　　At 9:00 Dick Spivak's bank telephoned and said his payment was late. “The check is in the post.” Dick replied quickly. At 11:45 Dick left for a 12:00 meeting across town. Arriving late, he explained that traffic had been bad. That evening, Dick's girlfriend wore a new dress. He hated it. “It looks just great on you.” he said.

　　Three lies in one day! Yet Dick Spivak is just an ordinary man. Each time, he told himself that sometimes the truth causes too many problems. Most of us tell much the same white lies, harmless untruths that help to save trouble. How often do we tell white lies? It depends in part on our age, education, and even where we live. According to one US study, women are more truthful than men, and honesty increases as we get older.

　　While most people use little white lies to make life easier, the majority of Americans care about honesty in both public and personal life. They say that people today are less honest than they were ten years ago. Although it is believed that things are getting worse, lying seems to be an age-old human problem. The French philosopher Vauvenarges, writing in the eighteenth century, touched on the truth when he wrote, “All men are born truthful and die liars.”

1．When the writer says “Dick is just an ordinary man”, he means ________.

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A．it is common that people tell white lies

B．Dick could do nothing about bad traffic

C．it is common that people delay their payment

D．Dick found it hard to deal with everyday problems

2．According to the text, most Americans ________.

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A．hate white lies

B．believe white lies

C．value honesty

D．consider others dishonest

3．Vauvenarges' remark suggests that ________.

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A．lying is an age-old human problem

B．dishonesty increases as people get older

C．people were dishonest in the 18th century

D．it is social conditions that make people tell lies

4．What does the passage mainly discuss?

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Dick lived in England. One day in January he said to his wife, "I'm going to fly to New York next week because I've got some work there." "Where are you going to stay there?" his wife asked. "I don't know yet." Dick answered. "Please send me your address from there in a telegram (电报)," his wife said. "All right," Dick answered.

He flew to New York on January 31st and found a nice hotel in the center of the city. He put his things in his room and then he sent his wife a telegram. He put the address of his hotel in it.

In the evening he didn't have any work, so he went to a cinema. He came out at nine o'clock and said, "Now I'm going back to my hotel and have a nice dinner."

He found a taxi and the driver said, "Where do you want to go?" But Dick didn't remember the name and address of his hotel.

"Which hotel are my things in?" he said, "And what am I going to do tonight?" But the driver of the taxi did not know. So Dick got out and went into a post office. There he sent his wife another telegram, and in it he wrote, "Please send me my address at this post office."

Dick flew to New York because ___.

A. he went there for a holiday

B. he had work there

C. he went there for sightseeing (观光)

D. his home was there

Why did his wife want a telegram from him?

A. Because she didn't know his address yet

B. Because she wanted to go to New York, too

C. Because she might send him another telegram

D. Because she couldn't leave her husband by himself in New York

Who would send him the name and address of his hotel?

A. The manager of his hotel. B. The police office.

C. The taxi driver. D. His wife.

Which of the following is not true?

A. Dick stayed at a nice hotel in the center of the city.

B. Dick didn't work on the first night of his arrival.

C. Dick forgot to send his wife a telegram.

D. Dick wanted to go back to his hotel in a taxi.

阅读下列材料，从所给的六个选项（A、B、C、D、E和F）中，选出符合各小题要求的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。选项中有一项是多余选项。
Sam, Alice, Dick, Tracy和Susan想根据自己在音乐方面的兴趣（61---65）选择适合自己的音乐会，阅读下面音乐会的介绍（A、B、C、D、E和F），选出适合他们的音乐会，并在答题纸上将相应的标号涂黑。选项中有一项是多余选项。
【小题1】. Sam and his friends always enjoy their weekend by attending late night activities. However, he
hasn’t joined them for a long time because he has been working for a couple of weeks. This
weekend he wants to have some fun and excitement with his friends, who are interested in western
music.
【小题2】.. Alice is a college student who studies music, and playing the piano is her favorite. Her
parents approve of her attending concerts and pay for the tickets. As a result, she doesn’t
care much about how much the ticket might cost.
【小题3】. Dick and his girlfriend are both university students. The coming Sunday (August 6) is his
girlfriend’s birthday. As both of them are music fans, Dick would like to take his girlfriend to enjoy some live music and learn something new.
【小题4】. Tracy is interested in a variety of music, like most of the university students, she has a
part-time job. She would like to amuse herself by attending concerts. Since she does not
earn much, she can only afford a ticket that doesn’t cost much.
【小题5】.
. Susan enjoys listening to foreign music in her spare time. She would like to attend
concerts performed by foreign bands or orchestras whenever it’s possible. But according
to the school rules, she has to return to her dormitory before 11:00 pm.
A B