题目内容
that is true, but leaves out important information that should be included, he can give you a false picture.
For example , some 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 (对
手) says, " During Govemor Smith's term, the state lost one million jobs ! " That's true. However, an
honest statement would have been , " During Govemor Smith's term , the state had a net gain of two
million jobs. "
Advertisers(广告商) 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. lt's a sad fact of life :Lies are lies , and sometimes the truth
can lie as well.
B. Two hundred dollars.
C. Three hundred dollars.
D. Four hundred dollars.
B. make use of half-truths
C. not take anything at face value
D. not trust the Yucky Company
B. Big advantage.
C. Large share.
D. Total saving.
B. Half-truths are often used to mislead people.
C. Doctors like to act in advertisement.
D. Advertisements are based on facts.
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Do you ever have days when everything seems to go wrong? Sarah Rosenbaum does. In fact, last week nothing seemed to go right for her at all…
On Monday her mom and dad were out, so Sarah decided to have a TV dinner. She wanted to switch the oven off at 7: 30 but she was practicing the cello, and it wasn't until 8 o'clock that she suddenly realized: she had forgotten her TV dinner ! She rushed into the kitchen, but it was too late- everything was black.
On Tuesday she offered to clean up the apartment for her parents. After she had vacuumed the carpets, she threw away a pile of old newspapers and computer magazines. The next day, dad asked where they were. He wanted to cut our an article he had seen in one of the computer magazines, and he was furious when he found out that Sarah had thrown them away. On Wednesday she took Foxy for a walk in the park and lost him. She looked for him everywhere, but he had disappeared. The stupid dog came back later, but that was after Mrs Rosenbaum had telephoned nearly everybody in the neighborhood.
Thursday went all right until the evening. Sarah put the dirty things in the dish-washer and switched it on, but when she emptied it later, two of the glasses she had put in were broken. Her mom wasn't very pleased because she always washed the good glasses by hand.
Now it was Friday, and Sarah wanted to go the hamburger drive-in with Nacy, Bob and Mike that evening. But she had already spent her pocket money. In fact, she had spent it on Monday, just after mom had given it to her. “Shall I ask dad for the money for tonight?” She wondered. “After all the stupid things I did this week. ”
1.What happened to Sarah on Monday?
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A.She got everything black.
B.She ruined her TV dinner.
C.She forgot the time.
D.Her parents were out without her.
2.On ________, Sarah found out that she had made a mistake to throw away ______ .
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A.Tuesday, computer magazines
B.Wednesday, a pile of old newspapers
C.Wednesday, computer magazine
D.Thurday, a pile of old newspapers and computer magazines
3.Sarah's father was furious when he found out that Sarah had thrown the magazines away. “Furious” is close in meaning to
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A.disappointed |
B.curious |
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C.delighted |
D.angry |
4.What made her worried on Friday?
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A.She did all the stupid things that week.
B.Her mother gave her pocket money on Monday.
C.She broke two of the glasses.
D.She had no money left to go to the hamburg drive-in with her friends.
5.What is the best title for the passage?
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A.A Busy Week. |
B.Everything Goes Well. |
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C.What a Week! |
D.An Unlucky Girl. |