题目内容
She ______________________________ detective stories. (她读侦探小说消遣。)
amuses herself by reading
Be aware of those who use the truth to deceive. When someone tells you something that is true, but leaves out important information that should be included, he can create a false impression. For example, someone might say, “I just won a hundred dollars on the lottery. 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, or maybe not. We then discover that he bought two hundred tickets, and only one was winner. He’s really a big loser! He didn’t say anything that was false, but he omitted important information on purpose. That’s called a half-truth. Half-truths are not technically lies, but they are just as dishonest.
Untrustworthy candidates in political campaigns often use this tactic. 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 runs an advertisement, saying “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 claims so they try to mislead you with the truth. An advertisement might boast, “Nine out of ten doctors recommend Yucky Pills to cure nose pimples(粉刺).” It fails to mention that they only asked ten doctors and nine of them work for the Yucky Corporation.
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】Which statement is true according to the article?
| A.Whenever people tell the truth, they may lie |
| B.You cannot trust lottery agent. |
| C.All governors help their states. |
| D.The truth can be used in dishonest ways. |
| A.to think carefully about what they read and hear |
| B.to vote for female candidates |
| C.not to believe advertisements of any kind |
| D.not to trust any politician |
| A.to make her a liar | B.to beat her in the campaign |
| C.to get jobs in the government | D.to detect her lie |
Drink drivers could be prohibited from driving under the influence if new technology from Nissan is introduced.
The Japanese car maker has developed a new odor (气味) detection system designed to prevent drivers from operating a car if they are over the legal limit. The system works by using a series of sensors (传感器) to detect the level of alcohol the driver has consumed.
A high-sensitivity alcohol odor sensor is built into the gear stick (变速杆), which is able to detect the presence of the driver’s palm as he or she attempts to start driving. If the alcohol level detected is above a pre-determined limit, the system automatically locks the transmission(变速器), immobilizing the car. A voice alert is also issued via the car navigation system telling the driver that he or she is over the limit.
Extra sensors are also placed in the driver and passenger seats and a warning is issued if these sensors detect the presence of alcohol in the air inside the vehicle cabin.
While still in the developmental stage the concept of drink driving detectors being built into cars has generally been welcomed by many drivers.
Nissan said the technology is part of a project aimed at halving the number of fatalities (灾祸) and serious injuries in Nissan cars by 2015 compared to 2005 levels.
【小题1】The detection system works _______________.
| A.by detecting the smell of alcohol in the vehicle cabin |
| B.by measuring the volume of the alcohol in vehicle cabin |
| C.by detecting the weight of the school in the vehicle cabin |
| D.by using a car navigation system |
| A.The detection system is still in the developmental stage. |
| B.The new technology from Nissan has been introduced. |
| C.The driving detectors are being built into cars. |
| D.The system has already been used in some car companies. |
| A.annoyance | B.welcome | C.unconcern | D.doubt |
| A.Nissan will release drink-proof cars. |
| B.Traffic accidents will be decreased. |
| C.A project halving the number of accidents. |
| D.A new odor detection system. |
Fifty–eight percent of the teachers interviewed in the Association of Teachers and Lecturers (ATL) questionnaire had come across copying among their pupils. Gill Bullen from Itchen College in Southampton, for example, said, "Pieces handed in by two students were identical and significantly better than either of them could have done. Not only that, the essays handed in didn't quite answer the title question I had set". A teacher from Leeds said, "I had one piece of work so bravely cut and pasted that it still contained ads from the web page."
Connie Robinson from Stockton Riverside College said, "With less able students it is easy to spot copying as the writing style changes in the middle of the assignment, but with more able students it is sometimes necessary for tutors to carry out Internet research to identify the source of the copy."
Mary Bousted, general secretary of the ATL, said," Teachers are struggling under a mountain of cut-and-pasting to spot whether work was the student's own or copy." She called for policies to stop copying, and asked for help from exam boards and the government in providing resources and techniques to detect cheats.
But there was another side. "I have found once students clearly understand what copying is, its consequences and how to reference correctly so they can draw on published works, copying becomes less of a problem," said Diana Baker from Emmanuel College, Durham.
"I think the majority of students who engage in copying do it more out of ignorance than the desire to cheat. They really want to succeed on their own."
53. The passage mainly wants to tell us ____________.
| A. the benefits of the Internet for students |
| B. web copying is a serious problem in the UK |
| C. the ways to find web copying for teachers |
| D. how we can use the Internet to do homework |
| A. excellent | B. contrasting | C. the same | D. complex |
| A. It’s not easy to find the less able students copy from the Internet |
| B. It’s difficult to find whether the more able students have copied. |
| C. The less able student will not change their writing style when copying. |
| D. The more able students needn’t copy from the Internet. |
| A. The writer doesn’t tell us. | B. The writer feels angry about it. |
| C. The writer thinks it doesn’t matter. | D. The writer approves of it. |
Drink drivers could be prohibited from driving under the influence if new technology from Nissan is introduced.
The Japanese car maker has developed a new odor (气味) detection system designed to prevent drivers from operating a car if they are over the legal limit. The system works by using a series of sensors (传感器) to detect the level of alcohol the driver has consumed.
A high-sensitivity alcohol odor sensor is built into the gear stick (变速杆), which is able to detect the presence of the driver’s palm as he or she attempts to start driving. If the alcohol level detected is above a pre-determined limit, the system automatically locks the transmission(变速器), immobilizing the car. A voice alert is also issued via the car navigation system telling the driver that he or she is over the limit.
Extra sensors are also placed in the driver and passenger seats and a warning is issued if these sensors detect the presence of alcohol in the air inside the vehicle cabin.
While still in the developmental stage the concept of drink driving detectors being built into cars has generally been welcomed by many drivers.
Nissan said the technology is part of a project aimed at halving the number of fatalities (灾祸) and serious injuries in Nissan cars by 2015 compared to 2005 levels.
1.The detection system works _______________.
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A.by detecting the smell of alcohol in the vehicle cabin |
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B.by measuring the volume of the alcohol in vehicle cabin |
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C.by detecting the weight of the school in the vehicle cabin |
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D.by using a car navigation system |
2.What do we know about the detection system?
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A.The detection system is still in the developmental stage. |
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B.The new technology from Nissan has been introduced. |
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C.The driving detectors are being built into cars. |
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D.The system has already been used in some car companies. |
3.The driver’s attitude toward the detection system is that of _______________.
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A.annoyance |
B.welcome |
C.unconcern |
D.doubt |
4.What’s the main idea of the passage?
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A.Nissan will release drink-proof cars. |
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B.Traffic accidents will be decreased. |
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C.A project halving the number of accidents. |
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D.A new odor detection system. |