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【题目】Be honest．That’s all you have to do on Honesty Day．It would be great if we were all honest every day of the year．It’s good that there is a day to encourage honesty．M．Hirsh Goldberg started Honesty Day．He chose the last day of April because the first day is April Fool’s Day，which celebrates lies．On Honesty Day，anyone may ask you any question and you should give a true and honest answer．That meams that you have knowledge of Honesty Day．

M．Hirsh Goldberg wrote a book on telling lies．He said in his book that almost all persons lie about 200 times a day．In our daily life，a typical(典型的)lie for a man is“I did not drink that much”and for a woman is“Nothing is wrong．I’m fine．”It is found that nurses are the most honest people．while sales people and politicians(政客)are the biggest liars!

Every Honesty Day，M．Hirsh Goldberg hands out prizes to honest people．

【1】M．Hirsh Goldberg started Honesty Day to ．

A. celebrate lies B. encourage honesty

C. ask questions D. hand out prizes

【2】Which of the following is Honesty Day?

A. April l st． B. April 10th． C. April 20th． D. April 30th．

【3】M．Hirsh Goldberg’s book is about ．

A. how to be honest B. when Honesty Day is

C. telling lies D. celebrating Honesty Day

【4】According to the passage， are the most honest people．

A. nurses B. sales people C. politicians D. all men

【5】The underlined word“liars”probably means“ ”．

A. 获利者 B. 说谎者 C. 影响者 D. 领导者

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】D

【3】C

【4】A

【5】B

【解析】试题分析：这篇短文主要介绍了M. Hirsh Goldberg把诚实日定在四月的最后一天以鼓励人们要诚实。M. Hirsh Goldberg还写了一本关于说谎的书。

【1】B

细节理解题。根据短文第一段It’s good that there is a day to encourage honesty.结合选项可知M. Hirsh Goldberg建立诚实日是为了鼓励诚实，故选B。

【2】D

细节理解题。根据短文He chose the last day of April because the first day is April Fool’s Day, which celebrate lies.可知M. Hirsh Goldberg把诚实日定在四月的最后一天，即四月三十日，故选D。

【3】C

细节理解题。根据短文中的句子“M. Hirsh Goldberg wrote a book on telling lies.”可知，M. Hirsh Goldberg写了一本有关撒谎的书，答案为C。

【4】A

细节理解题。根据短文It is found that nurses are the most honest people,可知护士是最诚实的人，故选A。

【5】B

词义猜测题。根据短文可知发现护士是最诚实的人，然而营销人员及政客是最说谎者。两句是对比关系，和诚实相反的是说谎，故选B。说谎者。