10．How Many Lies Do the Children Tell You？
Mothers who feel their children don't appreciate them can add another grievance to the list half the time，their children are lying to them．A study designed to expose the truth about lying shows that undergraduates lie to their mothers in 46% of their conversations．Still，mums should feel better than total strangers，who are told lies an astonishing 77% of the time．
Bella Depaulo and a team of psychologists from the University of Virginia，Charlottesville，asked 77undergraduates to keep a record of all their conversations for a week，and write down whether they lied at any time．DePaulo named lying broadly，as"when you intentionally try to mislead someone"，so she would catch the smallest of lies．
The students told an average of two lies a day．They said they had been studying when they had been out drinking．One told his parents that a textbook cost 50ratherthan20so that they would send him extra money．Female students constantly told their plainlooking roommates that they were pretty．"They are everyday lies，"says DePaulo．
DePaulo and her colleagues conclude that people tend to tell fewer lies to those they feel closest to．College students lied to their best friends 28% of the time but lied to acquaintances 48% of the time．In close relationships，people were more likely to tell"kindhearted"lies，designed to protect feelings，rather than selfserving lies．
Romantic（浪漫的） partners lie somewhere between close friends and acquaintances．Students lied to romantic partners about a third of the time．DePaulo thinks that unmarried lovers can expect less honesty than best friends because of the insecurity that comes with romance．
Mothers can take heart from one other finding．They may have been lied to，but at least their children talked to them．The students were recorded telling few lies to their fathers because they had little interaction with them．

32．What is the meaning of the underlined word"grievance"in Paragraph 1？C
A．Belief．
B．Opinion．
C．Complaint．
D．Difficulty．
33．According to the passage，college students felt closest toB．
A．mothers       
B．best friends
C．a(chǎn)cquaintances   
D．romantic partners
34．Female students lied to their roommates toD．
A．get money from them   
B．offer them the services
C．gain more security   
D．make them happy
35．What is the purpose of this article？A
A．To present a fact．
B．To argue an idea．
C．To tell a story．
D．To explain a theory．

分析 本文是一篇關于孩子說謊的社會調(diào)查研究的說明文．調(diào)查發(fā)現(xiàn)有一半的時候孩子會對媽媽撒謊．一項調(diào)查顯示大學生在46%的會話中會對媽媽撒謊，不過，媽媽們值得欣慰的是這要比陌生人的情況好；在與陌生人的對話中會高達77%．

解答 32．C　詞義猜測題．根據(jù)第一段"halfthe time，their children are lying tothem"可知，孩子多半時間在對媽媽說謊，這件事情可以添加到媽媽的抱怨清單里，故選C．
33．B　細節(jié)理解題．根據(jù)第四段"Collegestudents lied to their best friends 28% of the time but lied to acquaintances48% of the time．In close relationships，peoplewere more likely to tell"kindhearted"lies，designedto protect feelings"可知，大學生對關系好的人很少撒謊，而且很多都是善意的謊言，故選B．
34．D　細節(jié)理解題．根據(jù)第三段"Femalestudents constantly told their plainlooking roommates that they were pretty．"可知，女同學經(jīng)�？洫勏嗝财狡降氖矣验L得漂亮，其實是為了逗她開心，故選D項．
35．A　寫作意圖題．根據(jù)"HowMany Lies Do the Children Tell You？…A study designed to expose thetruth about lying shows that undergraduates lie to their mothers in 46% oftheir conversations．"可知，文章主要介紹了一項研究成果，孩子對媽媽說的謊話占他們談話的一半左右，隨著談話對象的改變，人們說謊的概率也不一樣，可見，文章主要揭示了說謊的概率這一事實，故選A項．

點評 本文是科技類閱讀，主要考查細節(jié)理解題和推理判斷題．在做細節(jié)理解題時，首先根據(jù)題目要求迅速在文章里找出相應的段落、句子或短語．認真比較選項和文中細節(jié)的區(qū)別，在做推理判斷題時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．

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29．According to the passage，smog _C．
A．encourages peope to run away from it
B．keeps people stay indoors day and niht
C．gives businessmen chances to make money
D．has nothing to do with the economy
30．Salt lamps are useless，becauseD．
A．its high boiling point may cause a big fire
B．people don't know how to increase its low boiling point
C．it may make the air even worse and dirtier
D．it actually can't give off the negative ions
31．How many products does the author think of as useful ways to fight against the smog？B
A．Two．  B．Three．  C．Four．  D．Five．

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19．As women in the rich Asian country have become better educated，with five times as many now getting advanced degrees as in 1995，they have also become choosier and are less likely to settle for the role of gentle wife traditionally expected of Korean women．
"I heard if you are a female with master's degree，it is much harder to arrange a meeting than if you have a bachelor's degree because of an unfavorable concept'too smart women'here，"said King，a college senior in Seoul．
The age at which Korean women are getting hitchedhas risen by an average 4.1 years over the past 20 years to 28.9 years，according to Statistics Korea，and that has created worried mothers getting things rolling for their daughters．
"My daughter is in her early 30's，an age considered late for marriage here"，said a woman who took her daughter to a match-making agency in Seoul．
"If she does not find her match this year，it will be much more difficult to marry in the coming years．So I went to the firm with her and made her join．"
At DUO，a matchmaking firm，its 26，000 members can choose between five different membership programs with fees from 1.08 million won（ 韓元）（$971）to 8.8 million won．
To attract more customers，the site displays the average annual income of its male and female customers，as well as their professional standing．
"In a privately set-up blind date，you cannot be entirely sure of how much of personal information given to you is accurate，"said DUO spokesman Yon Jun．
Critics say the industry focuses more on income and status．Some of them have coined the phrase"employage"to sum up employment and marriage．
"If your father works in the financial industry or is a high-ranking administrator，maybe you will find your match with similar backgrounds through a matchmaking firm，starting a perfect marriage on the back of parental support，"said comedian Quan．

63．The underlined word"hitched"in Paragraph 3 probably meansB．
    A．employed       B．married       C．educated      D．worried
64．What leads to the embarrassing state for Korean women in matchmaking is thatC．
    A．they don't want to be gentle any more
    B．most of them are not in good shape
    C．they have a much higher education
    D．matchmaking agencies pushed them too hard
65．From the passage，we can conclude thatD．
    A．a(chǎn)ll the perfect marriages result from good backgrounds
    B．blind date can help you get more accurate personal information
    C．mothers are more worried about themselves than their daughters
    D．twenty years ago，girls averaged less than 25 when they were married
66．Why do some people invent the word"employage"？BecauseB．
    A．they like the special way that matchmaking is arranged
    B．the matchmaking firm pays more attention to money and status
    C．mothers are more worried about their daughters in marriage
    D．young women prefer personal information to profession．

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20．Dear Volunteers，
The service you will provide to elderly individuals in Abilene as a Meals on Wheels volunteer is deeply appreciated．I want to take this opportunity to thank you for the many miles you will travel and all of the hours you will contribute to help make this one of the best programs in the entire state．
We have our staff members make a home visit before adding each person to the program and try to visit everyone at least once every year．That is hardly enough，and we depend on your contact a great deal!It is important that you report back when you do not get an answer to your knock on the door．The person inside may be hurt or ill．They may be in hospital or out of town and fail to inform us．If they are frequently absent，we may need to determine if they still need meals．
If you find someone with a medical emergency，please call 911 to request medical assistance，and then call the Meals on Wheels office．If you find someone who needs assistance other than for a medical emergency，please call the Meals on Wheels office at 6725050，and we will try to find the appropriate agency or individual to call．
Let us know when a certain person needs extra food．We have a food preparation room of shelf stable items to share with them．Please feel free to take a few magazines when you deliver meals．Many of those we serve cannot afford magazines and enjoy reading．If someone is interested in getting books from the Abilene Public Library，let us know．We can sign them up for the Books on Wheels program．Call if you smell gas strongly when you deliver meals，or if someone needs a space heater，a blanket，or an electric fan．Please convey all needs to us，and we will try to see that they are met．Some of the elderly people who we offer our service may have cancers，liver diseases，AIDS，etc．If you do not want to deliver meals to the people with certain types of health problems，such as these，please let us know．
Sincerely，
Betty L．Bradley，LBSW，
Executive Director
60．Why does the author write this letter？C
A．To express great thanks to volunteers．
B．To explain how the old people get help．
C．To tell volunteers what they are tasked with．
D．To describe the life situation of the old people．
61．What can we learn about the volunteers from the passage？D
A．They order books for needy people．
B．They design programs to help people．
C．They offer medical help to sick people．
D．They deliver food to the elderly people．
62．How does the author learn about the needs of the people served？A
A．The volunteers report back the information to him．
B．His staff members call them to get the information．
C．He visits them now and then to get the information．
D．The family members send the information to his office．

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