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

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第四部分 写作（共两节，满分35分）

第一节  短文填词（共10小题，每小题1分；满分10分）

 阅读下面短文,根据以下提示:1)汉语提示,2)首字母提示.3)语境提示,在每个空格内填上一个适当的英语单词,并将该词完整地写在右边相对应的横线上.所填的单词要求意义准确,拼写正确.

I had an _____(有趣的) dream last night. I dreamed        76._______

that I took _____ in a race. At first, I could not run very     77________

fast and fell b_____. But I didn’t lose heart and kept        78._________

running. All the students on the ___(操场上) cheer me on,   79._______

“Come on!” I was so encouraged ___ I ran faster and faster  80._______

till I caught up ___ all the other runners. I felt as if flying like 81.______

a superman. ___ the end, I got to the finishing line first.     82_________

I won the race. I felt very p___ of myself. Many of my      83._______

_____(同学们) threw me up into the air. Just at that time    84.________

I w___  up and found myself still in bed!                85.________

短文填词 （共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）

阅读下面短文,根据以下提示: 1)汉语提示,2)首字母提示,3)语境提示,在每个空格内填人一个适当的英语单词,并将该词完整地写在右边相对应的横线上。所填单词要求意义准确，拼写正确。

The Malaysian singer Fish Leong is called the "queen of love songs".

Many of her songs about love are very _______(流行的). Recently she     

1.. ___________

has published another new CD, which is her __________(第九) CD        

2. ___________

and about love _________well. "The songs are so beautiful and          

3.___________

exciting that they m _________me to tears," she said.                   

4. ____________                  

When ________(问) what love means to her, Leong said: "Love is like      

5.. ____________two spoons in a bowl. No matter ________ the meal tastes, we need to      6. ____________               

share it _________ our partner."  Leong put out her first CD when she      

7.___________

was still in school. Besides s_______, eating and cooking are her two       

8. ____________

other i_______. She likes to make the new dishes she sees at home.          

9. ____________

It can take hours, but Leong said it's great f________. She often invites       10.___________

her family and friends to taste her food.

阅读下面短文,根据以下提示:1)汉语提示,2)首字母提示,3)语境提示,在每个空格内填入一个适当的单词,并将该词完整地写在右边相对应的横线上. 所填单词要求意义准确,拼写正确.

An American best-seller has been popular among the students in our

School_______(最近)．It is so inspiring that I would like             76._____

to recommend it to you．This book，Chicken Soup for the Soul,

 w        by Jack   Canfield                                 77.______                                                           first appeared______1993 and soon became a best-seller．            78.______

It will surely inspire readers of all______(年龄)．                   79.______

It has been put into many languages，spreading love to

all over the world. B      ，an English     version                 80._____    

 is of g ___  help to us English learners as it will help               81.____

improve our English．It costs 64 yuan, ______you can get            82.____

 it for 54.4 yuan through online shopping，which will__ (节省)        83.____

you 9.6 yuan．You can order it at www.dangdang.com，and g ___      84.____   

 the book within one week after   your payment．

For more ______please visit the website．                          85.______

阅读下列短文,根据以下提示: 1)汉语提示 ;2)首字母提示 3)语境提示,在每个空格内填入一个适当的英语单词,并将该词完整地写在相对应的横线上。所填单词要求意义准确，拼写正确。
Women are playing a much more important part in society today.
Now women are working ___teachers, scientists and even leaders.     【小题1】____
We have to admit the fact that almost all jobs ____ used to be done by 【小题2】____
men are done perfectly well today by women. Women are no longer l__【小题3】____
Down upon in society. With these __(改变) in their social role, women’s【小题4】___
position in the family has been __(改善) as well. It is hard to find the 【小题5】___
wife is busy while the husband is sitting in an armchair, w__ TV.            【小题6】___
In spite of all these changes, a great n___ of men still guard their            【小题7】___
rights. They t___ of women as incapable creatures. Sometimes few    【小题8】___
women are allowed to ___(出席) important meetings. This is the            【小题9】___
problem we should try to __(解决) now                                                   【小题10】___