Question

19．Sam，an unemployed piano tuner，said it was only the second thing he had ever won in his life．The first thing was an Afghan blanket at a church raffle（抽奖） when he was 25 years old．But this was much bigger：it was﹩120，000!He had won the Big Cube，a state lottery（彩票） game．To win，a contestant must first guess which number a spinning cube will stop on．The cube has six numbers on it：1X，10X，50X，100X，500X，and 1000X．If he is correct，the contestant must then guess which of two selected variables（变量） is going to be greater．So，just guessing which number appears on the cube does not guarantee that you will win any money．
Sam correctly guessed 1000X，but he still had to choose between two variables．One variable was the number of cars that would run the stop sign at Hill Street and Lake Avenue in six hours．The other variable was the number of times that a teenage boy would change TV channels in a three-hour period．This was a tough decision．
Finally，Sam flipped a coin．It came up heads，so Sam picked the teenager．He picked right．The stop sign was run only 76 times，but the teen clicked 120 times．Sixty-year-old Sam jumped for joy，for he had just won 1000 times 120，or﹩120，000．Sam dreamily left the lottery studio．Talking excitedly on his cell phone while crossing the street，he got hit by a little sports car．
Sam is slowly getting better．He was in the hospital for a month．His hospital bill was﹩110，000．And the insurance company for the little sports car's owner sued（起诉）Sam for﹩9，000 worth of repairs．Also，Sam still has to pay federal taxes on his winnings．Sam doesn't play the state lottery any more．He says it's better to be unlucky．

56．What can be inferred about Sam from the passage？A
A．He always has bad luck．
B．He seldom goes to a raffle．
C．He is a very careful person in life．
D．He used to be crazy about lottery tickets．
57．Which of the following played a vital role in Sam's winning the big prize？B
A．The cube． B．The coin． C．The blanket． D．The stop sign．
58．Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage？D
A．The lottery game was a complete lie．
B．Sam was quite familiar with the boy．
C．The owner of the car is now in hospital．
D．Sam will have none of the prize money left．
59．What could be the best title for the passage？C
A．Curiosity killed the cat     B．Joy puts heart into a man
C．Extreme joy ends in sorrow   D．A bird in hand is worth two in the bush．

Answer 1

分析 本文属于记叙文阅读，主要讲述了Sam在幸运地获得大奖以后却出了一场车祸被车给撞了，结果住院交医疗费花掉了11万美元，支付保险公司的汽车修理费用是9000美元，只剩1000美元还需要支付大奖所得税，那就一分不剩了，这个故事是向我们说明了福祸相依．

解答 56．A  推理判断题．根据文章第一段Sam，an unemployed piano tuner，said it was only the second thing he had ever won in his life．The first thing was an Afghan blanket at a church raffle（抽奖） when he was 25 years old．可知Sam说到他一生中只抽到过两次奖，第一次是25岁时他在抽奖销售中抽到了一块阿富汗毛毯．可见他运气很差．其他选项没有确凿的事实根据．故选A．
57．B  推理判断题．根据第三段Finally，Sam flipped a coin．It came up heads，so Sam picked the teenager．He picked right．可知Sam拿到大奖的最后一关是用抛硬币来帮他做决定的，故选B．
58．D  细节理解题．根据文章最后一段Sam is slowly getting better．He was in the hospital for a month．His hospital bill was﹩110，000．And the insurance company for the little sports car's owner sued （起诉）Sam for﹩9，000worth of repairs．Also，Sam still has to pay federal taxes on his winnings．Sam doesn't play the state lottery any more可知Sam的12万元奖金因为他出车祸住院交医疗费花掉了11万美元，支付保险公司的汽车修理费用是9000美元，只剩1000美元还需要支付大奖所得税，那就一分不剩了，故选D．
59．C  主旨大意题．根据整篇文章内容可知sam在获大奖后，兴奋至极以致在街打手机时出了车祸，C项"乐极生悲"正合此意，故选C．

点评 考查学生的细节理解和推理判断能力．做细节理解题时一定要找到文章中的原句，和题干进行比较，再做出正确选择．在做推理判断题时不要以个人的主观想象代替文章的事实，要根据文章事实进行合乎逻辑的推理判断．