2000年英语专业八级考试答案及解析（4）

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　　SECTION D NOTE-TAKING AND GAP-FILLING
　　1.答案：talk
　　【详细解答】有人害怕演讲，于是讲话者根据自己的经验说“My secret is simply that I t hink of public speaking as no different from any other form of talk.”
9 r3 ]! @( W& p　　2.答案：share
* _, ^9 `/ Z. U% G$ D3 [　　【详细解答】只要听清关键句“It’s a way of sharing my thought with other people.” 就可知道此处应填原形动词share。
: b( c: ~5 e& s% B+ `! @　　3.答案：subject
　　【详细解答】根据关键句“If you are talking about a subject you know well, as I’ve just advised, preparing the speech itself should not be too difficult.”这里说的 是自由决定演讲的主题（subject）。
9 c; B: {' _1 Y6 y) e　　4.答案：knowledge
　　【详细解答】在谈到如何取得演讲的成功时，第一要点是“Talk about something you know about.”也就是要掌握“knowledge of the subject matter”。
/ [( S! U/ P/ B" r* m　　5.答案：theme/idea
　　【详细解答】录音中说“If you let the audience know where you’re going at the begin ning, they will follow you more easily through the body of your speech.”这句话 告诉了我们演讲一开始就告知听众主题“theme/idea”的重要性。
, k9 l1 d& T' D3 d( D　　6.答案：speaking
　　【详细解答】录音中谈到如何取得演讲成功的其他要点时说“Note the pacing and inflecti on you want to use in speech.”即要注意演讲语速（the speed of speaking）的变化。
　　7.答案：comfort
3 D+ [9 y& w; m% c$ U　　【详细解答】录音中提到要调整麦克风的高度，“If there’s a microphone in front of yo u, adjust it to the right height rather than forcing yourself to stoop during th e speech.”这样做的目的是为了让你在演讲过程中感觉舒服（comfort）。
5 a/ j# n8 Z- {3 b/ a/ j　　8.答案：short
0 j6 R7 q; Q$ n" u2 p0 X/ h　　【详细解答】录音中谈到如何取得演讲成功的最后一点时说“Last but not the least, a sp eaker has to keep in mind the value of brevity.”这里的brevity意为shortness，即t ry to make your message short。
　　9.答案：shortest
　　【详细解答】录音中谈到如何取得演讲成功的最后一点时举例说“However one of the short est inaugural addresses is also one of the best remembered and most often quoted .”由此可知，此处应填写shortest。
1 V! I! U- ~) u, J　　10.答案：success
0 I6 E! b- Y- ?, M% s% V　　【详细解答】谈话者以美国总统肯尼迪的着名演讲仅用时15分钟为例，旨在说明演讲要尽量简 洁。即简洁是成功（success）的关键。