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

对话填空（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）

认真阅读下面对话，并根据各题所给首字母的提示，在答题卡上标有题号的横线上，写出一个英语单词的完整、正确形式、使对话通顺。

(J=Joyce; T=Tom)

J: Tom, I am going to the UK for my further study. Could you give me some   a        about living there?

T: Yes, of course. I will tell you all that I know to help you【小题２】 a                to the new life easily. Is your English good?

J: I think it’s not bad. I can speak it 【小题３】 f        .

T: OK. Then you shouldn’t have a problem finding a 【小题４】p         job.

J: What kind of job?

T: I used to work in a bar in the evening when I was at university but the pay is 【小题５】

u         not very high.

J: But it can improve your English, right?

T: Yes. You’re expected to talk to the 【小题６】c         all night because they may ask you a lot of questions or ask you to give them different kinds of wines. But there are also some problems         in a bar. It’s a bit noisy and quite smoky.

J: Er. I don’t think I would like such a job.

T: Well, in that case, you can work in a restaurant as a waitress, taking people’s 【小题７】o        . That’s another way to use your English to 【小题８】c         with different people.

J: OK, that sounds good. I will 【小题９】 c         it.

T: And if you’re struggling a bit, you can work in the back of a restaurant.

J: Yeah, I used to wash dishes, and I remembered my legs were hurt after 【小题1０】s         up all day. It was a terrible job.

T: I wouldn’t refuse that one. It is not suitable for a girl.

O. Henry was a pen name used by an American writer of short stories. His real name was William Sydney Porter. He was born in North Carolina in 1862. As a young boy he lived an exciting life. He did not go to school for very long, but he managed to teach himself everything he needed to know. When he was about 20 years old, O. Henry went to Texas, where he tried different jobs. He first worked on a newspaper, and then had a job in a bank. When some money went missing from the bank, O. Henry was believed to have stolen it. Because of that, he was sent to prison. During the three years in prison, he learned to write short stories. After he got out of prison, he went to New York and continued writing. He wrote mostly about New York and the life of the poor there. People liked his stories, because simple as the tales were, they would finish with a sudden change at the end, to the reader’s surprise.
【小题1】In which order did O. Henry do the following things?
a. Lived in New York.   b. Worked in a bank.      c. Travelled to Texas.
d. Was put in prison.    e. Had a newspaper Job.    f. Learned to write stories.

第二节书面表达（满分25分）
目前地球面临水资源危机，请你以Global Shortage of Fresh Water 为题，根据以下提示写一篇短文。
提示：1. 人们以为淡水是取之不尽的（雨水，河水，井水……）
2. 实际上淡水是非常紧缺的（人口增加，工业用水增加，污染……）
3. 人类应该怎么办？
注意：
1.词数100左右。
2.可适当增加细节以使行文连贯。

书面表达（满分25分）
网购已成为很多人青睐的一种现代购物形式。请你以“Online Shopping”为题，根据以下三个要点，分三段写一篇100字左右的英语短文，谈谈网购现象及你的看法或建议
1.越来越多的人喜欢在网上购买商品
2.网上购物可能存在的问题(如：假货；货物损坏；不易退换)
3.你的看法或建议
注意：1.词数：100左右；2.可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
3.参考词汇：网店店主Internet shopping provider  假货fake goods
Online Shopping
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