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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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______________________________________________________

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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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       

阅读下面短文，根据所读内容在表格中的空白处填入恰当的词。
注意：每个空格只填一个单词。
Fruit also makes up a flowering plant. It carries the seeds . The purpose of fruit is to protect a plant’s seeds and help them get spread about. Wind and water spread seeds .So do animals when they eat fruit and drop the seeds .
There are two main types of fruit: fleshy and dry. Fleshy fruits are soft and juicy , the way we usually think of fruits . Peaches ,plums ,and apples are all fleshy fruits . Dry fruits are thin and hard . Grains like wheat and rice , or nuts are dry fruits.
You’ve eaten seedless oranges and grapes . How can they be fruits? It’s because people have changed the way they grow fruit. They can now grow seedless fruit . Seedless fruit comes from special plants called hybrids(杂交生物体) . A hybrid is made by combining two varieties of a fruit to form a new variety . This hybrid grows and produces seeds . But the plants grown from these seeds are seedless . These plants cannot reproduce themselves.
A tomato is a vegetable , right? No , it’s actually a fruit . Other food we think of as vegetables—such as squash , peppers ,and eggplant—also are fruit . They’re fruit because they carry seeds and develop from flowers . Here’s another surprise . Scientists classify the tomato as a berry(浆果) . In addition , they don’t consider some fruits we call berries to be true berries because a berry is normally a type of fruit with a lot of seeds inside it . Technically , a strawberry , isn’t a berry , because it has its seeds on the outside . The red part is just the tip of the strawberry stem that’s enlarged.
Fruits are a source of nourishing(滋养) substances that keep us alive and healthy . For example , they contain many vitamins , especially vitamins A and C, and many minerals . They also provide fibre for a healthy digestive system and carbohydrates that the body needs to make energy.