Question

阅读下面短文，并根据文章后的要求答题（请注意问题后的词数要求）。

(1)Although many Chinese students say they have a good knowledge of English grammar, most would admit(承认) that their spoken English is poor. Whenever I speak to Chinese students, they always say, “My spoken English is poor.” However, their spoken English does not have to remain poor! I would suggest that there may be some reasons for their problems with spoken English.

First, they can’t find suitable words to express themselves because of limited vocabulary. Clearly the better answer is to expand(扩展) their vocabulary. However, you can speak with a limited vocabulary if your attitude is positive. Others will follow you as long as you use the words that you know.

(3)Second, they are afraid of _____________________. Sometimes they make mistakes when they are speaking because they are shy and nervous. Yet students should remember that their goal should be FLUENCY AND ACCURACY. You want to make yourself understood, to talk to someone in English ,as quickly and as well as you can, even if sometimes you may use a wrong word or tense, but it doesn’t matter because the person you are speaking to will understand you and ignore your mistakes.

(4)Third, no enough attention is paid to listening. You have one mouth but two ears! All that is heard is necessary for you to start speaking.

(5)Fourth, most Chinese students are inactive rather than active language learners. Instead of actively finding opportunities to improve their spoken English, they passively wait for speaking opportunities(机会) to come to them and wonder why their spoken English always remains poor. If you have positive attitude, then you will see English opportunities wherever you go.

1.What’s the main idea of the passage？( no more than 10 words)

2.Fill in the blank in Para 3 with proper words. (no more than 3 words)

3.What does the underlined word “they” in Para 5 mean？(no more than 3 words)

4.Complete the following statement with proper words. (no more than 2 words)

They don’t know how to express their meaning properly because of __________.

5.What does the writer think most Chinese students should do to improve their spoken English according to Para 5 ?  ( no more than 10 words)

Answer

1.Reasons for Chinese students’ problems with spoken English.

2. making mistakes

3.Most Chinese students

4. limited vocabulary

5.They should be active language learners. / They should actively find speaking opportunities.

【解析】试题分析：

1.主旨大意题。根据文章第一段最后一行I would suggest that there may be some reasons for their problems with spoken English.说明本文是关于中国学生在口语方面的问题的原因分析。

2.根据本段下面内容说明本段是关于在讲英语的时候，中国的学生害怕犯错。

3.推理题。根据most Chinese students are inactive rather than active language learners. Instead of actively finding opportunities to improve their spoken English, they…说明这里的they是指第一句中的most Chinese students。

4.推理题。根据第二段第一行First, they can’t find suitable words to express themselves because of limited vocabulary.说明有限的词汇是影响他们的表达的一个重要方面。

5.文章第五段说明中国的学生在学习英语方面太被动了，故要建议他们积极主动地学习。

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