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

单词拼写（共 10 小题；每小题 1分．满分 10 分）
【小题1】He is as s___________ as a donkey. No one can persuade him to change his mind.
【小题2】By the Internet, we can c_____________ with people all over the world.
【小题3】 Nowadays, many tall buildings have e___________ for people to go up and down.
【小题4】After the war, a new g____________ was set up for that country.
【小题5】 Though I haven’t met him for many years, I could r___________ him immediately when I saw him in the crowd.
【小题6】 If you spend more time reading your English, you can improve it r___________.
【小题7】 I am d__________ to change my job. No one else can change my mind.
【小题8】Because of global warming, there are more and more natural d___________.
【小题9】 Whether you will succeed or not depends on your a__________ to it.
【小题10】The workers made great efforts to r_________ the people who were trapped underground.

根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
For over one hundred and fifty years,Americans of all social classes have worn blue jeans.【小题1】  Whether they are worn for work or for fashion today.Strauss’ invention continues to be popular not only among Americans but also among people around the world.
Levi Strauss was born in Germany in 1829.【小题2】 He grew up in Kentucky before moving to New York in 1847.?Before becoming an American citizen and moving to the West in 1853,Strauss worked in his brother’s dry goods business.This gave him a chance to produce his famous invention. After the gold rush of 1949,Strauss decided to move to the West to seek his fortunes.
Strauss did not want to be a person who searched an area for minerals.Instead,he knew he could make a good living by selling supplies to the miners.At first,he planned to sell sewing supplies and cloth.【小题3】 When he heard miners complaining that their clothes were easily broken or they usually tore their pockets during mining,he decided to use a special fabric to make pants for the miners.These pants proved so popular that he quickly ran out of materials to make more.
In 1873,Strauss received a letter from a Jewish tailor named Jacob Davis who had invented a process of connecting pockets with copper rivets(铆钉).This made the pants last a long time.Because Davis did not have the money to patent his idea,he offered to share it with Strauss if Strauss would agree to pay for the patent.    【小题4】  .
By the time Strauss died in 1902,he had made a great contribution to American fashion.
 【小题5】 The business has been growing ever since and Levi Strauss’ company is now one of the largest clothing companies in the world.

根据下列句子及所给单词的首字母或中文，写出各单词的正确形式(每空限填一词)。
【小题1】I know the place well, so let me be your g      .
【小题2】Good news! The new medicine is having a good e          on the patient.
【小题3】An unbalanced diet and lack of exercise can r           in health problems.
【小题4】Setting a proper goal in our early life can make a big d          to our future life.
【小题5】If the injuries are serious, it is v           to get the victim to the hospital at once.
【小题6】The church being built has a           (典型的) western style.
【小题7】Even today, ancient poems still           (吸收) to many young people.
【小题8】I was           (失望) to find that the man I was looking for wasn't in the office.
【小题9】At the end of each game, players traditionally           (交换) shirts with each other.
【小题10】Whether the condition of global warming will be worse largely           (取决于) on whether we take action.

根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中由两项为多余选项。
Are you truly happy? Do you ever know what it means to be happy and what it takes to achieve happiness?【小题1】The following are a few tips that I follow to create happiness in my life.
lMake a plan for achieving goals that you believe will make you happy. Your moods will very likely increase if you are going after something you value.
lSurround yourself with happy people. It is easy to begin to think negatively(消极地) when you are surrounded by people who think that way.【小题2】
lWhen something goes wrong, try to figure out a solution instead of being absorbed in self pity. Truly happy people don’t allow setbacks(挫折) to affect their mood because they know that with a little thought they can turn the things back to their favor.
l【小题3】These few minutes will give you the opportunity to focus on the positive things in your life and will lead you to continuous happiness.
l【小题4】Whether you treat yourself to lunch, take a long, relaxing bath or simply spend a few extra minutes on your appearance, you will be subconsciously(下意识地) putting yourself in a better mood.
lFinding the humor in situations can also lead to happiness. Find a way to make light of a situation that would otherwise make you happy.
lKeeping healthy is another way to achieve happiness. 【小题5】