2018年11月浙江卷
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I start every summer with the best of intentions: to attack one big book from the past, a classic that I was supposed to have read when young and ambitious. often the pairings of books and settings have been purely accidental: "Moby Dick" on a three-day cross-country train trip;“The magic Mountain"in a New England beachside cottage with no locks on the doors, no telephones or televisions in the rooms, and little to do beyond row on the salt pond. Attempting "The Man Without Qualities" on a return to Hawaii, my native state, however, was less fruitful: I made it through one and a quarter volumes(册)，then decided that I'd got the point and went swimming instead.
But this summer I find myself at a loss. I'm not quite interested in Balzac, say, or“Tristram Shandy." There's always "War and Peace," which I've covered some distance several times, only to get bogged down in the “War"part, set it aside for a while, and realize that I have to start over from the beginning again, having forgotten everyone's name and social rank. How appealing to simply fall back on a favorite -once more into “The Waves”or “Justine,” which feels almost like cheating, too exciting and too much fun to properly belong in serious literature.
And then there's Stendhal's "The Red and the Black," which happens to be the name of my favorite cocktail(鸡尾酒)of the summer, created by Michael Cecconi at Savoy and Back Forty. It is easy to drink, and knocking back three or four seems like such a delightful idea. Cecconi's theory:“ I take whatever's fresh at the greenmarket and turn it into liquid."The result is a pure shot of afternoon in the park, making one feel cheerful and peaceful all at once, lying on uncut grass with eyes shut, sun beating through the lids..…
27.What can we infer about the author from the first paragraph?
A.He has a cottage in New England. B.He shows talents for literature.
C.He enjoys reading when traveling. D.He admires a lot of great writers.
28.What do the underlined words “get bogged down”in paragraph 2 mean?
A.Get confused. B.Be carried away.
C.Be interrupted. D.Make no progress.
29.Why does the author say reading his favorite books feels like cheating?
A.He finishes them quickly. B.He should read something serious.
C.He barely understands them. D.He has read them many times before.
30.What can be a suitable title for the text?
A.The Books of Summer B.My Summer Holidays
C.To Read or Not to Read D.It's Never Too Late to Read
答案解析：
27. C 从第一段中，作者描述了在不同的地方阅读不同的经典书籍的经历，这表明他在旅行时喜欢阅读。他没有提到自己在新英格兰有别墅，也没有明确表示自己有文学天赋或崇拜许多伟大的作家，因此C选项是正确的。
28. D 第二段中提到的“get bogged down”意味着作者在阅读《战争与和平》的“战争”部分时遇到了困难，无法继续前进，因此进展停滞。这个词组在这里的意思是“进展缓慢或停滞”，所以D选项是正确的。
29. B 作者说重新阅读他最喜欢的书籍感觉像是在作弊，因为这太令人兴奋和有趣了，不应该算作严肃文学的阅读。这表明他认为自己应该阅读更严肃的文学作品，而不是仅仅为了乐趣而阅读，所以B选项是正确的。
30. A 整篇文章讲述了作者每个夏天选择阅读经典书籍的习惯和他对阅读这些书籍的感受。虽然文章中也提到了假期和鸡尾酒，但这些内容都是为了衬托作者对夏日阅读的体验。因此，最适合的标题应该是与夏日阅读相关的，A选项“夏日的书籍”最能概括文章的主题。
