Have you ever dreamt of winning the lottery (彩票)? Most people will dream of cars, large houses, and not having to work any more. But in real life, that does not always happen.

Dr, H Van Haan, a writer of several books on lottery winners says, “Winning the lottery doesn’t change people’s lives as much as we imagine. Most lottery winners keep their jobs, but we often find that they lost their friends. Their friends will often ask them for money and these friends very often get angry if they don’t share the money.”

Most lottery winners spend most of their first one million dollars on travel. However, when the early excitement of traveling around the world has disappeared, the happiness that the money brings also disappears. In less than a year after winning, most winners say that they are not happier than before.

Too much money can make people unhappy, especially for those who are not used to it. It is true. One study shows that more than 30% of lottery winners lost most of their money in the first five years and many of them had money problems. Another report shows that a lot of people had a happy marriage before they won the lottery, but they had problems after winning the money.

So, you see, although most people dream of winning the lottery, the dream can sometimes turn into a nightmare.

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1．People usually dream of            when they win a lot of money.

A．buying a car                                 B．finding a new job

C．buying a lottery ticket                     D．making some new friends

2．Dr. H Van Haan says that most people who win the lottery            .

      A．don’t change their lives

      B．lose their jobs but keep their friends

      C．keep their jobs but lose their friends

      D．get angry when their friends ask for money

3．The underlined word “nightmare” means            .

A．an unpleasant idea                          B．a terrible dream

C．a wonderful fact                                   D．a terrible accident

4．Which of the following is not true in the passage?

A．Winning the lottery can make people very rich but sometimes quite unhappy.

B．People who win a lot of money always have no money.

C．About one third of lottery winners lose most of their money in five years.

D．The excitement and happiness that winning the lottery brings usually disappear in one year.

5．We can infer (推论) that          from the passage.

A．Dr. H Van Haan probably interviewed some lottery winners

B．traveling makes all lottery winners unhappy

C．nobody dream of winning the lottery

D．many people don’t understand why the lottery winners are unhappy

 In today’s world many people seem to be hungry for money. Money does have its most useful effect on the poor. But once a person has a rich life, a lot more money doesn`t mean more happiness.

If money were everything, all millionaires(百万富翁) would have real love, true friendship, good health and a long life. However, this is not always true .But can love be bought ?I`m afraid not . Love means to give , not to take . To every person , health and long life are probably the most precious things . Well , can health and a long life be bought with money ? The answer is “No”.

Of all the longest living people in the world, few of them are millionaires. True friendship can’t be bought, either. In a word, where money is dreamed too much, it can cause brothers to quarrel, marriage to end, lovers to hate, and strangers to fight. No matter how much money you have, it is still not enough to make a happy person if you have no one to laugh with, no one to cry for.

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1.According to the passage , which of the following do you think is right ?

A. Money is everything            

B. Money isn`t necessary

C. Money is important , but not the most important

D. with no money ,with no success

2.What are the most precious things for every person according to the writer`s ideas ?

A. Only money    B. Health and a long life

C. Only friendship D. A, Band C

3.Which sentence of the following is true according to the passage ?

A. If you haven`t much money , you can`t get more happiness

B. You may live a long life even if you are poor

C. Every year many people die in the world because their family is poor

D. If you are rich ,you`ll have less friendship

4.In fact , few of millionaires _____________

A. have much money B. have the longest living

C. love their money D. have true love

5.what does the sentence “Love means to give , not to take ”mean in the passage ?

A. 爱意味着给你，而不能带走 B.爱是可以得到的，不要走开

C. 爱意味着奉献，而不是索取 D. 爱是可以索取的， 而不必付出

In today’s world many people seem to be hungry for money. Money does have its most useful effect on the poor. But once a person has a rich life, a lot more money doesn`t mean more happiness.
If money were everything, all millionaires(百万富翁) would have real love, true friendship, good health and a long life. However, this is not always true .But can love be bought ?I`m afraid not . Love means to give , not to take . To every person , health and long life are probably the most precious things . Well , can health and a long life be bought with money ? The answer is “No”.
Of all the longest living people in the world, few of them are millionaires. True friendship can’t be bought, either. In a word, where money is dreamed too much, it can cause brothers to quarrel, marriage to end, lovers to hate, and strangers to fight. No matter how much money you have, it is still not enough to make a happy person if you have no one to laugh with, no one to cry for.
根据材料内容选择最佳答案，并将其标号填入题前括号内。
【小题1】According to the passage , which of the following do you think is right ?