【正文】 noon and to soccer practice in the evening. (7) Text 7 (第 8題為總結(jié)題 ) W: What does that sign say? My Spanish still isn’t very good. M: It says, “Please do not use flash photography.” W: Oh, it’s a good thing I asked! I was just about to take a photo with my flash. M: Keep asking me to translate for you. That way, you will learn more quickly. W: Thanks. I wish I knew more words. M: You only started learning about a week before our trip, and we’ve only been here for two days. You’re doing fine! (9) W: Thanks. How long did it take you to bee fluent? M: Oh, I studied Spanish in high school and college, and then I lived in Spain for a summer. That’s when I really learned the language. (10) I had to learn in order to get around every day! Text 8 M: Don’t you think that people are too materialistic during holidays like Christmas? Everyone focuses on gifts, but sometimes the spirit of celebration is lost. (11) W: Yes. We should really focus on being with our families and the meaning of the holiday. It’s not about getting stuff. M: Let’s make a promise. On the next holid ay or birthday, we won’t buy any presents. We’ll do something, like go to the aquarium or the zoo. W: That sounds like fun! I think the kids will love it! Amy has been asking me to go to the amusement park all month. We can do that for the next birthday. M: Great. Let’s see, what is our next holiday or birthday? (12) W: It’s your birthday! (12) M: I guess I will go to the amusement park for my birthday, then! (13) Text 9 M: We are so excited to have you here, Ms. Calvin. Thank you for answering some questions and for signing our customers’ books. (16) W: No problem. I love meeting the people who read my books! (16) M: So, how did you think of the idea for this book? W: About four years ago, I was taking my dog for a walk when I saw a very beautiful bird. I started thinking about birds and decided to read about them at the library. I became very interested in birds, and that’s how I decided to create the main character in my book. He is a scientist who studies birds. (14) M: How long did it take you to write the book? W: I wrote the book in about two years. (15) Then, my editor worked on the book for about a year. I only spent three months thinking of the story, but it took much longer to write it! M: Do you ever worry you won’t be able to think of anoth er idea for a book? W: All the time! But I always think of more ideas as soon as I finish with the book I’m writing. Text 10 Solvang is the “Danish Village” in California, north of Los Angeles, south of San Francisco, and west of Las Vegas. (17) It is considered the Danish Capital of America. Located within the Santa Ynez Valley, Solvang offers a rich artistic and cultural experience. It all started back in 1911, when DanishAmericans from the American Midwest settled in California. (18) They named their settlement Solvang, which means “sunny field” in Danish. It’s possible to get a picture of those days at the Solvang Museum of History amp。 七、作文（共一題， 15分） 注意：試題見(jiàn)答卷 , 此題答在答卷上 。 Once a circle(wooden wheel) missed a wedge(楔子 ). The circle wanted to be whole, so it went around looking for its missing piece. It was inplete and 35 could roll only very slowly. While rolling, it 36 the flowers along the way, chatted with worms and enjoyed the 37 . One day the circle found a piece that fit perfectly. It was so 38 ! Now it could be 39 with nothing missing. It fixed the missing piece in itself and began to roll. 40 it was a perfect circle, it could roll very fast, too fast to 41 the flowers or talk to the worms. When it realized how 42 the world seemed when it rolled so quickly, it stopped, 43 its found piece by the side of the road and rolled slowly away. The 44 of the story, I think, is that in some strange sense we are more whole when we are 45 something. The man who has everything is 46 a poor man. He will never know 47 it feels like to desire, to hope, to nourish（滋養(yǎng)） his soul with the dream of something 48 . If we are brave enough to let go of our unrealistic dreams, 49 enough to go through a tragedy and survive, generous enough to 50 another’s happiness, and wise enough to know there is enough love to go around for us all, then we can achieve our dreams that 51 living creature will ever know. When we accept that 52 is part of human being, and when we can continue rolling 53 life and appreciate it, we will have achieved a wholeness that others can only 54 to. That, I believe, is what God asks of us— not Be perfect, not Don39。 the B. a。每段對(duì)話或獨(dú)白讀兩遍。每段對(duì)話僅讀一遍。 第一節(jié) 聽(tīng)下面 5段對(duì)話。 聽(tīng)第 6段材料，回答第 7題。 a C. /。t even make a mistake, but Be whole. 35. A. finally B. otherwise C. however D. therefore 36. A. admired B. found C. grew D. planted 37. A. outing B. sunshine C. sky D. weather 38. A. puzzled B. sad C. surprised D. happy 39. A. pleasant B. good C. whole D. beautiful 40. A. If only B. Now that C. What if D. Even if 41. A. notice B. taste C. pick D. water 42. A. wonderful B. colorful C. different D. vast 43. A. lay B. hid C. left D. fixed 44. A. message B. idea C. experience D. opinion 45. A. missing B. finding C. leaving D. discovering 46. A. in some way B. in the way C. on the way D. by the way 47. A. how B. what C. which D. that 48. A. happier B