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

Many people who work in London prefer to live outside it, and to go in to their offices or schools every day by train, car or bus, even though this means they have to get up early in the morning and reach home late in the evening. 

One advantage of living outside London is that houses are cheaper. Even a small flat in London without a garden costs quite a lot to rent. With the same money, one can get a little house in the country with a garden of one’s own. 

Then, in the country one can rest from the noise and hurry of the town. Even though one has to get up earlier and spend more time in trains or buses, one can sleep better at night and during weekends and on summer evenings, one can enjoy the fresh, clean air of the country. If one likes gardens, one can spend one’s free time digging, planting, watering and doing the hundred and one other jobs which are needed in a garden. Then, when the flowers and vegetables come up, one has the reward of one who has shared the secret of Nature. 

Some people, however, take no interest in country things: for them, happiness lies in the town, with its cinemas and theatres, beautiful shops and busy streets, dance-halls and restaurants. Such people would feel that their life was not worth living if they had to live it outside London. An occasional walk in one of the parks and a fortnight’s (two weeks) visit to the sea every summer is all the country they want: the rest they are quite prepared to leave to those who are glad to get away from London every night. 

1.Which of the following statements is NOT true? 

2.One can use the same money for ________ to buy a little house with a garden in the country.

3.When the flowers and vegetables in the garden come up, those _______ have the reward of one who has shared the secret of Nature. 

4.People who think happiness lies in the town would feel that _______ if they had to live it outside London. 

5.The underlined word rest in the last paragraph refers to ________.

6.C。推断题。根据其上文：这些人偶尔去公园散散步后去海边度两周假；本句接着说：其余的就留给那些每天晚上喜欢离开伦敦的人，那么，“其余的”显然指“其余的乡村”。从而可推知题

第四部分根据短文的内容和首写字母填上适当的单词(10’)
Dear Jin Jing,
Your problem is a c_ 【小题1】_____ one among middle school students. Maybe the following a____【小题2】__ can help you. First of all, b_【小题3】___ in yourself. Your greatest problem is that you lack self-confidence. The first thing you must do is to s___【小题4】___ at your classmates. One smile speaks louder about your wish to make friends than any words. Your smile will s【小题5】_ that you are f____【小题6】__ to them.. Next, t____【小题7】___ talking with a student who is as shy as you or who s____【小题8】__ the same interest as you. You can discuss your studies with a classmate and you can talk about your h____【小题9】_ as well. If anyone is in trouble, you should be ready to help him or her. Once you have confidence, you can make as many friends as p【小题10】__. 
Yours
Lily

根据以下各句所给的首字母，用单词的正确形式填空，并将其完整形式写在答题卷上。
【小题1】One small error could make the difference between success and d__________.
【小题2】In dealing with public relations, we should make every effort to prevent the c________ in
personality.
【小题3】Jack and Michael q________ about who should get the money, and stopped speaking to each
other.
【小题4】Usually, we hold a national flag-rising c________ every Monday morning.
【小题5】Much money was contributed to help the v________ of the earthquake.
【小题6】 I’m u________ about the meaning of this sentence. Could you explain it to me?
【小题7】L________ of water makes Death Valley a desert, but it is by no means devoid (完全没有).
【小题8】Catherine has just p________ her fourth novel.
【小题9】CEO stands for C________ Executive Officer.
【小题10】Tie a bandage f________ over the burnt area, when necessary.

阅读下列各小题，根据括号内的汉语提示，用句末括号内的英语单词完成句子，并把答案填写在答题卷相应的位置上。

1.他面对危险时的勇敢给我们留下了深刻的印象。

We _________ __________ __________ __________ his bravery in the face of danger.

2.他呆在水里并且屏住呼吸了一段时间。

He stayed under the water and ______ ________ ­­­_________ for some time.

3.我很难使眼睛一直注视着强烈的阳光。

It is hard to keep my eyes ________ __________ the strong sunlight.

4.在这幅名为“奔马”的画中，我们看到一匹骏马如导弹穿越天空那样飞速地奔驰。

Across the painting, ________ Racing Horse, we can see a horse _________ _________ high speed like a missile across the sky.

5.我们的学校始建于1913年。

Our school ___________ ___________ __________ 1913.

6.在陈逸飞画作之一中，他画一位年轻漂亮的女子坐在那里，沉思着，同时他在她手中的扇子和衣服的布料上加入很多的细节。

In one of Chen Yifei’s paintings, he draws a beautiful young lady sitting there, _________ __________ _________, with a lot of detail ________ ________ the fan in her hand and the cloth of her dress.