2000年英语专业八级考试答案及解析(4)

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SECTION D NOTE-TAKING AND GAP-FILLING

1.答案:talk

【详细解答】有人害怕演讲,于是讲话者根据自己的经验说“My secret is simply that I t hink of public speaking as no different from any other form of talk.”

2.答案:share

【详细解答】只要听清关键句“It’s a way of sharing my thought with other people.” 就可知道此处应填原形动词share。

3.答案:subject

【详细解答】根据关键句“If you are talking about a subject you know well, as I’ve just advised, preparing the speech itself should not be too difficult.”这里说的 是自由决定演讲的主题(subject)。

4.答案:knowledge

【详细解答】在谈到如何取得演讲的成功时,第一要点是“Talk about something you know about.”也就是要掌握“knowledge of the subject matter”。

5.答案:theme/idea

【详细解答】录音中说“If you let the audience know where you’re going at the begin ning, they will follow you more easily through the body of your speech.”这句话 告诉了我们演讲一开始就告知听众主题“theme/idea”的重要性。

6.答案:speaking

【详细解答】录音中谈到如何取得演讲成功的其他要点时说“Note the pacing and inflecti on you want to use in speech.”即要注意演讲语速(the speed of speaking)的变化。

7.答案:comfort

【详细解答】录音中提到要调整麦克风的高度,“If there’s a microphone in front of yo u, adjust it to the right height rather than forcing yourself to stoop during th e speech.”这样做的目的是为了让你在演讲过程中感觉舒服(comfort)。

8.答案:short

【详细解答】录音中谈到如何取得演讲成功的最后一点时说“Last but not the least, a sp eaker has to keep in mind the value of brevity.”这里的brevity意为shortness,即t ry to make your message short。

9.答案:shortest

【详细解答】录音中谈到如何取得演讲成功的最后一点时举例说“However one of the short est inaugural addresses is also one of the best remembered and most often quoted .”由此可知,此处应填写shortest。

10.答案:success

【详细解答】谈话者以美国总统肯尼迪的着名演讲仅用时15分钟为例,旨在说明演讲要尽量简 洁。即简洁是成功(success)的关键。

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