北京地区（2001年6月9日） Part I Reading Comprehension （40%）
Directions： There are four passages in this part. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. You should decide on the best choice and mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.
Passage 1
Questions I to 5 are based on the following passage：
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'll 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. basically the same in English as it is in Spanish
B. used with some verbs but not with others to express future intention
C. not used to express a desire to do something in the immediate future
D. not the most difficult problem for foreign students
2. According to the passage, language learners can reduce the number of their mistakes by ________
A. comparing their speech with that of native speakers
B. reading good books in the foreign langu
