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Thousands of people began pouring into Pennsylvania from other states. They wanted to buy lottery tickets. The tickets cost only $ 0.9 each. But that small spending could bring them a reward of $ 90 million .That was the second largest lottery jackpot （积累奖金）in history.
More than 87 million tickets were bought for the Pennsylvania lottery drawing. Those who bought tickets had to choose seven numbers from 1 to 80．The chance of winning was one in 9.6 million, but that little chance certainly didn’t affect ticket sales. In the last few days before the drawing, tickets were sold at the unbelievable rate of 500 per second.
Experts say many people buy lottery tickets because they just want to have a piece of the action. Others say the lottery is a stock market for poor people. It allows them to dream about wealth they’ll probably never have.
But many people believe lotteries are no better than legalized gambling. Some critics note that most people who play are poor and may not be able to afford the tickets. There are also many addicts who take the game seriously. They may pour their life savings into lottery tickets. Some clubs have been formed to help them kick the habit.
Politicians like lotteries because they provide money that would otherwise have to come from new taxes. The profits from lotteries are usually used to pay for education or programs for senior citizens. But critics say this arrangement just allows states to legalize vice(恶习), under the name of social progress. Whether you regard stock lotteries right or not, you cannot refuse to accept their extreme popularity with many Americans.
【小题1】The main idea of the passage is that __________.

A．lotteries are of great benefit to everyone who buys them

B．playing a lottery is just like investing in the stock market

C．many people buy lottery tickets , but lotteries cause disagreement

D．lotteries are nothing but legalized vice

【小题2】Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A．Politicians like lotteries because they don’t have to pay extra taxes.

B．The popularity of lotteries in America actually is social progress.

C．Some critics don’t like lotteries because many poor people waste money on them.

D．People love the lottery because it is a stock market.

【小题3】In just one hour in the last few days, the Pennsylvania lottery sold tickets totaling_______.

A．$ 1.62 million	B．$ 1.82 million
C．$ 9.6 million	D．$ 87 million

【小题4】People who are addicted to playing lotteries should __________.

A．join a support group	B．kick the habit
C．win the lottery	D．save every cent

答案：【小题1】C
【小题2】C
【小题3】A
【小题4】B

试题分析：文章讲述了美国的彩票行业，以及不同的人对彩票的看法。
【小题1】主旨大意题。文章前2段讲述了很多人买彩票。后面几段讲述了人们对于彩票的不同看法。故选C。
【小题2】细节理解题。根据第四段第二行Some critics note that most people who play are poor and may not be able to afford the tickets.一些评论家说绝大多数人是穷人，买不起彩票。故选C。
【小题3】推理判断题。由课文可知，每秒钟卖掉500张，一小时就是3600个500张，每张0.9美元，故选A。
【小题4】细节理解题。根据第四段最后一行Some clubs have been formed to help them kick the habit.故选B。
考点：社会现象类阅读

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