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TEST1

●YouwillhearaninterviewonlocalradiowithDr.WilliamsCarter,theauthorofabookonhowtogiveeffectivebusinesspresentations.

●Foreachquestion1-8,markoneletter（A,BorC）forthecorrectanswer.

●Youwillheartherecordingtwice.

1.Dr.Carter'sbook,TheArtofGivingPresentations,

A.hascomeoutcurrently.B.waspublishedlastyear.

C.willreachbookshopsnextyear.

B[听力原文]

WelcometoMidAfternoon,Dr.Carter.Now,imagineyou'rehereinBirminghamtopromoteyourrecentlypublishedbookTheArtofGivingPresentations.Isthatright?

Well,notreally,infactthebookisn'treallyrecentatall—itcameoutatthebeginningoflastyear.I'mactuallyherethisweektogiveaseriesoftalksoutliningsomeideasI'vehadsincethen.

Soaretheseideasthebasisforyournextbook?

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.

[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.

[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'tthinkit'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.

[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

●YouwillhearaninterviewonlocalradiowithDr.WilliamsCarter,theauthorofabookonhowtogiveeffectivebusinesspresentations.

●Foreachquestion1-8,markoneletter（A,BorC）forthecorrectanswer.

●Youwillheartherecordingtwice.

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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