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　　What exactly is a lie? Is it anything we say which we know is untrue? Or is it something more than that? For example , suppose a friend wants to borrow some money from you. You say. “I wish I could help you but fm short of money myself.” 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. Is this really a lie?

　　Professor Jerald Jellison of the University of Southern California has made a scientific study of lying. According to him, women are better liars than men, particularly when telling a “white lie” , such as when a woman at a party tells another woman that she likes her dress when she really thinks it looks terrible. However, this is only one side of the story. Other researchers say that men are more likely to tell more serious lies , such as making a promise which they have no intention of carrying out. This is the kind of lie politicians and businessmen are supposed to be particularly skilled at: the lie from which the liar hopes to profit （获利） or gain in some way.

　　Research has also been done into the way people's behaviours changes in a number of small, apparently unimportant ways when they lie. It has been found that if they are sitting down at the time , they tend to move about in their chairs more than usual. To the trained observer they are saying , “I wish I were somewhere else now.” They also tend to touch certain parts of the face more often, in particular the nose. One explanation of this may be that lying causes a slight increase in blood pressure. The tip of the nose is very sensitive to such changes and the increased pressure makes it itch （痒）.

　　Another gesture （手式） which gives liars away is what the writer Desmond Morris in his book Man Watching calls “the mouth cover” . He says there are several typical forms of this , such as covering part of the mouth with the fingers, touching the upper-lip or putting a finger of the hand at one side of the mouth. Such a gesture can be understood as an unconscious （无意识的） attempt on the part of the liar to stop himself or herself from lying. Of course , such gestures as rubbing the nose or covering the mouth , or moving about in a chair cannot be taken as proof that the speaker is lying. They simply tend to occur more frequently in this situation: It is not one gesture alone that gives the liar away but a whole number of things , arid in particular the context （情境） in which the lie is told.

1．According to Professor Jellison, a “white lie” appears to be a lie ________.

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A．that are told to mean the opposite

B．that a liar tells unconsciously

C．that the teller tells to profit or gain some advantage from it

D．which is harmless and told so as not to hurt someone else

2．Research on lying suggests that women ________.

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A．are more skilled at telling less serious lies than men do

B．tell more lies than men do

C．like to flatter （奉承） people more often than men do

D．are better at telling lies at parties than men do

3．One reason why people sometimes cover their mounths while lying is that ________.

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A．they wish those words had not come out of their mouths

B．mouth is very sensitive to physical changes caused by lying

C．they are trying unconsciously to stop themselves from telling lies

D．they regret that their lies might hurt other people's feelings

4．We can realize from the passage that ________.

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A．certain gestures can be used as proof to judge whether a speaker is lying or not

B．politicians and businessmen lie more often than ordinary people

C．some gestures are proofs of lying only if they occur too often

D．there is no simple way to judge if people tell lies or not

Hobbs was an orphan(孤儿). He worked in a factory and every day he got a little money. Hard work made him thin and weak. He wanted to borrow a lot of money to learn to paint pictures, but he did not think he could pay off the debts.
One day a lawyer said to him, “One thousand dollars, and here is the money.” As Hobbs took the package of notes, he was very dumbfounded. He didn’t know where the money came from and how to spend it. He said to himself, “I could go to find a hotel and live like a rich man for a few days; or I give up my work in the factory and do what I’d like to do: painting pictures. I could do that for a few weeks, but what would I do after that? I should have lost my place in the factory and have no money to live on. If it were a little less money, I would buy a new coat, or a radio, or give a dinner to my friends. If it were more, I could give up the work and pay for painting pictures. But it’s too much for one and too little for the other.”
“Here is the reading of your uncle’s will(遗嘱),” said the lawyer, “telling what is to be done with this money after his death. I must ask you to remember one point. Your uncle has said you must bring me a paper showing exactly what you did with his money, as soon as you have spent it.”
“Yes, I see. I’ll do that,” said the young man.
【小题1】Hobbs wanted to borrow money to _____.

A．study abroad	B．work abroad
C．pay off the debts	D．learn to paint pictures

【小题2】What does the underlined word “dumbfounded”(in Paragraph 2) probably mean?

A．Surprised.

B．Frightened.

C．Satisfied.

D．Excited.

【小题3】With the money he got, at first Hobbs _____.

A．planned to have a happy life for a few days

B．decided to give up his work in the factory

C．was to give a dinner to his friends

D．had no idea what to do

【小题4】Hobbs was asked to _____.

A．tell the lawyer what he did with the money after spending it

B．read his uncle’s will

C．tell the lawyer what was to be done with the money

D．buy some pictures

Hobbs was an orphan(孤儿). He worked in a factory and every day he got a little money. Hard work made him thin and weak. He wanted to borrow a lot of money to learn to paint pictures, but he did not think he could pay off the debts.

One day a lawyer said to him, “One thousand dollars, and here is the money.” As Hobbs took the package of notes, he was very dumbfounded. He didn’t know where the money came from and how to spend it. He said to himself, “I could go to find a hotel and live like a rich man for a few days; or I give up my work in the factory and do what I’d like to do: painting pictures. I could do that for a few weeks, but what would I do after that? I should have lost my place in the factory and have no money to live on. If it were a little less money, I would buy a new coat, or a radio, or give a dinner to my friends. If it were more, I could give up the work and pay for painting pictures. But it’s too much for one and too little for the other.”

“Here is the reading of your uncle’s will(遗嘱),” said the lawyer, “telling what is to be done with this money after his death. I must ask you to remember one point. Your uncle has said you must bring me a paper showing exactly what you did with his money, as soon as you have spent it.”

“Yes, I see. I’ll do that,” said the young man.

1.Hobbs wanted to borrow money to _____.

A．study abroad                           B．work abroad

C．pay off the debts                        D．learn to paint pictures

2.What does the underlined word “dumbfounded”(in Paragraph 2) probably mean?

A．Surprised.         B．Frightened.        C．Satisfied.          D．Excited.

3.With the money he got, at first Hobbs _____.

A．planned to have a happy life for a few days

B．decided to give up his work in the factory

C．was to give a dinner to his friends

D．had no idea what to do

4.Hobbs was asked to _____.

A．tell the lawyer what he did with the money after spending it

B．read his uncle’s will

C．tell the lawyer what was to be done with the money

D．buy some pictures

 

Hobbs was an orphan (孤儿）. He worked in a factory and every day he got a little money. Hard work made him thin and weak. He wanted to borrow a lot of money to learn to paint pictures, but he did not think he could pay off the debts.

One day a lawyer said to him, “One thousand dollars, and here is the money. ” As Hobbs took the package of notes, he was very dumbfounded. He didn’t know where the money came from and how to spend it. He said to himself, “I could go to find a hotel and live like a rich man for a few days; or I give up my work in the factory and do what I’d like to do: painting pictures. I could do that for a few weeks, but what would I do after that? I should have lost my place in the factory and have no money to live on. If it were a little less money, I would buy a new coat, or a radio, or give a dinner to my friends. If it were more, I could give up the work and pay for painting pictures. But it’s too much for one and too little for the other. ”

“Here is the reading of your uncle’s will (遗嘱）, ” said the lawyer, “telling what is to be done with this money after his death. I must ask you to remember one point. Your uncle has said you must bring me a paper showing exactly what you did with his money, as soon as you have spent it. ” “Yes, I see. I’ll do that, ” said the young man.

1. Hobbs wanted to borrow money to ________.

A. study abroad 　 B. work abroad

C. pay off the debts　 D. learn to paint pictures

2. What does the underlined word “dumbfounded” (in Paragraph 2） probably mean?

A. Surprised.　　 B. Frightened.

C. Satisfied. 　　 D. Excited.

3. With the money he got, at first Hobbs _______.

A. planned to have a happy life for a few days

B. decided to give up his work in the factory

C. was to give a dinner to his friends

D. had no idea what to do

4. Hobbs was asked to _________.

A. tell the lawyer what he did with the money after spending it

B. read his uncle’s will

C. tell the lawyer what was to be done with the money

D. buy some pictures

 

Hobbs was an orphan（孤儿）. He worked in a factory and every day he got a little money. Hard work made him thin and weak. He wanted to borrow a lot of money to learn to paint pictures, but he did not think he could pay off the debts.
One day a lawyer said to him, “One thousand dollars, and here is the money.” As Hobbs took the package of notes, he was very dumbfounded. He didn’t know where the money came from and how to spend it. He said to himself, “I could go to find a hotel and live like a rich man for a few days; or I give up my work in the factory and do what I’d like to do: painting pictures. I could do that for a few weeks, but what would I do after that? I should have lost my place in the factory and have no money to live on. If it were a little less money, I would buy a new coat, or a radio, or give a dinner to my friends. If it were more, I could give up the work and pay for painting pictures. But it’s too much for one and too little for the other.”
“Here is the reading of your uncle’s will（遗嘱）,” said the lawyer, “telling what is to be done with this money after his death. I must ask you to remember one point. Your uncle has said you must bring me a paper showing exactly what you did with his money, as soon as you have spent it.”
“Yes, I see. I’ll do that,” said the young man.
【小题1】.. Hobbs wanted to borrow money to _______.

A．study abroad	B．work abroad
C．pay off the debts	D．learn to paint pictures

【小题2】. What does the underlined word “dumbfounded” （in Paragraph 2） probably mean?

A．Surprised.	B．Frightened.
C．Satisfied.	D．Excited.

【小题3】. With the money he got, at first Hobbs _______.

A．planned to have a happy life for a few days

B．decided to give up his work in the factory

C．was to give a dinner to his friends

D．had no idea what to do

【小题4】.. Hobbs was asked to _______.

A．tell the lawyer what he did with the money after spending it

B．read his uncle’s will

C．tell the lawyer what was to be done with the money

D．buy some pictures