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【題目】Be honest．That’s all you have to do on Honesty Day．It would be great if we were all honest every day of the year．It’s good that there is a day to encourage honesty．M．Hirsh Goldberg started Honesty Day．He chose the last day of April because the first day is April Fool’s Day，which celebrates lies．On Honesty Day，anyone may ask you any question and you should give a true and honest answer．That meams that you have knowledge of Honesty Day．

M．Hirsh Goldberg wrote a book on telling lies．He said in his book that almost all persons lie about 200 times a day．In our daily life，a typical(典型的)lie for a man is“I did not drink that much”and for a woman is“Nothing is wrong．I’m fine．”It is found that nurses are the most honest people．while sales people and politicians(政客)are the biggest liars!

Every Honesty Day，M．Hirsh Goldberg hands out prizes to honest people．

【1】M．Hirsh Goldberg started Honesty Day to ．

A. celebrate lies B. encourage honesty

C. ask questions D. hand out prizes

【2】Which of the following is Honesty Day?

A. April l st． B. April 10th． C. April 20th． D. April 30th．

【3】M．Hirsh Goldberg’s book is about ．

A. how to be honest B. when Honesty Day is

C. telling lies D. celebrating Honesty Day

【4】According to the passage， are the most honest people．

A. nurses B. sales people C. politicians D. all men

【5】The underlined word“liars”probably means“ ”．

A. 獲利者 B. 說謊者 C. 影響者 D. 領導者

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】D

【3】C

【4】A

【5】B

【解析】試題分析：這篇短文主要介紹了M. Hirsh Goldberg把誠實日定在四月的最后一天以鼓勵人們要誠實。M. Hirsh Goldberg還寫了一本關于說謊的書。

【1】B

細節理解題。根據短文第一段It’s good that there is a day to encourage honesty.結合選項可知M. Hirsh Goldberg建立誠實日是為了鼓勵誠實，故選B。

【2】D

細節理解題。根據短文He chose the last day of April because the first day is April Fool’s Day, which celebrate lies.可知M. Hirsh Goldberg把誠實日定在四月的最后一天，即四月三十日，故選D。

【3】C

細節理解題。根據短文中的句子“M. Hirsh Goldberg wrote a book on telling lies.”可知，M. Hirsh Goldberg寫了一本有關撒謊的書，答案為C。

【4】A

細節理解題。根據短文It is found that nurses are the most honest people,可知護士是最誠實的人，故選A。

【5】B

詞義猜測題。根據短文可知發現護士是最誠實的人，然而營銷人員及政客是最說謊者。兩句是對比關系，和誠實相反的是說謊，故選B。說謊者。