中国大学MOOC 英语演讲与辩论-西北工业大学 测验与作业答案

Unit One: English Public Speaking: What? Why and How?

1 Which you should try to avoid when giving a public speech?
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You see the role of the audience as judges who are evaluating how good of a presenter you are.

The main focus of your performance is on expressing your ideas, presenting information, or telling your story rather than on yourself.

Rehearse your speech before the delivery. 

 You’d better pay more attention to your relationship with your audience than your content. 

2 Which is NOT a tip that that you can utilize to overcome stage fright when giving a public speech? 
choose the appropriate topic with which you are familiar
believe that most listeners are not fault-finding
喵查答案：recite the speech many times to make sure you can remember every word
prepare thoroughly and visualize your success

3 Which one is not one of the Cs that makes a great speaker?
character
confidence 
喵查答案：content

charisma

4

What is the most important quality that characterizes a good speech?
well-polished language 
interesting opening
smooth flow of information
喵查答案：

valuable ideas to share with

5

Feedback is important in public speaking because it allows you to know if you are successful in being understood. 
喵查答案：正确
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6

Eye contact helps establish a personal connection, and even a quick glance can keep people engaged. 
喵查答案：正确
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7 Sometimes, if speakers are so concentrated on delivering their presentations, they don’t need to care about the needs of their audience. 
正确
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8

The use of public speaking for conveying message and ideas is only applied by people from certain occupations. 
正确
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9 Stage fright actually is quite normal and often occurs to most people including experienced speakers.
喵查答案：正确
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10 Public speaking is more than delivering information.
喵查答案：正确
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Unit Two: Getting started: Choosing Your Topics

1 Which of the followings is NOT the general purpose of a speech?
To inform
To persuade
To entertain
喵查答案： To argue

2 When choosing a topic, a speaker should ask him/herself the following questions EXCEPT ______
Do I know much about this topic?
Am I interested in this topic?
喵查答案： Is this topic grand enough?
Does my audience care about this topic?

3 Which of the following is NOT one of the features of a speech that the audience usually cares about?
Related
喵查答案：Sophisticated 
Useful 
 New

4 During the preparation of a speech, in order to place the audience in the center, a speaker should consider the issue of ______
to whom the speaker is speaking 
what the speaker wants the audience to know, to believe and to do 
how the speaker should compose and deliver the speech
喵查答案：all of the above

5 The central idea usually serves as a guidance for both the speaker when preparing the speech and the audience when listening to it.
喵查答案：正确
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6 Generally, the persuasive speech aims to change the audience’s mindset or motive them to take actions.
喵查答案：正确
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7 When conducting a demographic analysis of the audience, the speaker should take into consideration the age, gender, profession, educational and cultural background of the audience. 
喵查答案：正确
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8 For the preparatory work of a speech, analyzing the audience is not as significant as choosing a topic.
正确
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9 Your area of expertise might be a good topic to give a speech about because you already possess a familiarity with it.
喵查答案：正确
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10 When choosing a topic, you have to consider your audience’s interest without necessarily thinking about your own interest in a topic. 
正确
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Unit Three: Organizing Your Speech-I

1 What is the most important reason for limiting the number of main points in a speech?      
It is hard to maintain parallel wording if there are too many main points.
It is hard to phrase the central idea if a speech has too many main points.
It is hard to organize supporting materials if there are too many main points.
喵查答案：It is hard for the audience to keep track of too many main points.

2

The closing of the speech is an opportunity NOT to ______
summarize the main points of your speech

provide some further food for thought for your listeners

leave your audience with positive memories of your speech
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end everything.

3

The best way to set out the body of your speech is ______  

telling the audience what you think about them.

asking the audience what do they need
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formulating a series of points that you would like to raise.

proving what you think is right.

4 What benefits can we get from a well organized speech?
It’s easier for the speaker to deliver the speech clearly.
It’s easier for the audience to understand the speech.
It can enhance the speaker’s credibility.
喵查答案：All of the above.

5 In the introduction part, we should______,________. 
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Introduce the topic to the audience.
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Introduce the main points of your speech.

Introduce yourself.

Introduce the process of your writing.

6 According to the lecturer, the 3 tips to learn in making impromptu speaking are stick to the truth,______________, and practice out loud.
喵查答案：share from personal experience

7

Impromptu speech is ______ than a prepared speech for it happens on the spot. 
喵查答案：more difficult##%_YZPRLFH_%##harder##%_YZPRLFH_%##more challenging

8 The ______ part is the largest part of your speech. 
喵查答案：body

9 In the preview step of introduction, a brief _______ is given. 
喵查答案：outline##%_YZPRLFH_%##overview

10

In an introduction, ___ steps are included. 
喵查答案：3##%_YZPRLFH_%##three

11 There are 3 parts in a speech, they are ______, _______and __________.
喵查答案：introduction, body, conclusion