1．You're buying a used car，moving into a new house，or deciding which doctor should treat your illness．These are times when you need to get directly to the core（核心） of an important matter．
Asking general questions gets little valuable information and may even result in unreal answers，says Julia Minson，a visiting scholar in decision sciences at the University of Pennsylvania in the US．The best way，says Minson，is to ask a lot of questions that discover there are problems．
Let's say someone is selling a used iPod．An example of a general question is"What can you tell me about it？"A positive-assumption（正面推测） question is"There aren't any problems with it，right？"But a negative-assumption question，such as"What problems have you had with it？"will get the most honest answer，found Minson and her team．
In a study，87% of the sellers warned the buyers to problems when asked a negative-assumption question，while 59% of those did the same thing to a positive-assumption one．
When you want the truth，you have to ask for it．What problems does this car have？What are the worst parts of this job？How many people with my kind of illness have been successfully treated？Your questions should communicate that you are sure there will be difficulties and that you want to know about them．
76．What can we do if we want the truth，according to the passage？A
A．Ask for it ourselves．
B．Talk with honest people．
C．Study it ourselves．
D．Do some experiments．
77．What kind of questions has the best result？D
A．General questions．
B．Positive-assumption questions．
C．Careful questions．
D．Negative-assumption questions．
78．Which of the following can be the best title for the passage？C
A．How to Find Honest People
B．How to Talk with Others
C．How to Get an Honest Answer
D．How to Avoid Being Cheated．
分析 短文通过一个买二手车和二手的iPod的例子，来告诉人们如何得到一个诚实的答案．
解答 答案：53．A 细节理解题．根据最后一段第一句When you want the truth，you have to ask for it．当你想要真相，你必须问．可知当你想要真相，你必须问．故选A．
54．D 细节理解题．根据第三段最后一句But a negative-assumption question，such as"What problems have you had with it？"will get the most honest answer．但是一个消极的假设问题，比如"你遇到了什么问题？"会得到最诚实的答案．可知消极的假设问题，会得到最好的结果．故选D．
55．C 主旨归纳题．根据整篇文章内容及其第二段第一句Asking general questions gets little valuable information and may even result in unreal answers，问一般的问题几乎没有什么有价值的信息，甚至可能产生不真实的答案，和最后一段句子When you want the truth，you have to ask for it．当你想要真相，你必须问．Your questions should communicate that you are sure there will be difficulties and that you want to know about them．你的问题应该沟通，你肯定会有困难，你想了解他们．可知文章主要讲的就是如何得到一个诚实的答案．故选C．
点评 在通读全文的基础上，根据全文大意，展开逻辑思维，瞻前顾后，认真观察选项，仔细推敲，确定最佳答案．
