Question

【題目】Although many Chinese students say that their knowledge of English grammar is good, most would admit that their spoken English is poor. Whenever I speak to a Chinese student, they always say, “My spoken English is poor.” 【1】

I would like to suggest that there may be some reasons for their problems with spoken English.

First, they fail to find suitable words to express themselves due to a limited vocabulary.

【2】However, you can speak with a limited vocabulary, if you choose a positive attitude. Others will follow you as long as you use the words that you know.

【3】

Sometimes they make mistakes when they are speaking because they are shy and nervous. Yet students should remember that their goal should be FLUENCY NOT ACCURACY. Your aim in writing is to be accurate following the rules for grammar and using the right words and spelling them correctly. However, in speaking your aim is fluency. You want to get your message across, to talk to someone in English, as quickly and as well as you can, even though sometimes you may use a wrong word or tense , but it doesn’t matter.【4】

The third reason is that not enough attention is paid to listening . You have one mouth but two ears !All that hearing is necessary for you to start speaking .

Fourth, most Chinese students are reactive rather than proactive language learners. Instead of actively seeking out opportunities to improve their spoken English they passively wait for speaking opportunities to come to them and wonder why their English always remains poor.【5】

A. The person you are speaking to will understand you and make allowances for nay mistakes he hears.

B. They may try to avoid making similar mistakes next time.

C. Obviously the better answer is to expand their vocabulary.

D. If you have this proactive outlook, then you will see English opportunities wherever you go.

E. However, their spoken English does not have to remain “poor”!

F. Second , they are afraid of making mistakes.

G. The second reason lies in the reluctance of using what has just been learned.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】E

【2】C

【3】F

【4】A

【5】D

【解析】試題分析:本文是一篇議論文。講述的是在中國學生口語差的四點原因。學生口語差和學生有限的單詞量，害怕出錯，沒有集中注意力聆聽和大部分的學生處于被動的狀態(tài)有關。

【1】E考查對上下文的理解和推理判斷能力。我希望闡述一些中國的學生的口語不好的原因。找到原因后及時糾正，學生的口語就能得到完善。故選E。

【2】C考查對上下文的理解和推理判斷能力。上句提到學生難以采用合適的單詞表達自己，原因是他們的單詞量有限。那么，最佳方法就是擴大單詞量。故選C。

【3】F考查對上下文的理解和推理判斷能力。下文提到學生由于過于害羞或緊張可能會犯錯。本段講述的是學生會害怕犯錯。應選F。

【4】A考查對上下文的理解和推理判斷能力。上文提到如果你想和別人用英語交談，那么最好的方法就是盡可能快地流利的說英語，不要在意口語中出現(xiàn)的小錯誤。故選A。

【5】D考查對上下文的理解和推理判斷能力。上文提到大部分的學生都是被動的，而不是積極主動的尋找機會說英語。如果有一個積極主動的態(tài)度，那么說英語的機會隨處可見。故選D。