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

There are many kinds of friends. Some are always   【小题1】 you, but don't understand you. Some say only a few words to you, but understand you. Many people will step in your life, but only  【小题2】 friends leave footprints (脚印).
I shall always recall (回忆) the autumn and the girl with the 【小题3】 .She will always bring back B. Dr. Carrol escaped the death in the end
the friendship between us. I know she will always be my best friend.
It was the golden season. I could see the yellow leaves 【小题4】 on the cool 【小题5】 .In such a season, I liked walking alone in the leaves, 【小题6】 to the sound of them.
Autumn is a 【小题7】 season and life is uninteresting. The free days always get me 【小题8】 .But one day, the sound of a violin 【小题9】 into my ears like a stream (小溪) flowing in the mountains. I was so surprised that I jumped to see what it was. A young girl, standing in the wind, was 【小题10】 in playing her violin.
I had 【小题11】 seen her before. The music was so nice that I listened quietly. Lost in the music, I didn't know that I had been 【小题12】 there for so long but my existence (存在) did not seem to disturb her.
Leaves were still falling. Every day she played the violin in the corner of the building 【小题13】I went downstairs to watch her performance. I was the only listener. The autumn seemed no longer lonely and life became  【小题14】 .  【小题15】 we didn't know each other, I thought we were already good friends. I believe she also loved me.
Autumn was nearly over. One day, when I was listening carefully, the sound suddenly  【小题16】 . To my astonishment (惊讶), the girl came over to me.
“You must like violin.” she said.
“Yes. And you play very well. Why did you stop?” I asked.
Suddenly, a 【小题17】 expression appeared on her face and I could feel something unusual.
“I came here to see my grandmother, but now I must leave. I once played very badly. It was your listening every day that 【小题18】 me.” she said.
“In fact, it was your playing 【小题19】 gave me a meaningful autumn,” I answered, “Let's be friends.”
The girl smiled, and so did I.
I never heard her play again in my life. I no longer went downstairs to listen like before. Only thick leaves were left behind. But I will always remember the fine figure (身影) of the girl. She is like a 【小题20】 —so short, so bright, like a shooting star giving off so much light that it makes the autumn beautiful.

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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第四部分：书面表达（共两节，满分40分）

第一节：完成句子（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）

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，并将答案写在答题卡上的相应题号后。

例：We______(起床)before dawn, it was still dark outside.(get)

答案:got up

71 He always _____________________(作弄) his classmates, which made them unhappy.( tricks)

72 Her mother was ill so she had to look after her _______________(夜以继日地).(day)

73 The boy __________________________(正盼望) being given a birthday present.(forward)

74 If you _________________(想要减轻体重) , here are some do’s and don’ts.(lose)

75 Don’t be tempted to cheat,--you’ll never ________________(被放过) it.(get)

76 Hard as he is working, he can only just _______________(维持生活).(earn)

77 _______________(说实话), I am not satisfied with what you did.(honest)

78 Trees used to _____________(被砍倒) for firewood in the past.(cut)

79 After having worked together for three years, they finally ________________(彼此相爱) . (fall)

80 We are worrying about ____________________(下一步我们该做什么).(what)

英语有许多关于笑的习语，如Laughter is the best medicine; All smiles; Life is a mirror. If you smile to it, it will smile to you.

请你以“Learn to Smile”为题，根据下面所列的内容要点写一篇英语短文。

1．学会对自己微笑：生活中会有不愉快的事；微笑使你自信。

2．学会对他人微笑：微笑使人与人更亲近。

3．微笑是一种语言：人人都能懂。

注意：1．可以适当增加细节，以连贯行文；

2．120词左右。