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【题目】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】

试题分析:本文讲诉了如何利用提问和回答这个环节在会议上清楚地阐明自己的观点和巩固关键之处

【1】D细节推理题。根据横线前一句：I presented and then opened the floor to questions（我先对我的想法进行了陈述然后提出了一些问题），只有D项说跟问题有关，故选D

【2】G细节推理题。根据后文，不难看出接下来的几段说明都是提出一些能够帮助你准备你下次的建议，故选G

【3】 A细节推理题。根据横线下面的第一句When a person is asking a question, show interest and a desire to understand the question by listening and asking for clarification.说明对于别人提出的问题，要表现出你很感兴趣。故选A

【4】F 细节推理题。根据横线后的一句：These techniques allow you to quickly organize your thoughts as well as to make sure you will be correctly answering the question.说明也许你要使用对这些问题进一步地阐述，这样你就可以更好组织你的思维。故选F

【5】E细节推理题。本段是主要是在讲关于一对一的交流解决问题的优点，所以，也许非公开会议也许是一种更好地解决问题的方法，故选E。