科目:高中英語 來源:2010年江蘇省鹽城中學(xué)高三上學(xué)期期中考試英語卷 題型:閱讀理解
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 I am 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’s 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 that 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 or gain in some way.
Research has been done into the way people’s behavior changes in a number of small, 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, particularly 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 changes and the increased pressure makes it itch.
Another gesture that gives liars away is what the writer Decmond Morris in his book Man Watching calls the “mouth cover”. He says that 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 off the mouth. Such a gesture can be understood as an unconscious(未察覺的) attempt on the part of the liar to stop himself from lying.
Of course, such gestures as rubbing the nose or covering the mouth , moving about in a chair can not be taken as proof that the speaker is lying. They simply tend to happen more often in this situation. It is one gesture alone that gives the liar away but a whole number of things , and in particular the context(上下文) which the lie is told.
【小題1】According to the passage, a white lie seems to be a lie ______.
A.that other people believew.w.^w.k.&s.5*u.c.#om高.考.資.源.網(wǎng) |
B.that other people don’t believe |
C.told in order not to hurt someone’s feelings |
D.told in order to take advantage of someone |
A.a(chǎn)re better at telling less serious lies than men |
B.generally lie for more than men do |
C.often make promises they intend to break |
D.lie at parties more often than men do |
A.his blood pressure increases measurably |
B.he looks very serious |
C.he is likely to make some small changes in his behavior |
D.he uses his unconscious mind |
A.hates lying | B.enjoys lying | C.often tells a lie | D.tries to study about lying |
A.Touching one’s ears | B.Rubbing the nose |
C.Moving in a chair | D.Covering the mouth |
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科目:高中英語 來源:2012-2013學(xué)年遼寧瓦房店高級中學(xué)高二上學(xué)期期中考試英語試卷(帶解析) 題型:閱讀理解
Spring is a wonderful season to celebrate rebirth and new life. The long, cold winter is over. The weather is warmer and sunnier. The trees again have leaves and the flowers are blooming. The season represents hope, joy and beauty. At this time, many people think of this classical music piece — Spring, which shows happiness. Italian composer Antonio Vivaldi wrote it in the seventeen hundred.
However, not all songs about spring are happy. This song written and sung by K.D. Lang is about dreaming of spring in cold dark places. She recorded I Dream of Spring in 2008.
Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein wrote It Might as Well Be Spring for the movie State Fair in 1945. Frank Sinatra sings it. It is a feeling of restlessness or excitement brought on by the coming of spring. Richard Rodgers also wrote Spring Is Here, this time with Lorenz Hart. Ella Fitzgerald sings this song about feeling lonely during this season.
Frank Loesser wrote the sad song, Spring Will be a Little Late This Year. Why has the season been delayed? Because the singer’s lover has left her. Sarah Vaughn released(發(fā)行) her version of the song in 1953.
By now you may be thinking, “Enough with the sad songs, already!” Ok, then how about a cowboy song? Gene Autry was one of America’s most famous singing cowboys. He recorded When It’s Springtime in the Rockies in 1937.
And finally, we’ll leave you with a sunny song called Up Jumped Spring. Freddie Hubbard wrote this jazz song in 1977 and Billy Taylor Trio performs it.
【小題1】 If you are in a bad mood, you’d better listen to _____.
A.Up Jumped Spring | B.I Dream of Spring |
C.Spring Is Here | D.Spring Will be a Little Late This Year |
A.is also called State Fair | B.is sung by Ella Fitzgerald |
C.has a lonely feeling | D.was written by two people |
A.Spring. |
B.I Dream of Spring. |
C.When It’s Springtime in the Rockies. |
D.Spring Will be a Little Late This Year. |
A.Introduce some songs about spring. |
B.Introduce some wonderful music. |
C.Introduce some famous singers. |
D.Express his/ her love to spring. |
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科目:高中英語 來源:2013屆浙江省高二下學(xué)期期末考試英語試卷(解析版) 題型:短文改錯
下面段文中共有10處語言錯誤,錯誤涉及一個單詞的增加、刪除或修改。
增加:在此處加一個漏字符號(∧),并在其下面寫出修改的詞。
刪除:把多余的詞用斜線(\)劃掉。[來源:學(xué)#科#網(wǎng)Z#X#X#K]
修改:在錯的詞下劃一橫線,并在其下面寫出修改后的詞。
注意:1.每處錯誤及其修改均僅限一詞;
2.只允許修改10處,多者(從十一處起)不計分。
On January 5th, students in our school visited Robot World, which we saw a great diversity of robots. It was amazed to find those robots could do a great number of things just as real people do, included playing chess, playing the piano and draw pictures. Besides, the robots were in different kinds and shapes, which makes us delighted. However, that excited me most was the show given by a group of robots. They danced even if they were dancers on the stage. By visiting Robot World, I have learned a lot of about robots, especially about their functions. The great human wisdom is so powerfully that it makes us feel more comfortable live in the world.
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科目:高中英語 來源:山西省09-10高一下學(xué)期期中考試英語試題 題型:其他題
從A、B、C、D四個選項中找出錯項,并指出改正[來源:學(xué)。科。網(wǎng)Z。X。X。K]
61. This disappearance made it possible the rise of mammals on the earth.
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62. They mustn’t be at home, for the light is off.
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63. The reason for which he was absent yesterday was because his mother was ill in hospital.
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64. It wasn’t until I told them the truth which they began to understand what they had done.
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65. China is no longer what it used to, of which we Chinese are proud.
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66. The secret of his success lies in the full use he has made his time and energy in his study and work.
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67. What Tom said just now suggested that he shouldn’t agree to the plan.
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68. Which is known to us all, the earth moves around the sun.
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69. The day he had been looking forward to coming in time, which made him very happy.
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70. It is reported that two schools, both of them are being built in my hometown, will open next
year.
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科目:高中英語 來源:2010年黑龍江省高二上學(xué)期期中考試英語卷 題型:短文改錯
文中共有10處語言錯誤,每行中最多兩處錯誤。錯誤涉及一個單詞的增加、刪除或修改。
增加:在此處加一個漏字符號(∧),并在其下面寫出增加的詞;[來源:學(xué)_科_網(wǎng)Z_X_X_K]
刪除:把多余的詞用斜線(\)劃掉;
修改:在錯的詞下劃一橫線,并在其下面寫出修改后的詞。
注意:1. 每處錯誤及其修改均僅限一詞;
2. 只允許修改10處,多者(從第十一處起)不計分。
“Growing pains” is my favorite American TV play because it is very interested. The play tells humorous stories happen in Green’s family. With such stories it make people think about life, but therefore attracts the audience. It is also a window which we can learn about American society. And there were many meaningful things that are worth think of, such as the relationship between parents and children in many American family. It is quite different from those in China. The play is very popular. We’d better not missing the chance to enjoy it.
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