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1、_部门DAY58Reading comprehensionDirection： In this part， there are four passages followed by questions or unfinished statements， each with four suggested answers marked A， B， C and D. Choose the one that you think is the correct answer.Passage 1Gambling， despite being a well known highly risky pursuit

2、that has caused many tragedies does not scare gamblers away； instead， many consciously join the legion of gamblers， in spite of possible failure in store for them.How does a gambler get bogged down in such a risky occupation？ Most novices do not embrace an ambition to get rich through gambling. Inst

3、ead， they might think gambling is merely an exciting game through which they can try their luck and bring excitement to their dull lives. Often， they win a small sum at the first several tries， and then became bold， daring to play for larger stakes. With certain encouraging “achievements”， they are

4、now confident of their good luck and gambling skill. At this point， they are at a crossroads： a step forward to become a professional gambler， or a step backward to return to normal life.Unfortunately， most of them get bogged down in gambling， because the greedy notion of getting something for nothi

5、ng is their underlying motive. Openly， they deny that they have such a shameful motive， but in the recesses of their soul， there is an undeniable ambition to get great sums of money through gambling. However， I饁e never heard of any myth about a person who got wealth and prestige through gambling. In

6、stead， I饁e heard many true stories about gamblers who ended their lives in misery. Once a person gets bogged down in gambling， it is rather hard for him to tear himself away from that evil. Throughout history， few gamblers have ever repented about gambling， which led them to tragedy failure in busin

7、ess， destitution， family disintegration， divorce， suicide， crime， etc.What should a person do to get rid of such a nightmare？ It is very easy. To prevent getting involved in gambling， the most effective means is to stop at the first try. It is easy for any intelligent person to stop at the first try

8、 but it is also easy for a person of weak will to receive an “invitation” to have a try. The novice often finds an excuse for the first try， thinking or murmuring， “this is the only and the last try.” In most cases， the novice will not stop at the first try he will try again， and finally he will bec

9、ome an addict.A “vindictive” psychology drives these new gamblers to be entrapped in gambling houses. As they lose some money， they get angry and try to “avenge” themselves， so that they play for higher stakes and lose more， until they sell all they have to get money and go back to the gambling hous

10、e. Finally， they have debts beyond their capacity to pay. To dodge their debtors， they have to hide or escape， or take risky and criminal actions， for example， killing or threatening the debtors. Many gamblers end their lives in jail.1. Whats the meaning of “in store for them” in paragraph one？A. So

11、mething （especially dangerous） is impending and would occur at any moment.B. Something is accumulated or stored for future use.C. Something is waiting for them.D. Something would arise gradually and unnoticeably.2. According to the author， gambling known as a highly risky field still attracts so man

12、y crazy gamblers is NOT because.A. some people first treat it as an entertainment but gradually become an addictB. they are attempted by surroundingsC. many have a motive to be rich through gamblingD. Gamblers find it difficult to constrain or wipe out gambling desire3 From history， the psychologica

13、l reason for a gambler餾 failure in everything is.A. their refusal to feel regret for gamblingB. their weak willC. their greedy notionD. their addictive desire4. In the last paragraph， a vindictive psychology actually refers to .A. sense of unfair for their fateB. sense of anger for their lucklessnes

14、sC. envious feeling about lucky gamblersD. desire of taking revenge for themselves5. The author wrote this essay to.A. analyze gamblers psychological reason of gamblingB. criticize gamblers and gamblingC. warn gamblers to stay away from gamblingD. introduce the history of gamblingPassage 2Stress exp

15、erienced by a mother during pregnancy appears to influence how her baby餾 brain and nervous system will react to stressful events， according to researchers report. They believe this conditioning may increase a child餾 vulnerability to various physical and mental illnesses in later life.“Factors related to medical， endocrine and psychosocial stress during human pregnancy may negatively impact fetal brain development and function，” report Dr. Pathik Wadhwa and colleagues from the University of Kentucky in Lexington. Their findings were presented at the 20th annual Scientific Sessions of t