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全国卷II阅读理解惊人一致

发表时间:2008-7-28 14:31:49

作者:学习报社

文章出处:学习报社

2008年高考英语全国卷II阅读理解C
Do you know of anyone who uses the truth to deceive （欺骗）? When someone tells you something that is true， but leaves out important information that should be included， he can give you a false picture.
For example， some might say，“I just won a hundred dollars on the lottery （彩票）. 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 $200 worth of tickets， and only one was a winner. He′s really a big loser!
He didn′t say anything that was false， but he left out important information on purpose. That′s called a half-truth. Halftruths are not technically lies， but they are just as dishonest.
Some politicians often use this trick. Let′s say that during Governor Smith′s last term， her state lost one million jobs and gained three million jobs. Then she seeks another term. One of her opponents（对手） says，“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 had a net gain of two million jobs.”
Advertisers（广告商） will sometimes use halftruths. It′s against the law to make false statements so they try to mislead you with the truth. An advertisement might say，“Nine out of ten doctors advised their patients to take Yucky Pills to cure toothache.”　It fails to mention that they only asked ten doctors and nine of them work for the Yucky Company.
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.
本报2007年8月27日第9期3版阅读理解E
Be careful of those who use the truth to trick. When someone tells you something that is true， but leaves out important information that should be included， he can create a false picture.
For example， some might say，“I just won one hundred dollars on the lottery （抽奖）. 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 $200 worth of tickets and only one was a winner. He′s really a big loser!
He didn′t say anything that was false， but he deliberately left out important information. That′s called a halftruth. Halftruths are just as dishonest.
Dishonest political candidates（候选人） often use this trick. During Governor Smith′s last term（任期）， her state lost one million jobs and gained three million jobs. Then she wants to get another term. One of her opponents（对手） 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 said， “During Governor Smith′s term， the state had a net gain of two million jobs.”
Advertisers will sometimes use halftruths. It′s against the law to make false claims so they try to mislead you with the truth.
This kind of dishonesty happens too often. It′s a sad fact of life： Lies are lies and sometimes the truth can lie as well.
【点评】　去年，有一位参加高考的朋友告诉我，《学习报》高考题的命中率很高，他受益不少。于是，今年高考前，我把《学习报》的所有报纸都搜集了起来，自己订了一个册子，把里面所有的题都仔细地重新过了一遍。高考的时候，我惊喜地发现，高考阅读理解C我绝对在《学习报》的练习题中看过，因为印象非常的深刻。仅仅花了一分钟的时间一目十行地扫了一遍，我就回想起来内容，用很快的速度就把题做完了。当别的同学还在仔细读内容的时候，我已经把最后一道题的答案涂在了答题卡上。我的英语能得到如此高的分数，真要好好感谢你们。
——内蒙古考生　邓　裕