Question

　Beware of those who use the truth to deceive(欺骗). 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】作者以只给出部分事实的事情为例, 指出我们不应该只看事物的表面事实, 因为这些事实有时是片面的。

1.

2.2】选A。考查词义辨析。当有人告诉你部分事实, 但省略了应该包括在内的重要信息时, 他就能创造虚假的印象。include通常表示把某事物或某人作为其中的一部分包含在内; contain通常指某容器中盛或装有某物, 还可以指某种物质中含有某成分或含有其他物质; ignore忽视; refer提及。

3.3】选D。考查对上下文语境的理解。根据下文This guy is a winner可知是买彩票中了一百美元。win赢得; lose失去; find找到; donate捐赠。

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

5.5】选A。考查对上下文语境的理解。根据Maybe, maybe not. 可知, 本句意为“这个人是个赢家, 对吗? ”

6.6】选C。考查对上下文语境的理解。根据I took that dollar ticket back to the store and　　　　it in for one hundred dollars!”可知。

7.7】选B。考查背景常识。买彩票的人买了200张彩票, 但只赢了100美元, 因此是输家。

8.8】选D。考查对上下文语境的理解。根据That’s called a half-truth. 可知。

9.9】选B。考查词语复现。根据第一段中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】选D。考查词语复现。根据文章最后一句Lies are lies, and sometimes the truth can lie as well. 可知。

11.1】选C。考查背景常识。根据常识可知half-truths不诚实。

12.2】选A。考查前后照应。根据下文所举的例子来看, 这是一次政治竞选活动。political政治的; commercial商业的; personal个人的; public公开的。

13.3】选D。考查词语复现。根据During Governor Smith’s term, the state had a net gain of　　　　million jobs. ”可知。

14.4】选A。考查对上下文语境的理解。史密斯州长谋求第二个任期。seek谋求; get得到; achieve达到; search搜寻。

15.5】选C。考查词义辨析。根据ad可知是广告上写着……。

16.6】选B。考查对上下文语境的理解。分析句意可知前后为转折关系。however然而; otherwise否则; meanwhile与此同时; because因为。

17.7】选B。考查对上下文语境的理解。根据Let’s say that during Governor Smith’s last term, the state lost one million jobs and　　　　three million jobs. 可知。

18.8】选C。考查背景常识。造假当然是违背法律的。

19.9】选D。考查前后照应。根据句中的false可知。

20.20】选A。考查词义辨析。它未提及他们只问了十名医生, 其中九名为the Yucky Corporation工作。