大学英语四公共演讲试题.docx

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大学英语四公共演讲试题

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Directions

1]Downloadexamandprint.2]Useruledpaper（withlines）towriteoutyouranswers,ortypeyouranswersonseparatesheetsofpaper;makesureeachquestionisnumberedappropriately.3]Writeclearlyifyouarenottyping;typeclearlyusingsize10TimesNewRomanfont.Usespellcheckgrammarcheck,andadictionarytoreviseyourwork.Presentationisimportant.4]Attach—staple—youranswersheetstothisexambookletwithcoverpage.5]WriteyourEnglishname,studentnumberandclassatthetopofthecoverpage.6]HandexamintomeMondayorTuesday,dependingonourschedule/whenwemeetforclass.Lateexamswillbepenalized10points.AfterThursday,FridayorSaturday,Iwillnotacceptitanditisazero.7]Thisexamisworth10%ofyourclassgrade.8]Noelectronicexams.Onpaperonly.

One

Illustrateabasicpreparationoutlinewithappropriatesymbolizationandindentation.Includethepurposeofeachline.Forexample,labeleachnumberandletterwithitspurposesuchas:

mainpoint,briefexamples,orexperttestimony.UseeverypossibilitymentionedinChapter6—SupportingMaterials.

Two

Whatarethefourobjectivesofanintroduction?

1.Gettheattentionandinterestofyouraudience.

2.Createapositiverelationshipwiththeaudience.

3.Establishyourcredibility.

4.Previewthebodyofthespeech.

Three

Explainwhatitmeanstoestablishcredibility?

Explainanduseanexample.

Thismeansthatyouneedtoshowyouraudiencethatyouknowaboutyourspeechtopic.Youwanttoexplainhowyoucametoknowthatinformation.

Thiscouldbefrompersonalexperience,forexampleifyouworkatStarbucks,thenyouknowaboutcoffeefromaprofessionalstandpoint.

But,mostofthetime,thewaytoestablishcredibilityisfromusingexcellentresearch.

Four

Whatisthepurposeofapreviewstatementinanintroductionandwhatshoulditdo?

Illustrateyourexplanationwithanexample.（Donotuseexamplesfromthebook）.P109

Previewstatementisonewaytohelplistenersgetinsortingoutspeaker’sideas.Ittellswhattheyshouldlistenforintherestofthespeech.

TodayIamgoingtotalkwithyouaboutthetabletennis.Iwillfocusontwo:

theoriginsoftabletennisandhowtoplayit.

Five

Whatarethesevenwaystogettheattentionandinterestofyouraudience?

Label/identifyeachoneandgiveabriefexplanationforeach.

1.Relatethetopictotheaudience.

Theaudiencearemorelikelypayattentiontothingsthataffectthemdirectly.

2.Statetheimportanceofyourtopic.

Ifyouraudiencethinkyourspeechisimportant,theywillbemoreinterestedinit.

3.Startletheaudience.

Ifyoucanstartleyouraudiencewithastartlingintroductionrelatestothesubject,youcanarouseinteresteasily.

4.Arousethecuriosityoftheaudience.

Peoplearecurious.Iftheyarecuriousaboutyourstatements,theywillbeinterestedinyourtopic.

5.Questiontheaudience.

Byaskingarhetoricalquestion,theaudiencewillanswermentallyandfocusonyourtopic.

6.Beginwithaquotation.

Usingawell-knownquotationfromMarkTwainorShakespeare.

7.Tellastory.

Provocative,amusing,dramatic,orsuspensefulstoriesareeffectivebecauseweallenjoystories.

Six

Considerthewaystogaintheinterestofyouraudience.Whatdoesitmeantorelatethetopictotheaudience?

Considerthestatisticsontrafficjams（p.104）instatingtheimportanceofyourtopic,andrelatethetopictotheaudiencewithanarousingandvividhypotheticalexperienceinasimilarwayastheexamplesusedinthebook（p.104）.

ItisSaturdaymorning.Whenyouopenyoureyes,thesunshinesonyourface.Whatabeautifulday.Soyoudecidetogotooutdoorstoenjoythefreshairanddosomesports.Thenyouwearyourclothesandwashyourfaceandrinseyourmouth.Openthedoorofyourdormitoryandgo.Yourun,youjump,youplaybasketballandenjoyyourself.

Seven

Relateeachtopictotheaudiencewithanarousingandvividhypotheticalintroduction.（Asonpage104）.

-Citybuses

Abusisavehiclethattakewetowherewewanttogo.

-Studentlife

Studentlifeisalifeweallexperiencedwhenwewerestudentinschool.

-Drivingsafety

Pleasevalueyourlife,becarefulwhenyouaredriving!

-Etiquetteinpublictoilets

Whenweareinpublictoilets,pleasepayattentiontoyourbehavior.

-Foodsafetyandsanitation

Inourtable,weshouldpayattentiontothefoodsafetyandsanitation.

Eight

Whatarethetwomajorfunctionsofaconclusion?

Tolettheaudienceknowyouareendingthespeech.

Toreinforcetheaudience’sunderstandingof,orcommitmentto,the

Nine

1.Listthreesimplephrasesusedinthebookyoucansayforsignalingtheendofthespeech.2.Nameafourthexample,anyphrase,notmentionedinthebook.

“Inconclusion”“Mypurposehasbeen,”“letmeendbysaying”

Ten

Explainthedifferencebetweenacrescendoendingandadissolvingending.P112

Acrescendoisaconclusioninwhichthespeechbuildstoazenithofpowerandintensitybutadissolveendingisaconclusionthatgeneratesemotionalappealbyfadingstepbysteptoadramaticfinalstatement.

Eleven

Listthewaysyoucanreinforcethecentralideainyourconclusion.Whatisanothertechniquetocloseaspeech,mentionedinchaptereight,butnotlabeledwithaheading?

1.Summarizeyourspeech.Endwithaquotation.Makeadramaticstatement.Refertotheconclusion.

2.Makeadirectappealtoyouraudienceforaction.

Twelve

Whatarefourmethodsfororganizingmainpointsinaspeech?

Limitthenumberofmainpoints.

Keepmainpointsseparate.

Trytousethesamepatternofwordingformainpoints.

Thirteen

Whatareconnectives?

Namefourtypesofconnectives.

Connectiveisawordorphrasethatconnectstheideasofaspeechandindicatestherelationshipbetweenthem.

Transitions,Internalpreviews,Internalsummaries,Signposts.

Fourteen

Givefourexamplesofconnectivesignposts.

Thefirst…Thesecond…Thethird…

Themostimportthingtoremember…

Aboveall,youneedtoknow…

Besuretokeepthisinmind…

Fifteen

Whenispeertestimonymoreimportantthatexperttestimony?

Useanexampletoclarifyyourexplanation.

Whenweneedamorepersonalviewpointonissues.

Iamgoingtotalkaboutthe

Sixteen

Whatisimportanttorememberwhenusingstatistics?

Userepresentativestatistics.

Identifythesourceofstatistics.

Usestatisticsfromreliablesources.

Roundoffcomplicatedstatistics.

Explainstatistics.

Usevisualaidstoclarifystatistics.

Seventeen

Whatisthedifferencebetweenaquotationandparaphrasing?

Quotationistestimonythatpresentedwordforwordwhenyouquoteothersrecommendation.Paraphraseistestimonythatrestateorsummarizeasource’sideasinone’sownword.

Eighteen

Whatmakesawell-wordedcentralidea?

Whatisanotherwaytothinkofyourcentralidea?

Thecentralideashouldnotbetoogeneral,shouldbepressedasafullsentence,shouldnotbeintheformofaquestion,andshouldavoidfigurativelanguage.

Anotherwaytothinkofcentralideais

Nineteen

Whatdoesitmeantobeaudience-centered?

Arepeopleegocentric?

Explain.

Audience-centeredistokeeptheaudienceforemostinmindthatateverystepofspeechpreparationandpresentation.

Peopleareegocentric.Theypayclosestattentiontomessagesthataffecttheirownvalues,beliefs,andwell-being.

Twenty

Teachmewhatitmeanstodeterminethespecificpurpose.

Whenyouhavechosenatopicandageneralpurpose,youmustnarrowyourchoicestodeterminethespecificpurposeofyourspeech.Thespecificpurposeindicatespreciselywhatyouhopetoaccomplishwithyourspeech.Thespecificpurposeisnotonlyaboutwhatthespeakerwanttosaybutalsowhatthespeakerwantstheaudiencetoknowasaresultofthespeech.