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

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 。

1.You’d better write the number ___________. (forget)

趁还没有忘记这号码，你得赶紧把它写下来。

2.I don’t think she is a woman who is hard ___________. (deal)

我认为她不是一位很难对付的女人。

3.These ideas          in more detail in Chapter 7. (explore)

这些想法将在第七章里作更详细地探讨。

4.The only thing                 is red wine. (care)

他唯一喜欢的就是红葡萄酒。

5.The miner               , which makes people so happy. (rescue)

这位矿工已得到营救，这让人们很高兴。

6.The second-hand dictionary                  20 yuan is just as useful. (spend)

我花了20块钱买的二手字典一样有用。

7.He told the boys                 computer games. (grow)

他告诉孩子们不要着迷于电脑游戏。

8.Compared with Jack, Tom is                what the teacher said.(sensitive)

与杰克相比，汤姆对老师所说的话更敏感。

9.There isn’t a single time when he looks at the photo        his childhood. (think)

他每次看到这张照片，都会想起他的童年。

10.At present the Milu deer live in centers where they                  . (protect)

目前，麋鹿生活在保护中心，在那里它们正在受到很好的保护。

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。

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。

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。