Passage2 Notlongago,20,000middle-andhigh-schoolstudentsweresurveyed(调查).92percentoftheteenagersadmittedhavingliedtotheirparentsinthepreviousyear,and73percentofthemcallthemselvesas“serialliars”,peoplecontinuallylying.Despitetheseadmissions,91percentofallthosepeoplesaidtheywere“satisfiedwithmyowncharacter”.Thinkhowoftenweheartheexpressions“I’llcallyou”or“I’msorry,buthesteppedout”.Andthenthereareprofessions,suchaslawyersandconsultants(顾问),whosemembersseemtospecializeinshapingthetruthtosuitclients’(当事人)needs.Littlewhiteliesbecomewidespread,andthereasonswegiveeachotherfortellingliesarefamiliar.“What’swrongwiththat?” Howoftendowepraisepeopleforhowwelltheylook,orexpressourappreciationforgifts,whenwedon’treallymeanit?Surely,these“nicelies”areharmlessandwellintended,anecessarysociallubricant(润滑剂).But,weshouldrememberthewordsofEnglishnovelistSirWalterScott,whowrote,“Whatatangled(错综复杂的)webweweave(编),whenfirstwepracticetodeceive.”Evenseeminglyharmlessliescanhaveunexpectedconsequences.Psychologicalobstaclesdisappear;theabilitytomakemoredistinctioncanbecomedull;theliar’sawarenessofhischancesofbeingcaughtmaybecomedull.Byitself,thatkindoflieisofnogreatconsequence.Still,theendlessbuild-upoftheseliesdoesmatter.Oncethey’vebecomecommonenough,eventhesmalluntruthsthatarenotmeanttohurtwillencourageacertaindoubtandlossoftrust.Whentrustisdamaged,thecommunityasawholesuffers;andwhenitisdestroyed,societiescollapse.Areallwhiteliestobeavoidedatallcosts?Themostunderstandableandforgivableliesareanexchangeoftheprincipleoftrustfortheprincipleofcaring,liketellingchildrenaboutSantaClaus,orlyingtosomeonetogivehimasurpriseparty.Butapresidentofaninstitutesays,“Still,wemustaskourselvesifwearewillingtogiveourfriendsandassociatestheauthoritytolietouswhenevertheythinkitisforourowngood.”WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrueaboutthesurvey?
A: Mostoftheschoolstudentssurveyedsaidtheyhadlied.
B: Alargerpercentofthestudentssaidtheyhadliedconstantly.
C: Mostofthestudentsdidn’tfeelsorryabouttheirlyingbehavior.
D: Thosestudentswhohadneverliedwerehappyabouttheircharacter.
A: Mostoftheschoolstudentssurveyedsaidtheyhadlied.
B: Alargerpercentofthestudentssaidtheyhadliedconstantly.
C: Mostofthestudentsdidn’tfeelsorryabouttheirlyingbehavior.
D: Thosestudentswhohadneverliedwerehappyabouttheircharacter.
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- 11. I still didn't know what was going on, and was still desperately worried ________ what was happening at home. A: over B: for C: about D: with
- I still remember ________(take) to the Famen Temple and what I saw there.
- I still remember the days _________ I spent in Beijing A: when B: what C: that D: during which
- I still remember to the temple and what I saw there. A: to take B: taking C: being taken
- 虽然浑身酸软，可是不干活不行呀!______ A: Though I still ached all over, I must work. B: Though I still ached all over, I could not but work. C: Though I still ached all over, I had to work. D: Though I still ached all over, there was nothing to do but work.