podium. While it is easy for nervous speakers to focus only on getting through the presentation, using the
audience's ___24___ will (意愿) helps much in making a speech better.
A. smooth
B. slight
C. strange
D. successful
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7.What a terrible experience! ________, lucky us, we are safe now.
A. Anyway
B. Otherwise
C. For example
8.The poster says Basketball Computer Game________.
D. wealth
14.Many Chinese characters symbolise their meanings, unlike English words which are spelt out according to how
they sound.
The underlined word “symbolise” in the sentence is a(n) ________.
All in all, these two strategies are sure to help with fear of public speaking. With proper practice and audience
empathy (共鸣), it is ____25____ to overcome the fear of public speaking and deliver a successful speech. So there
B. scared B. activities
C. comfortable C. signs
D. difficult D. instructions
20. A. found
B. sold
C. cleared
D. watched
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21. A. cause
B. problem
C. way
D. purpose
audience’s positive energy. Speakers need to remember that the audience wants them to ____22____. Something as
.basic as a small nod or a smile from a member of the audience should give ___23___ to the presenters behind the
A. is requiring
B. is required
C. was required
D. required
13.Maria is always full of ________ because she takes exercise every day.
A. energy
B. talent
C. humour
A. No problem
B. It is hard to say
C. Enjoy yourself
二、完形填空
D. You must be joking
请认真阅读下列短文，从短文后各题所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在 答题卡上将该项涂黑。
According to several recent surveys, some people fear public speaking more than anything else. ___16___,
A. how soon
B. how many
C. how often
D. how much
5.By the time she was eight, Linda________ read English and French.
A. could
B. must
C. need
D. may
6.When Henry first came to Nanjing in 2010，it was all________ to him, but he soon learnt his way around.
2.China’s efforts to stop the spread of COVID-19 will ________ the world’s ability to limit the harm in the near
future.
A. imagine
B. invent
C. insist
D. improve
this fear can be overcome (克服) with two simple methods: practice and using positive (正面的) energy from the
audience. Practicing for a speech is essential. ___17___ the task of writing the speech is complete, speakers must
FOR SALE Basketball Computer Game 2—4 players Bought last month Played once—works perfectly Phone Jack: 3665444
D. As a result
A. is designed by Jack
B. is only suitable for younger players
22. A. surprise
B. scream
C. suppose
D. succeed
23. A. confidence
B. challenge
C. humour
D. service
24. A. poor
B. good
C. weak
D. free
25. A. necessary
三、阅读理解
B. important
A. noun
B. verb
C. adjective
D. adverb
15.—It was a fantastic trip. So, which city did you like best, Wuhan, Chengdu or Chongqing?
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—________. There were good things and bad things about them.
ቤተ መጻሕፍቲ ባይዱ
—It ________ what you want to use it for.
A. takes on
B. carries on
C. puts on
D. depends on
12.Now waste from daily life in the city of Shanghai ________ to be separated into four different groups.
________ April 2nd.
A. in
B. on
C. at
D. from
10.How delicious! Did the students make the fruit salad all by ________?
A. they
B. them
C. their
D. themselves
11.—Which bicycle should I choose, sir?
3.Sorry, you can’t take the dictionary away, Vicky. I ________ it.
A. used
B. am using
C. have used
D. was using
4.Jenny just wondered ________Angela already knew about the event.
请认真阅读下列各题，从题中所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中，选出最佳选项并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 1.We still know little about the Moon ________ men have landed on it.
A. if
B. since
C. although
D. because
C. is almost new and in good condition
D. does not work on the seller’s computer
9.Nanjing Zijinshan Insect Museum, which will be open to the public soon, was formed at the foot of Zhongshan
南京市 2020 年初中学业水平考试 英语
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