Beware of those who use the truth to deceive. When someone tells you something that is 36 , but leaves out important information that should be 37 , he can create a false impression.
For example, someone might say, “I just 38 a hundred dollars on the lottery. It was great. I took that dollar ticket back to the store and 39 it in for one hundred dollars!”
This guy’s a winner, 40 ? Maybe, maybe not. We then discover that he bought two hundred 41 , and only one was a winner. He’s really a big 42 !
He didn’t say anything that was 43 , but he deliberately left out some important 44 . That’s called a half-truth. Half-truths are not technically 45 , but they are just as not 46 .
Untrustworthy candidates in 47 campaigns often use this tactic（策略，手段）. Let’s say that during Governor Smith’s last term, her state lost one million jobs and 48 three million jobs. Then she 49 another term. One of her opponents runs an ad 50 , “During Governor Smith’s term, the state lost one million jobs!” That’s true. 51 , an honest statement would have been, “During Governor Smith’s term, the state had a net gain of 52 million jobs.”
Advertisers will sometimes use half-truths. It’s 53 the law to make false claims so they try to mislead you with the 54 . An ad might boast, “Nine out of ten doctors remend Yucky Pills to cure nose pimples.” It 55 to mention that they 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 are lies, and sometimes the truth can lie as well.
【小题1】A．false B．trueC．interestingD．boring【小题2】A．includedB．containedC．involvedD．referred【小题3】A．lostB．foundC．donatedD．won【小题4】A．changedB．tookC．turnedD．made【小题5】A．rightB．wellC．reallyD．though【小题6】A．booksB．papersC．tickets D．balls【小题7】A．winnerB．loserC．fighterD．thinker【小题8】A．trueB．realC．doubtfulD．false【小题9】A．detailsB．informationC．mistakesD．errors【小题10】A．storiesB．truthC．factsD．lies【小题11】A．pleasantB．excitingC．honestD．clever【小题12】A．politicalB．mercialC．personalD．public【小题13】A．stoppedB．foundC．avoidedD．gained【小题14】A．seeks B．getsC．achievesD．searches【小题15】A．writingB．readingC．saying D．speaking【小题16】A．OtherwiseB．However C．In factD．This way【小题17】A．oneB．two C．threeD．four【小题18】A．forB．toC．against D．in【小题19】A．wordsB．factsC．dataD．truth【小题20】A．fails B．triesC．managesD．plansB
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(答案→)B
解析：本文为议论文。运用了三个例子说明了真实的事情也并不可靠，因此我们得用心去思考、判断，才能辨别其真假。
【小题1】考查形容词：A. false错的B. true真的C. interesting有趣的D. borin令人厌烦的，因为当别人告诉你某个真实的事情的时候，他会遗漏一些应该告诉你的重要信息，选B
【小题2】考查动词：A. included包含（个体）B. contained包含（整体）C. involved涉及D. referred所指，信息是应该被包含的。选A
【小题3】考查动词：A. lost丢失B. found发现C. donated捐赠D. won赢得，某人告诉你他买彩票中了100美元，选D
【小题4】考查动词：A. changed改变B. took拿C. turned 变成D. made制作，他把那一张彩票拿回去换了100美元。Turn in上交，选C
【小题5】考查形容词：A. right对的B. well好的C. really 真正的D. though可是，这个人赚了对吗？A
【小题6】考查名词：A. books 书B. papers纸C. tickets 票D. balls球，我们后来才知道他总共买了200张彩票，选C
【小题7】考查名词：A. winner赢家B. loser输家C. fighter斗士D. thinker思想家，他其实是最大的输家。B
【小题8】考查形容词：A. true真的B. real真的C. doubtful怀疑的D. false假的，他所说的没有一句是假的，选D
【小题9】考查名词：A. details细节B. information信息C. mistakes错误D. errors错误，但是他漏掉了重要的信息，选B
【小题10】考查名词：A. stories故事B. truth 真相C. facts事实D. lies撒谎，这就叫做半真半假，半真半假不是真正意义上的谎言，选D
【小题11】考查形容词：A. pleasant愉快的B. exciting兴奋的C. honest诚实的D. clever聪明的，但是确实又是不诚实的，选C
【小题12】考查形容词：A. political政治的B. mercial经济的C. personal个人的D. public出版，政治上竞选活动中，不值得信任的候选人就经常使用这种方法。选A
【小题13】考查动词：A. stopped停止B. found发现C. avoided避免D. gained获得，她所治理的州有一百万人失去工作但是有三百万的人找到了工作，选D
【小题14】考查动词：A. seeks寻求B. gets得到C. achieves取得D. searches搜索，然后她想继续连任，用seek。选A
【小题15】考查动词：A. writing写B. reading 读C. saying 说话，D. speaking说，表示广告说用saying。选C
【小题16】考查副词：A. Otherwise否则B. However 然而C. In fact事实上D. This way这样，那是事实，但是一个诚实的拉票演讲应该是这样的：选B
【小题17】考查数词：从前面的句子：Let’s say that during Governor Smith’s last term, her state lost one million jobs and 48 three million jobs.该州增加了两百万个工作岗位。选B
【小题18】考查介词：因为造假信息是违法的，against the law违法，选C
【小题19】考查名词：A. words单词B. facts事实C. data数据D. truth真相，所以他们就用事实来误导你，选B
【小题20】考查动词：A. fails失败B. tries努力C. manages设法D. plans计划，但是她没有告诉你她们只询问了和该种药丸有合作的十个医生，选A