As any parent knows too well, sometimes a little white lie is the only way to make a naughty child quiet. Indeed, parents have shared the top white lies they’ve told their children. While some of them are amusing, others are somewhat cruel.
“Father Christmas is watching you,” “Carrots will make you see in the dark” and “Your pet has gone to live on a farm” are among the top white lies parents tell their children. The top 20 list of little lies that adults use shows that four in five parents have told their children something that isn’t true. The threat of Father Christmas is on the top, with 62 percent of parents employing St. Nick to keep their kids under control. The second on the list is: “We’ll see”, which any little one knows really means “no”.
The majority of British people say that they lie to their children to protect their innocence, to save them from being upset or to stop them behaving badly. The top white lie told to kids about their pets is “your pet has to live on a farm in the countryside”, which is employed after one dies or has gone missing. On average, parents think that children are ready to start learning about death at the age of seven and a half.
One 62-year-old recalled that when he was four, his cat ran away, because it kept having its tail pulled. It was 53 years later that it was revealed that the cat had actually been given away to stop it from scratching the furniture. One respondent (应答者) said that he still remembered that when he was young, he believed his father’s statement that the entire world used to be in black and white before colour photography came along.
Forty percent of parents say that they would definitely lie to their children to keep up their belief in Father Christmas, and over all say they’d certainly tell the truth about a pet dying. However, one in ten parents say they’ve replaced their children’s dead pet with a one looking the same to cheat their children into believing it was still alive and well, found the study by Blue Cross pet charity.
1.The threat of Father Christmas which is used to control children shows that .
A. some children fear and respect Father Christmas
B. Father Christmas is more important than parents
C. children should learn more about festivals
D. Father Christmas does live in the world
2.What can we conclude from Paragraph 4?
A. Children don’t understand why their parents tell white lies.
B. Parents’ white lies may do harm to their children.
C. Children don’t really mind their parents’ white lies.
D. Parents’ white lies may leave a deep impression on their children
3.What is the main idea of the last paragraph?
A. Parents’ different understandings of while lies.
B. Parents’ different attitudes to telling white lies.
C. Parents’ different worries about white lies.
D. Parents’ different white lies.
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As any parent knows too well, sometimes a little white lie is the only way to make a naughty child quiet. Indeed, parents have shared the top white lies they’ve told their children. While some of them are amusing, others are somewhat cruel.
“Father Christmas is watching you,” “Carrots will make you see in the dark” and “Your pet has gone to live on a farm” are among the top white lies parents tell their children. The top 20 list of little lies that adults use shows that four in five parents have told their children something that isn’t true. The threat of Father Christmas is on the top, with 62 percent of parents employing St. Nick to keep their kids under control. The second on the list is: “We’ll see”, which any little one knows really means “no”.
The majority of British people say that they lie to their children to protect their innocence, to save them from being upset or to stop them behaving badly. The top white lie told to kids about their pets is “your pet has to live on a farm in the countryside”, which is employed after one dies or has gone missing. On average, parents think that children are ready to start learning about death at the age of seven and a half.
One 62-year-old recalled that when he was four, his cat ran away, because it kept having its tail pulled. It was 53 years later that it was revealed that the cat had actually been given away to stop it from scratching the furniture. One respondent (应答者) said that he still remembered that when he was young, he believed his father’s statement that the entire world used to be in black and white before colour photography came along.
Forty percent of parents say that they would definitely lie to their children to keep up their belief in Father Christmas, and over all say they’d certainly tell the truth about a pet dying. However, one in ten parents say they’ve replaced their children’s dead pet with a one looking the same to cheat their children into believing it was still alive and well, found the study by Blue Cross pet charity.
1.The threat of Father Christmas which is used to control children shows that .
A. some children fear and respect Father Christmas
B. Father Christmas is more important than parents
C. children should learn more about festivals
D. Father Christmas does live in the world
2.What can we conclude from Paragraph 4?
A. Children don’t understand why their parents tell white lies.
B. Parents’ white lies may do harm to their children.
C. Children don’t really mind their parents’ white lies.
D. Parents’ white lies may leave a deep impression on their children
3.What is the main idea of the last paragraph?
A. Parents’ different understandings of while lies.
B. Parents’ different attitudes to telling white lies.
C. Parents’ different worries about white lies.
D. Parents’ different white lies.
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You asked whether I’m getting to know any local people . Well , that’s 1. quite difficult as I don’t speak much of the local English dialect yet . But last weekend another teacher, Jenny and I did visit a village which is the home of one of the boys , Tombe . It was my first visit to a 2. village. We walked for two and a half hours to get there – first up a mountain to a ridge from where we had 3. views and then down a steep path to the valley below. When we arrived at the village , Tombe’s mother, kiak, who had been pulling 4. in her garden, started crying “ieee ieee”. We 5. hands with all the villagers. Everyone seemed to be a relative of Tombe’s.
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They were ______ little children that they didn’t know what to do.
| A．so | B．such | C．as | D．too |
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“Little lies” sometimes come to easily to us that we don’t even consider them to be lies. Read about these lies of everyday life:
1. Lying about your age or your kid’s age to get a cheaper ticket.
2. Telling the host of a dinner party that the terrible food he prepared is wonderful.
3. Lying to your aunt about how much you love the gift she gave you---the one that you really hate.
4. Telling a friend with a terrible haircut that she looks great.
5. Lying to a friend about how much you want to see her again when you really don’t
6. Telling the salesperson who calls when you’re watching TV that you’re very busy.
Are these serious lies? Probably not, but if you would lie about your age to a stranger, what’s going to stop you from lying about something more serious later? If we tell a lie or act dishonestly and get what we want, that might make us feel good today. But what about tomorrow? The future results of our lies are uncertain.
Still, no one is saying that everyone can or should be completely honest all the time. More people lie, often for a good reason. Lies are told all the time and are part of our everyday social life. Many times people lie to protect the feelings of other people, and there’s nothing wrong with that. Honesty is usually the best policy, but like any other policy, you have to make exceptions.
1.The author tries to persuade the readers to accept his argument by___________.
A. making suggestions. B. explaining reasons and results.
C. providing examples and facts. D. discussing questions.
2.The author’s attitude towards little lies is that_________.
A. he feels very fond of them. B. he feels they are necessary sometimes.
C. he feels strongly against telling little lies. D. he feels ashamed of telling little lies.
3.According to the text, which of the following is TRUE?
A. Some people are born liars. B. People often lie to avoid hurting others.
C. Some people can be honest all the time. D. Little lies are not serious things.
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More than four out of five people admit to telling little white lies at least once a day and the preferred way of “being economical with the truth” is to use technology such as cellphones, text messages and e-mails, a survey said last Thursday. The research found that “techno-treachery （高科技说谎）” was widespread with nearly 75 percent of people saying gadgets (小器具) made it easier to fib (撒小谎). Just over half of the respondents （被调查者） said using gadgets made them feel less guilty when telling a lie than doing it face to face. The workplace was a favorite location for fibbing with 67 percent of the 1,487 respondents admitting they had lied at work. The top lie was pretending to be ill (43 percent), followed by saying work had been completed when it hadn’t (23 percent). Worryingly for bosses 18 percent said they lied to hide a big mistake. But, employers were not the only ones on the receiving end of dishonest statements. Just over 40 percent of the respondents said they had lied to their families or partners. Key topics to lie about were: buying new clothes or the cost of them (37 percent), how good someone looked in something (35 percent), how much they had eaten (35 percent) and drunk (31 percent) and how much they weighed (32 percent).
1.The underlined phrase “being economical with the truth” probably means______.
A. telling lies B. making apologies C. feeling guilty D. admitting mistakes
2. It can be inferred(推断) from the passage that ______.
A. employers sometimes lie to their employees, too
B. 75% of people have ever lied to someone
C. without gadgets, people may feel more pressure when telling white lies
D. more people lie to their family than to their bosses
3.Which of the following is NOT TRUE according to the passage?
A. Cell phones make people more likely to lie.
B. Some people might lie to their bosses when they are not doing their work well.
C. 40% of employers admit that they have lied to their families or partners.
D. Nearly 1,500 people were questioned in the survey.
4. What is the main idea of the passage?
A. People are getting more likely to lie.
B. People tend to fib using gadgets.
C. Most people tell white lies at the workplace.
D.18% of people lie to their bosses.
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Parents can usually tell if their children are lying to them, and so can teachers. Knowing if someone is lying can be useful. There are a number of behaviors that you can observe to help catch someone in a lie.
Eyes, windows to the soul, can provide information about whether you are hearing the truth or a lie. Here is a simple experiment. Ask a friend or a family member to imagine their mother with green hair. You should notice that their eyes look up to their left while they are imagining their mother. Then ask them to think about what they did this morning and their eyes will probably look up to the right. Basically, eye movement to the left indicates the person is imagining something that is not real or did not happen. When the eyes move up and to the right, the person is remembering something that actually happened. Body language is another way to see if someone is telling tales. A professional poker (扑克) player will probably tell you not to believe someone whose hands touch their face, throat, or mouth. It seems that when we are being less than truthful our hands want to cover our face in some way. It is unlikely that a liar (someone who tells lies) will touch their chest with an open hand.
Paying careful attention to how people talk can also help you catch someone in a lie. If a student is accused of copying homework, and is guilty, they are likely to get defensive. They may deny the copying and ask why the teacher does not like him or her, while an innocent person might be expected to take the offensive, explaining for example, how they got the ideas for the homework and convincing the teacher to talk to someone who saw them do the homework.
You may also find a guilty person speaks more than is natural and adds lots of unnecessary details to their story in an attempt to convince you they are telling the truth. If you suspect this is happening, try changing the subject of your conversation quickly. A liar will happily follow your change of direction and will become more relaxed.
But remember: just because someone is showing one or more of the signs associated with lying does not necessarily make them a liar. Some other forms of stress other than lying may explain their behavior, and some people exhibit these signs as normal behavior. However, if you need to distinguish a lie from the truth, these tips could be a good start.
1.When accused of copying, a student who cheats will try to ______.
A. prove his innocence by giving a wild story
B. convince his teacher by taking offensive action
C. figure out whether the teacher considers him guilty
D. cover his lies by keeping changing conversation topics
2.What is the best title for the passage?
A. What causes people to lie
B. How a liar covers his lies
C. What tricks a liar uses
D. How to detect a lie
3.What can we infer from the passage?
A. Innocent people will not explain their stories in detail.
B. Touching mouth is an effective way to hide dishonesty.
C. Eye movement to the left indicates that the person is lying.
D. Liars favor a new topic in hope of their lies going undetected.
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There was nobody in the room. Lying on the desk ____ a pair of glasses as well as a letter addressed to his wife.
A. have B. were C. was D. had
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Though they may know their parents are right, teenagers sometimes tend to _____ act against their parents’ wishes because they hope to get away from the control of them.
A. accidentally B. typically
C. eventually D. deliberately
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（题文）As teenagers, sometimes we do need our parents’ guidance, especially______social experiences.
A. by way of B. as a result of
C. in place of D. in terms of
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——Artistic people can be very difficult sometimes.
——Well, you married one.________.
A You should know B I’ve got it
C I can’t agree more D You name it
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