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

英语有许多关于笑的习语，如Laughter is the best medicine; All smiles; Life is a mirror. If you smile to it, it will smile to you.

请你以“Learn to Smile”为题，根据下面所列的内容要点写一篇英语短文。

1．学会对自己微笑：生活中会有不愉快的事；微笑使你自信。

2．学会对他人微笑：微笑使人与人更亲近。

3．微笑是一种语言：人人都能懂。

注意：1．可以适当增加细节，以连贯行文；

2．120词左右。                                                                                   

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.

英语有许多关于笑的习语，如Laughter is the best medicine; All smiles; Life is a mirror. If you smile to it, it will smile to you.

请你以“Learn to Smile”为题，根据下面所列的内容要点写一篇英语短文。

1．学会对自己微笑：生活中会有不愉快的事；微笑使你自信。

2．学会对他人微笑：微笑使人与人更亲近。

3．微笑是一种语言：人人都能懂。

注意：1．可以适当增加细节，以连贯行文；

2．120词左右。                    

书面表达（总分15分）

某英文报纸正在举行“我难忘的一次经历”主题征文比赛。假设你曾参加过全校大合唱比赛。请你以“An unforgettable experience”为题，根据下表提示，用英语写一篇短文，准备投稿。

注意：

（1）短文须包括上述要点，可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；

（2）文中不得出现真实的人名、校名等个人信息；

（3）词数：100左右。开头部分已给出，不计入总词数。

An unforgettable experience

During the past year at high school, I have had many unforgettable experiences.  One of them was