Great speakers are not born but made. You too...

Great speakers are not born but made. You too can become a good orator by taking up the public speaking courses. Those who are incapable of speaking in front of the public can’ t come up in their life. The art of public speaking must be practiced by everybody who wants to reach great heights in their career. A lot of public speaking courses are available on the Internet. Choosing the best course that is right for you may be difficult but not impossible.

The basic motive of public speaking courses should be to train you to become a public speaker and improve your skills of delivering a public speech. The course should first educate you with the principles of public speaking and tell you how to overcome stress and anxiety. By overcoming fear, you will be able to deliver your presentation clearly to your audience.

A speaker can have a great influence on the audience with his body language and your public speaking course should tell you the gestures on stage that can attract the audience. Non-verbal communication also has a major role to play in delivering a speech effectively to a group. Though body language is important, the content and the natural use of words are what the audience are closely caring about. Public speaking courses should give tips in using the　 right words at the right time.

Even though you have prepared well, the real success of public speaking lies in the way your speech is delivered. Public speaking courses will train you to present the contents in a lively manner impressing the audience. Your presentation should be professional and stylish. You can add humor or interactive sessions (互动环节) to your presentation to gain the audience attraction.

1.If you want to become a good speaker you should______.

A. be born an excellent one

B. practise speaking in public

C. attend all kinds of courses

D. make a search on the Internet

2.From the public speaking courses you can learn______.

A. the skills of listening to a public speech

B. the rules of attending a public speech

C. the importance of your presentation

D. how to keep calm while giving a speech

3.You can draw the audience’s attention to your speech by______.

A. using non-verbal communication

B. getting rid of your fear and nervousness

C. following the public course

D. speaking in a loud voice

4.What can be used to replace the underlined word “delivering” in Para 2?

A. make.　　 B. have.　　　　 C. making.　　 D. having.

5.Which of the following can be the best title for this passage?

A. What to look for in the public speaking courses.

B. Some golden rules of giving a good speech.

C. It is easy to find the speaking courses online.

D. Some useful tips of delivering a public speech.

高二英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

We are not suggesting that you can reach a permanent state called “happiness” and remain there. But there are many ways to turn the path of anxiety, anger, and sadness into a state of happiness. Here are four ideas to get you started.1.

● Laugh out loud

Just expecting a happy, funny event can raise levels of pleasure-causing hormones (荷尔蒙) and lower production of stress hormones. Researchers at the University of California tested 16 men who all agreed they thought a certain videotape was funny. Half were told three days in advance they would watch it.2. When they actually watched the video, their levels of stress hormones dropped greatly, while their levels of pleasure-causing hormones rose 27 percent.

● Do one thing at a time

Edward Suarez, professor of medical psychology at Duck, found that people who do several things at the same time are more likely to have high blood pressure. 3. Instead of talking on the phone while cleaning the kitchen, sit down in a comfortable chair and turn your entire attention over to the conversation.

●4.

Although relationships help take away stress, sometimes you need time to recharge and reflect on your own. Take yourself out to lunch or to a movie, or simply spend an afternoon reading at home, or looking through books in a bookstore.

● Practice mindfulness

5. Instead of worrying about your check-up tomorrow while having dinner with your family, focus on the here and now — food, the company, and the conversation.

A. Spend time alone.

B. Focus on the present.

C. Take care of the soul.

D. Take that finding seriously.

E. Choose the ones that work for you.

F. They started experiencing biological changes right away.

G. Find a quiet place near your house and make it your secret place to escape.

高二英语七选五中等难度题查看答案及解析

We are not suggesting that you can reach a permanent state called “happiness” and remain there. But there are many ways to turn the path of anxiety, anger, and sadness into a state of happiness. Here are four ideas to get you started. 1..

● Laugh out loud

Just expecting a happy, funny event can raise levels of pleasure-causing hormones(荷尔蒙) and lower production of stress hormones. Researchers at the University of California tested 16 men, who all agreed they thought a certain videotape was funny. Half were told three days in advance they would watch it. 2. When they actually watched the video, their levels of stress hormones dropped greatly, while their levels of pleasure-causing hormones rose 27 percent.

● Do one thing at a time

Eduward Suarez, professor of medical psychology at Duck, found that people who do several things at the same time are more likely to have high blood pressure. 3. Instead of talking on the phone while cleaning the kitchen, sit down in a comfortable chair and turn your entire attention over to the conversation.

● 4.

Although relationships help take away stress, sometimes you need time to recharge and reflect on your own. Take yourself out to lunch or to a movie, or simply spend an afternoon reading at home, or looking through books in a bookstore.

● Practice mindfulness

5. Instead of worrying about your check-up tomorrow while having dinner with your family, focus on the here and now—food, the company, and the conversation.

A. Spend time alone.

B. Focus on the present.

C. Take care of the soul.

D. Take that finding seriously.

E. Choose the ones that work for you.

F. They started experiencing biological changes right away.

G. find a quiet place near your house and make it your secret place to.

高二英语七选五中等难度题查看答案及解析

Looking back on my childhood, I am convinced that naturalists are born and not made. Although we were all brought up in the same way, my brothers and sisters soon left their pressed flowers and insects. Unlike them, I had no ear for music and languages. I was not an early reader and I could not do mental arithmetic.

Before World War I we spent our summer holidays in Hungary. I have only the dim(模糊的) memory of the house we lived in, of my room and my toys. Nor do I recall clearly the large family of grandparents, aunts, uncles and cousins who gathered next door. But I do have a clear memory of the dogs, the farm animals, the local birds, and above all, the insects.

I am a naturalist, not a scientist. I have a strong love of the natural world and my enthusiasm had led me into varied investigations（调查研究）. I love discussing my favorite topics and enjoy burning the midnight oil reading about other people’s observations and discoveries. Then something happens that brings these observations together in my conscious（清醒的） mind. Suddenly you fancy you see the answer to the riddle, because it all seems to fit together. This has resulted in my publishing 300 papers and books, which some might honor with the title of scientific research.

But curiosity, keen（敏锐的） eyes, a good memory and enjoyment of the animal and plant world do not make a scientist: one of the excellent and essential qualities required is self-discipline, a quality I lack. A scientist, up to a certain point, can be made. A naturalist is born. If you can combine the two, you get the best of both worlds.

1.The first paragraph tells us the author ______.

2.The author can’t remember his relatives clearly because _______.

3.It can be inferred from the passage that the author was _______.

4. The author says that he is a naturalist rather than a scientist probably because he thinks he _______.

高二英语阅读理解简单题查看答案及解析

I do not know why I came to the decision to become a loser, but I know I made the choice at a young age. Sometime in the middle of fourth grade, I stopped ___________. By the time I was in seventh grade, I was your ____________ degenerate (颓废): lazy, rebellious, and disrespectful. I had lost all social ____________. I terminally (不可救药的) followed, what was fashionable.

Not long after that, I dropped out of school and ____________ my downward spiral. Hard physical labor was the ____________ for the choices I made as an adolescent. At the age of twenty-one, I was ___________ lost and using drugs as a way to deal with the fact that I was uneducated and ___________ in a dead-end job carrying roof materials up a ladder all day.

But now I believe in do-overs, in the __________ to do it all again. And I believe that do-overs can be made at any point in your life, if you have the right __________. Mine came from　 a ____________ source.

It was September 21, 2002, when my son Blake was born. It's funny that after a life of __________ responsibility, now I was in charge of something so __________. Over the years, as I grew into the title of Dad, I began to learn something about myself. ____________, Blake and I were both learning to walk, talk, work, and play for the first time. I began my do-over.

It took me almost three years to learn ____________ to read. I started with my son's books. Over and over, I practiced reading books to him ____________ I remembered all the words in every one of them. I began to wonder if it was possible for me to go back to school. I knew I wanted to be a good role model, ___________ after a year-and-a-half and a lot of hard work, I passed my GED test on my son's fourth birthday. This may not sound like ____________, and I am not trying to get praise for doing something that should have been done in the first place, but all things considered it was one of the ___________ days in my life. Today, I am a full-time college student, studying to become a sociologist.

Growing up, I ____________ heard these great turn-around stories of triumph over shortcomings. But I never thought they applied to me. Now I believe it is a (an) ____________ anyone can make: To do it all over again.

1.A. playing　　 B. dreaming　　 C. schooling　　 D. trying

2.A. normal　　 B. typical　　 C. apparent　　 D. ordinary

3.A. graces　　 B. directions　　 C. positions　　 D. occupations

4.A. started　　 B. expanded　　 C. continued　　 D. prevented

5.A. consequence　　 B. destruction　　 C. entertainment　　 D. reward

6.A. willingly　　 B. hopelessly　　 C. desperately　　 D. reluctantly

7.A. stuck　　 B. buried　　 C. trained　　 D. spoiled

8.A. ambition　　 B. purpose　　 C. interest　　 D. chance

9.A. advice　　 B. goal　　 C. schedule　　 D. motivation

10.A. confusing　　 B. surprising　　 C. frightening　　 D. upsetting

11.A. sharing　　 B. shouldering　　 C. avoiding　　 D. recognizing

12.A. fragile　　 B. brilliant　　 C. plain　　 D. sensitive

13.A. On the contrary　　 B. On the whole　　 C. In a way　　 D. In a word

14.A. what　　 B. why　　 C. when　　 D. how

15.A. until　　 B. unless　　 C. if　　 D. after

16.A. yet　　 B. so　　 C. for　　 D. or

17.A. much　　 B. enough　　 C. nothing　　 D. something

18.A. funny　　 B. boring　　 C. best　　 D. worst

19.A. seldom　　 B. directly　　 C. immediately　　 D. always

20.A. choice　　 B. assumption　　 C. contribution　　 D. adjustment

高二英语七选五中等难度题查看答案及解析

—Are you still mad at her?

—Not really, but I can’t ________ that her remarks hurt me.

A. reject　　 B. deny

C. decrease　　 D. decline

高二英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

We are not born with courage, but neither are we born with fear. Fears, even the most basic ones, can totally destroy our ambitions. Fear can destroy fortunes. Fear can destroy relationships. Fear, if left unchecked, can destroy our lives. Fear is one of the many enemies living inside us.

1.__

The first enemy we face is indecision(优柔寡断). Indecision is the thief of opportunity. __2._ Take a sword to this enemy.

The second enemy inside is doubt. __3.__ But you also can’t let doubt take over. Many people doubt the past, doubt the future, doubt each other, doubt the government, doubt the possibilities and doubt the opportunities. Worst of all, they doubt themselves. I’m telling you, doubt will destroy your life and your chances of success. It will empty both your bank account and your heart. __4.__

Do battle with the enemy. Do battle with your fears. 5.__ Be courageous in your life and in your pursuit of the things you want and the person you want to become.

A. Sure, there’s room for healthy doubt. You can’t believe everything

B. Build your courage to fight what’s holding you back, what’s keeping you from your goals and dreams.

C. Let me tell you about two of the other enemies we face from within.

D. Below are the ways which might be useful for us to overcome our fears.

E. Doubt is an enemy. Go after it. Get rid of it.

F. It will steal your chances for a better future.

G. Some people doubt everything.

高二英语信息匹配中等难度题查看答案及解析

______ I have made great progress in my spoken English, I can not express myself freely.

A. In spite of        B. Even though 　     C. As though    　　　 D. Despite

高二英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。

We are not born with courage, but neither are we born with fear. Fears, even the most basic ones, can totally destroy our ambitions. Fear can destroy fortunes. Fear can destroy relationships. Fear, if left unchecked, can destroy our lives. Fear is one of the many enemies living inside us.

1.　　　　

The first enemy we face is indecision. Indecision is the thief of opportunity. __2. Take a sword to this enemy.

The second enemy inside is doubt.___ 3.___But you also can’t let doubt take over. Many people doubt the past, doubt the future, doubt each other, doubt the government, doubt the　　 possibilities and doubt the opportunities. Worst of all, they doubt themselves. I’m telling you,　　 doubt will destroy your life and your chances of success. It will empty both your bank account and your heart. 　　 4.　　

Do battle with the enemies. Do battle with your fears. 　　 5.　 Be courageous in your life and in your pursuit of the things you want and the person you want to become.

A. Sure, there’s room for healthy doubt. You can’t believe everything

B. Build your courage to fight what’s holding you back, what’s keeping you from your goals and dreams.

C. Let me tell you about two of the other enemies we face from within.

D. Below are the ways which might be useful for us to overcome our fears.

E. Doubt is an enemy. Go after it. Get rid of it.

F. It will steal your chances for a better future.

G. Some people doubt everything.

高二英语七选五中等难度题查看答案及解析

Nowadays, more and more young people are becoming too_______and over-confident. They think they can do everything. So they simply _______their old parents, and believe that their parents’ _____ are out of date. Actually I used to be one of them, but after hearing a story told by my father, I changed my mind　 ____ . Now I would like to _____　 it with you.

Once, there was a young man who ______ the old. He always thought that the old, including his father, were______ . One day, the father and the son went for a walk in the _____ . As they walked, a beautiful ______ came into their sight. The son _____　 to one pretty flower and said, “We young people are like this fragrant (芳香的) flower, so healthy, vigorous, and full of spirit. What about you oldsters? Just like the　 _____ leaves from a dying tree.”

Hearing this, the father smiled but said _____ . They continued the walking in silence. When they passed a(n) ______, the father stopped and went in. He bought a walnut (核桃) and showed it to his son, and said, “We old are like this walnut.

We’ve　 _____ many hard events in life. So we built up such a ______ shell, and at the same time we built up a　 _____ inner world. Every fruit is so full-grown.”

“But every fruit was born by a　 ____ .” argued the son.

“Yes, but not every flower can bear fruit…”

From then on, I always keep this______　 in mind. It has taught me a lot. We should try to be a flower that can bear fruit. we also have to know that our　 ____ aren’t falling leaves but experienced walnuts, masterpiece of　 _____. They are the ones we should appreciate forever.

1.A. proud B. clever C. rude D. genuine

2.A. blame B. respect C. ignore D. believe

3.A. spirits B. thoughts C. methods D. strengths

4.A. gradually B. suddenly C. slowly D. completely

5.A. provide B. supply C. offer D. share

6.A. look up to B. live up to C. look down on D. get down to

7.A. careless B. useless C. fruitful D. successful

8.A. bushes B. woods C. yard D. court

9.A. garden B. mountain C. school D. factory

10.A. pointed B. referred C. attended D. turned

11.A. growing B. grown C. falling D. fallen

12.A. something B. everything C. nothing D. anything

13.A. grocery B. office C. street D. river

14.A. protected B. experienced C. promoted D. contributed

15.A. tender B. colorful C. big D. hard

16.A. merciful B. mature C. simple D. complex

17.A. branch B. plant C. leaf D. flower

18.A. experience B. walnut C. fruit D. story

19.A. parents B. teachers C. friends D. relatives

20.A. spirit B. material C. nature D. society

高二英语完形填空简单题查看答案及解析