Thousands of people began pouring into Pennsylvania from other states. They wanted to buy lottery(彩票) tickets. The tickets cost only $0.9each. But that small spending could bring them a reward of $90 million. That was the second largest lottery jackpot(积累奖金) in history。
More than 87 million tickets were bought for the Pennsylvania lottery drawing . Those who bought tickets had to choose seven numbers from 1 to 80 The chance of winning was one in 9.6 million. But that little chance certainly did not affect tickets sales. In the last few days before the drawing , tickets were selling at the unbelievable rate of 500 per second .
Experts say many people buy lottery tickets because they just want to have a piece of the action .Others say the lottery is a stock market for poor people . It allows them to dream about wealth they will probably never have .
But many people believe lotteries are no better than legalized(合法化) gambling . Some critics note that most people who play are poor and may not be able to afford the tickets .There are also many addicts who take the game seriously, They may pour their life savings into lottery tickets .Some clubs have been formed to help them kick the habit.
Politicians like lotteries because they provide money that would otherwise have to come from new taxes. The profits from lotteries are usually used to pay for education or programs for senior citizens. But critics say this arrangement just allows states to legalize vice(恶习) under the name of social progress . No matter whether you regard state lotteries right or not , you can not refuse to accept their extreme popularity with many Americans .
1.The main idea of the passage is that________________.
A．lotteries are of great benefit to everyone who buys them.
B．play a lottery is just like investing in the stock market
C．a lot of people buy lottry tickets ,but lotteries cause disagreement
D．lotteries are just legalized vice
2.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage ?
A．Politicians like lotteries because they do not have to pay extra tax.
B．The popularity of lotteries in America actually is social progress .
C．Some critics do not like lotteries because many poor people waste their money on them .
D．People love the lottery because it is a stock market.
3.In just one hour in the last few days , the Pennsylvania lottery sold tickets totaling about ______________.
A．$1.62million B．$90 million C．$9.6million D．$87million
4.People who are addicted to playing lotteries should __________.
A．join a club B．kick the habit
C．win the Pennsylvania D．save every cent
The main cause why some children are aggressive and are “always angry with the world ”is that they have no idea how to realize that the term “problem solving” does not necessary mean solving a math problem or an assignment. When you hear experts tell you to teach your children problem_solving skill, what they mean is to teach your kids all about emotional managing and learning to cross the stormy waters of childhood ,and eventually , life .
Parents should teach their children as early as possible how to handle certain situations . Young children easily lose their temper .When things do not go their way , it makes them angry and frustrated and they can get violent . Especially since young child have limited self control , bursting into anger is a very easy thing for them to do .
Anything can set up a child’s tantrum . For example , you and your child went to the mall . He told you that he wanted to buy a new toy , but you refused because he had already had one on his birthday. He insisted because this one was the new version . But you still refused , so he began to get angry and started screaming .
There are a few things that you can do to teach your child some problem _solving skills. First, you need to find out what the problem is . Perhaps your child is having problems identifying the cause of his frustrations . As a parent, it will not be that hard for you to know what is going on in your child’life. After he calms down, ask him quietly why he got so mad and then together , help him think why he was so angry . When your child figures out what is really making him upset , help him think of ways to solve the problem and help him look at all his reactions and evaluate the potential consequences.
1.who would probably show interest in the passage ?
A, Experts B, Teachers C, Parents D,Children
2.In paragraph 2 , the writer stresses that it is necessary for______________.
A, parents to guide their children through troubling cases.
B, parents to solve some problems for their children
C, children to depend on their parents sometimes
D, children to manage bad situations as their parents do
3.In paragraph 3 the underlined word “tantrum” can be best replaced by “_________”
A, anger B, habit C, stress D, aim
4.Which would be the best title for the passage ?
A, Taking more care of your children.
B, Teaching your children problem_solving skills.
C, What are problem_solving skills.
D, Why do your children become so angry ?
My wife called,“will you come here and make your darling daughter eat her food ？I rushed to the scene. My only daughter,Sindu , 1 frightened. In front of her was a bowl filled with rice. She 2 disliked rice .
“Sindu ,why don’t you take a few 3of this ？ Just for Dad ’sake . If don’t ,your mom will shout at me .”Sindu softened a bit and 4 her tears with the back of her hands.“OK,Dad.I will eat .But you should ……”Sindu hesitated.“Dad ,if I eat the rice ,will you give 5 I ask for ？”“Oh,sure .”She 6 eating the whole quantity . After the ordeal was through ,Sindu came to me ,“Dad ,I want to have my 7 shaved off this Sunday ！
“Darling ,we will be sad 8 you with a clean-shaved head .”“Dad ,you saw how difficult it was to eat the rice .”Sindu was in tears.“ 9 you promised to give me whatever I ask for.”
It was 10 for me to call the shots .“Our promise must be 11 .”
With her head clean-shaven ,Sindu had a round face .On Monday morning , I dropped her at her 12 .Just then , a boy shouted ,Sindu please wait for me ！13 struck me was the hairless head of that boy .
“Sir , your daughter Sindu is great 14 .”a lady said to me ,“That boy who is walking along with your daughter is my son Harish .He is 15 from leukemia（白血病）. He lost all his hair due to the side 16 of the chemotherapy(化疗).He refused to 17 to school for fear of being laughed at . Sindu visited him last week , and promised him that she will take care of the teasing issue. But , I 18 imagined she would sacrifice her lovely hair for the sake of 19 ” .
“My little angel , you are teaching me 20 selfless real love is ！” I wept.
1. A．looked B．proved C．sounded D．turned
2. A．properly B．likely C．formerly D．particularly
3. A．bowls B．mouthful C．rices D．pieces
4. A．cleaned B．burst C．wiped D．crashed
5. A．however B．whenever C．wherever D．whatever
6. A．enjoyed B．finished C．practiced D．liked
7. A．hair B．face C．ear D．hand
8. A．comparing B．looking C．seeing D．watching
9. A．So B．And C．If D．Though
10. A．chance B．good C．choice D．time
11. A．made B．carried C．kept D．broken
12. A．room B．school C．house D．desk
13. A．That B．This C．It D．What
14. A．in fact B．for example C．indeed D．really
15. A．suffering B．separating C．judging D．affecting
16. A．illness B．effects C．health D．medicine
17. A．come back B．turn back C．pay back D．date back
18. A．such B．even C．ever D．never
19. A．your daughter B．my son C．me D．you
20. A．how B．whether C．where D．when
I tried phoning her office,but Icould not______.
A,get along B,get on C,get to D,get through
Sam_____some knowledge of the computer just by watching others working on it.
A,brought up B,looked C,picked up D.set up
When______where he was born,John said he was a New Yorker.
A,asking B,being asked C,asked D,was asked
