首页
外语
计算机
考研
公务员
职业资格
财经
工程
司法
医学
专升本
自考
实用职业技能
登录
外语
Whenever I see anyone buying a National Lottery ticket I want to stop them and ask if they know just where their money is going.
Whenever I see anyone buying a National Lottery ticket I want to stop them and ask if they know just where their money is going.
admin
2011-02-28
43
问题
Whenever I see anyone buying a National Lottery ticket I want to stop them and ask if they know just where their money is going.
The lottery money is supposed to go to charity—but it makes me angry to see some of the so-called "good causes" it’s being used to support. Also, Camelot, the organizers, have made a profit of £10.8 million in five months. We hear now that a lot of that money is boosting the pay packets of the company’s bosses.
For the past 10 years I’ve been helping to raise funds for a cancer research charity called Tenovus. My husband, Sandy, died from cancer 11 years ago—he was only 51. There’s been a long line of deaths in our family through cancer and it’s been devastating. I’ve also lost two sisters-in-law, my brother, Michael, my father-in -law and my father, That’s apart from several close friends.
The charity is 50 years old now and raises money mainly for breast cancer research. It also runs a support line for the families of cancer sufferers. Our local group raises money through dances, sales and coffee mornings, and all the funds go directly to cancer research. In 1993 Tenovus raised £3 million—and half that money came from sales of our own lottery tickets at supermarkets. But our income has dropped by half since the National Lottery was introduced.
I’m not against people playing the National Lottery, but they should think about why they’re doing. The chances of winning the jackpot are so small; they might as well throw their money away. The Government tells us that the proceeds are going to things like the arts and sport, but what about the National Health Service? They should give some cash to that, too, How can they justify spending ridiculous amounts of cash on so-called works of art—like displays of potatoes—or buying up Winston Churchill’s papers at a cost of £12 million?
So who really are the winners in the National Lottery? When I think of all that money people could be donating to cancer research, I could weep. It’s time people realized how charities across the country are suffering because of the National Lottery. It’s disheartening and so infuriating.
The writer seems to hope that______.
选项
A、people will spend more money on the National Lottery
B、people will give more money to charity
C、most of the lottery money will go to charity
D、most of the lottery money will be used for cancer research
答案
C
解析
本题是推理题,考查对作者意图的理解。A项明显不对;B项曲解了作者的意思,作者是在惋惜彩票业的收入不能全用于慈善事业汇项包含了D项的含义。
转载请注明原文地址:https://kaotiyun.com/show/E2kd777K
本试题收录于:
公共英语三级笔试题库公共英语(PETS)分类
0
公共英语三级笔试
公共英语(PETS)
相关试题推荐
EveryoneknowshowthestoryofCinderellaends,butdidyoueverreallythinkabouthowshespentherdaysbeforeshemetthep
Ifyouareworriedaboutthingsandareunderalotofstressatworkorschool,thenyouareprobablynotsleepingwell.Worry
OnthenightofMay7,1942,aplanetookofffromanAirForcebaseinEnglandtostopGermanfightersovertheEnglishChannel
Nowanation’spoliticalinfluencedependson______.Theauthorindicatesthat______isthreateningAmericanpoliticalpower.
Ithasalwaysbeenaproblemtodecidewhether"popularmusic"ismusicwhichrepresentsthepeopleorissimplymusicthatthe
Ithasalwaysbeenaproblemtodecidewhether"popularmusic"ismusicwhichrepresentsthepeopleorissimplymusicthatthe
ThetechnologyoftheNorthAmericancoloniesdidnotdifferstrikinglyfromthatofEurope,butinonerespect,thecolonistse
OnthenightofMay7,1942,aplanetookofffromanAirForcebaseinEnglandtostopGermanfightersovertheEnglishChannel
Theautomobilehasmanyadvantages.Aboveall,itofferspeoplefreedomtogowhereverandwhenevertheywanttogo.Thebasicp
随机试题
小儿水肿(阳水)风水相搏型的治法是( )小儿水肿(阴水)湿热内侵的治法是( )
甲公司与乙公司为非同一控制下企业,于2000年1月1日完成合并,两个公司合并前资产负债如下表:要求:根据甲公司以下发行股票的不同数量(每股面值3元)分别编制会计分录:(1)甲公司发行股票50000股。(2)甲公司发行股票55000股。(3)甲公司
A、前后径与左右径之比为1:1.5B、前后径与左右径几乎相等C、前后径短于左右径的一半D、前后径长于左右径胸骨下端前突E、胸骨下部剑突下处向内凹陷较显著形成漏斗状鸡胸其胸廓为()
肺炎伴腹泻患儿静脉输液速度一般为每小时每千克体重_________mL。
伪彩不是彩色多普勒,其不具有的功能是
男性,43岁。果农,长期接触农药。近2年来自觉周身乏力,腹胀,食欲减低,近1个月来自觉腹胀加重,腹围增大。查体:巩膜略黄染,可见肝掌,腹软,全腹无压痛、反跳痛,双下肢水肿。化验示血细胞三项均减低。提问1:该患者考虑下列哪种疾病A.白血病B.
背景资料某高速公路K合同段,主要为路基土石方工程,本地区岩层构成为泥岩、砂岩互层,土石比例为29:71,石方抗压强度大于20MPa,地表上覆盖层较薄。施工过程部分事件摘要如下:事件一:由于工期紧,施工单位在冬期安排了下列施工项目:(1)含水量高的流动土质
到了()时期,山东菜已经成为北方地区菜肴的主要代表,并流传到全国各地。
Eatingtoomuchfatcan______toheartdiseaseandhighbloodpressure.
曲线y=+arctan(1+x2)的斜渐近线方程为_________·
最新回复
(
0
)