【题目】D

Thousands of people began pouring into Pennsylvania from other states.

They wanted to buy lottery tickets (彩票). The tickets cost only $ 0.9

each. 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 didnt affect ticket 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 theyll probably

never have.

But many people believe lotteries are no better than legalized (合法化

的) 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 cannot refuse to accept their extreme

popularity with many Americans.

【1】They main idea of the passage is that __________.

A.lotteries are of great benefit to everyone who buys them

B.playing a lottery is just like investing in the stock market

C.many people buy lottery tickets , but lotteries cause disagreement

D.lotteries are nothing but legalized vice

【2】Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A.Politicians like lotteries because they dont have to pay extra

taxes.

B.The popularity of lotteries in America actually is social progress.

C.Some critics dont like lotteries because many poor people waste

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_______.

A.$ 1.62 million

B.$ 1.82 million

C.$ 9.6 million

D.$ 87million

 0  77178  77186  77192  77196  77202  77204  77208  77214  77216  77222  77228  77232  77234  77238  77244  77246  77252  77256  77258  77262  77264  77268  77270  77272  77273  77274  77276  77277  77278  77280  77282  77286  77288  77292  77294  77298  77304  77306  77312  77316  77318  77322  77328  77334  77336  77342  77346  77348  77354  77358  77364  77372  109140 

违法和不良信息举报电话:027-86699610 举报邮箱:58377363@163.com

精英家教网