18．Students in British schools learn from an early age to give presentations as part of
their regular classroom activities．Children as young as five years old often give brief talks about objects they bring in to school-called"show and tell．"（36）B Even so．a great many native English'speaking adults are afraid to speak or give presentations in front of a large group．A study shows that speaking in front of a crowd is considered the number one fear of the average person，while the second most common fear is death．
Needless to say，speaking English in public meetings is necessary for many students
and employees．The best way to improve is to practice public speaking．Learners need to receive feedback（反馈）about what they are doing well and about their mistakes，（37）F One group that gives members the chance to practice is Toastmasters，an international organization that holds weekly meetings at which members each give a speech and give others advice about their speeches and speaking style in a friendly environment．
Charles LeBeau，the author of Speaking of Speech，is a professor and public speaking consultant in Toastmasters．Speaking of Speech tells about some methods of public speaking for non-native speakers．（38）E In the book，to help them understand
presentation skills，Mr．LeBeau divides public speaking into three parts：the physical message，the visual message and the story message．
（39）DIt's the way that the body，as a speaker，is talking to the audience．Then there's the visual message．The visual message refers to the slides that we make and show the audience．The third message is the story message，the content of our presentation．It also includes how we organize our ideas to present to the audience．
The simple approach has proved to be very effective．Mr．LeBeau says learners
improve quickly and do a good presentation after a few days of study．（40）G
A．He has also written books on the subject．
B．This training is a basis for later public speaking．
C．Speaking English is really necessary for students．
D．Body language is what he calls the physical message．
E：．English language learners around the world use this book．
F．There is a large industry of consultants training public speaking．
G．But he stresses it can take years to improve general English speaking ability．
分析 本文是一篇说明文．对于学生和雇员来讲，他们害怕在公众面前作自我介绍．但这又是必须的，所以他们需要练习．文章以一个公共演讲平台-Toastmasters（英语演讲会）为例，说明经过学习和训练，个人的心理各方面会得到提升，但是要想真正地提高英语口语能力还需要长时间的练习．
解答 36．B 推理判断题．前面已经阐述英国学校的学生很早就进行了自我展示和介绍的训练．结合下文的Even so，a great many native English'speaking adults are afraid to speak or give presentations in front of a large group．可知要选B项，"这些训练是后面公众演讲的基础"．
37．F 推理判断题．根据One group that gives members the chance to practice is Toastmasters可知是在举例说明训练公众演讲的平台之一，所以前面应该是讲有很多的公众演讲咨询机构，故选F项．
38．E 推理判断题．根据后面的In the book，to help them understand presentation skills，Mr．LeBeau divides public speaking into three parts并结合前文可知，这里一直在讲Speaking of Speech 这本书，只有E选项符合语境．
39．D 推理判断题．根据前文的the physical message，the visual message and the story message和后文的Then there's the visual message可知，该空是在谈论the physical message的内容，故选D项．
40．G 推理判断题．根据Mr．LeBeau says learners improve quickly and do a good presentation after a few days of study．并结合选项可知，要选G项，"但是他强调提高英语口语能力不是一朝一夕的事情，要长期积累和练习"．
点评 做7选5阅读题，一定要注意上下文语境、句意的结合．同时，注意观察选项，通过排除法等才能选出正确答案，切勿自己主观胡乱猜测．
