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

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。

 

完形填空

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从1～25各题所给的四个选项中，选出一个最佳答案。

(A)

　　Once upon a time, in a certain town, there lived a doctor. He was a good,　kind man and very hard-working.  1 of the day or night he was always ready to go to the bedside of a sick person, or to help if there was an accident.  2 liked him and trusted him and people always went to him whenever there was  3 .

　　But the years  4 ,and in the end ,old age and hard work  5 the doctor and he began to lose his memory .This made him do rather silly things sometimes .When people noticed this they did not go to him any more when they were ill.

　　“He may give us the  6 ,” They said, and they were afraid.

　　The good old doctor noticed that people did not come to him  7 but he did not understand why. So he asked, “Why does no one come to me now? I used to have a lot of patients.”

　　No one wanted 8 him that the real reason because they did not want to hurt the good old man, so they said.

　　“You  9 all your patients. There is no one sick now.” The doctor was pleased when he heard that, and went away  10 .

1.

[　　]

A. At all time　　　B. At a time

C. At any time　　　D. At one time

2.

[　　]

A. Everybody　　　B. Anybody

C. Nobody　　 　　D. Somebody

3.

[　　]

A. nothing wrong with them

B. something wrongly with them

C. anything wrong with them

D. some troubles with them

4.

[　　]

A. went passed　　　    B. went past

C. had gone passed　　　D. had gone past

5.

[　　]

A. made out　　　B. took out

C. die out　　　 D. wore out

6.

[　　]

A. expensive medicine　　　B. best medicine

C. worst medicine　　　    D. wrong medicine

7.

[　　]

A. like they used to do　　　B. like they often do

C. as they used to　　　　　 D. as they were used to doing

8.

[　　]

A. to say　　　　　　　B. to tell

C. to speak　　　　　　D. to talk

9.

[　　]

A. have cured　　　　  B. have poisoned

C. have killed　　　 　D. have beaten

10.

[　　]

A. quite a happy　　　 B. quiet happy

C. rather a happy　　　D. quite happy

(B)

There was once a princess(公主)who was very, very proud. She was so proud that she always walked about 11　　.One morning she went out for a walk in the park 12　　.It was a fine sunny morning and the princess sent away her attendants(侍从)and said she 13　　.She also said that her ladies-in-waiting

(宫女们)were all to go into the library and write an essay(文章)on "The Importance of Princesses".

And presently a very bad storm 14　　 ,a truly terrible storm.The princess 15　　 the thinnest of silken frocks(女上衣)and she had no umbrella. She was afraid of sheltering(躲避)under the tree 16　　 there was quite a lot of thunder and lightning, and everyone knows it doesn't do to shelter under trees in a thunderstorm. So she came out on to the open grass and 17　　.

But the storm was so heavy that 18　　 her eyes because her face was lift up so high.She was blinded by the water in her eyes that she couldn't see 19 , and she walked right to the edge of the pond(池塘)and 20　　.

When she was in,she couldn't see how to 21　　,and even started walking further into the pond. When she started 22　　 help,the rain ran into her mouth and down her throat and nearly choked (闷塞)her.By now the ladies- in-waiting were all in the library writing their essays.They were so busy that they 23　　.

At last they noticed it.They all rushed off with umbrellas and things, and they found the Princess, 24　　 in the pond all this time, getting a dreadful(厉害), cold. It took her a long time to 25　　 and it was a bit of a lesson to her.She was never quite so proud after that, and in time she held her head almost like other people.

11.

[　　]

A. with her head up in the air

B. with her head down to the ground

C. with her head highly in the ground

D. with her head high to the air

12.

[　　]

A. which surrounding(围绕)her palace

B. that was surrounded her palace

C. which surrounded her palace

D. that being surrounded her palace

13.

[　　]

A. wished to be with them

B. wished to be alone

C. wished to be lonely

D. wished being alone

14.

[　　]

A. came into　　　B. came across

C. came on　　　　D. came through

15.

[　　]

A. were dressing　　  　B. were putting on

C. were pulling on　　　D. were wearing

16.

[　　]

A. because of　　　B. in spite of

C. because　　　　 D. although

17.

[　　]

A. started to dance　　　B. started running

C. started to crawl　　　D. started jumping

18.

[　　]

A. the water all flew into

B. the rain all went onto

C. the water all running down from

D. the rain all got into

19.

[　　]

A. where she was going　　　B. where she was going to

C. where was she going　　　D. where was she going to

20.

[　　]

A. felt in　　　　B. fallen in

C. fell in　　　　D. had fallen in

21.

[　　]

A. get along　　　B. get out

C. get down　　　 D. get up

22.

[　　]

A. calling for　　　B. calling on

C. calling in　　 　D. calling up

23.

[　　]

A. couldn't hardly notice the storm

B. could almost notice the storm

C. could hardly notice the storm

D. could nearly notice the storm

24.

[　　]

A. who would have been standing

B. who had been standing

C. who had been stood

D. who had stood

25.

[　　]

A. get ill　　　　 B. get health

C. get well　　　　D. get red