This play will be put on at this theatre ________.

1. A.
   long before
2. B.
   before long
3. C.
   two days before
4. D.
   after two days

第三部分 阅读理解
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Diet Coke, diet Pepsi, diet pills, no-far diet, vegetable diet… We are surrounded by the word “diet” everywhere we look and listen. We have so easily been attracted by the promise and potential of diet products that we have stopped thinking about what diet products are doing to us. We are paying for products that harm us psychologically and physically.
Diet products significantly weaken us psychologically. On one level, we are not allowing our brain to admit that our weight problems lie not in actually losing the weight, but in controlling the consumption of fatty, high-calorie, unhealthy foods. Diet products allow us to jump over the thinking stage and go straight for the scale (秤) instead. All we have to do is to swallow or recognize the word “diet” in food labels.
On another level, diet products have greater psychological effects. Every time we have a zero-calorie drink, we are telling ourselves without our awareness that we don’t have to work to get results. Diet products make people believe that gain comes without pain, and that life can be without resistance and struggle.
The danger of diet products lies not only in the psychological effects they have on us, but also in the physical harm that they cause. Diet foods can indirectly harm our bodies because consuming them instead of healthy foods means we are preventing our bodies from having basic nutrients. Diet foods and diet pills contain zero calorie only because the diet Industry has created chemicals to produce these wonder products. Diet products may not be nutritional, and the chemical that go into diet products are potentially dangerous.
Now that we are aware of the effects that diet products have on us, it is time to seriously think about buying them. Losing weight lies in the power of minds, not in the power of chemicals. Once we realize this, we will be much better able to resist diet products, and therefore prevent the psychological harm that comes from using them.
56. From Paragraph 1, we learn that _________.
A. diet products fail to bring out people’s potential
B. people have difficulty in choosing diet products
C. diet products are misleading people
D. people are fed up with diet products
57. One psychological effect of diet products is that people tend to _________.
A. try out a variety of diet foods    B. hesitate before they enjoy diet foods
C. pay attention to their own eating habits
D. watch their weight rather than their diet
58. In Paragraph 3, “gain comes without pain” probably means _________.
A. losing weight is effortless    B. it costs a lot to lose weight
C. diet products bring no pain    D. diet products are free from calories
59. Diet products indirectly harm people physically because such products _________.
A. are over-consumed          B. lack basic nutrients
C. are short of chemicals        D. provide too much energy
60. Which of the following shows the structure of the passage?

Time is very important in our life. It  36  our everyday moments. However, time never had any importance in my life until I   37   a watch from my father, which organized my life and made me more   38   . It’s round(圆形的) in the center with two silver bands(带，条) that go   39  my wrist(手腕) and all of it is made of silver.

I received this   40   on a gray-sky day. I had to go to the airport at 9:00 a.m. to   41   up my uncle Ali and take him to my father’s house.   42   , I was late because I was  43  with my friends. Later on that day, around 11:00 a.m., I  44  my uncle, but I was very late for him. He had   45   the airport and taken a taxi to my father’s house.

I got to my father’s house at 2:00 p.m. that day and felt  46  of myself at that moment. After I said hello to my  47  father and tired uncle, my father asked me to sit next to him and handed me this watch as a gift from him. Then he said, “Peter, did you have  48  with your friends today?” I answered, “Yes, father, and  49 

apologized for not meeting my uncle Ali.” He said, “What you  50  was not very nice and you should feel sorry for your  51   .” I was ashamed and said, “Father, I’ll never do it again. I promise.” He said, “I hope today you learned something important, and this watch will be a   52   for you.” He told me to take this watch and use it as an organizer of my  53   .

I learned a very important lesson from my father: to  54  time and never to be late to get someone. This watch is  55   to me, not because of its price, but because of the lesson that I learned from it.

A. makes        B. organizes           C. orders         D. supplies

A. received      B. accepted            C. won           D. achieved

A. confident     B. independent         C. efficient        D. responsible

A. around       B. in                 C. on             D. with

A. card         B. thing               C. gift            D. letter

A. call          B. pick               C. put            D. bring

A. Otherwise     B. Fortunately         C. However       D. Therefore

A. going        B. leaving             C. standing        D. shopping

A. forgot        B. remembered        C. saw            D. visited

A. arrived       B. recognized          C. left            D. found

A. ashamed      B. frightened          C. disappointed    D. shy

A. nervous       B. happy             C. angry          D. doubtful

A. lunch         B. quarrel            C. appointment     D. fun

A. I             B. he                C. they           D. we

A. said          B. did                C. thought        D. forgot

A. idea          B. word              C. action          D. movement

A. wonder       B. hope               C. requirement     D. reminder

A. life           B. day               C. way           D. thought

A. waste         B. respect            C. ignore          D. enjoy

A. useful         B. necessary         C. helpful          D. important

Time is very important in our lives. It organizes our everyday moments. However, time never had any importance in my life until I received a watch from my father.

I received this gift on a cloudy day. I had to go to the airport at 9:00 a.m. to meet my uncle and take him to my father’s house. However, I was late because I was staying with my friends. Later on that day, around 11:00 a.m., I remembered my uncle, but I was very late for him. He had left the airport and taken a taxi to my father’s house.

I got to my father’s house at 2:00 p.m. and felt ashamed of myself at that moment. After I said “hello” to my angry father and tired uncle, my father asked me to sit next to him and gave me this watch. Then he said, “Essa, did you have fun with your friends today?”

“Yes, Dad, and I’m sorry about not meeting my uncle at the airport.”

“I hope today you learned something important, and this watch will be a reminder (提醒物) for you.” He told me to take this watch and use it as an organizer of my life.

I learned a very important lesson from my father: To respect time and never be late to do something. This watch is important to me, not because of its price, but because of the lesson that I learned from it.

49. The writer’s uncle came to visit them ______.

A. by car B. by air  C. by boat      D. by taxi

50. Why did Essa’s father get angry when Essa got to his house?

A. Essa often spent a lot of time with friends.

B. Essa cared little about other people.

C. Essa wasted too much time.  

D. Essa forgot an important thing.

51. Why did the father give Essa a watch?

A. To punish Essa.  B. To comfort Essa.

C. To teach Essa.           D. To praise Essa.

52. What did Essa think of the watch?

A. It was a priceless gift.       B. It was an useless gift.

C. It was a common gift.       D. It was a strange gift.

首字母填空（共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分）

1. S________ the environment in exchange for the financial prosperity is the unwisest activity.

2. Steven finally got e________ with 2 more votes.

3. Some states of America would like to a________ the food tax for the purpose of stimulating

the consumption.

4. Rules and r________ contribute a lot to maintaining a peaceful and healthy school environment.

5. This well-loved teacher makes every effort to create a d________ class so that every student can get involved in the daily class management.

6. Independence and equality among states is a fundamental p_________ of international law.

7. S_________ suggest that the population of this country will be double in ten years' time. 

8. High street retailers(零售商) reported a m__________ increase in sales before Christmas.

9.  Christianity is the d__________ religion in America, with 78% of American adults identifying with some form of the Christian religion.

10. Living in an age of globalization, we are b_________ with new opportunities and faced with new challenges.