Thousands of people came to Pennsylvania from other states. They just 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 didn’t 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 they’ll 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.

65.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.lotteries are nothing but legalized vice

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

66.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?  

 A.Politicians like lotteries because they don’t have to pay extra taxes.  

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

 C.Some critics don’t like lotteries because many poor people waste money on them.  

 D.People love the lottery because it is a stock market.

67.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.$ 87 million

68.People who are addicted to playing lotteries should __________.  

 A.join a support group  B.kick the habit  

 C.win the lottery      D.save every cent

第二节  语法填空(共10小题,每题2分,共20分)

仔细阅读下面短文,短文中有10个空格。请按照语境以及括号里的具体要求完成语法填空、词形变化等。答案填写在答题卡标号为16—25的对应位置。

The holiday’s upon us. After months of study, you have some time to yourself. So, why not read a book? Well, some people will say, ‘Why trouble with books? We have the Internet and 16        media that offer a lot more 17       (colour) programs. Books are history!”

But don’t be fooled. There’s still a lot to be said for reading and reading as widely as possible.

One clear reason is that a well-chosen book is a wonderful collection 18       words and expressions, so long as you have a good dictionary, of course. Believe me, it’s far easier to get new English words and expressions from a book or article 19        it is from the TV or the Internet.

But an even more important point is 20        books give you something that modern media simply can not: The webpage is always full of pictures and the text is often designed to make it as easy to read as possible.

Though “easy” may be welcome, 21       (luck) it’s of little use for any long-time development of reading skills and the general language level. For that, there’s still no substitute(替代品) for a book.

But perhaps the best single reason is that simply 22       (choose) what you read and doing it by yourself 23        (mean) that it’s something you do by and for yourself. You can choose what you want to read. It’s hard work, 24        while you are reading, you’ll find that what once 25        (seem) like a duty is now a pleasure.

An unhealthy obsession (着迷)with celebrity(名人) culture is damaging the study success of British students, a survey of teachers found last Friday, with celebrity couple the Beckhams their favorite. Many students are dropping their study to seek the chance of fame instead, the Association of Teachers and Lecturers (ATL) survey found. .Almost two-thirds of teachers said sports stars were the type of celebrity most pupils wanted to copy while more than half of students wanted to be pop stars.

The celebrities students wanted to be most like, the survey said, were Los Angeles-based David and Victoria Beckham, Britain's most famous couple. Soccer player "Beckhams" topped the poll(民意测验), with more than half the teachers saying their students modeled themselves on him. In second place, with almost a third of the poll's vote, was his 33 year-old wife and pop star "Posh."

A majority of teachers said it was television "stars" and a media fixation with celebrities, celebrity culture that negatively impacted the their pupils. Almost half of the 300 teachers polled said pupils tried to look like or behave like celebrities they most admired. What they feared is that girls particularly dressed in "unsuitable.”

"We are not surprised about infiltration(渗透) of celebrity culture in schools" the teacher Mary Boust  said in a statement. "Celebrities can have a positive effect on students. They can raise students' desires and ambitions for the future.

"However, celebrity culture can cause the wrong opinion that celebrity status(地位) is the greatest achievement and the belief that other career choices are not valuable."

5. The survey showed that________

A.  the British students studied hard.

B.  many students dreaming of being famous stars.

C.  Beckhams was a famous football player.

D.  the teacher thought it unnecessary to study hard.

6. The underlined word ”modeled” refers to ______

A.  was fond of    B.  hated     C.  copied    D.  wished

7. Which of the following is NOT right?_________

A.  The survey was carried by the teachers.

B.  Beckham was the most popular with the students.

C.  Celebrities sometimes have a good effect on the students.

D.  The couple Beckhams now still live in England.

8. Which is the best title of the passage?________

A.  British Students Wants to Be Famous

B.  Celebrity Obsession Harming British Students

C.  Teachers Worried about Their Students

D.  The Students’ Opinions Are changing

第二节:完形填空 (共20小题;每小题1分,满分20分)

阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从21-40各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项,并在答题纸上将该选项标号涂黑。

We find different kinds of animals in the world. Some animals, such as tigers and lions live in big forest and they are called   21   animals. Some others like sheep and dogs are   22   by men and they are called domestic(驯养) animals. These animals are very different from one another, but we can   23   them into big groups: those that eat other animals and those that eat grass and leaves. Animals like the   24   belong to the first group.

       Animals are   25   great use to human beings. Men   26   wild animals for their fur and meat. Domestic animals are   27   more important to men. Without them, life will be   28   . People make use of animals in many   29   .

       Cows and dogs are useful to men’s   30   . They five 80% of the   31   men eat every year. Skin of some animals can be   32   into expensive overcoats and shoes, which are warm and comfortable and   33   a long time. They are very welcome in   34   countries. Wool, which is now one of the most important material for textile(纺织)   35   , comes from a special kind of   36   . From cows, we get milk. And we shouldn’t   37   that some domestic animals are kept for transport. Many people   38   ride horses. Arabs ride on camels which travel in deserts for days without   39   . In some places animals are still used to plough field.   40   is clear that men just can’t live without these animals.

21. A. wild                   B. serious                         C. terrible                     D. fighting

22. A. trapped               B. treated                    C. sold                     D. kept

23. A. separate                     B. divide                     C. sell                        D. keep

24. A. chicken               B. tiger                      C. fish                       D. goat

25. A. with                   B. to                        C. for                        D. of

26. A. hunt                   B. discover                   C. raise                           D. care for

27. A. quite                  B. every                    C. even                           D. some

28. A. smooth               B. difficult                   C. easy                           D. perfect

29. A. ways                  B. groups                     C. places                   D. kinds

30. A. life                         B. work                     C. family                   D. food

31. A. meal                   B. meat                     C. dinner                     D. animals

32. A. put                         B. turned                     C. made                      D. changed

33. A. last                      B. cost                      C. take                      D. dress

34. A. cool                   B. cold                       C. warm                    D. foreign

35. A. business        B. workers                   C. industry                   D. factory

36. A. sheep                  B. goats                      C. cows                      D. animals

37. A. forget                 B. remember                 C. realize                   D. notice

38. A. always                B. hardly                     C. still                       D. just

39. A. resting                B. drinking                   C. sleeping                   D. stopping

40. A. That                   B. This                       C. It                         D. So

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