【正文】 Two years ago, Shirley , wife, a mother and doctor, found herself worn out. She got up early and went to bed late, just to meet everyday 41 , but lacked 42 for the things that mattered most. She and her husband, a lawyer, began searching for ways to 43 their life. “ We had to decide what was really 44 ” , said Shirley. They knew they wanted more time to 45 with their threeyearold son, to exercise and eat right, and to develop friendship. So the couple chose to live more simply, shopping with care for necessities and enjoying inexpensive 46 such as reading, cooking and going to the park. Then Shirley 47 her job and began working parttime. She printed business cards that 48 “ At your service, buy 49 a little time” and helped clients (客戶 ) with personal tasks like shopping, paying bills and 50 parties. “ I still work hard, but being able to control my time makes a 51 ,” she says. “ I can spare time to take my son to the 52 or play basketball with him. My stress and headaches are 53 .” Shirley and her husband are 54 alone in wanting to 55 and live a satisfying life. A survey found that 54 percent of parents plain they have little time with their children, and 47 percent of married couples 56 that they lack time together. 57 does the time go? For most people, 58 and muting (上下班往返 ) take up most of the day. Simplifying means being 59 of the ways we use money, time and energy, and finding ways to make things easier. Then we can gain 60 over life and have more time for pleasure. 41. A. activities B. services C. demands D. exercises 42. A. time B. strength C. money D. ability 43. A. lead B. simplify C. adapt D. consider 44. A. fortable B. interesting C. important D. hard 45. A. study B. help C. meet D. play 46. A. pleasures B. places C. tasks D. goods 47. A. found B. received C. took D. quit 48. A. read B. wrote C. showed D. told 49. A. us B. yourself C. children D. herself 50. A. attending B. anizing C. having D. going 51. A. life B. result C. balance D. difference 52. A. office B. hospital C. park D. house 53. A. gone B. better C. strong D. obvious 54. A. a bit B. far from C. much too D. more than 55. A. keep pace B. settle down C. take off D. slow down 56. A. expect B. doubt C. say D. imagine 57. A. How B. When C. Where D. Why 58. A. traveling B. reading C. shopping D. working 59. A. aware B. afraid C. proud D. convinced 60. A. value B. control C. success D. experience 第 Ⅱ 卷 主觀題 （滿分 60 分） 注意：將答案寫在答題卡上，寫在本試卷上無效。每段對話或獨(dú)白讀兩遍。 1. Where does the conversation most probably take place? A. In a factory. B. In a hospital. C. In the man’s home. 2. Who is the girl reading under the tree? A. Betty. B. Lily. C. Catherine. 3. What does the woman mean? A. She hasn’t yet drunk any coffee. B. She wants another cup of coffee. C. She likes coffee very much. 4. What does the woman think the man should do? A. Stop playing tennis. B. Stick to what he is doing. C. Find the cause of his failure. 5. What’s the most probable relationship between the two speakers? A. Husband and wife. B. Customer and waitress. C. Friends. 第二節(jié) （共 15 小題；每小題 1 分，滿分 15分） 聽下面 5段對話或獨(dú)白。 選項(xiàng)中有兩項(xiàng)為多余選項(xiàng) 。 Prom(正式舞會 ) is a big deal for most of the girls 71 (live) in America. I am one of those girls. I 72 (go) shopping with my friends a few days ago and just like in all the movies, I found a dress. The dress made me feel like 73 princess(公主 ). Now it is the day of prom and I am getting my makeup 74 (do) from a lady at Bobbi Brown. When she was done, I looked in the mirror and was 75 (astonish) at 76 I saw. I saw a girl with perfect skin, sharp eyes and liveliness on her face that only existed in the movies. My coral dress swept the floor. Looking in the mirror, I saw someone who wasn’ t me. I was the girl with glasses , who liked reading and would rather stay at home 77 go to the football game, the one who always paid attention 78 her tests. That girl was me. Who was standing in front of me? One who looked perfect and acted 79 (perfect) but was in fact as far away from perfect as one could get. But that was what made me who I am, and I am proud of myself for finally 80 (understand) that. 第 四 部分 ：寫作 （共兩節(jié)，滿分 35分 ） 第一節(jié) ：短文改錯 （共 10小題 ；每小題 1分，滿分 10分 ） I recently took an eye examination and the doctor told me that I have to wear glasses all the time. He also told me not to read in poor light because of it would be bad for my eye. It’s August now or the new term is about to start. I’ m quite nervously about wearing glasses to school, because it will be first time for my friends to see me wearing glasses. I wonder that they are going to say. One of my best friends always wear glasses. I telephoned her and she told me that she hadn’ t been laughed at. First see her wearing glasses, people just said there was anything different about her.