12．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 a Chinese student，they always say，"My spoken English is poor．"（36）DI 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．（37）CHowever，you can speak with a limited vocabulary，if you choose a positive attitude．Others will follow you as long as you use the words that you know．
（38）ASometimes they make mistakes when they are speaking because they are shy and nervous．Yet students should remember that their goal should be FLUENCY NOT ACCURACY．Your aim in writing is to be accurate following the rules for grammar and using them to get your message across．But 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．（39）FThe third reason is that not enough attention is paid to listening．You have one mouth but two ears!All the hearing is necessary for you to start speaking．
Fourth，most Chinese students are reactive rather than proactive（主动的） 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．（40）G
A．Second，they are afraid of making mistakes．
B．They may try to avoid making similar mistakes next time．
C．Obviously the better answer is to expand their vocabulary．
D．However，their spoken English does not have to remain"poor"!
E．The second reason lies in the reluctance of using what has just been learned．
F．The person you are speaking to will understand you and make allowances for any mistakes he hears．
G．If you have this proactive outlook，then you will see English opportunities wherever you go．
分析 本文属于说明文阅读，作者通过这篇文章主要向我们描述了如何来提高英语口语水平的方法，作者给出了自己的建议和意见．
解答 36．D．推理判断题．后文讲到I would like to suggest that there may be some reasons for their problems with spoken English．作者将给出一些原因来说明口语不好的问题，故此处意思转折来表示他的口语没有必要一直不好，故选D
37．C．推理判断题．前文讲到due to a limited vocabulary．由于词汇量的限制，故此处应为最好的方法就是扩大词汇量，故选C
38．A．推理判断题．后文讲到Sometimes they make mistakes when they are speaking because they are shy and nervous．有时候他们犯错误是由于紧张和害羞，所以此处应该是不要害怕犯错误，故选A
39．F．推理判断题．前文讲到even though sometimes you may use a wrong word or tense，but it doesn't matter．尽管有时候你会用错误的单词或是时态，但是没有关系，故此处为别人会理解你的错误并且会包容你的错误；故选F．
40．G．推理判断题．前文讲到they passively wait for speaking opportunities to come to them 有些人被动的等到说英语的机会，所以此处应该是我们应该积极主动去寻找机会，然后你会发现机无处不在，故选G
点评 七选五阅读是完成性阅读，和完形填空很类似，不同的是一个选词，一个选句子．解题时，要注意上下文语境，充分考虑信息词（选项中和空格前后句子中相同或相近的词），选出最符合语境的句子．
