阅读理解An18-year-oldstudenthaswonalocalelectiontobecomemayor(市长)ofhishometownintheUSstateofMichigan．MichaelSessionswonbyjusttwovotestobeathisonlyrival(对手)the51-year-oldformerm

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　　An 18-year-old student has won a local election to become mayor(市长)of his hometown in the US state of Michigan．Michael Sessions won by just two votes to beat his only rival(对手) the 51-year-old former mayor．Mr．Sessions owed his electoral success to the votes cast by his parents．He will now have to balance schedules between attending school and fulfilling his civic duties．He will attend his school classes between 8am to 3pm and carry out his new job as the elected mayor of Hillsdale before dinner at 6pm．He aims to deliver on his campaign promises of increasing the number of full-time fire-fighters from three to four revitalizing(复兴)the local economy and enabling townsfolk to air their views and grievances(抱怨)on town life．

　　Mr．Sessions was too young to enter the election when it was first announced – he turned 18 only in September which meant he had just four weeks of campaigning．Although he is the youngest elected official in America he cannot celebrate his success with champagne because he would be seized by the police for underage drinking．He ran for office with a budget of ＄700 which he made from his summer job of selling toffee apples．His new position does not come with an office．Instead he will receive a yearly salary of ＄3 600 to cover basic expenses．He starts his four-year position on November 21．Mr．Sessions has become famous overnight since his victory and has already done a series of television chat show interviews．

(1)

How did Michael Sessions win his election?
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A．	By selling toffee apples during the summer．
B．	By making promises before the election．
C．	By beating the former mayor in the face．
D．	By getting two more votes from his parents．

(2)

He started his campaign only in September because ________．
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A．	he was too young to run for public office before then
B．	then the election was first announced
C．	the candidates had only four weeks of campaigning
D．	It could only happen in America

(3)

Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
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A．	An 18-year-old has been elected mayor of Washingtond．
B．	The newly elected mayor will stop going to school after taking office．
C．	He will not get his own office．
D．	The young man wants to become a television chat show host．

(4)

Which will be the best title for the passage?
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A．	18-year-old Elected as US Mayor
B．	Young or Old
C．	Famous Overnight
D．	Parents’ Support

Answer 1

答案：1．D;2．A;3．C;4．A;