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, some 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 $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 half-truth. Half-truths 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, and honest statement would have been, “During Governor Smith’s term, the state had a net gain of two million jobs.”
Advertisers(广告商) will sometimes use half-truths. 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 of often. It’s a sad fact of life: Lies are lies, and sometimes the truth can lie as well.
1.How much did the lottery winner lose?
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A．One hundred dollars. |
B．Two hundred dollars. |
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C．Three hundred dollars. |
D．Four hundred dollars. |
2.We may infer that the author believes people should _______.
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A．buy lottery tickets |
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B．make use of half-truths |
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C．not take anything at face value |
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D．not trust the Yucky Company |
3.What do the underline words “net gain” in Paragraph 5 mean?
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A．final increase |
B．big advantage |
C．large share |
D．total saving |
4.What can we know from the example of the Yucky Pill advertisement?
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A．False statements are easy to see through. |
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B．Half-truths are often used to mislead people. |
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C．Doctors like to act in advertisements. |
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D．Advertisements are based on facts. |
Once Dr. Mellinkoff invited me to join him at the hospital to discuss interesting cases（案例， 病例） with his students．The case at hand was a Guatemalan man, aged 34, who had a fever and many other medical problems．His condition was not improving, and there was not much hope he would live．
Dr.: Mellinkoff asked to see the patient．He introduced himself in Spanish and, in a very gentle voice, asked how he felt．The patient smiled and said everything was all right．Then the doctor asked if he was able to eat．The patient said that he had no desire to eat．
"Are you getting food you like?"
The patient said nothing．
"Do you get the kind of food you have at home?"
The answer was no．
The doctor put his hand on the man's shoulder and his voice was very soft．
"If you had food that you liked, would you eat it?"
"Yes, yes," the patient said．
The change in the patient's appearance couldn't have been more obvious．Nothing was said, but it was easy to tell that a message had been sent and had also been received．
Later, the doctor asked why the Guatemalan man wasn't getting food he could eat．One of the students said, "We all know how difficult it is to get the kitchen to make special meals．"
"Suppose," the doctor replied, "you felt a certain medicine was absolutely necessary but that our hospital didn't carry it, would you accept defeat or would you insist the hospital meet your request?"
"I would probably insist," the student said．
"Very well," the doctor said．"You might want to try the same method in the kitchen．It won't be-easy, but I can help you．Meanwhile, let's get some food inside this man as fast as possible, and stay with it．Or he'll be killed by hunger．By the way, there must be someone among you who can speak Spanish．If we want to make real progress, we need to be able to talk with him．"
Three weeks later．Doctor Mellinkoff told me that the Guatemalan man had left the hospital under his own power．It takes more than medicine to help sick people; you also have to talk to them and make them comfortable．
1.The patient had no desire to eat because __________________.
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A．he was not hungry |
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B．he was seriously ill |
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C．he was given special meals |
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D．he was not satisfied with the food |
2.According to the passage, we can conclude that __________________.
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A．the patient’s native language was Spanish |
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B．the patient’s illness was caused by hunger |
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C．Dr. Mellinkoff performed an operation on the patient |
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D．the hospital failed to provide the right medicine for the patient |
3.Which of the following words can be used to describe Dr. Mellinkoff?
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A．Cold. |
B．Considerate. |
C．Curious. |
D．Careless. |
4.What do you think Dr. Mellinkoff wanted to tell his students in this case?
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A．Doctors should be good at foreign languages. |
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B．Doctors should know their patients’ real problems. |
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C．Doctors should try to improve their medical skills. |
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D．Doctors should have a good relationship with their patients. |
Having a husband means an extra seven hours of housework each week for women, according to a new study. For men, getting married saves an hour of housework a week. “It’s a well-known pattern,” said lead researcher Frank Stafford at University of Michigan’s Institute for Social Research. “Men usually work more outside the home, while women take on more of the housework.”
He points out that differences among households (家庭) exist. But in general, marriage means more housework for women and less for men. “And the situation gets worse for women when they have children.” Stafford said.
Overall, times are changing in the American home. In 1976, women busied themselves with 26 weekly hours of sweeping-and-dusting work, compared with 17 hours in 2005. Men are taking on more housework, more than doubling their housework hours from six in 1976 to 13 in 2005.
Single women in their 20s and 30s did the least housework, about 12 weekly hours, while married women in their 60s and 70s did the most – about 21 hours a week.
Men showed a somewhat different pattern, with older men picking up the broom more often than younger men. Single men worked the hardest around the house, more than that of all other age groups of married men.
Having children increases housework even further. With more than three, for example, wives took on more of the extra work, clocking about 28 hours a week compared with husbands’ 10 hours.
1.According to the “well-known pattern” in Paragraph 1, a married man ________.
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A．takes on heavier work |
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B．does more housework |
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C．is the main breadwinner |
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D．is the master of the house |
2.How many hours of housework did men do every week in the 1970s?
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A．About 28 |
B．About 26 |
C．About 13 |
D．About 6 |
3.What kind of man is doing most housework according to the text?
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A．An unmarried man. |
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B．An older married man. |
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C．A younger married man. |
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D．A married man with children. |
4.What can we conclude from Stafford’s research?
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A．Marriage gives men more freedom. |
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B．Marriage has effects on job choices. |
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C．Housework sharing changes over time. |
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D．Having children means doubled housework. |
假如你叫林佳，你班为给同学们提供一个英语学习和交流的平台，在网上建了一个英文网站(www.EngSalon.com)。请根据如下要点用英语写一封信，向你的英国朋友Peter介绍这个网站，并请对方提出建议。
目的：培养英语学习兴趣，提高英语水平。
内容：1）英语试题、外国文化、阅读材料等；
2）网络英语聊天；
3）分享学习方法、交流学习经验。
注意：
词数100左右。开头已为你写好，不计入总词数。
Dear Peter,
I’d like to introduce to you our newly-built website for our English study —
www.EngSalon.com._________________________________________________
假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多两处。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加：在此处加一个漏字符号(∧)，并在其下面写出修改的词。
删除：把多余的词用斜线(＼)划掉。
修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在其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（从十一处起）不计分。
One afternoon Jack is walking lonely down a river．It was very cold and on the river few boat could be seen. When he stopped on a bridge and look down, he saw a terrible scene．A boy fell out a boat and was struggling in water. Without think about himself, Jack jumped into the river and to save the boy．He was about to drag the boy to the river bank when he saw some people stand in a motor boat under the bridge. One of them stared at Jack and said angry, “They are making a film and you’ve spoiled a whole afternoon’s work!”
Reading is a task that we all do either for enjoyment or education, but sometimes the book we have to read may lack the attraction. Here are some tips on avoiding getting bored while reading.
Try to step into the world of literature(文学) you are reading. __56___ If the wind is blowing, imagine how the leaves move with each movement of air.
Make your reading area unlike your sleeping area. If you sleep with the radio on, then shut it off. __57__ Make the area you read in an area that feels almost uncomfortable to sleep in. This will keep you from becoming sleepy.
__58__ If you are reading for a book report , then take breaks from time to time to put what you are reading into some kind of context（语境） that you can put into the report.
Take a break once in a while. __59___ You’d better offer yourself short breaks while reading in case you are too tired, which may make you give up.
Find a friend. ___60__ Try to read the same book. Even if you read different books, you can tell him or her how good the book is. Also, a friend can encourage you to read.
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A．Get a note book and make notes. |
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B．Put aside sometime and devote it just to reading. |
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C．Reading can be more enjoyable when you do it with a friend. |
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D．Some books are a little too boring for “hours on end” reading. |
E. Don’t just read the words on the page; picture them in your mind.
F. Determine what you are supposed to get from the reading material.
G. If you don’t like lights on when you are asleep, then turn on the lights.
