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

第1节

Text 1

1. What is Anna doing now?

1. She’s eating. B. She’s coming back. C. She’s working.

Text 2

2. Where is Mr. Harding now?

A. He is in a meeting room. B. He is in a café.

C. He is having coffee in an unknown place.

Text 3

3. What does the man say about Sandra Harris?

A. She is in a house, but he has no idea where it is .

B. She will be back right now.

C. She is in a warehouse.

Text 4

4. How many countries have the branches of Goldstar Electric?

A. About 20. B. Over 120. C. More than 20.

Text 5

5. What is the business of the woman’s company?

A. About money. B. About traveling. C. About expresses.

第2节

Text 6

6. Where does the man work?

A. In Alcatel. B. In Arkansas. C. In Yalta.

7. Where is the headquarters of the company?

A. In Denmark. B. In Amsterdam. C. In Rotterdam.

8. In how many countries does the company have business?

A. 20.　　B. 22 .　　 C. 120.

Text 7

9. Where is Mr. Lee’s office?

A. Right at the corner. B. On the first floor. C. On the fourth floor.

10. How do you think the man had better go to Mr. Lee’s office?

A. By taking the lift. B. On foot.

C. By following another man along the corridor.

11. Who is Mr. Lee’s neighbour?

A. Miss Ho . B. Ms. Hong . C. Mrs. Hu .

Text 8

12. Who does the woman want to see?

A. A manager. B. An officer. C. A person called Parkinson.

13. Where is the room the woman wants to go to?

A. On the first floor. B. On the fourth floor. C. On the fifth floor.

14.On which side of the passage is Ms. Wong’s office?

A. On the left. B. At the end. C. At the end on the left.

Text 9

15. Who is Mr. Tan?

A. A marketing manager.

B. A man working in the marketing department.

C. A person working for the Marketing Company.

16. How can the woman find Mr. Tan’s office?

A. Go downstairs. B. Go upstairs.

C. Go downstairs and turn left.

17. What is opposite the conference room?

A. The dining room. B. Ms. Wong’s room.

C. Mr. Tan’s room.

Text 10

18. What is the woman in charge of?

A. Hiring and firing. B. Hiding and finding. C. Hanging and frying.

19. Why does she write the job description?

A. To advertise the company’s products.

B. To find new workers for the company.

C. To find new markets for the company.

20. What does the woman probably do if a man in the company is not fit for his job at all?

A. She probably asks him to go home at once.

B. She probably gives him one or two months’ notice.

C. She probably helps him to draw up a new working plan.

第三节  书面表达（满分10分）

请根据下列提示要点，以“the Ways to Keep Healthy” 为题，写一篇短文。

提示：

1. 人人都想保持健康

2．饮食要健康：多吃水果、蔬菜，因为它们富含纤维素和维生素；少吃黄油、奶酪、咖啡和巧克力，因为它们含糖和脂肪太多，糖和脂肪使你迅速变胖

3．有良好的生活习惯：定期锻炼，充足的睡眠，不要过度劳累，不抽烟等等

要求：

1. 短文须包括上述所有要点，可以适当增加细节,使短文连贯。

2．词数约120左右。

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

请根据下列提示要点，以“Protect Wild Animals” 为题，写一篇短文。
【提示】：
1. 第一段陈述我国野生动物目前的现状。
2．第二段列举原因，如：人类过度砍伐导致野生动物没有栖息地（habitat）； 人类滥用农药杀死了许多动物；人类为了赚钱，许多珍稀野生动物被杀等。
3．第三段提出倡议。
【要求】：1. 短文须包括上述所有要点，可以适当增加细节,使短文连贯。
2．词数约100左右。