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15.Whenever I see anyone buying a National Lottery ticket,I want to stop them and ask if they know just where their money is going.
The lottery money is supposed to go to charity,but it makes me angry to see some of the so-called"good causes"that it's being used to support.Also,Camelot,the organizers,have made a profit of£10.8million in five months.We hear that a lot of that money is boosting(increasing) the pay packets of the company's bosses.
For the past 10years I've been helping to raise funds for a cancer research charity called Tenovus.My husband,Sandy,died from cancer 11years ago when he was only 51.There's been a long line of deaths in our family through cancer and it's been destructive.I've also lost two sisters-in-law,my brother,Michael,my father-in-law and my father.That's apart from several close friends
The charity is 50years old now and raises money mainly for breast cancer research.It also runs a support line for the families of cancer sufferers.Our local group raises£3million and half that money came from sales of our own lottery tickets at supermarkets.But our income has dropped by half since the National Lottery was introduced.
I'm not against people playing the National Lottery,but they should think about what they're doing.The chances of winning the cumulative amount of money are so small; they might as well throw their money away.The Government tells us that the proceeds (收益)are going to things like the arts and sports,but what about the National Health Service?They should give some cash to that,too.How can they justify spending ridiculous amounts of cash on so-called works of art like display of potatoes or buying up Winston Churchill's papers at a cost of£12million?
So who really are the winners in the National Lottery?When I think of all that money people could be donating to cancer research,I could weep.It's time people realized how charities across the country are suffering because of the National Lottery.It's disappointing and so frustrating.

66.The reason why the writer raises funds for cancer research is thatC.
A.she herself is suffering from cancer    
B.the cancer is the most frightening disease
C.a number of her relatives died of cancer
D.some cancer research needs more money that other research
67.In this text the writer is expressingA.
A.her personal opinions               
B.the opinions of the general sufferers
C.her feelings about cancer sufferers     
D.some ideas of fund-raising
68.The organization"Tenovus"isB.
A.run by a group of people in the writer's town
B.a charity organization which has some local groups
C.set up to collect money for people who lose their relatives
D.set up to assist the National Lottery
69.The writer seems to hope thatC.
A.people will spend more money on the National Lottery
B.people will give more money to charity
C.most of the lottery money will go to charity
D.most of the lottery money will be used for cancer research
70.What's the writer's attitude toward the National Lottery?B
A.The writer is enthusiastically supporting the National Lottery.
B.The writer has objections to the National Lottery.
C.The writer believes that the lottery money should be used for cancer research.
D.The writer is just expressing her feelings about collecting money for charity.

分析 彩票机构虽然号称是慈善团体却借此盈利丰厚.过去的十年里,我一直为一家叫做TENOVUS的癌症慈善机构筹资,如今它已成立50年了,但是自从彩票的出现,我们的癌症慈善机构除了一半来自我们自己的彩票收入外,其余的善款减少了整整一倍.我不是反对人们玩彩票,但他们至少应该想想他们在做什么.

解答 66.C  根据第三段There's been a long line of deaths in our family through cancer and it's been destructive.可知,作者家中有好几位亲人死于癌症,所以促使她为攻克癌症而筹集资金,故答案为C
67.A  考查对全文的整体把握.文中作者一直都是以第一口吻的新方式来阐述个人观点,表露情绪的,如提到"Whenever I see anyone buying a National Lottery ticket I want to stop them and ask if they know just where their money is going","I'm not against people playing the National Lottery,but they should think about what they're doing",这些都不是在客观的论证基金积累的问题.故选A.
68.B  释义题.第四段第三句中提到"我们当地的团体组织",即"Tenovous"的下属机构.D项文中未提到;B项与文意符合;A项和C项明显不对.故选B.
69.C  考查对作者意图的理解.文章一直在说彩票的去处.A项说"人们在国家彩票上投入更多的钱",明显跟作者的意思相矛盾;B项扭解了作者的意思,作者是在惋惜彩票业的收入不能全用于慈善事业;D项不全面.故选C.
70.B  推理题.通看全文,很明显作者的观点是反对国家彩票的,所以A项是错误的;B项是正确的;作者说"彩票收入本应用于慈善事业",并没有说用于癌症研究.所以C不正确;D项的表述不能概括作者对彩票业与慈善事业关系的看法.故选B.

点评 做阅读时经常犯错的主要原因是,仅凭读过文章后残留在脑海中的一丝印象来勾选答案,这样便很容易掉入出题人故意设布下的题目陷阱.所谓阅读理解,对于题目的理解一定要忠实于原文,因此,每一道题都应该与原文作全面的对比与核查,再得出答案.也就是说,阅读理解的每一道题目,在原文都应该有明确的出处,我们把这一出处叫做原文相关句,(1)排除与原文相关句主题不一致的选项(2)排除与原文相关句态度相反的选项  (3)排除用于过于极端或负面的选项(4)注意结合文章主旨和主题去排除.

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4.At the beginning of the century there was a big farm called Hollywood Ranch.It was near Los Angeles in California.A few years later Hollywood was one of the most famous places of the world.From the 1910s to the 1950s Hollywood was the film center of the world.Every family knew the names of the film stars Charlie Chaplin,Greta Garbo,Bergman and hundreds more.
The reason why people went to Hollywood to make films was the sun.At first people made films in New York on the east coast of the United States.But then they heard about Los Angeles where there are 350 days of sun every year.As they made all the films by sunlight,the west coast was a much better place to work.
Also near Hollywood you can find mountains and sea and desert.They did not have to travel far to make any kind of film.
When TV became popular in the 1960s,Hollywood started making films for television.Then in the 1970s they discovered people still went to cinema to see big expensive films.After twenty years they are still making films in Hollywood and people watch them all over the world.
51.Hollywood used to be aB  
A.cinema   B.big farm   C.park   D.market
52.Who was not mentioned as a film star in the passage?B
A.Charlie Chaplin
B.Marilyn Monroe   
C.Ingrid Bergman            
D.Greta Garbo.
53.People went to Hollywood to make films becauseC  
A.it was a beautiful place          
B.you could find many film stars
C.there was a lot of sunlight there    
D.it was a famous place
54.Which statement is true?A
A.The west coast was a better place to make films.
B.There are no mountains near Hollywood.
C.People no longer went to the cinema after television became popular.
D.Hollywood began to make films for television before the First World War.

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科目:高中英语 来源: 题型:阅读理解

5.When we talk about a library,we may think of shelves and shelves lined with books.But a new library set to open this fall in Texas won't have any books----at least not the kind you can leaf through..
There will be 10,000 digital books available for loan(借出)in the BiblioTech library in Bexar County,Texas.About 1.7 million county residents will be able to check out the books online without leaving their homes.The library will also provide 100 e-readers for people to borrow.In the library,people can work,study and access the Internet using dozens of computer stations.
"We wanted to find a cheap,effective way to bring reading and learning to the county and also focus on the change in the world of technology,"Bexar County Judge Nelson Wolff,the man who started the project,told reporters.
Digital-only academic libraries already exist in the US.The University of Texas at San Antonio opened the first in 2010,and officials say it's been a success.Many public libraries even offer digital books in addition to paper copies.But Biblio Tech will be the country's first completely paperless public library system.Tucson,Arizona,and Newport Beach,California,attempted to open bookless public libraries in 2002 and 2011,respectively,but both ended up offering paper books after public outcry.
However,Residents of Tucson and Newport Beach lived close to libraries and could easily get to them.Many areas of Bexar County,on the other hand,lack public libraries,so residents don't have easy access to books.Wolff hopes Biblio Tech will solvethat problem.
Critics argue against digital-only libraries,saying many people prefer to see and hold actual books.Some say books with pictures,such as children's books and how-to books,work better than digital books.Others say people who aren't comfortable with technology won't be able to use the paperless libraries.They also point out that many digital books are not available for libraries to purchase for their collections.
But supporters of digital libraries say these institutions will make books available to more people,like the residents of Bexar County.Wolff himself,who collects print books,says he doesn't intend paperless libraries to replace traditional ones,but to exist alongside them."People are always going to want books,"he says."But the world is changing."
71.Wolff hopes to open more paperless libraries across the country,if Biblio Tech succeeds.What do we know about the Biblio Tech library?C
A.The first 10,000 people can read the digital books for free.
B.It will provide about 1.7 million digital books for the readers.
C.People can read the digital books at the library or at home.
D.It won't provide the loan service for people out of Texas)
72.From Paragraph 4,we can infer thatC.
A.Officials in the US helped build the digital-only academic libraries.
B.The first digital-only academic library opened in 2002 in the US
C.Other attempts at opening digital-only public libraries have failed.
D.The University of Texas once tried to open a bookless public library.
73.What does the underlined part"that problem"in Paragraph 5 refer to?A
A.People in Bexar County can't read books easily.
B.Tucson and Newport Beach lack public libraries.
C.There aren't digital libraries in Bexar County.
D.Residents aren't comfortable with technology.
74.What are the reasons why critics are opposed to digital-only libraries?B
a.Some people enjoy seeing and possessing printed books.
b.Books with pictures work better than digital ones.
c.Some people aren't good at using the Internet.d.The prices of some digital books are too high.
 A.abd                B.abc                C.acd                  D.bcd
75.From what Wolff said in Paragraph 7,we learn thatD.
A.The future of print books is controlled by readers   
B.Digital books will take the place of print ones soon
C.People will lose their interest in reading books in the future
D.Paperless libraries and the traditional ones should coexist.

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