Making a public speech is the thing

題目

Making a public speech is the thing that most people don’t want to do. The reason is that we are all afraid of making mistakes in front of others. The more important the speech is, the more frightened we will be. But forget it now. Public speaking is easy. It’s just a simple talking, Although I’m a shy man, I’ve been making speeches and talking on radio and television for more than 30 years. Anybody who can talk can speak in public. Here are some of the lessons I have learned:
Keep your speech simple. Your audience can’t take all of your main ideas, and they can only remember one or two of them, not ten or twenty. So you should prepare one or two of your main ideas very well. But if you can’t express what you want to say, then your speech will not be paid attention to. And if you don’t have a clear idea of what you want to say, your audience won’t, either.
Organize your speech well. No matter how long or short your speech is, you have to organize your speech—how you are going to open or begin, what main points you want to make and how you’re going to close or end. A strong close is usually very important and critical(關(guān)鍵的): the last thing you say is what your audience will most likely remember. If not, they will be confused.
Keep your speech not long. The standard (標準的) length of a speech is usually 12 minutes. Most people can’t put their minds in one thing for too long time, which will make them tired and lose their interest. If you pay no attention to your audience’s reaction(反應(yīng))，the audience will get bored. Of course, your speech will fail.
Following these suggestions above, you can make a good speech in public, and you will be an excellent speaker, I think.

【答案】

小題1:public

小題2:clear

小題3:prepare

小題4:organized

小題5:audience

小題6:beginning

小題7:short

小題8:interest

小題9:bored

小題10:possible

試題分析：這篇短文主要講述如何做好公眾演講。首先演講內(nèi)容要簡單，不要冗余;其次要組織好你的演講稿順序;最后要注意演講時間不宜過長。

小題1:文章開頭第一句話Making a public speech is the thing that most people don’t want to do.“公眾演講是很多人不想要做的事情?！焙偷谝欢巫詈笠痪湓扝ere are some of the lessons I have learned: “下面是我們需要學(xué)的幾課?！笨芍疚闹饕v述如何做公眾演講，故答案為public。

小題2:根據(jù)第二段最后一句話And if you don’t have a clear idea of what you want to say, your audience won’t, either.“并且如果你對于你想說的沒有清晰的想法的話，你的觀眾也不會有?！笨芍?，你要有清晰的想法觀眾才會理解，故答案為clear。

小題3:根據(jù)第二段第二行So you should prepare one or two of your main ideas very well.“所以你應(yīng)該充分準備一到兩點主要想法。”可知，故答案為prepare。

小題4:根據(jù)第三段第一句話No matter how long or short your speech is, you have to organize your speech“無論演講長短，你必須要好好組織你的演講?！笨芍蚀鸢笧閛rganized。

小題5:根據(jù)第三段最后一句話the last thing you say is what your audience will most likely remember. If not, they will be confused.“最后一點是你所說的要使得大多數(shù)觀眾記得。如果不這樣，他們就會困惑?！笨芍?，故答案為audience。

小題6:根據(jù)第三段第二句話how you are going to open or begin, what main points you want to make and how you’re going to close or end.“你將怎樣開頭，你想要表達的最主要的觀點和你將怎樣結(jié)尾?！翱芍蚀鸢笧閎eginning。

小題7:如何演講的最后一點是Keep your speech not long.“保持演講不要過長?！耙簿褪且?，故答案為short。

小題8:根據(jù)第四段第二句話Most people can’t put their minds in one thing for too long time, which will make them tired and lose their interest.“大多數(shù)人把他們的思想只注重在一點上，這樣就會使得觀眾疲勞無趣?！笨芍葜v要注意興趣，故答案為interest。

小題9:根據(jù)第四段第三行If you pay no attention to your audience’s reaction(反應(yīng))，the audience will get bored.“如果你不注意觀眾的反應(yīng)，觀眾就會厭煩?！笨芍?，故答案為bored。

小題10:最后一點主要告訴我們演講時要注意短小精煉，所以要使得演講盡可能的短。故答案為possible。