Question

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.” __51__ 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.__52__ 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.

__53__ 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.__54__

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(主動的) 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.__55__.

A．The person you are speaking to will understand you and make allowances for any 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】

 

 E

 C

 F

 A

 D

【解析】

試題分析：

 根據(jù)上文，當我和中國學生說話的時候，他們總會說我的英語口語很差，然而他們的英語口語并不差故選E。

 根據(jù)First, they fail to find suitable words to express themselves due to a limited vocabulary.，可知 他們找不到合適的詞匯來表達，是因為他們的詞匯有限，故應該擴大詞匯量，選C，最合邏輯關系。

 上文提示First,，所以接下來應該是Second，可知選F。

 根據(jù)even though sometimes you may use a wrong word or tense, but it doesn't matter可知甚至有時候你可能會使用錯誤的詞或時態(tài)，但沒有關系，可知選A，和你說話的人可以聽明白。

 根據(jù)Instead of actively seeking out opportunities to improve their spoken English they passively wait for speaking opportunities to come to them可知如果你積極主動地去尋找說話的機會，那你會找到很多說英語的機會，可知選D。

考點：考查關于中國學生英語口語差的文章

點評：這是一篇關于網(wǎng)中國學生英語口語差的文章，并且從三個方面分析了中國學生英語口語差的原因。在答題中，應首先略讀一下短文，了解一下短文的大致意思，然后把幾個選項含義理解透，尤其注意意思相近，表達有交叉的選項之間的區(qū)別。然后再細讀短文，把答案填入合適位置。答題時可以把含義相近的幾個選項輪流填入同一處位置，反復閱讀，反復體會，找出最佳選項，對于實在沒有把握的小題可以留待最后完成。完成短文后，再認真通讀一遍全文，看看上下語意是否通順，是否符合邏輯關系。