Sam, an unemployed piano tuner, said it was only the second thing he had ever won in his l

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 when he was 25 years old. But this was much bigger: it was $120,000! He had won the Big Cube, a state lottery 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 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 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.
【小题1】When Sam won the second thing that he’d won in his life, he was . A．25 years oldB．six years oldC．76 years oldD．sixty years old【小题2】To win the game, the contestants had to make guesses. A．threeB．twoC．sixD．four【小题3】Sam won the lottery because . A．he was luckyB．he was good at mathC．he was smartD．he was tough【小题4】Sam’s experience shows that A．everything has its time and that time must be watched.B．he who risks nothing, gains nothing.C．everything comes to him who waits. D．he who laughs on Friday will weep on Sunday.D

(答案→)D 解析：本文讲述了Sam在幸运地获得大奖以后却被车给撞了，说明福祸相依。【小题1】D 细节题。根据文章第二段2,3行Sixty-year-old Sam jumped for joy, for he had just won 1000 times 120, or $120,000.可知D项正确。【小题2】B 推理题。根据文章第一段2-5行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 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.可知第一次猜中并不能保证，还需要再猜一次。故要猜两次。B正确。【小题3】A 推理题。根据文章第二段第一句Finally, Sam flipped a coin. It came up heads, so Sam picked the teenager. He picked right.可知他是用抛硬币的方法来猜的，说明他的获胜完全是靠运气。故A正确。【小题4】D 推理题。根据文章第二段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. 可知他在赢得了这个大奖以后被车撞了。说明福祸相依。故D正确。

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