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?
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A．The Difficulties of Learning English |
B．International Communications |
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C．The Standard Varieties of English |
D．English as a World Language |
2.Which of the following statements is NOT true?
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A．Some 260 million people in the world have an adequate working knowledge of English. |
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B．There are some 260 million native speakers of English in the world. |
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C．It is almost impossible to estimate the number of people with an adequate working knowledge of English. |
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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?
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A．It was popular during Shakespeare’s time. |
B．It is used in former British colonies. |
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C．It serves the needs of its native speakers. |
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D．It is a world language that is used for international communication. |
4.What forms an adequate working knowledge of English?
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A．The ability to read a newspaper. |
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B．It is difficult to judge because it differs for each situation. |
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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?
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A．Those geographically close to the United States. |
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B．Those interested in the culture of the United States. |
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C．Former colonies of Great Britain. |
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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
Many people who work in London prefer to live outside it, and to go in to their offices or schools every day by train, car or bus, even though this means they have to get up early in the morning and reach home late in the evening.
One advantage of living outside London is that houses are cheaper. Even a small flat in London without a garden costs quite a lot to rent. With the same money, one can get a little house in the country with a garden of one’s own.
Then, in the country one can rest from the noise and hurry of the town. Even though one has to get up earlier and spend more time in trains or buses, one can sleep better at night and during weekends and on summer evenings, one can enjoy the fresh, clean air of the country. If one likes gardens, one can spend one’s free time digging, planting, watering and doing the hundred and one other jobs which are needed in a garden. Then, when the flowers and vegetables come up, one has the reward of one who has shared the secret of Nature.
Some people, however, take no interest in country things: for them, happiness lies in the town, with its cinemas and theatres, beautiful shops and busy streets, dance-halls and restaurants. Such people would feel that their life was not worth living if they had to live it outside London. An occasional walk in one of the parks and a fortnight’s (two weeks) visit to the sea every summer is all the country they want: the rest they are quite prepared to leave to those who are glad to get away from London every night.
1.Which of the following statements is NOT true?
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A．People who like country things prefer to live outside the city. |
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B．People who work in London prefer to live in the country. |
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C．Because of certain disadvantages of living outside London, some people who work in London prefer to live inside London. |
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D．Because of certain advantages of living outside London, many people who work in London prefer to live outside London. |
2.One can use the same money for ________ to buy a little house with a garden in the country.
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A．getting a small flat with a garden |
B．having a small flat with a garden |
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C．renting a small flat without a garden |
D．buying a small flat without a garden |
3.When the flowers and vegetables in the garden come up, those _______ have the reward of one who has shared the secret of Nature.
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A．who live in the country |
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B．who have spent time working in the garden |
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C．who have a garden of their own |
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D．who have been digging, planting and watering |
4.People who think happiness lies in the town would feel that _______ if they had to live it outside London.
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A．their life was meaningless |
B．their life was invaluable |
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C．they didn’t deserve a happy life |
D．they were not worthy of their happy life |
5.The underlined word rest in the last paragraph refers to ________.
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A．the rest time |
B．the rest people |
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C．the rest of the country |
D．the rest of the parks and of the sea |
6.C。推断题。根据其上文：这些人偶尔去公园散散步后去海边度两周假；本句接着说：其余的就留给那些每天晚上喜欢离开伦敦的人，那么，“其余的”显然指“其余的乡村”。从而可推知题
The famous director of a big and expensive movie planned to film a beautiful sunset over the ocean, so that the audiences could see his hero and heroine in front of it at the end of the film as they said goodbye to each other for ever. He sent his camera crew(摄影组) out one evening to film the sunset for him.
The next morning he said to the men, “Have you provided me with that sunset?”
“No, sir,” the men answered.
The director was angry. “Why not?” he asked.
“Well, sir,” one of the men answered, “we’re on the east coast here, and the sun sets in the west. We can get you a sunrise over the sea, if necessary, but not a sunset.”
“But I want a sunset!” the director shouted. “Go to the airport, take the next flight to the west coast, and get one.”
But then a young secretary had an idea. “Why don’t you photograph a sunrise,” she suggested, “and then play it backwards? Then it’ll look like a sunset.”
“That’s a very good idea!” the director said. Then he turned to the camera crew and said, “Tomorrow morning I want you to get me a beautiful sunrise over the sea.”
The camera crew went out early the next morning and filmed a bright sunrise over the beach in the middle of a beautiful bay. Then at nine o’clock they took it to the director. “Here it is, sir,” they said, and gave it to him. He was very pleased.
They all went into the studio. “All right,” the director explained, “now our hero and heroine are going to say goodbye. Run the film backwards so that we can see the ‘sunset’ behind them.”
The “sunset” began, but after a quarter of a minute, the director suddenly put his face in his hands and shouted to the camera crew to stop.
The birds in the film were flying backwards, and the waves on the sea were going away from the beach.
1. One evening, the director sent his camera crew out _________.
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A．to film a scene on the sea |
B．to find an actor and an actress |
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C．to watch a beautiful sunset |
D．to meet the audience |
2.Why did the director want to send his crew to the west coast?
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A．Because he changed his mind about getting a sunset. |
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B．Because he was angry with his crew. |
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C．Because he wanted to get a scene of sunset. |
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D．Because it was his secretary’s suggestion. |
3.The director wanted to film a sunset over the ocean because ______.
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A．it went well with the separation of the hero and heroine |
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B．when they arrived at the beach it was already in the evening |
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C．it was more moving than a sunrise |
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D．the ocean looked more beautiful at sunset |
4.After the “sunset” began, the director suddenly put his face in his hands ______.
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A．because he was moved to tears |
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B．as he saw everything in the film moving backwards |
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C．as the sunrise did not look as beautiful as he had imagined |
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D．because he was disappointed with the performance of the hero and heroine |
5.Which of the following is NOT true?
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A．The crew had to follow the secretary’s advice. |
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B．If you want to see a sunrise, the east coat is the place to go. |
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C．The camera crew wasn’t able to film the scene the first day. |
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D．The director ordered his crew to stop filming the “sunset”. |
语法填空（共10小题，每小题１.５分，共１5分）
Learning English may be difficult for beginners. There are two 31 (base) stages to learn English. The first stage of learning this language would be very 32 (interest). Once you have a good command of the alphabets(字母), 33 (gradual) you can learn many words. It would always be better to follow the method of reading first, then writing. When you feel 34 you have understood the words, you can make sentences. This is the most amusing stage to learn. You just think of a sentence in your mother language, and try to set down the same sentence in English. There could be some mistakes, 35 you should not worry about it. You’d better write the same sentence by 36 (make) use of many different words till you are satisfied 37 your sentence. If you follow this way, very soon you can create sentences of your own.
38 second step is learning the grammar. Compared with 39 languages, English is quite simple and very systematic(系统化的). There are certain rules and regulations for each and every topic in grammar of this language. As long as you follow the rules and regulations, 40 would be a difficult task to make mistakes.
A school teacher decided to let her class play a game. The teacher told each child in the class to bring along a plastic bag containing a few 16 . Each tomato will be given a name of a person that the child 17 , so the number of tomatoes that a child will put in the plastic bag will depend on the number of people the child hates.
So when the day came, every 18 brought some tomatoes. Some had two; some three while some up to five tomatoes. The teacher then told the children to 19 with them the tomatoes in the plastic 20 wherever they go.
Days after days passed by, and the children started to complain due to the 21 smell let out by the rotten tomatoes. Besides, those having more tomatoes had to carry 22 bags. After 1 week, the children were relieved because the game had finally ended.
The teacher asked: “How did you 23 while carrying the tomatoes with you for 1 24 ?”
The children let out their frustrations and started 25 of the trouble that they had to go through having to carry the heavy and 26 tomatoes wherever they go.
Then the teacher told them the hidden meaning behind the 27 .
“This is exactly the 28 when you carry your hatred(憎恨) for somebody inside your heart. The unpleasant smell of hatred will pollute your 29 and you will carry it with you wherever you go. If you cannot tolerate the smell of rotten tomatoes for just 1 week, can you imagine what is it like to have the smell of hatred in your heart for your lifetime?”
So 30 others is that best attitude to take!
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请根据下列提示，以 “Mr. Sun—my English teacher”为题，写一篇短文。
1. 孙老师是一位中年教师，戴一副近视眼镜。
2. 他有耐心，富有想象力，讲课生动有趣，专心致力于教学，经常备课到很晚；在他的帮助下，我开始对英语感兴趣，并取得进步。
3. 课外和学生一起活动，深受学生欢迎，是学生的良师益友。
注意： 1. 短文必须包括以上所有要点，可以适当增加细节，使行文连贯；
2. 词数：100 左右。
