Question

At 9:00 Dick Spivak's bank telephoned and said his payment was late. "The check is in the post," Dick replied quickly. At 11:45 Dick left for a 12:00 meeting across town. Arriving late, he explained that traffic (交通) had been bad. That evening, Dick's girlfriend wore a new dress. He hated it. "It looks just great on you," he said.

Three lies in one day! Yet Dick Spivak is just an ordinary man. Each time, he told himself that sometimes the truth causes too many problems. Most of us tell much the same white lies, harmless untruths that help to save trouble. How often do we tell white lies? It depends in part on our age, education, and even where we live. According to one U. S. study, women are more truthful than men, and honesty increases as we get older.

While most people use little white lies to make life easier, the majority of Americans care about honesty in both public and personal life. They say that people today are less honest than they were ten years ago. Although it is believed that things are getting worse, lying seems to be an age-old human problem. The French philosopher (哲學家) Vauvenarges writing in the eighteenth century, touched on the truth when he wrote, "All men are born truthful and die liars (說謊者)."

1.When the writer says "Dick Spivak is just an ordinary man", he means ______.

A. it is common that people tell white lies

B. Dick could do nothing about had traffic

C. it is common that people delay their payment

D. Dick found it hard to deal with everyday problems

2.According to the text, most Americans ______.

A. hate white lies B. believe white lies

C. value honesty D. consider others dishonest

3.Vauvenarges' remark suggests that ______.

A. lying is an age-old human problem

B. dishonesty increases as people get older

C. people were dishonest in the 18th century

D. it is social conditions that make people tell lies

 

Answer 1

1.A

2.C

3.D

【解析】

1.這是一道句意理解題。從第一自然段可以看出Dick一天撒了三次謊，而他卻是極普通、平常的人，從中不難判斷出人們撒個善意的謊言也是極平常的。故A為本題的正確答案。

2.這是一道細節題。從第三自然段…he majority of Americans care about honesty in both public and personal life.一句可以看出：大部分美國人很看重“誠實”,故C為本題的最佳答案。

3.這是一道寓意題。本文最后通過哲學家Vauvenarges的一句:"All man are born truthful, and die liars"說明人生來都是誠實的, 而死去時都變成了說謊者, 這一切都是社會環境和社會條件造成的。故D為正確答案。