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PartIReadingComprehension(30%)Directions:Therearethreepassagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.Passage1Questions1to5arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Whatexactlyisalie?Isitanythingwesaywhichweknowisuntrue?Orisitsomethingmorethanthat?Forexample,supposeafriendwantstoborrowsomemoneyfromyou.Yousay“IwishIcouldhelpyoubutI’mshortofmoneymyself.”Infact,youarenotshortofmoneybutyourfriendisinthehabitofnotpayinghisdebtandyoudon’twanttohurthisfeelingsbyremindinghimofthis.Isthisrallyalie?ProfessorJeraldJellisonoftheUniversityofSouthernCaliforniahasmadeascientificstudyoflying.(76)Accordingtohim,womenarebetterliarsthanmen,particularlywhentellinga“whitelie”,suchaswhenawomanatapartytellsanotherwomanthatshelikesherdresswhenshereallythinksitlooksawful.However,thisisonlyonesideofthestory.Otherresearcherssaythatmenaremorelikelytotellmoreseriouslies,suchasmakingapromisewhichtheyhavenointensionoffulfilling.Thisisthekindofliepoliticiansandbusinessmenaresupposedtobeparticularlyskilledat:theliefromwhichtheliarhopestoprofitorgaininsomeway.Researchhasalsobeendoneintothewaypeople’sbehaviorchangesinanumberofsmall,apparentlyunimportantwayswhentheylie.Ithasbeenfoundthatiftheyaresittingdownatthetime,theytendtomoveaboutintheirchairsmorethanusual.Tothetrainedobservertheyaresaying“IwishIweresomewhereelsenow.”Theyalsotendtotouchcertainpartsofthefacemoreoften,inparticularthenose.Oneexplanationofthismaybethatlyingcausesaslightincreaseinbloodpressure.Thetipofthenoseisverysensitivetosuchchangesandtheincreasedpressuresmakeititch.AnothergesturewhichgivesliarsawayiswhatthewriterDesmondMorrisinhisbookManwatchingcalls“themouthcover”.(77)Hesaysthereareseveraltypicalformsofthis,suchascoveringpartofthemouthwiththefingers,touchingtheupper-liporputtingafingerofthehandatonesideofthemouth.Suchagesturecanbeunderstoodasanunconsciousattemptonthepartoftheliartostophimselforherselffromlying.Ofcourse,suchgesturesasrubbingthenoseorcoveringthemouth,ormovingaboutinachaircannotbetakenasproofthatthespeakerislying.Theysimplytendtooccurmorefrequentlyinthissituation.Itisnotonegesturealonethatgivestheliarawaybutawholenumberofthings,andinparticularthecontextinwhichthelieistold.1.Accordingtothepassage,a“whitelie”seemstobealieA.thatotherpeoplebelieveB.thatotherpeopledon’tbelieveC.toldinordertoavoidoffendingsomeoneD.toldinordertotakeadvantageofsomeone2.ResearchsuggeststhatwomenA.arebetterattellinglessseriousliesthanmenareB.generallyliefarmorethanmendoC.lieatpartiesmoreoftenthanmendoD.oftenmakepromisestheyintendtobreak3.ResearchersfindthatwhenapersontellsliesA.hisbloodpressureincreasesmeasurablyB.helooksveryseriousC.hetendstomakesomesmallchangesinhisbehaviorD.heuseshisunconsciousmind4.OnereasonpeoplesometimesrubtheirnoseswhentheylieisthatA.theywishtheyweresomewhereelseB.thenoseissensitivetophysicalchangescausedbylyingC.theywanttocovertheirmouthsD.theyaretryingtostopthemselvesfromtellinglies5.ThetoneofthispassagetellsusthatthewriterA.hatestolieB.enjoyslyingC.oftentellsalieD.triestoanalyzelyingPassage2Question6to10arebasedonthefollowingpassage.(78)Letchildrenlearntojudgetheirownwork.Achildlearningtotalkdoesnotlearnbybeingcorrectedallthetime:ifcorrectedtoomuch,hewillstoptalking.Henoticesathousandtimesadaythedifferencebetweenthelanguageheusesandthelanguagethosearoundhimuse.Bitbybit,hemakesthenecessarychangestomakehislanguagelikeotherpeople’s.Inthesameway,childrenlearningtodoalltheotherthingstheylearntodowithoutbeingtaught—towalk,run,climb,whistle,rideabicycle—comparetheirownperformanceswiththoseofmoreskilledpeople,andslowlymaketheneededchanges.Butinschoolwenevergiveachildachancetofindouthismistakesandcorrectthemforhimself.Wedoitallforhim.Weactasifwethoughtthathewouldnevernoticeamistakeunlessitwaspointedouttohim,orcorrectitunlesshewasmadeto.Lethimworkout,withthehelpofotherchildrenifhewantsit,whathiswordsays,whattheansweristothatproblem,whetherthisisagoodwayofsayingordoingthisornot.Ifitisamatterofrightanswers,asitmaybeinmathematicsorscience,givehimtheanswerbook.Lethimcorrecthisownpapers.Whyshouldweteacherswastetimeonsuchroutinework?Ourjobshouldbetohelpthechildwhenhetellsthathecan’tfindthewaytogettherightanswer.Letthechildrenlearnwhatalleducatedpersonsmustsomedaylearn,howtomeasuretheirownunderstanding,howtoknowwhattheyknowordonotknow.6.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingisthebestwayforchildrentolearnthings?A.Listeningtoskilledpeople’sadvice.B.Askingolderpeoplemanyquestions.C.Makingmistakesandhavingthemcorrected.D.Doingwhatotherpeopledo.7.ThewriterthinkteachersshouldNOT.A.givechildrencorrectanswersBallowchildrentomakemistakesC.pointoutchildren’smistakestothemD.letchildrenmarktheirownwork8.Accordingtothewriter,teachersinschoolshould.A.allowchildrentolearnfromeachotherB.pointoutchildren’smistakeswheneverfoundC.correctchildren’smistakesassoonaspossibleD.givechildrenmorebookknowledge9.Accordingtothepa