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Passage 2
[2024江西中考]In October 2018, someone in South Carolina won $1.5 billion. The nearly impossible odds (概率) of winning were 1 in 302.5 million! Many people probably wish they'd been the lucky ones happily accepting the prize.It's not hard to imagine the things one could do with this new-found wealth, but would this money actually make someone happy? The experiences of several lottery (抽奖) winners show that it probably wouldn't. Suddenly coming into big money can change a person's life in unexpected and sometimes unpleasant ways. Take William Post, for example, who had only $2.46 in the bank when he won $16.2 million in a Pennsylvanian lottery in 1988. Within 3 months, he was poor again because of careless spending. He wasn't as happy as he felt before winning the prize.Then there was Callie Rogers, a British teenager from a common family, won $3 million in 2003. She bought her family and friends lavish gifts and bought herself expensive clothes. After six years, Callie lost all her money and realized that money didn't make her happy. In fact, she became worried that people were friendly with her only to get her money.
Lottery winners are not the only ones who can end up unhappy. People who get big money for some other reasons, e.g. receiving money from others, are also at risk. They may not know how to deal with money and do not ask experts for advice. They waste money on things they don't need and give away too much money to friends and relatives.
Researchers found that people are happy when they are able to pay for their basic needs, such as food, clothes, a safe place to live, and health care. People are also happy when they give reasonable (合理的) amounts of money to charities. Giving makes them feel as if they're making a difference. Lavish things, such as expensive clothes and cars, only make people happy for a moment.
People can hope and wish to suddenly come into lots of money to improve their lives, but perhaps there are better ways to find happiness.
(
A. By giving an example.
B. By listing numbers.
C. By telling the differences.
D. By asking a question.
(
A. They came from the same country.
B. They won the lotteries in the same year.
C. They were poor before winning the lotteries.
D. They spent their money quickly and carelessly.
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A. Expensive.
B. Funny.
C. Surprising.
D. Lucky.
(
A. Big money brings lasting happiness.
B. People's lives depend on lottery prizes.
C. Reasonable spending makes people happy.
D. The basic needs of people are easily satisfied.
(
A. To encourage readers to make big money.
B. To advise people to stay away from lotteries.
C. To show his opinion about money and happiness.
D. To share some success stories about finding happiness.
[2024江西中考]In October 2018, someone in South Carolina won $1.5 billion. The nearly impossible odds (概率) of winning were 1 in 302.5 million! Many people probably wish they'd been the lucky ones happily accepting the prize.It's not hard to imagine the things one could do with this new-found wealth, but would this money actually make someone happy? The experiences of several lottery (抽奖) winners show that it probably wouldn't. Suddenly coming into big money can change a person's life in unexpected and sometimes unpleasant ways. Take William Post, for example, who had only $2.46 in the bank when he won $16.2 million in a Pennsylvanian lottery in 1988. Within 3 months, he was poor again because of careless spending. He wasn't as happy as he felt before winning the prize.Then there was Callie Rogers, a British teenager from a common family, won $3 million in 2003. She bought her family and friends lavish gifts and bought herself expensive clothes. After six years, Callie lost all her money and realized that money didn't make her happy. In fact, she became worried that people were friendly with her only to get her money.
Lottery winners are not the only ones who can end up unhappy. People who get big money for some other reasons, e.g. receiving money from others, are also at risk. They may not know how to deal with money and do not ask experts for advice. They waste money on things they don't need and give away too much money to friends and relatives.
Researchers found that people are happy when they are able to pay for their basic needs, such as food, clothes, a safe place to live, and health care. People are also happy when they give reasonable (合理的) amounts of money to charities. Giving makes them feel as if they're making a difference. Lavish things, such as expensive clothes and cars, only make people happy for a moment.
People can hope and wish to suddenly come into lots of money to improve their lives, but perhaps there are better ways to find happiness.
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A
)1. 新考法写作手法 How does the writer support his opinion in Paragraph 2?A. By giving an example.
B. By listing numbers.
C. By telling the differences.
D. By asking a question.
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D
)2. What did William and Callie have in common according to the passage?A. They came from the same country.
B. They won the lotteries in the same year.
C. They were poor before winning the lotteries.
D. They spent their money quickly and carelessly.
(
A
)3. What does the underlined word "lavish" in Paragraph 3 mean?A. Expensive.
B. Funny.
C. Surprising.
D. Lucky.
(
C
)4. Which of the following can be inferred from the passage?A. Big money brings lasting happiness.
B. People's lives depend on lottery prizes.
C. Reasonable spending makes people happy.
D. The basic needs of people are easily satisfied.
(
C
)5. 新考法写作意图 What's the writer's purpose for writing the passage?A. To encourage readers to make big money.
B. To advise people to stay away from lotteries.
C. To show his opinion about money and happiness.
D. To share some success stories about finding happiness.
答案
Passage 2·语篇导读 本文用真实的例子告诉我们金钱可能并不能买来快乐。
快速对答案 1—5 A D A C C
1. A 推理判断题。根据第二段的“Take William Post, for example, who had only $2.46 in the bank when he won $16.2 million in a Pennsylvanian lottery in 1988. Within 3 months...”可知,作者通过举例子支持自己的观点,故选A项。
2. D 细节理解题。根据第二段的“Within 3 months, he was poor again because of careless spending.”和第三段的“After six years, Callie lost all her money and realized that money didn't make her happy.”可知,威廉和考利都是很快且没有规划地花光了钱,故选D项。
3. A 词义猜测题。根据第三段的“She bought her family and friends lavish gifts and bought herself expensive clothes.”可知,她给家人和朋友买了昂贵的礼物,给自己买了昂贵的衣服。画线词应与expensive意义相近,故选A项。
4. C 推理判断题。根据第五段的“Researchers found that people are happy when they are able to pay for their basic needs, such as food, clothes, a safe place to live, and health care.”可知,研究人员发现,当人们能够为自己的基本需求付款时,比如食物、衣服、安全的住所和医疗保健,他们就会感到快乐。选项C(合理的消费使人快乐。)符合文意,故选C项。
5. C 推理判断题。本文中作者用真实的例子告诉我们金钱可能并不能买来快乐,作者在文中表达了他对金钱和快乐的看法。故选C项。
快速对答案 1—5 A D A C C
1. A 推理判断题。根据第二段的“Take William Post, for example, who had only $2.46 in the bank when he won $16.2 million in a Pennsylvanian lottery in 1988. Within 3 months...”可知,作者通过举例子支持自己的观点,故选A项。
2. D 细节理解题。根据第二段的“Within 3 months, he was poor again because of careless spending.”和第三段的“After six years, Callie lost all her money and realized that money didn't make her happy.”可知,威廉和考利都是很快且没有规划地花光了钱,故选D项。
3. A 词义猜测题。根据第三段的“She bought her family and friends lavish gifts and bought herself expensive clothes.”可知,她给家人和朋友买了昂贵的礼物,给自己买了昂贵的衣服。画线词应与expensive意义相近,故选A项。
4. C 推理判断题。根据第五段的“Researchers found that people are happy when they are able to pay for their basic needs, such as food, clothes, a safe place to live, and health care.”可知,研究人员发现,当人们能够为自己的基本需求付款时,比如食物、衣服、安全的住所和医疗保健,他们就会感到快乐。选项C(合理的消费使人快乐。)符合文意,故选C项。
5. C 推理判断题。本文中作者用真实的例子告诉我们金钱可能并不能买来快乐,作者在文中表达了他对金钱和快乐的看法。故选C项。
解析
【分析】
1. 第1题：题目考查第二段的写作手法，需定位第二段内容，发现作者通过列举William Post的具体事例支撑观点，据此判断对应选项。
2. 第2题：题目要求找William和Callie的共同点，需分别定位两人的花钱相关描述，总结共性后匹配选项。
3. 第3题：词义猜测题，结合上下文语境，画线词所在句提到“expensive clothes”，可推断画线词语义，对应选项。
4. 第4题：推理判断题，定位第五段研究结果，明确合理消费与快乐的关联，据此推断选项。
5. 第5题：写作意图题，梳理全文主旨，明确作者围绕“金钱与快乐”表达的核心观点，匹配对应选项。
【解析】
1. 第1题：根据第二段“Take William Post, for example...”可知，作者通过举例子支撑观点，故选A。
2. 第2题：根据第二段“Within 3 months, he was poor again because of careless spending.”和第三段“After six years, Callie lost all her money...”可知，两人均因花钱随意、无规划花光钱财，故选D。
3. 第3题：根据画线词所在句“bought herself expensive clothes”可知，lavish意为“昂贵的”，与expensive近义，故选A。
4. 第4题：根据第五段“Researchers found that people are happy when they are able to pay for their basic needs...”可知，合理消费使人快乐，故选C。
5. 第5题：全文围绕“金钱与快乐”展开，作者通过实例表达对金钱和快乐的看法，故选C。
【答案】1.A 2.D 3.A 4.C 5.C
【知识点】阅读理解、词义猜测题、推理判断题
【点评】本题为2024年江西中考英语阅读理解题，主题贴近生活，考查学生对语篇的综合理解能力，涵盖中考常考题型，难度适中，符合命题规律。
【难度系数】0.7
1. 第1题：题目考查第二段的写作手法，需定位第二段内容，发现作者通过列举William Post的具体事例支撑观点，据此判断对应选项。
2. 第2题：题目要求找William和Callie的共同点，需分别定位两人的花钱相关描述，总结共性后匹配选项。
3. 第3题：词义猜测题，结合上下文语境，画线词所在句提到“expensive clothes”，可推断画线词语义，对应选项。
4. 第4题：推理判断题，定位第五段研究结果，明确合理消费与快乐的关联，据此推断选项。
5. 第5题：写作意图题，梳理全文主旨，明确作者围绕“金钱与快乐”表达的核心观点，匹配对应选项。
【解析】
1. 第1题：根据第二段“Take William Post, for example...”可知，作者通过举例子支撑观点，故选A。
2. 第2题：根据第二段“Within 3 months, he was poor again because of careless spending.”和第三段“After six years, Callie lost all her money...”可知，两人均因花钱随意、无规划花光钱财，故选D。
3. 第3题：根据画线词所在句“bought herself expensive clothes”可知，lavish意为“昂贵的”，与expensive近义，故选A。
4. 第4题：根据第五段“Researchers found that people are happy when they are able to pay for their basic needs...”可知，合理消费使人快乐，故选C。
5. 第5题：全文围绕“金钱与快乐”展开，作者通过实例表达对金钱和快乐的看法，故选C。
【答案】1.A 2.D 3.A 4.C 5.C
【知识点】阅读理解、词义猜测题、推理判断题
【点评】本题为2024年江西中考英语阅读理解题，主题贴近生活，考查学生对语篇的综合理解能力，涵盖中考常考题型，难度适中，符合命题规律。
【难度系数】0.7
