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1. This passage tells us that telling lies is _________.

A. often necessary in order to avoid being defeated in an argument
B. something necessary if you don’t want to hurt someone else
C. quite bad because people ought to be honest
D. usually bad if you are talking with a good friend

2. The writer says that women are better liars than men because ______.
A. their lies are easier to be accepted by men
B. men are not as skillful as women in telling lies

C. they often have a good intention in telling lies
D. women tell fewer lies than men to

3. A “white lie” means a lie that _______
A. is told with a good intention

B. is quite unbelievable
C. is almost true to the fact
D. often has a bad purpose

4. Politician and businessmen are supposed to be skilled at telling such lie as ________.

A. may keep better relations with other
B. seems to be strange but interesting
C. can make other believe it to be true
D. will allow them to gain some benefits

5. It can be concluded from the passage that ______.
A. there is a simple way of finding out if someone is lying
B. people’s behaviors sometimes can tell us they are lying
C. people often repeat what are saying when telling a lie

D. in some situations women are most likely to tell a lie

【答案】CCAAB
【解析】
1. C推理判断题。
题干关键词 是telling lies ，定位到第一段第五句：In fact, you are not short of money but your friend
is in the habit of not paying his debts and you don’t want to hurt his feelings by reminding him of this.

事实上，你并不缺钱，但你的朋友有不还债的习惯，你不想提醒他这一点而伤害他的感情。
2. C推理判断题。
本题的关键词是women，better liars，because 可定位到第1段第5句： A scientific study of lying

shows women are better liars than men, particularly when telling a “white lie”, such as when a woman

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