高考英语阅读系列(1)

高考英语阅读系列（1）AEyecontactisanonverbaltechniquethathelpsthespeakersellhisorherideastoanaudience.Besidesitspersuasivepowers,eyecontacthelpsholdlistenerinterest.Asuccessfulspeakermustmaintaineyecontactwithanaudience.Tohavegoodrapport（关系）withlisteners,aspeakershouldmaintaindirecteyecontactforatleast75percentofthetime.Somespeakersfocusexclusivelyontheirnotes.Othersgazeovertheheadsoftheirlisteners.Botharelikelytoloseaudienceinterestandesteem.Peoplewhomaintaineyecontactwhilespeaking,whetherfromapodium（演讲台）orfromacrossthetable,areregardednotonlyasexceptionallywell-disposedbytheirtargetbutalsoasmorebelievableandearnest.Toshowthepotencyofeyecontactindailylife,wehaveonlytoconsiderhowpassers-bybehavewhentheirglanceshappentomeetonthestreet.Atoneextremearethosepeoplewhofeelobligedtosmilewhentheymakeeyecontact.Attheotherextremearethosewhofeelawkwardandimmediatelylookaway.Tomakeeyecontact,itseems,istomakeacertainlinkwithsomeone.Eyecontactwithanaudiencealsoletsaspeakerknowandmonitorthelisteners.Itis,infact,essentialforanalyzinganaudienceduringaspeech.Visualcues（暗示）fromaudiencememberscanindicatethataspeechisdragging,thatthespeakerisdwellingonaparticularpointfortoolong,orthataparticularpointrequiresfurtherexplanation.Aswehavepointedout,visualfeedbackfromlistenersshouldplayanimportantroleinshapingaspeechasitisdelivered.1.Thispassageismainlyconcernedwith_____.A)theimportanceofeyecontactB)thepotencyofnonverbaltechniquesC)successfulspeechdeliveryD)aneffectivewaytogainvisualfeedbacksKey：A。全文三段中每一段的首句皆点明“theimprtanceofeyecontact。2.Accordingtothepassage,agoodspeakermust_____.A)sellhisorherideastoanaudienceB)maintaindirecteyecontactwithlistenersC)beverypersuasiveandbelievableD)beexceptionallywell-disposedKey；B。第一段第三句“TOhavegoodrapport…”即表明此意。3.ThewordtargetinthelastsentenceofthefirstparagraphcanbestbereplacedbyA)destinationB)goalC)audienceD)followersKey；C。target作“目标”解，而speaker的目标，当然是指audience。4.Indailylife,whentheglancesoftwopassers-byhappentomeet,thesetwopersonswillinevitably_____.A)smiletoeachotherB)feelawkwardandlookawayimmediatelyC)trytomakeaconversationwitheachotherD)noneoftheaboveKey：D。第二段中只讲到在这种情况下，不同的人有不同的反应或表现，并不是inevitably--非作出某种表现或反应不可。5.Eyecontactwithanaudience,accordingtotheauthor,hasallthefollowingbenefitsforthespeakerEXCEPTthatitdoesn'thelpthespeaker_____.A)tocontroltheaudienceB)togainaudienceinterestandesteemC)toknowwhetherheistalkingtoomuchaboutacertainpointD)toanalyzehisaudiencewhenheisbeginninghisspeechKey：D。第三段第二句是讲“duringaspeech”。而选项D）说的只是“Whenheisbeginninghisspeech”，故应排除在外。BAftertheveryactiveandsuccessfultenure（任职）ofofficebytheSenegalesepresidentastheheadoftheOrganizationofAfricanUnity,itwashighlylogicaltothinkthatthesuccessor,whoeverhemightbe,wouldhaveadifficulttaskindoingabetterjob.TheCongolesepresidentsettoworkassoonashewaselected.HisfirststepwastosuggesttothedeanofheadsofstatepresentintheEthiopiancapital,PresidentKennethKaundaofZambia,tosummonameetingoftheleadersofcountriesthatlieclosetoSouthAfrica.Itsaim;todefineastrategyinordertoovercomethereprisals（报复行为）thattheracistregimeofPretoriaislikelytotakeagainstitsneighboursincasesanctions（制裁）areimposedbytheinternationalcommunity.PresidentSassouNguessohasalreadyundertakenanumberoftripsabroad.HethuswenttoHarare(Zimbabwe)wherehedeliveredaspeech,onSeptemberl,onbehalfofAfricabeforethesummitmeetingofnon-aligned（不结盟的）nations.AttheendofSeptember,hewasinNewYork,forastatementbeforetheGeneralAssemblyoftheUnitedNations,andtheninWashington,fortalkswithhigh-rankingmembersoftheReaganAdministration.HethenwenttoOttawa,forconsultationswithleadingmembersoftheCanadiangovernment.TheCongolesepresident'saim,inalltheseendeavours,istoconvincestillreluctantcountriesoftheimperious（紧迫的）necessityofimposingsanctionsagainsttheracistregimeofPretoria.6.Inthefirstparagraph,thewordsuccessorrefersto_____.A)apersonwhoenjoyedasuccessfulcareerinpoliticsB)apersonwhowasverypopularinthepoliticalarenaC)thepersonwhowastoleadtheorganizationD)thepresentheadoftheorganizationKey：C。successor一词指即将接任该组织领导职位的人。7.Accordingtothepassage,SassouNguesso_____.A)isCongoleseB)knewthatitwasverydifficultforhimtobeelectedC)waselectedwithoutanyoppositionD)hasheldameetingintheEthiopiancapitalKey；A。可用排除法。B）、C）、D）的内容均未提及。况且第二段的第一句已先点出其人是“Thecongolesepresident。8.WhichofthefollowingisNOTmentionedinthepassage?A)PresidentSassouNguessohasdecidedtovisitasmanyAfricancountriesaspossible.B)PresidentSassouNguessomadeasuggestiontoPresidentKennethKaundathatameetingbeheldoftheleadersofcountriesthatlieclosetoSouthAfrica.C)PresidentSassouNguessowenttoHarareanddeliveredaspeechthere.D)IfsanctionsareimposedagainstSouthAfricabytheinternationalcommunity,theracistregimeofPretoriawillprobablytakerevengeonitsneighbours.Key；A。B）、D）的内容在第二段中提及，C）也在第三段中提及，唯独A）项内容未曾提及。9.WemaydrawtheconclusionthatPresidentSassouNguessohasbeenworkingreallyhardtoA)provehimselfatrustworthypresidentB)convincesomereluctantcountriesthatitishighlynecessarytoimposesanctionsagainsttheracistregimeofPretoriaC)showtothewholeworldthestrengthandpoweroftheOrganizationofAfricanUnityD)seekfinan