【正文】 r 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 e 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, 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. 25． Which of the following is NOT TRUE according to the passage? A． Buying lotteries may help people bee wealthy overnight. B. Politicians like lotteries because they don’t have to pay extra taxes. C． The profits from lotteries are usually used for the public. D. Some critics don’t like lotteries because many poor people waste money on them. 26． In just one hour in the last few days, the Pennsylvania lottery sold tickets totaling_______. A． $ million B． $ million C． $ million D． $ 87 million 27. The underlined word in the last paragraph refers to__________. A. something profiyable B. something challenging C. something immoral easy 28. What is the main purpose of the passage? A. To introduce the lotteries in Pennsylvania. B. To persuade people not to buy lotteries. C. To show the drawbacks of buying lotteries. D. To tell us the different opinions on lotteries. C If Kate McWilliams got a penny every time someone asked how old she was she would be on to a good thing. Easyjet says the 26yearold is its youngest ever mercial female airline captain. She flies to around 100 destinations across the world and says most people “are pleasantly surprised and impressed” when she tells them her age. But Kate isn39。t the youngest ever female Milne got in touch with Newsbeat to say his colleague Dawn Hunter was made a captain aged 24 at Hendry is also 24 and a captain with the same pany. Kate began flying in the air cadets(見(jiàn)習(xí)生 ) when she was 13 years old, but admitted to the Press Association that she never thought she could bee a mercial , following aviation training in Southampton, she joined easyJet as a copilot in May August she took up the rank of captain after passing the airline’s mand course. “Personally I don’t think my age matters,” she said. “I’ve been through the same training and passed the same mand course as every other captain so I’ve proven myself capable regardless of my age.” Kate is originally from Carlisle, but now lives in Surrey so she can be near to Gatwick there she flies Airbus A319 and A32 planes to locations across the world, including Iceland, Israel and Morocco.“I rarely fly to the same place twice in the same month,” she said. “That keeps things interesting.” Around 5% of mercial pilots are year easyJet announced a plan to increase its number of female entrants to 12%.Julie Westhorp, chairwoman of the British Women Pilots’ Association (BWPA), hopes Kate will inspire more women to think about working in says: “Both the BWPA and easyJet are aware of the importance of visible role models for girls and young women when making career choices and continue to work together to encourage young women to consider a pilot career.” 29. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage? women will take up a pilot career,inspired by Kate. has flown to around 100 destinations across the Europe. people like the female pilot at such a young age. are more training and couses for the female pilot. 30. Which of the following is the correct order, according to the passage? became a copilot of EasyJet. plan to increase its number of female employees was made by EasyJet. began her flying work. became the captain in EasyJet. 31. What can be inferred from the passage? has dreamt of being a pilot since she was a little girl. B. Kate made a move so that she could be closer to the airport. C. Kate likes experiencing something different. D. Kate has been the youngest ever female captain. 32. Which of the following can be the best title for the passage? A. Kate Mc WilliamsAn amazing female pilot B. Meet Easy Jet39。s youngest female airline captain C. Ages don’t matter D. An experienced captain D Attitudes toward new technologies often fall along generational lines. That is, generally, younger people tend to outnumber older people on the front end of a technologic I shift. It is not always the case, though. When you look at attitudes toward driverless cars y there doesn39。t seem to be a dear generational divide. The public overall is split on whether they39。d like to use a driverless car. In a study last year, of all people surveyed, 48 percent said they wanted to ride in one, while 50 percent did not. The fact that attitudes toward selfdriving cars appear to be so steady across generations suggests how varying the shift to driverless cars could be. Not everyone wants a driverless car nowand no one can get one yetbut among those who are open to them, every age group is similarly involved. Actually, this isn39。t surprising. Whereas older generations are sometimes unwilling to adopt new technologies, driverless cars promise real value to these age groups in particular. Older adults, especially those with limited moving or difficulty driving on their own, are one of the classic usecases for driverless cars. This is especially interesting when you consider that younger people are generally more interested in travelrelated technologies than older ones. When it es to driverless cars, differences in attitude are easily noticeable based on factors not relate