Ella Fant was a middle-aged lady who lived with her only son John in a small house.She__16__John very much. In her__17__he couldn't do anything__18__.Every morning she would give him breakfirst_-19__bed and bring him the papers to__20__.It isn't really true that he was too__21__to work---in fact he had tried a few__22__.First of all he was a window-cleaner and in his first week he managed to__23__at least six windows. Then he__24__a bus conductor and on his second__25__a passenger stole his bag with all the fares(车费)collected.He__26__lost his job as a postman__27__he sent off all the letters when he should have taken them to people's houses. It seemed that there was__28__suitable work for him. So he__29__to join the army. Mrs. Fant was so__30__about this that she told the__31__to all her neighbours. "My John is good to be a soldier," she said. "He is going to be the best soldier there__32__was,I can tell you!"
Then the great day came__33__he was to march past the palace in the parade(接受检阅的队伍).His__34__mother traveled to the city early in the morning to be sure of getting a good__35__in the crowd.  The parade was full of sound and colour. But when John and his fellow soldiers came in sight some of the people watching couldn’t help laughing at the one who couldn't keep pace with the other as they marched along.
But Ella Fant, who was filled with happiness shouted at the top of her voice: "Look at them! They're all out of step except my John! Isn't he the best!"
【小题1】

A.depended onB.waited onC.trustedD.loved
【小题2】
A.hopeB.eyesC.headD.beliefs
【小题3】
A.wrongB.greatC.goodD.strange
【小题4】
A.toB.atC.inD.by
【小题5】
A.checkB.readC.keepD.sign
【小题6】
A.lazyB.youngC.weakD.shy
【小题7】
A.onesB.yearsC.tasksD.jobs
【小题8】
A.rubB.dropC.breakD.clean
【小题9】
A. followed      B  met       C. became      D. found
【小题10】
A.dayB.tryC.routeD.chance
【小题11】
A.thusB.evenC.onceD.only
【小题12】
A.even ifB.so thatC.becauseD.though
【小题13】
A.someB.suchC.lessD.no
【小题14】
A.beganB.promised C.managedD.decided
【小题15】
A.excitedB.worriedC.anxiousD.curious
【小题16】
A.incidentB.changeC.newsD.matter
【小题17】
A.yetB.everC.neverD.just
【小题18】
A.whereB.sinceC.whenD.till
【小题19】
A.proudB.kindC.strictD.lucky
【小题20】
A.timeB.positionC.experienceD.impression

What exactly is a lie ?Is it anything we say which we know is untrue ?Or is it something more than that ?For example, suppose a friend wants to borrow some money from you. You say “I wish I could help you, but I am short of money myself.” In fact , you are not short of money but your friend is in the habit of not paying his debts and you don’t want to hurt his feelings by reminding him of this. Is this really a lie ?
Professor Jerald Jellison of the University of southern California has made a scientific study of lying. According to him, women are better liars than men, particularly when telling a “white lie”, such as when a woman at a party tells another woman that she likes her dress when she really thinks it’s terrible. However, this is only one side of the story. Other researchers say that men are more likely to tell more serious lies, such as making a promise that they have no intention of carrying out. This is the kind of lie politicians and businessmen are supposed to be particularly skilled at :the lie from which the liar hopes to profit or gain in some way.
Research has been done into the way people’s behavior changes in a number of small, unimportant ways when they lie. It has been found that if they are sitting down at the time, they tend to move about in their chairs more than usual. To the trained observer they are saying “I wish I were somewhere else now”. They also tend to touch certain parts of the face, particularly the nose. One explanation of this may be that lying causes a slight increase in blood pressure. The tip of the nose  is very sensitive to changes and the increased pressure makes it itch.
Another gesture that gives liars away is what the writer Decmond Morris in his book Man Watching calls the “mouth cover”. He says that there are several typical forms of this ,such as covering part of the mouth with the fingers, touching the upper lip or putting a finger of the hand at one side off the mouth. Such a gesture can be understood as an unconscious(未察觉的) attempt on the part of the liar to stop himself from lying.
Of course, such gestures as rubbing the nose or covering the mouth , moving about in a chair can not be taken as proof that the speaker is lying. They simply tend to happen more often in this situation. It is one gesture alone that gives the liar away but a whole number of things , and in particular the context(上下文) which the lie is told.
【小题1】According to the passage, a white lie seems to be a lie ______.

A.that other people believew.w.^w.k.&s.5*u.c.#om高.考.资.源.网
B.that other people don’t believe
C.told in order not to hurt someone’s feelings
D.told in order to take advantage of someone
【小题2】Research suggests that women _____.
A.are better at telling less serious lies than men
B.generally lie for more than men do
C.often make promises they intend to break
D.lie at parties more often than men do
【小题3】Researchers find that when a person tells lies _____.
A.his blood pressure increases measurably
B.he looks very serious
C.he is likely to make some small changes in his behavior
D.he uses his unconscious mind
【小题4】The writer of the passage______.
A.hates lyingB.enjoys lyingC.often tells a lieD.tries to study about lying
【小题5】Which of the following is not mentioned in the passage as a sign of lying ?
A.Touching one’s earsB.Rubbing the nose
C.Moving in a chairD.Covering the mouth

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