36. 【答案】 [B] consumed a record-high percentage of budget

　　37. 【答案】 [D] guarantee safer spending of public funds

　　38. 【答案】 [C] other factors should not be overlooked

　　39. 【答案】 [D] understand the interrelations of man and nature

　　40. 【答案】 [B] come to terms with

　　【答案解析】

　　36. 【答案】 [B] consumed a record-high percentage of budget

　　本题是细节题，根据题干可以定位到原文第二段原句 In 2015, the US Forest Service for the first time spent more than half of its $5.5 billion annual budget fighting fires—nearly double the percentage it spent on such efforts 20 years ago. B选项中a record-high percentage of budget

　　与nearly double the percentage it spent on such efforts 20 years ago对应，因此B选项是正确选项。

　　37. 【答案】 [D] guarantee safer spending of public funds

　　本题是细节题，根据题干可以定位到原文第四段原句 We need to take a magnifying glass to that. Like, “Wait a minute, is this OK?” “Do we want instead to redirect those funds to concentrate on lower-hazard parts of the landscape?” 选项D guarantee safer spending of public funds是本句的同义替换，因此D选项是正确选项。

　　38. 【答案】 [C] other factors should not be overlooked

　　本题是细节题，根据题干可以定位到原文第七段原句While climate is a key element, Moritz says, it shouldn’t come at the expense of the rest of the equation. 选项C other factors should not be overlooked 是对本句的同义替换，因此选项C是正确选项。

　　39. 【答案】 [D] understand the interrelations of man and nature

　　40. 本题是细节题，根据题干可以定位到原文第八段原句The human systems and the landscapes we live on are linked, and the interactions go both ways,” he says. Failing to recognize that, he notes, leads to “an overly simplified view of what the solutions might be. 选项D中 the interrelations of man and nature和The human systems and the landscapes we live on are linked对应，因此选项D是正确选项。

　　40.【答案】 [B] come to terms with

　　本题是细节题，根据题干可以定位到原文第九段原句But acknowledging fire’s inevitable presence in human life is an attitude crucial to developing the laws, policies, and practices that make it as safe as possible, 选项B come to terms with是本句的同义替换，因此选项B 是正确选项。

　　41 [E] Jay Deuwell + says that for factory owners, workers are harder to find because of stiff competition.

　　【解析】根据 Jay Deuwell定位到第五段“For factory owners, it all adds up to stiff competition for workers—and upward pressure on wages. “They’re harder to find and they have job offers,” says Jay Dunwell, president of Wolverine Coil Spring”，其中stiff competition for workers对应E中的 stiff competition，they’re harder to find 对应workers are harder to find 部分。

　　42 [A] Jason Stenquist + says that he switched to electrical engineering because he loves working with tools.

　　【解析】根据 Jason Stenquist定位到第七段“Asked about his choice of career, he says at high school he considered medical school before switching to electrical engineering. “I love working with tools. I love creating.” he says”，其中 he considered medical school before switching to electrical engineering对应A中的he switched to electrical engineering，“I love working with tools. I love creating.” he says” 对应because he loves working with tools 部分。

　　43 [G] Birgit Klohs + says that the manufacturing recession is to blame for the lay-off the young people’s parents.

　　【解析】根据Birgit Klohs定位到第八段“They blame it on the manufacturing recession,” says Birgit Klohs, chief executive of The Right Place, a business development agency for western Michigan”，其中 They blame it on the manufacturing recession,”对应G中的the manufacturing recession is to blame for the lay-off the young people’s parents部分。

　　44 [B] Rob Spohr +points out that there are enough people to fill the jobs that don’t need much skill

　　【解析】根据Rob Spohr定位到第十段“There’re enough people to fill the jobs at McDonalds and other places where you don’t need to have much skill. It’s that gap in between, and that’s where the problem is”，其中 There’re enough people to fill the jobs”对应B中的there are enough people to fill the jobs部分，where you don’t need to have much skill对应that don’t need much skill部分。

　　45 [F] Julie Parks+points out that a work/life balance can attract young people into manufacturing

　　【解析】根据 Julie Parks定位到第十一段“Julie Parks of Grand Rapids Community points to another key to luring Millennials into manufacturing: a work/life balance”，其中luring Millennials into manufacturing: a work/life balance对应F中的 a work/life balance can attract young people into manufacturing部分。