13.Telling fewer lies benefits people physically and mentally.Anita Kelly,study author and professor of psychology at the University of Notre Dame,recruited 110adults for her study.She divided them into two groups and asked one group to stop lying for 10weeks.Lies included big ones and tiny ones-any false statement-but participants were still allowed to leave out the truth,keep secrets and avoid questions they didn't want to answer,etc.The other group wasn't given any special instructions about lying.
It turns out that both groups reduced their lying,but those who were specifically told to tell the truth improved their health more."We found that the participants could purposefully and dramatically reduce their everyday lies,and that in turn was associated with significantly improved health,"said Kelly.
When participants in the no-lie group told three fewer white lies than they did in other weeks,they experienced,on average,fewer mental-health complaints and physical complaints.They were less likely to feel tense or sad and also experienced fewer sore throats and headaches.They also reported that personal relationships improved.Additionally,participants found themselves being honest about their daily accomplishments,and they stopped making up excuses for being late or failing to complete a task,for example.
"It's certainly a worthy goal to have people be more honest and interact with others in a more honest way,"says psychologist Robert Feldman."That would be beneficial.I'm a little doubtful that it makes us all healthier,but it may make us healthier in a psychological way."
72.Which of the following is true according to the text?C.
A.People who tell lies are healthier than those who don't
B.Being honest can help cure sore throats and headache
C.Not all the participants were required to tell the truth
D.Participants involved are asked not to keep secrets
73.The participants of the two groupsC.
A.told as many lies as before
B.were almost equally healthy
C.tended to lie less about their activities
D.experienced tenser personal relationships
74.From Robert Feldman,we can learn thatB.
A.white lies might make people have more complaints
B.honesty is likely to help people become mentally healthier
C.people should not be honest with others but with themselves
D.telling the truth can make people physically and mentally healthy
75.The text is mainly aboutA.
A.the connection between honesty and health
B.research on physical and mental health
C.a(chǎn)dvice for being an honest person
D.effects of honesty on personal relationships.
分析 本文屬于說明文閱讀,作者通過這篇文章主要向我們描述了科學(xué)家做實驗研究誠實與健康之間的關(guān)系,發(fā)現(xiàn)誠實確實可以改善人類的健康.
解答 72.C.細節(jié)理解題.根據(jù)文章第一段"The other group wasn't given any special instructions about lying"可知不是所有的參與者都必須說出真相;故選C.
73.C.推理判斷題.根據(jù)文章第二段"It turns out that both groups reduced their lying"兩組降低了他們的謊言,可知兩組的參與者傾向于少說謊;故選C.
74.B.細節(jié)理解題.根據(jù)文章最后一段"That would be beneficial.I'm a little doubtful that it makes us all healthier,but it may make us healthier in a psychological way"可知誠實很有可能幫助人們的心理更健康;故選B.
75.A.主旨大意題.通讀全文,可知文章主要講了科學(xué)家做實驗研究誠實與健康之間的關(guān)系,發(fā)現(xiàn)誠實確實可以改善人類的健康,故選A.
點評 考察學(xué)生的細節(jié)理解和推理判斷能力,做細節(jié)理解題時一定要找到文章中的原句,和題干進行比較,再做出正確的選擇.在做推理判斷題不要以個人的主觀想象代替文章的事實,要根據(jù)文章事實進行合乎邏輯的推理判斷.