66. “So who dares to neglect dressing up at the cost of their appearance and youth?” means 　　.

A. no one dares to notice that dressing up needs money

B. no one dare to fail to care for her appearance and youth with dressing up

C. everyone dares to notice that dressing up needs money

D. everyone does not dare to fail to care for her appearance and youth with dressing up

65. The underlined word “besieged” may mean 　　　　.

A. belonged to　　　　　　 B. beside　　　　　 C. drew　　　 D. surrounded with

64. Which of the following do you think is the best title for this passage?

A. The Concept of Youth　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. What Is Beauty

C. Beauty and Women　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. What Is Fashion

63. The best title for the passage would be _________ .

　 A. The Night Before the Examination　　　　 B. Working Far into the Night

　 C. A Slow Student　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. Going Over My Lessons

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C　

It seems that beauty and women are twins. You are joking? No, I am not. Observe for yourself. Ads on fashion flood TV screens，radio programs，magazines，newspapers，and the streets. Whether they have realized or not，women are besieged by a sea of fashion. They are taught to think that without beautiful clothes they will grow old and lose their charm. So who dares to neglect dressing up at the cost of their appearance and youth?

But I do not agree with the opinion that women have to show their minds through their looks. The richness of their mind proves to be more beautiful and attractive than their looks. A woman who has experienced many troubles and may be called “aunt” or “granny” can still maintain her beauty if she has such excellent qualities as knowledge，ability，a kind heart, great courage，concern for others，etc.

In addition，old and young，beautiful and ugly are relative concepts(概念).People who keep a young mind will never feel old . Curious about new things and eager to learn more，they keep up with the tide. Plainly dressed women may have a type of beauty，which is pure and real.

Reading and learning are the best way to keep one youthful. Good books are fertile soil which can feed the flower of one’s heart and looks.

62. What do you suppose happened to the author the second day?

　 A. He went to a church to pray again　　　　　 B. He got an A in the exam

　 C. He failed in the exam　　　　　　　　　　 D. He was punished by his teacher

61. Reviewing his lessons didn’t help him because 　　.

　 A. it was too late at night　　　　　　　　　 B. he was very tired

　 C. his eyes lids were so heavy that he couldn’t keep them open

　 D. he hadn’t studied hard before the examination

60. When the author was going over his lessons, all the others in the house were　 ________ .

　 A. asleep　　　　　 B. outside　　　 C. working in bed　 　D. quietly laughing at him

59. A person at adolescence is NOT _________.

A. rich in feelings　　　　　　　　　　 B. old enough to fall in love

C. full of imagination　　　　　　　　　 D. easy to regard the friendship as a sign of love.

B

The clock struck eleven at night. The whole house was quiet. Everyone was in bed except me. Under the strong light, I looked sadly before me at a huge pile of that troublesome stuff(东西) they call “books”.

　 I was going to have my examination the next day.　 “When can I go to bed?” I asked myself. I didn’t answer, In fact I dared not.

　 The clock struck twelve. “ Oh, dear! ” I cried. “Ten more books to read before I can go to bed!” We pupils are the most unhappy creatures in the world. Dad does not agree with me on this. He did not have to work so hard when he was a boy.

　 The clock struck one. I was quite desperate(绝望的) now. I forgot all I had learned. I was too tired to go on .　 I did the only thing I could. I prayed, “Oh, God, please help me pass the exam tomorrow. I do promise to work hard afterwards, Amen.” My eyes were so heavy that I could hardly open them. A few minutes later, with my head on the desk, I fell asleep.

58. We should contact the students of the other sex in the following ways EXCEPT __________.

A. with a good state of mind　　　　　　　　 B. in public

C. warmly and generously　　　　　　　　　 D. in secret

57. The underlined word “ broaden ”in the passage means “____________ . ”

A. close down　　　　 B. make small　 　　　C. make broad　　 D. make known