For example, someone might say, “I just won a hundred dollars on the lottery. It was great. I took that dollar ticket back to the store and turned it in for one hundred dollars! ”
This guy’s a winner, right? Maybe, maybe not. We then discover that he bought two hundred tickets, and only one was a winner. He’s really a big loser!
He didn’t say anything that was false, but he deliberately omitted important information. That a half-truth. Half-truths are not technically lies, but they are just as dishonest.
Untrustworthy candidates in political campaigns often use this tactic. Let’s say that during Governo Smith’s last term, her state lost one million jobs and gained three million jobs. Then she seeks another term. One of her opponents runs an ad saying, “During Governor Smith’s term, the state lost one million jobs! That’s true. However an honest statement would have been, “During Governor Smith’s term, the state ha net gain of two milli on jobs.”
Advertisers will sometimes use half-truths. It’s against the law to make false claims so they try to mislead you with the truth. An ad might boast, “Nine out of ten doctors recommend Yucky Pills to cure nose pimples.” It fails to mention that the y only asked ten doctors and nine of them work for the Yucky Corporation.
This kind of deception happens too often. It’s a sad fact of life: Lies and lies, and sometimes the truth can lie as well.
1、Which statement is TRUE according to the passage?
A、Whenever people tell the truth, they are really lying
B、You can’t trust gamblers
C、All governors help their states
D、The truth can be used in dishonest ways
2、What does “deceive ” in paragraph 1 mean?
A、educate
B、ignore warnings
C、fool
D、repair
3、What does “omitted ” in paragraph 4 mean?
A、spent money
B、left out
C、told about
D、exposed
4、The author clearly wants people to ().
A、think carefully about what they read and hear
B、never believe what is said in advertisements
C、never trust anyone
D、vote for female candidates
5、The appropriate title for this selection would be ().
A、Election Campaigns
B、Everyone Lies
C、Lying With the Truth
D、Nose Pimples
请帮忙给出正确答案和分析,谢谢!
第1题
第2题
A、say
B、inform
C、tell
D、talk
第3题
A、command
B、capture
C、destruction
D、defense
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第6题
Those who had moved to America under the ()that America was paved with gold everywhere started to regret their decision.
A、illusion
B、intention
C、impression
D、concept
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第8题
A、 normal
B、 concrete
C、 permanent
D、 primary
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