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【題目】Question: I have recently got a serious position within my company. One of my new tasks is to make monthly progress reports on my department in front of other senior officials. During my first meeting ,I presented and then opened the floor to questions. 【1】 . My first reaction was to answer defensively. Later, I realized that I shouldn’t have felt that way. But how can I keep cool and effectively answer questions in this type of settings?

Answer: Congratulations on your new position! Presenting in front of your peers（同事）is a hard task in itself, and it becomes much more difficult when a question-and-answer period is required. Question-and-answer periods are a great way to clarify the message and strengthen key points. 【2】

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When a person is asking a question, show interest and a desire to understand the question by listening and asking for clarification.

●Buy time.

When facing a hard question, most people can’t give an answer immediately. Buy time by repeating the question in your own words. 【4】 . These techniques allow you to quickly organize your thoughts as well as to make sure you will be correctly answering the question.

●Suggest a private meeting.

A one-on-one meeting is a calmer setting than speaking in front of your peers. 【5】

A. Show your true interest.

B. Restate the question with respect.

C. Some ideas can be quite concrete.

D. There were many difficult questions.

E. It can also be more effective in exchanging ideas.

F. You many also ask for clarification on the question.

G. Here are some ideas that can help you prepare for your next meeting.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】D

【2】G

【3】A

【4】F

【5】E

【解析】

試題分析:本文講訴了如何利用提問和回答這個環(huán)節(jié)在會議上清楚地闡明自己的觀點和鞏固關(guān)鍵之處

【1】D細(xì)節(jié)推理題。根據(jù)橫線前一句：I presented and then opened the floor to questions（我先對我的想法進(jìn)行了陳述然后提出了一些問題），只有D項說跟問題有關(guān)，故選D

【2】G細(xì)節(jié)推理題。根據(jù)后文，不難看出接下來的幾段說明都是提出一些能夠幫助你準(zhǔn)備你下次的建議，故選G

【3】 A細(xì)節(jié)推理題。根據(jù)橫線下面的第一句When a person is asking a question, show interest and a desire to understand the question by listening and asking for clarification.說明對于別人提出的問題，要表現(xiàn)出你很感興趣。故選A

【4】F 細(xì)節(jié)推理題。根據(jù)橫線后的一句：These techniques allow you to quickly organize your thoughts as well as to make sure you will be correctly answering the question.說明也許你要使用對這些問題進(jìn)一步地闡述，這樣你就可以更好組織你的思維。故選F

【5】E細(xì)節(jié)推理題。本段是主要是在講關(guān)于一對一的交流解決問題的優(yōu)點，所以，也許非公開會議也許是一種更好地解決問題的方法，故選E。