A mystery woman said today she has won￡1.5 million from the UK National Lottery—but has never told her husband.
For the past three years, the woman, a mother-of-two who gave her name as Jane, had hidden her fortune from colleagues, friends and family, she said.
“Jane” has remained in her job and, if she ever splashed out on treats for the family, tells her husband she has had a pay rise or bonus.
The woman told her extraordinary story on BBC Radio Five Live this morning.
Presenter Victoria Derbyshire was hosting a phone-in which asked the question: “Is money guaranteed to make you happy?”
“Jane” called in and began, “I won quite a bit of money”, just under￡1.5 million, and I’ve never, ever told anybody. Not even my husband.”
Derbyshire said, “You’re kidding me. Why not?”
“Jane” replied, “Fear that it would change our lives too dramatically. My husband had, many years ago, a small drug problem—around 15years ago. And I’m scared with the money and perhaps the high life… he would go back there.”
She continued, “I do feel if I had said, yes, I’ve won this money, that he would have wanted holiday, he perhaps would have wanted to give up work, which would destroy our little family unit we’ve got now.”
The presenter told her, “I’m very surprised, I can barely believe it but it’s clearly true. Do you feel it’s made you happier?”
“Jane”, who said her won was “about three years ago”, said, “It’s nice because I know I haven’t got to worry about bills.”
Derbyshire told her, “I’m full of admiration for you, but is it not a betrayal of your relationship?”
The woman admitted, “I feel terribly guilty in one way, but in another way, we’ve got two young children and I think, well, if their lives change dramatically then it’s not fair on them. So I just want to keep things as they are.”
1.The woman let out her secret ______________.
A.fifteen years later B.in a radio program
C.to a woman named Jane D.after a pay rise
2.Why did the woman keep her fortune hidden from her husband?
A.Because she wanted the fortune in her control.
B.Because her husband was in poor health.
C.Because she didn’t have to worry about bills any more.
D.Because she feared that her husband would take drugs again.
3.The underlined expression “splash out” in paragraph3 most probably means ___________.
A.to spend money wastefully B.to let out a secret accidentally
C.to go abroad for a holiday D.to stay outside for sightseeing
4.The best title for the passage would be __________.
A.Woman hiding lotter win from husband
B.A mystery but guilty woman in UK
C.1.5 million pounds won by a woman
D.A way to keep things as they are.
高二英语阅读理解中等难度题
A mystery woman said today she has won￡1.5 million from the UK National Lottery—but has never told her husband.
For the past three years, the woman, a mother-of-two who gave her name as Jane, had hidden her fortune from colleagues, friends and family, she said.
“Jane” has remained in her job and, if she ever splashed out on treats for the family, tells her husband she has had a pay rise or bonus.
The woman told her extraordinary story on BBC Radio Five Live this morning.
Presenter Victoria Derbyshire was hosting a phone-in which asked the question: “Is money guaranteed to make you happy?”
“Jane” called in and began, “I won quite a bit of money”, just under￡1.5 million, and I’ve never, ever told anybody. Not even my husband.”
Derbyshire said, “You’re kidding me. Why not?”
“Jane” replied, “Fear that it would change our lives too dramatically. My husband had, many years ago, a small drug problem—around 15years ago. And I’m scared with the money and perhaps the high life… he would go back there.”
She continued, “I do feel if I had said, yes, I’ve won this money, that he would have wanted holiday, he perhaps would have wanted to give up work, which would destroy our little family unit we’ve got now.”
The presenter told her, “I’m very surprised, I can barely believe it but it’s clearly true. Do you feel it’s made you happier?”
“Jane”, who said her won was “about three years ago”, said, “It’s nice because I know I haven’t got to worry about bills.”
Derbyshire told her, “I’m full of admiration for you, but is it not a betrayal of your relationship?”
The woman admitted, “I feel terribly guilty in one way, but in another way, we’ve got two young children and I think, well, if their lives change dramatically then it’s not fair on them. So I just want to keep things as they are.”
1.The woman let out her secret ______________.
A.fifteen years later B.in a radio program
C.to a woman named Jane D.after a pay rise
2.Why did the woman keep her fortune hidden from her husband?
A.Because she wanted the fortune in her control.
B.Because her husband was in poor health.
C.Because she didn’t have to worry about bills any more.
D.Because she feared that her husband would take drugs again.
3.The underlined expression “splash out” in paragraph3 most probably means ___________.
A.to spend money wastefully B.to let out a secret accidentally
C.to go abroad for a holiday D.to stay outside for sightseeing
4.The best title for the passage would be __________.
A.Woman hiding lotter win from husband
B.A mystery but guilty woman in UK
C.1.5 million pounds won by a woman
D.A way to keep things as they are.
高二英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
What does the woman say about John?
A.He won’t wait for her.
B.He won't come home today.
C.He won’t be on time for dinner.
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When Callie Rogers won almost 1.9 million pounds on the lottery(彩票) at 16, she hoped it would help her put her troubles behind her. The teenager came from a broken home, had dropped out of school and was living in local authority care.
Rogers, from Cumbria, England, won the National Lottery in 2003. Then she began spending her money wildlly, buying four homes for her family, flash cars and designer clothes, partying and having some cosmetic (整容的) surgery. Two weeks after her win, she married and had two children. But then she spent 250, 000 pounds on cocaine (可卡因) and suffered depression. Earlier this year she lost the right to take care of her children because of her mental state.
She became addicted to drugs and attempted suicide three times as her life unraveled. She says the money brought her only misery. Now she is down to her last 100 000 pounds, but she has never been happier.
Now 22, she said：“Just a few months ago I was taking too many drugs and hated myself. I simply did not want to live any more. But now I have a new man and am finally becoming the woman I want to be. And it's only after I've spent most of my fortune that this has finally happened.”
“I need to get my act together and make my kids proud, and for the first time I really do think that's possible.” She credits her new boyfriend with giving her the stable home life she has always longed for and she now hopes to go to college and eventually become a counselor. “After all I've experienced, I think I have a lot of advice to offer，” she said.
1.Why was Rogers not allowed to look after her children?
A. She was in a bad mental state. B. She was addicted to using drugs.
C. She was not responsible for them. D. She was too poor to support them.
2.What can we learn about Rogers from Paragraph 3?
A. Being addicted to drugs cost her everything.
B. Money didn't bring her happiness as expected.
C. Rogers felt much happier with her money gone.
D. Too much money allowed her to do what she wanted.
3.What caused Rogers to change and start a new life?
A．The loss of money. B．Her bitter past.
C．Her husband and children. D．Her new boyfriend.
4.Why does Rogers hope to go to college?
A．She intends to find a good job. B．She expects to become a professor.
C．She longs to improve her situation. D．She wants to offer advice for others.
高二英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
What do we know about the woman?
A. She will eat with the man. B. She won’t go to the concert. C. She will go home for dinner.
高二英语短对话简单题查看答案及解析
What do we know about the woman?
A. She will eat with the man. B. She won’t go to the concert. C. She will go home for dinner.
高二英语短对话简单题查看答案及解析
What does the woman mean?
A. She will help the man.
B. She won’t finish the paper.
C. The man should depend on himself.
高二英语短对话简单题查看答案及解析
Neighbors said they heard the man tell the woman that she couldn’t leave______ she gave back the money borrowed from him.
A. unless B. since C. if D. though
高二英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
What did the woman do today?
A.She cleaned the car.
B.She bought an umbrella.
C.She listened to the weather forecast.
高二英语短对话中等难度题查看答案及解析
What does the woman mean?
A. She can only call once a day. B. She’s not bringing her phone.
C. She won’t be able to call the man.
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—Yao Yuan, a disabled woman, won the National Championships Cup last week.
—My goodness! She _______a lot of difficulties!
A. may go through B. might go through
C. must have gone through D. ought to have gone through
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