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阅读理解。 Sam, an unemployed piano tuner, said it was only the second thing he had ever won in his life. Thefirst 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. 1.What can be inferred about Sam from the passage? 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. 2.Which of the following played a vital role in Sam's winning the big prize?A. The cube.
B. The coin.
C. The blanket.
D. The stop sign. 3.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage? 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. 4.What could be the best title for the passage?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 题型：未知难度：其他题型
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考点
据考高分专家说，试题“阅读理解。 Sam,.....”主要考查你对 [故事类阅读 ]考点的理解。故事类阅读
故事类阅读概念：
这类文章一般描述的是某一件具体事情的发生发展或结局，有人物、时间、地点和事件。命题往往从故事的情节、人物或事件的之间的关系、作者的态度及意图、故事前因和后果的推测等方面着手，考查学生对细节的辨认能力以及推理判断能力。
故事类阅读应试技巧：
1、抓住文章的6个要素：
阅读时要学会从事情本身的发展去理解故事情节而不要只看事件在文中出现的先后顺序。因此，无论是顺叙还是倒叙，阅读此类文章时，必须要找到它结构中的5个W（when, where, who, why, what）和1个H（how），不过不是每篇都会完整地交待六个要素。毫无疑问，寻出这些元素是能够正确快速解题的一个先决条件。
2、注意作者的议论和抒情：
高考英语阅读理解故事类文章常伴随着作者思想情感的流露和表达，因此议论和抒情往往夹杂其中。行文时或按事情发生发展的先后时间进行或按事情发生发展的地点来转换，也可能按事情发展的阶段来布局。在引出话题，讲完一件事情后，作者往往会表达个人感悟或提出建议等。这些体现作者观点或思想的语句在阅读时可以划线，它们往往体现文章中心或者写作意图，属于必考点，所以要仔细体会。
3、结合前两点归纳文章中心，把握作者态度：
故事类文章是通过记叙一件事来表达中心思想的，它是文章的灵魂。归纳文章中心思想时，尤其要分析文章的结尾，因为很多文章卒章显志，用简短的议论、抒情揭示文章中心；文章中议论抒情的句子往往与中心密切相关；也有的文章需要在结合概括各段大意的基础上归纳中心。另外，叙述一件事必有其目的，或阐明某一观点，或赞美某种品德，或抨击某种陋习，这就要求我们在阅读时，通过对细节（第1点中的六要素）的理解，把握作者的态度。
4、有章有据进行解题判断：
分析文章，归纳主题，属于分析、概括、综合的表述能力的考查。切忌脱离文章，架空分析，一定让分析在文章中有依据。
