Unit 1 Basics about EPS
Unit 2 Befriend Public Speaking Anxiety
Unit 3 Selecting a Topic & Establishing the Purpose
Unit 4 Construction & Organization of a Speech
Unit 5 Opening a Speech
Unit 6 Organizing the Body of a Speech
Unit 7 Closing a Speech
Unit 8 Doing Research for Speeches
Unit 9 Informative Speech-1
Unit 10 Informative Speech-2
Unit 11 Persuasive Speech
Unit 12 Delivering Impromptu Speeches
Final Exam
Unit 1 Basics about EPS
第1题
Whichofthefollowingitemmattersmosttoapublicspeaker?
A
Pronunciation.
B
Languageproficiency.
C
Criticalthinkingskill.
D
Inherenttalent.
第2题
Fundamentally,Englishpublicspeakingskillwillhelpyou__________________________________.
A
winanelectionbytheprominentperformanceinanEnglishdebateofacampaign.
B
giveaneffectivepresentationinaproductpromotioninacompany.
C
standoutintheadmissioninterviewofapostgraduateeducationorinajobinterview.
D
transmitinformation,tellstories,motivatepeopletoactorsomecombinationofthoseinpublicoccasions.
第3题
Boththespeakerofacasualconversationandthatofapublicspeechneedto___________________________________.
A
useformallanguage.
B
organizetheirthoughtslogically.
C
structurethecontenthighly.
D
beself-centered.
第4题
Whichofthefollowingfouritemsarethequalitiesagoodpublicspeakershouldacquire?
A
Mainidea,structure,language,delivery.
B
Generalidea,topicsentence,examples,gestures.
C
Mainidea,gesture,eyecontact,confidence.
D
Generalidea,language,pronunciation,mannerism.
第5题
WhichofthefollowingstatementaboutEnglishPublicSpeakingisTRUE?
A
One’slanguagecompetencedecidestheperformanceinapublicspeech.
B
Publicspeakinggivesspeakersthechancetoexchangeideas.
C
Flowerylanguageismoreimportantthancontentinapublicspeech.
D
Publicspeechisaplatformtovoiceoutthoughts.
Exercises–作业
第1题
Publicspeakinganxietyisasignofpsychologicalweakness.
第2题
Youlookmorenervoustoyouraudiencethanyouactuallyfeel.
第3题
Withpropertraining,publicspeakinganxietycanbereduced.
第4题
Themorefamiliaryouarewithyourspeech,thelessnervousyoumayfeel.
第5题
Oneshouldmemorizeeverysentenceofhisorherspeech.
Exercises–作业
第1题
Chooseatopicthatyouhavebeenstudyingforyears,oneaboutwhichyoucouldgiveaspeechwithoutanydiscomfort.Thisisthebestwaytoacclimateyourselftopublicspeakingwithinyourmoralandacademicarena.
第2题
Youmaychooseatopicwhichyouhavesomeknowledgebutnotenoughtoprepareaspeechwithoutfurtherresearch.
第3题
ReadandcopytheInternetandprofessionalpublicationstolearnaboutthelatestdevelopmentsintheareayouwilldiscuss.
第4题
Mostofthetime,thebestwaytoapproachtopicselectionistopickasingleunifyingmessagethatyouwanttodeliverandthenscouryourbrainforamazingexperiencesthataddemotionaldepthtothelogicalargumentofyourmessage.
第5题
Whenyouhavearealmessageinyourheadorheart–aninnerurgetospeak-youarealmostsuretodoyourselfcredit.
Exercises–作业
第1题
WhichofthefollowingisNOTapartofthemostcommonstructureofaspeech?
A
Introduction.
B
Body.
C
Mainpoints.
D
Conclusion.
第2题
WhichofthefollowingfunctionsisNOTusuallyincludedinthebeginningofaspeech?
A
Gettingtheattentionoftheaudience.
B
Urgingtheaudiencetotakeactions.
C
Establishingthespeaker’scredibility.
D
Previewingthemainpointsofthespeech.
第3题
Whichofthefollowingpatternsismostfrequentlyusedtoorganizethemainpointsinspeeches?
A
Topicalpattern.
B
Chronologicalpattern.
C
Spatialpattern.
D
Problem-solutionpattern.
第4题
Ifyouwanttoshowhowtheoccurrenceofonethingisadirectresultofanotherthing,whichpatternisprobablythemosteffective?
A
Problem-solutionpattern.
B
Cause-and-effectpattern.
C
Topicalpattern.
D
Chronologicalpattern.
第5题
Whichofthefollowingisessentialbeforeyouendyourspeech?
A
Tocallforactions.
B
Toappealtoaudience’semotions.
C
Toreviewthemainpointsorcentralidea.
D
Toremindtheaudiencetheimportanceofthetopic.
Exercises–作业
第1题
Arhetoricalquestionexpectstheimmediateverbalresponsefromaudience.
第2题
Aspeakerneedstomakeanapologywhenheorshedoesn’tbehaveveryconfidently.
第3题
Greetingtheaudienceinthebeginningofaspeechmayhelpthespeakerreleasefromstagefright.
第4题
Gainingtheaudienceattentionisthemostfundamentalfunctionofanintroduction.
第5题
Aspeakercanestablishhisorhercredibilitybyquotingfromanexpert.
Exercises–作业
第1题
Whichofthefollowingbelongstothegeneraltypesofspeech?
A
Persuasivespeech
B
Argumentativespeech
C
Descriptivespeech
D
Expositivespeech
第2题
Whichofthefollowingcanbeagoodtopicforaninformativespeech?
A
Whyshouldwelearnhistory?
B
BenefitsofOnlineCourses
C
TheLifeofCicadas
D
Howtodealwithglobalwarming?
第3题
Whichoneofthefollowingspeechtopicsbelongstoadifferenttypeofspeechfromtheothers?
A
CommunicationIsAWonderfulThing
B
10ReasonsWhyYouShouldn’tStayupLate
C
Shouldweallow“DogMeatFestival”inChina?
D
DifferencebetweentheChineseandBritishMathClasses
第4题
Causalorderisoftenusedtoexplainthe_______ofsomething.
A
process
B
location
C
reasons
D
development
第5题
Ifyouwanttointroducetheproceduresofmakingadish,you’dbetterchoose_________toorganizeyourspeech.
A
spatialorder
B
chronologicalorder
C
mixedorder
D
topicalorder
Exercises–作业
第1题
WhichisNOTthegeneralstepsofendingaspeech?
A
Thankyouraudience
B
Lettheaudienceknowyouareendingthespeech
C
Enforcethecentralidea
D
Elaborateyourkeypoint
第2题
Whichofthefollowingisthemethodofendingyourspeech?
A
Usingsignpostlanguageorsignals
B
Listingrelatedexamples
C
Tellingaudienceastory
D
Usingonlyverbalsignals
第3题
Whichiscorrectaboutdramaticstatement?
A
Itisthesamewithquotation.
B
Itismadebythespeakerhimself.
C
Itislesseffectivecomparedwithquotation
D
Italwayscontainsparallelsentences.
第4题
Whichofthefollowingstatementiscorrect?
A
We’dbetteradoptthemethodsofreinforcingthecentralidealseparately.
B
Wecanelaborateapointintheconclusionifyoufeelitnecessary.
C
Itisinappropriatetoendyourspeechbyaddingnewmaterial.
D
Thecriteriaofchoosingquotationisitspopularityandnovelty.
第5题
WhatisNOTthebenefitsofaneffectiveendinginpublicspeaking?
A
Toactivateyouraudience
B
Toboostyourcredibility
C
Toimpressouraudienceagain
D
Tolisttheshortcomingofyourpoint.
Exercises–作业
第1题
WhichofthefollowingisNOTcategorizedasfactualstatements?
A
Definitions.
B
Examples.
C
Interpretations.
D
Statistics.
第2题
Whatkindsofinformationdoyouneedtosupportyourpointsinaspeech?
A
Mainpointsanddetails.
B
Factsandexpertopinions.
C
Statisticsandexamples.
D
Interpretationandjudgments.
第3题
Whichofthefollowingprintedsourcesisprobablymostusefulforrecenttopicsorlatestinformation?
A
Newspapers.
B
Books.
C
Encyclopedias.
D
Yearbooks.
第4题
Whichofthefollowingisaconcernwhenyouusenewspaperarticlesasreferencesforyourspeech?
A
Theytendtobespecialized.
B
Theymaybebiased.
C
Theyarelikelytobeoutofdate.
D
Theyseemtolackdepth.
第5题
WhichofthefollowingisNOTconsideredanimportantcriteriontoevaluatethereliabilityofinformationwhenyoudoresearchforyourspeech?
A
Sponsorship
B
Recency
C
Authorship
D
Specialty
Exercises–作业
第1题
WhichofthefollowingisNOTaninformativespeech?
A
Speechesaboutobjects.
B
Speechesaboutprocesses.
C
Speechesaboutevents.
D
SpeechesofOscarBestActresses.
第2题
Whenyouspeaktoinform,youraimisto_____.
A
conveyknowledgeandunderstanding
B
urgetheaudiencetotakeactions
C
establishthespeaker’sauthority
D
advocateacause
第3题
WhichoneofthefollowingcriteriaisNOTfrequentlyusedtojudgeinformativespeeches?
A
Istheinformationcommunicatedaccurately?
B
Istheinformationcommunicatedclearly?
C
Istheinformationmademeaningfulandinterestingtotheaudience?
D
Istheinformationpersuasive?
第4题
Speechesaboutobjectsconveyinformationaboutanynonhumanmaterialthingsandaboutpeople,focusingonrealorfictionalindividualswhoarelivingordead.Whichoneofthefollowingisaspeechaboutobjects?
A
Mechanicalprocess.
B
Conferenceagenda.
C
Commercialnegotiation.
D
Structures.
第5题
Whichofthefollowingisaninformativespeech?
A
Theinsurancemanagerpromotinganinsurancepackage.
B
Thepoliticianadvocatinganewpolicy.
C
Theprofessorencouragingastudentatalab.
D
Thescientistpresentingapaperataconference.
Exercises–作业
第1题
Whichofthefollowingisthedefinitionofevents?
A
Asolidthingthatyoucanhold,touch,orsee.
B
Anythingthathappensorisregardedashappening.
C
Somethingthatistangibleandvisible
D
Aseriesofactionsthataredoneinordertoachieveaparticularresult.
第2题
WhichofthefollowingisNOTtheprincipleofwritingyourpurposestatement?
A
Expressyourpurposeasastatement,notasaquestion
B
Chooseaspecificpurposethatisappropriateforyouraudience
C
Writethepurposestatementasaparticipialphrase
D
Avoidfigurativelanguageinyourpurposestatement
第3题
WhichofthefollowingisINCORRECTaboutvisualaids?
A
Visualaidsincludecharts,pictures,videosandPPT.
B
Weshouldkeepvisualaidssimple.
C
Visualaidsshouldbelargeenough.
D
Colorandfrontsarenotimportantinvisualaids.
第4题
Whichofthefollowingisrhetoricaldevices?
A
Repetitionandinfinitephrase
B
Metaphorandparticiple
C
Simileandparallelism
D
Visualaids
第5题
WhichofthefollowingisNOTtheprocedureofmakinganinformativespeech?
A
Narrowdownthetopic
B
Listthemainpoints
C
Organizethemainpointsinorder
D
Givethedetailedexamples
Exercises–作业
第1题
Byanalogicalreasoning,whichofthefollowingwarstrategycanbeusedtoreasonthatmarketdominanceisthekeytobusinesssuccess?
A
Allwarfareisbasedondeception.
B
Whatisessentialinwarisvictory,notprolongedoperations.
C
YouraimmustbetotakeAll-under-Heavenintact.Thusyourtroopsarenotwornoutandyourgainswillbecomplete.
D
Ifyouknowyourenemiesandknowyourself,youwillnotbeimperiledinahundredbattles.
第2题
Inwhatwayisthefollowingargumentconstructed?
Realityshowssendabadmessageandhelptocreateacultofinstantcelebrity.Theyaretypicallybuiltaboutshamelessself-promotion,basedonhumiliatingothersandharmingrelationshipsfortheentertainmentofeachotherandtheviewersathome.TheseprogramssuggestthatanyonecanbecomefamousjustbygettingonTVand”beingthemselves”,withoutworkinghardorhavinganyparticulartalent.Kidswhowatchtheseshowswillgettheideathattheydon’tneedtostudyhardinschool,ortrainhardforaregularjob.Sothishousewouldclampdownthenumberofrealityshowsbroadcastonsatellitetelevisionchannels.
A
Reasoningbycausality.
B
Reasoningbyauthority.
C
Reasoningbyprinciple.
D
Reasoningbyanalogy
第3题
Ofthemotionthat“capitalpunishmentshouldbebanned”,whichoffollowingclaimsisreasonedbyprinciple?
A
Capitalpunishmentimposesaheavycostontaxpayers,whichfaroutweighsthecostsofalternativepunishmentssuchaslifeinprison.
B
Erroneousconvictionofcapitalpunishmentisirreversible,thereforeitisimpossibletocompensateexecutedprisonerswhoislaterproveninnocent.
C
Capitalpunishmentisaviolationofhumanrighttolifethatisinnatetoindividualsratherthangrantedasaprivilegebythoseholdingsocialandpoliticalpower.
D
Capitalpunishmentfailstodetercrimes,asheinouscrimesoftenoccurintheheatofthemoment,withlittleconsiderationfortheirlegalrepercussions.
第4题
Inwhatwayisthefollowingargumentconstructed?
Thereisnothingwrongwithjudgingpeopleprimarilyontheirphysicalprowess.Peopledothisallthetimeincompetitivesport,wherefitnessandstrengtharemajordeterminantsofsuccess.Everycompetition,ofeverykind,valuescertainqualitiesoverothers.Werecognizethatbeingabletoliftheavyweightsisn’ttheprimedefinitionofhumanworth,butwecanstillgiveprizesforweightlifting.Similarly,wecangiveaprizetoabeautifulwomanforherbeautywithoutimplyingthatbeautyisallthatmattersaboutanyone.
A
Reasoningbyanalogy
B
Reasoningbycausality
C
Reasoningbyprinciple
D
Reasoningbyauthority
第5题
Whichreasoningmethodisappliedintheparagraphbelow?
EvenbeforetheInternetwasconceived,Platotalkedabouttheevilsofanonymityanditseffectonhumanbehavior.Hesaidthatthering,whichgranteditswearerinvisibility,wouldcauseeventhemostjustmantobehaveinanunjustmannerandviolatethelaw.ThisisthesameharmthattheunaccountabilityofInternetanonymityallows.
A
Reasoningbyconsequence.
B
Reasoningbyanalogy.
C
Reasoningbyprinciple.
D
Reasoningbycausality.
Exercises–作业
第1题
Inanimpromptuspeech,thespeakershouldrespondappropriatelytotheaudience,thetopic,andthetimeconstraints.
第2题
Duringyourlifetime,thevastmajorityofyourpublicspeakingwillbeimpromptu;everydayyouwillbeaskedtopresentyourthoughtsandfeelingsduringinformalorformalsituations.
第3题
Inanimpromptuspeech,yourgoalistohaveeverythinglaidoutperfectly;trynottospontaneouslygeneratewordsthatwillhelpyouraudienceunderstandwhatyouaretalkingabout.
第4题
Atsomepointinyourlife,yourmaybeaskedtospeakwithaveryshortnotice.Speakfastwhiletakingtimetoorganizeideas.Beginwithanintroductionthatputyourselfandyouraudienceatease.
第5题
Impromptuspeakingreinforcesallaspectsofgoodpublicspeaking:quickthinking,soundargumentation,strategicwordchoice,andengageddelivery.
期末考试–作业
第1题
Whichofthefollowingissuesmattersmostwhenitcomestothequalificationofapublicspeaker?
A
Goldenvoice.
B
Confidenceinpublic.
C
Perfectpronunciation.
D
Languageproficiency.
第2题
WhichofthefollowingoptionsdoescontainabetterdescriptionofthecriteriaforagoodEnglishpublicspeech?
A
Whetherthespeaker’sideasarereasonable,languageproficiencysufficient,vocalperformancerichandvariousandmannerismappropriate.
B
Whetherthespeechisclear,conciseandcoherent.
C
Whetherthespeakerpresentsvocalvarietyandconfidenceinthespeech.
D
Whetherthespeechhasacompletestructure.
第3题
Weexperiencethefightorflightresponsewhenspeakinginpublicbecause______.
A
wehavenotmadeenoughpreparation
B
alltheaudiencearetheretojudgeus
C
ourbrainperceivespublicspeakingasathreat
D
wemaybepsychologicallyweakerthanothers
第4题
______afterpresentationhelpsusbettermanagepublicspeakinganxiety.
A
Topracticeinfrontofamirror
B
Toworkoutaclearspeechoutline
C
Toreflectandrewardourselves
D
Tothinkpositivelyofthepresentation
第5题
Oneofthebestwaystogetyouraudienceengagedduringapublicspeakingeventistochooseatopic______.
A
thatmakesyounervous
B
thatallowsyoutointeractwiththeaudience
C
thatyouknowalittleabout
D
thatisbeyondyourmoralandacademicarena
第6题
WhichofthefollowingisNOTsuggestedwhenyouchooseatopic?
A
Learnasmuchasyoucanaboutthesubjectofyourtalk.
B
Useallresearchsourcesavailabletosaturateyourselfwithinformation.
C
ChecktheInternetandreadprofessionalpublicationstolearnaboutthelatestdevelopmentsintheareayouwilldiscuss.
D
Selectsomethingyoudonotknowmuchabout.
第7题
WhichofthefollowingisprobablyNOTagoodwaytostartaspeech?
A
Asktheaudiencesomequestions.
B
Useaquotationrelevanttothetopic.
C
Telltheaudienceyouarenervous.
D
Makeashockingstatement.
第8题
Whenyougiveaselfintroductiontalkingaboutyourpast,presentandfuture,what
organizationpatternshouldyouuse?
A
Historical.
B
Spatial.
C
Topical.
D
Chronological.
第9题
AlltheopeningtechniquesareusedinthefollowingintroductionEXCEPT_______.
*Goodmorningladiesandgentlemen.Doyoualwaysgetlostwhenyoustarttowrite?Doyouusuallyfeelfrustratedwhenyoubeginyourdraft?I-ascreenwriterwith30yearsexperience-wanttosharewithyouguysacoupleofstrategiestomakeyourwritingeasyandunique.
A
greetingtheaudience
B
establishingcredibility
C
providingatransition
D
creatingacommonground
第10题
WhichofthefollowingstatementisNotTrue?
A
Openingaspeechisthefirstandmostimportantstepofaspeech.
B
Thetopicofthespeechshouldnotbementioneduntiltheendofintroduction.
C
Capturingtheaudienceattentionisthemajortaskinanintroduction.
D
Buildingcredibilitycouldbebasedonthespeaker’sownexperience.
第11题
Asoneofthecommonlyusedorganizationpatternsforaspeech,topicalorderisbestusedto_________.
A
analyzethecauseandeffectofanevent
B
showtheclassificationofsomething
C
introducetheprocessofmakingsomething
D
breakdownageneralideaintoseveralaspects
第12题
WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueabouttheorganizationofaspeech?
A
Youmustuseonlyonepatternwhenorganizingaspeech.
B
Causalorderismostoftenusedforapersuasivespeech.
C
Spatialorderismostoftenusedforaninformativespeech.
D
Youshouldthinkaboutthepurposeofspeechwhenchoosinganorganizationpattern.
第13题
_________couldindicatethatyouaregoingtoendyourspeech.
A
Signpostlanguageandgestures
B
Facialexpression
C
Visualaids
D
Eyecontact
第14题
WhichofthefollowingstatementisNOTtrue?
A
Youcanusequotationstoreinforcethecentralideaintheendingpart.
B
You’dbetterrestateyourmainpointsintheendingpart.
C
Youshouldavoidtellingastoryattheendofaspeech.
D
Youcanconceiveonesentenceormoretoimpressyouraudienceattheendofaspeech.
第15题
Whichofthefollowingstatementdescribesgoodresearchers?
A
Theyneedtofindtheonemostcrediblesource.
B
Theyshouldgivethebenefitofdoubttosourceswithoutauthorsorsponsors.
C
Theyneedtoevaluatethesourcesbeforeusingtheinformation.
D
Theyshouldgetpermissionfromtheauthorsbeforeusingtheirinformation.
第16题
Whichofthefollowingshowsagoodhabitofaneffectiveresearcher?
A
Readextensivelyaboutvariouskindsoftopics.
B
Listenattentivelytowhatotherpeoplehavetosay.
C
Alwaysthinkaboutthenegativesideofanissue.
D
Contactwritersofarticlesforfact-checking.
第17题
WhichofthefollowingisNOTaninformativespeech?
A
Theteacherlecturinginaclassroom.
B
Theserversdescribinghowadishispreparedintheirrestaurant.
C
ThepoliticiansadvocatingBrexitinBrussels.
D
Universityprofessionalsgivinganorientationtothefreshmen.
第18题
Accordingtothedefinition,whichofthefollowingisanevent?
A
ChineseTea.
B
Sympathy.
C
Violin.
D
BlackFriday.
第19题
Whichofthefollowingdoyouthinkisthebestpurposestatement?
A
Givingstudentssuggestionsabouthowtoreducepressure.
B
Howtopersuadeothersbyraisingquestions?
C
Toinformmyaudienceoftheconsequencesofdrivingoverthespeedoflimit.
D
Toinformmyaudienceofthewaytobesuccessfulineveryworkoflife.
第20题
WhattypeofreasoningdidBarackObamauseinthefollowingexcerptfromhisNationalAddresstoAmericanSchoolchildren?
*AndJazmin,Andoni,andShantellaren’tanydifferentfromanyofyou.Theyfacechallengesintheirlivesjustlikeyoudo.Insomecasesthey’vegotitalotworseoffthanmanyofyou.
Buttheyrefusedtogiveup.Theychosetotakeresponsibilityfortheirlives,fortheireducation,andsetgoalsforthemselves.AndIexpectallofyoutodothesame.
A
Reasoningformspecificinstances.
B
Causalreasoning.
C
Reasoningformgeneralprinciple.
D
Analogicalreasoning.
第21题
Whattypeofreasoningisusedinthefollowingstatement?
Apersonhasabadexperiencewithaproductanddecidesnottobuyanythingfurtherfromtheproducer.
A
Reasoningformspecificinstances.
B
Causalreasoning.
C
Reasoningformgeneralprinciple.
D
Analogicalreasoning.
第22题
Atsomepointinyourlife,youmaybeaskedtospeakwithaveryshortnotice.WhichONEofthefollowingmaynotbeagoodsuggestion?
A
Speakclearlywhiletakingtimetoorganizeideas.
B
Doprepareevenifitisafewquicknotes.
C
Deliverthespeechinarandomorder.
D
Relateananecdotetowhichtheentireaudienceandeventisinvolved.
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