【正文】 people speak it. One billion people are learning it and it is said that by 2050, half of the world’s population will be using it. What are we talking about? That global language — English. The English language started in Britain in the 5th century. It is a mixed language. It was built up when German,Scandinavian and French invaders settled in England and created a mon language for munication. Today it is the official language of the UK, the USA, Australia, New Zealand, Canada, South Africa and Ireland as well as many islands in the Caribbean. Many other countries and regions use it for politics and business, for example, India, Pakistan, Nigeria and the Philippines. English is also one of the official languages of Hong Kong. But global advertising and pop music mean that in most countries, you will see or hear some English. Thanks to McDonalds, we all know about burgers. fries and milkshakes. Songs by Madonna, Britney Spears and Celine Dion are in English. We can sing along, even if we do not understand what we are singing! English is a messy (雜亂的 ) language. Every year, dictionaries include new words that talk about popular culture, for example, puterrelated words such as blogging, download and chatroom. Also included are words that teenagers use. Who does not know cool, OK and “hello” ? Other languages also influence English. Many English words e from French. Words like cafe and expressions like c39。 每空 1 分，滿分 11 分） 58. He thought I had known the fact. But _______（實際上） , I knew nothing about it. 59. It’s a fine day. Let’s go ___________ (在戶外 )to enjoy the sunshine. drew a ______(筆直的） line on the ground and told me not to cross it. words enabled me to change my _______(態(tài)度） to life. old couple were at last _____(營救） by the local people. 63. .It was quite terrible. It took me some time to ____ ____（冷靜） myself. the earthquake, the whole city was ____ _____（嚴重受損） . 65. At last, the enemies had no choice but to ____ ____（屈服） . 第二節(jié)：語法填空（共 10 小題；每小題 分，滿分 15 分） 閱讀下面材料，在空白處填入適當(dāng)?shù)膬?nèi)容（ 1 個單詞）或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。 刪除：把多余的詞用斜線（ \）劃掉。 My friend Alice loved diving very much and she dreamed of bee a professional diver one day. However, at an age of 14, she got a disease which caused her to bee plete deaf. Many people thought a person was deaf wouldn’t be able to dive well and advised him to give up. But Alice had thought differently. She went to school on the morning and then spent every afternoon diving. It was really difficulty for a deaf girl to dive. Therefore, she kept practicing every day. So far she has won several gold medal and is still trying to achieve more. 第二節(jié) 書面表達 (滿分 25分 ) 假如你是李華 ,是學(xué)校英語報 “share with you”欄目的編輯 . 你收到一封讀者來信 . 請仔細閱讀此信 , 并根據(jù)所給信息 ,結(jié)合自己的學(xué)習(xí)經(jīng)驗 ,寫一封回信 . Dear Li Hua, I wonder how I can improve my listening and spoken English. Could you give me some advice? Puzzled Tips: be active in English classes watch English programs read English texts aloud listen to English tapes… 注意 : 1 回信可參考上述要點 ,并適當(dāng)增加細節(jié) ,以使行文連貫 。m not sure if we’ve got any now． Books of that kind are on this shelf． Well， I39。ve only recently started cooking English meals and I need some more practice． Don’t worry! You’ll be still alive tomorrow． W： Hope so! Text 9 W： Good morning， Banquet Reservations． What can I do for you? M： Yes． I’d like to book a banquet for 12 persons in a private room at 6： 00 p． m． the day after tomorrow． W： That’s Saturday． OK． Would you like Chinese， Western， Japanese or Korean food? M： Chinese food, please． W： How much for food per person? The minimum charge for a private room is 100 yuan per person． M： 150 yuan per person． W： And what kind of drinks are you going to have? M： Let me see now． White wine is my favourite and I know most people like red wine． I’d like to book four bottles of red wine and two bottles of white wine． W： OK． May I have your name， please? M： James， John James． W： And your telephone number please, Mr． James? M： My work number is 66053818. By the way, could you fax the menu with the name of the banquet room? My fax number is 6605—3819． W： Yes, 6605—3819． Is there anything else I Can do for you， Mr． James? M： No． Thanks． Text 10 Nowadays motorcycling is fast being one of the most popular sports． However， there are several things about motorcycling that ordinary citizens dislike． Motorcyclists usually look dirty；in fact， they are dirty． On the road there is little to protect them from mud， insects， and bird droppings． For practical reasons they often dress in old clothing which looks much less respectable than the clothing of people who ride in ears． For the same reason motorcyclists usually wear dark clothing． Of course the danger of motorcycling also helps explain why many people don’t think highly of the sport． Its supporters， however， say that careful cyclists are in less danger． A cyclist must drive as if everybody around him wanted to kill him． He must pay careful attention to his driving． From that point of view， a man on a motorcycle is safer than a man in a car．