-If our parents would listen more to us, they would understand us better. - . They just expect us to listen. [ ]A. I believe not B. No problem C. Good idea D. I can't agree more 题目和参考答案——青夏教育精英家教网—

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London United Bus ways has been carrying Londoners by horse-tram, electric tramway and omnibus since 1894．Today, working for Transport for London, we have over 650 red London buses．

Getting married?

Why not hire a world famous Route master and make your wedding

truly special? Our classic bus has been re-sprayed to its original condition

and fitted out to look like it did in its heyday（全盛时期）．Provided

with a polite, fully trained driver and conductor and PA system, we

can carry up to 70 of your guests．

Have a special occasion?

Whether it’s a company event, birthday or a sporting experience, we have a bus for every occasion．Our Double Decker buses will hold up to 72 of your guests and Single Decker up to 30．All of our buses come with a fully trained driver．

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We carry fans to and from Richmond Station to Twickenham Stadium for matches and concerts throughout the year．We also operate services to the new Wembley Stadium．Download the pdf document for details of our Stadium Services．

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Please note, passengers are not allowed to stand on any Private Hire vehicle．

For a customized quotation: Please click Online Private Hire Quotation

Tel: 020 8400 5502 Fax: 020 8400 5101

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All the following are the advantages of a Route master EXCEPT ____．

A．being newly produced B．a fully trained driver

C．a PA system D．carrying up to 70 guests

If you are having a birthday party with 71 guests, what kind of vehicle will you hire?

A．A Route master． B．A Double Decker bus．

C．A Single Decker bus． D．A horse-tram．

We can learn from the passage that ____．

A．the buses can only be hired through the Internet

B．London United Bus ways has a history of more than 200 years

C．all the passengers on the Private Hire vehicles should be seated

D．London United Bus ways provides matches and concerts throughout the year

Where is the text most likely to be found?

A．In a local newspaper． B．In a traffic handbook

C．In a magazine． D．On a website．

WANT TO HIRE A LONDON BUS?

London United Busways has been carrying Londoners by horse-tram, electric tramway and omnibus since 1894. Today, working for Transport for London, we have over 650 red London buses.

Getting married?

Why not hire a world famous Routemaster and make your wedding truly special? Our classic bus has been re-sprayed to its original condition and fitted out to look like it did in its heyday(全盛时期). Provided with a polite, fully trained driver and conductor and PA system, we can carry up to 70 of your guests.

Have a special occasion?

Whether it’s a company event, birthday or a sporting experience, we have a bus for every occasion. Our Double Decker buses will hold up to 72 of your guests and Single Deckers up to 30. All of our buses come with a fully trained driver.

Need a Stadium Service?

We carry fans to and from Richmond Station to Twickenham Stadium for matches and concerts throughout the year. We also operate services to the new Wembley Stadium. Download the pdf document for details of our Stadium Services.

HIRE A VEHICLE

Please note, passengers are not allowed to stand on any Private Hire vehicle.

For a customised quotation: Please click Online Private Hire Quotation

Tel: 020 8400 5502 Fax: 020 8400 5101

Email: hireabus@lonutd.co.uk

All the following are the advantages of a Routemaster EXCEPT ____.

A. being newly produced B. a fully trained driver

C. a PA system D. carrying up to 70 guests

If you are having a birthday party with 71 guests, what kind of vehicle will you hire?

A. A Routemaster. B. A Double Decker bus.

C. A Single Decker bus. D. A horse-tram.

We can learn from the passage that ____.

A. the buses can only be hired through the Internet

B. London United Busways has a history of more than 200 years

C. all the passengers on the Private Hire vehicles should be seated

D. London United Busways provides matches and concerts throughout the year

Where is the text most likely to be found?

A. In a local newspaper. B. In a traffic handbook

C. In a magazine. D. On a website.

My father is a smart man. He spent many years of his life listening to people’s arguments, first as assistant district lawyer and then as a judge. My dad knows rubbish rhetoric when he hears it.
One of his favorite phrases is: “If you don’t have anything smart to say, then don’t say it at all.” Yet, for all of his legal training and life experience, he can’t help but keep talking about the Mega Millions jackpot.
We all know the odds(几率)of winning the jackpot this evening with one ticket are extraordinarily low ... 1 in 175, 711, 536, to be exact. Still, people go out and buy hundreds of tickets with the hopes of becoming wealthier beyond their dreams. Why? There are two possible explanations for this “irrationality”(不理智).
One idea is that the way we calculate odds in our heads has nothing to do with mathematical odds in the traditional sense. We don’t go to the mathematical odds table and say, “Well, this would be a terrible investment. I think I’m better off putting my money in the bank!” Rather, it has everything with the ability to picture an event happening.
My father, for instance, watches the news every night and sees people winning the lottery(彩票). Therefore, he thinks the chance of him winning the lottery is much higher than they actually are.
The second thought is that the expected effect of playing cannot be represented merely by the odds. My father and, I’m sure, others get a thrill from the mere idea of winning. He loves imagining what it would be like to actually win and losing doesn’t really affect him. Sure, he’s disappointed, but it’s “better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all.” When you combine the utility of thinking you can win with the utility of actually winning (no matter how small the chance of that occurring), it’s worth it for many people to spend the one dollar on a ticket.
My analysis is that both factors are at play in taking a chance on the lottery. My father and others really do underestimate the odds of winning, but the thrill of participation is not denied by a realistic assessment of the odds. Still, I would probably put my finger on the scale for the first explanation.
All told, a review of the odds of other events happening confirms that there just aren’t many events that occur with less frequency than your winning the Mega Millions jackpot. Look at the graph below, you may understand some:

In many ways, it’s like the lottery, something that features often on television and about which people fantasize, but that rarely happens.
So, when you watch, along with my Pa, to see if your lucky number is drawn this evening, keep in mind three things: that your number almost certainly won’t come up; that you are still going to have fun; and that, finally, a lot of other things are more likely to happen—but getting eaten by a shark isn’t one of them.
【小题1】It can be learned from the article that ________.

A．the Mega Millions jackpot is the last lottery to win in the world

B．a judge in that country can’t talk about lottery because it is illegal

C．the writer doesn’t buy lottery, for he never hopes to become rich

D．In spite of little possibility, a lot of people spend money on lottery

【小题2】The function of the graph is to ________.

A．show chances that those things take place are fewer

B．support the writer’s arguments on the lottery tickets

C．indicate no one can win the Mega Millions jackpot

D．say shark attack death will seldom happen this year

【小题3】Which of the following do you think the writer would probably agree with?

A．If one has mathematical odds, he can win the prize more easily.

B．Only those who have irrationality buy hundreds of lottery tickets.

C．The Mega Millions jackpot is very popular in the writer’s country.

D．Winning lottery is a shortcut to achieve the dream of being rich.

【小题4】The underlined phrase “at play” in the 7^th paragraph most probably means ________.

【小题5】What do you think is the best title?

A．The Popular Mega Millions Jackpot	B．Lottery is Merely a Trick
C．Mega Million is Like a Shark Attack	D．Be rich, Buy Lottery Soon

WANT TO HIRE A LONDON BUS?

London United Busways has been carrying Londoners by horse-tram, electric tramway and omnibus since 1894. Today, working for Transport for London, we have over 650 red London buses.

Getting married?

Why not hire a world famous Routemaster and make your wedding truly special? Our classic bus has been re-sprayed to its original condition and fitted out to look like it did in its heyday(全盛时期). Provided with a polite, fully trained driver and conductor and PA system, we can carry up to 70 of your guests.

Have a special occasion?

Whether it’s a company event, birthday or a sporting experience, we have a bus for every occasion. Our Double Decker buses will hold up to 72 of your guests and Single Deckers up to 30. All of our buses come with a fully trained driver.

Need a Stadium Service?

We carry fans to and from Richmond Station to Twickenham Stadium for matches and concerts throughout the year. We also operate services to the new Wembley Stadium. Download the pdf document for details of our Stadium Services.

HIRE A VEHICLE

Please note, passengers are not allowed to stand on any Private Hire vehicle.

For a customised quotation: Please click Online Private Hire Quotation

Tel: 020 8400 5502 Fax: 020 8400 5101

Email: hireabus@lonutd.co.uk

1. All the following are the advantages of a Routemaster EXCEPT ____.

A. being newly produced B. a fully trained driver

C. a PA system D. carrying up to 70 guests

2. If you are having a birthday party with 71 guests, what kind of vehicle will you hire?

A. A Routemaster. B. A Double Decker bus.

C. A Single Decker bus. D. A horse-tram.

3.We can learn from the passage that ____.

A. the buses can only be hired through the Internet

B. London United Busways has a history of more than 200 years

C. all the passengers on the Private Hire vehicles should be seated

D. London United Busways provides matches and concerts throughout the year

4. Where is the text most likely to be found?

A. In a local newspaper. B. In a traffic handbook

C. In a magazine. D. On a website.

WANT TO HIRE A LONDON BUS?

London United Bus ways has been carrying Londoners by horse-tram, electric tramway and omnibus since 1894．Today, working for Transport for London, we have over 650 red London buses．

Getting married?

Why not hire a world famous Route master and make your wedding

truly special? Our classic bus has been re-sprayed to its original condition

and fitted out to look like it did in its heyday（全盛时期）．Provided

with a polite, fully trained driver and conductor and PA system, we

can carry up to 70 of your guests．

Have a special occasion?

Whether it’s a company event, birthday or a sporting experience, we have a bus for every occasion．Our Double Decker buses will hold up to 72 of your guests and Single Decker up to 30．All of our buses come with a fully trained driver．

Need a Stadium Service?

We carry fans to and from Richmond Station to Twickenham Stadium for matches and concerts throughout the year．We also operate services to the new Wembley Stadium．Download the pdf document for details of our Stadium Services．

HIRE A VEHICLE

Please note, passengers are not allowed to stand on any Private Hire vehicle．

For a customized quotation: Please click Online Private Hire Quotation

Tel: 020 8400 5502 Fax: 020 8400 5101

Email: hireabus@lonutd．co．uk

1.All the following are the advantages of a Route master EXCEPT ____．

A．being newly produced B．a fully trained driver

C．a PA system D．carrying up to 70 guests

2.If you are having a birthday party with 71 guests, what kind of vehicle will you hire?

A．A Route master． B．A Double Decker bus．

C．A Single Decker bus． D．A horse-tram．

3.We can learn from the passage that ____．

A．the buses can only be hired through the Internet

B．London United Bus ways has a history of more than 200 years

C．all the passengers on the Private Hire vehicles should be seated

D．London United Bus ways provides matches and concerts throughout the year

4.Where is the text most likely to be found?

A．In a local newspaper． B．In a traffic handbook

C．In a magazine． D．On a website．

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