题文
Imagine that you are in school, giving a speech to your class. Now think what it feels like when stammering (口吃) makes it a struggle to communicate your thoughts and feelings to other people.The King’s Speech, which won the best picture at the Academy Awards in March, 2011, focuses on stammering along with other speech-related problems. The movie tells the story of Britain’s King George VI, who became king after his brother Edward VIII gave up the crown to marry an American woman.
As a result of British actor Colin Firth’s performance, people are starting to realize that stammering can damage a person’s self-confidence and cause him or her to escape from life.
“The serious problem is unseen and unheard,” said Norbert Lieckfeldt, an expert at the British Stammering Association, in an interview with a news reporter.
“Stammering masks your ability,” he said. “It's a serious disability.”
Most stammerers face bullying (欺负) in school, something that is “usually carried over into the workplace”.
George VI’s stammer took away his confidence as a speaker. But Samantha Mesango, a speech coach based in the UK, believes that speech problems are more common than most people realize. “Some simply don’t like the sound of their own voice; others are scared of speaking in public,” she said.
Travis Treats from St．Louis University praised The King’s Speech. He said it shows that “how one’s speech does not mean what one is inside”. He also added that people who stammer need to be heard and our society should recognize that they have a lot to give to the world.
小题1:The author writes the first 3 paragraphs to . A．show how harmful stammer is for common peopleB．introduce a famous movie winning great awardsC．tell the story of the king who suffers from stammerD．draw readers’ attention to the problem of stammer小题2:We learn from the passage that .A．stammerers face bullying in school but not in the workplaceB．Edward VIII gave up his crown because he was a stammererC．stammerers should be understood and can contribute to the worldD．the sufferings caused by stammer haven’t been found yet小题3:According to Norbert Lieckfeldt, ．A．the voice of stammering people cannot be heardB．people who stammer do better in work than schoolC．there are a lot of things that stammering people can give to usD．the serious problem of stammering remains unseen and unheard小题4:The paragraph that follows the last will probably talk about ．A．the success the king made by overcoming stammerB．the medical treatments given to the stammerersC．doctors’ opinions upon the serious stammer problemD．how popular the movie The King’s Speech will become 题型：未知难度：其他题型
答案
小题1:D
小题2:C
小题3:D
小题4:A
解析
文章以《国王的演讲》这部电影为例说明口吃对人们来说是一个严重的问题，能摧毁一个人的自信。小题1: 推理题。作者以《国王的演讲》这部电影为例是为了引起人们对于口吃问题的注意。
小题2:细节题。根据文章最后一句. He also added that people who stammer need to be heard and our society should recognize that they have a lot to give to the world.可知我们应该理解那些口吃的人他们也会给我们这个世界做贡献，故C正确。
小题3:细节题。根据文章第四段“The serious problem is unseen and unheard,” said Norbert Lieckfeldt,可知D正确。
小题4:推断题。文章以《国王的演讲》开始，最后也应该谈论《国王的演讲》中国王客服口吃取得的成功。
考点
据考高分专家说，试题“Imagine that you are.....”主要考查你对 [日常生活类阅读 ]考点的理解。日常生活类阅读
日常生活类阅读的概念：
日常生活这一话题主要涉及人们衣食住行等方面的活动。这一话题的选材主要针对人们日常的工作，生活以及学习情况。做这一类题时，最主要的是要把握好人物的活动内容，时间和地点。
日常生活类阅读题答题技巧：
【题型说明】
该类文章内容涉及到人们的言谈举止、生活习惯、饮食起居、服饰仪表、恋爱婚姻、消遣娱乐、节日起源、家庭生活等。文章篇幅短小，追根溯源，探索各项风俗的历史渊源，内容有趣。命题也以送分题为主，如事实细节题、语义转换题、词义猜测题和简单推理判断题等。虽然这类文章读起来感觉轻松，试题做起来比较顺手，但绝不能掉以轻心。因为稍不留神，就会丢分。
【备考提醒】
为了保证较高准确率，建议同学们做好以下几点：
1、保持正常的考试心态。笔者在教学中发现，越是容易的试题，同学们越是容易失分。为什么呢？因为在这种情况下，同学们极易产生麻痹思想，认为题目好做，就不引起高度重视，于是思维不发散、不周密。而命题人就是利用同学们的这一弱点，设计陷阱题。所以，无论试题难易与否，我们都要保持正常的考试心态。试题容易，不欣喜；试题难，不悲观。
2、根据前面讲到的方法，认认真真、细细心心做好事实细节题。
3、做好语义转换题。这类题是根据英语中一词多义和某些词语在文中能表达一定的修辞意义的原则而设计的。要求同学们解释某生词的含义，确定多义词或短语在文中的意思，确认文中的某个代词所指代的对象，或者对英语中特有的表达、格言、谚语进行解释。这种题要求同学们一定要根据上下文猜测词义或理解句子，切不可望文生义。
4、做好简单推理判断题。简单推理判断题要以表面文字为前提，以具体事实为依据进行推理，做出判断。这种推理方式比较直接，只要弄清事实，即可结合常识推断出合理的结论。
