6.Winning the lottery (彩票) Is not the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow for many past winners.Sad stories do exist in large numbers for the past lottery winners and that's why some financial experts say"70 percent of lottery winners will squander away (亂花) winning within a few years."Some end up losing all within two years,family relationships destroyed or even worse.
Wayne Schenk was an old soldier diagnosed with lung cancer.When he won a million dollars in a lottery he thought his troubles were over and he would get the advanced medical treatment that might save his life.But Lottery officials refused to pay him the total sum in a single payment and they said they could not make an exception to the regulations.When Schenk died in 2007,he'd only received one payment of $34,000.
Another lottery winner,Billy Bob Harrell,Jr.killed himself two years after winning 31 million dollars in the Texas lottery in 1997.He'd spent large amounts of money and given large amounts away,but he didn't End me expected peace that should have come with the freedom of money.
Other lottery winners have ended up in prison for crimes.Many suffer bankruptcy (破產(chǎn)) after the big jackpot (頭獎) is spent and given away,including some of the eight people who won the 365 million Powerball in 2006.
The examples given paint a sad picture of what can happen if you win a big lottery jackpot,but fortunately,these examples don't tell the stories of all jackpot winners.
67.What is the main idea of the first paragraph?B
    A.Most lottery winners use up me money quickly.
    B.Most lottery winners don't really end up well.
    C.Winning lottery means relationships destroyed.
    D.Financial experts are against the lottery indusiry.
68.Why did lottery officials refuse to give Wayne Schenk the million dollars in one payment?C
    A.He was diagnosed with lung cancer.
    B.He was unwilling to give away his money.
    C.They had to observe the official rules.
    D.They didn't want to disturb his peace.
69.The author supports his main idea byA
    A.giving examples                      B.making comparisons
    C.listing numbers                      D.staling reasons
70.In the following paragraph,the author will probably talk aboutB.
    A.a(chǎn)dvice given by financial experts
    B.happy stories of the lottery winners
    C.conclusion drawn by the author
    D.regulations about lottery winning.

分析 本文通過舉例論證了彩票大贏家的最終結(jié)果都并不是真正的好,并通過文章論述了其原因.他們有的揮霍無度,兩年內(nèi)就花光了所有的積蓄,有的家庭關(guān)系破裂或者更糟.

解答 67.B.細(xì)節(jié)理解題.根據(jù)文章第一段"Some end up losing all within two years,family relationships destroyed or even worse"可知,大多數(shù)彩票的贏家結(jié)果都并不是真正的好.故選B.
68.C.細(xì)節(jié)理解題.根據(jù)文章第二段"But Lottery officials refused to pay him the total sum in a single payment and they said they could not make an exception to the regulations."可知,官員拒絕給Wayne Schenk支付是因?yàn)椴幌脒`反條例規(guī)定. 故選C.
69.A.推理預(yù)測題.文章列舉了Wayne Schenk,Billy Bob Harrell 等例子,結(jié)合最后一段"The examples given paint a sad picture of what can happen if you win a big lottery jackpot,but fortunately,these examples don't tell the stories of all jackpot winners"可知,文章主要是通過舉例子來論證他的觀點(diǎn),故選A.
70.B.推理預(yù)測題.根據(jù)文章最后一段"but fortunately,these examples don't tell the stories of all jackpot winners,"可知,作者要談?wù)摰氖遣势贝筅A家的開心愉快的故事,故選B.

點(diǎn)評 本文考察故事類閱讀.文章一般描述的是某一件具體事情的發(fā)生發(fā)展或結(jié)局,有人物、時間、地點(diǎn)和事件.命題往往從故事的情節(jié)、人物或事件的之間的關(guān)系、作者的態(tài)度及意圖、故事前因和后果的推測等方面著手,考查學(xué)生對細(xì)節(jié)的辨認(rèn)能力以及推理判斷能力.閱讀這類材料時,同學(xué)們一定要根據(jù)主要情節(jié)掌握文章主旨大意,同時抓住每一個細(xì)節(jié),設(shè)身處地根據(jù)文章內(nèi)容揣摩作者的態(tài)度和意圖,根據(jù)情節(jié)展開想象,即使是碰到深層理解題也可迎刃而解.

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