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011. 听下面材料，回答第(1) (2) (3) 题。
(1) What does the speaker like to know about a new play?
A. Whether it is worth seeing.
B. The price.
C. How long it lasts.

(2) Why were they late for the theatre?
A. Because they missed the bus.
B. Because there was too much traffic on the way.
C. Because his wife spent too much time deciding what to wear.

(3) Where did they go after the play?
A. To a restaurant.
B. To a night club.
C. To their home.

原文+答案解析

011.
My wife and I go to the theater whenever we can. But before we buy tickets, we like to know if the play is good or bad. When a new play opens, we usually read the newspaper to get information about it. Last week a new play opened at the theater. The newspaper story said it was very interesting, so we decided to go on Saturday night.
My wife took a long time to make up her mind what to wear and we left our house a little late. By the time we got to the theater, the first act had already begun. We were sorry we missed part of the play, because the rest of it was very funny. The newspaper had been right. It was very good.
After the play was over, we met some friends we hadn't seen for a long time. They wanted to go to a night club. It had been many years since my wife and I had gone dancing, but I finally agreed. By the time we got home, it was about two o'clock in the morning. I'm not accustomed to staying out so late and I was extremely tired.
When I was younger, I didn't have the money to go out for an evening like this. Now that I can afford it, I don't have the energy to really enjoy it.

答案解析：
(1) 正确答案为A。根据we like to know if the play is good or bad.我们想知道这部戏是好还是坏。可知，说话人要知道这部戏是否值得看，因此A项正确。
(2) 正确答案为C。根据My wife took a long time to make up her mind what to wear and we left our house a little late. 我妻子在决定穿什么衣服上花了很长时间，所在我们出门有点儿晚。可知，他们去晚了的原因是他妻子在决定穿什么衣服上花了太长的时间，因此C项正确。
(3) 正确答案为B。根据They wanted to go to a night club. 他们想去夜店；以及but I finally agreed.最终我同意了。可知，他们在看完戏后去了夜店，因此B项正确。