12.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(抽彩售貨) when be was 25years 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.a(chǎn)nd l000X.If he is correct,the contestant must then guess which of two selected variahles(變量)is going to be greater.So,just guessing which mumber 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 76times,but the teen clicked 120times.Sixty-year-old Sam jumped for joy,for he had just won 1,000times 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 (起訴)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.He says it's better to be unlucky.
41.What can be inferred about Sam from passage?A
A.He always has had 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.
42.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.
43.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 lest.
44.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.
分析 本文講述了Sam在幸運地獲得大獎以后卻出了一場車禍被車給撞了,結果住院交醫(yī)療費花掉了11萬美元,支付保險公司的汽車修理費用是9000美元,只剩1000美元還需要支付大獎所得稅,那就一分不剩了,這個故事說明福禍相依.
解答 41.A 推理判斷題.根據(jù)文章第一段前兩句Sam說到他一生中只抽到過兩次獎,第一次是25歲時他在抽獎銷售中抽到了一塊阿富汗毛毯.可見他運氣很差.其他選項沒有確鑿的事實根據(jù).
42.B 推理判斷題.第三段提到,Sam拿到大獎的最后一關是用拋硬幣來幫他做決定的,因此可推出答案.
43.D 細節(jié)理解題.根據(jù)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 (起訴)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12萬元獎金因為他出車禍住院交醫(yī)療費花掉了11萬美元,支付保險公司的汽車修理費用是9000美元,只剩1000美元還需要支付大獎所得稅,那就一分不剩了.
44.C 主旨大意題.根據(jù)整篇文章內容可知sam在獲大獎后,興奮至極以致在街打手機時出了車禍,C項"樂極生悲"正合此意.
點評 本篇文章是人物故事類閱讀理解.人物故事類閱讀理解是記敘文文體,是高考常見得選材之一,它注重考查考生通過閱讀把握故事梗概,獲取有效信息的能力,其難度較小,要求考生平時加強對這一類文章的閱讀,了解記敘文基本要素,在做題時要結合上下文做出正確的選擇.