their programs."
I reached the school in time.Before my turn came,my whole body was trembling.When my turn came and I started speaking,my heartbeat increased and my mouth went dry.I wasn't even able to read the written speech properly.I was not aware of where I was standing and what I was reading.That was the day when I realized my biggest weakness,Public Speaking.
After my speech,I met with the principal and explained what happened to me.He told me that this happens to everyone.Even great speaker,faced the same things when they started.He suggested that I come again next time.
Around one month later,I was invited to refer to a topic on Motivation.This time I was feeling comfortable.My speech was not only appreciated by the principal as well as the teachers,because I was able to get my idea across to them.They encouraged and praised my efforts.
After delivering is successfully,I became more confident.l said to myself,"If I can speak in front of such a learned audience,like the principal who educates others,I can now speak in front of others too."
I started delivering lectures in my plant,on various topics like Self Motivation,Personality Development,Personal Excellence,Spoken English and Presentation Skills.This has become a passion for me.I learned that everything is possible if we have the courage to take the first step.
24.Which of the following is the hest title for the passage?A
A.Practice Makes a Man a Better Speechmaker
B.Public Speaking Makes a Man Embarrassed.
C.Principal Provides the Best Chances.
D.Spoken English Develops in Malting Speeches.
25.The author had bad feelings before the speech because D.
A.he disliked the idea of giving a lecture
B.he had got a high fever before that
C.he regretted accepting the invitation
D.he feared he couldn't perform it properly
26.What does the underlined part"ominous apprehensions"in the first paragraph mean?B
A.Unlucky opportunities.
B.Negative ideas.
C.Curious views.
D.Happy comments.
27.What can we conclude from the passage?C
A.Nothing is to be got without pains but poverty.
B.Knowledge makes humble,ignorance makes proud.
C.A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.
D.Necessity is the mother of invention.
分析 作者通過自己的親身經歷告訴我們如何擺脫在臺上演講的恐懼心理,相信自己,戰(zhàn)勝恐懼,千里之行始于足下.
解答 24.答案 A 標題歸納題.A練習能夠使人成為一名更好的演講家; B公眾演講讓人尷尬; C校長提供了最好的機會; D英語口語在演講中提高.通讀全文,并根據文章的最后兩段可知作者通過多次的演講逐漸克服了講話時的緊張感,成為一名善于演講的人.故選A.
25.答案 D 推理判斷題.根據文章第一段的The time from his call to the next morning seemed like years.Thewhole night,I could not sleep with manyominous__apprehensions in mind和Finally,I gathered some courage可知作者是害怕自己不能順利完成演講.故選D.
26.答案 B 詞義猜測題.A.Unluckyopportunities不幸的機會; B.Negative ideas消極的觀點; C.Curious views好奇的觀點; D.Happy comments幸福的評論.根據該句前面的The time from his callto the next morning seemed like years和該句后的One of them was to call the principal with regret…可推斷作者的腦中都是消極的觀點.故選B.
27.答案 C 推理判斷題.A沒有付出,除了貧窮一無所獲; B知識使人謙虛,無知使人驕傲; C千里之行始于足下; D需要是發(fā)明之母.根據文章的最后一句話I learned thateverything is possible if we have the courage to take the first step推斷選C.
點評 標題歸納題做題技巧
1.尋找主題句:
抓住段落或文章主題的捷徑之一就是在段落或文章中尋找主題句.主題句是指能表達或概況段落主題或文章主要內容的句子,通常是一個簡潔、完整、具有概況性的句子,較多出現在說明文和議論文中,而其他句子則圍繞著主題句展開進行說明解釋或擴展.
主題句在文中的位置:
1)開門見山:提出主題----細節(jié)支撐闡明主題
2)段末點睛:細節(jié)描述----歸納要點---概括主題
3)段中點旨:細節(jié)描述---歸納主題---進一步解釋
4)無主題句:考生需根據文章中所敘述的事實或提供的線索來概括和總結文章的大意
2.捕捉關鍵詞:
略讀是概括和歸納文章或段落大意的基本方法.略讀時要快,把注意力集中在關鍵詞(即實詞)上,非關鍵詞(即虛詞)則一帶而過.注意出現頻率高的詞可能是蘊涵中心思想的關鍵詞,分析歸納篩選出最能表達主旨或這這意圖的關鍵詞,繼而確定文章的主旨大意.
3.仔細推敲選項:
干擾項的特點有:
1)"以偏概全":選項范圍太窄,只表達局部信息或某一細節(jié),片面、單一的內容應排除,注意鎖定選項中的重點詞.
2)"主題擴大":概括范圍太寬,表達的內容超出或多于文章闡述的內容.這種選項可以反過來考慮,若以這個主題,這篇文章可以
3)"斷章取義":根據某一句話或者某幾句就斷然指定段落的大意.