题目内容

Do you know of anyone who uses the truth to cheat? When someone tells you something that is true, but leaves out (略去) important information that should be inside, 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 is 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 (政客) often use this trick. Let’s say that during Governor Smith’s last term, her state lost one million jobs and got three million jobs. Then she tries to get another term. One of her opponents (竞争对手) 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 increased 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 say that they only asked ten doctors and nine of them work for the Yucky Company.

This kind of cheating happens too often. It’s a sad fact of life: Lies are lies, and sometimes the truth can lie as well.

1.We may infer that the author believes people should ________.

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

2.How many examples does the writer give to show how the truth is used to cheat?

A. One B. Two C. Three D. Four

3.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

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.

4.Which of the following best expresses the main idea of the passage?

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.

 

1.C

2.C

3.D

4.B

【解析】

试题解析：本文大意：你知道那些用真相骗人的人们吗？当某人告诉你某事是真的，但是略去了应在里面的重要信息，他能给你一个错误的图画。一些人、一些政客和一些广告商都会用真想说谎。谎言是谎言，有时真相也撒谎。

1.小题1】主旨大意题。根据Do you know of anyone who uses the truth to cheat? When someone tells you something that is true, but leaves out (略去) important information that should be inside, he can give you a false picture你知道那些用真相骗人的人们吗？当某人告诉你某事是真的，但是略去了应在里面的重要信息，他能给你一个错误的图画，可知选C

2.小题2】细节理解题。根据 someone，Some politicians ，Advertisers某人，一些政客，广告商，可知选C

3.小题3】细节理解题。根据It’s against the law to make false statements so they try to mislead you with the truth.虚假广告是违法的，所以他们试着用真相误导你，Half truths are not technically lies, but they are just as dishonest一半真相技术上不是谎言，但它们只当做是不诚实，It fails to say that they only asked ten doctors and nine of them work for the Yucky Company它不能说他们只问了十个医生，九个为Yucky 公司工作，可知选D

4.小题4】细节理解题。根据 It’s a sad fact of life: Lies are lies, and sometimes the truth can lie as well. 这是一个伤心的生活事实：谎言是谎言，有时真相也撒谎，.可知选B

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