Question

【题目】 Friends should always be honest with you, right? So when they lie, it can be really hard to take. You want to trust your friends and that means knowing that they’ll tell it to you straight no matter what it is. 【1】Why does this happen?

【2】

One of the biggest reasons friends lie is simply to avoid hurting your feelings. Some people don’t understand the difference between being gently honest with a friend and being so straightforward that they leave a verbal wound. They choose to avoid these two extremes in the form of a lie.

They feel embarrassed.

Sometimes friends will lie about things in their life because they are too embarrassed to admit the truth. Maybe they are going through a rough time and they just don’t want you to know about it. Avoid trying to badger ( 纠 缠 ) your friends into telling you what’s wrong.【3】

Avoid an argument with you.

Perhaps your friends know that if they tell you the truth, you’ll get angry with them. Make sure that if a friend tells you something unpleasant, you don’t overact.【4】 If you do end up arguing, do it in a respectable way.

Exclude you.

Lying isn’t always a sign that friends are trying to protect you, however. 【5】 When you find out with certainty that your friend is lying to you, try and face it. If you feel your friend is lying because he or she doesn’t want to be around you, that’s your wake-up to move on.

A.Protect your feelings.

B.They want to be your closer friends.

C.But a friend who lies isn’t always trying to hurt you.

D.Consider what’s being said and why your friend is telling you this.

E.Being honest and making a sincere effort can keep the friendship strong.

F.Sometimes they lie because they don’t want you to be included in their plans.

G.Instead, make it clear that you are there for them when and if they are ready to talk.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】A

【3】G

【4】D

【5】F

【解析】

这是一篇说明文。文章分析了朋友对你说谎的四种原因并给出了对应的处理办法。

【1】根据后文Why does this happen?可知为什么会这样？结合后文分析了朋友对你撒谎的原因是为了避免伤害你的感情，可知说谎的朋友并不总是试图伤害你。故C选项“但是一个说谎的朋友并不总是试图伤害你”符合上下文语境，故选C。

【2】根据本段第一句One of the biggest reasons friends lie is simply to avoid hurting your feelings.可知朋友说谎的最大原因之一就是为了避免伤害你的感情。由此可知，本段说明了朋友撒谎是为了保护你的感受。故A选项“保护你的感受”符合上下文语境，故选A。

【3】根据上文Avoid trying to badger your friends into telling you what’s wrong.可知不要纠缠你的朋友，让他们告诉你出了什么事。由此可知，朋友对你撒谎是因为自己正在经历艰难的时期，因此最好的做法是不要纠缠你的朋友，而是在他们准备好跟你谈心的时候，清楚地告诉他们你在他们身边陪伴他们。故G选项“相反，当他们准备好谈话时，你要清楚地表明你在他们身边”符合上下文语境，故选G。

【4】结合上文Perhaps your friends know that if they tell you the truth, you’ll get angry with them. Make sure that if a friend tells you something unpleasant, you don’t overact.可知也许你的朋友知道如果他们告诉你真相，你会生他们的气。确保如果朋友告诉你一些不愉快的事情，你不要反应过度。由此可知，当朋友对你撒谎可能是为了避免和你发生争执，你会生气，所以在朋友告诉你真相的时候，你应该冷静想想他们说了什么，以及为什么要跟你说这些。故D选项“想想他们说了什么，为什么你的朋友要告诉你这些”符合上下文语境，故选D。

【5】根据上文Lying isn’t always a sign that friends are trying to protect you, however.(然而，撒谎并不总是朋友试图保护你的信号)以及最后一句If you feel your friend is lying because he or she doesn’t want to be around you, that’s your wake-up to move on.(如果你觉得你的朋友在说谎，因为他或她不想和你在一起，那是你继续前进的警钟)可知，有时候朋友们对你撒谎仅仅是因为他们不想跟你在一起，不想让你加入他们的计划。故F选项“有时候他们撒谎是因为他们不想让你加入他们的计划”符合上下文语境，故选F。