专四阅读真题及答案Word文档下载推荐.docx
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Thespokenwordcanhandlevariousvitalfunctions:
persuadingorinspiring,informing,payingtribute,entertaining,orsimplyintroducingsomeoneorsomethingoracceptingsomething.
Overthepastyear,thehumanvoicehashelpedguideusovertheupsanddownsofwhatwascertainlyastormytime.
Persuasionisusedindealingwithorreconcilingdifferentpointsofview.WhentheleadersmetinCopenhageninDecember2009,persuasivewordsfromactivistsencouragedthemtocommitthemselvestofirmeraction.
Inspirationalspeechesconfronttheemotions.Theyfocusontopicsandmattersthatareclosetopeople'
shearts.Duringwars,generalsusedinspiringspeechestopreparethetroopsforbattle.
Aspeechthatconveysknowledgeandenhancesunderstandingcaninformus.Theinformationmustbeclear,accurate,andexpressedinameaningfulandinterestingway.WhentheH1N1pandemic(流行病)wasannounced,theideaof“swineflu”(猪流感)scaredmanypeople.InformativespeechesfromWorldHealthOrganizationofficialshelpedpeopletokeeptheirpanicundercontrolsotheycouldtakesensibleprecautions.
Sadeventsarenevereasytodealwithbutaspeechthatpaystributetothelossofalovedoneandgivespraisefortheircontributioncanbecomforting.Madonna'
sspeechaboutMichaelJackson,afterhisdeath,highlightedthefactthathewillcontinuetoliveonthroughhismusic.
It'
snotonlyinworldforumswherepublicspeakingplaysanimportantrole.Itcanalsobesurprisinglyhelpfulinthecourseofourownlives.
Ifyou’retakingpartinadebateyouneedtopersuadethelistenersofthesoundnessofyourargument.Insports,athletesknowtheimportanceofapeptalk(鼓舞士气的讲话)beforeamatchtoinspireteammates.Youyourselfmaybeaskedtodoapresentationatcollegeorworktoinformtheothersaboutanareaofvitalimportance.
Onamorepersonallevel,afriendmaybeupsetandneedcomforting.Oryoumightbeaskedtointroduceaspeakeratafamilyeventortospeakatawedding,whereyourlanguagewillbeneededtomovepeopleormakethemlaugh.
Greatspeakingabilityisnotsomethingwe'
rebornwith.EvenBarackObamaworkshardtoperfecteveryspeech.Forabrilliantspeech,therearerulesthatyoucanputtogooduse.Tolearnthoserulesyouhavetopracticeandlearnfromsomeoutstandingspeechesinthepast.
81.Theauthorthinksthespokenwordisstillirreplaceablebecause
A.ithasalwaysbeenusedtoinspireorpersuadepeople.
B.ithasabigroletoplayintheentertainmentbusiness.
C.itplaysimportantrolesinhumancommunication.
D.itisofgreatuseineveryday-lifecontext.
82.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisINCORRECTabouttheroleofpublicspeaking?
A.Speechesatworldforumscanleadtoeffectivesolutionstoworldproblems.
B.Speechesfrommedicalauthoritiescancalmpeopledownintimesofpandemics.
C.Themoraleofsoldiersbeforeabattlecanbeboostedbyseniorofficers'
speeches.
D.Speechespayingtributetothedeadcancomfortthemourners.
83.PublicspeakingcanplayallthefollowingrolesEXCEPT
A.toconvincepeopleinadebate.
B.toinformpeopleatapresentation.
C.toadvisepeopleatwork.
D.toentertainpeopleatawedding.
84.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingbestexplainstheauthor'
sviewon“greatspeakingability”?
A.Itcomesfromobservingrules.
B.Itcanbeperfectedwitheasyeffort.
C.Itcanbeacquiredfrombirth.
D.Itcomesfromlearningandpractice.
85.Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?
A.Publicspeakingininternationalforums.
B.Themanyusesofpublicspeaking.
C.Publicspeakingindailylifecontext.
D.Therulesofpublicspeaking.
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Everybusinessneedstwothings,saysSkullcandyCEORickAlden:
inspirationanddesperation.In2001,Aldenhadboth.He'
dsoldtwosnowboardingbusinesses,andhewasdesperatelybored.Buthehadanidea:
Hewantedtomakeanewkindofheadphone.
“Ikeptseeingpeoplemissingtheircellphonecallsbecausetheywerelisteningtomusic,”heexplains.ThenI'
minachairlift(索道),I'
vegotmyheadphoneson,andIrealizemyphoneisringing.As1takemyglovesoffandreachformyphone,Ithink,“Itcan'
tbethattoughtomakeheadphoneswithtwoplugs,oneformusicandoneforyourcellphone.”Aldendescribedwhathewantedtoadesigner,perfectedaprototype,andoutsourced(外包)manufacturingoverseas.
Aldenthenstarteddesigningheadphonesintohelmets,backpacks-anywherethatwouldmakeiteasytolistentomusicwhilesnowboarding.“Sellingintoboardandskateshopswasn'
tabigresearcheffort,”heexplains.“Thosewere
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