早教吧 育儿知识 作业答案 考试题库 百科 知识分享

阅读理解Becarefulaboutthosewhousethetruthtodeceive.Whensomeonetellsyousomethingthatistrue,butleavesoutimportantinformationthatshouldbeincluded,hecancreateafalseimpression.Forexamp

题目详情

阅读理解

  Be careful about 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 left out important information on purpose. That's called a half-truth. Half-truths are not technically lies but they are just as dishonest.

  Untrustworthy candidates(竞选者) 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(对手) 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 say “Nine out of ten doctors recommend(推荐) 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 deception happens too often. It's a sad fact of life: lies are lies,and sometimes the truth can lie as well.

1.Which statement is true according to the article?

[  ]

A.There is no 100-percent truth.

B.A truth is as dishonest as a lie.

C.Lies are lies and truths are lies too.

D.The truth can be used in dishonest ways.

2.The underlined word“deceive”is close in meaning to “_____”.

[  ]

A.pretend   B.hide

C.fool     D.sell

3.The best title for this passage should be _____.

[  ]

A.A Special Lie

B.How to Discover a Lie

C.Half-truths

D.White Lies

▼优质解答
答案和解析
答案:D;C;C