It may help you to know that there is no such thing as a perfect speech. As some point in every speech, every speaker says something that is not understood exactly as he has planned. Fortunately, such moments are usually not obvious to the listeners. Why? Because the listeners do not know what the speaker plans to say. They hear only what the speaker does say. If you lose your place for a moment, wrongly change the order of a couple of sentences, or forget to pause at a certain point, no one will be any the wiser. When such moments occur, don’t worry about them. Just continue as if nothing happened.
Even if you do make an obvious mistake during a speech, that don’t really matter. If you have ever listened to Martin Luther King’s famous speech – “ I have a dream”, you may notice that he stumble（结巴）over his words twice during the speech. Most likely, however, you don’t remember. Why? Because you were fixing your attention on its message rather than on his way of speech-making.
People care a lot about making mistakes in a speech because they regard speech-making as a kind of performance rather than as an act of communication. They feel the listeners are like judges in an ice-skating competition. But, in fact, the listeners are not looking for a perfect performer. They are looking for a well-thought-out speech that expresses the speaker’s ideas clearly and directly. Sometimes a mistake or two can actually increase a speaker’s attractiveness by making him more human.
As you work on your speech, don’t worry about being perfect. Once you free your mind of this, you will find it much easier to give your speech freely.
1.The underlined part in the first paragraph means that no one will ________.
A. be smarter than you
B. know what you are talking about
C. do better than you
D. notice your mistakes
2.You don’t remember obvious mistakes in a speech because ________.
A. you find the way of speech-making more important
B. you don’t fully understand the speech
C. you don’t know what the speaker plans to say
D. your attention is on the content
3.From the last two paragraphs, the author means that ________.
A. giving a speech is like giving a performance
B. the listeners should pay more attention to how a speech is made
C. one to two mistakes in a speech may not be bad
D. the more mistakes a speaker makes, the more attractive he will be
4.What would be the best title of the passage?
A. How to Be a Perfect Speaker
B. Don’t Expect a Perfect Speech
C. Don’t Expect Mistakes in a Speech
D. How to Make a Perfect Speech
阅读快车系列答案科目：高中英语 来源：陕西省2016-2017学年高一下学期第一次月考（3月）英语试卷 题型：单词拼写
Please find out the foods that give fibre for ______________(消化) and health.
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It was an unforgettable experience. We sat in a boat waiting for Ofai. He was swimming under water. There were many beautiful shells at the bottom. If he could ever find some and bring them _____________, he would make a lot of money. It was a good and fast way to become rich. My uncle Harry was with us to take care of us. Suddenly I saw Ofai _____________ his arms. Then I could see a large shark fish _________ under the water. All at once I was ___________ and held my breath.
“A shark!” cried my uncle. An anxious expression suddenly _____________ on his face. He was thinking of how to save Ofai. We _________ at my uncle and waited for him to take_________.
The fish came near. Now we could see him better. He was of a yellow-brown color and as big as our boat. What could we do to help Ofai? He had been under water for more than an hour. So by now he must be very ___________ and it was difficult for him to swim fast enough to ___________ the trouble. Thinking that Ofai’s life was at great risk, my uncle could ____________ it no longer. Without ____________ he took his knife and jumped into the water. Down he went after the man-eating fish. The shark was ____________ straight for Ofai. Then, suddenly, the fish turned. My uncle’s strong arm had __________ the knife deep into the side of the great fish. The water turned red as blood ran from the shark.
Now Ofai had time to reach the top. At last he was safe in the boat. But the fish was __________. He turned to __________ the man who had hurt him. As he swam to my uncle, he opened his great mouth. Again the knife went forward. This time it cut deep into the shark’s nose.
For a minute the shark lay __________. Now Uncle was able to swim to the top. Ofai quickly pulled him into the boat. It wasn’t long before the shark came to __________. He hit the boat with such a hard __________ that the sides were almost pushed in. We rowed as hard as possible and finally we were safe on the seashore.
It was my uncle’s __________ and ability that saved Ofai and all of us. We learned a lesson from this experience that courage __________ everything in time of great danger. We will always keep this experience in mind.
1.A. down B. up C. in D. forward
2.A. wave B. rise C. hold D. extend
3.A. lying B. crawling C. moving D. jumping
4.A. annoyed B. excited C. astonished D. frightened
5.A. appeared B. existed C. reflected D. flashed
6.A. called B. stared C. laughed D. shouted
7.A. measure B. step C. action D. advice
8.A. tired B. excited C. disappointed D. satisfied
9.A. put up with B. break away from C. get along with D. get out of
10.A. make B. stand C. hold D. accept
11.A. difficulty B. permission C. delay D. preparation
12.A. waiting B. heading C. fighting D. looking
13.A. turned B. passed C. took D. sent
14.A. sad B. calm C. brave D. angry
15.A. see B. help C. attack D. protect
16.A. quiet B. frightened C. still D. discouraged
17.A. life B. notice C. mind D. an end
18.A. movement B. weight C. crash D. blow
19.A. courage B. kindness C. cleverness D. enthusiasm
20.A. matters B. means C. suggests D. predicts
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科目：高中英语 来源：湖北省2016-2017学年高二2月联考英语试卷 题型：完形填空
Leonardo da Vinci began painting the Mona Lisa in 1503. He was working_______a special painting for a church at that time,_______the church painting was not _______well. An Italian businessman asked da Vinci to paint a picture of his second _______. This is the woman who _______be seen in the Mona Lisa.
All in all, the Mona Lisa is a very good example of da Vinci's _______, and it satisfied the husband. Da Vinci used ______and light in a clever ________in the painting.
Da Vinci loved science and_______Right away a person can see that there is a lot of geometry(几何形状) in the Mona Lisa. The face of the Mona Lisa is made of many circles and ________shapes like ________. Even her ________can be seen as a small part of a large circle.
The woman in the ________is sitting on a balcony (阳台), and ________can be seen behind her because Da Vinci loved to study rocks, and these can be seen ________in his other paintings. The woman is sitting with her knees _______the side. Her head is turned to look out of the painting. Her hands are_______together in front of her. This way of________is now used by many ______when they are______. The Mona Lisa is a remarkable master.
1.A. about B. up C. in D. on
2.A. so long as B. but C. in spite of D. however
3.A. working B. doing C. going D. making
4.A. wife B. servant C. daughter D. nurse
5.A. can B. must C. should D. might
6.A. novels B. photos C. works D. masterpiece
7.A. darkness B. oils C. heaviness D. blank
8.A. hand B. eye C. way D. picture
9.A. geography B. biology C. chemistry D. maths
10.A. long B. circular C. square D. round
11.A. cigars B. packets C. diamonds D. balls
12.A. emotion B. pattern C. preference D. smile
13.A. painting B. cottage C. exhibition D. canvas
14.A. sparrow B. mountains C. landscape D. kitten
15.A. that’s to say B. over and over C. on the other hand D. by and by
16.A. on B. by C. to D. beyond
17.A. hung B. caught C. held D. supported
18.A. sitting B. painting C. living D. smiling
19.A. models B. females C. bridegrooms D. brides
20.A. played B. being painted C. painting D. being played
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假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号(∧)，并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除：把多余的词用斜线(＼)划掉。
修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意：1．每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；
2．只允许修改10处，多者(从第11处起)不计分。
I’d like to introduce Sarah to you. She is a good friend of me. Actually she is an exchange student from Ireland, which has been studying in my school for two month. Wanting to take an advantage of her short time here, Sarah works hardly. She had not studied Chinese before arriving here, but she has some difficulty communicating with people. She woke up early morning to study a bit before class. I admire her independence for doing all of this while live so far away from her family. Besides, Sarah is in great help. Busy as she is, she often takes time help classmates with their English homework. A lovely girl, isn’t she?
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My father, Danny Thomas, was a famous comedian, singer, actor, and producer with many fans. When I was a child I _______him. Once, my father made a(n) _______with Margaret O’Brien and he often took me to the set. I also wanted to be a movie star. Ten years later, at age seventeen, I got my_______.
I played the lead in Gigi. However, the_________of finally being a real actress was painfully short-lived. All the interviews and all the reviews_______my father.
Would I be as good as my father? Was I as gifted, as funny? Would I be as popular? I was extremely _______.
I loved my father, but my _______was just him.
“Daddy,” I began, “please don’t be _______when I tell you this. I want to change my_______. I love you but I don’t want to be a Thomas anymore.”
I tried not to ________during the long silence. And then he said, “I raised you to be a thoroughbred(优秀的赛马). When thoroughbreds run, they wear blinders to keep their eyes focused straight ________with no disturbance, no other horses. They hear the crowd but they don’t________. They just run their own race. That’s what you have to do. Don’t listen to anyone ________you to me or to anyone else. You just run your own race.”
The next night ________the crowd filed into the theater, the state manager ________me a white box with a red ribbon. I opened it up and inside was a pair of old horse blinders with a little note that ________, “Run your own race, Baby.”
Run your own race, Baby. Dad could have said it a dozen other ways: “Be________”: “Don’t be influenced by others.” But it wouldn’t have been the same. He chose the right words at the right time. And all ________ my life, I’ve been able to come to the point by asking myself. “Am I running my race or ________else’s?”
I thank my father for all his words that continue to live in my ________.
1.A. hated B. adored C. feared D. avoided
2.A. movie B. album C. record D. interview
3.A. position B. award C. degree D. chance
4.A. affection B. anxiety C. excitement D. bitterness
5.A. focused on B. relied on C. appealed to D. attended to
6.A. calm B. upset C. touched D. guilty
7.A. belief B. limit C. model D. problem
8.A. puzzled B. injured C. hurt D. confused
9.A. role B. name C. school D. major
10.A. cry B. smile C. scream D. laugh
11.A. ahead B. around C. about D. aside
12.A. hesitate B. move C. shout D. listen
13.A. leading B. comparing C. tying D. introducing
14.A. until B. though C. as D. since
15.A. delivered B. handed C. dropped D. pressed
16.A. wrote B. showed C. printed D. read
17.A. grateful B. modest C. independent D. considerate
18.A. toward B. beyond C. through D. behind
19.A. somebody B. anybody C. nobody D. everybody
20.A. recognition B. dream C. experience D. heart
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Tips of Avoiding the Computer or Internet Addiction
The Internet has been widely used in recent years. It is a convenient way to share information, do business and contact others. 1. Getting rid of the addiction requires discipline and commitment. Here are some steps that may help your kids to overcome the Internet addiction.
First, you should try to find out just how much time your kids are spending online. Track the information for a few weeks and try to separate time spent on homework or research and time spent playing. Compare this to the amount of time spent with friends, at clubs, in activities and for hobbies. 2.
3. In my house, the family computer sits in the living room. At no time is someone allowed to be “behind closed doors” with a computer. Not only does this help honest people stay honest, but it helps to connect to your teens when they are online. Besides, it is easier to monitor your teens’ time online.
4. Don’t speak of the fact that they are online all the time, but try to get to the root cause. Often someone gets online because he/she feels safe there. Talk to your teens about what is going on in their life. If they will not talk to you, then find a way to connect your teens to the people they contact in real life.
Lastly, remember that if an Internet addiction is growing, your kids need help. In many cases, the Internet is a safe place for people with poor self-esteem, negative self-image, or for people who have been hurt. 5.
If there is a problem, and a person needs help, these symptoms will continue to worsen until they get help.
A. If things are out of balance, try to correct them.
B. There are some disadvantages of getting online.
C. Second, move computers out of your children’s rooms.
D. It is a good idea to contact the teacher for help if possible.
E. Also, if your kids spend too much time online, talk to them.
F. Unfortunately, some people develop an addiction to the Internet.
G. It is the same with people with eating disorders or drug addictions.
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假如你是李华，你的美国朋友Lucy发邮件说她对中国传统文学非常感兴趣，但是在阅读时
遇到了很多困难，比如很多汉字不认识，读不懂文章的意思等等，希望得到你的帮助。请用英文
给Lucy回一封电子邮件，要点如下：
1．表示理解并给予安慰；
2．提出建议并说明理由。
注意：
1．词数100左右：
2．可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。信中不能出现本人相关信息。
Dear Lucy,
___________________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________________
Best wishes!
yours，
Li Hua
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The boy climbed up the ladder just out of _________.（好奇心）
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