【AccordingtoUSresearch,itcantakeuptotenyearstobecomeanear-nativeEnglishspeaker.AsianandSpanishstudentstookbetweenfiveandtenyearstoreachnativespeakerperformanceinEnglish-onlyschools.Fluencyobviouslydoesn’tha】

　　AccordingtoUSresearch,itcantakeuptotenyearstobecomeanear-nativeEnglishspeaker.AsianandSpanishstudentstookbetweenfiveandtenyearstoreachnativespeakerperformanceinEnglish-onlyschools.Fluencyobviouslydoesn’thappenovernight.Buttimecandefinitelymakeyouabetterspeaker.

　　Aftertestinghisownmemory,GermanpsychologistHermannEbbinghausdiscoveredthathumansforgetmostofwhattheylearninthefirst20minutes.

　　Socrammingrightbeforeaspeakingexamisnotlikelytobeaseffectiveaspracticingregularlyovertime.Themoreyoupractice,themorefamiliarnewwordswillbecome.Intheclassroom,studieshavealsoshownthatrepeatingoraltasksimprovesaspeaker’sperformance.

　　Oneofthebestrepetitionexercisesisthe4/3/2technique.Speakersgivethesametalktothreedifferentlistenerswithaprogressivedecreaseindeliverytime,startingatfourminutes,thenthree,andfinallytwominutes.Thisexercisehasbeenproventohelplearnersspeakfaster.Itcanalsoresultinlesshesitationandmoregrammaticalaccuracy.WhiletimedosemakeadifferencewhenitcomestospeakingperfectEnglish,itwouldnothurttobrushuponyourotherlanguageskills.

　　Studieshavealsoshownthatreadingcanincreaseyourspeakingvocabulary.Afteronemonthofanextensivereadingprogram,a27-year-oldstudentofFrenchbecamemorefamiliarwith65percentofthenewwords.

　　Asidefromchoosingtherightlearningmethods,havingcertainpersonalitytraitsmayalsohelp.USlinguisticsexpertStephenKrashenbelievesthosewithhighmotivation,self-confidenceandalowlevelofanxietyarebetterequippedforspeakingsuccess.

　　Krashensaysstudentswhodon’thavethesequalitiesaremorelikelytohavea“mentalblock”.“Eveniftheyunderstandthemessage,theinputwillnotreachthepartofthebrainresponsibleforlanguageacquisition,”hewritesinhisbookPrinciplesandPracticeinsecondLanguageAcquisition.

　　小题1:Accordingtothepassage,ifyouwanttobeanear-nativespeaker,youneed_____.A．long-termspeakingpracticeandmuchreadingB．speakingpracticefortenyearsonlyC．long-termspeakingpractice,muchreadingandcertainqualities