2012年成人高考(高起点)英语真题及答案

假设你是李华，是世界经济论坛(The Worid Economic FOYLllTI)的组织者之一。写信邀请D.Huffman参加本次论坛，请他做一小时的演讲并回答问题，希望其尽快回复。会议地点：北京国家科技园(the National Science Park，Beijing)

会议时间：2013年4月10曰至l2日

论坛网址：

www. worldeconomicforum, com

注意：词数应为100左右

Dear Dr. Huffman,

Yours,

Li Hua.

提示：原本擅长化学的Cathy考试时因粗心漏做一页试题。她正闷闷不乐时遇见了Mary。 

 ( Mary = M ; Cathy = C ) 

 M : Hi, Cathy, you don' t look happy. 51 ? 

 C : I didn' t do well in the chemistry test. 

 M : Really? I could hardly believe it. Everyone knows you are 52 . 

 C : But this time 53 . 

 M : What happened? 

 C : I missed 54 . 

 M : What a pity ! So 55 next time ! 

 C : Yes, I will.

What is the main purpose of the text?

Which of the following ways is suggested in making connections with the audience?

The author compares delivering a speech to riding a bike because both of them need

What is still not clear about Cremona violins?

Which of the following Words can best describe Cremona violins?

Advice on Public SpeakingBuilding confidence ( 信心)

Faith in yourself, your topic and your healthy mind is a must if you are to be a better publicspeaker. Many speakers are not prepared and lose confidence because of that. But others lack confidencebecause they are afraid of being judged--and possibly made fun of--just like they were in high schoolspeech class. Build your confidence by using all your tools and knowing that you are excellent.

Knowing what's up

You have to know your topic inside and out. Nothing kills your speech like "um" and "uh" in everysentence. Research your subject to the point where you are an expert. And that's half the battle.

Practicing

Researching and knowing your topic is one thing, but actually delivering that information isanother. Practicing your speech in advance is a must. You will find your beats and your direction,through hours in front of the mirror practicing. So when you climb up on stage, it will be like riding ahike,unless you don't know how to ride a bike.

Dressing properly

You will want to dress properly for the occasion(场合)--which could be a suit or simply ajacket. Make sure it also has the comfort you need. If the clothes are not comfortable, you may notpay full attention to your speech.

Making connections

Make a personal connection with someone in the audience (听众). It might be someone youknow that you can call out to, or someone in the front row you can speak directly to. Maybe yourspeech leads you to ask them a question, which is an easy way for you to take yourself from the stageand place yourself as one of your audience. It also takes the pressure off.What does "that’s half the battle" mean in the text?

What can be inferred about the applicants from the text?

Most musicians agree that the best violins(小提琴) were made in Cremona, Italy, about 200years ago. They even sound better than violins made today. Violin makers and scientists try to makeinstruments(乐器)like the Italian violins,however,they are not the same. Why are these old Italianviolins so special? No one really knows. But many people think they have an answer.

Some people think it is the age of the violins. But there is a problem here. Not all old violinssound wonderful. Only the old violins from Cremona are special. So age cannot be the answer.

Other people think the secret to those violins is the wood. It must be from certain kinds of trees.It must not be too young or too old. Perhaps the violin makers of Cremona knew something specialabout wood for violins.

But the kind of wood may not be so important. It may be more important to cut the wood in aspecial way. Wood for a violin must be cut into the right size and shape. The smallest difference willchange the sund of the violin. Musicians sometimes think that this is the secret of the Italians.

Size and shape may not be the answer either. Scientists make new violins that are exactly the same size and shape. But the new ones still do not sound as good as the old ones. Some scientiststhink the secret may be the varnish (清漆).It makes the wood look shiny, but it also helps the soundof the instrument. Since no one knows what the Italian violin makers used in their varnish, no one canmake the same varnish today.

There may never be other violins like the violins of Cremona. And there are not many of the oldviolins left. So these old violins from Cremona become more and more precious.What would be the best title for the text?