The number of speakers of English in Shakespeare’s time is estimated(估计) to have been about five million. Today it is estimated that some 260 million people speak it as a native language, mainly in the United States, Canada, Great Britain, Ireland, South Africa, Australia and New Zealand. In addition to the standard varieties of English found in these areas, there are a great many regional and social varieties of the language as well as various levels of usage that are employed both in its spoken and written forms.

In fact, it is impossible to estimate the number of people in the world who have acquired an adequate(足够的) working knowledge of English in addition to their own languages. The purpose for English learning and the situations in which such learning takes place are so varied that it is difficult to explain and still more difficult to judge what forms an adequate working knowledge for each situation.

The main reason for the widespread demand for English is its present-day importance as a world language. Besides serving the indefinite needs of its native speakers, English is a language in which some of important works in science, technology, and other fields are being produced, and not always by native speakers. It is widely used for such purposes as meteorological and airport communications, international conferences, and the spread of information over the radio and television networks of many nations. It is a language of wider communication for a number of developing countries, especially former British colonies. Many of these countries have multilingual populations and need a language for internal communication in such matters as government, commerce, industry, law and education as well as for international communication and for entrance to the scientific and technological developments in the West.

1.What would be the best title for this passage?

2.Which of the following statements is NOT true?

3.According to the passage, what is the main reason for the widespread use of English?

4.What forms an adequate working knowledge of English?

5.What type of developing countries would be most likely to use English?

6.C。细节题。根据文章最后一段倒数第2句可推知此题

请以“I have a dream”为题，根据以下提示用英语写一篇120词左右的短文。

1. 你的梦想是什么；2. 为什么这个梦想很重要；3. 你将如何实现它。

注意：标题已给出，不计入总词数。

I have a dream

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完成句子

阅读下列各小题，根据括号内的汉语提示，用句末括号内的英语单词完成句子，并将答案写在答题卡上的相应题号后。

例：We      (起床)before dawn.It was still dark outside.(get)

答案：got up

71.Only if people of all the countries are united ________（我们才能解决）the existing problems in the world.(solve)

72. ________（油漆成）red,the building stands out among the rest and looks very attractive.(paint)

73. ________(不会用)a computer makes it more difficult for him to do his academic research.(use)

74.The news ________（房价将要下跌）has caused many people to sell their houses at lower prices.(fall)

75.After she completes the project,she’ll have ________（没什么要担心的）.(worry)

76.Mr.Johnson insisted that the problem worthy of attention ________(讨论)at the meeting.(discuss)

77.My mother was so proud of all ________（我所做的）that she rewarded me with a trip to Beijing.(do)

78.Last night’s TV news said that by then the death of the missing people ________（未证实）yet.(prove)

79.It’s said that they have swum to the island from the continent,but they ________（不可能做到）because the ocean in between is too wide.(do)

80. ________(正如我们强调的那样)many times,“serve the people”is our first policy.(stress)

书面表达（总分15分）

某英文报纸正在举行“我难忘的一次经历”主题征文比赛。假设你曾参加过全校大合唱比赛。请你以“An unforgettable experience”为题，根据下表提示，用英语写一篇短文，准备投稿。

注意：

（1）短文须包括上述要点，可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；

（2）文中不得出现真实的人名、校名等个人信息；

（3）词数：100左右。开头部分已给出，不计入总词数。

An unforgettable experience

During the past year at high school, I have had many unforgettable experiences.  One of them was                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       

英语有许多关于笑的习语，如Laughter is the best medicine; All smiles; Life is a mirror. If you smile to it, it will smile to you.

请你以“Learn to Smile”为题，根据下面所列的内容要点写一篇英语短文。

1．学会对自己微笑：生活中会有不愉快的事；微笑使你自信。

2．学会对他人微笑：微笑使人与人更亲近。

3．微笑是一种语言：人人都能懂。

注意：1．可以适当增加细节，以连贯行文；

2．120词左右。