16.Be careful of those who use the truth to deceive.When someone tells you something that is true,but leaves out important information that should be included,he can create a false impression.
For example,someone might say,"I just won a hundred dollars on the lottery (彩票).It was great.I took that dollar ticket back to the store and turned it in for one hundred dollars!"
This guy's a winner,right?Maybe,maybe not.We then discover that he bought two hundred tickets,and only one was a winner.He's really a big loser!
He didn't say anything that was false,but he purposely omitted important information.That's called a half-truth.Half-truths are not technically lies,but they are just as dishonest.
Dishonest candidates in political campaigns often use this tactic (策略).Let's say that during Governor Smith's last term,her state lost one million jobs and gained three million jobs.Then she seeks another term.One of her opponents runs an ad saying,"During Governor Smith's term,the state lost one million jobs!"That's true.However an honest statement would have been,"During Governor Smith's term,the state had a net gain of two million jobs."
Advertisers will sometimes use half-truths.It's against the law to make false claims so they try to mislead you with the truth.An ad might show off,"Nine out of ten doctors recommend Yucky Pills to cure nose pimples."It fails to mention that they only asked ten doctors and nine of them work for the Yucky Corporation.
This kind of dishonesty happens too often.It's a sad fact of life:Lies are lies,and sometimes the truth can lie as well.
51.Which statement is true according to the article?D
A.Whenever telling the truth,people are really lying.
B.One can get rich in a flash by getting lottery tickets.
C.All governors help their states.
D.The truth can be used in dishonest ways.
52.The underlined word"deceive"in the first paragraph probably meansC.
A.pretend
B.sell
C.fool
D.hide
53.A suitable title for this selection would beC.
A.Telling the Truth
B.Everyone Lies
C.Lying With the Truth
D.Trust Nobody.
分析 本文是一篇人物故事類閱讀,小心那些使用事實(shí)欺騙的人,當(dāng)有人告訴你一些對的事情時,會遺漏一些重要信息,造成錯誤的表達(dá).本文以此展開,主要講述了利用事實(shí)欺騙的現(xiàn)象,比如通過遺漏一些重要信息,使用一些策略,使事實(shí)扭曲,讓人們產(chǎn)生誤解.
解答 51.答案:D.推理判斷題.根據(jù)When someone tells you something that is true,but leaves out important information that should be included,he can create a false impression.可知,當(dāng)有人告訴你一些對的事情時,會遺漏一些重要信息,造成錯誤的表達(dá).可知,事實(shí)會以不真誠的方式使用.故選D.
52.答案:C.詞義猜測題.根據(jù)上下文內(nèi)容可知,Be careful of those who use the truth to deceive.句意為小心那些用事實(shí)欺騙的人.故deceive意為欺騙,愚弄.故選C.
53.答案:C.主旨大意題.閱讀全文,根據(jù)文章內(nèi)容可知,本文主要講述了利用事實(shí)欺騙的現(xiàn)象,比如通過遺漏一些重要信息,使用一些策略,使事實(shí)扭曲.C.用事實(shí)說謊.故選C.
點(diǎn)評 本文是一篇人物故事類閱讀,題目涉及多道推理判斷題,詞義猜測題,主旨大意題.做題時學(xué)生應(yīng)仔細(xì)閱讀原文,把握文章主要內(nèi)容,聯(lián)系文章上下文內(nèi)容并結(jié)合所給選項含義,從中選出正確答案,一定要做到有理有據(jù),切忌胡亂猜測.