問題詳情
The study and practice of speech actually 29 far more prominently in theearly centuries of liberal education. Rhetoric was among the most important subjectstaught – often the most important. It was intimately connected not only30 philosophy but also 30 governance and action. In the centuries beforeprint, oral communication was at the center of public and professional life. Theeighteenth and nineteenth century college curricula in Britain and the United Statesmaintained that emphasis on rhetoric. In the twentieth century, as research 31 themajor focus of larger universities, and the printed text 31 the dominant method ofmass communication, the emphasis 32 speech faded, especially in the UnitedStates. In Great Britain, public speaking remains 33 in a tradition of poetryrecitation and elocution, debate and declamation. At the center of Britain’s political lifestands the House of Commons, a venue 34 the ability to thrust and parry verballygains a politician notice by his or her peers. That’s 35 so many Britons soundintelligent, lucid, and witty – it’s not just the accent. The rise of television and digitalvideo has made verbal fluency useful, sometimes crucial. Whether for public or privatecommunication, the ability to articulate your thoughts clearly will prove to be atremendous strength. No matter how strong your idea, you have to be able to convinceothers to get behind it.
【題組】29.
(A) figure
(B) figures
(C) figuring
(D) figured
參考答案
答案：D
難度：困難0.333333
統計：A(1),B(2),C(0),D(2),E(0)