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（抽獎） 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（變量） 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（起訴）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．
分析 本文屬于記敘文閱讀，主要講述了Sam在幸運地獲得大獎以后卻出了一場車禍被車給撞了，結(jié)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，這個故事是向我們說明了福禍相依．
解答 56．A 推理判斷題．根據(jù)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（抽獎） when he was 25 years old．可知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)．故選A．
57．B 推理判斷題．根據(jù)第三段Finally，Sam flipped a coin．It came up heads，so Sam picked the teenager．He picked right．可知Sam拿到大獎的最后一關(guān)是用拋硬幣來幫他做決定的，故選B．
58．D 細(xì)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，故選D．
59．C 主旨大意題．根據(jù)整篇文章內(nèi)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，故選C．
點評 考查學(xué)生的細(xì)節(jié)理解和推理判斷能力．做細(xì)節(jié)理解題時一定要找到文章中的原句，和題干進(jìn)行比較，再做出正確選擇．在做推理判斷題時不要以個人的主觀想象代替文章的事實，要根據(jù)文章事實進(jìn)行合乎邏輯的推理判斷．
