This tour takes you back in history to a moment that “will live in infamy （聲名狼藉）. ” Explore the historic artifacts at the Arizona Memorial Visitor Center commemorating（紀(jì)念） the attack on Pearl Harbor, then travel around beautiful Oahu on a Circle Island guided bus tour.

The Arizona Memorial Visitor Center is Hawaii’s number one visitor attraction. View the film of the attack on Pearl Harbor and browse the historic artifacts on display. Then ride the Navy launch across Pearl Harbor to visit the Arizona Memorial. Then, board a tour bus for a scenic trip around the island of Oahu. Get your cameras ready for the beautiful view over Windward Oahu at Nu’uanu Pali Lookout. Visit Byodo－In Temple, which is set against a picturesque mountain backdrop.

You’ll also see the famous North Shore surfing beaches of Sunset, Banzai Pipeline, and Waimea Bay and drive through rustic Haleiwa Town. Visit Dole Plantation and discover the history of Hawaii’s pineapple industry before enjoying a no host lunch at the Polynesian Cultural Center (lunch is not included in the listed-price).

     Inclusions:   Scenic bus tour of Oahu island

                    Film viewing at Arizona Memorial Visitor Center. Pearl Harbor

Visit of Byodo－In Temple and Dole Plantation

     Available:

                     Mon. —Fri.

     Hours of operation:

                 7 AM to 5 PM

     Note:

    Strict security measures forbid purses, handbags, fanny packs, backpacks, camera bags, diaper bags, luggage and／or other items. Visitors may bring a camera and cam-recorder. A storage facility, operated by a private vendor, is available for visitors coming to the USS Arizona Memorial, USS Bowfin Submarine Museum & Park, the Battleship Missouri and the Pacific Aviation Museum.

49. What is the purpose of the passage above?

  A. To introduce the beautiful scene in Oahu.    B. To tell the writer attractions in Hawaii.

  C. To attract more tourists.                          D. To describe a wonderful tour in Oahu.

50. Which of the following is the right order of the tour?

A. The Arizona Memorial, Byodo-In Temple, Nu’uanu Pali Lookout, Polynesian Cultural Center

B. Pearl Habor, Dole Plantation, Nu’uanu Pali Lookout, Sunset Beach

C. Pearl Habor, North Shore, Byodo-In Temple, Dole Plantation

D. The Arizona Memorial, Nu’uanu Pali Lookout, Dole Plantation, Polynesian Cultural Center

51. A tourist will see everything below at Pearl Harbor except _______.

  A. the Arizona Memorial        B. some historic artifacts   C. a film   D. Windward Oahu

52. Which of the persons below will not be allowed to enter the attractions in Pearl Harbor?

A. Alice, a student from LA, comes with her parents, with a Sony digital camera in her hand.

  B. Geogre Zhang, from Shanghai, leaves his backpack in a locker outside the entrance.

  C. Billy, from Italy, with small bag in hand and inside the bag is a cam-recorder.

  D. Hose, from Spain, who has left his luggage in the hotel.

 As a consequence of the financial crisis, many companies are not _____ new staff this year.

  A. taking in    B. taking on    C. taking up    D. taking away

VIII.閱讀下列短文，以約30 個(gè)詞概括短文內(nèi)容：（不用寫其他內(nèi)容）（5 ）

In the United States and a number of other countries, the second Sunday in May is celebrated as Mother’s Day.

The history of Mother’s Day is centuries old and goes back to the times of the ancient Greeks, who held festivities to honor Rhea, the mother of the gods. In 1872 Julia Ward Howe organized a day for mothers delicated to peace. It is a landmark in the history of Mother’s Day.

In 1907, a woman named Anna Jarvis thought mothers should be honored with expressions of love and respect and began a campaign to honor mothers in America. She talked to friends and friends of friends. She wrote to congressmen(國(guó)會(huì)議員),local leaders, teachers and newspaper publishers. Finally , President Woodrow Wilson signed a resolution in May of nineteen fourteen that officially established Mother’s Day. Slowly and gradually Mother’s Day became very popular and its gift giving activity increased.

根據(jù)句意用詞的適當(dāng)形式填空（每題0.5分，共18題）

1．After         （畢業(yè)）I went to the front to serve in the army.

2．         （陪同）by his friends, he went to the teacher’s office to admit what he has done wrong.

3．As usual, The company will have its’ a         celebration this year.

4．You can get a doctor here to         （做手術(shù)）on her.

5．a(chǎn) red sky at night often         （表明，暗示）to find out all about it.

6．Don’t lie to her, she’s          （注定會(huì)）to find out all about it.

7．He looked through the dictionary and took out his mobile to d         Mr Stevernson’s telephone number

8．The curtains have         （褪色）in the sun.

9．We must stop him from seeing her         （以某種方式）.

10．What the new teacher said i         me deeply.

11．Industrial emissions can p         the air.

12．Some students find I t difficult to remember the         （不規(guī)則）verbs.

13．Most of the relief work was done by         （志愿者）.

14．He made a few mistakes in         （語(yǔ)法）.

15．They was         （相信）that the roof should be repaired within two days.

16．Tom was lucky that she was just         （輕微地）hurt in the accident.

17．Most shops are open every day, Sunday         （包括）.

18．Are you well         （準(zhǔn)備）for the entrance examination?

He seldom listens to others. He        answers for what he has done.

       A．shall  B．will   C．can    D．would

I         along the street looking for a place to park when the accident         .

       A．went; was occurring B．went; occurred

       C．was going; occurred D．was going; has occurred

完形填空（共20個(gè)小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）

    Evelyn Glennie was the first lady of solo percussion in Scotland. In an interview, she recalled how she became a percussion soloist(打擊樂器獨(dú)奏演員) in spite of her disability.

     “Early on I decided not to allow the  36  of others to stop me from becoming a musician. I grew up on a farm in northeast Scotland and began  37  piano lessons when I was eight. The older I got, the more my passion (酷愛)for music grew. But I also began to gradually lose my  38  . Doctors concluded that the nerve damage was the  39  and by age twelve, I was completely deaf. But my love for music never  40  me.

      “My  41  was to become a percussion soloist, even though there were none at that time. To perform, I  42  to ‘hear’ music differently from others. I play in my stocking feet and can 

43  the pitch of a note(音調(diào)高低)by the vibrations (震動(dòng)) I feel through my body and through

  my body and through my  44  . My entire sound world exists by making use of almost every   45  that I have.

       “I was   46  to be assessed as a musician, not as a deaf musician, and I applied to the famous Royal Academy of Music in London. No other deaf student had  47  this before and some teachers  48  my admission. Based on my performance,  I was  49  admitted and went on to  50  with the academy’s highest honours.

      “After that, I established myself as the first full-time solo percussionist. I  51  and arranged a lot of musical compositions since  52  had been written specially for solo percussionists.

      “I have been a soloist for over ten years.  53  the doctor thought I was totally deaf, it didn’t  54  that my passion couldn’t be realized. I would encourage people not to allow themselves to be  55  by others. Follow your passion; follow your heart. They will lead you to the place you want to go.”

A. conditions        B. opinions       C. actions           D. recommendations

A. enjoying         B. choosing       C. taking            D. giving

A. sight            B. hearing         C. touch            D. taste

A. evidence         B. result          C. excuse            D. cause

A. left              B. excited        C. accompanied      D. disappointed

A. purpose         B. decision         C. promise         D. goal

A. turned           B. learned         C. used             D. ought

A. tell             B. see             C. hear             D. smell.

A. carefulness       B. movement       C. imagination       D. experience

A. sense           B. effort            C. feeling           D. idea

A. dissatisfied      B. astonished        C. determined       D. discouraged

A. done            B. accepted        Ｃ.advised           D. admitted

A. supported        B. followed         C. required         D. opposed

A. usually          B. finally           C. possibly         D. hopefully

A. study           B. research          C. graduate         D. progress

A. wrote           B. translated        C. copied           D. read

A. enough          B. some            C. many           D. few

A. However        B. Although         C. When           D. Since

A. mean           B. seem             C.conclude         D. say

A. directed         B. guided          C. taught             D. limited

單詞拼寫（10）

56.We express our feelings by _________(手段) of words.

57.He has fifty head of ________（牛）on his farm.

58.The chemicals that are harmful to the environment are __________ （禁止）here.

59.It was a pity that my teacher had to _________（退休）early because of her poor health.

60.She lacks __________（實(shí)際的） experience.

61.If I’m not ___________（錯(cuò)誤的）,you have got an Ain the exam.

62.In the word “know”, the letter “k” is not ___________（發(fā)音）

63.I can’t __________（假設(shè)）anything in this case.

64.After another glass of wine，I began to feel __________（眩暈）

65.The other day the crowd __________（鼓掌） his wonderful performance for five minutes

--Your effort is sure to pay __________

        ---Thank you for your encouragement.

      A. off                B. for             C. back           D. down

Of all the books on the desk, ________ is of any use for our safety.

A. nothing      B. no one       C. neither       D. none