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 Chinese students, 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 your attitude is positive. 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 in speaking should be fluency not accuracy. You want to get your message across, to talk to someone in English, as quickly and 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(被動反應的) rather than proactive（積極行動的） 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. 5.

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

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

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

D. If you have proactive outlook（觀點）, 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 unwillingness of using what has just been learned.

Answer 1

1.E

2.C

3.F

4.A

5.D

【解析】

試題分析： 本文講述了如何來提高英語口語水平的方法，作者給出了自己的建議和意見。

1.1】E后文講到I would like to suggest that there may be some reasons for their problem with spoken English.作者將給出一些原因來說明口語不好的問題，故此處意思轉折來表示他的口語沒有必要一直不好，故選E。

2.2】C前文講到due to a limited vocabulary.由于詞匯量的限制，故此處應為最好方法就是擴大詞匯量，故選C。

3.3】F后文講到Sometimes they make mistakes when they are speaking because they are shy and nervous. 有時候他們犯錯誤是由于緊張和害羞，所以此處應該是不要害怕犯錯誤，故選F。

4.4】A前文講到even though sometimes you may use a wrong word or tense , but it doesn’t matter.盡管有時候你會用錯誤的單詞或是時態，但是沒有關系，故此處為別人會理解你的錯誤并且會包容你的錯誤。

5.5】D前文講到they passively wait for speaking opportunities to come to them 有些人被動的等到說英語的機會，所以此處應該是我們應該積極主動去尋找機會，然后你會發現機無處不在，故選D。

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