Whowrote“LittleWomen”? A: CharlesDodgson. B: EdwardsLear. C: SamuelClemens. D: LouisaMayAlcott.
Whowrote“LittleWomen”? A: CharlesDodgson. B: EdwardsLear. C: SamuelClemens. D: LouisaMayAlcott.
Whowrote<em>Mrs.Warren’sProfession</em>? A: JohnGalsworthy. B: WilliamButlerYeats C: D: E: Eliot. F: GeorgeBernardShaw.
Whowrote<em>Mrs.Warren’sProfession</em>? A: JohnGalsworthy. B: WilliamButlerYeats C: D: E: Eliot. F: GeorgeBernardShaw.
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.
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.
<em>Questions</em><em>71-73:</em><em>Choose</em><em>the</em><em>best</em><em>answer</em><em>from</em><em>A,</em><em>B,</em><em>C</em><em>and</em><em>D</em><em>according</em><em>to</em><em>the</em><em>passage.</em>（根据短文内容，从A，B，C，D四个选项中选出最佳答案。）（答案涂在答题纸上）<br/>Whowrote<em>The</em><em>Jungle</em><em>Book</em>? A: AkingofScotland. B: RudyardKipling. C: WilliamShakespeare. D: Mr.Brown.
<em>Questions</em><em>71-73:</em><em>Choose</em><em>the</em><em>best</em><em>answer</em><em>from</em><em>A,</em><em>B,</em><em>C</em><em>and</em><em>D</em><em>according</em><em>to</em><em>the</em><em>passage.</em>（根据短文内容，从A，B，C，D四个选项中选出最佳答案。）（答案涂在答题纸上）<br/>Whowrote<em>The</em><em>Jungle</em><em>Book</em>? A: AkingofScotland. B: RudyardKipling. C: WilliamShakespeare. D: Mr.Brown.