题目内容
Do you know of anyone who uses the truth to deceive(欺骗)? When someone tells you something that is true, but leaves out important information that should be included, he can give you a false picture.
For example, someone might say, “I just won a hundred dollars on the lottery(彩票). 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, maybe not. We then discover that he bought $ 200 worth of tickets, and only one was a winner. He’s really a big loser!
He didn’t say anything that was false, but he left out important information on purpose. That’s called a half-truth. Half truths are not technically lies, but they are just as dishonest.
Some politicians often use this trick. 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 says, “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 statements so they try to mislead you with the truth. An advertisement might say, “Nine out of ten doctors advised their patients to take Yucky Pills to cure toothache. ”It fails to mention that they only asked ten doctors and nine of them work for the Yucky Company.
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】How much did the lottery winner lose?
A.One hundred dollars. | B.Two hundred dollars. |
C.Three hundred dollars. | D.Four hundred dollars. |
A.buy lottery tickets if possible |
B.make use of half—truths |
C.be careful about what they are told |
D.not trust the Yucky Company |
A.One. | B.Two. | C.Three. | D.Four. |
A.Using half truths is against the law. |
B.Technically, half truths are in fact lies. |
C.Yucky Pills is a very good medicine for toothache. |
D.Governor Smith did a good job during her last term. |
A.He’s really a big loser! |
B.Sometimes the truth can lie as well. |
C.Advertisers will sometimes use half truths. |
D.It’s against the law to make false statements. |
【小题1】A
【小题2】C
【小题3】C
【小题4】D
【小题5】B
解析试题分析:本文讲述了真实的谎言,很多表述的内容是正确的,但是省略了重要的事实,就成了谎言。
【小题1】A 计算题。根据文章2,3段For example, someone might say, “I just won a hundred dollars on the lottery(彩票). It was great. I took that dollar ticket back to the store and turned it in for one hundred dollars!”和This guy's a winner, right? Maybe, maybe not. We then discover that he bought $ 200 worth of tickets, and only one was a winner. He’s really a big loser!说明他实际上是输了100美元。故A正确。
【小题2】C 推理题。根据文章第一段Do you know of anyone who uses the truth to deceive(欺骗)? When someone tells you something that is true, but leaves out important information that should be included, he can give you a false picture.可知很多情况下,有些人把一些重要的信息遗漏了,所以我们要当心这些情况。故C正确。
【小题3】C 细节题。文章2,3,4段举了一个例子,5,6段各举了一个例子,一共举了3个例子。故C正确。
【小题4】D 细节题。根据第五段最后3行“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.’可知实际上Governor Smith赢得了100万个工作岗位,干的很好。故D正确。
【小题5】B 主旨大意题。本文主要讲述的是真实的谎言。很多谎言所给的事实的正确的,但是遗漏了很重要的信息。故B正确。
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点评:本文讲述了真实的谎言,很多表述的内容是正确的,但是省略了重要的事实,就成了谎言。本文细节题居多,答题时在文章找到对应的地方,用笔进行标记,这有利于后期有时间检查时可以立刻找到答案的位置。仔细理解作者所讲的意思,再结合选项,通过排除法和自己对全文的把握,选出正确答案。
If you want to keep healthy, you should have good habits. What is a habit? It is something we do very often. We don’t even think when we do it. It has become a part of our lives.
“Early to bed, early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise.” This is an old English saying. Do you know what it means? It means that we must go to bed early at night and get up early in the morning. If we do, we shall be healthy, rich and clever.
Is this true? Perhaps it is. We know the body must have enough sleep. Boys and girls need eight or nine hours’ sleep every day.
Some people go to bed late at night and get up late in the morning. This is a very bad habit. Then you will not think or do your work well. Of course, you can’t be healthy, wealthy or wise.
When we get up early in the morning, we can go out and do morning exercises. Exercise means doing things with the body. Walking, running jumping, swimming, and playing ball games are all exercise. If we don’t exercise, our body will become weak.
Exercise helps the blood (血液) to move around inside our body. Blood takes food to all parts of our body.
Our body also needs air to breathe. Without air, we will die. We must have lots of clean fresh air if we want to be healthy. That is why many people like to go out to do morning exercise.
1.From the passage we know that it is good for our health to ____ .
A.eat a lot |
B.go to bed early |
C.get up late |
D.go to bed late |
2.How long should young boys and girls need to sleep a day?
A.More than ten hours |
B.Over eleven hours. |
C.Less than seven hours. |
D.Eight hours or so. |
3.If we want to keep healthy, we must ____ .
A.eat more food |
B.sleep more |
C.get up late |
D.take enough exercise |
4.Which of the following habits is NOT GOOD?
A.Don’t go to bed until twelve o’clock.. |
B.Take a walk after supper. |
C.Run in the open air early in the morning. |
D.Climb hills for half an hour early in the morning. |
Do you know soon eleven biggest food and drink companies of the nations will adopt new rules to limit advertising to children under the age of 12, a move that restricts ads for products such as McDonald’s Happy Meals and the use of popular cartoon characters.
The companies announced their new rules ahead of a Federal Trade Commission hearing on Wednesday that steps up pressure on the companies to help solve the growing child obesity problem through more responsible marketing. The self-given rules include promises by seven companies who will no longer use licensed characters, such as those made popular through movies or TV shows, to advertise online or in print media unless they’re promoting their healthier products. Four other companies said they do not advertise at all to children under 12.
“I think this is a very good step forward. It’s not the end of the journey but it’s a good way down the road,” said Margo Wootan, Nutrition Policy Director at the nonprofit Center for Science in the Public Interest.
Since the FTC first publicly raised the issue in 2005, many of the companies have started selling products with better nutrition in mind. The companies hope their self-regulation efforts — organized through the Council of Better Business Bureaus — will fend off any new and more strict federal regulation.
Parents are happy to see new rules that restrict the use of cartoon characters such as Shrek, Dora the Explorer and SpongeBob SquarePants. “It catches their eyes when you’re shopping,” said Josephine Thomas, a mother of three boys who lives in Manhattan. “As soon as they see a Shrek or Mickey Mouse, they automatically look at that and they don’t see what they really need. That’s one of the biggest problems when you go shopping.” That’s one reason the food companies have said they will now only use licensed characters to advertise their “better for you” products.
1.The reason why the food and drink companies will take action is that they want to___________
A.promote sales across the country |
B.limit advertising to children under the age of 12 |
C.meet increasing demands from kids |
D.adapt to the new federal regulations |
2.What can we learn from the text that the seven companies ____.
A.may still use cartoon characters in advertising |
B.are going to stop advertising to children under 12 |
C.Would like to continue the cooperation with entertainment media |
D.will make food and drink specially for fat kids |
3.What of the following can best describe the underlined words “fend off”?
A.prevent ... from happening |
B.draw up or work out |
C.pay attention to |
D.give a warm welcome to |
4.What does Josephine Thomas advise in the last paragraph?
A.kids spend too much on unhealthy food |
B.parents are strict about their kids’ food choice |
C.“better for you” products are popular with kids |
D.ads with cartoon characters mislead kids |
Do you know where my address book is? — It________ be in the hall cupboard. I think I saw it this morning.
A.could |
B.can |
C.will |
D.must |