Question

【題目】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 it 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.

【1】 The author of the passage aims to tell us _________.

A. No pains, no gains.

B. No way is impossible to courage.

C. .Diligence is the mother of success.

D. A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.

【2】 In the first paragraph，the underlined word“ feverish”probably means_____ .

A. fevered B. painfulC. shakyD.frozen

【3】What can we learn from the text?

A. He used to dislike giving a lecture at first.

B. He called the principal with regret and told him that he could not come.

C. His first lecture was a complete failure.

D. He loves and does well in delivering lectures now.

【4】Which of the following is the best title for the passage?

A. Public Speaking Makes a Man Nervous.

B. Practice Makes a Man a Better Speechmaker.

C. Principal Provides the Best Chances.

D. Spoken English Develops in Making Speeches.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】D

【2】A

【3】D

【4】B

【解析】

文章大意：本文是一篇記敘文。當你站在臺上，所有目光都集中在你身上，你會感到心臟加速，喉嚨發(fā)干，大腦一片空白。緊張是在公開場合演講的一種常見的心理狀況。作者通過自己的親身經(jīng)歷告訴我們：千里之行，始于足下。

【1】 D 推理判斷題 根據(jù)最后一段最后一句：I learned that everything is possible if we have the courage to take the first step.可知，如果我們有勇氣邁出第一步，一切都是可能的。D項：千里之行，始于足下與此語意相符，故選D。

【2】 A 詞義猜測題。A. fevered激動的，焦慮不安的 B. painful 疼痛的 C. shaky 發(fā)抖的D. frozen 凍僵的，根據(jù)本詞和panicky驚慌的并列和后句The time from his call to the next morning seemed like years可以判處出本詞是焦慮不安的，故選A。

【3】D細節(jié)理解題根據(jù)第一段內(nèi)容可以排除A和B。根據(jù)第二段內(nèi)容可以判斷出他的第一次演講并非完全失敗，排除C；根據(jù)最后一段 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.可以判斷出作者現(xiàn)在喜歡并擅長演講，故選D。

【4】B主旨大意題 通讀全文可以知道，本文講述了作者從第一次演講時的緊張到第二次的從容淡定，再到后來的應(yīng)付自如可知選B。