Question

【題目】 Friends should always be honest with you, right? So when they lie, it can be really hard to take. You want to trust your friends and that means knowing that they’ll tell it to you straight no matter what it is. 【1】Why does this happen?

【2】

One of the biggest reasons friends lie is simply to avoid hurting your feelings. Some people don’t understand the difference between being gently honest with a friend and being so straightforward that they leave a verbal wound. They choose to avoid these two extremes in the form of a lie.

They feel embarrassed.

Sometimes friends will lie about things in their life because they are too embarrassed to admit the truth. Maybe they are going through a rough time and they just don’t want you to know about it. Avoid trying to badger ( 糾 纏 ) your friends into telling you what’s wrong.【3】

Avoid an argument with you.

Perhaps your friends know that if they tell you the truth, you’ll get angry with them. Make sure that if a friend tells you something unpleasant, you don’t overact.【4】 If you do end up arguing, do it in a respectable way.

Exclude you.

Lying isn’t always a sign that friends are trying to protect you, however. 【5】 When you find out with certainty that your friend is lying to you, try and face it. If you feel your friend is lying because he or she doesn’t want to be around you, that’s your wake-up to move on.

A.Protect your feelings.

B.They want to be your closer friends.

C.But a friend who lies isn’t always trying to hurt you.

D.Consider what’s being said and why your friend is telling you this.

E.Being honest and making a sincere effort can keep the friendship strong.

F.Sometimes they lie because they don’t want you to be included in their plans.

G.Instead, make it clear that you are there for them when and if they are ready to talk.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】A

【3】G

【4】D

【5】F

【解析】

這是一篇說明文。文章分析了朋友對你說謊的四種原因并給出了對應(yīng)的處理辦法。

【1】根據(jù)后文Why does this happen?可知為什么會這樣？結(jié)合后文分析了朋友對你撒謊的原因是為了避免傷害你的感情，可知說謊的朋友并不總是試圖傷害你。故C選項“但是一個說謊的朋友并不總是試圖傷害你”符合上下文語境，故選C。

【2】根據(jù)本段第一句One of the biggest reasons friends lie is simply to avoid hurting your feelings.可知朋友說謊的最大原因之一就是為了避免傷害你的感情。由此可知，本段說明了朋友撒謊是為了保護你的感受。故A選項“保護你的感受”符合上下文語境，故選A。

【3】根據(jù)上文Avoid trying to badger your friends into telling you what’s wrong.可知不要糾纏你的朋友，讓他們告訴你出了什么事。由此可知，朋友對你撒謊是因為自己正在經(jīng)歷艱難的時期，因此最好的做法是不要糾纏你的朋友，而是在他們準(zhǔn)備好跟你談心的時候，清楚地告訴他們你在他們身邊陪伴他們。故G選項“相反，當(dāng)他們準(zhǔn)備好談話時，你要清楚地表明你在他們身邊”符合上下文語境，故選G。

【4】結(jié)合上文Perhaps your friends know that if they tell you the truth, you’ll get angry with them. Make sure that if a friend tells you something unpleasant, you don’t overact.可知也許你的朋友知道如果他們告訴你真相，你會生他們的氣。確保如果朋友告訴你一些不愉快的事情，你不要反應(yīng)過度。由此可知，當(dāng)朋友對你撒謊可能是為了避免和你發(fā)生爭執(zhí)，你會生氣，所以在朋友告訴你真相的時候，你應(yīng)該冷靜想想他們說了什么，以及為什么要跟你說這些。故D選項“想想他們說了什么，為什么你的朋友要告訴你這些”符合上下文語境，故選D。

【5】根據(jù)上文Lying isn’t always a sign that friends are trying to protect you, however.(然而，撒謊并不總是朋友試圖保護你的信號)以及最后一句If you feel your friend is lying because he or she doesn’t want to be around you, that’s your wake-up to move on.(如果你覺得你的朋友在說謊，因為他或她不想和你在一起，那是你繼續(xù)前進的警鐘)可知，有時候朋友們對你撒謊僅僅是因為他們不想跟你在一起，不想讓你加入他們的計劃。故F選項“有時候他們?nèi)鲋e是因為他們不想讓你加入他們的計劃”符合上下文語境，故選F。