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DAY58
Readingcomprehension
Direction:
Inthispart,therearefourpassagesfollowedbyquestionsorunfinishedstatements,eachwithfoursuggestedanswersmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheonethatyouthinkisthecorrectanswer.
Passage1
Gambling,despitebeingawellknownhighlyriskypursuitthathascausedmanytragediesdoesnotscaregamblersaway;
instead,manyconsciouslyjointhelegionofgamblers,inspiteofpossiblefailureinstoreforthem.
Howdoesagamblergetboggeddowninsuchariskyoccupation?
Mostnovicesdonotembraceanambitiontogetrichthroughgambling.Instead,theymightthinkgamblingismerelyanexcitinggamethroughwhichtheycantrytheirluckandbringexcitementtotheirdulllives.Often,theywinasmallsumatthefirstseveraltries,andthenbecamebold,daringtoplayforlargerstakes.Withcertainencouraging“achievements”,theyarenowconfidentoftheirgoodluckandgamblingskill.Atthispoint,theyareatacrossroads:
astepforwardtobecomeaprofessionalgambler,orastepbackwardtoreturntonormallife.
Unfortunately,mostofthemgetboggeddowningambling,becausethegreedynotionofgettingsomethingfornothingistheirunderlyingmotive.Openly,theydenythattheyhavesuchashamefulmotive,butintherecessesoftheirsoul,thereisanundeniableambitiontogetgreatsumsofmoneythroughgambling.However,I�饁eneverheardofanymythaboutapersonwhogotwealthandprestigethroughgambling.Instead,I�饁eheardmanytruestoriesaboutgamblerswhoendedtheirlivesinmisery.Onceapersongetsboggeddowningambling,itisratherhardforhimtotearhimselfawayfromthatevil.Throughouthistory,fewgamblershaveeverrepentedaboutgambling,whichledthemtotragedy—failureinbusiness,destitution,familydisintegration,divorce,suicide,crime,etc.
Whatshouldapersondotogetridofsuchanightmare?
Itisveryeasy.Topreventgettinginvolvedingambling,themosteffectivemeansistostopatthefirsttry.Itiseasyforanyintelligentpersontostopatthefirsttrybutitisalsoeasyforapersonofweakwilltoreceivean“invitation”tohaveatry.Thenoviceoftenfindsanexcuseforthefirsttry,thinkingormurmuring,“thisistheonlyandthelasttry.”Inmostcases,thenovicewillnotstopatthefirsttry—hewilltryagain,andfinallyhewillbecomeanaddict.
A“vindictive”psychologydrivesthesenewgamblerstobeentrappedingamblinghouses.Astheylosesomemoney,theygetangryandtryto“avenge”themselves,sothattheyplayforhigherstakesandlosemore,untiltheysellalltheyhavetogetmoneyandgobacktothegamblinghouse.Finally,theyhavedebtsbeyondtheircapacitytopay.Tododgetheirdebtors,theyhavetohideorescape,ortakeriskyandcriminalactions,forexample,killingorthreateningthedebtors.Manygamblersendtheirlivesinjail.
1.What'
sthemeaningof“instoreforthem”inparagraphone?
A.Something(especiallydangerous)isimpendingandwouldoccuratanymoment.
B.Somethingisaccumulatedorstoredforfutureuse.
C.Somethingiswaitingforthem.
D.Somethingwouldarisegraduallyandunnoticeably.
2.Accordingtotheauthor,gamblingknownasahighlyriskyfieldstillattractssomanycrazygamblersisNOTbecause.
A.somepeoplefirsttreatitasanentertainmentbutgraduallybecomeanaddict
B.theyareattemptedbysurroundings
C.manyhaveamotivetoberichthroughgambling
D.Gamblersfinditdifficulttoconstrainorwipeoutgamblingdesire
3Fromhistory,thepsychologicalreasonforagambler�餾failureineverythingis.
A.theirrefusaltofeelregretforgamblingB.theirweakwill
C.theirgreedynotionD.theiraddictivedesire
4.Inthelastparagraph,avindictivepsychologyactuallyrefersto.
A.senseofunfairfortheirfateB.senseofangerfortheirlucklessness
C.enviousfeelingaboutluckygamblersD.desireoftakingrevengeforthemselves
5.Theauthorwrotethisessayto.
A.analyzegamblers��psychologicalreasonofgambling
B.criticizegamblersandgambling
C.warngamblerstostayawayfromgambling
D.introducethehistoryofgambling
Passage2
Stressexperiencedbyamotherduringpregnancyappearstoinfluencehowherbaby�餾brainandnervoussystemwillreacttostressfulevents,accordingtoresearchers��report.Theybelievethisconditioningmayincreaseachild�餾vulnerabilitytovariousphysicalandmentalillnessesinlaterlife.
“Factorsrelatedtomedical,endocrineandpsychosocialstressduringhumanpregnancymaynegativelyimpactfetalbraindevelopmentandfunction,”reportDr.PathikWadhwaandcolleaguesfromtheUniversityofKentuckyinLexington.Theirfindingswerepresentedatthe20thannualScientificSessionsoft