Be aware of those who use the truth to deceive. When someone tells you something
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Be aware of those who use the truth to deceive. When someone tells you something that is true, but leaves out important information that should be included, he can create a false impression. For example, someone might say, “I just won a hundred dollars on the lottery. It was great. I took that dollar ticket back to the store and turned it in for one hundred dollars!” This guy’s a winner, right? Maybe, or maybe not. We then discover that he bought two hundred tickets, and only one was winner. He’s really a big loser! He didn’t say anything that was false, but he omitted important information on purpose. That’s called a half-truth. Half-truths are not technically lies, but they are just as dishonest.
Untrustworthy candidates in political campaigns often use this tactic. Let’s say that during Governor Smith’s last term, her state lost one million jobs and gained three million jobs. Then she seeks another term. One of her opponents runs an advertisement, saying “During Governor Smith’s term, the state lost one million jobs!” That’s true. However an honest statement would have been, “During Governor Smith’s term, the state had a net gain of two million jobs.”
Advertisers will sometimes use half-truths. It’s against the law to make false claims so they try to mislead you with the truth. An advertisement might boast, “Nine out of ten doctors recommend Yucky Pills to cure nose pimples(粉刺).” It fails to mention that they only asked ten doctors and nine of them work for the Yucky Corporation.
This kind of deception happens too often. It’s a sad fact of life: Lies are lies, and sometimes the truth can lie as well.
小题1:Which statement is true according to the article?| A．Whenever people tell the truth, they may lie | | B．You cannot trust lottery agent. | | C．All governors help their states. | | D．The truth can be used in dishonest ways. |
小题2:The author clearly wants people ___________.| A．to think carefully about what they read and hear | | B．to vote for female candidates | | C．not to believe advertisements of any kind | | D．not to trust any politician |
小题3:Governor Smith’s opponents wanted __________.| A．to make her a liar | B．to beat her in the campaign | | C．to get jobs in the government | D．to detect her lie |
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答案
小题1:D
小题1:A
小题1:B |
解析
小题1:细节题：从第一段的句子：Be aware of those who use the truth to deceive可知真相可以被用作不诚实的方式。选D
小题1:推理题：文章介绍了用真相撒谎的把戏，就是想要读者对看见听见的事情要小心，选A
小题1:细节题：从第二段的句子：One of her opponents runs an advertisement, saying “During Governor Smith’s term, the state lost one million jobs!”可知斯密斯州长的对手想用不完全的真相击败他，选 B |
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When I was a boy, every holiday that I had seemed wonderful. My 36 took me by train or by car to a hotel by the 37 . All day, I seem to remember, I 38 on the sands with strange 39 children. We made houses and gardens, and 40 the tide destroy them. When the tide went out, we 41 over the rocks and looked down at the fish in the rock-pools.
In those days the 42 seemed to shine always brightly 43 the water was always warm. Sometimes we 44 beach and walked in the country, exploring(搜寻) ruined houses and dark woods and climbing trees. There were 45 in one’s pockets or good places where one could 46 ice creams. Each day seemed a life-time.
Although I am now thirty-five years old, my idea of a good 47 is much the same as it was. I 48 like the sun and warm sand and the sound of 49 beating the rocks. I no longer wish to 50 any sand house or sand garden, and I dislike sweets. 51 , I love the sea and often feel sand running through my fingers.
Sometimes I 52 what my ideal(理想的) holiday will be like when I am 53 . All I want to do then, perhaps, will be to lie in bed, reading books about 54 who make houses and gardens with sands, who watch the incoming tide, who make themselves 55 on too many ices creams.
| 小题1: | | A．teacher | B．parents | C．nurse | D．younger sister |
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| 小题2: | | A．sea | B．lake | C．mountain | D．river |
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| 小题3: | | A．played | B．slept | C．sat | D．stood |
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| 小题4: | | A．moving | B．exciting | C．anxious | D．nervous |
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| 小题5: | | A．made | B．brought | C．watched | D．heard |
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| 小题6: | | A．collected | B．jumped | C．turned | D．climbed |
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| 小题9: | | A．left | B．came to | C．stood by | D．played by |
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| 小题10: | | A．sweets | B．sand | C．ice-creams | D．money |
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| 小题12: | | A．house | B．holiday | C．garden | D．tide |
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| 小题13: | | A．hardly | B．almost | C．still | D．perhaps |
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| 小题14: | | A．waves | B．tides | C．hands | D．feet |
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| 小题15: | | A．destroy | B．fix | C．use | D．build |
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| 小题16: | | A．But | B．However | C．Otherwise | D．Besides |
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| 小题17: | | A．wonder | B．feel | C．understand | D．believe |
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| 小题18: | | A．strong | B．weak | C．young | D．old |
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| 小题19: | | A．children | B．boys | C．girls | D．grown-ups |
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| 小题20: | | A．happy | B．tired | C．sad | D．sick |
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In bringing up children, every parent watches eagerly the child’s acquisition(学会) of each new skill---the first spoken words, the first independent steps, or the beginning of reading and writing. It is usual that parents hurry the child beyond his natural learning rate, but this can set up dangerous feelings of failure and states of worry in the child. This might happen at any stage. A baby might be forced to use a toilet too early, and a young child might be encouraged to learn to read before he knows the meaning of the words he reads. On the other hand, though, if a child is left alone too much, or without any learning opportunities, he loses his natural enthusiasm for life and his desire to find out new things for himself.
Parents vary greatly in their degree of strictness towards their children. Some may be especially strict in money matters, other are severe over time of coming home at night or punctuality (准时) for meals. In general, the controls imposed (强加的) represent the needs of the parents and the values of the community as much as the child’s own happiness.
As regards the development of moral standards in the growing child, consistency is very important in parent teaching. To forbid a thing one day and excuse it the next is not foundation for morality. Also, parents should realize that “example is better than precept”. If they are not sincere and do not practise what they preach (说教), their children may grow confused, and emotionally insecure when they grow old enough to think for themselves, and realize they have been to some extent fooled.
A sudden awareness of a marked difference between their parents’ principles and their morals can be a dangerous disappointment.
小题1: Eagerly watching the child’s acquisition of new skills ________.| A．should be avoided | | B．is universal among parents | | C．sets up dangerous states of worry in the child | | D．will make him lose interest in learning new things |
小题2:When children are learning new skills, parents should _________.| A．encourage them to read before they know the meaning of the words they read | | B．not expect too much of them | | C．achieve a balance between pushing them too hard and leaving them on their own | | D．create as many learning opportunities as possible |
小题3:The second paragraph mainly tells us_________.| A．parents should be strict with their children | | B．parents controls satisfy only the needs of the parents and the values of the community | | C．parental restrictions vary, and are not always enforced for the benefit of the children alone | | D．parents vary in their strictness towards their children according to the situation |
小题4:In moral matters, parents should _________.| A．observe the rules themselves | | B．be aware of the marked difference between adults and children | | C．forbid things which have no foundation in morality | | D．satisfy their children’s needs |
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Driving cars, trucks and motorcycles is an important part of our lives. We do it every day to get to work, to school or to friends" houses.
Traffic accidents declare millions of lives every year worldwide. In Taiwan alone, over seven people are killed in accidents every day. The annual death rate from traffic accidents in Taiwan is twice that of Japan.
To allow traffic to move smoothly and safely, everybody must follow the rules. Before you drive, learn all the traffic laws. That way of driving is safe, convenient and even fun!
小题1:The underlined sentence “Traffic accidents declare millions of lives worldwide” in the passage means “_______”.A．Traffic accidents make some people become mi llionaires | | B．Many people die from traffic accidents | | C．Millions of people say they themselves have had traffic accidents | | D．Millions of people remain healthy after traffic accidents |
小题2:According to the passage, driving can be safe if _______. | A．you are patient | B．you obey all the traffic rules | | C．you don"t cut another car off | D．you wait in line at a red light |
小题3:Which of the following may be the best title for this passage? _______. | A．Traffic Safety | B．A Careful driver | | C．How To Drive A Car | D．A Traffic Accident |
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There are many different ways of seeing a town for the first time. One of them is to walk around it, guide-book 36 hand. Of course, we may 37 with our guide-books the history and 38 developments of a town and get to know them. 39 then, if we take out time and 40 in a town for a while, we may get to know it better. When we 41 it as a whole, we begin to have some 42 ,which even the best guide-books do not answer. Why is the town just 43 this, this shape, this plan, this size? Why do its streets 44 in this particular way, and not in any 45 way?
Here even the best guide-book 46 us. One can’t find in it the information about how a town has developed to the 47 appearance. It may not describe the original (最初的) 48 of a town. However, one may get some idea of what it 49 look like by walking around the town. One can also imagine 50 the town was first planned and built . Then one can learn more about in what direction the town 51 to develop.
What is the 52 of studying towns in the way? For me, it is 53 that one gets a greater depth of pleasure by visiting and seeing a town with one’s own eyes. A 54 visit to a town may help one better understand why it is attractive 55 just reading about it in a guide-book.
| 小题2: | | A．write | B．study | C．tell | D．remember |
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| 小题3: | | A．strange | B．similar | C．separate | D．special |
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| 小题4: | | A．But | B．Before | C．Since | D．Until |
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| 小题5: | | A．march | B．work | C．stay | D．wail |
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| 小题6: | | A．look at | B．look after | C．look for | D．look up |
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| 小题7: | | A．ideas | B．opinions | C．feelings | D．questions |
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| 小题11: | | A．helps | B．tricks | C．fails | D．satisfies |
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| 小题12: | | A．old | B．normal | C．first | D．present |
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| 小题13: | | A．capital | B．meaning | C．design | D．change |
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| 小题14: | | A．used to | B．seemed to | C．had to | D．happened to |
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| 小题16: | | A．stops | B．appears | C．starts | D．continues |
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| 小题17: | | A．point | B．view | C．problem | D．difficulty |
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| 小题18: | | A．nearly | B．simply | C．generally | D．hardly |
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| 小题19: | | A．costly | B．formal | C．group | D．personal |
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| 小题20: | | A．from | B．than | C．through | D．with |
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"Every time we had dinner, I felt awkward when my Chinese mom__２１___asked me to eat more. My mom in American would__２２___push me like that.__２３___I couldn"t tolerate it any more, so I asked why she did that. She told me it was because she loved me and really looked__２４___me as her own child and she worried about whether I felt hungry. From that point I understood that Chinese people had__２５___a poor life in the past.__２６___worries parents most is whether their children have enough food. Although their lives have dramatically improved, they are used to__２７___the old concerns. I still don"t feel easy with constant___２８__to eat, but when my Chinese mom tries to persuade me__２９___more, I always thank her with a smile__３０___feeling angry."
This story comes from Tyler, an American youngster who once lived in my neighbour’s home. His Chinese mom is Wang Huirong, a__３１___from Beijing Normal University.
As economic__３２___between the US and China become more frequent, an increasing number of American teenagers have become interested in Chinese culture, which seems very new and__３３___ to them. Chinese has gradually become a(n) __３４___choice for American high school students studying a second language. Tyler"s father has a trade relationship with China stretching back to the beginning of reform and opening-up, which gave Tyler the opportunity to have__３５___to China from a very young age.
"Only__３６___and opening-up has allowed us to have a lovely American teenager come and visit us frequently. I couldn"t even imagine that in the past. Before we actively sought to avoid __３７___relations. None of us could ever have imagined that one day we would live with foreigners __３８___we were from the same family." says Wang with deep feeling.
Tyler"s Chinese has improved a lot. When he first arrived at Wang"s home he often watched the retiree__３９___ she spoke, but couldn"t respond. Wang often felt anxious and asked for my help with translating. But now Tyler has no problem__４０___with us in Chinese.
| 小题1: | | A．eagerly | B．repeatedly | C．friendly | D．warmly |
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| 小题2: | | A．also | B．never | C．often | D．not |
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| 小题3: | | A．However | B．But | C．Finally | D．Therefore |
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| 小题5: | | A．led | B．leaded | C．live | D．made |
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| 小题7: | | A．speaking | B．talking | C．voicing | D．saying |
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| 小题8: | | A．demands | B．orders | C．requests | D．commands |
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| 小题9: | | A．eat | B．eating | C．to eat | D．ate |
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| 小题10: | | A．other than | B．but than | C．instead | D．instead of |
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| 小题11: | | A．retiree | B．worker | C．professor | D．official |
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| 小题12: | | A．changes | B．exchanges | C．conflicts | D．improvements |
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| 小题13: | | A．different | B．difficult | C．challenging | D．exciting |
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| 小题15: | | A．entrance | B．access | C．door | D．way |
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| 小题16: | | A．revolution | B．fighting | C．reform | D．motivation |
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| 小题17: | | A．foreigner | B．aboard | C．civil | D．overseas |
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| 小题18: | | A．like | B．as if | C．as | D．even if |
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| 小题20: | | A．chat | B．chatting | C．to chat | D．chatted |
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