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

请以“I have a dream”为题，根据以下提示用英语写一篇120词左右的短文。

1. 你的梦想是什么；2. 为什么这个梦想很重要；3. 你将如何实现它。

注意：标题已给出，不计入总词数。

I have a dream

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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。
To dry fish, you will need either a drying table or a place to hang them. If a table is used, it should have a top made of wire screen or thin pieces of wood with space between each piece.
   【小题1】Do not let them touch each other. Be sure that air can flow around the fish from all sides, including the top and bottom.
Build a small smoky fire under the drying table for the first day to keep the flies away. After that, you can keep the flies away by covering the fish with a thin cloth.   【小题2】    
Fish taste better if they are out of bright sunlight while they are being dried.   【小题3】    Turn the fish over every other day. Small fish will dry in about three days if the air is dry.   【小题4】 
After the fish have dried, place them in a basket.   【小题5】 Then put the basket in a cool, dry place off the ground.
Make sure as much of the saltwater as possible is removed before you smoke the fish.

请仔细阅读下列文章，并根据所读内容在文章后的表格中的空格内填入一个最恰当的单词。
注意：请将答案写在答题卡上相应题号的横线上，每空只填一个单词。
When difficult people expresses themselves orally, they generally want at least two things: they’ve been heard and they’ve been understood. As a good communicator should be a good listener, five steps are advocated toward good listening.
The first step is cooperating. How does a difficult person know that you’re listening and understanding? In fact, it’s through the way you look and sound while he is talking. You may help him to fully express his thoughts and feelings. You do this by nodding your head in agreement, making certain sounds of understanding.
When the person begins to repeat what’s been said, it’s a signal of step two: turning back. It means that you repeat back some words he is using, sending a clear signal that you’ve listening carefully and that you think what he is saying is important.
Having heard what he has to say, the next step is clarifying. At this point, you start to gather information about what is being communicated. Ask same open-ended questions, which will allow you to figure out what intention he is hoping to satisfy.
The fourth step is to summarize what you’ve heard. This allows you to make sure that both you and the difficult person the same page. When you do this, two things happen. First, if you’ve missed something, he can fill in the details. Second you’ve shown that you’re making an effort to understand completely. This increases possibility of gaining cooperation from him.
Having listened carefully, you’ve now arrived at the point of confirming with the person that he feels satisfied that his thoughts have been fully voiced. Ask if he feels understood.
Then enough sincere listening, questioning, and remembering are brought together, understanding is usually achieved and a difficult person becomes less difficult and more cooperative.

根据中文和首字母填空（共18题20空，每空0.5分，共10分）
【小题1】____________ (游泳) for sometime after a tiring day is very enjoyable and exciting for me in summer.
【小题2】Almost no high school students are  __________（满意）with the school hours in china.
【小题3】On  ___________ （平均）, he works seven hours a day.
【小题4】This gold watch was passed down from one ________________（一代）to another.
【小题5】The news that was _________________（广播）on the radio surprised us all.
【小题6】It is impossible for him to be ________（专心于）to his studies as he is __________(狂热)about computer games
【小题7】Our students are busy _________________（准备）for the final exams.
【小题8】I know from my own  _____________（经历）how difficult this kind of work can be.
【小题9】The book tells us m____________ about English culture.
【小题10】After g_________________ from university, he once worked as a newspaper reporter.
【小题11】It’s the first time the painting has been displayed in the e____________ room
【小题12】She is gaining weight because she likes eating d   ______too much.
【小题13】The policeman told me to go s____________ on and turn left at the second crossing.
【小题14】I can tell them we had an e___________, and then they won’t be angry any more.
【小题15】The money for dog food is gone, but Spot looks like he is s________.
【小题16】Much to my surprise, the young girl takes c________ of a big company.
【小题17】The best way to earn r__________ at school is to work hard and a________ high grades.
【小题18】You are s_________ to hand in your homework next Tuesday morning.