【正文】 t even help them set the table．“ I39。s death， I took pride in the fact that I rarely asked for help or favors． I defined myself by my petence and independence． So who was I if I was no longer capable and busy?How could I respect myself if all I did was sit on the couch every day and watch the snow fall? Learning how to receive the love and support that came my way wash39。t have the strength to brush my hair let alone shovel someone39。t relate to . A． the number of cigarettes a person smokes B． the kind and characteristics of skin C． how long a person smokes D． how long skin is under sunlight 64． From the passage smoking results,in skin aging mainly because . A． it will lower blood supply to skin B． it can make you feel tired C． it can make skin e off D． it can make blood run faster 65． The main purpose of the passage is to . A． inform people about the result of the study B． advise people how to protect skin C． warn people not to smoke again D． introduce a new way of avoid skin aging C The day my boyfriend fell to his death， it started to snow， just like any November day，just like the bottom hadn39。s team wrote． Several previous studies have found that cigarette smoking conduces to premature(過早的 )skin aging as measured by facial wrinkles， the study said， but tittle has been done to measure the aging of skin not exposed to light． The report did not discuss die mechanism involved but previous research has found that cigarette smoke， among other things， causes blood vessels(血管 )beneath the skin to constrict (緊縮 )， reducing blood supply to the skin． Smoking can also damage the connective tissue that supports both die skin and the internal ans． 61． When your skin is exposed to sunlight long， it bees all of the following but . A． flexible B． coarse C． rough D． discolored 62． What does the underlined phrase“ conduces to” in Paragraph 7 mean? A． help B． encourage C． prevent D． stop 63． How wrinkled a person39。s team added in their report． The researchers tested 82 people， smokers and nonsmokers， taking pictures of the inner right atms． They ranged， in age from 22 to 91 and half were smokers． Independent judges decided how wrinkled each person39。t get fresh food without fridge or freezer． 58． What do we know about the woman? A． She must he content with her life． B． She knows nothing about the outside world． C． She is living a lonely and miserable life． D． She must be betteroff than many others in the area． 59． Which of the following word can best describe the woman? A． Generous． B． Ignorant． C． Out of mind． D． Nobleminded． 60． It can be inferred from the passage that . A． the interviewer got a story beyond his expectation B． the interviewer was very disappointed with the woman C． the woman became famous because of the interview D． the interview became a turning． point in the woman39。s living conditions? A． Her furniture was very fashionable though simple． B． Her fireplace couldn39。s a story told about an elderly lady in Arkansas． The state voted to increase welfare payments to the poor． Hoping for a tearjerker story， a television interviewer went into the back hills where many welfare recipients(接受者 )lived． The old woman he chose to interview lived in a oneroom shack(棚屋 )： cold in winter；hot in summer． Her bed was a few rough planks(厚板 )nailed together， with a pineneedle mattress． A couple thin blankets， and a fireplace， did little to protect her from the cold． Her furniture， a table and two chairs， were fashioned from the same rough wood as her bed． Some shelves held a few cans of food from the general store． a three mile walk down the road． Several jars of preserves and a few squash(南瓜類蔬菜 )pleted her larder(食品室 )． She had no fridge or freezer． The fireplace provided heat for cooking． With no phone or 18 television her only connection with the outside world was an old radio that pulled in two or three local stations on a good day． The old woman had one convenience, running water． A crystal clear stream． flowed a short distance behind her home． A small garden near her back door provided fresh vegetables during the summer,and some squash and turnips for the winter． A tidy flower garden brightened the front of her house． The television crew arrived and set up their big expensive cameras． Their mobile station． broadcast pictures of the woman and the place she called home． Eventually the interviewer asked the old woman，“ If the government gave you $200 more each month， what would you do with it?” Without hesitation the woman replied，“ I39。s leg was treated and he 54 ． For many years after that， the two families watched the 55 friends playing happily and chasing each other down that well worn path between their houses． 36． A． way B． path C． line D． mark 37． A． realized B． sensed C． noticed D． saw 38． A． success B． reason C． purpose D． use 39． A． time B． hardship C． energy D． efforts 40． A． Unluckily B． Curiously C． Frequently D． Amazingly 41． A． biting B． barking C． running D． waiting 42． A． ignored B． refused C． drove D． noted 43． A． say B． give C． take D． tell 44． A． friend B． neighbor C． fellow D． owner 45． A． walking B． rushing C． heading D． starting 46． A． certain B． safe C． urgent D． helpful 47． A． through B． over C． onto D． across 48． A． paused B． continued C． began D． braked 49． A． warnings B． hopes C． appeals D． needs 50． A． simply B． smoothly C． eagerly D． gradually 51． A． caring B． looking C． visiting D． watthing 52． A． time B． life C． duty D． fort 53． A． heart B． spirits C． mind D． feelings 54． A．