Question

Public speaking is a common cause of stress for everyone. The idea of standing in front of a large group with all eyes on you can make you feel fearful in almost all kinds of situation, for example giving a presentation in class, proposing a toast at dinner or making a work-related presentation. It seems to be a fear that’s impossible to overcome. If you have ever experienced this, you know while the anxiety may develop at the actual event, it is a feeling that begins much earlier than the actual day. There are many ways you can work on your confidence and prepare yourself for a public speaking event.

A consultant specializing (專門研究) in presentation skills can help you to overcome your sense of panic. Working with a consultant does not indicate that you have a major problem; it is only an approach to receiving guidance on relaxation strategies, such as deep breathing, which can help you deal with public speaking problems with ease.

Consultants can also help you work on your confidence. Confidence is extremely important in public speaking as it lets a speaker sound more convincing. Even well-established public speakers practice techniques such as meditation (沉思冥想) to calm themselves before a public appearance.

It’s well worth the time and effort to overcome the fear of public speaking, particularly if talks and presentations are part of your work description. Keep in mind that many of those around you are also struggling with this fear of public speaking. It will help you to become an able speaker if you can prepare beforehand. For example, you can put in time on planning your presentation in detail and practicing it many times in secret. As you get more and more familiar with your material, you’ll be able to fine-tune (微調(diào)) the details of your presentation and this will make you a confident speaker. Your speech will become excellent in terms of style and content.

Remember that the more you get into this pattern of feeling good about yourself, the stronger you will feel about approaching events when you have to make a speech. You can also work on physical details such as adjusting your tone (音調(diào)) before the presentation by doing some warm-up exercises.

In a word, believing in yourself and presenting yourself well can help you deeply impress your audience. And after a few speeches you’ll notice yourself overcoming the sense of panic that you now feel in public speaking situations.

Title	About the fear of public speaking
Introduction	* When speaking in public, you will feel1._______ in almost every situation. * This feeling usually begins 2.________ the actual day.
Ways	Turn to a consultant.	* A consultant can guide you and help you (3._____. * A consultant can also help you build confidence which can make your public speaking 4.________.
Make 5._______.	* Make a detailed 6._______ for your presentation. * Spend time 7._____ it. * Pay attention to your tone.
8._______	A combination of great confidence and a good 9.______ will help you make a deep10._________ on your audience.

 

Answer 1

1.fearful

2.before

3.relax

4.convincing

5.preparations

6.plan

7.practicing/ practising

8.Conclusion

9.presentation

10.impression

【解析】

試題分析：題目主要考查學(xué)生從文中提取有效信息并對(duì)相關(guān)信息進(jìn)行加工的能力。做題時(shí)需要注意是否需要大寫，是否需要轉(zhuǎn)換單詞的詞性。

1.standing in front of a large group with all eyes on you can make you feel fearful in almost all kinds of situation”可知，在公共場合講話會(huì)讓人感到害怕和緊張，故填fearful。

2.it is a feeling that begins much earlier than the actual day”可知，緊張和害怕的感覺在講話那天到來之前就開始存在了，故填before。

3.receiving guidance on relaxation strategies”可知，專業(yè)人士可以指導(dǎo)你掌握一些放松策略，說明專業(yè)人士能夠幫助你放松，故填relax。

4.as it lets a speaker sound more convincing”可知，專業(yè)人士可以讓你變得更加自信，演講者的自信心對(duì)聽眾更有說服力，故填convincing。

5.It will help you to become an able speaker if you can prepare beforehand.”可知，提前做好準(zhǔn)備工作可以讓你成為很好的演講者，make preparations為......做準(zhǔn)備，故填preparations。

6.planning your presentation in detail”可知，為演講制定詳細(xì)的計(jì)劃，make a plan制定計(jì)劃，故填plan。

7.practicing it many times in secret”可知，演講者要提前反復(fù)練習(xí)，spend time doing sth花時(shí)間做某事，故填practicing/ practising。

8.In a word, believing in yourself and presenting yourself well can help you...”可知，這里是對(duì)文章的總結(jié)，conclusion結(jié)論，需要大寫，故填Conclusion。

9.presenting yourself well can help you...”可知，自信心加上充分的準(zhǔn)備能讓你的演講給聽眾留下深刻印象，這里需要填present的名詞形式，故填presentation。

10.help you deeply impress your audience”可知，充分的準(zhǔn)備和充足的信心能幫助演講者給觀眾留下深刻印象，文中用的動(dòng)詞impress，這里需要填其名詞形式，make a deep impression on sb給某人留下深刻印象，故填impression。

考點(diǎn)：考查提取有效信息和詞性轉(zhuǎn)換的能力