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A.emergesinthewakeoftheanti-happypart.
B.isacauseofdisappointmentforthegeneralpeer
C.replacethechurchasamajorsourceofinformation
D.createsanillusionofhappinessratherthanhappinessitself.
39.Wecanlearnfromthelastparagraphthattheauthorbelieves
A.Happinessmoreoftenthannotendsinsadness.
B.Theanti-happyartisdistastefulbyrefreshing.
C.Miseryshouldbeenjoyedratherthandenied.
D.Theanti-happyartflourisheswheneconomybooms
40.Whichofthefollowingistrueofthetext?
AReligiononcefunctionedasareminderofmisery.
BArtprovidesabalancebetweenexpectationandreality.
CPeoplefeeldisappointedattherealitiesofmorality.
Dmassmediaareinclinedtocoverdisastersanddeaths.
PartB
OnthenorthbankoftheOhioriversitsEvansville,Ind,homeofDavidWillianis,52,andofariverboatcasinolaplacewheregamblinggamesareplayed.Duringseveralyearsofgamblinginthatcasino,Williamsastateauditorearning$35,000ayear,lastapproximately$175,000.Hehadnevergambledbeforethecasinosenthimacouponfor$20worthofgambling.
Hevisitedthecasino,lostthe$20andleft.Onhissecondvisithelost$800.Thecasinoissuedtohim,asagoodcustomer,a“FunCard”,whichwhenusedinthecasinoearnspointsformealsanddrinks,andenablesthecasinototracktheuser‘sgamblingactivities.ForWilliams,theseactivitiesbecomewhathecalls“electronicheroin”。
(41),In1997helost$21,000tooneslotmachineintwodays.Inmarch1997helost$72,186.Hesometimesplayedtwoslotmachinesatatime,allnight,untiltheboatlockedat5a.m,thenwentbackaboardwhenthecasinoopenedat9a.m.Nowheissuingthecasino,chargingthatitshouldhaverefusedhispatronagebecauseitknewhewasaddicted.Itdidknowhehadaproblem.
Inmarch1998,afriendofWilliams‘sgothiminvoluntarilyconfinedtoatreatmentcenterforaddictions,andwrotetoinformthecasinoofWilliams’sgamblers.ThecasinnoincludedaphotoofWilliamsamongthoseofbannedgamblers,andwrotetohima“ceaseadmissions”letternotingthe“medical/psychological”natureofproblemgamblingbehaviors,thelettersaidthatbeforebeingreadmittedtothepatronizingthecasinowouldposenothreattohissafetyorwell-being.
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TheWallStreetJournalreportsthatthecasinohas20signswarning,“enjoythefunandalwaysbetwithyourhead,notoverit.”Everyentranceticketlistsatoll-freenumberforcounselingfromtheIndianaDepartmentofMentalHealth.NeverthelessWilliams‘ssuitchargedthatthecasino,knowinghewas“helplesslyaddictedtogambling”intentionallyworkedto“love”himto“engageinconductagainsthiswill”well.
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ThefourtheditionoftheDiagnosticandStatisticalManualofmentalDisorderssays“pathologicalgambling”involvespresident,recurringanduncontrollablepursuitlossofmoneythanofthethrilloftakingrisksinquestofawindfall.
(44),.Pushedbyscience,orwhatclaimstobescience,societyisreclassifyingwhatoncewereconsideredcharacterflawsormoralfailingsaspersonalitydisordersskintophysicaldisabilities
(45)
Forty-fourstateshavelotteries,29havecasinos,andmostofthesestatesaretovaryingdegreesdependenton__youmightsayaddictedto__revenuesfromwagering.AndsincethefirstInternetgamblingsitewascreatedin1995,competitionforgambler‘sdollarshasbecomeintense.TheOct.28issueofNewsweekreportedthat2milliongamblerspatronize1,800virtualcosineseveryweek,with$3.5billionbeinglostonInternetwagersthisyear,gamblinghas,passedpornographyastheweb’swebsmostprofibusiness.
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