We are all called upon to make a speech at some point in life, but most of us don’t do a very good job. This article gives some suggestions on how to give an effective speech.

So, you have to give a speech—and you are terrified. You get nervous, you forget what you want to say, you stumble over words, you talk too long, and you bore your audience. Later you think, “Thank Goodness, it’s over. I’m just not good at public speaking. I hope I never have to do that again.”

Cheep up! It doesn’t have to be that bad. Here are some simple steps to take the pain out of speech making. Ask yourself the purpose of your speech. What is the occasion? Why are you speaking? Then, gather as many facts as you can on your subject. Spend plenty of your time doing your research. Then spend plenty of your time organizing your material so that your speech is clear and easy to follow. Use as many examples as possible, and use pictures, charts, and graphs if they help you make your points more clearly. Never forget your audience. Don’t talk over their heads, and don’t talk down to them. Treat your audience with respect. They will appreciate your thoughtfulness.

Just remember: Be prepared. Know your subject, your audience, and the occasion. Be brief. Say what you have to say and then stop. And be yourself. Let your personality come through so that you make person-to-person contact with your audience.

If you follow these simple steps, you will see that you don’t have to be afraid of public speaking. In fact, you may find the experience so enjoyable that you volunteer to make more speeches! You’re not convinced yet? Give it a try and see what happens.

1.The title for this passage may be           .

A. Do Not Make a Long Speech    B. How to Give a Good Speech

C. How to prepare for a Speech  D. Try to Enjoy a speech

2.Paragraph 2 implies that          .

A. many people are happy to give a speech

B. many people are afraid of giving a speech

C. many people don’t prepare for a speech

D. many people talk too long

3. The phrase “talk over their heads” means           .

A. speak too loudly             B. look at the ceiling

C. look down upon them          D. use words and ideas that are too difficult4.All of the following statements are TRUE except           .

A. not many people know how to make good speeches

B. a lecturer does not need to organize his speech

C. research is important in preparing a speech

D. there are simple steps you can take to improve your speaking ability

Choose the yum(美味的东西) and risk the yuk（讨厌的东西）?

Scientists have given us a lot of health warnings. The advice from cancer experts for avoiding bowel(肠) cancer is "try to avoid processed(加工过的) meats such as bacon, ham, corned beef and some sausages", and women fearing breast cancer are told "there doesn't seem to be a starting point at which alcohol consumption is safe",

But all these health warnings tend to have little influence on behavior, So who is being unreasonable —the scientists who give us health advice, or the public that just ignores it?

The curious fact is that both might be right. The reasoning behind these health warnings seems to be this: if you do more of something pleasurable (which we shall give the name “yum”) there is a higher risk of something bad (which we shall give the name “yuk”)occurring, so you should avoid yum.

But when presented with this argument you might ask two questions.

First, maybe the pleasure of yum makes the risk worth taking, especially if yuk might occur a long time in the future? Second, maybe there are other benefits of yum that could cancel out the risks of the particular yuk that has been identified (确认) ?

So suppose bacon sandwiches are your particular yum: research shows that 50g per day — that is a great greasy sandwich — increases your risk of bowel cancer by 20%.

But this means that out of every 100 people who stuffed down that big bacon sandwich every day of their lives, the number of bowel cancers would rise from five to six.

In addition, if a middle-aged woman gave up alcohol, it might reduce her risk of breast cancer, but could increase risk of some other cancers as well as heart disease.

So we need to look at the whole picture before trying to get people to change what they do, since everything has benefit and harms — just think of the joggers(慢跑者) who get knocked down by cars — and people need to be able to find their own balance.

Therefore, as you reach for your yum, perhaps sometimes pause a moment and realize that you are taking a gamble(赌博) on the yuk occurring, but that it may be a risk worth taking.

1.What is the advice given by scientists for avoiding breast cancer?

    A. Try to avoid processed meat. B. Try to avoid alcohol.

    C. Try to choose the yum.           D. Try to risk the yuk.

2. What does “this argument” in Paragraph 4 mean?

    A. If you choose the yum, you will risk the yuk.

    B. If you risk the yuk, you’ll choose the yum.

    C. The yum is worth taking, especially if yuk might occur in the future.

    D. Other benefits of yum could cancel out the risks of the yuk.

3.Why do we need to look at the whole picture before trying to get people to change what they do?

    A. Because giving up alcohol might reduce breast cancer.

    B. Because people are not able to find their own balance.

    C. Because all the things have both sides.

    D. Because the advice given by scientists is not true.

4.According to the passage, which of the following is correct?

    A. People are often influenced by the health warnings.

    B. Both the scientists and the public are not reasonable.

    C. Alcohol consumption has both benefit and harms.

D. People should avoid yum to reduce the risk of yuk.

此题要求改正所给短文中的错误。对标有题号的每一行做出判断：如无错误，在该行右边横线上画一个勾（√）；如有错误（每行只有一个错误），则按下列情况改正：该行多一个词：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉，在该行右边横线上写出该词，也用斜线划掉。该行缺一个词：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），在该行右边横线上写出该加的词。该行错一个词：在错的词下划一横线，在该行右边横线上写出改正后的词。

注意：原行没有错的不要改。

假定你是向华高中学生会主席李华，你校将于10月12日接待来自英国某中学的学生访问团，请你根据以下提示，给该团的领队老师Brown 先生发一份电子邮件，介绍访问活动安排并简要说明理由，最后征求对方意见。

1. 上午听一节英语课和一节艺术课后,与我校部分师生座谈。

2. 中午在食堂与学生共同进餐。

3. 下午游览人民公园。

注意：1. 不少于100词。

          2. 可适当加入细节，以使内容充实、行文连贯。

      3. 信的开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。

Dear Mr Brown,

     I am Li Hua, chairman of the Student Union, from Xianghua High

School._____________________________________________________________

____________________________________________________________________

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…

                                                   Yours sincerely,

                                                           Li Hua

语音知识（ 共5小题，每题1分；满分5分）

1. headache    A. machine     B. chemist     C. chain        D. reach

2. southern     A. breath      B. athlete      C. theme        D. worthy

3. contain      A. remain      B. mountain    C. certain       D. portrait

4. seize        A. neighbour   B. weigh      C. eighty        D. receive

5. advanced    A. grasped     B. learned      C .breathed      D. benefited

He wrote     song, which turned out to be rather popular with     young.

—Will you take the blue shirt or the yellow one?

—     is the right size for me, I’m afraid.

— Why, David, you look so tired!

— Well, I ________an article and I must finish it tomorrow.

---- Is it good to look up every new word when I come across it in reading?

---- No. You ________,  because you are likely to guess the meaning from the context.

Her health          under the pressure of work and she had to stay in hospital for a month.