题文
Winning the lottery (彩票) is not the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow for many past winners. Sad stories do exist in large numbers for the past lottery winners and that's why some financial experts say "70 percent of lottery winners will squander away (乱花) winning within a few years." Some end up losing all within two years, family relationships destroyed or even worse.Wayne Schenk was an old soldier diagnosed with lung cancer. When he won a million dollars in a lottery he thought his troubles were over and he would get the advanced medical treatment that might save his life. But Lottery officials refused to pay him the total sum in a single payment and they said they could not make an exception to the regulations. When Schenk died in 2007, he'd only received one payment of $34,000.
Another lottery winner, Billy Bob Harrell, Jr. killed himself two years after winning 31 million dollars in the Texas lottery in 1997.He'd spent large amounts of money and given large amounts away, but he didn't end me expected peace that should have come with the freedom of money.
Other lottery winners have ended up in prison for crimes. Many suffer bankruptcy (破产) after the big jackpot (头奖) is spent and given away, including some of the eight people who won the 365 million Powerball in 2006.
The examples given paint a sad picture of what can happen if you win a big lottery jackpot, but fortunately, these examples don't tell the stories of all jackpot winners.
小题1:What is the main idea of the first paragraph?A．Most lottery winners use up money quickly.B．Most lottery winners don't really end up well.C．Winning lottery means relationships destroyed.D．Financial experts are against the lottery industry.小题2:Why did lottery officials refuse to give Wayne Schenk the million dollars in one payment?A．He was diagnosed with lung cancer.B．He was unwilling to give away his money.C．They had to observe the official rules.D．They didn't want to disturb his peace.小题3:The author supports his main idea by ____.A．giving examples B．making comparisonsC．listing numbers D．listing reasons小题4:In the following paragraph, the author will probably talk about_____.A．advice given by financial expertsB．happy stories of the lottery winnersC．conclusion drawn by the authorD．regulations about lottery winning 题型：未知 难度：其他题型
答案
小题1:B
小题2:C
小题3:A
小题4:B
解析
本文通过举例论证了彩票大赢家的最终结果都并不是真正的好，他们有的挥霍无度，两年内就花光了所有的积蓄，有的家庭关系破裂或者更糟。
小题1:从第一段Some end up losing all within two years, family relationships destroyed or even worse可知大多数彩票的赢家结果都并不是真正的好。故选B。
小题2:题干信息在第二段第三行Lottery officials refused to pay him the total sum....，故后面紧接着解释了原因：they could not make an exception to the regulations，分析此句的意思可得知答案C， regulations与选项中的rules对应，同近义词替代。
小题3:文章列举了Wayne Schenk，Billy Bob Harrell 等例子，结合最后一段The examples given paint a sad picture of what can happen if you win a big lottery jackpot, but fortunately, these examples don't tell the stories of all jackpot winners可以得知文章主要是通过举例子来论证他的观点，故选A。
小题4:从短文的最后一段but fortunately, these examples don't tell the stories of all jackpot winners，说明接下来，作者要谈论的是彩票大赢家的开心愉快的故事，故选答案B。
考点
据考高分专家说，试题“Winning the lottery .....”主要考查你对 [政治经济类阅读 ]考点的理解。政治经济类阅读
政治经济类文章的概念：
要做好这类阅读，平时就要注意了解国内外发生的政治经济大事，掌握一定背景知识，对这类文章的叙述特点及内容安排有一定了解，还要扩展这方面的词汇。阅读这类文章，要抓住文章的核心，即文章整体和各段主要在说什么，也要注意段落之间的逻辑关系。
如何备考政治经济类阅读理解题：
【题型说明】政治经济类阅读文章是高考常选材料之一。该类文章时代气息浓郁，语言鲜活，但熟字新义词、超纲词及专业词语多，长句、难句多。政治类文章大多数是同学们感性趣的内容，读起来倒有似曾相识的感觉，经济类文章读起来就像是雾里看花，文章看完，一头雾水。再加之这类文章的命题侧重于词义猜测、推理判断和文章主旨，同学们对这类题材是望而生畏。
【备考策略】建立心理优势。针对不同体裁的文章，我们要采取相应的阅读方法和技巧。政治类文章多采用记叙文形式，我们可采取“顺读法”，以便抓关键语句，领会文章主旨；而经济类文章则多采用说明文形式，我们则可以采取“逆读法”，先读试题，再从文章中查找有用信息。若遇到的确难读的材料。千万不用着急，因为你觉得难，其他人也一定是同感。在高考前，我们就要有这种心理准备，高考试卷肯定有一、两篇难以阅读的材料。不过，我们平时可以有意识地从报刊杂志上找一些较难的阅读材料来阅读，以培养自己迎难而上的心理素质。
【答题方法】
1、寻找主干：
根据英语中五种基本句型结构，把句子中的主语、谓语、宾语、表语等主要成分找出来，其他成分如定语、状语、补语等则易于理解。找到了句子主干，句子的意思至少明白了一半。
2、剔除从句：
在一个长句中可能会出现若干个从句，在理解时，如果把各个从句剔除出来单独理解，然后把大意拼凑起来，整个长句的意思就会明白六、七分。
3、辨别分句：
一个长句如果是由几个并列、转折、递进、对比关系的分句组成，句中往往有表示这些分句关系的连接词，只要能弄清楚分句和分句之间的逻辑关系，再把各层分句的意思加以连贯，整个长句的句意基本上能跃然脑中。
4、寻找关键词：
如果一个句子看完，一点句意的感觉也没有，下下策就是抓住句中的关键词，通过关键词大体弄懂这个长句的意思。
