Question

【題目】Speaking to Develop Self-confidence

Overcoming stage fright

Most people are nervous about public speaking. 【1】If you know that your topic is interesting, and that your material is well organized, you have already reduced a major worry.

Facial expressions

【2】During your speech, try to change your facial expressions to convey the emotions that you feel. Throughout your speech you need to use expressive facial expressions.

Eye contact

When you speak, you should look your audience straight in the eye. The idea is to give the impression that you are talking to each individual in your audience. If you have a large audience, try to look at people in the middle of the room, then slowly look to the right side of the room, then to the left side, then back to the center of the room. 【3】Otherwise, this will give the audience the idea that you are not interested in your topic or in them.

【4】

Enthusiasm is being lively and showing your own personal concern for your subject and your audience. If you are truly interested in your topic, your delivery is certain to be enthusiastic and lively.

Varying speaking rate

Your words should not be too fast or too slow. If you speak too slowly you will bore your audience. If you speak too rapidly will be difficult to understand. Adapt your rate to the content of your speech. For example, if you explaining complex information, slow down. 【5】

A. Inspiring your audience

B. Speaking with enthusiasm

C. If you are happy or enthusiastic, you should speed up.

D. Don’t look at the floor, the ceiling or out the window.

E. The best way to cope with nervousness is to really well prepared.

F. Smiling before you start your speech shows that you are not nervous.

G. If you are nervous, take a few steps to your right or left while speaking.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】E

【2】F

【3】D

【4】B

【5】C

【解析】本文敘述在演講時應該注意的幾個方面，注意這幾個方面你會演講的不錯，你也會增強自信。

【1】E根據上句：多數人在公共場合講話緊張。再根據空格下句：如果你知道你的話題有趣，材料準備的充分，那么你就減少了一個主要擔憂。故E項“應付緊張的最好辦法是做好充分的準備�！背薪由舷挛�。關鍵詞是nervous—nervousness；well organized—well prepared。

【2】F本段主要講的是面部表情，而下句說“在你說話期間，試著改變你的面部表情來表達你所感受到的情緒�！惫蔉項Smiling before you start your speech shows that you are not nervous.（在你開始演講前微笑表明你并不緊張。）符合題意，故選F。

【3】D根據空格上句：如果觀眾多，盡力地去看房間的中間，……。空格下句說“否則，這會讓觀眾覺得你對你的話題或對他們不感興趣”，故D項“不要看地板、天花板和窗外�！背薪由舷挛摹�

【4】B此空是小標題。下文講的內容是Enthusiasm的重要性，故B項 Speaking with enthusiasm（充滿熱情地說。）符合本段內容。

【5】C根據上句：如果你解釋復雜的信息，放慢速度。故CIf you are happy or enthusiastic, you should speed up.（如果你高興或充滿熱情，你應該加速。）與之相匹配，故選C。