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.
2 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.
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.
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.
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.
小题1:What’s the main idea of the passage? ( no more than 10 words)
小题2:Fill in the blank in Para 3 with proper words. (no more than 3 words)
小题3:What does the underlined word “they”in Para 5 mean? (no more than 3 words)
小题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 __________.
小题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)
小题1:Reasons for Chinese students’ problems with spoken English.
小题2:making mistakes
小题3:Most Chinese students
小题4:limited vocabulary
小题5:They should be active language learners. / They should actively find speaking opportunities.
题目分析：
小题1:主旨题：从第一段的句子：I would suggest that there may be some reasons for their problems with spoken English.说明大意是： Reasons for Chinese students’ problems with spoken English.中国学生英语口语差的原因。
小题2:细节题：从后面的句子：Sometimes they make mistakes when they are speaking because they are shy and nervous.说明这段是说学生害怕犯错。making mistakes
小题3:这句话的意思是：他们被动等机会来，说明指的是Most Chinese students
小题4:填词题:从第二段的句子：they can’t find suitable words to express themselves because of limited vocabulary.说明填limited vocabulary
小题5:从最后一段的句子：If you have positive attitude, then you will see English opportunities wherever you go.说明作者希望中国学生能主动学习，抓住机会。They should be active language learners. / They should actively find speaking opportunities.
点评：这篇文章分析中国学生的口语差的原因，以及如何解决这个问题。题型有填词，主旨，细节，做题先抓住主旨，结合上下文，关注细节，注意前后的指代。