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The high school graduation season is ended on Long Island. Summer's moving into high gear. The seniors have moved on, ready to begin the next stages of their lives. All the students in my junior English class are looking forward to senior year. All of them, but not me. I've
been left back. Again. Stuck in junior English for the 32nd time.
I've been close to advancement a few times. One year I even spoke at graduation. It was a great honor. People applauded. And still, they didn't let me graduate. September came around, and I was in the same classroom, reading the same books, knowing all the endings. Everybody else was a stranger. Everything was new for everyone else. I had no friends. Didn't know a soul except Gatsby and Hamlet and Emily Webb. I comforted myself with the thought that this
might be the year. I might finally move up and get out of junior English class.
But it didn't happen. And now all the people in my class whom I gradually came to know and even like are gone. Moved ahead without me. I've been left back again.
Isn't high school supposed to be a passage? A journey rather than a destination? You endure it. You overcome it. Nowadays before they even leave it, students become nostalgic ( 怀 旧), remembering the good times. But what if you've never left? How can look back when it's
right here all round me each and every year? Again. Over and over.
The people changed, but the place remains basically the same.
Many things have changes celluloid film (胶片电影) to VHS to DVD; the evolution of chalkboard to white board to Smart Board; and the rise of the ubiquitous smartphone. But the bell schedule, the calendar, the cheers at athletic events, the applause at concerts and plays, the snow days, the meetings, the crowded hallways the excited chatter, the American flag flapping atop the pole in front of the building these things don't change. After all these years, that
sameness provides comfort.
So, July and August will heal my bruised ego (受伤的自我). I have not been promoted again. No matter. A couple of trees in the backyard need trimming, a new path off the back deck needs building. I can awaken to the sound of the birds rather than before them. Sit by the fire pit and watch the stars appear in the darkening sky. Hopefully, by September I'll be ready to meet some new faces. And I'll start renewed. I'll work real hard and do my best. I guess I'll be OK, even if I get left back..again.
36. The author didn't advance to senior year because
A. he didn't do well in his lessons B. he was not given a chance to
C. he liked the junior English class D. he didn't behave well enough
37. Paragraphs 2 to 4 intend to show that
A.the author was not good at communication with others
B. the author treasured the friendships with other students
C.the author was sad to stay in the same grade year after year
D.the author missed Gatsby, Hamlet and Emily Webb very much
38.What does the underlined"it"refer to?
A. the life in the high school B. the junior English class
C. memory of the good times D.being alone in high school
39. What will"heal the bruised ego" of the author?
A. The chance for him to speak at graduation.
B.The belief that he will eventually be promoted.
C. The hope that he will soon meet some new faces.
D. Things that he can do during the summer vocation.
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