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【题目】Do you know of anyone who uses the truth to deceive(欺骗)？When someone tells you something that is true，but leaves out important information that should be included，he can give you a false picture.

For example，someone might say，“I just won a hundred dollars on the lottery.It was great.I took that dollar ticket back to the store and turned it in for one hundred dollars！”

This guy is a winner，right？May be，maybe not.We then discover that he bought $200 worth of tickets，and only one was a winner.He's really a big loser!

He didn't say anything that was false，but he left out important information on purpose.That's called a halftruth.Halftruths are not technically lies，but they are just as dishonest.

Some politicians often use this trick.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(对手)says，“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 halftruths.It's against the law to make false statements so they try to mislead you with the truth.An advertisement might say，“Nine out of ten doctors advised their patients to take Yucky Pills to cure toothache.”It fails to mention that they only asked ten doctors and nine of them work for the Yucky Company.

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】We may infer that the writer thinks people should ________．

A. buy lottery tickets B. make use of halftruths

C. not take anything at false value D. not trust the Yucky Company

【2】What do the underlined words “net gain” in Paragraph 5 mean?

A. final increase B. big advantage C. large share D. total saving

【3】What can we know from the example of the Yucky Pill advertisement?

A. False statements are easy to see through B. Halftruths are often used to mislead people.

C. Doctors like to act in advertisements. D. Advertisements are based on facts.

【4】What's the main idea of the passage?

A. We shouldn't trust anyone，because they may leave out important information.

B. The people who buy lottery often tell lies.

C. We should consider what the advertisers say carefully before buying.

D. Sometimes people may use the truth to lie.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】A

【3】B

【4】D

【解析】短文叙述了谎言能骗人，但是你相信事实也能骗人吗？在本文中作者介绍了有些人是如何利用部分事实来进行欺骗的，比如广告中说“十个医生中有九个会建议他们的病人服用Yucky Pills来治疗牙痛”，但是他们没提到的事实是：被问到的这十个医生中有九人是Yucky Pills公司的。

【1】推理判断题。根据作者在文章开头用Do you know of anyone who uses the truth to deceive?引出话题，然后给出例子来说明这一情况，由此推断作者目的是提醒人们要注意别人告诉他们的话，不要只看事物的表面而不顾本质，故选C。

【2】词义猜测题。根据Her state lost one million jobs and gained three million jobs.可知，工作岗位增长了两百万，故选A。

【3】细节理解题。根据Nine out of ten doctors advised their patients to take Yucky Pills to cure toothache.”It fails to mention that they only asked ten doctors and nine of them work for the Yucky Company.可知，十分之九的医生建议买这种药吃，但是后来发现有9名医生是他们公司的，所以这样就误导了消费者，故选B。

【4】主旨大意题。根据When someone tells you something that is true，but leaves out important information that should be included，he can give you a false picture.可知，人们有时用一些真实的情况去说谎，故选D。