Is honesty the best policy? We _that it is wh...

Is honesty the best policy? We _　　　　 that it is when we are little.

A. will teach　　　　　　 B. teach　　　　　　　　 C. are taught　　　　　 D. will be taught

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Is honesty the best policy? We _that it is when we are little.

A．will teach         B．teach             C．are taught         D．will be taught

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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)to 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，better

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

4.What can we infer from the text?

A. Honesty is always the best policy．

B. The author is in favor of dishonesty．

C. The market of the new app is promising．

D. Being honest with words is sometimes improper．

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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) to 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, better

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

4.What can we infer from the text?

A. Honesty is always the best policy.

B. The author is in favor of dishonesty.

C. The market of the new app is promising.

D. Being honest with words is sometimes improper.

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Honesty is always the best policy, especially when it comes to mental health problems. In a TV ______, one girl gets very real about dealing with anxiety and panic.

“ I was the bast student in my high school. I put so much ______ on myself,” she said. “ I never ______ a class. But I got sick during 10th grade and I started to ______. That’s when the panic attacks began.” She goes on to describe what a panic attack ______ like, “One day the teacher handed me my grade ______, and I couldn’t breathe. My heart was beating very ______. I felt disconnected. I saw people trying to talk to me but I couldn’t hear them.Afterwards, I was sent to ______,” she shared.

It was then ______ the attacks started happening ______ daily, and they haven’t stopped. “Last year I started college. And I can’t be the best student here no matter how hard I try,” she said. “Everyone is so ______. My panic attacks got so bad that I had to ______ my first semester.”

However, now she is facing her anxiety, and things are getting better. “ I used to try to hide ______. I thought that ______ nobody know, it didn’t exist,” she said. “But the more I talk about my ______, the more I realize that other people experience ______ things. So I’m trying to express it more. I had a great teacher ______ told me, ‘Instead of letting anxiety keep you from doing your art, let it be the thing that ______ your art.’”

Recently, woman all over the world took to Twitter to ______ what anxiety is like. We are ______ alone.

1.A. project　　 B. program　　 C. platform　　 D. station

2.A. weight　　 B. height　　 C. pressure　　 D. measure

3.A. joined　　 B. succeeded　　 C. failed　　 D. attended

4.A. fall behind　　 B. fall down　　 C. leave behind　　 D. leave alone

5.A. looks　　 B. sounds　　 C. tastes　　 D. feels

6.A. report　　 B. survey　　 C. research　　 D. notice

7.A. mildly　　 B. wildly　　 C. slowly　　 D. severely

8.A. school　　 B. work　　 C. hospital　　 D. home

9.A. when　　 B. since　　 C. before　　 D. that

10.A. still　　 B. always　　 C. merely　　 D. almost

11.A. ambitious　　 B. anxious　　 C. talented　　 D. experienced

12.A. arrange　　 B. perform　　 C. operate　　 D. cancel

13.A. it　　 B. them　　 C. me　　 D. us

14.A. unless　　 B. if　　 C. while　　 D. as

15.A. confidence　　 B. dream　　 C. issue　　 D. desire

16.A. similar　　 B. familiar　　 C. various　　 D. serious

17.A. who　　 B. whom　　 C. whose　　 D. which

18.A. abandons　　 B. quits　　 C. motivates　　 D. protests

19.A. advertise　　 B. advise　　 C. share　　 D. compare

20.A. always　　 B. sometimes　　 C. seldom　　 D. never

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Honesty is always the best policy, especially when it comes to mental health problems. In a TV _______, one girl gets very real about dealing with anxiety and panic.

“I was the best student in my high school. I put so much _______ on myself,” she said. “I never _______ a class. But I got sick during 10th grade and I started to _______. That’s when the panic attacks began.” She goes on to describe what a panic attack _______ like, “One day the teacher handed me my grade _______, and I couldn’t breathe. My heart was beating very _______. I felt disconnected. I saw people trying to talk to me but I couldn’t hear them. Afterwards, I was sent to ______,” she shared.

It was then _______ the attacks started happening ________ daily, and they haven’t stopped. “Last year I started college. And I can’t be the best student here no matter how hard I try,” she said. “Everyone is so ________. My panic attacks got so bad that I had to ________ my first semester.”

However, now she is facing her anxiety, and things are getting better. “ I used to try to hide ________. I thought that ________ nobody know, it didn’t exist,” she said. “But the more I talk about my ________, the more I realize that other people experience ________ things. So I’m trying to express it more. I had a great teacher ________ told me, ‘Instead of letting anxiety keep you from doing your art, let it be the thing that _______ your art.’”

Recently, women all over the world took to Twitter to________ what anxiety is like. We are ________ alone.

1.A. project B. program C. platform D. station

2.A. weight B. height C. pressure D. measure

3.A. joined B. succeeded C. failed D. attended

4.A. fall behind B. fall down C. leave behind D. leave alone

5.A. looks B. sounds C. tastes D. feels

6.A. report B. survey C. research D. notice

7.A. mildly B. wildly C. slowly D. severely

8.A. school B. work C. hospital D. home

9.A. when B. since C. before D. that

10.A. still B. always C. merely D. almost

11.A. ambitious B. anxious C. talented D. experienced

12.A. arrange B. perform C. operate D. cancel

13.A. it B. them C. me D. us

14.A. unless B. if C. while D. as

15.A. confidence B. dream C. issue D. desire

16.A. similar B. familiar C. various D. serious

17.A. who B. whom C. whose D. which

18.A. abandons B. quits C. motivates D. protests

19.A. advertise B. advise C. share D. compare

20.A. always B. sometimes C. seldom D. never

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Honesty is the best policy, as the English saying goes. Unfortunately, honesty often leaves us when no one is watching, British psychologists reported last week.

Researchers at UK’s Newcastle University set up an experiment in their psychology department’s coffee room.

They set a kettle, with tea, coffee and milk on the counter and hung up a sign listing the price for drinks. People helping themselves to a cup of tea were supposed to put a few cents in the box nearby.

The scientists hung a poster above the money box, and changed each week between pictures of gazing eyes and pictures of flowers. The researchers found that staff paid 2.76 times more for their drinks when the image of the eyes was hung.

“We were shocked by the size of the effect,” said Gilbert Roberts, one of the researchers.

Eyes are known to be a powerful perceptual (知觉的) signal for humans, scientists say.

“Even though the eyes were not real, they still seemed to make people behave more honestly,” said Melissa Bateson, a behavioral biologist and leader of the study.

Researchers believe the effect throws light on our evolutionary past. It may arise from behavioral characteristics that developed when early humans formed social groups to strengthen their chances of survival. For social groups to work, individuals had to co-operate, rather than act selfishly. “There’s an argument that if nobody is watching us, it is in our interests to behave selfishly. But when we’re being watched we should behave better. So people see us as co-operative and behave the same way towards us,” Bateson said.

The new finding indicates that people have a striking response to eyes. That might be because eyes and faces send a strong biological signal we have evolved to respond to, Bateson said.

The finding could be put to practical use. For example, images of eyes could ensure ticket sales on public transport and improve surveillance(监视) systems to deter anti-social behavior.

1.In the experiment, a poster was hung above the money box to ________．

A. give a harmonious atmosphere

B. remind people the drinks were not free

C. prove the actual effect of different pictures

D. see how honest people are in different situations

2.From the result of the experiment, we can conclude that ________．

A. people might pay more for the drinks at the image of gazing eyes

B. people may be dishonest when no one is watching them

C. no one would pay for the drink unless they are told to

D. just a image of flowers is not enough to remind people to pay for a drink

3.What is the best title for the passage?

A. You're being watched!

B. Pay for your drink, please!

C. Mind your behavior in public!

D. Look out for electronic surveillance equipment!

4.Which of the following English proverbs can be best used at the beginning of the passage?

A. Once a thief, always a thief

B. Lies have short legs

C. Honest is the best policy

D. An honest look covers many faults

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Honesty, my mum always used to tell me, is the best policy. Of course, this didin’t include her when she told me that if I didn’t eat all my vegetables Father Christmas would find out and wouldn’t give me any presents.

But when it comes to medicine, I had assumed it was important to always be honest with my patients. After all, the doctor patient relationship is based on trust, and therefore honesty is essential, Or so I thought.

I had just started working in geriatrics(老年病科). Mr. McMahon was brought in when his baby was faound very swollen. I took a medical history from his daughter would accompanied him in the ambulance. She’d been his main carer for years. I stood looking at him as she gave a detailed history. “Has he lost any weight recently?” I asked, “Well, it’s funny you should mention that, but yes.” She said slowly. There was silence for a few moments. “Why? What are you worried about?” she asked, I hesitated. She was obviously very involved in his care and it was only fair that I told her the truth. “Well, we need to prove it’s not cancer.” I said and talked briefly about some of the tests I was going to order.

Half an hour later, a nurse called me: “Mr. McMahon’s daughter broke down－she said you told her he had cancer.” My heart sank. By the time I arrived at the ward, my consultant was already there, explaining that we still had to run lots of tests and that it was by no means confirmed that he had cancer. I stood silently at the end of the bed. My consultant was obviously angry with me and as we left Mr. McMahon, she turned to me. “Why on carch did you do that?” she asked to disbelief. I looked at her andbit my hp. “She asked me what I was worried about and I told her.” I said, hanging my head. “And give her more to worry about?” replied my consultant. “You don’t say the word ‘cancer’ until it’s confirmed. Even if you suspect it, think very carefully before you tell people.”

As it turned out, it wasn’t cancer. But I did learn that when somecone is stressed and worried about their loved one they’re sometimes selective in what they hear－and as a doctor it’s important to be mindful of this. In being truthful, I’d made the situation worse.

1..The purpose of the first two paragraphs is to show that the author        .

A. misunderstood the doctor-patient relationship

B. was anxious to receive Christmas gifts

C. regarded honesty as the best policy D. had an unhealthy eating habit

2.The author’s consultant was angry with him because         .

A. he told the daughter what he suspected.

B. he delayed running the necessary tests.

C. he failed to confirm the parent’s disease.

D. he forgot what the consultant had advised.

3.The author hung his head (the underlined part in Para.4) because he was feeling     A. guilty    B. hurt   C. disappointed   D. helpless

4..What lesson has the author learnt from his experience?

A. Learning form parents is necessary.

B. Jumping to a conclusion is dangerous.

C. Telling the truth may not always be the best solution.

D. Selecting pleasant words may not be the perfect policy.

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Honesty，my mum always used to tell me，is the best policy．Of course，this didn’t include her when she told me that if I didn’t eat all my vegetables Father Christmas would find out and wouldn’t give me any presents．

But when it comes to medicine．I had assumed it was important to always be honest with my patients．After all，the doctor-patient relationship is based on trust，and therefore honesty is essential．Or so I thought．

I had just started working in geriatrics(老年病科)．Mr. McMahon was brought in when his belly was found very swollen．I took a medical history from his daughter who’d accompanied him in the ambulance．She’d been his main carer for years．I stood looking at him as she gave a detailed history．“Has he lost any weight recently?”I asked．“Well，it’s funny you should mention that，but yes．”she said slowly．There was silence for a few moments．“Why? What are you worried about?”she asked．I hesitated．She was obviously very involved in his care and it was only fair that I told her the truth．“Well．we need to prove it’s not cancer．”I said and talked briefly about some of the tests I was going to order．

Half an hour later, a nurse called me：“Mr. McMahon’s daughter broke down--she said you told her he had cancer．”My heart sank．By the time I arrived at the ward，my consultant was already there，explaining that we still had to run lots of tests and that it was by no means confirmed that he had cancer．I stood silently at the end of the bed．My consultant was obviously angry with me and as we left Mr. McMahon，she turned to me．“Why on earth did you do that?”she asked in disbelief．I looked at her and bit my lip．“She asked me what I was worried about and I told her．”I said，hanging my head．“And give her more to worry about?”replied my consultant．“You don’t say the word‘cancer’until it’s confirmed．Even if you suspect it，think very carefully before you tell people.”

As it turned out, it wasn’t cancer．But I did learn that when someone is stressed and worried about their loved one they’re sometimes selective in what they hear and as a doctor it’s important to be mindful of this．In being truthful，I’d made the situation worse．

1.The purpose of the first two paragraphs is to show that the author_____．

2.The author’s consultant was angry with him because________．

3.The author hung his head (the underlined part in Paragraph 4) because he was feeling________．

4.What lesson has the author learnt from his experience?

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As an old English saying goes, “Honesty is the best policy”. It is more than1.old cliché(陈词滥调), but　 a good way to live your life. First, honesty is the2.(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 much3.(free). Many 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 standing before you, a person 6. a record of being honest and a person who is known to be dishonest, who would you be more likely 7. (believe)? I’m sure most people would side with the honest person. 8. we live in the truth or we live in lies. Truth sets us free and lies leave us in nothing 9. more troubles. Honesty is a choice that we can make each day. The choice is 10. (you). What will you choose?

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