Many people have a fear(害怕) of public speaking. According to a study, it has an influence on 3 in every 4 people. This fact is surprising and worrying, as most jobs require some speaking ability. The following will help you to make a speech better.
Write note cards. Write main ideas on your cards. Don’t write details. Put in some fun facts, questions, and other activities on the cards to share with the class. Don’t look at your note cards for a long time while speaking. If necessary, you’re only going to have a quick look at the card for information, not read every word.
Smile at your class. When it comes time to speak, there’s nothing that draws your class into your speech than a good old-fashioned smile. Be happy, because you’re about to teach your class something they didn’t know before. Studies have shown that smiles are infections. That means once you smile, it’s hard for everyone else not to smile. So if you want your speech to go off well, smile. That will make everyone smile and maybe those smiles will make you actually smile.
Make eye contact. Nothing is more boring than listening to a speaker who looks at the floor or at note cards. Relax. Your class is made up of your friends and you talk to them all the time. Talk the same way now. Have a look at every person in the classroom at least once. That way, everyone will feel like you’re communicating with them. Also, you know you’ll look like what you’re talking about.
Use hand motions. Move your hands along as you talk, using them to express your key points and keep the class interested. It will also lead your nervous energy into a better place.According to the passage, ______ of people might fear to speak in public.
| A．100 percent | B．75 percent |
| C．50 percent | D．25 percent |
How many points are mentioned in the passage?
| A．Three. | B．Four. | C．Five. | D．Six. |
In Paragraph 3 of the passage, “smiles are infections” means ______.
| A．smiles can be passed on |
| B．it’s hard to smile |
| C．smiles keep people fit |
| D．people should smile every day |
Which picture matches the last paragraph best?
The passage mainly talks about ______.
| A．a boy’s speech in class |
| B．how to write note cards |
| C．the fear of public speaking |
| D．how to make a speech better |
If your children are learning to read，it's wonderful!Whatever they're reading，they're probably super﹣excited readers!But the fact is，reading is a skill．（1） ．
◆Create a comfortable reading space．
Choose a special place with right furnishings（装饰），blankets and pillows for your children put a bookcase of your children's books．（2） If your children feel like they have got their own special place for reading，they will probably spend time in their little space with all their new favorite books．
◆（3） ．
If you want your children to learn to love reading，set aside a few minutes every day to read together，no matter how busy you are．（4） Plan to go to bed a few minutes earlier each night so your children have the time to choose a book to read．Besides，reading aloud to your children can make them more willing to read on their own．
◆Make the library and bookstore a special treat．
Whether your kids are big readers or not，they are only children．They may be excited about new clothes and toys，but not books!Try to use that excitement to help your children love to read．Making a special treat of spending some time at the library or bookstore can be the perfect way to get your children excited about reading．（5） ．
A．Set aside time to read together．
B．Ask your children about their favorite books．
C．Reading together is the perfect way to relax before bedtime．
D．This special place may push your children to start to love reading．
E．Here are some useful ways to help make your children love reading!
F．Let them have fun around there and they can choose whatever excites them．
Qian Xuesen was born in Shanghai on December 11th，1911．He is known as "the father of China's space program" and "the king of the rocket"．
When he was 24 years old，Qian went to America for further study．After graduation，he worked in America for a few years，where his working conditions were better．In the early 1950s，he heard New China had been founded（成立）and decided not to stay in America any longer．He succeeded in coming back to his motherland in 1955 though the American government tried to stop him．
In 1956，Qian Xuesen suggested setting up a special organization，which later became the leading organization for China's rocket and air travel programs．In June 1964，China successfully created its first medium rocket．Qian also played an important role in developing China's first man﹣made satellite（卫星）．On April 24， 1970， "Dongfanghong﹣I" was successfully sent into the air．
In 1964，a young man wrote Qian Xuesen a letter and pointed out a mistake in his published article．Qian immediately answered the letter and encouraged the young man to write an article about the mistake．
Zhu Yilin，who was said to be the last student of Qian Xuesen，once said，"I learned a lot professional knowledge as well as the spirit and that a scientist should have from Mr．Qian，especially his deep love for the motherland．Without that，he couldn't have helped to develop science and technology when New China was badly development．Without that，he would not have made the great contribution（贡献）to industry in the late 1950s and early 1960s when conditions in China were too hard．
Mr．Qian has been dead for ten years，but he will live in the memory of Chinese people forever．
（1）Why did Qian Xuesen go to America when he was young？
A．To find a new job．
B．To receive further study．
C．To meet with his parents．
D．To find better working conditions．
（2）When was China's first medium rocket created？
A．In 1955．
B．In 1956．
C．In 1964．
D．In 1970．
（3）What does Paragraph 3 mainly tell us？
A．The way Qian Xuesen tried to return to China．
B．The reason why a special organization was set up．
C．The role Qian Xuesen played in making the satellite．
D．The contribution Qian Xuesen has made to China．
（4）In Zhu Yilin's opinion，what made Qian Xuesen work hard for his motherland？
A．His love for the motherland．
B．His professional knowledge．
C．His working experience．
D．His anger towards America．
（5）We can learn from the passage that ．
A．Qian was not welcome in America in the 1950s
B．the young man couldn't understand Qian's articles
C．New China was in great need of scientists like Qian．
D．hard conditions made it easier to develop rocket industry
In 1987，a small company named Huawei was started in Shenzhen．After more than 30 years of development，the company has now beaten Apple and become the world's second﹣largest maker of smartphones behind Korea's Samsung．It has also become the world's largest supplier（供应商）of 5G．
But recently，Huawei faced some difficulties．The U．S． government ordered a ban（禁令）on its sales in America．American officials said Huawei gave information that it collected to the Chinese government．At the same time，the U．S． government planned to stop selling parts and services to Huawei，which was believed that Huawei's business would be hurt．
"We have never received such a request from the Chinese government and we have never tried to get into other systems to collect information．" Ren Zhengfei，Huawei's founder and president said． "The ban from the U．S． would have little effect on our company．Huawei has enough ability to deal with the problems．" Ren added．
In an interview several years ago，Ren Zhengfei said， "I started Huawei with only £4，000 at the beginning，but now it has become a ＄100 billion company．The experience was not as romantic（浪漫的）as you imagine．"
Facing the ban of the U．S．，Huawei is growing．Huawei's smartphone sales around the world rose 50 percent compared to a year earlier in the first three months of 2019．At the same time，sales from both Samsung and Apple fell．So far，Huawei has grown into the world's largest telecommunications equipment（电信设备）supplier，selling in 170 countries!It may beat Samsung as the largest smartphone maker in the near future．
（1）Which company is the largest supplier of 5G in the world？
A．Apple．
B．Samsung．
C．huawei．
D．Nokia．
（2）Why did the U．S． order a ban on Huawei？
A．Huawei's sales in America were growing faster than Apple．
B．Huawei refused to supply services to the U．S．government．
C．They didn't want Apple to sell parts and services to Huawei．
D．They thought Huawei，collected information for the Chinese government．
（3）From what Ren Zhengfei said，we can learn that Huawei ．
A．is deeply affected by the ban．
B．has go to the system of the U．S．
C．can solve the problems they are facing．
D．is asked to supply information to China．
（4）The underlined sentence in Paragraph 4 means ．
A．Huawei's developing experience was hard．
B．it is romantic to start a company with £4，000．
C．the romantic experience was a large amount of wealth．
D．people can understand Huawei's developing experience easily．
（5）What does the writer want to tell us in the last paragraph？
A．Huawei will grow slowly．
B．Huawei is full of hope．
C．Huawei's sales will be doubled．
D．Huawei is the largest smartphone maker．
Some Fun and Interesting Facts
◆Do you think what color oranges are？The answer to this question is "Orange"． However，the first oranges from Southeast Asia were actually green，Up to now，oranges in warmer areas like Vietnam and Thailand still stay green when they are fully grown．
◆There was a man named John Chapman who planted thousands of apple trees．But the apples on those trees were much more bitter（苦的）than the ones you'd find in the supermarket today．John didn't expect his apples to be eaten whole，but rather made into hard apple cider（苹果酒）．
◆Like most four﹣legged animals，cats have five toes on the front paws（脚爪），but their back paws only have four toes．Scientists think the four﹣toe back paws might help them run faster．Do you know any other fun facts about cats？
◆Walt Disney might have been the firs it gloves on his characters，as the star Mickey Mouse in 1929's The Opry House（《奥普里之屋》）．Besides being easier to interest，there's another reason why Disney did so："We didn't want him to have mouse hands because he was supposed to be more human．" Disney once said．
（1）What does the underlined word "they" refer to？
A．Warmer areas．
B．Oranges in warmer areas．
C．The first oranges．
D．People from Vietnam and Thailand．
（2）John expected his apples to be ．
A．known by more people
B．sold in the supermarket
C．eaten only by himself
D．made into hard apple cider
（3）How many toes does a normal cat have in total？
A．Fourteen．
B．Sixteen．
C．Eighteen．
D．Twenty．
（4）Disney put gloves on Mickey Mouse in order to ．
A．make him look more human
B．protect his hands
C．help him to run faster
D．make him feel more comfortable
（5）Which is NOT a fact according to the information above？
A．The first oranges weren't orange．
B．John's apples weren't sweet enough．
C．Walt Disney put gloves on his characters to interest people．
D．Cats have fewer toes on their front paws than the ones on their back paws．
The sun was falling behind the hills．Andrea was driving back home to Brockboune．Then she saw an old lady ， standing by the toad ，with a sign saying "Brockboune" in her hand．
Andrea stopped the car．When the old lady got in ，Andrea could see that she was not that little．She was in a long dress and had a hat pulled down low over her eyes．She put her big brown shopping bag down onto the floor．
"Do you live in Brockboune ？" asked Andrea． "No ， dear ，" answered the old lady in a low voice ， "I'm just going to visit a friend ，but my car won't start ，so I decided to hitchhike．"
Something in the way the lady spoke made Andrea uneasy ，Andrea secretly studied the half﹣covered face ，the shapeless body ，the arms with their thick black hairs …Thick black hairs ？ Andrea's blood froze．This wasn't a woman．It was a man !
Her heart was beating wildly and her mind raced． Then suddenly ，an idea came up to her ，She stopped the car in a sudden． "My God !" she shouted ，"A child ! Did you see the child ？ I think I hit her !""I didn't see anything" ，the "old lady" said ，"I don't think you hit anything．""I'm sure it was a child !"shouted Andrea．"Could you just get out and have a look ？" The "old lady" slowly opened the car door ，leaving her bag inside．As soon as "she "was out of the car ，Andrea drove away as soon as possible．
Several minutes later ，Andrea thought about the "old lady's "bag and opened it carefully．There was only one thing in it ﹣﹣﹣ a shining knife．
（1）What's the Chinese meaning of "hitchhike" in the text ？
（2）Please list two details that make Andrea doubt about the "old lady"．（请列举出让Andrea对"老太太"起疑的两个细节）
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（3）How did Andrea get the "old lady" out of her car successfully ？（less than 25words ）（请根据短文内容回答问题，25词以内）
（4）．Please translate the underlined sentence into Chinese．（请将文中划线句子翻译成汉语，人名直接用Andrea）
（5）According to the story ，Andrea was and ．（请用两个形容词来评价Andrea，每空一词）
