Dear Carol,
I wear braces （牙箍） and I know I look just terrible in them. Is there anything I can do to improve my appearance until they come off?
Connie N.
Philadelphia, PA
Dear Connie,
Start by thinking about how good you are going to look when your braces come off. If you are negative about your appearance, people will pick that up right away about you. In the meantime there are several things that you can do to lift your spirits:
Change your hairstyle. Be sure to get a good cut so that the shape of your hair will be flattering to your face and also good for your type of hair （fine, thick, straight, curly, etc.） Choose a hairstyle that draws attention away from your face. Hair pulled back into a pony-tail or into a ball on top or slightly off-center can be attractive and practical for this purpose.
Keep skin clean. If you choose to wear makeup（化妆品）, it should look natural. Blusher（腮红） and lip gloss（润唇膏） in light tones of peach or pink are best.
Be well-groomed（打扮）. Neatness really counts. People see a total look about you before they ever become aware of your braces. And first impressions are lasting ones!
68. Why did Connie write to Carol?
A. Because she really cared about her clothes.
B. Because she cared much about her appearance.
C. Because her teeth were not good.
D. Because she didn’t know how to make up.
69. Carol’s idea about one’s appearance is that ___________.
A. change your hairstyle and you will look beautiful
B. wear your make-up and you will look good
C. neatness is not important
D. if you yourself don’t think you look smart, neither will people
70. Carol tries to let Connie know that ___________.
A. the deepest impressions one leaves on others is the first ones
B. spirits are important when we talk about one’s appearance
C. there are some practical ways to draw people’s attention away from where you don’t feel good 
D. all of the above
71. The underlined word “count” means “___________” in the last paragraph.
A. say numbers in order        B. be of importance           C. not include        D. be accepted

Much meaning can be conveyed，clearly，with our eyes，so it is often said that eyes can speak．

Do you have such kind of experience? On a bus you may look at a stranger，but not too long．And if he is sensing that he is being stared at，he may feel uncomfortable．

The same is in daily life．If you are looked at for more than necessary time，you will look at yourself up and down，to see if there is anything wrong with you．If nothing goes wrong，you will feel angry toward others’ stare at you that way．Eyes do speak，right?

Looking too long at someone may seem to be rude and aggressive(好斗的)．But things are different when it comes to stare at the opposite sex．If a man glances at a woman for more than 10 seconds and refuses to avert(转移)his gaze，his intentions are obvious：he wishes to attract her attention，to make her understand that he is admiring her．

However，the normal eye contact for two people engaged in conversation is that the speaker will only look at the listener from time to time，in order to make sure that the listener does pay attention to what the former is speaking．As for the listener，he will，to a certain extent，look continuously at the speaker，to tell him that he is attentive．

If a speaker looks at you continuously when speaking，as if he tries to dominate(控制)you，you will feel upset．A poor liar usually exposes(暴露)himself by looking too long at the victim，since he believes in the false idea that to look straight in the eye is a sign of honest communication．Quite the contrary．

In fact，continuous eye contact is confined to(局限于)lovers only，who will enjoy looking at each other tenderly for a long time，to show affection that words cannot express．

Evidently，eye contact should be done according to the relationship between two people and the specific situation．

72．The writer says eves can speak：he really refers to that______________．

     A．eyes can really speak sometimes             B．eyes can express meaning sometimes

     C．eyes can understand meaning                 D．eyes take part in some conversations

73．According to the text，a teacher should look at students in class in order to_____________．

     A．find something wrong with the students B．make sure that students pay attention

     C．show that he or she is very attentive      D．show the sign of honest communication

74．The underlined sentence(Paragraph 6)means______________．

     A．a liar is always a poor thing and so he will be a victim

     B．in experienced liars have a false idea and so are often exposed

     C．1ooking straight in the eyes is a sign of honest communication

     D．1iars often look at others straight in the eye to show honesty

75．Which of the following is TRUE according to the text?

     A．People often stare at others on buses．   B．People don’t like being looked at．

     C．Men always enjoy looking at women．    D．Eye contact can attract attention．

第二部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分45分）
第一节：阅读下列短文，然后从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）
A
My husband, Tom, is a born shopper. He loves to look at things and to touch them. He likes to compare prices between the same things in different stores. He would never think of buying anything without looking around in several stores. I, on the other hand, am not a shopper. I regard shopping as boring and unpleasant. If I like something and can afford it, I buy it immediately. I never take a time to look around for a good sale or a better deal (交易). Of course my husband and I never go shopping together. Doing shopping together would be too painful for both of us . When it comes to shopping, we go our separate ways.
Sometimes I ask my son Jimmy to buy some food in the shop not far from our home. But he is always absentminded. This was his story.
One day I said to him , “ I hope you won’t forget what I have told you to buy.” “No,” said Jimmy. “ I won’t forget . You want three oranges, six eggs and a pound of meet.”
He went running down the street to the shop. As he ran , he said to himself over and over again , “ Three oranges , six eggs and a pound of meat.”
In the beginning he remembered everything but he stopped several times. Once he saw two men fighting outside a clothes shop until a policeman stopped them. One of them was badly hurt. Then he stopped to give ten cents to a beggar. Then he met some of his friends and he played with them for a while. When he reached the shop, he had forgotten everything except six eggs.
As he walked home, his face became sadder and sadder. When he saw me he said, “ I’m sorry , mum . I have forgotten to buy oranges and the meat . I only remembered to buy six eggs , but I’ve dropped three of them.”
41. The husband loves shopping because _______.
A. he has much money           
B. he likes the shops
C. he likes to compare the prices between the same items
D. he has nothing to do but do shopping
42. The wife doesn’t like shopping because _______.
A. she has no money            B. she has no tome
C. she doesn’t love her husband   D. she feels it boring to go shopping
43. They never go shopping together because _________.
A. their ways of shopping are quite different   B. they hate each other
C. they needn’t buy anything for the family    D. they don’t have time for it
44. Jimmy didn’t buy what his mother wanted because _________.
A. the shop was closed that day   B. the policeman stopped him
C. he forgot some of them       D. he gave all the money to the beggar