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

仔细阅读下列10个句子，根据所给的首字母和中文意思提示在答题卷的相应位置写出所需单词
【小题1】If you turn on the lights when there is full of gas in the room , the house may__________. (爆炸)
【小题2】The old man dressed in black is one of my __________ (亲戚), so I must go to say hello to him.
【小题3】Traffic is getting heavier and heavier, people should be encouraged to use public ____________. (运输)
【小题4】It is no pleasure __________ (定居) in a place where there are no neighbors around.
【小题5】When he entered the meeting room, nobody said hello to him. He felt _________. (忽视)
【小题6】Lucy goes to school by bike every day, she says that c__________ is a good form of exercise.
【小题7】She looked calm, but a_________ she was very nervous.
【小题8】It s__________ me a lot to see how my neighbor treated their children.
【小题9】As we all know, one li is e___________ to half a kilometer.
【小题10】When you have a high fever, you will probably s__________ from a headache.

根据中文和首字母填空（共18题20空，每空0.5分，共10分）
【小题1】____________ (游泳) for sometime after a tiring day is very enjoyable and exciting for me in summer.
【小题2】Almost no high school students are  __________（满意）with the school hours in china.
【小题3】On  ___________ （平均）, he works seven hours a day.
【小题4】This gold watch was passed down from one ________________（一代）to another.
【小题5】The news that was _________________（广播）on the radio surprised us all.
【小题6】It is impossible for him to be ________（专心于）to his studies as he is __________(狂热)about computer games
【小题7】Our students are busy _________________（准备）for the final exams.
【小题8】I know from my own  _____________（经历）how difficult this kind of work can be.
【小题9】The book tells us m____________ about English culture.
【小题10】After g_________________ from university, he once worked as a newspaper reporter.
【小题11】It’s the first time the painting has been displayed in the e____________ room
【小题12】She is gaining weight because she likes eating d   ______too much.
【小题13】The policeman told me to go s____________ on and turn left at the second crossing.
【小题14】I can tell them we had an e___________, and then they won’t be angry any more.
【小题15】The money for dog food is gone, but Spot looks like he is s________.
【小题16】Much to my surprise, the young girl takes c________ of a big company.
【小题17】The best way to earn r__________ at school is to work hard and a________ high grades.
【小题18】You are s_________ to hand in your homework next Tuesday morning.

根据首字母或汉语提示，完成下列单词的拼写，使句意通顺。
【小题1】Joan wants to a______ her dream.
【小题2】There are many ______ (景点) in Bengbu.
【小题3】Tom and Lucy got _______ (结婚) in 2000.
【小题4】Mr. Wang is an h_______ man that we all trust him.
【小题5】A cat has some d________ from a tiger.
【小题6】My school is about 35 _______ （分钟）walk from the park.
【小题7】It' is too noisy outside. I want to know what is ________(发生).
【小题8】________(相信)in ourselves is the first step on the road to success.
【小题9】New school year usually begins on the first day of S _______ in China.
【小题10】Henry left his homework at home again. He is always doing everything c_________.

完成句子（共10小题；每小题0．5分，满分5分）
根据首字母填入适当的单词，使句子意思完整。
【小题1】Everyone should have a___________ for their hometown．
【小题2】Technology will g____________ good health and happiness for all．
【小题3】Two hundred people lost their job as a c________ of the financial crisis（危机）．
【小题4】It is i__________ to drive after drinking alcohol．