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3．Mary had feared the day she would draw a blank during a presentation．Then one day during a 45-minute speech，it happened．（36）D．To help herself get back on track，Mary asked the audience to look at the handout and tell her what topic was up next．At the end of her presentation，audience members gave her top marks for organization．
"What I learned is that the audience doesn't care if you mess up，and what they care about is what you are going to do about it，"Mary said．"My nervousness went away when I concentrated not on myself，but instead just thought，‘How is my speech going to help the audience？'（37）E．Every single step of the way，ask yourself，‘What's in it for them？'"
●（38）BCarter is the founder of Canada-based presentation skills training company．When possible，he gets to the location of his presentation the day before to make sure all the electronic aids work．He wants to ensure the screen，lighting and inputs all work properly．"In addition，build an extra plan before you present．"he said．
●Involve the audience
Whether you are giving a one-on-one talk or a speech in front of 400 people，think"story-telling"．（39）G．The way to a person's head is through his heart．Sometimes all it takes is a few seconds to connect an audience member with a story．
Moreover，one thing that shocks people back into attention is to leave an almost uncomfortably long pause．（40）C．

A．Keep order
B．Be prepared
C．That brings them back to the speaker
D．She forgot what she was going to say
E．Once you do that，it gets rid of the fear
F．Story-telling makes messages easy to remember
G．Stories combine data and information with emotion．

Answer 1

分析 文章讲述了在做演讲的时候，当脑海中一片空白时，如何做才能继续演讲，文章给出了几条建议．

解答 36-40 DEBGC
36．D 上下文理解．根据前句Mary had feared the day she would draw a blank during a presentation可知，玛丽害怕那天她会在演讲时脑海一片空白，有一天在45分钟演讲中，真的发生了．故答案为D．
37．E 上下文语境．通过前句My nervousness went away when I concentrated not on myself，but instead just thought可知，当我不考虑我自己时，紧张就没有了，相反我在思考，我的演讲如何才能帮助观众，故答案为E．
38．B 概括总结题．通过这段的介绍he gets to the location of his presentation the day before 他提前去场地、确保屏幕灯光正常运转．所以该段标题是提前做好准备．
39．G 上文理解题．根据Whether you are giving a one-on-one talk or a speech in front of 400 people，think"story-telling"．无论你是在个体还是面对400人的演讲，用将故事的方式，故下句也提到了Stories，即答案为G．
40．C 上下文语境．通过最后一句one thing that shocks people back into attention is to leave an almost uncomfortably long pause让观众重回注意的方法是留一个时间稍长的停顿，故答案为C．

点评 题目要求从7个选项中选择恰当的语句填入空格处．这种类型的题目关键是符合逻辑和语境，要强调从上下文中寻找具体的解题依据．