Many people have a fear of public speaking. This fact is surprising and worrying, as most jobs need some speaking ability. The following will help you to make a speech better.

Write note cards. Write main ideas on your cards. Don’t write details（细节）. Put in some fun facts, questions, and other activities on the cards to share with the class. Don’t look at your note cards for a long time while speaking. If necessary, you’re only going to want to have a quick look at the card for information, not read every word.

Smile at your class. When it comes time to speak, there’s nothing that draws your class into your speech than a good old-fashioned smile. Studies have shown that smiles are infections（感染剂）. That means once you smile, it’s hard for everyone else not to smile. So if you want your speech to go off well, smile. That’ll make everyone smile and maybe those smiles will make you actually smile. 

Make eye contact. Nothing is more boring than listening to a speaker who looks at the floor or at note cards. Relax. Your class is made up of your friends and you talk to them all the time. Talk the same way now. Have a look at every person in the classroom at least once. That way, everyone will feel like you’re communicating with them.

Use hand motions. Move your hands along as you talk, using them to express your key points and keep the class interested. It will also lead your nervous energy into a better place.

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1.If you use note cards for your public speaking, the writer advises you to ________.

A write your ideas in detail on your note cards

B put some fun questions to share with the class

C always look at your note cards while speaking

D read every word in your note cards

解析：选B。B 细节理解题。依据第二段的“Put in some fun facts, questions, and other activities on the cards to share with the class.”可知，作者建议我们在做公开演讲时可在笔记卡片上放些有意思的问题与同学们共同分享。故选B。

2. The underlined phrase “go off” means ________ in Chinese.

A 离开

B 响起

C 进行

D 停止

解析：选C。C 猜测词意题。依据上下文进行推测判断本句含义为“如果你想使你的演讲进行的顺利的话，你就尽量微笑。”故选C。

3.From the passage, we know that we should make eye contact while speaking in public, that means we should _______.

A look at the floor or at your note cards while speaking

B look at everyone in the classroom while speaking

C use our eyes to express the main idea of our speech

D use our eyes to encourage others to listen to our speech

解析：选B。B. 细节理解题。依据第四段的“Have a look at every person in the classroom at least once.”可知“演讲时尽量用眼睛去注视班里的每个人至少一次”，让他们感到好像与你在交流一样。故选B。

4.In the passage, using hand motions while speaking in public can make a person _________.

A become nervous

B be full of energy

C become relaxed

D be interested in speaking

解析：选C。C细节理解题。依据最后一段的最后一句可知借助手的动作，可使一个人在做演讲时放松下来，故选C。

5.What’s the best title of the passage?

A How to Write a Public Speech

B A Public Speech

C The Fear of Public Speaking

D How to Make a Public Speech Better

解析：选D。D 主旨大意题。在本文的开头就说出了本文将就怎样做好公众演讲给出如下建议，故选D。