2023年学科竞赛高一英语试题.doc

学科竞赛高一英语试题《Ｂ。》

英语知识运用
单项填空　（共1０小题, 满分10分)
从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处旳最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
1． In　_＿_　fｉlm　Ｃast Awaｙ，Tｏm Haｎｋs pｌays_＿_mａn nameｄ Cｈunｋ Nｏｌａｎd.
A　 a,the; 　 B the, a: 　　 　 C the，the; 　D　 a,　a　
２ Ｉf ｙou don’t go there foｒ your　hoｌｉday,_＿_＿__＿＿_.
　 A nor ｄo Ｉ ；　 　 B　 so will I　　　 　Ｃ ｓｏ dｏ I 　 　　 　Ｄ　 neｉthｅｒ shall　I ;
3 Why don’t ｙou put　ｔｈe　meat iｎ　the fridｇｅ? It wilｌ ＿___＿fｒesh fｏr seveｒal days.
　 A be ｓtaｙeｄ， Ｂ stay 　 　Ｃ　 be 　stayｉng 　D have stayeｄ;
4 　I ｗill never uｎｄeｒstａnd hｏｗ ｉt　___＿__ that you　ｗeｒe aｎ hｏｕr　ｌaｔe on sｕch a shｏrｔ　ｊourｎeｙ．
A cａmｅ 　across；　 B cａｍe ａｂout C camｅ ｉnｔo 　Ｄ ｃaｍｅ aloｎｇ
5 He　ｗａs told　that iｔ ｃoulｄ ｂｅ at least thｒｅe ｍoｒe　moｎths __＿_＿_ｈe　coｕld recovｅr and　ｒeｔｕrn　to worｋ.
A befｏｒe　　　 B wheｎ 　　 C ｓince 　 　 D　　that
6 Ｏn ｔｈe　whole，the　timｅ　_____tｈe studｅｎｔs sｐend　 on thｅ ｇaｍes ｉn the Iｎｔerｎet caｆｅs withoｕt doubt ｈas ａ ｇrｅat effect　on thｅ　stuｄｙ　in the scｈool．
　 A iｎ　whiｃｈ　　 B ｏn ｗhｉch 　 C　 ｗｈen 　 D　 thａt
7 ---- Dｏ remｅmbｅr ｔｏ taｋe ｔhｉs mｅdｉcｉne　thrｅｅ tｉmes　ａ day　with ｗaｒm　ｂoｉｌeｄ wａｔer.
　 　-----　__＿__＿＿.　　 　 　
A　　Heard ｉt； 　Ｂ　 Ｍaｄe it 　 Ｃ Goｔ it 　　 D Tａken ｉｔ.
８ －-－--Come　on，ｐｌeaｓe giｖe mｅ soｍe ideａs abｏｕt tｈe prｏｊect.
　--－-－-Ｓorry．Ｗith ｓo　much ｗork＿__＿＿_ｍy　mind,Ｉ　aｌｍost break dowｎ.
A fiｌled　　 　 　B fiｌliｎｇ　 　 C to fill　　　 　　D ｂeｉｎg filled
9 Ｅｒic receiveｄ ｔraｉnｉnｇ iｎ compuｔer fｏr one yｅａr，_____＿he foｕｎｄ a ｊob　ｉn a big cｏmpanｙ.
　Ａ aｆter tｈat; 　Ｂ　 after　which 　 C　 afｔer it　； D aftｅr this;
10 　Would ｙou ｌike to　ｓｅe　a　film　wｉｔh　uｓ tｈis　eveｎing?
-－--- Ｉ　‘d like　to,buｔ I cａn’t　_____tｈe　tｉme,becauｓe　I havｅ　tｏ fｉｎiｓh my coｍpoｓition.
　Ａ ｐasｓ 　 　 　 B　　 takｅ 　 　 　 　 　Ｃ　　sｐend　 　　D afford 　
　　完型填空（共20小题;每题 2 分,满分 40 )
Ａs soon　ａs Ｉ learned ｔo say ｔhe word “beaｕty”，I sｅt　ouｔ to　look ｆoｒ it.　Beforｅ I　ｃoｕld fｉnｄ it, I　ａsｋed mｙ motｈｅr　whａｔ ａ　beauｔy was　ｌｉke. She　sａｉd tｈａｔ ａ beａuty　is _1１___who haｓ ｌarge brighｔ　ｅyes ａnd fine　ｓkin．
　 When I was　in Ｇrａｄe Fｏur，I ＿_１2_＿＿such　ａ gｉrl. I sat right in front ｏf ｈer aｎｄ _＿13_heｒ ｔo see　if　she ｗaｓ a reａl　ｂeaｕｔy.　She __14＿＿＿a beauty　in my eyeｓ until the day she　15___wiｔh　me． Ｓhe demａnded that I　__16__ｈeｒ pencｉl ｂｏx which　I _17__　ｋnoｃked on to thｅ floor.　I ＿_１8＿＿. Suddｅｎlｙ she flew　at me　aｎｄ thrｅw　ｍｅ ｏnto the gｒoｕnd and　we ｒolled　ａｂoｕt__1９___eacｈ oｔher
Ｄｕrｉｎｇ the years ｔhaｔ　folloｗed, I cａme acｒoss ＿__２0_＿explａnaｔｉoｎｓ ｇiｖｅn　tｏ me　ｂｙ differenｔ peoｐlｅ. Ｓomｅ sａｉd a ｇｉｒl ｗith ａ thiｎ　figure 体形iｓ a beauty，　_２１_＿_＿thaｔ ａ　gｉrl with　a gentｌe voｉce ｉｓ beautifｕl,_＿２2__＿_saiｄ ｉt ｉs a giｒl wｉtｈ ｈａir thａｔ iｓ liｋｅ a waterfalｌ.　Ｉ _23___givｅ thｅse a seｃoｎd thouｇht
　I searcheｄ fｏｒ a beauty　_＿24＿_＿haｄ ｔolｄ ｍｅ before,ｂut ｉｔ wａs ｕseｌｅsｓ.　Thｅｎ I met　an　old mａｎ.　He tｏｌd　me ｔhａｔ　ａ beauｔy is　a ｇirｌ ｗhｏ　mｉght ｎot be quitｅ _２5＿__＿wｉth naｔural ｂeauty． Hｏｗｅver,ｓhe　bｅcomｅs ａ bｅauty_26__＿_expｅrｉenｃing　hardship. Afｔer a　10-yeaｒ hｕrt foｒ ａ ｂeautｙ, I foｕnｄ her． Ｓｈe became　ｍy 27＿____. Ｓhe was not veｒｙ ｐretｔｙ bｕｔ she　wａs__28____. She　wａs boｒn in a　_２９___＿ｆamily ａnｄ had ｔｏ ｔake care　of hｅrself　fｒom young. Wｈen　ｗe　mａrried, I rｅａllｙ goｔ　thｅ ｉdｅa aboｕt a bｅauty． Sｈe was　tｈｅ　ｏne the　_30＿_＿old mａn ｈad　deｓcribｅd tｏ ｍe.

1１．A．yｏur clａssmate B　 ａ　giｒl　 C an experienｃed　girl D an ｕnｇlｙ ｇirl
12.A．ｌikｅｄ 　　 Ｂ.ｗａs tireｄ　of 　 　　 C.ｗas agａｉnst　　 　 　　 Ｄ．fouｎd
13.A.sｔａred at B．ｓｃoldｅｄ 　 C.beat D．ｌaughed　at
1４．A.waｓn’ｔ 　　 Ｂ．prｅｔended to be 　　 　Ｃ ｔrｅated himseｌｆ　 　D　ｗａs
15.A.quarreｌｌeｄ 　 B．ｔａｌkeｄ 　　 　　 C.ｐｌayed 　 　D　　 sｔudｉed
1６.A.stｅal B.roｂ　her oｆ　 　 　 C.ｌｉｋｅ 　 　　 　 Ｄ．pick ｕp
1７.A.bｙ ｃhaｎce　 Ｂ bｙ no ｍeanｓ　 　 　Ｃ by herｓｅｌf D．by the ｗay
18.A.agｒeeｄ B.ｒｅfｕsed 　 C．was ｈappy 　D．did ｓo
19．Ａ taｌｋｉng　with　　Ｂ．hｅlping　 C.hｉtting Ｄ.cｏｒreｔiｎｇ
2０．A．the ｓame　 B 　diffeｒnt 　C.the ｏppｏsite D　some 　corｒeｃt
２1.A.buｔ　 　　 B．oｒ 　　　　 Ｃ.aｓ 　 　 　　 　 D．ｓo
22.A.eveｒyｏｎｅ Ｂ.ｔｈe oｔherｓ　 　C.nobｏｄy 　 D．oｔhｅｒｓ
23.Ａ dｉｄ 　 B．must 　 　 C．didn’t　　 　 　 　Ｄ．shｏulｄ
24．Ａ.an ｏld maｎ 　 　B.sｏme people　 C．　noboｄy 　Ｄ.my moｔｈer
２5．A ｌｕcky 　　 B.ｓad 　 　　 　 C．willinｇ 　 　D happy
2６.A.　afｔｅr　　 　 Ｂ.witｈout 　 　 Ｃ.likinｇ 　 D.against
２7.Ａ frｉend．　 　Ｂ．ｔeacher 　 　 Ｃ.cｌａssmａte D.gｉｒlfｒiend
２8．A.uglｙ B．ｂeauｔiful 　　 C　　　ｌoｖeｌy　　 　　 　D bｒｉght
29．A．ｒich Ｂ.ｆａrmｅr’s Ｃ.ｈaｐpy 　 　D 　ｐoor
3０.A.fｏolish　 　 Ｂ.ｋinｄ-hｅarteｄ　　 　 C．ｗｉse 　 D.hｏnｅｓt
　　 　 　 　 　 A
A grｅaｔ Fｒeｎch writer　saiｄ thａt we ｓhｏuld help eｖeｒyone as muｃh as possible ｂｅcaｕｓe　ｗｅ ｏｆｔｅn　need ｈeｌp oｕrseｌvｅs． Ｔhe ｓmall　even can help thｅ gｒeaｔ． To　this greaｔ,he　teｌls ａ sｉｍｐle　ｓtory.
　An ａｎt was drinkｉｎg at a smaｌl rｉveｒ ａnd　feｌl in.　Sｈe ｔｒiｅd ｈarｄ to rｅach　thｅ side，but mａdｅ ｎo　ｐrogｒess at　ａll. The ｐｏor anｔ，almosｔ tｒieｄ　oｕｔ,was ｓtiｌｌ bｒavｅlｙ ｄｏｉng ｈeｒ best wｈｅn a　birｄ　ｓaw　ｈｅr．Moved　with ｐity,the　biｒd　threw　a　blａde of　gｒａss,whiｃh ｓｕpｐorｔed ｈer lｉke a boａt,and　thus she rｅached ｔhe ｂank ａgain. wｈｉｌe she wａs resting and ｄrｙing ｈeｒself in ｔhｅ grass she hearｄ　a ｍan comｉng ｎear． He waｓ walking aｌonｇ　bａrefｏoted and caｒrying ａ gun in hｉs hand. As　hｅ saw　ｔｈe bird, he wｉｓｈed　to　kill her,ａnd hｅ ｗoulｄ certａinｌy hａｖe done so，bｕt the　anｔ bｉt　him　iｎ the ｆoot jｕｓt before　ｈｅ raised hｉs　guｎ to fire. He ｓｔoｐｐed　ｔo ｓee what hａd bit ｈｉｍ,ａnd the ｂird imｍｅdiaｔely flｅw　away. It was an ａnimal much weaｋｅr,and　smａlｌer thaｎ ｈｅｒself thａt haｄ sａved　ｈer lｉｆe.
３１ 　　 Accｏrdinｇ　to　ｔhｅ French wriｔｅr，ｗe ｏften need heｌｐ from otｈｅrｓ,therefoｒe wｅ should ___＿_＿_＿_
A　 ｎｏt　help oｔｈers　 　 　 B　 ｈeｌp ｔｈoｓｅ who　mａy　be ｈelpfuｌ to　us
C geｔ ａｓ mucｈ helｐ　as　posｓibｌｅ 　　 D hｅｌp　others ａs much ａs　wｅ can
32 Ｔhe ａnｔ fiｎally　goｔ ｏn the bank_＿＿＿_＿
　A　 wｈen　tｈe water ｐusｈeｄ hｅr 　 B　with tｈe help　of a piece ｏｆ wood
　C　　ｗiｔｈ ｔｈe heｌp of　a bladｅ of gｒasｓ 　D wｈen the　bird reachｅd out a leg ｆor hｅｒ 　
33　　Tｈe Frenｃｈ wｒiteｒ teｌls　us thｅ ｓtory in oｒdeｒ to sｈow＿______
Ａ　 ｈow an anｔ sａｖed a ｂｉrd. 　 　　 Ｂ　　how brave tｈe ａnt　iｓ.
C hｏw　clevｅr the　bird ｉs 　 　 　　 D 　eｖeｎ　ｔhe smaｌl cａｎ　helｐ　thｅ great
　 　 　 　　 　 　 　 　 B
Tｈｅre ｗas a　litｔlｅ bｏｙ ｗith a　bad　ｔｅmpeｒ. 脾气 His fatｈｅr　gaｖe ｈim　a bag of nａilｓ　aｎd tｏｌｄ him ｔｈat eveｒy tｉｍe he　loｓt ｈiｓ temper,to　hammer a　nail ｉn thｅ ｂacｋ　fｅnce.　Thｅ ｆｉｒｓt day the boy　ｈad ｄriven ３７ naｉlｓ　into tｈe　fence.　Ｔhｅn it bｅgan ｔo bｅcoｍｅ leｓs. Hｅ diｓcovered it was eａｓiｅr to hoｌd his　teｍper．
Ｆｉnａlly thｅ ｄａy ｃaｍe　whｅn　the boy didｎ’t lose hiｓ teｍｐer at all.　He ｔoｌd ｈis　ｆatheｒ ａｂouｔ it aｎd thｅ　fａｔher suｇｇeｓteｄ　ｔhat tｈe bｏy nｏw pｕll out one nａiｌ　for　each　day tｈat he waｓ　abｌｅ ｔｏ ｈold his tｅmper．.
The　ｄaｙs ｐasｓed and　the　yｏung boy was　finaｌly aｂle to　telｌ　his　fatｈｅｒ ｔhat aｌｌ　thｅ　nａiｌs were ｇone. Ｔhｅ faｔher　tｏok　hiｓ sｏn by ｔhe hand anｄ leｄ ｈim to tｈe feｎce. Ｈｅ said, “Yoｕ have done ｗelｌ，my son，ｂut look　at　the　holｅs　in　ｔhe　ｆenｃe. Thｅ ｆenｃe wiｌl nｅver　bｅ　the ｓamｅ. When you say thｉngｓ in　angｅｒ，　thｅy ｌeａve ａ sｃaｒ juｓt　like ｔhis one． yｏｕ caｎ pｕt a knｉfｅ in a man aｎd draｗ ｉt oｕｔ. It won’t　ｍatｔｅｒ how maｎｙ tｉmｅｓ you say　I am sorｒy, the woｕnd is　stｉｌl tｈｅre
A veｒbａl 口头　woｕnd iｓ as bad as a phyｓｉｃal one. friends　are a vｅry rare　jewel,indeaｄ. Ｔhｅy make you ｓｍile ａnd encoｕｒａge ｙou　tｏ suｃceｅd． They　lend aｎ ear, they shａｒe ａ　word of ｐraｉsｅ,aｎｄ they ａlwayｓ ｗant ｔｏ oｐen thｅir hｅarｔ　ｔo　uｓ．”　Ｓhｏw youｒ　friｅｎds how ｍｕｃh　ｙｏu ｃａｒe. Send tｈiｓ　tｏ eveｒｙone yｏu consｉｄer a fｒienｄ.
３4　 Ｔhｅ bｏy’s　fatｈer told him ｔo hａmmer a　naiｌ inn thｅ ｂａｃk　fence______
A 　to　stｏp　his　angeｒ from ｂreaｋing　hiｓ bad ｔｅmper.
B 　ｔo help　him　conｔｒol hiｓ bad　ｔeｍpｅr
Ｃ tｏ ｒemeｍber how ｍany timｅs he　loｓt hｉs tｅmper.
D tｏ keeｐ　record ｏf hｉs baｄ teｍper.
３5 The ｕndeｒliｎed　word “Ｉt” iｎ　pararagraph 1 ｒefer　ｔｏ _＿_＿_＿＿
　　A 　the first day 　 　 　 Ｂ tｈe fence
　Ｃ the nａil 　 　 　 　 　D the boy’s tｅmper
3６ Ｔhｅ hoｌｅ　in tｈe　 feｎｃe　sｕggesｔeｄ ____＿_
　 　A tｈａt verｂal wound　wｉll never return to nｏｒmａｌ
　 　B thaｔ　oｎｃe　frieｎdsｈｉｐ is ｌｏst,iｔ will ｎever come bａｃk.
C tｈe mistaｋes yｏu have　mａｄe ｉn your lifｅ and the injures they ｈaｖｅ left
　D thｅ　verbal woｕnd tｈaｔ　you wiｌl sｈow ｔo evｅryｏne yｏｕ　consider a fｒiｅnd
37 　Ｆｒom tｈis passage wｅ ｃan ｓee_____＿_
　 A true　fｒieｎｄs ｎever ｃａre　aboｕｔ　theｉｒ friends’bａd teｍpeｒ.
Ｂ　tｕre ｆｒieｎｄs　ｏｐeｎ　hearts to eaｃh otｈer　ａｎd encoｕｒaｇｅ each other　ｔo　ｓucceｅｄ.
　C ｐeoｐle　won’t cｏnｓｉdｅr a　ｂoy wｉｔｈ a bａｄ ｔｅmｐer a ｆｒiend
　　 Ｄ ｙour friｅnｄs will share ｙour praｉｓe and succｅss,bｕt won’ｔ　sｈare　your aｎger 　
　 　 　 　 　　 　 　C
Alｌ ｈｅr　life, my mother　ｗanted busy chｉldren.Iｔ　waｓ very　imporｔanｔ tｈat ｈer ｈouｓe shoｕld remain all the tiｍe ｃlean anｄ ｔidy.
　 Yｏu　coｕlｄ tｕｒｎ　your ｂaｃk ｆor　a momｅnt iｎ my　moｔher‘　s 　ｈousｅ, ｌeave　a haｌf－ｗrittｅn letｔer oｎ tｈｅ dｉniｎg　room taｂle，　a magzinｅ opｅn　on the chair　,and ｔurn　aｒouｎｄ　to find　thａt my ｍoｔher　ｈad pｕｔ iｔ　bacｋ ｗｈere ｉt belonged to ，aｓ　shｅ　explａiｎed．
Mｙ ｗife,on onｅ　ｏｆ her fｉrｓt visit to　mｙ motｈer’ housｅ　，placed　a packet ｏf　biscuiｔs ｏｎ　ａn end table anｄ wenｔ　ｔo the kiｔcheｎ ｔo ｆｅtcｈ　a　drｉｎk.ｗｈｅn she　returned,sｈe　fｏund　the pａｃket had　ｂeen　reｍｏved ．Cｏｎfｕｓed(困惑旳),sｈe set　doｗｎ her ｄｒink ａｎd went bａcｋ tｏ ｔhe kitchen for morｅ biｓcｕiｔｓ ,ｏｎlｙ to reｔｕｒn to　ｆind　that ｈer　drｉnk　had disappｅaｒed ．Ｕｐ　to tｈen she　hｓｄ ｇｕessｅd that eｖeryone　in　my ｆamily heｌd ontｏ thｅir drinkｓ,so　as not ｔo makｅ watｅr　rings on thｅ　ｅnd ｔabｌes．Noｗ ｓhe knows betteｒ.
Ｔhese disappearances had ａ confuｓiｎｇ efｆect on　our　ｆamiｌy .Ｗｅ wｅre all iｎclinｅd to ｆorｇeｔfullness ,ａｎd ｉt　wａs cｏmmon fｏr onｅ of ｕs,upon retuｒnｉng　frｏm thｅ ｂathrooｍ .ｔo fiｎd thａt everｙ sign　ｏf　hｉs　work in proｇess had disappeareｄ　suｄdenly”.Ｄｏ　ｙou remｅmｂeｒ ｗｈaｔ I　ｗas　ｄoing ?”was a queｓtiｏｎ freｑuenｔlｙ asｋed，ｂｕt　rarｅly　ansｗeｒeｄ．
　 　Ｎow　ｍｙ sisteｒ has　deｖｅlopｅd　ａ　sｅcｏnd－hand love of clean　wiｎdoｗs,　aｎｄ mｙ　brotｈer dｏes the cleaning in his house ,pｅrhapｓ　ｔo　avoiｄ　haｖing to　be the　oｎe tｏ　ｌiｆｔ his feet .I ｔｒy　to think ａｂout iｔ too mucｈ ,ｂuｔ　Ｉ hａve at　this laｔeｒ time sterｔｅｄ to dust the　ｆurniｔuｒe　once a wｅek．
　 We ｈave all becｏme ｂusy ｐeｒson.
38　 Whiｃh of the folloｗiｎg ｉs　tｒue　abｏuｔ my moｔｈer？
Ａ Ｓhｅ eｎjｏyeｄ rｅｍｏvinｇ　otheｒs drinｋｓ.
B Ｓhe ｂecamｅ　morｅ aｎd more forｇetｆuｌ．
　 C Ｓhe preferred ｔo　ｄo eｖeryｔhing ｂｙ heｒsｅｌｆ.
　D　Ｓｈe　wanｔed tｏ　keｅp her house in ｇooｄ　orｄer　.
3９ Ｍｙ wｉfｅ　coｕｌd nｏｔ find her　biscｕits　aｎd drｉｎk ｉn ｍy motｈｅr’s ｈｏuse becausｅ_____＿＿_＿　
　A　Shｅ　hａd　alｒeaｄy finiｓhｅd　ｔhem.
　 B my moｔher ｈaｄ takeｎ them ａway
C ｓhe fｏrget where　she haｄ left　ｔhｅm .
　　　D　ｓｏmeoｎe in my　ｆaｍily　was　holdiｎg thｅm ．
4０ Ｔhe　underｌinｅd part　iｎ thｅ fiftｈ　parａｇraph　ｓuggｅsｔｓ　ｔhａｔ ｍy ｓiｓter　
A iｓ haｐｐy to ｃleaｎ thｅ window.
B ｌoves　to clean　ｔhe uｓｅd　wｉｎdows .
Ｃ　ｉs fond of cｌeａn used ｗiｎdows　．
　　D ｌｉkes clean windowｓ as ｍy mothｅr　ｄid.
41 Tｈｉs pasｓaｇe mａiｎly tells us　thａt __＿_＿＿___
　　　A　ｍy　motｈer ｏften ｍａdｅ us ｃｏnfused.
　 　B my　fａmｉly memｂeｒs haｄ a pｏoｒ meｍory.
　C my mother helｐed ｕs to fｏｒm　ａ gｏｏd habit．
D mｙ wｉfｅ　was sｕrｐriｓed　wheｎ shｅ visited my ｍotheｒ ．
　 　 　 　 　 　 D
Ｉｔ　ｍay ｈｅlp　yoｕ to　know thａt there　ｉs nｏ sucｈ thing　as a perｆeｃｔ spｅech. Ａｔ ｓoｍｅ　point in every sｐeech ，eveｒy sｐｅakｅr saｙs　somｅthｉnｇs ｔhｅt ｉs ｎｏｔ ｕndertoｏd ｅｘａcｔlｙ ａｓ he　hａs ｐlaned. Fortｕｒnａｔｅly，ｓuch　mｏmｅｎtｓ　are　not ｕsuslｌｙ ｏbviｏｕs(明显旳) tｏ ｔhe listeｎers.wｈy？ beｃａｕse the lｉｓtｅners do　nｏt kｎｏw ｗhat ｔhe　speａｋer　plａns ｔo saｙ .They ｈear only whａt thｅ　ｓpeaｋer　does　ｓay．If　yｏu losｅ　your place foｒ　ａ moment ,wrongｌy ｃhange the　orｄｅr　of ａ coｕpｌｅ ｏf sentences, or forgｅt ｔo　paｕｓe at a certain poiｎt, no one ｗill ｂe any tｈe ｗiser.Whｅn　such ｍoments　ｏccur ，ｄon’t wｏｒｒy about ｔｈｅm.Jｕｓt coｎtinｅ　as　if noｔhｉng hａppened.
　 Even if you dｏ maｋe ａn oｂviｏus misｔake durｉng a speeｃh,　that doeｓn’ｔ reａｌlｙ matter　.Ｉf you hａｖe　eｖeｒ　ｌisｔened to Marｔiｎ ｌutｈer　King’s fａmous　speech－I Have ａ ＤreamI , ｙoｕ　may ｎｏtice that　he　sｔumbles结巴　ovｅｒ his worｄｓ tｗｉce during thｅ ｓpeｅｃh.Moｓt likely,　hｏｗeｖｅr, you doｎnot reｍembｅｒ. Ｗhy ?　Bｅcausｅ you　ｗere fiｘing yoｕr　atteｎｔion ｏｎ his　ｍessge rａther than on　ｈis way of spｅｅｃh-mａkiｎg.
Peｏｐｌe caｒe　ａ loｔ　aboｕt ｍａkｉnｇ a　mistaｋｅ in　a ｓpｅeｃｈ bａcause ｔｈｅy rｅgaｒd　speech-ｍaking　ａs a ｋind of ｐｅrformａncｅ rａthｅr than as ａｎ acｔ of coｍmmｕnicatiｏn.Theｙ feｅl　tｈｅ listeｎｅｒs are　like　judges　ｉn an iｃｅ-ｓkａｔing ｃompｅｔｉtioｎ .Bｕｔ ,in fact ,the lｉsｔenｅrｓ are nｏｔ lookinｇ for a　peｒfeｃt pｅrformaｎcｅ .They ａrｅ lookｉｎg fｏr　a welｌ-thoｕｇht－ouｔ speeｃh　ｔhat expresｓｅｓ tｈe speａｋers ideａｓ cleaｒly anｄ ｄirecｔｌy ．Smetimeｓ　a ｍistake oｒ ｔｗo can aｃtually　incｒｅaｓe a speaｋer ‘s ａtｔractｉvenｅss by making him more human.
　As　you ｗork ｏn your sｐeｅch ．do nｏt woｒry aｂouｔ being perfecｔ. Onｃe ｙou fｒｅe your mind of tｈis ，yｏu　wｉlｌ find it　mucｈ ｅasier to gｉｖe your speｅｃｈ frｅely.
４２ Ｔｈe uｎdeｒlinｅd part ｉｎ ｔhe first paragraph meａns tｈat no onｅ ｗｉlｌ
　 A　be smaｒtｅr ｔhaｎ you　
　 Ｂ notiｃe yoｕｒ ｍistａｋes
C　do bｅttｅｒ　thａn yoｕ
　 Ｄ know ｗhaｔ you aｒｅ taｌking abｏuｔ
43　 Yoｕ ｄon’t rｅmｅmｂｅr oｂｖiｏus miｓｔakes in a ｓｐeech because
　　 A　yｏur ａｔｔention　is on　thｅ　conｔeｎt．
　 B yｏｕ donnot fuｌly unｄerｓtand ｔhe speｅｃh　
　 C you do ｎot know ｗhat ｔｈe ｓpｅaker ｐｌans to say　
　 　D　you find the way ｏf　ｓpeｅch-mａｋinｇ　moｒe important
44 Iｔ　caｎ be iｎferred frｏm　the ｐassaｇｅ　
　　Ａ givinｇ　ａ ｓｐeech iｓ　lｉｋｅ　ｇivinｇ a　peｒforｍａnｃｅ．
　 　Ｂ ｏｎe or　two misｔaｋes ｉn a sｐｅech maｙ not be ｂaｄ
Ｃ tｈｅ lｉsteｎeｒs sｈoｕld pay moｒe　atｔeｎtｉoｎ to　hｏw a　sｐeｅch ｉs made
D the　more misｔakeｓ a spｅecｈ maｋｅs　, thｅ　ｍore ａｔｔｒａctｉve he will be .
4５ Ｗhａt would be the　beｓt title ｆor ｔhe pasｓａge
A　Ｈow to　Bｅ a Ｐerｆect Speaｋer
Ｂ Hｏw to Ｍaｋｅ ａ Ｐerfect　Sｐeecｈ.
C　Don’t Ｅxpect a ｐeｒfect Sｐｅech
D　Don’t Expect Ｍiｓtａkeｓ　In a Ｓpeｅcｈ　.
　 　 　 　 　E
Peopｌe ｔhiｎk tｈａt hamｂｕrgerｓ ｗeｒe iｎvented　in ｔhｅ Uniteｄ Ｓtates,bｕt tｈiｓ　iｓ ｎot tｏｔally ture. Thesｅ rouｎd ｆlat　caｋes,or paｔtｉes,ｍade ｏf groｕnd　beｅｆ　actuａlly　camｅ from　Geｒｍａny in ｔｈe ｍiddlｅ　of　 Peopｌｅ　thｉｎk　that hamburgeｒｓ weｒe inventeｄ in　the Unｉted　Ｓtates，ｂut ｔhat is nｏt　toｔally ture. Tｈｅｓe rou ｔhｅ niｎetｅen　ceｎtury.Tｈey　ｗeｒe　bｒought to　ｔhe Ｕniteｄ Staｔeｓ by Ｇermaｎiｍｍigrａｎts who came fｒom the cｉty of Hammbuｒg. Ｔhat’s wｈｙ　 theiｒ　 naｍe ｗas “hａmbｕrｇｅr　ｓtｅak.”
Ｂut　what happeｎed　next is　n’t clear. Thｅ ｍost　pｏpuｌar　story ｉs that thｅ hａｍbｕｒｇer　was fiｒst puｔ　ｂｅtｗeen ｔｗo　pieces ｏf　bｒｅａｄ at tｈe 1９0４World Fair in ST.Ｌｏuiｓ.Hｏweｖer,ｐeoｐle in　otｈer ｐlａces clain thaｔ tｈey inｖｅnted tｈe　hamｂｕrger. Ｐeｒhaps we’ll neｖｅr ｈavｅ a clear ａnswer. But ｔhere　iｓ ｎo　qｕestioｎ　that tｈe hamburger waｓ a hit．　Wｈy? Perｈaｐｓ becaｕse ａt that tｉｍｅ，ｉnduｓtry wａｓ growiｎｇ,　aｎd　a kｉｎd ｏf fast， pｒａctiａl,and ｃheap　fｏoｄ was neeｄeｄ　fｏr worｋｅrs． oｒ perpaps it　ｗａs juｓt becausｅ haｍburｇｅrs ｔasｔeｄ gｏod.
　　　Thｅ hamｂuｒgｅrｓ bｅcame ｅven　more　popuｌaｒ ｉn　the 192０ｓ ｗhｅn　the　fｉrst ｃhain　of fast foｏｄ ｒestaｕｔanｔs was startｅd. Ｔhiｓ ｃhaiｎ　was ｃａｌled” Whitｅ Castlｅ．”It serveｄ　ｔiny hamｂurgers that　wｅｒｅ ｓolｄ fｏr thｅ lｏw ｐrice ｏｆ　5 cｅnts． Ａ ｔrend of　the 19