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

听下面5段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的答题时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。

听第1段材料，回答第1至3题。

1．What was the woman’s main purpose in going to Ottawa during the vacation?

A．To visit a Canadian family．

B．To go sightseeing．

C．To learn English． 

2．Why did the woman like staying with the Smiths?

A．They were her relations．

B．She could speak English with them．

C．She could eat Western food every day．

3．What did the woman particularly like about the Canadian classes? 

A．The students have more freedom．

B．Listening，speaking，reading and writing were all included in one class．

C．There were a lot of activities．

听第2段材料，回答第4至6题。

4．What did the man ask the woman to do on Sunday afternoon?

A．To come to a dinner party．

B．To watch a volleyball game．

C．To meet his friends．

5．What did the woman have to do then?

A．To invite some friends．

B．To go to Mexico City．

C．To pick up her brother-in-law at the airport.

6．What did the man suggest?

A．She come over after she gets back from the airport．

B．She bring something to eat．

C．She order pizza for dinner．

听第3段材料，回答第7至9题。

7．Why will they put on a show?

A．For fun．            B．For money．      C．For nothing．

8．What can we know from their dialogue?

A．They want to put on three show all.

B．They are going to choose one out of three shows．

C．They will sing three songs in the play．

9．What can we learn about the man?

A．He often gets up on a stage．

D．He sings popular songs for money．

C．He will sing and dance in the show．

听第4段材料，回答第10至12题。

10．Why does the girl work hard at her lessons?

A．She wants to be an engineer in the future．

B．She is going to be a biologist after she graduates．

C．She is going to take an exam．

11．What can we learn about the boy?

A．He is an engineer．

B．He is a doctor．

C．He is a friend of the girl’s．

12．What are those technical words about?

A．Engineering．    B．Biology．    C．Technology．

听第5段材料，回答第13至15题。

13．Which of the following people are unlucky?

A．People who have boring jobs．

B．People who have a lot of spare time．

C．People who earn a lot of money．

14．Why are many successful sportsmen young people?

A．Because they are under 35．

B．Because they can move fast．

C．Because they are interesting．

15．Which of the following group of people work till they die?

A．Writers, artists and actors.

B．Artists，musicians and teachers．

C．Writers；musicians and engineers．

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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某英文报纸正在举行“我难忘的一次经历”主题征文比赛。假设你曾参加过全校大合唱比赛。请你以“An unforgettable experience”为题，根据下表提示，用英语写一篇短文，准备投稿。

注意：（1）短文须包括上述要点，可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；

（2）文中不得出现真实的人名、校名等个人信息；

（3）词数：100左右。开头部分已给出，不计入总词数。

An unforgettable experience

During the past year at high school, I have had many unforgettable experiences. One of them was______________________________________________________