智慧树知到《英语演讲技巧与实训》章节测试答案

智慧树知到《英语演讲技巧与实训》章节测试答案
第一章
1、Which of the following statements is not true:
A:Public speaking can turn you into a smarter one.
B:Public speaking is a talent more than a skill
C:Public speaking can teach you critical thinking.
D:Public speaking training can turn you into a good speaker
正确答案：Public speaking is a talent more than a skill
2、Which of the following situations are not public speaking ?
A:A presentation at an international conference
B:A product demonstration to global buyers
C:A toast at a dinner
D:All of them
正确答案：All of them
3、Which of the following statements are true about public speaking?
A:Advance your career
B:Do good to society
C:It is a form of empowerment
D:All of them
正确答案：All of them
4、Learning public speech is a personal matter and does not benefit the society.
A:对
B:错
正确答案：错
5、What is the most important element in public speaking?
A:Audience
B:Speaker
C:Pronunciation
D:Public speaking skills
正确答案：Audience
6、Public speaking is a kind of way to manipulate others.
A:对
B:错
正确答案：错
7、There is no need to learn public speaking if you are in a Chinese environment.
A:对
B:错
正确答案：错
8、which of the following choice is not true about public speaking ?
A:Public speaking is a form of empowerment
B:Public speaking advances your career
C:Learning to give speeches can be beneficial to society
D:Public speaking is of little use in our daily life
正确答案：Public speaking is of little use in our daily life
9、Learning how to analyze your audiences can’t help you bee a more flexilbe municator.
A:对
B:错
正确答案：错
10、People who don’t like to express themselves don’t have to learn public speaking.
A:对
B:错
正确答案：错
11、Learning public speaking means that you must be someone else.
A:对
B:错
正确答案：错
12、which of the following choices are true about public speaking?
A:Learning public speaking can make you braver and more confident
B:Public speaking will make you smarter
C: Learning public speaking will make you more critical and more independent
D:Public speaking is very useful in our daily life
正确答案：Learning public speaking can make you braver and more confident,Public speaking will make you smarter, Learning public speaking will make you more critical and more independent ,Public speaking is very useful in our daily life
13、No matter what major you are studying, what kind of job you will have, public speaking is a necessary skill that should be learned by everyone.
A:对
B:错
正确答案：对
第二章
1、Just because audience members are looking at us doesn’t mean they are paying attention. They need to be motivated to keep on listening.
A:对
B:错
正确答案：对
2、Public speaking is just a monologue, a personal show of the speaker.
A:对
B:错
正确答案：对
3、Communication is not an one-way process.
A:对
B:错
正确答案：对
4、Which one of the following topic is not an appropriate speech topic?
A:On History
B:9 Good Habits for a Good Reader
C:Why should we care about breast cancer?
D:When Online Shamming Goes Too Far
正确答案：On History
5、Which of the following speech is not a ceremonial speech?
A:An introduction
B:A mencement address
C:A memorative speech
D:A eulogy
正确答案：An introduction
6、How to adjust your speech if you receive negative audience responses?
A:Adding another vivid example
B:Starting to raise your voice drastically
C:Speaking very fast to speed up
D:Criticize the audience for not listening
正确答案：Adding another vivid example
7、What is the proper way to clarify a subject that your audiences know little about?
A:You can use simple and clear language and some rhetorical devices
B:You can use some very technical terms
C:You can use lots of gestures
D:You can use casual and random language to clarify
正确答案：You can use simple and clear language and some rhetorical devices
8、what is the right function of public speaking?
A:Improve your munication skills
B:To catch your audiences
C:Say something in more interesting and smarter way
D:Manipulate others
正确答案：Manipulate others
9、Among the basic elements in public speaking, which one is the most important one?
A:Listener
B:Speaker
C:Contents
正确答案：Listener
10、Persuasion is the process of creating, reinforcing, or changing people’s beliefs or actions. When you give persuasive speeches , you are selling an idea.
A:对
B:错
正确答案：对
11、Courtesy speeches,including introduction, presentation, acceptance, and after-dinner speeches, like the Oscar Award acceptance speech by Leonardo DiCaprio.
A:对
B:错
正确答案：对
12、In the munication process, there are mainly 7 elements: speaker, listener, channel, message, feedback, situation and interference.
A:对
B:错
正确答案：对
第三章
1、Recording ourselves is very important, and we should watch our videos at least 3 times.
A:对
B:错
正确答案：A
2、 If you get nervous, there is no need to look at the audience.
A:对
B:错
正确答案：B
3、If we get nervous when speaking, it means we are poor speakers.
A:对
B:错
正确答案：A
4、Which of the following statement about controlling nervousness is incorrect?
A:Stablishing a right perception of yourself
B:Acquiring more speaking experiences
C:Making enough preparations
D:Staying up late before you give a speech
正确答案：D
5、What is true about stage fright?
A:Only those talented ones can conquer their stage fright
B:Stage fright cannot be got rid of
C:It is a normal feeling that everybody could have
D:Stage fright is abnormal
正确答案：C
6、How to get rid of our stage fright?
A:Prepare, prepare and prepare
B:Know more about yourself
C:Try to speak more.
D:All of them
正确答案：D
7、How to prepare yourself before public speaking?
A:Drinking some alcohol before getting on the stage
B:Play overnight to relax
C:Take a deep breath and warm up your throat
D:Shout as loud as you can
正确答案：C
8、What can we do to manage stage fright?
A:Drink some wine before giving the speech.
B:Practice your speech as much as you can.
C:Stimulate the real speaking environment when practicing your speech.
D:Record yourself and watch your videos when practicing your speech.
正确答案：BCD
9、Which of the following statements are wrong?
A:Public speaking is just about selecting a topic, planning content, and speaking in public places.
B:The most important element of public speaking is the speaker.
C:We should be ethical speakers and never use public speaking to manipulate others.
D:A good speaker never feels nervous before making a speech.
E:Never record yourself or watch your video
正确答案：
10、A chemical causes nervousness is called adrenaline.
A:对
B:错
正确答案：A
11、Preparing for a speech is always a hard and effort-taking process. It at least takes 30 minutes.
A:对
B:错
正确答案：B
第四章
1、You can help your audience remember your speech by making your speech as difficult as possible.
A:对
B:错
正确答案：B
2、As a speaker, you should show your audience that you are an “expert” by adding a lot difficult information in your speech.
A:对
B:错
正确答案：B
3、Hearing is more difficult than listening.
A:对
B:错
正确答案：B
4、The right order of the 6 stages of listening is receive, prehend, evaluate, respond, interpret and remember.
A:对
B:错
正确答案：B
5、You can’t speak right if you don’t listen well.
A:对
B:错
正确答案：A
6、What is true about listening?
A:It equals to hearing
B:It is really plicated and difficult
C:We don’t have to be a good listener before being a good speaker
D:Listening can be trained in a very short time.
正确答案：B
7、What is the advantage of good listening
A:It will advance your caree
B:It may save your life
C:It will improve your living quality
D:All of them
正确答案：D
8、The six stages for listening are Receive, Comprehend, Evaluate, Respond, Interpret and Remember.
A:对
B:错
正确答案：A
9、As speakers, we should ease the burden on our audience: never speak fast; speak steadily and clearly, and leave time for our audience to think and catch up.
A:对
B:错
正确答案：A
10、First, good listening provides you with right language input， listening is the basis of language learning.
A:对
B:错
正确答案：A
11、A good speaker is not someone who keeps on talking, but someone who can say what the audience want to hear, and speak properly, attractively and smartly.
A:对
B:错
正确答案：A
第五章
1、As a listener, we can just shut our ears when the speaker is not talking about things we are interested in to save more time.
A:对
B:错
正确答案：B
2、The key of public speaking is all about remembering the speaker him/herself.
A:对
B:错
正确答案：B
3、We can adjust our speech for our audience to catch up when giving the speech.
A:对
B:错
正确答案：A
4、Using materials that beyond your level can help you improve your listening.
A:对
B:错
正确答案：B
5、We should figure out who we are talking to when preparing a speech.
A:对
B:错
正确答案：A
6、We should try our best to remain objective while listening and do not interrupt while other people are speaking.
A:对
B:错
正确答案：A
7、If a speaker says something like “leftover women” or “bald”, you might experience a strong emotional reaction that can block out your ability to listen, what should you do?
A:Stay calm and remain objective
B:Get extremely angry
C:Criticize the speaker for saying something “stupid”
D:Shut your ears immediately
正确答案：A
8、What is true about audiences?
A:Think of them as nothing in order to get rid of stage fright
B:Avoid eye contact and just focus on your speech
C:Try to do some interaction with your audiences
D:Our speech is not audience-centered
正确答案：C
9、What is wrong about improving our listening?
A:Listen as many as materials in one time
B:Read out loud after listening to one material
C:Remember more words
D:Keep practicing
正确答案：A
10、If we just keep on talking and talking without thinking about what our listeners would like to hear, we can never make a good speech.Therefore, speaker-centeredness is the first step of a good speech.
A:对
B:错
正确答案：B
11、With proper analysis on your audience, you can predict what they would like to hear and make adaptations. A successful speaker sometimes can be a mind-reader: he knows exactly what the audience want.
A:对
B:错
正确答案：A
第六章
1、Speaking fast shows that we have a good mand of English, thus is a good thing.
A:对
B:错
正确答案：B
2、As a speaker, you can shout or scream at your audience to show your strong emotio
A:对
B:错
正确答案：B
3、Speaking with a low volume may harm your credibility when giving a speech.
A:对
B:错
正确答案：A
4、The audience won’t notice our mistakes if we speak really fast.
A:对
B:错
正确答案：B
5、We should pause longer at full stops and shorter at mas when reading a script.
A:对
B:错
正确答案：A
6、We should emphasize pronouns and conjunctions when giving a speech.
A:对
B:错
正确答案：B
7、What is true about delivery?
A:We should be really dramatic in a speech
B:Delivery can help get the attention of your audiences
C:Delivery simply means keeping your voice loud
D:There is a standard delivery for all speeches
正确答案：B
8、In the vocal process, it is specifically our breathing system that provides the power for voice production.
A:对
B:错
正确答案：
9、Actually, our voice is just a like a big tool box. We have so many tools to use to municate effectively, which include our: Volume Pace, Pitch & Tone, Fluency, Rhythm, Pronunciation.
A:对
B:错
正确答案：A
10、Rhythm. This includes 2 elements: stress and pauses . A good rhythm makes your speech sound natural and fortable, rather than like a silly machine.
A:对
B:错
正确答案：A
11、Pause to empasize, like when you are asking a thought provoking question, making a strong statement,at punctuation -longer at footsteps, and shorter at as.
A:对
B:错
正确答案：A
第七章
1、We can point at our audience to catch their attention.
A:对
B:错
正确答案：B
2、There are two types of munication: verbal munication and non-verbal munication.
A:对
B:错
正确答案：A
3、Slight gestures like twisting hair, playing with pens, or swinging show that we are really casual on the stage, thus can cover up our nervousness.
A:对
B:错
正确答案：B
4、To show our seriousness, we should stand as we are singing an opera.
A:对
B:错
正确答案：B
5、Good speaker must have perfect pronunciations.
A:对
B:错
正确答案：B
6、We can use “show” gesture to “picturize” our content.
A:对
B:错
正确答案：A
7、When we are introducing objects, presenting options and facts, and distinguishing between points, ideas, and facts, what gesture can we use?
A:The “Give”
B:The “Chop”
C:The “Show”
D:“T-rex” arms
正确答案：A
8、What is wrong about facial expression?
A:We should match our facial expressions to our content
B:Use just one facial expression in the whole speech
C:Avoid eye contact with your audiences
D:Facial expression is not that important
正确答案：A
9、What is true about our body in public speaking?
A:We should use countless gestures to get rid of boredom
B:We should stand like a soldier
C:We do not have to use too many gestures in our speech
D:Pointing at your audiences is really persuasive
正确答案：C
10、For people all around the world, accent does not mark language ability, but only marks the speaker’s identity, past experience, culture…In a word, accent ≠ incorrectness.
A:对
B:错
正确答案：A
11、A firm eye contact makes your audience feel respected, and makes your words more trustworthy. To speak effectively, you need genuine eye contact, because this allows you to see the audience’s feedback.
A:对
B:错
正确答案：A
第八章
1、Reading efficiently when researching on your topic means that you need to read from cover to cover just like reading a novel.
A:对
B:错
正确答案：B
2、We should think extremely clearly and cautiously about our ideas to avoid mistakes before we speak in a discussion, and if we canno
A:对
B:错
正确答案：B
3、We don’t have to make our speech easy and interesting as long as it is meaningful.
A:对
B:错
正确答案：B
4、The soul of a speech is a good delivery.
A:对
B:错
正确答案：B
5、We must avoid conflicts when having a group discussion.
A:对
B:错
正确答案：B
6、Which of the following statement is NOT correct when choosing content?
A:Select a topic that interests you.
B:Select a topic that brings something new to your listeners.
C:Select a topic that stays in your “self-caring zone”.
D:You can brainstorm when choosing content.
正确答案：C
7、Which of the following statement is correct about supporting materials?
A:Events you’ve observed, and things other people have said to you are not part of your personal stories.
B:Government publications are the most important source of the latest information.
C:It is necessary to tell everything about the material in one speech.
D:One important thing in information searching is to evaluate your sources.
正确答案：D
8、In a group discussion you should NOT:
A:Analyze the problem
B:Establish criteria for a workable solution.
C:Always defend yourself and and your point of view.
D:“Pretend you’re Sherlock Holmes.”
正确答案：C
9、Discussion is:
A:An exchange of opinion.
B:Chit chat.
C:A waste of time.
D:A debate.
正确答案：A
10、There are 6 steps of group discussion. Define the Problem. Define the Problem Establish Criteria for a Workable Solution . Analyze the Problem. Suggest Possible Solutions . Evaluate Each Solution and Select the Best One. Suggest Ways for Testing or Carrying Out the Solution
A:对
B:错
正确答案：A
11、Always remember discussion is a debate petitive ; you don’t have to defend a particular point of view. An ideal group atmosphere is cooperative, rather than ( ). An ideal group member is open-minded, who can interact with fellow group members.
A:对
B:错
正确答案：B
12、Groups are important, because they tend to have more power than just one person, and groups’ decisions usually carry great weight. It makes us more cooperative, more reasonbale, and more intelligent. Working together does make sense! Working together does make sense!
A:对
B:错
正确答案：A
13、Some information, such as that on personal Web sites and some blogs, is merely a regular person’s opinions—and those opinions aren’t always well-informed. And you never know who is sitting behind the screen to post the information! Therefore, one important thing in information searching is to evaluate your sources by asking the questions like, Does the information satisfy the 5 criteria of accuracy, authority, objectivity, currency, and coverage ?
A:对
B:错
正确答案：A
14、You should decide which types of supporting materials you need. We have 7 types of materials that can be used in speeches: Personal experiences,Common knowledge,Direct observation, Examples, Documents,Statistics,Quotation.
A:对
B:错
正确答案：A
15、In other words, a good speech topic should bring something new to your listeners. One practical way to find out a proper topic is to do brainstorming. This is a mental exercise that helps you find out new topics.
A:对
B:错
正确答案：A
第九章
1、Longer sentences and GRE words can show the audience our good mand of English, so it should be encouraged.
A:对
B:错
正确答案：A
2、Which of the following choice of designing PPT for presentation is incorrect?
A:Using too many visual effects.
B:Using at least font size 24 so that your audience can see clearly.
C:Remembering the 6 x 7 rule.
D:Never using irrelevant pictures.
正确答案：ACD
3、Which of the following choice of designing PPT for presentation is correct?
A:Using contrasting colors like light on dark or dark on light.
B:Using all capital letters.
C:Using old-style handwriting fonts.
D:Using italics or underlines everywhere.
正确答案：
4、Your final outline should include the following contents except:
A:Transitions.
B:Detailed supporting materials
C:Attention getter.
D:Complete sentences of your conclusion.
正确答案：D
5、The diction of your speech should be:
A:Fancy and plicated.
B:Shakespeare style.
C:TOEFL and GRE words.
D:Economical.
正确答案：D
6、A good PPT should not be:
A:As fancy as possible.
B:Big, simple and clear.
C:Progressive.
D:Consistent
正确答案：A
7、Which of the following statement is correct about PPT:
A:If your projector works not so well, you’d better use light on dark.
B:Italics are easy to read on screen.
C:A good PPT should have lots of visual effects.
D:Different colors can indicate importance.
正确答案：D
8、Which of the following statement is NOT correct about the language of the speech?
A:Avoid using too many clauses run together in one sentence.
B:To make our language more picturesque, you may use quotations, questions, shocking statement, etc.
C:Use no more than 3 parallel structures at the same time.
D:Express your meaning accurately with the fewest words you can.
正确答案：B
9、You cannot just possibly hand in your 3000 words speech to someone around you, outlining your speech makes it easier for others to find out your problems and give you more valuable suggestions.
A:对
B:错
正确答案：A
10、A good opening can invite the audience into our speech. Here are four major types of opening: questions; vivid stories; startling facts, numbers and data; and quotation.
A:对
B:错
正确答案：A
11、In our PPT, instead of showing all the pictures, charts, and texts in one single slide all at once, we should be progressive when showing our PPT.
A:对
B:错
正确答案：A
第十章
1、A good conclusion can refocus audience attention with a memorable thought or a final clincher.
A:对
B:错
正确答案：A
2、If we want to use questions to begin our speech, we can use yes/no questions, rhetorical questions and survey.
A:对
B:错
正确答案：A
3、There is no need for us to write a good concluding part. We just simply need to say “That’s all, thank you” as a concluding part.
A:对
B:错
正确答案：B
4、Because mon knowledge are mon, so they are always right and can be supportive.
A:对
B:错
正确答案：B
5、Conclusion is simply the repetition of main points in the body part.
A:对
B:错
正确答案：B
6、Talking about things that are related to the audiences’ experiences will help the speaker to attract the audience.
A:对
B:错
正确答案：A
7、“In Africa, every five seconds, a child dies of starvation” , which type of opening does it belong to?
A:Startling facts, numbers and data
B:Questions
C:Vivid stories
D:Quotation
正确答案：A
8、If the topic is “The Evolution along with History of Batman as a Heroic Figure”, which pattern would be the most suitable one?
A:Chronological pattern
B:Climactic pattern
C:Spatial pattern
D:Cause-effect pattern
正确答案：A
9、Which of the following statement about using quotation is incorrect?
A:Using long quotations, as long as possible to show your knowledge.
B:Paying attention to the credibility of the one you quote from.
C:To make quotes interesting, introduce the experts with their background information.
D:Keeping the expert’s words brief, and read them in a lively and convincing manner.
正确答案：A
10、A good opening can NOT:
A:Catch the audience’s attention.
B:Inform the listener your supporting material.
C:Motivate your listeners to listen.
D:Establish credibility and earn support.
正确答案：B
11、You should not open your speech with:
A:Your daily routine story.
B:Quotations.
C:Definitions or explanations.
D:Questions.
正确答案：A
12、In which part of the speech should we exhibit our powers of persuasion?
A:Introduction
B:Transition
C:Body
D:Conclusion
正确答案：C
13、You can end your speech by:
A:Repeating the beginning.
B:Challenging the audience.
C:Just Saying “That’s all, thank you.”
D:Raising your arms and shout to the audience.
正确答案：B
14、Always remember, a good conclusion should do the following 2 things: (1) Provide a final summary of your central idea and main points , (2) Refocus audience attention with a memorable thought or a final clincher.
A:对
B:错
正确答案：A
15、When your speech call on the audience to do something, a direct question may be effective. It not only creates a mon bond between speaker and audience, but also transfers to the audience some of the responsibility for achieving the speaker’s goals.
A:对
B:错
正确答案：B
16、Size indicates importance. Big pictures capture your audience’s attention.But when the text gets bigger and picture gets smaller, you will naturally focus more on the text.
A:对
B:错
正确答案：A
第十一章
1、Before contestants take part in provincial contests, their face to face training will be at least 400 hours.
A:对
B:错
正确答案：A
2、Speaking contest include non-English majors and English majors.
A:对
B:错
正确答案：A
3、From 2014, FLTRP opened the online channel, Anyone under 25 years old can sign up for the online contest.
A:对
B:错
正确答案：B
4、The national final of the FLTRP Cup consists of 2 rounds.
A:对
B:错
正确答案：B
5、The first round of the national final consists of prepared speech for 3 minutes + QnA for 2 minutes.
A:对
B:错
正确答案：A
6、The 21st Century National English Speaking Competition has the longest history among English speaking contests in China.
A:对
B:错
正确答案：A
7、Star of Outlook English Talent Competition is a large-scale English petition hosted by the CCTV Social Education Program Center.
A:对
B:错
正确答案：A
8、Star of Outlook English Talent Competition focuses more on contestants’ talents.
A:对
B:错
正确答案：A
9、 The main channel of 21st Century Cup is through online contests.
A:对
B:错
正确答案：A
10、Before the impromptu speech, each contestant will have 20 minutes of preparation with the help from the coach.
A:对
B:错
正确答案：B
11、No one can take away your knowledge, skills and experiences.
A:对
B:错
正确答案：A
12、With proper practice and training, you will bee a good speaker.
A:对
B:错
正确答案：A
第十二章
1、If you are going to give a speech about”will AI replace human?”, which of the following opening do you think is better?
A:Do you know AI? It’s a very heated topic.
B:My reasons are as follows:
C:It’s a very interseting topic
D:what’s the first image that jumps into your mind when it es to AI?
正确答案：D
2、You can judge the topic in speaking petition.
A:对
B:错
正确答案：B
3、you can use questions, stories, numbers in your opening to attract the audience.
A:对
B:错
正确答案：A
4、You can create a good speech in only 5 or 8 minutes without daily accumulation.
A:对
B:错
正确答案：B
5、You have to tell vivid, interesting stories instead of telling some cliche stories in your speech.
A:对
B:错
正确答案：A
6、You can start your speech by judging the topic.
A:对
B:错
正确答案：B
7、Don’t make the stupid grammatical mistakes about your language.
A:对
B:错
正确答案：A
8、You need to include everything in your speech.
A:对
B:错
正确答案：B
9、which of the choices are tips for impromptu speech preparation?
A:Don’t speak generally
B:Don’t tell cliché stories
C:Don’t make language mistakes
D:Don’t make logical mistakes
正确答案：ABCD
10、Which of the following choice belongs to the benefit of attending public speaking contests?
A:Finding one’s own life paths
B:Creating more diverse possibilities in one’s lives
C:Changing one’s personality and finding sparkles in himself/herself
D:I don’t know
正确答案：ABC