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23.Whatisanecessityforpeopletogetthesejobs?
A.TheyshouldlookafterMary'
stwoyoungboysonweekends.
B.Theyaresupposedtoworkfull-timejustonSaturdaysintheMunchiesCafe.
C.Theyshouldhaveyourownbiketotakethislong-timenewspaperdeliverywork.
D.TheyneedtocommunicateinacertainforeignlanguagewhenworkingfortheCityMuseumshop.
B
Istarteverysummerwiththebestofintentions:
toattackonebigbookfromthepast,aclassicthatIwassupposedtohavereadwhenyoungandambitious.Oftenthepairingsofbooksandsettingshavebeenpurelyaccidental:
“MobyDick"
onathree-daycross-countrytraintrip;
"
TheMagicMountain"
inaNewEnglandbeachsidecottagewithnolocksonthedoors,notelephonesortelevisionsintherooms,andlittletodobeyondrowonthesaltpond.Attempting"
TheManWithoutQualities"
onareturntoHawaii,mynativestate,however,waslessfruitful:
Imadeitthroughoneandaquartervolumes（册）,thendecidedthatI'
dgotthepointandwentswimminginstead.
ButthissummerIfindmyselfataloss.I’mnotquiteinterestedinBalzac,say,or"
TristramShandy.”There'
salways"
WarandPeace,"
whichI'
vecoveredsomedistanceseveraltimes,onlytogetboggeddowninthe"
War"
part，setitasideforawhile,andrealizethatIhavetostartoverfromthebeginningagain,havingforgotteneveryone'
snameandsocialrank.Howappealingtosimplyfallbackonafavorite-oncemoreinto"
TheWaves"
or"
Justine,"
whichfeelsalmostlikecheating,tooexcitingandtoomuchfuntoproperlybelonginseriousliterature.
Andthenthere'
sStendhal'
s"
TheRedandtheBlack."
whichhappenstobethenameofmyfavoritecocktail（鸡尾酒）ofthesummer,createdbyMichaelCecconiatSavoyandBackForty.Itiseasytodrink,andknockingbackthreeorfourseemslikesuchadelightfulidea.Cecconi'
stheory:
Itakewhatever'
sfreshatthegreenmarketandturnitintoliquid.”Theresultisapureshotofafternooninthepark,makingonefeelcheerfulandpeacefulallatonce,lyingonuncutgrasswitheyesshut,sunbeatingthroughthelids…
24.Whatcanweinferabouttheauthorfromthefirstparagraph?
A.Heshowstalentsforliterature.B.Headmiresalotofgreatwriters.
C.HehasacottageinNewEngland.D.Heenjoysreadingwhentraveling.
25.Whatdotheunderlinedwords"
getboggeddown"
inparagraph2mean?
A.Beinterrupted.B.Makenoprogress.C.Getconfused.D.Becarriedaway.
26.Whydoestheauthorsayreadinghisfavoritebooksfeelslikecheating?
A.Hebarelyunderstandsthem.B.Hefinishesthemquickly.
C.Hehasreadthemmanytimesbefore.D.Heshouldreadsomethingserious.
27.Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?
A.ToReadorNottoReadB.TheBooksofSummer
C.It'
sNeverTooLatetoReadD.MySummerHoliday
C
SallyDawlyisawomanfromAuburn,California.Overthelastthreeandahalfyears,theantilitteringwomanhasspentmostofherfreetimepickingupcigarettebutts（烟头）fromthestreetsofherhomecity.
Calledthe"
ButtLady"
byherlocalcommunity,DawlybeganhermissiontoridthestreetsofhercityofcigarettebuttsinOctober,2014.Thewomanlookedforcigarettebutts,pickedthemupandthrewtheminthetrash.Tokeepacountofhowmanybuttsshepicksup,theButtLadyhasbeenusingatablet,andearlierthismonth,shehitahistoricmilestone-onemillioncigarettebutts.
"
Igottiredofgoingonmywalksandseeingcigarettebuttseverywhere,"
SallyDawlysaid."
I'
mjustshockedthatIhadtopickupsomany.I'
veeverpickedup3,000buttsinoneday,"
shesaid."
Don'
tthrowawayyourbutts;
betteryet,stopsmoking.”
Withsomanycigarettebuttslitteringthestreets,canoneperson'
seffortsreallymakeadifference?
Surprisingly,theanswerseemstobeyes.SoonaftertheButtLadyofAuburnstartedhermissionandwordofhereffortsspread,cigarettecansstartedappearingaroundbarsandrestaurantsinthecity.Membersofthelocalcommunityevencameouttocheerheronassheapproachedherone-million-buttmilestone.
Sallyknowshercity'
scigarettebuttlitteringproblemwon’tbesolvedanytimesoon,butshehopesherworkwillinspirepeopletoatleastthinktwicebeforedroppingcigarettebuttsinthestreets.Shehasdecidedtocontinuecleaningupafterirresponsiblesmokers,andalreadyhasanew,milestoneinhersights-twomillioncigarettebutts.
WordoftheButtLady'
seffortstokeepthestreetscigarettebutt-freehasreachedneighboringcommunitiesaswell,andCBSSacramentoreportsthatothercitieshavestartedseekingherhelpaswell.
28.WhydoesSallyDawlycarryaniPadwithherwhilepickingupthebutts?
A.Toentertainthecrowds.B.Tomonitorthesmokers.
C.Toattractpeople'
sattention.D.Torecordthenumberofbutts.
29.HowdidSallyDawlyfeelwhenpickingupcigarettebutts?
A.Excitedbutupset.B.Shockedandsorry
C.Frightenedbutcontent.D.Astonishedanddesperate.
30.Fromthetext,whatcanbeinferredaboutSallyDawly?
A.Shepicksupnearly3,000cigarettebuttseveryday.
B.ShewillworkinothercitiesinCaliforniainthefuture.
C.Shehassetanewgoalofpickinguptwomillioncigarettebutts.
D.Shepickeduponemillioncigarettebuttswithmembersofhercommunity.
31.Whatisthetextmainlyabout?
A.California'
.B.Fightingagainstsmoking.
C.Californianshealthproblems.D.SmokingproblemsinCalifornia.
D
ItisquiteapparentthatcompetitionsurroundseveryaspectofhumanlifewhetherintheUnitedStatesortheAmazonrainforest.Withoutitwewouldnothavegrownintoprimates（灵长类动物）.Orwewouldprobablystillbestrugglingtosharpenabronzetoolwhilecrawlingaroundonfourlegsinsearchofmeat.Withoutcompetition,Columbuswouldn'
thavediscoveredAmericaandEdisonwouldneverhaveinventedthelightbulb.
Friendship,likeallrelationshipsbetweentwopeople,involvescompetition.Itisn'
tcompetitioninatraditionalsensebecausetherearenogoalstobescoredandnoprize.Perhapstheecologicaldefinition-thesimultaneous（同时）demandbytwoormoreorganismsforlimitedenvironmentalresources，suchasnutrients,livingspace,orlight-betterexplainsit.
Asinnature,highschoollifeisgovernedbyasetoflaws,similartoashortenedversionofDarwin'
stheoryofevolution，overpopulation，andcompetition.Thereisanabundanceofhighschoolstudentsandtodistinguishthem，rankingandcategorizing（分类）takeplace.Inhighschool,friendshipslearntocoexistwithcompetitioneventhoughattimestherelationshipisrough.Infact,insomecircumstance,competitionistoomuchofaburdenforafriendshiptobear,causingittofallapart.Collegeadmissionisthefinalhighschoolobjective.Fouryearsofhardworkistoachievegoodgrades.andastudent’sfateisdeterminednotonlybytheseachievements,butbytherecordsofthousandsofotherseniorstryingtoachieveasimilarrecognition.
Nevertheless,bynecessity,competitionbetweenstudentsexistsinallaspectsofhighschoollife.Itsetsandimprovesthestandardsineverythingfromsportstoschoolwork.Ahealthy,friendlycompetitioncanhaveonlybenefits,butwhenitbecomestoofierce,jealousy（妒忌）cantearfriendshipsapart.Yet，despiteallthis,withoutcompetition,wewouldbelost.
32.Whatdoestheecologicaldefinitionmainlyexplain?
A.Howtowinthecompetition.B.Whatcompetitionexactlyis.
C.Whattheresultofcompetitionis.D.Howfriendscompetewitheachother.
33.Accordingtothewriter,whatcausesthehighschoolstudentstocompete?
A.Theyknowthelawsofnaturewell.B.Friendshipisaburdenforthem.
C.Thenumberofthemistoolarge.D.Theyaredividedintodifferentgroups.
34.Whichbestdescribestherelationshipoffriendshipandcompetition?
A.Friendshipisalwaysbasedoncompetition.
B.Competitionisaresultoflostfriendship.
C.Competitionisterriblyharmfultofriendships.
D.Thedegreeofcompetitionisvitaltofriendship.
35.Whatdoestheauthorthinkof"
competition"
?
A.Competitioniscertaintohappenatschool.
B.Theresultofcompetitionareoutofcontrol.
C.Competitionbecomesfierceinhighschool.
D.Friendshipisnotasimportantascompetitionatschool.
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每小题2分，满分10分）
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选项中有两项为多余选项。
Tolerancemeanstoleratingorpullingupwithdifferences.36Thisconceptmeansdifferentthingstodifferentpeople,butitiswhensomethingisdisagreeablethattoleranceisexpected,andinmorepoliticallycorrectcultures,demanded.
Therearemanydifferentwaystoshowtolerance.Apersonmightfullydisagreewithothersonanyissue,whileatthesamerespectingthosewithdifferentopinionsandtreatingthemwithdignity.37.
Oneproblemisthefactthatthisrespectissometimesone-sided.38,butsomesupportersfeelreasonableinlabelingthosewhodisagreewithhatefulterms,andviceversa.Peopleonbothsidesofanissuemustbetolerantofeachother.
39Itdoesnotmeanthatapersonhastoacceptactionsorideasthatareagainsthisorhervaluesorbeliefs.Itmeansthateachpersonagreestorespecttheother'
srighttohisorherfeelingsonthematter.Whenbothpartieshaveexpressedtheiropinions,anditisobviousthatneitherislikelytochangeposition,agreeingtodisagreeisoftentheidealoutcome.
Somedegreeoftoleranceisnecessaryinanycivi
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