Mrs Black was having a lot of trouble with her skin, so she went to her doctor about it. He could not find anything wrong with her, however. So he sent her to the local hospital for some tests. The hospital, of course, sent the results of the tests direct to Mrs Black’s doctor, and the next morning he telephoned her to give her a list of the things that he thought she could not eat, as any of them might be the cause of her skin trouble.

Mrs Black carefully wrote all the things down on a piece of paper, which she then left beside the telephone while she went out to a ladies’ meeting.

 “Done all my shopping? ”she asked in surprise. “But how did you know what I wanted?”

“Well, when I got home, I found your shopping list beside the telephone,”answered her husband. “So I went down to the shops and bought everything you had written down. ”

Of course, Mrs Black had to tell him that what he had thought were all the things the doctor did not allow her to eat.

61. Mrs Black went to her doctor________.

A. for a diet of healthy foods

B. for her skin disease

C. to invite him to give a talk at a ladies’ meeting

D. to get the results of some tests

62. The word “He” in the second sentence refers to________.

A. Mr Black

B. a doctor in the local hospital

C. Mrs Black’s doctor

D. someone else we don’t know

63. The doctor who Mrs Black went to see______.

A. didn’t examine her carefully enough

B. didn’t find the cause of her illness

C. wanted to fool her

D. took her to a local hospital

64. The doctor telephoned her the next morning because______.

A. Mrs Black left the list of foods at the doctor’s

B. he wanted her to come to his office again

C. he didn’t receive the results of the tests

D. he thought she should stop eating some foods, and of which might cause her disease

65. From the passage, we can tell Mr Black was________.

A. a careful man

B. an honest husband

C. at home when his wife answered the telephone

D. about to leave for a meeting

A fad diet is a diet that suddenly becomes popular, usually because it promises people that they will lose a lot of weight overnight. Although dieters may really show weight loss from a fad diet, they will almost certainly get back the weight if their usual eating habits (习惯) remain unchanged. Moreover, fad diets continuously call for special products of questionable value or for “health foods” that may cost twice as much as supermarket(超市) foods. Worse yet, certain fad diets don't include nutrients(营养)good for health. People have been known to become very ill as a result of following medically unhealthy diets.

 The worse fact of fad diets, though, is that they keep people who are over-weight or sick from receiving the medical care that they truly need.

56. The word “fad” in the first sentence means ______.

 A. new     B. wonderful     C. popular quickly     D. loved by people

57. From the text we know that ______.

A. people refuse to accept fad diets  

B. fad diets can help people to lose weight

C. a man can lose weight after eating a fad diet

D. fad diets are now welcomed by people

58. In the writer's opinion, fad diets______.

 A. are very helpful       B. are not healthy diet 

C. won't cost much       D. include lots of nutrients

59. A fad dieter has to ______.

A. spend more money           B. lose much weight 

C. keep his usual eating habits   D. go to doctors very often

60. The last paragraph tells us ______.

 A. that fad dieters are often overweight

 B. fad dieters need medical care if they are overweight or sick

 C. how fad dieters get sick       

 D. overweight or sick fad dieter can’t get medical care in time

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36～55各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。

I will never forget the year I was about twelve years old. My mother told us that we would not be __36__ Christmas gifts because there was not enough money. I felt sad and thought，“What would I say when the other kids asked what I'd __37__？” Just when I started to __38__ that there would not be a Christmas that year，three women __39__ at our house with gifts for all of us. For me they brought a doll. I felt such a sense of __40__ that I would no longer have to be embarrassed when I returned to school. I wasn't __41__.Somebody had thought __42__ of me to bring me a gift.

So I __46__ a plan and gathered forty people from my company to help. We gathered about 125 orphans (孤儿) at the Christmas party. For every child，we wrapped colorful packages filled with toys，clothes，and school supplies，__47__ with a child's name. We wanted all of them to know they were __48__.Before I called out their names and handed them their gifts，I__49__ them that they couldn't open their presents __50__ every child had come forward. Finally the __51__ they had been waiting for came as I called out，“One，two，three. Open your presents！” As the children opened their packages，their faces beamed and their bright smiles __52__ up the room. The __53__ in the room was obvious，and __54__ wasn't just about toys. It was a feeling —the feeling I knew __55__ that Christmas so long ago when the women came to visit. I wasn't forgotten. Somebody thought of me. I matter.

36．A. sending       B．receiving       C．making         D．exchanging

37．A. found         B．prepared       C．got            D．expected

38．A. doubt         B．hope          C．suggest         D．accept

39．A. broke in       B．settled down    C．turned up       D．showed off

40．A. relief         B．loss            C．achievement    D．justice

41．A. blamed       B．loved          C．forgotten       D．affected

42．A. highly        B．little           C．poorly         D．enough

43．A. present       B．first            C．recent         D．previous

44．A. hardly        B．instantly        C．regularly       D．occasionally

45．A. strength       B．independence   C．importance     D．safety

46．A. kept up with   B．caught up with   C．came up with   D．put up with

47．A. none         B．few            C．some          D．each

48．A. fine          B．special         C．helpful         D．normal

49．A. reminded      B．guaranteed     C．convinced       D．promised

50．A. after          B．until          C．when           D．since

51．A. chance        B．gift           C．moment         D．reward

52．A. lit            B．took          C．burned          D．cheered

53．A. atmosphere    B．sympathy      C．calmness        D．joy

54．A. it            B．such          C．something       D．everybody

55．A. by           B．till            C．for            D．from

 Finally he reached a lonely island ____ was completely cut off from the outside world.

A. when     B. where    C. which     D. whom

 The Smiths are praised _______ the way they bring up their children.

A. from      B. by       C. at       D. for

 ________ at the cafeteria before, Tina didn’t want to eat there again.

A. Having eaten    B. To eat       C. Eat         D. Eating

 — This is a really lively party. There’s a great atmosphere, isn’t there?

— ________ The hosts know how to host a party.

A. Don't worry    B. Yes, indeed    C. No, there’s isn’t    D. It all depends

 There is no simple answer, _____ is often the case in science.

A. as          B. that        C. when         D. where

 It’s good to know _____ the dogs will be well cared for while we’re away.

A. what         B. whose     C. which         D. that

 I stopped the car ____ a short break as I was feeling tired.

A. take          B. taking      C. to take       D. taken