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

    做听力部分时，请先在试题卷上作答。听力部分结束前，你将有两分钟的时间将第1至第17小题的答案转涂到答题卡上，将第18至第20小题的答案转写到答题卡上。

第一节(共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分)

听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。

1.Who is on duty today?

  A.Jane.                    B.Peter.                C.Jack.

2.Where are the speakers most probably going?

  A.To the lab.               B.To the lecture hall.      C.To the cinema.

3.What does the man want to do?

  A.Shop in the supermarket.            B.Borrow a book from the library.

  C.Get his book back.

4.Why did the man buy the hat?

  A.His mother liked it.                B.It was very beautiful.

  C.It was affordable.

5.What are the two speakers talking about?

  A.Their dreams.            B.Their lessons.          C.Their jobs.

第二节(共12小题；每小题1.5分，满分18分)

听下面4段对话，每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟，听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间，每段对话读两遍。

请听第6段材料，回答第6至8题。

6.Who went to the party held at Tom’s house yesterday?

  A.Jane.                   B.Peter.                 C.Helen.

7.Where are the two speakers going next?

  A.To Tom’s house.          B.To Jane’s office.        C.To the cinema.

8.What do we learn about the woman?

  A.She made a mistake while working.    B.She argued with her boss.

  C.She refused to work in her spare time.

请听第7段材料，回答第9至11题。

9.Which film won the Silver Bear at the Berlinale?

  A.The Milk of Sorrow.       B.About Elly.            C.Forever Enthralled.

10.What is The Milk of Sorrow about?

  A.A love story.            B.A terrible war.           C.A strange disease.

11.When was the festival founded?

  A.In 1951.               B.In 1959.                C.In 1978.

请听第8段材料，回答第12至14题。

12.What are the two speakers talking about?

  A.A new teacher.         B.A superstar.              C.Their English study.

13.Why is the man surprised?

  A.He has improved his English.         B.No one misbehaves in the English class.

  C.Mrs.Smith is a middle-aged woman.

14.Which word can be used to describe Mrs.Smith?

  A.Strict.                B.Wonderful.              C.Careful.

请听第9段材料，回答第15至17题。

15.What is the woman doing?

  A.Cleaning her bedroom.                 B.Preparing for her maths exam.

  C.Writing a report.

16.What does the man want to buy?

  A.Eggs.                 B.A pizza.                C.Some ink.

17.How will the man go to the supermarket?

  A.By car.                B.By bus.                C.On foot.

第三节(共3小题；每小题1.5分，满分4.5分)

听下面一段材料，将第18至第20三个小题的信息补充完整，每空限填一个词或一个数。听材料前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。本段材料读两遍。 

听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。

Characters  The speaker and an old woman

Place   At the bus station

Time    After the speaker finished his classes at  18..

What happened   1.The speaker saw and old woman carrying a big  19..

2.He went up to her and offered to help her.

3.The woman was  20.at first but then she smiled.

Perhaps the most interesting person I have ever met in my life is an Italian professor（教授） of philosophy （哲学）who teaches at the University of Pisa. 　1 I last met this man eight years ago, I have not forgotten his 　2 qualities. First of all, I respected his 　3 to teaching. Because his lectures were always well-prepared and clearly delivered（表达）, students crowded（拥挤的） into his classroom. His followers liked the fact that he 　4 what he taught. Furthermore（再则）, he could be counted on to explain his ideas in an 　5 way, introducing such aids（帮助） to 　6 as oil paintings, music, and guest lecturers. Once he 　7 sang a song in class in order to make a point clear. 　8 , I admired the fact that he would talk to students outside the classroom or talk with them 　9 the telephone. Drinking coffee in the café, he would easily make friends with students. Sometimes he would 　10 a student to a game of chess. 　11 , he would join student groups to discuss a variety（种类） of 　12 : agriculture（农业）, diving and mathematics and so on. Many young people visited him in his office for 　13 on their studies; others came to his home for social evenings. Finally, I was 　14 by his lively sense of humor. He believed that no lesson is a success 　15 , during it, the students and the professor 　16 at least one loud 　17 . Through his sense of humor, he made learning more 　18 and more lasting. If it is 　19 that life makes a wise man smile and a foolish man cry, 　20 my friend is indeed a wise man.