Be careful! Some people may use the truth to deceive. When someone tells you something that is true, but misses important information that should be included, he can create a false impression(印象).
For example, someone might say, "I just won 100 dollars on the lottery(彩票). It was great. I took that ticket back to the store and they gave me 100 dollars!"
This man is a winner, right? Maybe, maybe not. We then discover that he paid 200 dollars for 200 tickets, and only one ticket won. He's really a big loser.
He didn't say anything that was false, but he didn't give the other important information. That's called a half-truth. Half-truths are not lies, but in fact they are dishonest.
Advertisements sometimes use half-truths. It's against the law to lie in advertisements, so they try to deceive with the truth. An advertisement might say, "Nine-tenths of doctors believe that Fancy Pills will be good to cancer. " It doesn't tell you that they only asked ten doctors and nine of them work for the Fancy Company.
This kind of thing happens too often. It's a sad fact of life: Lies are lies, and sometimes the truth can lie as well.
【小題1】What does the underlined word "deceive" mean in Chinese?

A．坦白　 B．引人注意　 C．獲勝　 D．欺騙
【小題2】When people tell part of the truth,          .
A．they are really lying
B．they are lottery losers
C．they may want you to buy something
D．they may not be honest
【小題3】Which of the following is TRUE?
A．The truth can be used by dishonest people.
B．All lies are hidden in the truth.
C．Nine-tenths of doctors work for Fancy Company.
D．Advertisements are full of lies.
【小題4】What does the writer clearly want people to do?
A．Think carefully when they read or hear something.
B．Spend no money on lottery tickets.
C．Never trust anyone no matter what they say.
D．Always tell the truth.
【小題5】Which is the best title for the passage?
A．Tell the Truth　　 B．Everybody Lies
C．Lie With the Truth　　 D．Lies Are Lies


【小題1】D
【小題2】D
【小題3】A
【小題4】A
【小題5】C

解析試題分析：這篇短文主要講述了事實(shí)有時也可以被人們用來撒謊，建議我們在面對自己聽到或者讀到的一些東西時，要認(rèn)真思考。
【小題1】詞義猜測題。根據(jù)第五段后兩句描述，可知此處指的是，因此他們常識用事實(shí)來進(jìn)行欺騙。故選D。
【小題2】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第四段That's called a half-truth. Half-truths are not lies, but in fact they are dishonest.描述，可知指講出一般事實(shí)的人，是不誠實(shí)的人。故選D。
【小題3】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第一段Be careful! Some people may use the truth to deceive.及下文描述，可知一些人可能利用事實(shí)來進(jìn)行欺騙。故選A。
【小題4】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第一段Be careful! Some people may use the truth to deceive. 描述，可知作者要求人們在面對一些事情時要認(rèn)真思考。故選A。
【小題5】標(biāo)題歸納題。閱讀本文可知，本文主要講述的是事實(shí)也可以被人用來撒謊。故選C，用事實(shí)撒謊。
考點(diǎn)：考查社會現(xiàn)象類短文閱讀。

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