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M:
Well,notreally,infactthebookisn'
treallyrecentatall—itcameoutatthebeginningoflastyear.I'
mactuallyherethisweektogiveaseriesoftalksoutliningsomeideasI'
vehadsincethen.
Soaretheseideasthebasisforyournextbook?
M:
Well,it'
sreallytooearlytotalkaboutthat!
Isee.Nowtellme,howdidyoubecomeinvolvedinthisparticularareaofcommunicationskills?
Well,manyyearsago,asayoungsalesexecutive,Ihadtogivepresentations,butIfeltIwasn'
tdoingthemverywell.Mybossneveractuallycriticisedme,andmycolleaguesweren'
tdoinganybetterthanme,butthepointwasthatIdidn'
tfeelsatisfiedwithmyperformance.Yousee,ifI'
mdoingsomething,Ihavetodoitwell.
Soyoudecidedtodosomethingaboutimprovingyourperformance.
That'
sright,Itriedtofindsomebookstohelpmebutthereweren'
treallyanyavailableinthosedays,soIeventuallydecidedonatotallypracticalapproach:
Itriedtofindoutwhatmyproblemwasbystudyingthewaythebestspeakersgavepresentations,bytalkingtothem,evenwatchingthemprepare.ThenIcomparedtheirperformancewithmine.
Andwhatwasyourmainproblem?
Nervousness?
Iknowthat'
smine.
WellIhadalwaysthoughtitwasnervousness,andit'
struethatatthetimeIhadnotechniquesfordealingwiththat.ButIthinkaudiencesacceptthefactthatspeakersgetnervous,anditreallydoesn'
tmatter.No,IdiscoveredthatmyNo.1problemwaspreparation.Nobodyhadevertoldmeanythingabouthowtoprepare,andIdidn'
treallyknowhowtodoitproperly.
Andwhenyourealisedthat,whatdidyouchange?
Well,before,Iusedtogothroughthewholepresentationinanemptyroomonmyown.ThefirstchangeinmyapproachcamewhenIrealisedit'
smuchmorerealisticandmuchmoreusefultodoitinfrontoftwoorthreecolleaques.Thatwayyougetsomefeedback.Otherwiseyouhavenoideawhetherornotyourpresentationiseffectiveorwhichpartsmightneedfurtherattention.
Isthatthemethodyourecommendnow?
Well,notquite.WhatIwouldadviseistomakeavideoofy[ourpracticepresentation.W:
Insteadofusingcolleagues?
No,arecordingofyourpresentationtothem.Thenit'
seasierforallofyoutogobackandseewhat'
swrongandhowitcanbeimproved.It'
sactuallymuchbetterthanrecordingotherpeopledoingrealpresentations,howevergoodtheyare.
Sothat'
sthepreparation,butarethereanyfactorswhichmakethepresentationitselfdifficult,evenifyouareprepared?
Wellobviously,yes.Somespeakersimagine,quitewrongly,thateveryaudienceisunfriendly,atleastatthebeginning.Andthisaffectstheirperformance,andthentheremaybeafewpeoplewhoworryabouttheirlackofexperienceofpublicspeaking.Butreallywhatbothersmostspeakersisthingslikethe
OHPandthemicrophone—aretheygoingtowork,andsoon.
Arethereanytechniquesthatareeffectiveforovercomingfeelingsofanxiety?
Well,firstIhavetosaythatsomepeoplenevermanagetoreducetheiranxietylevels.Whattheycandoislearntorelaxtheirfacemuscleswhiletheyspeak,sothattheylookrelaxed,eventhoughtheyfeeljustasanxiousasbefore.Inordertoreallyreduceanxiety,someexpertsrecommendconcentratingonsomethingthatyouenjoyedrecently—butIfindthisishopeless.IjustforgetwhatIwasabouttosay!
Formethough,whathasworkedissomesimplebreathingexercises,breathingindeeplyandslowlywhilemakingapause.Thisdefinitelyslowsdowntheheartrate.That'
swhatIwouldtryfirstofall.
Somethingwecanalltry.Dr.Carter,thankyouverymuchindeed.
[解析]本题从选项可知，问的是Dr.Carter的书出版时间，从划线句中可以听出此书在去年年初出版。
因此，正确答案为B，去年出版（waspublishedlastyear）。
2.Dr.Cartersayshedecidedtoimprovehispresentationsbecause
A.hefelthewasdoingworsethanhiscolleagues.
B.hisbossexpresseddissatisfactionwithhisperformance.C.hedislikesdoinganythingbadly.
C
[解析]本题问的是Dr.Carter要改进他的演讲的原因，从划线句可以听出，Dr.Carter如果要做一件
事，就要把它做好，这与C答案表述的含义吻合。
因此，正确答案为C，他不喜欢任何事做的不好
（hedislikesdoinganythingbadly）。
3.ToimprovehisownperformanceDr.Carterresearched
A.booksaboutpublicspeaking.B.thetechniquesofgoodpresenters.C.commonmistakesmadebyspeakers.
B
[解析]本题问的是Dr.Carter为了提高演讲水平所学习的内容，以improvepresentations做定位信
息，不难从划线句中听出，Dr.Carter通过学习最优秀演讲者的演讲改进自身的问题，注意虽然先
听到Dr.Carter找到书籍学习但并不有效，所以要排除选项A的干扰。
因此，本题正确答案为B，优
秀演讲者的演讲技巧（thetechniquesofgoodpresenters）。
4.WhatdoesDr.Cartersayabouttension?
A.Thereisnoeffectivewaytocontrolit.B.Audiencesdon'
tthinkit'
samajorproblem.C.Hewasgiventhewrongadviceaboutit.
[解析]本题问的是Dr.Carter对紧张的看法，以nervousness作为定位信息，不难听出划线句表述Dr.
Carter认为观众可以接受演讲者感到紧张，这并不要紧。
因此，本题正确答案为B，观众并不认为
紧张是个很重要的问题（Audiencesdon'
samajorproblem）。
5.WhatwasthefirstchangeDr.Cartermadetohispreparation?
A.Hebeganpractisingaloneinabigroom.
B.Hegotcolleaguestolistentohisperformance.C.Hebegantodevelopkeypartsofhispresentation.
[解析]本题问的是Dr.Carter为改进演讲水平做的第一件事，以firstchange为定位信息，则很容易
听出划线句中表述Dr.Carter发现在三两个同事面前做演讲练习更实际也更实甠。
因此，本题正确
答案为B，让同事来听他的演讲（Hegotcolleaguestolistentohisperformance）。
6.Dr.Carternowrecommendsmakingavideorecordingof
A.yourpracticepresentationwithcolleaguespresent.B.realpresentationsgivenbyotherpeople.
C.yourpracticepresentationwithoutanaudience.
A
[解析]本题问的是Dr.Carter推荐录像的内容，以makeavideo作为定位信息，则不难听出划线句中
表述Dr.Carter建议做演讲练习录像。
因此，本题正确答案为A，和同事一起进行的演讲练习（your
practicepresentationwithcolleaguespresent）。
7.Dr.Cartersaysmostspeakersfindpresentationshardbecause
A.theyhavetospeaktounfriendlyaudiences.B.theyhavelittleexperienceofpublicspeaking.C.theyareanxiousaboutthetechnicalequipment.
[解析]本题问的是Dr.Carter认为大多数演讲者觉得演讲很难的原因，虽然原文先表述了演讲者认
为观众不友好，这影响了他们的表现，而后演讲者又担心自身缺乏演讲的经验，但在划线句中明
确提出真正的（really）困扰大多数演讲者的是投影仪（OHP）和麦克风（microphone）等设备情况，所以
要排除前面描述的干扰。
因此，本题正确答案为C，他们对技术设备的焦虑（theyareanxiousabout
thetechnicalequipment）。
8.WhattechniquedoesDr.Carterrecommendforreducinganxiety?
A.Relaxingthefacemuscles.B.Rememberingapleasantexperience.C.Practisingdeepbreathing.
[解析]本题问的是Dr.Carter推荐演讲者可以免除焦虑的方法，虽然原文先表述演讲者努力在说话
时放松面部肌肉，但并未减轻紧张，有专家推荐可以关注于最近感兴趣的事情，但Dr.Carter认为
也没有效果，只有划线句中提出真正有效的是在演讲停顿时深呼吸。
因此，本题正确答案为C，
练习深呼吸（practisingdeepbreathing）。
TEST2
1.SusanGatesthinksthatthebusinesscommunityshouldhavearoleinhighereducationbecause
A.businessneedstocompetewithteachingasagraduatecareerchoice.B.manycoursesarenotvocationalenough.
C.manygraduatesenterbusinessworld.
[听力原文]
PerhapsIcanbeginbyaskingyouwhyyouthinkit'
simportantforbusinessleaderstobeinvolved
inhighereducation?
Well,althoughmostgraduatesstillentertheteachingprofession,anincreasingnumberareemployedbythebusinesscommunity—thisisamajordestinationfornewgraduates.Soit'
sonlynaturalthatweshouldwanttohaveasayinhighereducation,thecoursesthatarebeingoffered,andsoon.
Andwhydoyouthinkthesupermarketchain,Robertson'
s,neededtoberepresentedonthegovernmentcommittee?
Well,about50%ofjobsthatcomeintothemarketdon'
trequireaspecificdegree,sothey'
reknown
asnon-specialist.Thisarea'
smadeupmostlyoftheserviceandretailsectors,withtheretailsectorsaloneaccountingfor11%ofgraduatejobs.Thehigh-techindustries,forexample,ITandmanufacturing,werealreadyrepresentedonthecommittee,andwethoughtthattheopinionsofthenon-specialistemployer,likeRobertson'
s,shouldalsobetakenintoaccount.
Whataboutthefindingsofthecommittee?
Whatwasimportanttoyouthere?
Well,firstly,thatemployersarelookingformorethanabodyofknowledge.Intoday'
sworld,theknowledgethatastudentgainshasashortlifespan—itwon'
tnecessarilyberelevantin20years'
time.Thecommitteerecognizedthathighereducationneedstotakeonboardthefactthatemployersarelookingforimportant,universalskills,inparticular,thoseofcommunication,numeracyandIT.
Sowhatroledotheseskillshave?
Well,takenumeracy.Thesortofpeoplewhoreachtheupperlevelsoforganisationsareallhighlynumerate.Theyhavetheabilitytoworkwithnumbersataverysophisticatedlevel.Soit'
simportantthatpeoplecanunderstandnumbersandspotamistakevery,veryquickly,eveniftherearealotofnoughtsattheend.
Whatotherfindingsofthecommitteewereimportanttoyou?
Anotherfindingwasrecognisingtheimportanceofworkexperience.Ithinkit'
stosaythatgraduateswithworkexperiencemuchmorelikelytogetajobthanthosewithout.AtRobertson'
sweemploy25,000studentsthroughoutthecountryandwe'
relookingtoincreasethat.Weneedpeoplewithexperienceofworkingwithothers,thismakesabigdifference.Oh,andthethirdimportantfindingwasrecog
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