Question

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 （乱花） 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 （破产） after the big jackpot （头奖） 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．advice given by financial experts
    B．happy stories of the lottery winners
    C．conclusion drawn by the author
    D．regulations about lottery winning．

Answer 1

分析 本文通过举例论证了彩票大赢家的最终结果都并不是真正的好，并通过文章论述了其原因．他们有的挥霍无度，两年内就花光了所有的积蓄，有的家庭关系破裂或者更糟．

解答 67．B．细节理解题．根据文章第一段"Some end up losing all within two years，family relationships destroyed or even worse"可知，大多数彩票的赢家结果都并不是真正的好．故选B．
68．C．细节理解题．根据文章第二段"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，官员拒绝给Wayne Schenk支付是因为不想违反条例规定． 故选C．
69．A．推理预测题．文章列举了Wayne Schenk，Billy Bob Harrell 等例子，结合最后一段"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，文章主要是通过举例子来论证他的观点，故选A．
70．B．推理预测题．根据文章最后一段"but fortunately，these examples don't tell the stories of all jackpot winners，"可知，作者要谈论的是彩票大赢家的开心愉快的故事，故选B．

点评 本文考察故事类阅读．文章一般描述的是某一件具体事情的发生发展或结局，有人物、时间、地点和事件．命题往往从故事的情节、人物或事件的之间的关系、作者的态度及意图、故事前因和后果的推测等方面着手，考查学生对细节的辨认能力以及推理判断能力．阅读这类材料时，同学们一定要根据主要情节掌握文章主旨大意，同时抓住每一个细节，设身处地根据文章内容揣摩作者的态度和意图，根据情节展开想象，即使是碰到深层理解题也可迎刃而解．