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.________

There seems never to have been a civilization(文明) without toys, but when and how they developed is unknown. They probably came about just to give children something to do.

In the ancient world, as is today, most boys play with some kinds of toys and most girls with another. In societies where social roles are strictly determined, boys pattern their play after the activities of their fathers and girls after the tasks of their mothers. This is true because boys and girls are being prepared, even in play, to step into the roles and responsibilities of the adult world.

What is remarkable about the history of toys is not so much how they changed over the centuries but how much they have remained the same. It is the universality of toys about their development in all parts of the world and their continuing to the present that is amazing. In Egypt, the Americas, China, Japan and among the Arctic peoples, generally the same kinds of toys appeared. Nearly every civilization had dolls, little weapons, toy soldiers, tiny animals and vehicles.

Because toys can be generally regarded as a kind of art form, they have not been subject to (服从于) technological progress that characterizes inventions for adult use. The progress from the wheel to the oxcart to the automobile is a direct line of advancement. The progress from a rattle (拨浪鼓) used by a baby in 3,000 BC to one used by an infant today, however, is not characterized by inventiveness. Each rattle is the product of the artistic tastes of the times and subject to the limitations of materials then ready for use. (words: 285 ; time : 5ms)

1. The reason why the toys most boys play with are different from those that girls play with is that ________ .

A. their social roles are strictly determined

B. most boys would like to follow their fathers' jobs

C. boys like to play with their fathers while girls with their mothers

D. they like challenging activities.

2. "The universality of toys" lies in the fact that ________ .

A. technological advances have greatly improved the making of toys

B. the improvement of techniques in making toys depends on the efforts of universities

C. the exploration of the universe has led to the creation of new kinds of toys

D. the basic characteristics of toys are the same all over the world

3. Regarded as a kind of art form, toys ________.

A. follow a direct line of development

B. also greatly interest adults

C. are not characterized by progress in technology

D. show the pace of social progress

（C）篇

1. A。由原文第二段第二句可知。

2. D。根据文章第三段第一句和第三句可知,玩具的基本的特征变化不大。

3. C。由文章最后一段第一句可知,玩具作为一种艺术形式,不因科技变化而变化。

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.______