Honesty is the best policy. We may agree that...

Honesty is the best policy. We may agree that admitting mistakes and behaving in a genuine way is the right way to lead our lives, but is there something in our human nature that makes us immoral? For example, in some shops and car parks you can find an honesty box — a box where you pay for something by putting money in it — but it relies on you putting the right amount of cash in. This relies on people being honest and not trying to cheat but it does provide a temptation to get away with not paying the full amount.

Philip Graves, a psychologist, suggests that this temptation is part of our evolution. He says, “We have evolved with the ability to be dishonest. It’s part of our evolutionary psychological make-up because if we can gain an advantage over the people around us, we have a greater chance of surviving.”

So why do we place such importance on being honest if we benefit from being dishonest? It’s because it is selfish behavior. If everybody acted selfishly and dishonestly all the time, the world would be a very unpleasant place. As Philip Graves says, “There is a balance to strike between the extent to which we can feather our own nest, so to speak, and the risk of being ostracized (排斥) by the group.” So, for societies to work together we need to trust each other and therefore we need to be honest.

Being trustworthy with money is of course vital for an economy to survive. But being honest with words is another matter, saying what we think to someone can get us into hot water. However, a new anonymous messaging app has been designed that lets anyone with a link to your profile (简介) send you a message without knowing who it’s from. The app now has 300 million users which perhaps indicates how honest we really like to be — but in all honesty, do you want to know what people think about you? Is honesty always the best policy?

1.What does an honesty box require people to do?

A.Get the change out of it freely. B.Put the correct amount of money in it.

C.Donate the pocket money to others. D.Pay a larger amount of money.

2.According to Philip Graves, being dishonest________.

A.is a disadvantage B.should be advocated

C.is part of our evolution D.helps people survive

3.What does Paragraph 3 mainly talk about?

A.The reason for being honest. B.The benefit of being dishonest.

C.The outcome of selfishness. D.The importance of group work.

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It's been said that honesty is the best policy．It sounds like the simplest thing in the world，but being truly honest with others and with yourself can be a real challenge．Most of us learned to be dishonest as children．Remember that dishonesty is rooted in fear，so you must look for and face those fears．By listing areas where you have a problem，and then working to deal with them，you can battle these habits．If you find yourself lying because you fear disapproval from someone，for example，perhaps you need to learn how to stop being a people pleaser and be yourself．Most importantly，admit your errors so that you can forgive yourself and use those experiences to reinforce your determination to do better．

If you feel guilty for having been dishonest in the past，apologize to the person you lied to or find a creative way to make things right．If you've lied to a person who plays an important role in your life （a significant other，relative，or friend），the best （but most difficult） thing to do is to come clean．

Think honestly．This may sound silly，but if you don't think honestly，you won't be honest．

If you're pushed into a corner and don't know how to respond，you have the right to remain silent or say"Can we talk about this another time?"or"I really don't feel comfortable talking about this．"Don't say"I don't know．"

Practice being honest on the simple things．Abraham Lincoln became famous for going to great lengths to return a few cents that did not belong to him，hence the nickname"Honest Abe"．By applying honesty to the little things，you will get in the habit of being honest in general．

1.What's the author's attitude towards becoming honest?

A. Optimistic．　　 B. Pessimistic．

C. Skeptical．　　 D. Unconcerned．

2.What does the underlined word"reinforce"in paragraph 2mean?

A. show　　 B. Strengthen

C. express　　 D. weak

3.What's the author's main purpose of writing the text?

A. To encourage people to be honest．

B. To arouse readers 'interest in being famous．

C. To call on people to learn from Abraham Lincoln．

D. To advice us to say sorry to the person we lied to．

4.Which of the following can be the best title for the text?

A. Challenge Yourself

B. No Need to Lie to Others

C. Honesty is the Best Policy

D. Little Things Can Make a Big difference．

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As an old English saying goes, “honesty is the best policy”. It is more than an old cliché（陈词滥调）, but 1. good way to live your life.

First, honesty is the 2. (easy) choice that we can make. When people get caught in lies, it always costs them something. Many relationships are destroyed by lies.

Second, honesty gives us much 3. (free). Many people believe that being honest limits them in life, but that is not true. Sooner or later those dishonest people 4. (pay) a price for their acts; on the contrary, when we are honest, we are 5. (true) free.

If there were two people 6. (stand) before you, a person with a record of being honest and a person 7. is known to be dishonest, who would you be more likely 8. (believe)? I’m sure most people would side with the honest person. 9. we live in the truth or we live in lies. Truth sets us free and lies leave us in nothing but more troubles. Honesty is a choice that we make each day. The choice is 10. (you). What will you choose?

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As an old English saying goes，“Honesty is the best policy.” It is more than an old cliche(陈词滥调)，but　　 1. good way to live your life.

First，honesty is the 2.(easy) choice that we can make.When people get caught in lies，it always costs them something.Many relationships are destroyed by lies.

Second，honesty gives us much 3.(free). Many people believe that being honest limits them in life，but that is not true.Sooner or later those dishonest people 4.(pay) a price for their acts；on the contrary，when we are honest，we are 5.(true) free.

If there were two people 6.(stand) before you，a person with a record of being honest and a person 7.　 is known to be dishonest，who would you be more likely 8.(believe)？I'm sure most people would side with the honest person. 9.　　 we live in the truth or we live in lies.Truth sets us free and lies leave us in nothing but more troubles.Honesty is a choice that we make each day.The choice is 10.(you)．What will you choose?

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Honesty may well be the policy, but it often deserts us when no one is watching, psychologists report today. Experiments with an honesty box to collect payments for hot drinks show that people are better at paying up when under the gaze(注视) of a pair of eyes. The surprise was that the eyes were not real, but photographed.

Researchers at Newcastle University set up the experiment in secret. They attached a poster to a cupboard of mugs above an-honesty box alongside a kettle ,with tea, coffee and milk. Over 10 weeks, they alternated each week between images of eyes and pictures of flowers.

Dr. Bateson, a behavioral biologist and leader of the study, said that even though the eyes were not real they still seemed to make people behave more honestly. They effect may arise from behavioral characteristics that developed as early humans formed social groups that increased their chances of survival. Individuals had to co-operate for the good of the group, rather than act selfishly.

"If nobody is watching us it is in our interests to behave selfishly. But when we think we're being watched we should behave better, so people see us as co-operative and behave the same way towards us, "Dr. Bateson said.

"We thought we'd get a slight effect with eyes, but it was quite striking how much difference they made. Even at a subconscious(潜意识的) level, it seems people respond to eyes, and that might be because eyes send a strong biological signal we have evolved(进化) to respond to."

The finding, which researchers believe sheds light on our evolutionary past, could be turned to practical use. The psychologists say images of eyes could promote ticket sales on public transport and improve monitor systems to prevent antisocial behavior.

1.This passage is mainly about _______________.

2.The reason for doing the experiment secretly is that the researchers _____________.

3.People behave honestly under watchful gaze of eyes because _____________.

4.The underlined phrase" sheds light on" in the last paragraph means _____.

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Everyone has weaknesses; the best approach in an interview is to admit your weakness but show that you are working on it and have a plan to 　　　it.

A. win　　 B. make

C. defeat　　 D. overcome

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Confronted with the complex international situation, we need a foreign policy that is more ____.

A．symbolic          B．confidential        C．controversial       D．flexible

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We have to admit that the biggest___________ facing the ecosystem is limited resources and the worsening environment.

A. mission                       B. challenge                 C. scale                        D. contribution

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What we have to admit is that never in the past thirty years __________ so greatly as today.

A. has China changed     B. China has changed

C. did China change      D. China had changed

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If we agree that the function of education is to prepare us for life, then there is very little time to waste. So, while we can, we ought to concentrate on teaching children something really useful. Here is what our schools should teach.

Politeness is a mark of civilization. The sooner children learn this, the better. In any case, a lot can be accomplished by a smile and good manners.

Like it or not, our adult lives will be consumed by the struggle for money, but we don’t make an effort to teach children how to manage it. So our schools have a duty to teach them this ability from the beginning.

We’re likely not to accept something we are told, but that’s not what educated people do. Educated people are reasonable and they look at facts. If our schools teach nothing else, they should at least teach critical（批判性的）thinking.

Children should learn to take care of their health. They should know that if they eat junk food（垃圾食品）, they will become fat and unhealthy. They should be very clear about what happens to their bodies when they drink or smoke.

All of us are part of society. We have rights and responsibilities. We ought to understand what they are. We have to know a little bit of history and geography, because we need to have an environment in which to relate to the people around us.

How will we test students on these? We can’t. But that’s not a reason to avoid teaching what is important. Our schools should spend every moment they have telling this to our children: “This is life, this is what you are going to face, and this is how you deal with it.”

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