Question

    Have you ever gotten the feeling that a person you were friends with had a hidden schedule or simply couldn't care about your thoughts and opinions? Trying to tell the difference between someone who is genuine and someone who is faking (虚伪) it can be as confusing as trying to tell the difference between a work of art and a well-made copy.1. Read the advice of the following signs of fake people to determine which of your relationships is worth seriously investing in.

They only respect those in positions of power. When it comes to respect, most would agree that everyone is deserving of this sentiment. Yet, fake people have a tendency to only respect people in power. Watch out for people who aren't respectful of everyone around them.2.

3. Only those who lack real quality feel the need to criticize others to keep up appearances. Sincere individuals would rather admire and praise others, while fakers may be quick to put others down in name of making themselves look better.

They make promises they can't keep. A genuine person will do their best to live up to promises and commitments, but a fake person may talk the talk without walking the walk.4.

They're only nice if there's something in it for them.5. In comparison, genuine people are just that genuine. They're nice and helpful no matter what circumstances.

Keep an eye out for these signs of fake people and make room for more meaningful, genuine relationships in your life.

A.If not, they may be faking it.

B.They work hard to build any relationship.

C.They put others down in order to look good.

D.But thanks to some advice, the former doesn't have to be.

E.In comparison, a genuine person knows when to let others shine.

F.A fake person is one who only shows kindness when it benefits them.

G.Fake people easily make commitments, but rarely follow through on them.

Answer

1.D

2.A

3.C

4.G

5.F

【解析】

本文是一篇议论文。文章分析了真诚的人和虚伪的人的常见表现，以此来帮助人们辨别哪些感情是值得认真投入的。

1.根据后文Read the advice of the following signs of fake people to determine which of your relationships is worth seriously investing in.可知阅读以下虚伪迹象的建议，以确定你的哪些关系值得认真投入。由此可知，文章提出了一些建议来帮助人们分辨哪些是虚伪的人，故上文提到的区分真诚者和虚伪者的情况不必再令人感到困惑了。故D选项“但多亏了一些建议，前者不必如此”符合上下文语境，此处选项中的the former指的是区分真诚者和虚伪者。故选D。

2.根据上文Watch out for people who aren't respectful of everyone around them.可知小心那些不尊重周围人的人。由此可知，本句承接上文继续说明如果他们不尊重周围的人，那么他们可能是伪善的人。A选项符合上下文语境，其中If not为省略句，完整句子应为“If they aren't respectful of everyone around them”表示如果他们不尊重周围的人，他们可能是虚伪的。故A选项“如果他们不尊重周围的人，他们可能是虚伪的”符合上下文语境，故选A。

3.根据后文Sincere individuals would rather admire and praise others, while fakers may be quick to put others down in name of making themselves look better.可知真诚的人更喜欢赞美别人，而虚伪的人为了让自己看起来更好，会很快贬低别人。由此可知，虚伪的人会为了面子而贬低别人。故C选项“虚伪者会为了面子，贬低别人”符合上下文语境，故选C。

4.根据上文A genuine person will do their best to live up to promises and commitments, but a fake person may talk the talk without walking the walk.可知一个真诚的人会尽他们最大的努力去履行诺言和承诺，但是一个虚假的人可能只是说说而已，而没有实际行动。由此可知，虚伪的人容易做出承诺，但很少能坚持到底去做到。故G选项“虚伪的人很容易做出承诺，但很少能坚持到底去做到”符合上下文语境，故选G。

5.根据下文In comparison, genuine people are just that genuine. They're nice and helpful no matter what circumstances.可知相比之下，真诚的人就是那么真诚。无论在什么情况下，他们都很友善和乐于助人。由此可知，上下文是对比关系。一个虚伪的人的标志是只有在对他们有利的时候才会表现出善意。相比之下，真诚的人就是那么真诚。上文They're only nice if there's something in it for them.说只有对他们有好处，他们才会很好。该空承上启下，故F选项“虚伪的人只会在对自己有利的时候表现出善意”符合上下文语境，故选F。