Many of Chinese students who have learnt English for more than ten years are still unable to speak English fluently when they meet a foreigner. They seem to have mastered the basic language structure, but a conversation in English will make them feel uneasy. They are afraid that other people might find out their mistakes.
It is not uncommon that many students, who are bad speakers of English, can write English perfectly. This proves that they are not unable to organize their idea in English. The center of the problem is that they don’t have enough practices and confidence.
Why should you be afraid? Do you fear those foreigners to whom you are speaking? Don’t be shy. They will not laugh at you just for a little mistake you make. The best to get rid of this trouble is to learn to speak by speaking more. I am sure that more practice will help you to succeed.
小題1:What’s the best topic for the passage?
A．How to speak to foreigners
B．How to write English well
C．How to organize the idea in English
D．Practice speaking English
小題2:So many Chinese students dare not speak to foreigners because_________.
A．they are afraid they can’t understand the foreigners
B．they worry about making mistakes in their speaking
C．they are afraid their English is too poor
D．they don’t like speaking to foreigners
小題3: In the last paragraph, the expression “get rid of” means _________.
A．do withB．be free ofC．be afraid ofD．get into

小題1:D
小題2:B
小題3:B

試題分析：
小題1:D 推理題。根據(jù)文章最后一句The best to get rid of this trouble is to learn to speak by speaking more. I am sure that more practice will help you to succeed.說明本文告訴我們的是要多多的練習講英語。故D正確。
小題2:B 細節(jié)題。根據(jù)文章第一段最后一句They are afraid that other people might find out their mistakes.說明他們主要是怕犯錯，故B正確。
小題3:B 猜測詞義題。根據(jù)The best to get rid of this trouble is to learn to speak by speaking more.說明該詞是講清除這些麻煩，be free of免除…故B正確。
點評：文章講述了很多中國的學生學了多年的英語卻不敢和外國人交流，主要原因是我們太害羞了，怕犯錯誤。文章鼓勵他們要多練習講英語。以推理題為主，解推斷題最主要的方法是根據(jù)詞義關系推斷具體細節(jié)。?
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