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According to the Ministry of Education, there were 300 million English learners in China in 2013. English is taught as compulsory(义务的) course from primary school in China, but many people still feel “deaf and dumb” after studying it for many years. What’s the problem?

Jia Fazhan (China)

I’m a Chinese college student studying English as a major right now. And I do think the English education in China can be counted as a failure(失败). Many teachers can’t speak fluent English. The students are not encouraged to actively use the language, and much of what the teacher does is presenting the structural analysis of sentences, teaching the kids different grammar rules.

Mike (US)

If the goal is to pass English tests which focus too much on grammar and translation, how can one expect fluent conversational English from pupils and teachers?

Linda (UK)

I’ve taught ESL in China. Chinese classrooms from elementary school, middle school, high school to college are huge. There can be anywhere from 40, 50, 60, or 70 students. One teacher I met had to teach a high school class of over 100 students. Now I am sure everyone knows the answer to this next question of “how can one learn a foreign language in such a class?” The answer is not good. As a result, while the student has learned English for five, six, or seven years, only some can speak English.

1.Mike comes from _______.

A the UK

B China

C America

D France

解析：选C。细节理解题。根据文章第三段小标题Mike (US)可知，故选C。

2.Why does Jia Fazhan think English teaching in China is a failure?

A Students don’t like English.

B Students can’t use English.

C Teachers are not strict.

D Too many students are in the same class.

解析：选B。细节理解题。根据文章第二段第四句The students are not encouraged to actively use the language可知，故选B。

3.The underlined word “analysis” means _______ in Chinese.

A 数据

B 分析

C 理解

D 框架

解析：选B。词义猜测题。根据前后词 “the structural 与of sentences” 可推知，analysis以为“分析”，故选B。

4.The last paragraph tells us _______.

A the students in China studies very hard

B the teachers teach very hard in class

C the students are interested in English very much

D it is impossible for teachers to teach well in such a big class

解析：选D。推理判断题。根据第四段最后一句As a result, while the student has learned English for five, six, or seven years, only some can speak English. 可知，故选D。

5.What’s the best title of the passage?

A How to learn English.

B The education in China.

C Are English classes successful in China?

D How to improve spoken English.

解析：选C。文章标题题。三个来自不同国家的人从不同角度针对“英语教学是否在中国成功”给予了回答，故选C。