第一章 单元测试
1、单选题：Choose the best word to fill in the sentence–Public speaking is a vital means of communication, and a way of expressing your( ).
A:intelligence
B:idea
C:knowledge
D:strength
正确答案: 【idea】
2、单选题：The oldest know handbook on effective speech was written in ( ) some 4,500 years ago.
A:Greece
B:Egypt
C:Rome
D:America
正确答案: 【Egypt】
3、多选题：Those great orators successfully employed the power of spoken word to change the course of history. Choose the greater orators in history from the following four choices. ( )
A:John Jewey
B:Martin Luther King
C:Winton Churchill
D:Mahatma Gandhi
正确答案: 【Martin Luther King;
Winton Churchill;
Mahatma Gandhi】
4、判断题：If you don’t plan to be a politician or national leader, you don’tneed to learn public speaking skills. ( )
A:错
B:对
正确答案: 【错】
5、判断题：If you are interested in personal growth and looking for ideas for self-improvement, you may find “a simple way to break a bad habit“most interesting.
A:错
B:对
正确答案: 【对】
第二章 单元测试
1、多选题：What do we know about Kelly McGonigal, the speaker of “How to Make Stress Your Friend?” ( )
A:Her book The Willpower Instinct, exploresher latest research on motivation, temptation and procrastination.
B:She graduated from Stanford University.
C:She works to help us understand the latest findings in psychology, neuroscience and medicine.
D:She’s a psychologist.
正确答案: 【Her book The Willpower Instinct, exploresher latest research on motivation, temptation and procrastination.;
She graduated from Stanford University.;
She works to help us understand the latest findings in psychology, neuroscience and medicine.;
She’s a psychologist.】
2、判断题：The first step in making a speech is choosing what language to use.( )
A:错
B:对
正确答案: 【错】
3、判断题：Itis crucial for you to be comfortable with your topic and to choose something you’re interested in, so you shouldn only focus on whatyou like! ( )
A:对
B:错
正确答案: 【错】
4、单选题：General purpose means the ( ) of a speech, it will usually fall into two categories: to inform or to persuade.
A:broad goal
B:detailed description
C:specific goal
D:vivid statement
正确答案: 【broad goal】
5、判断题：“American Culture” would be an appropriate topic for a 30-minute speech delivered to a group of Chinese students. ( )
A:错
B:对
正确答案: 【错】
第三章 单元测试
1、单选题：Imagine you’re doing a 10-minute speech. The maximum time for your introduction should be ( ).
A:Two minutes
B:Three minutes
C:30 seconds
D:One minute
正确答案: 【Two minutes】
2、单选题：In the middle of the dining hall there’s a screen. Do you know what it’s showing? ( )
A:How noisy the environment is.
B:How bad the food is.
C:How clean the kitchen is.
D:How busy the people are.
正确答案: 【How clean the kitchen is.】
3、单选题：When you personalize your speech, you can use ( ).
A:recitation
B:emotion
C:accent
D:temper
正确答案: 【emotion】
4、单选题：Here my objective is “I want students agree with my view of the benefits of studying abroad”. What kind of speech is it? ( )
A:Inspirational
B:Agitational
C:Informative
D:Persuasive
正确答案: 【Persuasive】
5、多选题：Generically, public speaking can be divided into ( ).
A:dissuasive speech
B:persuasive speech
C:informative speech
D:agitational speech
正确答案: 【persuasive speech;
informative speech;
agitational speech】
6、多选题：What can be used in supporting your central idea? ( )
A:Experts’ opinions
B:Statistics
C:Visual aids
D:Stories
正确答案: 【Experts’ opinions;
Statistics;
Visual aids;
Stories】
7、多选题：In what ways can you organize the body of your speech logically and effectively? ( )
A:Combined pattern
B:Spatial pattern
C:Chronological pattern
D:None of the above
正确答案: 【Combined pattern;
Spatial pattern;
Chronological pattern】
8、判断题：When you say a funny thing, but your audience say, “oh, that’s terrible”, you should keep on trying. ( )
A:错
B:对
正确答案: 【错】
9、判断题：Opinions from experts can be very convincing when you try to convince people of something. ( )
A:对
B:错
正确答案: 【对】
10、判断题：In running for president, people won’t deliver a speech to get volunteer work.( )
A:对
B:错
正确答案: 【错】
第四章 单元测试
1、单选题：Choose the best word to fill in the sentence —public opinion has ( ) on this issue.
A:condescended
B:polarized
C:compromised
D:pontificated
正确答案: 【polarized】
2、单选题：Which one of the following words refers to the specific and tangile object? ( )
A:free
B:idea
C:science
D:pencil
正确答案: 【pencil】
3、单选题：Which sentence uses the figure of speech “simile”? ( )
A:I like sports.
B:The ball is round.
C:Her smile is like a flower.
D:He is patient as a teacher.
正确答案: 【Her smile is like a flower.】
4、多选题：How to achieve imagery in your speech?
A:metaphor
B:antithesis
C:concreteness
D:simile
正确答案: 【metaphor;
concreteness;
simile】
5、多选题：If you want to create parallelism in your speech, you can repeat ( ).
A:words
B:clauses
C:sentences
D:phrases
正确答案: 【words;
clauses;
sentences;
phrases】
6、多选题：Which of the following sentences contain the figure of speech “antithesis”? ( )
A:Art is long, life is short.
B:Live together, or perish together.
C:Ask not what, as what.
D:Few words and many deeds.
正确答案: 【Art is long, life is short.;
Live together, or perish together.;
Ask not what, as what.;
Few words and many deeds.】
7、判断题：Paralellism and repetition are the ways to create rhythm in the speech. ( )
A:对
B:错
正确答案: 【对】
8、判断题：Antitheis a rhetorical device in whihc two similar ideas are put together. ( )
A:错
B:对
正确答案: 【错】
9、判断题：Take the entire speaking context into consideration when you choose the language for your speech. ( )
A:对
B:错
正确答案: 【对】
10、判断题：Don’t stereotype jobs and social roles by gender in your speech. ( )
A:错
B:对
正确答案: 【对】
第五章 单元测试
1、单选题：The greatest difference between public speaking and recitation is that the former is ( ).
A:three-way communication
B:four-way communication
C:one-way communication
D:two-way communication
正确答案: 【two-way communication】
2、单选题：A momentary break in the vocal delivery of a speech is ( ) .
A:pitch
B:pace
C:rate
D:pause
正确答案: 【pause】
3、多选题：When making a speech, which kind of visual aids can you use? ( )
A:powerpoint
B:objects and models
C:photos and drawings
D:video
正确答案: 【powerpoint;
objects and models;
photos and drawings;
video】
4、多选题：Most audiences prefer delivery that combines a certain degree of formality with the best attributes of good conversation, which are ( ).
A:animation
B:directness
C:vocal and facial expression
D:a lively sense of communication
正确答案: 【animation;
directness;
vocal and facial expression;
a lively sense of communication】
5、判断题：Your audience cannotalways notice your body’s distress. ( )
A:错
B:对
正确答案: 【对】
6、判断题：The most highly valued golden rule of practicing a speech is silently reading it. ( )
A:对
B:错
正确答案: 【错】
7、判断题：When you feel nervous, tell your audience and apologize. ( )
A:错
B:对
正确答案: 【错】
8、判断题：The choice to use visual aids will depend on the habit of the speaker. ( )
A:错
B:对
正确答案: 【错】
9、判断题：Without eye contact with audience, no matter how appealing your voice is, how dramatic your gestures and body movements are,you may look like performing recitation. ( )
A:对
B:错
正确答案: 【对】
10、判断题：If your microphone stops working, shout loudly and ask people to fix it before you continue your speech. ( )
A:错
B:对
正确答案: 【错】