揭阳市2016年高中毕业班高考第一次模拟考试英语(2)

What about drinking alcohol to wet your throat？ I advise you not to touch alcohol before speaking. The problem with alcohol is that one drink gives you a little confidence. The second drink gives you even more confidence. Finally you will feel all-powerful and you will feel you can do everything， but in fact your brain and your mouth do not work together properly. Save the alcohol until after you finish speaking.Perhaps you want to accept the advice， but you may wonder if you can ever change the habits of a lifetime. Of course you can. Goethe， who lived before indoor skating rinks or swimming pools， said， “We learn to skate in the summer and swim in the winter.” Take this message to heart and give yourself time to develop your new habits. If you are wiling to change， you will soon be able to say that you will never forget these techniques because they’ve become a part of your body.

24. Which of the following things does the writer suggest that you should do before you began your talk？

A. Drink water-down fruit juice.

B. Have some drink with cream.

C. Have some cool milk.

D. Have high tea.

25. What does the writer suggest when you feel you are losing your voice？

A. Going to see a doctor.

B. Asking a professional singer for help.

C. Whispering the things that you want to say.

D. Keeping on talking rather than use a paper to write notes.

26. According to the text， what will happen to your speech when you drink alcohol？

A. Your face will be redder and more shining.

B. Your mouth and thought will not be in line.

C. You will be so confident as to carry out your speech perfectly well.

D. You will get excited enough to attract people’s attention in the speech.

27. What is the purpose of the writer to use Goethe’s words？

A. To encourage one to go in for sports.

B. To tell that Goethe had a strong willpower.

C. To prove one can change his habits.

D. To remind people of the techniques to develop a lifelong habits.

C

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