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?

A．The Difficulties of Learning English	B．International Communications
C．The Standard Varieties of English	D．English as a World Language

2.Which of the following statements is NOT true?

A．Some 260 million people in the world have an adequate working knowledge of English.

B．There are some 260 million native speakers of English in the world.

C．It is almost impossible to estimate the number of people with an adequate working knowledge of English.

D．People learn English for a variety of reasons.

3.According to the passage, what is the main reason for the widespread use of English?

A．It was popular during Shakespeare’s time.	B．It is used in former British colonies.
C．It serves the needs of its native speakers.
D．It is a world language that is used for international communication.

4.What forms an adequate working knowledge of English?

A．The ability to read a newspaper.
B．It is difficult to judge because it differs for each situation.
C．Being able to speak several languages.	D．Being a native speaker.

5.What type of developing countries would be most likely to use English?

A．Those geographically close to the United States.

B．Those interested in the culture of the United States.

C．Former colonies of Great Britain.

D．Countries where international conferences are held.

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，并把答案填写在答题卷相应的位置上。

1.他面对危险时的勇敢给我们留下了深刻的印象。

We _________ __________ __________ __________ his bravery in the face of danger.

2.他呆在水里并且屏住呼吸了一段时间。

He stayed under the water and ______ ________ ­­­_________ for some time.

3.我很难使眼睛一直注视着强烈的阳光。

It is hard to keep my eyes ________ __________ the strong sunlight.

4.在这幅名为“奔马”的画中，我们看到一匹骏马如导弹穿越天空那样飞速地奔驰。

Across the painting, ________ Racing Horse, we can see a horse _________ _________ high speed like a missile across the sky.

5.我们的学校始建于1913年。

Our school ___________ ___________ __________ 1913.

6.在陈逸飞画作之一中，他画一位年轻漂亮的女子坐在那里，沉思着，同时他在她手中的扇子和衣服的布料上加入很多的细节。

In one of Chen Yifei’s paintings, he draws a beautiful young lady sitting there, _________ __________ _________, with a lot of detail ________ ________ the fan in her hand and the cloth of her dress.

 

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，并将答案写在答题卡上的相应题号内。

71. What the coach really doubts is                             the serious disease soon.(recover)

教练真正怀疑的是这位运动员是否会从严重的疾病中康复。

72. In reality, you                                that abstract theory. (attach)

事实上，你本没有必要看重那个抽象的理论。

73. Workers of this factory __________________________ in the workplace next month. (permit)

这个工厂的工人们在下个月将不被允许在工作的地方抽烟。

74. This afternoon, just as I was doing my business, a man ________________________ stepped into my shop and begged me for some money. (dress)

今天中午，正当我在做生意时，一个穿着破烂的人走进了我的商店向我讨钱。

75.  __________________________ that you could succeed in persuading him to change his mind. (occur)

我从来没想到过你会成功的劝说他改变他的想法。

76. You can hardly imagine the difficulty the women had _______________. (bring)

   你几乎都不能想象妇女养育孩子的困难。

77. He speaks English so fluently _____________________ English in England. (study)

   他的英语讲得如此流利，就好像他在英国学过英语一样。

78. The road worker __________________________ yesterday turned out to be her long lost brother. (come)

   她昨天遇到的公路工人竟然是她失散多年的弟弟。

79. In the past, only in country areas __________________ believe that boys were smarter than girls, which was great prejudice against girls. (tend)

   在过去， 只有在乡村地区，人们会觉得男孩比女孩聪明，这对于女孩来说是极大的偏见。

80. The text is __________________. It needs to be simplified and maybe have an illustrative example. (understand)

   这篇文章很难理解。它需要被简化，可能还需要有示例。

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，并将答案写在答题卡上的相应题号内。

71. What the coach really doubts is                             the serious disease soon.(recover)

教练真正怀疑的是这位运动员是否会从严重的疾病中康复。

72. In reality, you                                that abstract theory. (attach)

事实上，你本没有必要看重那个抽象的理论。

73. Workers of this factory __________________________ in the workplace next month. (permit)

这个工厂的工人们在下个月将不被允许在工作的地方抽烟。

74. This afternoon, just as I was doing my business, a man ________________________ stepped into my shop and begged me for some money. (dress)

今天中午，正当我在做生意时，一个穿着破烂的人走进了我的商店向我讨钱。

75.  __________________________ that you could succeed in persuading him to change his mind. (occur)

我从来没想到过你会成功的劝说他改变他的想法。

76. You can hardly imagine the difficulty the women had _______________. (bring)

   你几乎都不能想象妇女养育孩子的困难。

77. He speaks English so fluently _____________________ English in England. (study)

   他的英语讲得如此流利，就好像他在英国学过英语一样。

78. The road worker __________________________ yesterday turned out to be her long lost brother. (come)

   她昨天遇到的公路工人竟然是她失散多年的弟弟。

79. In the past, only in country areas __________________ believe that boys were smarter than girls, which was great prejudice against girls. (tend)

   在过去， 只有在乡村地区，人们会觉得男孩比女孩聪明，这对于女孩来说是极大的偏见。

80. The text is __________________. It needs to be simplified and maybe have an illustrative example. (understand)

   这篇文章很难理解。它需要被简化，可能还需要有示例。

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。

1.这对老夫妻结婚至今已有五十年了。(marry)

This old couple ____________________________ for fifty years.

2.今早我收到了一份结婚请柬，所以这个周末我要去参加婚宴。(attend)

I got an invitation to a wedding this morning, so I will ____________________________ this weekend.

3.我决心申请一份奖学金。(apply)

I made up my mind to ____________________________.

4.她的儿子正在动手术，她很担心他。(operate)

Her son ____________________________. She is worried about him.

5.很显然由于金融危机，许多产业正面临着倒闭。(it)

____________________________ many industries are going to close down because of the global financial crisis.