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2024年全国英语等级考试四级阅读练习题

全国英语等级考试四级阅读练习题1

PartC

Inthefollowingarticle,somesentenceshavebeenremoved.For

Questions51——55,choosethemostsuitableonefromthelist[A]—

—[G]tofitintoeachofthenumberedgaps.Therearetwoextrachoices,

whichyoudonotneedtouse.MarkyouranswersonANSWERSHEET.

OnthenorthbankoftheOhioRiversitsEvansville,Ind.,homeofDavid

Williams,52,andofariverboatcasino(aplacewheregamblinggamesare

played).Duringseveralyearsofgamblinginthatcasino,Williams,a

stateauditoreaming$35,000ayear,lostapproximately$175,000.Hehad

nevergambledbeforethecasinosenthimacouponfor$20worthof

gambling.

Hevisitedthecasino,lostthe$20andleft.Onhissecondvisithe

lost$800.Thecasinoissuedtohim,asagoodcustomer,aFunCard,

whichwhenusedinthecasinoearnspointsformealsanddrinks,and

enablesthecasinototracktheusersgamblingactivities.For

Williams,thoseactivitiesbecomewhathecallselectronicheroin.

(51)In1997helost$21,000tooneslotmachineintwodays.InMarch

1997helost$72,186.Hesometimesplayedtwoslotmachinesatatime,

allnight,untiltheboatdockedat5a.m.,thenwentbackaboardwhen

thecasinoopenedat9a.m.Nowheissuingthecasino,chargingthat

itshouldhaverefusedhispatronagebecauseitknewhewasaddicted.It

didknowhehadaproblem.

InMarch1998,afriendofWilliamssgothiminvoluntarilyconfined

toatreatmentcenterforaddictions,andwrotetoinformthecasinoof

Williamssgamblingproblem.ThecasinoincludedaphotoofWilliamsamong

thoseofbannedgamblers,andwrotetohimaceaseadmissionsletter.

Notingthemedical/psychologicalnatureofproblemgamblingbehavior,

thelettersaidthatbeforebeingreadmittedtothecasinohewouldhave

topresentmedical/psychologicalinformationdemonstratingthat

patronizingthecasinowouldposenothreattohissafetyorwell-being.

(52).

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