24、       We are often asked to make a speech in life. Most of us are afraid of it and don’t do a good job. Here are some simple steps to make your speech a successful one. First of all, find out everything you can about your subject and at the same time find out as much as you can about your audience. Who are they? What do they know about your subject? Put yourself in their shoes as you prepare your speech. Then try to arrange your material so that your speech is clear and easy to follow. Use as many examples as possible. Never forget your audience. Don’t talk over their heads or talk down to them. When you are giving your speech, speak slowly and clearly, look at your audience and pause for a few seconds from time to time to give your audience chances to think over what you’ve said. Just remember: be prepared, know your subject and your audience say what you have to say and be yourself so that your ideas will bring you and your audience together.

1. “Put yourself in their shoes as you prepare your speech.” means that while preparing your speech, you must ________________.

   A. put your shoes away and put on theirs     B. try on their shoes to see if they fit you

   C. wear the shoes in the same size as theirs   D. He wondered if he was in good health.

2. When he is giving his speech, the speaker should ________________.

   A. let his eyes rest on the subject                  B. follow the audience step by step

   C. face the audience in a natural way             . look up and sown from time to time

3. During the course of a speech, it is not right for a speaker to ____________.

   A. think nothing of the audience                 B. speak in a clear voice

   C. take a short stop at times                   D. give a lot of examples

4. What does the underlined word “pause” mean in the passage?

   A. listen                  B. stop                 C. choose                 D. search

5. Which title best gives the main idea of the passage?

   A. How to Remember the Audience         B. How to Pick out the Topic for a Speech

   C. How to Prepare the Material for a Speech        D. How to I prove Your Speech

23、       Yesterday the police were joined by more yesterday the police were joined by more than 20 volunteers in the continuing search for the two missing teenagers, Vicky Gray and Tom Hunter, and their guide, Gavin Jones. The police said that they had disappeared during an adventure (冒险) tour of Cape York Peninsula.

       This was the second day of the search and the police were now very worried about the safety of the three missing people.

       The police said that the search had covered a wide area, but the rainforest was thick and their work was made harder by the recent rain. Later on Chief Inspector (警官) Roger Fleet said, “The travelers had a radio with them. If they had been in trouble, they would have called us.”

       The three travelers left Cook town very early on Saturday morning in a Toyota car. They took a small dirt road that runs down to the Daintree River, a dangerous river full of crocodiles (鳄鱼). Chief Inspector Roger Fleet said the tourists wouldn’t have got into trouble if they had stayed on the main road.

       A photo of Vicky and Tom was found by a policeman under the “Be Careful about crocodiles” sign near the river. Why was the photo left behind? This is just one of the unanswered questions. Other questions are: Why was the photo left behind? Why was the Toyota parked and locked at the edge of the rainforest? The police said that the travelers had left a map of the area behind. Why? Why had someone drawn a cross on the point (地点) where the car is? Is this a sign? What does it mean? If anyone can give information or has seen these three young people, contact the local police in Cooktown.

1. This article is probably taken from ___________

   A. a newspaper       B. a magazine         C. a storybook      D. a guidebook

2. Which word best describes the search of the three missing people?

   A. Helpless             B. Hard                 C. Delightful         D. Successful

3. Which of the following things wasn’t found by the police?

   A. A touring map.                           B. A photo of the travelers.

   C. The travelers’ radio.                D. The travelers’ car

4. All the following are unanswered questions except_____________.

   A. why they left a photo behind                B. why they came to this area

   C. why their Toyota was parked in the place        D. why a cross was drawn on the map

5. The article asks people to _____________.

   A. join the police in searching for the missing people

   B. tell the police about the travellers’ ages and their appearance

   C. learn the lesson and stop taking adventure tours

   D. provide information about the missing people

22、       Where in the world can you take an hour’s train ride, and pass a forest, a London street, a scene from the Wild West, and a burning building that never burns down? There’s only one place, and that’s Hollywood, in California. The scenes you see from the tourist train are film sets（布景） in the Universal Studios, one of the oldest and largest movie companies(公司) in the USA.

       A visit to Universal Studios brings back memories of great days of Hollywood, the films and the stars. But they are only memories. Hollywood isn’t quite the same as it used to be. Costs have gone up and confidence has gone down. Movie-makers are afraid to spend their money on expensive new ideas. Instead, they repeat old ones.

       The film industry is changing fast. Teenagers still go out to the movies. The theatre is a good place to meet friends away from home. But older people mostly stay home to watch series, like Dynasty have become as important to Hollywood as expensive movies. These “soap opera”, as they are called, show rich, powerful families living in beautiful homes and wearing beautiful clothes. But the actors and actresses are nearly all middle-aged, like many of the people who watch them.

       Though it is soap opears that are keeping the film-makers of Hollywood in Business, big films are still being made in America. But more and more of them are made outside Hollywood. New York is the most important new center, but there are many others as well. Movie-makers have realized that they don’t need Hollywood any more. Modern cameras and real houses instead of expensively made copies in a studio. Other states, especially Florida and Texas, are working hard to take the film business away from California. They are offering better working conditions and lower cost.

       But Hollywood is fighting back. The state of California is trying hard to keep its best-known industry.

1. From the passage, we know Universao Studios is ___________.

   A. a very large park                            B. a busy London street

   C. a famous movie company                       D. an old Hollywood movie

2. The movie industry in California isn’t as successful as before because _____________.

   A. young people don’t go to movie theatres any more

   B. there is strong competition from other states

   C. its movie companies are in need of young stars

   D. the state hasn’t put a development plan into action

3. Which of the following seems to be a threat（威胁）to Hollywood？

   A. The use of modern cameras and other equipment

   B. The interest of middle-aged film stars

   C. The making of TV series like Dynasty         

   D. The expensively made copies of scenes

4. What can we learn about “soap operas” from the passage?

   A. They are teenagers’ favorites.         B. They are much more expensive.

   C. They are less attractive.                 D. They are cheaper and easier to make.

5. The passage mainly tells us ______________.

   A. something about the film industry in the USA

   B. the importance of soap operas in Hollywood

   C. the good old days of Hollywood

   D. the film business in California

20、—I hear there’ll be _________ talk on teenage problems next Monday.

—Do you mean __________ talk our teacher asked us to lisiten to?

A. a; the              B. a; a              C. the; the           D. the; a

19、__________ is too difficult if you put your effort into it..

A. Anything           B. Something         C. Nothing          D. Everything

18、This morning Jack came to school __________ than ________ student in his class.

A. much late; any                   B. much later; any other

C. much later; any                  D. much later; any other

17、--- Will you go to the museum with me this afternoon?

--- Sorry, _____________. My aunt is coming to see me

A. I don’t      B. I can’t        C. I needn’t       D. I mustn’t

16、About _________ of the workers in the factory were born in the _________ .

A. two-thirds; 1970     B. two-thirds; 1970s   C. two-third; 1970     D. two-third; 1970