Question

One is not born able to speak a language．One is born able to make a noise．I have heard babies cry in America and in China．I can’t tell any difference．But when I hear someone from America speak English and hear someone speak Chinese, I can tell you there are a lot of differences.

I believe a common(普遍的) problem with Chinese students’ learning English is that they were not taught to think in English．They have an idea spoken in English and want to translate the idea into Chinese, then they think in Chinese of the proper reply and translate it into English．After a long period of speaking the language, one begins to think in the foreign language naturally．You will learn faster if you begin to think in English at the very beginning of your study．Many students ask me: What can I do to improve my spoken English?

My reply is: The more English you speak, the better English you will speak．There are many things you can do to improve your spoken English．Of course, the best way is to live where English is spoken as a language of the country.

1.The cries of American and Chinese babies are _______.

A．different                            B．the same

C．not like each other                 D．like each other

2.The underlined sentence (in Paragraph 2) means that______.

A．some teachers didn’t teach students to think in English

B．teachers never gave the students the way of learning English

C．students didn’t remember the way teachers taught them

D．teachers didn’t want their students to think in English

3.The underlined word “they” (in Paragraph 2) refers to “_____”.

A．Chinese students                     B．English students

C．Chinese teachers                     D．English teachers

4.According to the article, which of the following is TRUE?

A．You must think in English all the time.

B．You should always translate English into Chinese.

C．After speaking English for a long time, you may probably think in English naturally(自然地).

D．The best way of learning English is to live in America.

Answer

1.B

2.A

3.A

4.C

【解析】

试题分析：本文是一篇议论文，讨论了讲英语的人与讲汉语的人之间的差异并给出了提高英语口语的建议。

1.细节理解题。根据本文第一段" I have heard babies cry in America and in China．I can’t tell any difference.”可知，美国婴儿与中国婴儿的哭声是一样的，故此题应选B。

2.句意理解题。根据第二段划线句子I believe a common(普遍的) problem with Chinese students’ learning English is that they were not taught to think in English.可知，中国学生学习英语的普遍问题是老师没有教他们用英语的思维思考，故此题应选A。

3.词义理解题。根据本文第二段前文可知，they在本段指中国学生，故此题应选A。

4.After a long period of speaking the language, one begins to think in the foreign language naturally.可知，长时间讲英语你自然会用英语的思维方式思考，故此题应选C。

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