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

第三部分：写作（共两节，满分50分）
第一节：短文改错（共10小题，每小题1.5分，满分15分）
此题要求改正所给短文中的错误。对标有题号的每一行作出判断：如无错误，在该行右边横线上画一个勾（√）；如有错误（每行只有一个错误），则按下列情况改正：
该行多一个词：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉，在该行右边横线上写出该词，并也用斜线划掉；
该行缺一个词：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），在该行右边横线上写出该加的词；
该行错一个词：在错的词下划一个横线，在该行右边横线上写出改正后的词。
注意：原行没有错的不要改。
My dear students, I didn’t know what I should say                              66．_____________
to some of you who is still addicted to the Internet.                         67．_____________
As teacher, I’d like to remind you that you’re                                 68．_____________
wasting your time, energy, or even your life.                                          69．_____________
You can never find the losing time and youth again.                         70．_____________
As students, we should value the limited time to study                      71．_____________
hard. As you know, you’ll graduate the school in two                       72．_____________
months or so. After graduation, you won’t possibly                          73．_____________
find out so good a condition to study in. So make full use of every    74．_____________
minute to study hard so that you won’t feel sadly in the future.         75．_____________

此题要求改正所给句子中的错误，并按下列情况改正：
该行多一个词:把多余的词用斜线(＼)划掉，在该行右边横线上写出该词，并也用斜线划掉。
该行缺一个词:在缺词处加一个漏字符号(∧)，在该行右边横线上写出该加的词。
该行错一个词:在错的词下划一横线，在该行右边横线上写出改正后的词。

My car just wouldn’t move any further. It was complete	【小题1】
dead, and I was a few miles far away from anywhere on a cold,	【小题2】
wet night. I decided walk around a little before accepting I’d	【小题3】
have to spend the night in the car. Maybe I can find a	【小题4】
telephone. Actually, I didn’t have to walk far after I	【小题5】
found a small house standing on a field with a light	【小题6】
shone from the sitting room. I knocked at the door and	【小题7】
was very happy when a pleasant old man opened the	【小题8】
door but listened to my story carefully. He said he didn’t	【小题9】
have telephone, and there wasn’t one within walking distance.	【小题10】

此题要求改正所给短文中的错误。对标有题号的第一行作出判断：如无错误，在答题卡相应的的位置上画一个勾(√)；如有错误(每行只有一个错误)，则按下列情况改正：

此行多一个词：把多余的词在答题卡相应的位置上用斜线（\）划掉。

此行缺一个词：在答题卡相应的位置上写出该加的词，并附带前（后）词。

此行错一个词：在答题卡相应的位置上写出该该错和改正后的词。

注意：原行没有错的不要改。

Dear Alice,

   I have just got some good news to tell to you.                             76. ______

I win a national prize for painting last week.                             77. ______

My father was so pleasing that he suggested                             78. ______

I go to England for a holiday. I’d like to staying                           79. ______

there for half a month, visiting place of interest                               80. ______

or practicing my English as well. We’ve been                            81. ______

writing to each for nearly a year now. I have                            82. ______

often dreamed of talk face to face with you.                         83. ______

I imagine you’ll be at vacation yourself by that                           84. ______

time. Perhaps we could go out to do some                                   85. ______

sightseeing together.

Best,

                                  Lily

第Ⅱ卷 (共35分)

第四部分 写作(共两节。满分35分)

第一节 短文改错(共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分)

此题要求改正所给短文中的错误。对标题号的每一行做出判断：如无错误，在该行右边的横线上划(√)；如有错误(每行只有一个错误)，则按下列情况改正：

此行多一个词：把多余的词用斜线划掉，在该行右边横线上写出该词，并也用斜线划掉。

此行缺一个词：在缺词处加一个漏字符号(^)，在该行右边横线上写出该加的词。

此行错一个词：在错的词下划一横线，在该行右边横线上写出改正后的词。

注意：原行没有错的不要改。

Dear George,

Thank you so much for your photo taken by the                76.________

Kenston Lake. They are very beautiful and highly praised        77. ________

by whoever sees them. I’m going to send one to                78. ________

Mr.Harris to see if any can be choosing for the photo            79. ________

exhibition. I’m going on holiday the next month. I’d             80. ________

like to visit you in Kenston. I had an aunt there, so              81. ________

I can stay with him. Then we can meet and spend a              82. ________

3 day holiday together. I’ll go by train. There’s so many          83. ________

traffic on the roads that driving is no more pleasure. Of           84. ________

course, I’ll take my fishing tools so that we do some fishing.       85. ________

Hope to join you soon.

                                                    Yours,

                                                     Tom