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

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健康一直是人们关注的问题，请根据以下提示，以Health为题，谈谈你对健康的看法：
保持健康的重要性；
保持健康的方法；
多吃水果蔬菜，保持饮食平衡，避免高糖、高脂肪的食物；
保证充足合理的睡眠；
多锻炼，健身强体；
摒弃不良习惯。
你自己的看法。
要求：
可适当增加细节，以使文章连贯，但不可逐条翻译；
词数：120左右。

第二节：书面表达（满分25分）
健康一直是人们关注的问题，请根据以下提示，以Health为题，谈谈你对健康的看法：
保持健康的重要性。
保持健康的方法。
多吃水果蔬菜，保持饮食平衡，避免高糖、高脂肪的食物;
多锻炼，健身强体;
摒弃不良习惯。
你自己的看法。
要求:
可适当增加细节，以使文章连贯，但不可逐条翻译;
词数：120左右。

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  健康一直是人们关注的问题，请根据以下提示，以Health为题，谈谈你对健康的看法：

保持健康的重要性；

保持健康的方法；

多吃水果蔬菜，保持饮食平衡，避免高糖、高脂肪的食物；

保证充足合理的睡眠；

多锻炼，健身强体；

摒弃不良习惯。

你自己的看法。

要求：

可适当增加细节，以使文章连贯，但不可逐条翻译；

词数：120左右。

巴黎是法国的首都，也是一个梦幻般的城市，每年吸引世界各地大批游客来观光游玩。请根据以下要点以Paris为题用英语写一篇介绍巴黎的短文。

内容要点如下：　

1．地理位置：法国北部；

2．人口：大约一千一百万；

3．气候：不太热也不太冷，春秋天最好；

4．基本情况：欧洲第二大城布。法国文化、教育、商业中心。时尚与浪漫之 都，很多重大活动在此举行。有悠久 的历史和丰富的旅游资源。最著名的 有艾菲尔铁塔(the Eiffel Tower)、凯 旋门(a Thumphal Arch)和圣母院 (old Notre Dame)等。

注意：1)不要逐条翻译，但是可增加细节，以使文章连贯、通顺；

　　　 2)词数：120词左右。