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的事情為例, 指出我們不應該只看事物的表面事實, 因為這些事實有時是片面的。

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

3.3】選D。考查對上下文語境的理解。根據下文This guy is a winner可知是買彩票中了一百美元。win贏得; lose失去; find找到; donate捐贈。

4.4】選C。考查固定搭配。turn in上交; change改變; take拿; make制作。

5.5】選A。考查對上下文語境的理解。根據Maybe, maybe not. 可知, 本句意為“這個人是個贏家, 對嗎? ”

6.6】選C。考查對上下文語境的理解。根據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。買彩票的人買了200張彩票, 但只贏了100美元, 因此是輸家。

8.8】選D。考查對上下文語境的理解。根據That’s called a half-truth. 可知。

9.9】選B。考查詞語復現。根據第一段中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。考查詞語復現。根據文章最后一句Lies are lies, and sometimes the truth can lie as well. 可知。

11.1】選C。考查背景常識。根據常識可知half-truths不誠實。

12.2】選A。考查前后照應。根據下文所舉的例子來看, 這是一次政治競選活動。political政治的; commercial商業的; personal個人的; public公開的。

13.3】選D。考查詞語復現。根據During Governor Smith’s term, the state had a net gain of　　　　million jobs. ”可知。

14.4】選A。考查對上下文語境的理解。史密斯州長謀求第二個任期。seek謀求; get得到; achieve達到; search搜尋。

15.5】選C。考查詞義辨析。根據ad可知是廣告上寫著……。

16.6】選B。考查對上下文語境的理解。分析句意可知前后為轉折關系。however然而; otherwise否則; meanwhile與此同時; because因為。

17.7】選B。考查對上下文語境的理解。根據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。造假當然是違背法律的。

19.9】選D。考查前后照應。根據句中的false可知。

20.20】選A。考查詞義辨析。它未提及他們只問了十名醫生, 其中九名為the Yucky Corporation工作。