2001年北京地区成人本科学士学位英语统一考试试题B卷
Part I Reading Comprehension
Passage 1
In order to learn a foreign language well, it is necessary to overcome the fear of making mistakes. If the primary goal of language use is communication ,then mistakes are secondary considerations that may be dealt with gradually as awareness of those mistakes increases. On the other hand, students should not ignore their mistakes. The language learner may observe how native speakers express themselves, and how native expressions differ from the way the learner might say them. For example, a Spanish speaker who has been saying "I do it" to express willingness to do something in the immediate future ,could, by communicating with native speakers of English, observe that native speakers actually say "I' 11 do it". This difference can serve as a basis for the student to change his way of using the present tense in English. But a student who is unwilling to communicate in the first place would lose this opportunity to learn by trial and error.
1. According to the passage, the present tense in English is _____.
A. not used to express a desire to do something in the immediate future
B. used with some verbs but not with others to express future intention
C. basically the same in English as it is in Spanish
D. not the most difficult problem for foreign students
答案：A 细节题。文章中提到：“西班牙人讲英语的时候用“I do it”表示在不久的将来做某事的愿望，而以英语为母语的英国人则用“I’ll do it”来表示”。所以通过和native speaker的交流，就可以体会到英语中的一般现在时不用来表示“将来做某事的愿望”。因此只有A正确。
2. According to the passage, language learners can reduce the number of their mistakes by __.
A. asking native speakers for explanations
B. reading good books in the foreign language
C. comparing their speech with that of native speakers
D. speaking without regard to native speakers
答案：C细节题。文章中提到：西班牙人通过和英国人的交流发现了自己使用一般现在时的错误，因此可以得出结论，我们可以通过和native speaker的交流来发现自己语言中的错误。A，B，D都是错的。
3. According to the passage, foreign language students who do not communicate with native speakers will NOT _____.
A. learn very much about the foreign society
B. learn about the history of the foreign language
C. have to worry about making mistakes
D. take advantage of available language
答：D 细节题。首先，文章中并没有提到:“学生如果不和native speaker交流的话，就没有机会了解国外的社会、语言的历史，以及用不着担心出错这样的内容，因此A，B，C都是错误的。只有D是正确的。即：“学习外语的学生如果不和native speaker进行交流的话，就不能充分利用现成的语言。”
4. According to the passage, foreign language students should not worry too much about making mistakes because _____.
A. native speakers like foreign students who try to learn their language
B. communication is the primary goal of language learning
C. native speakers will ignore their mistakes
