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 （高科技說謊）” was widespread with nearly 75 percent of people saying gadgets (小器具) made it easier to fib (撒小謊). Just over half of the respondents （被調(diào)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).
小題1:The underlined phrase “being economical with the truth” probably means______.
A．telling liesB．making apologiesC．feeling guilty D．a(chǎn)dmitting mistakes
小題2: It can be inferred(推斷) 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
小題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.
小題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.

小題1:A
小題2:C
小題3:C
小題4:B

試題分析：文章介紹很多人承認(rèn)至少一天一次善意謊言，而且撒謊的最有效的方法是使用一些小器具。
小題1:猜詞題：從文章的句子：More than four out of five people admit to telling little white lies at least once a day可知五個(gè)里面有四個(gè)人承認(rèn)至少一天一次善意謊言，所以“being economical with the truth” 是“撒謊”的意思，選A
小題2:推理題：從文章的句子：Just over half of the respondents （被調(diào)查者） said using gadgets made them feel less guilty when telling a lie than doing it face to face.可以推理出沒有小器具，人們在撒謊的時(shí)候會有壓力，選C
小題3:細(xì)節(jié)題：從文章最后一段的句子; Just over 40 percent of the respondents said they had lied to their families or partners.可知是40%的受訪者而不是老板向家里或伙伴說過謊，選C
小題4:主旨題：從全文和文章的句子：The research found that “techno-treachery （高科技說謊）” was widespread with nearly 75 percent of people saying gadgets (小器具) made it easier to fib (撒小謊). 可知這篇文章講的是人們往往會使用小器具撒謊，選B
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“That’s true,” said the older woman. “Never forget. Each of your words is like a feather in the wind. Once       , no amount of effort,       how heartfelt or sincere, can ever return them to your mouth. Choose your words well and guard them most of all in the presence of those you love.”
小題1:
A．a(chǎn)sked aboutB．a(chǎn)sked forC．a(chǎn)sked toD．a(chǎn)sk around
小題2:
A．witnessedB．touchedC．guessedD．sensed
小題3:
A．everB．a(chǎn)lmostC．neverD．seldom
小題4:
A．oneB．twoC．threeD．four
小題5:
A．featherB．leatherC．woolenD．cotton
小題6:
A．whenB．a(chǎn)fterC．a(chǎn)sD．before
小題7:
A．come backB．go backC．put backD．draw back
小題8:
A．promptlyB．a(chǎn)bsolutelyC．completelyD．unfortunately
小題9:
A．so as toB．even thoughC．now thatD．in spite of
小題10:
A．hardB．rareC．niceD．dear
小題11:
A．freezingB．freezinglyC．frozeD．frozen
小題12:
A．brightenedB．widenedC．darkenedD．broadened
小題13:
A．a(chǎn)mazingB．luckyC．thankfulD．surprising
小題14:
A．onB．upC．offD．back
小題15:
A．tiredB．relievedC．gratefulD．nervous
小題16:
A．refillB．getC．purchaseD．seek
小題17:
A．blew upB．blew onC．blew awayD．blew over
小題18:
A．requirementB．situationC．consequenceD．circumstance
小題19:
A．speakB．spokenC．speakingD．being spoken
小題20:
A．howeverB．whateverC．a(chǎn)lthoughD．regardless

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