Question

　Beware of those who use the truth to deceive(欺騙). When someone tells you something that is　　, but leaves out important information that should be　　, he can create a false impression.

For example, someone might say, “I just　　a hundred dollars on the lottery. It was great. I took that dollar ticket back to the store and　　it in for one hundred dollars!”

This guy is a winner, 　　? Maybe, maybe not. We then discover that he bought two hundred　　, and only one was a winner. He’s really a big　　!

He didn’t say anything that was　　, but he deliberately left out some important　　. That’s called a half-truth. Half-truths are not technically　　, but they are just as not　　.

Untrustworthy candidates in　　campaigns often use this tactic(手段). Let’s say that during Governor Smith’s last term, the state lost one million jobs and　　three million jobs. Then she　　another term. One of her opponents runs an ad　　, “During Governor Smith’s term, the state lost one million jobs!”That’s true. 　　, an honest statement would have been, “During Governor Smith’s term, the state had a net gain of　　million jobs. ”

Advertisers will sometimes use half-truths. It’s　　the law to make false claims so they try to mislead you with the　　. An ad might boast, “Nine out of ten doctors recommend Yucky Pills to cure nose pimples. ”It　　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.

1.A. falseB. true

C. interestingD. boring

2.A. includedB. contained

C. ignoredD. referred

3.A. lostB. found

C. donatedD. won

4.A. changedB. took

C. turnedD. made

5.A. rightB. wellC. reallyD. though

6.A. booksB. papers

C. ticketsD. balls

7.A. winnerB. loser

C. fighterD. thinker

8.A. trueB. real

C. doubtfulD. false

9.A. detailsB. information

C. mistakesD. errors

10.A. storiesB. truth

C. messagesD. lies

11. A. pleasantB. exciting

C. honestD. clever

12.A. politicalB. commercial

C. personalD. public

13.A. stoppedB. found

C. avoidedD. gained

14.A. seeksB. gets

C. achievesD. searches

15.A. writingB. telling

C. sayingD. speaking

16.A. OtherwiseB. However

C. MeanwhileD. Because

17. A. oneB. twoC. threeD. four

18.A. forB. to

C. againstD. in

19.A. wordsB. facts

C. dataD. truth

20.A. failsB. tries

C. managesD. plans

 

Answer 1

1.B

2.A

3.D

4.C

5.A

6.C

7.B

8.D

9.B

10.D

11.C

12.A

13.D

14.A

15.C

16.B

17.B

18.C

19.D

20.A

【解析】作者以只給出部分事實(shí)的事情為例, 指出我們不應(yīng)該只看事物的表面事實(shí), 因?yàn)檫@些事實(shí)有時(shí)是片面的。

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2.2】選A。考查詞義辨析。當(dāng)有人告訴你部分事實(shí), 但省略了應(yīng)該包括在內(nèi)的重要信息時(shí), 他就能創(chuàng)造虛假的印象。include通常表示把某事物或某人作為其中的一部分包含在內(nèi); contain通常指某容器中盛或裝有某物, 還可以指某種物質(zhì)中含有某成分或含有其他物質(zhì); ignore忽視; refer提及。

3.3】選D。考查對(duì)上下文語(yǔ)境的理解。根據(jù)下文This guy is a winner可知是買(mǎi)彩票中了一百美元。win贏得; lose失去; find找到; donate捐贈(zèng)。

4.4】選C�？疾楣潭ù钆洹�turn in上交; change改變; take拿; make制作。

5.5】選A�？疾閷�(duì)上下文語(yǔ)境的理解。根據(jù)Maybe, maybe not. 可知, 本句意為“這個(gè)人是個(gè)贏家, 對(duì)嗎? ”

6.6】選C�？疾閷�(duì)上下文語(yǔ)境的理解。根據(jù)I took that dollar ticket back to the store and　　　　it in for one hundred dollars!”可知。

7.7】選B。考查背景常識(shí)。買(mǎi)彩票的人買(mǎi)了200張彩票, 但只贏了100美元, 因此是輸家。

8.8】選D�？疾閷�(duì)上下文語(yǔ)境的理解。根據(jù)That’s called a half-truth. 可知。

9.9】選B。考查詞語(yǔ)復(fù)現(xiàn)。根據(jù)第一段中When someone tells you something that is　　　　, but leaves out important information that should be　　　　, he can create a false impression. 可知。

10.0】選D�？疾樵~語(yǔ)復(fù)現(xiàn)。根據(jù)文章最后一句Lies are lies, and sometimes the truth can lie as well. 可知。

11.1】選C。考查背景常識(shí)。根據(jù)常識(shí)可知half-truths不誠(chéng)實(shí)。

12.2】選A�？疾榍昂笳諔�(yīng)。根據(jù)下文所舉的例子來(lái)看, 這是一次政治競(jìng)選活動(dòng)。political政治的; commercial商業(yè)的; personal個(gè)人的; public公開(kāi)的。

13.3】選D�？疾樵~語(yǔ)復(fù)現(xiàn)。根據(jù)During Governor Smith’s term, the state had a net gain of　　　　million jobs. ”可知。

14.4】選A�？疾閷�(duì)上下文語(yǔ)境的理解。史密斯州長(zhǎng)謀求第二個(gè)任期。seek謀求; get得到; achieve達(dá)到; search搜尋。

15.5】選C�？疾樵~義辨析。根據(jù)ad可知是廣告上寫(xiě)著……。

16.6】選B�？疾閷�(duì)上下文語(yǔ)境的理解。分析句意可知前后為轉(zhuǎn)折關(guān)系。however然而; otherwise否則; meanwhile與此同時(shí); because因?yàn)椤?/span>

17.7】選B�？疾閷�(duì)上下文語(yǔ)境的理解。根據(jù)Let’s say that during Governor Smith’s last term, the state lost one million jobs and　　　　three million jobs. 可知。

18.8】選C。考查背景常識(shí)。造假當(dāng)然是違背法律的。

19.9】選D�？疾榍昂笳諔�(yīng)。根據(jù)句中的false可知。

20.20】選A�？疾樵~義辨析。它未提及他們只問(wèn)了十名醫(yī)生, 其中九名為the Yucky Corporation工作。