Section A Directions:In this
section, there is a passage with ten blanks. You are required to select one word
for each blank from a list of choices given in a word bank following the
passage. Read the passage through carefully before making your choices. Each
choice in the bank is identified by a letter.
Success of a speech is often (47) to the
skills of the speaker, with merits being given to speakers who are confident,
articulate(表达能力强), knowledgeable and able to deliver a speech with (48)
But often it is not the speakers who write these
moving speeches, it is a speechwriter. Some believe that the best speechwriters
have an (49) talent, a natural creative instinct, and that
speechwriting is an art form. So what about those of us who do
not possess such genius Can we still produce successful speeches In an
interview, Dr Max Atkinson (50) a number of speechwriting
techniques. He also (51) how these techniques have been used
in historic speeches. One such technique is introducing
(52) This is (53) useful when presenting
a positive spin on a negative issue. One of the most famous examples of this can
be seen in a speech given by former American President John F Kennedy: "Ask not
what your country can do for you but what you can do for your country.
" Another technique is the use of three-part lists. Dr Atkinson
explains that this can be an (54) way of adding finality or
confirming a statement. Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair was a fan of
this technique. One of his most famous campaign slogans was "education,
education, education". These techniques can be used like
tools—they can be chosen from a toolbox and (55) when
necessary. A few other techniques you might find in a speechwriter’s toolbox
might he the use of imagery, anecdotes(趣闻轶事) and alliteration(押头韵).
So next time you have to prepare a speech or (56) , try
applying one or more of these techniques and see if you have what it takes to be
a winning speechwriter. A) excellent
F) attributed
K)
convention B) contrast
G) interesting
L) presentation
C) contributed
H) inherent
M) extremely D) detailed
I) illustrated
N) merely E) outlined
J) conviction
O)
applied