What a strange world this would be if everyone told the truth! Even though all world religions caution(告诫) people against lying, it seems that lying is a universal communication style. Most of us get angry at big lies—especially those in government, business, and the social world. But how about truth-telling in our private life? Should we always tell the truth to husbands, wives, mothers, fathers and children? Do we?

       We all lie. National public opinion polls find that only about one in ten Americans say they never tell a lie. One study of college students found that each student told about two lies a day. Half of all adults interviewed in a CBS New Poll last year admitted they had told a lie they regretted, and nearly as many said they had been deeply hurt by a lie someone told them.

       We all lie about lies. Researchers asked subjects to describe the lies they told over a period of weeks. Subjects over-reported “white lies”(harmless lies—I really like your dress) and under-reported serious lies( I graduated with honors).

       We lie differently to different types of people. We tell more lies to men than to women. Men and women tell more lies about themselves when talking to men, but more lies about others when talking to women. Men are particularly likely to lie about themselves. Women tell more lies than men, but only because women tell white lies in order to flatter or avoid confrontation (对抗).

      Lies are hard to detect(察觉). Surveys show that nearly everyone believes most people are truthful. That’s why people are so bad at detecting lies.

1. Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage?

     A. When asked, the subjects admitted they told more serious lies.

     B. People are not good at detecting lies.

     C. White lies are harmless.

     D. Men tell fewer lies than women.

2. The underlined word “flatter (in Paragraph 4)” probably means “_______”.

     A. to anger somebody by telling a lie

     B. to praise somebody in order to win his favor

     C. to avoid somebody so as to escape payment

     D. to warn somebody by shouting

3. Lies are not easy to detect because _______.

     A. most people get angry at big lies    

     B. people tell more lies about themselves

     C. nearly everyone believes most people are truthful

     D. everyone tells the truth

第二卷

第四部分  写作（共两节，满分35分）

短文改错（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）

假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。

增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号(∧)，并在其下面写出该加的词。

删除：把多余的词用斜线(\ )划掉。

修改：在错的词下画一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。

注意: 1. 每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；

     2. 只允许修改10处，多者(从第11处起)不计分。

Dear Sir or Madame,

I’m very glad to be invited to an English summer camp.                 

I prefer to going in July because I’ll have to prepare ourselves for the new school term in August. It seemed that all the activities       you offer are attract and meaningful. But after have a discussion with my parents, I’ve decided to attend the English lectures, from them I can get more information on British and American culture. As a large group international people working, living or traveling in our country, communication becomes very important.I hope to teach foreigner Chinese and spread Chinese culture.

Thank you very much.

                                                                                           Yours truly,

                                                            Li Ping

– Oh. I’ve just realized I haven’t got any money.

   --Well, don’t worry. I _____ you some.

  A. am about to lend         B. will lend    C. am going to lend   D. am lending

. She made a promise _______ anyone could save her life, she would give him all her wealth.

A. which if     B. that if C. that     D. if   

— Why not take my car to the museum instead of walking?

— No,thanks. _________.

   A.I’m used to       B.I’m able to          C.I’m about to         D.I’ve got to

．Jack was still very calm, ______ the quarrel with the boss, and greeted every person he met on the way back to his office.

A．in spite of    B．due to          C．as a result of  D．because of

．I haven't my photograph album _____, but I'll show it to you later．

       A．at hand    B．at work  C．at ease     D．at length

He was suddenly ________ with a strange illness when he was about to finish his work.

A. seized         B. caught             C. hit          D. controlled

 A short, thin man, ____ past middle age, visited the manager and applied for the job.

A. much      B. well       C. too       D. highly

 Did your speech ____ the audience?

A. get through to    B. get across to       C. get through    D. get across