第二卷（非选择题）

第四部分：写作（共两节，满分35分）

第一节 对话填空 （共10小题， 共10分）

阅读下面对话，掌握其大意，并根据所给首字母的提示，在标有题号的右边横线上写出一个英语单词的完整、正确形式，使对话通顺。

M：It’s hard to believe it’s become so (76) c___________ and expensive to buy a pair of glasses.

W：I know. Not that long ago, buying eyeglasses was about as simple as buying a pair of socks. Do you really need new (75) g___________?

M：Yes. I’ve noticed that things are soft of unclear sometimes, but I haven’t seen an eye doctor yet.

W：Oh, so you’re looking for a place to go. Have you checked around?

M：Yes. I’ve just found out that designer eyeglasses can (78) c___________＄200 or more just for the frame.

W：And a pair of lenses could add well over ＄100 (79) t___________ that.

M：Yes, (80) d___________ on the material and special lens coatings.

W：So, (81) i___________ the cost of an eye exam, a pair of spectacles can cost as (82) m___________ as a color TV set.

M：It’s incredible. It’s a good thing that I don’t need to buy anything fancy. But it sounds like you have a lot of (83) i___________ about glasses. Did you just buy some?

W：I did. A few months ago. You might check the optometrist in the new mall. Maybe they’re still having a sale.

M：I did. They’re having a promotion now. They’ll include a protective lens coating with new lenses, if you have your (84) e___________ exam there.

W：Great. I hope you’ll find a (85) p___________ of good glasses that you really like.

Let's face it.No one drinks diet soda for the taste.People drink diet soda in the hope that it will help them lose weight or at least keep them from gaining it.Yet it seems to have exactly the opposite effect, according to a new study.
Researchers from the University of Texas said those who drank two or more diet sodas a day had waist size increases that were six times greater than those who didn't drink diet soda."What we saw was that the more diet sodas a person drank, the more weight they were likely to gain," said Sharon Fowler.
The study was based on data from 474 participants in a large, ongoing research project, where the participants were followed for nearly l0 years.
While the findings are surprising, they also offer some explanations.
Nutrition expert, Melanie Rogers, who works with overweight patients in New York, has found that when patients are switched from regular to diet soda, they don't lose weight at all."We weren't seeing weight loss necessarily, and that was confusing to us," said Rogers.
So why would diet soda cause weight gain? No one knows for sure yet, but it could be that people think they can eat more if they drink diet soda, and so over-compensate for the missing calories.
A related study found some sweeteners （甜味剂） raised blood sugar levels in some mice."Data from this and other potential studies suggest that the promotion of diet sodas and artificial sweeteners may be risky," said Helen P.Hazuda, professor at the University of Texas's school of medicine."They may be free of calories, but not of consequences."

1. 1.

   People drink diet soda to _____.

   1. A.
      enjoy its taste
   2. B.
      achieve weight loss
   3. C.
      stay in fashion
   4. D.
      gain more energy
2. 2.

   The new study suggests that drinking diet soda _____.

   1. A.
      causes people to become heavier
   2. B.
      helps people to be healthier
   3. C.
      makes people much thinner
   4. D.
      offers people more calories
3. 3.

   We can learn from the passage that _____.

   1. A.
      regular soda makes people lose more weight
   2. B.
      diet soda does help reduce calories
   3. C.
      diet soda drinkers tend to eat more food
   4. D.
      most blood diseases come from diet soda
4. 4.

   The underlined word "They" in the last paragraph probably refers to _____.

   1. A.
      sweeteners
   2. B.
      diet soda drinkers and sweetener takers
   3. C.
      sodas
   4. D.
      diet sodas and artificial sweeteners

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