阅读理解。 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 in formation 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 on e hundred dollars!” This guys a winner, right? Maybe, maybe not. We then discover that he bought $200 worth of tickets, and only on e was a winner. Hes really a big loser! He didnt say anything that was false, but he left out important information on purpose. Thats called a half-truth. Half-truths are not technically lies, but they are just as dishonest. Some politicians often use this trick. Lets say that during Governor Smiths 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 Smiths term, the state lost one million jobs!” thats true. However, and honest statement would have been, “During Governor Smiths term, the state had a net gain of two million jobs.” Advertisers(广告商) will sometimes use half-truths. Its 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 of often. Its a sad fact of life: Lies are lies, and sometimes the truth can lie as well. 1. How much did the lottery winner lose? A. One hundred dollars. B. Two hundred dollars. C. Three hundred dollars. D. Four hundred dollars. 2. We may infer that the author believes people should _. A. buy lottery tickets B. make use of half-truths C. not take anything at face value D. not trust the Yucky Company 3. What do the underline words “net gain” in Paragraph 5 mean? A. final increase B. big advantage C. large share D. total saving 4. What can we know from the example of the Yucky Pill advertisement? A. False statements are easy to see through. B. B. Half-truths are often used to mislead people. C.Doctors like to act in advertisements. D.D. Advertisements are based on facts. 【参考答案】14、.A C A B 阅读理解阅读理解 A survey of professors finds that most see online courses as inferior to in-class lessonsbut those who have taught online are more open to their potential. Larry Greenemeier reports The New York Times calls 2013“the year of the MOOC(网络开放课程). ”But lots of open online courses still fail to get high marks from most educators. In a recent survey of more than 2, 200 professors, only one in five thought that online courses could be as effective as classroom curricula(课程). Their biggest concern: limited interaction between teachers and students. The survey was done by Gallup and the website Inside Higher Ed. Respondents linked MOOC credibility to whether an online course was offered by an qualified school and to a students ability to receive credits. The doubt from the faculty of the schools isnt surprising. New technologies often turn those well-prepared products and services into goods without little excitement, something no teacher wants. On the other hand, refusing to change, especially when it involves computers, tends to be a losing strategy in most fields. One of the important points in the data is that much MOOC criticism comes from faculty whove never taught an online course. Of the 30 percent of professors polled(被投票的)who had taught a MOOC, most thought that online courses can deliver roughly the same results as the classroom ones. 【文章大意】2013 年被称为“网络开放课程之年”。很多人都在质疑网络开放课程的有效性和 它的可信度。有人认为这种课程把一些精心准备的产品和服务变成了平淡无奇的商品, 这些 都不是老师们想要的。关于调查数据的可信度也遭到了质疑。 1. In the first paragraph, the underlined word“inferior”probably means . A. better B. worse C. superior D. prior 【解析】选 B。词义猜测题。从第一段中的“But lots of open online courses still fail to get high marks from most educators. ”可知很多教育家都认为这种课程不如课堂教学。 2. According to the passage, how many professors in the survey are in support of the equal effectiveness of online courses and classroom ones? A. About 2, 200. B. About 30 percent. C. About 50 percent. D. About 440. 【解析】选 D。数字计算题。根据文章第二段 In a recent survey of more than 2, 200 professors, only one in five thought that online courses could be as effective as classroom curricula 得知, 接受 调查的 2 200 个教授中, 有五分之一认为二者的有效性相等。故选 D。 3. According to the text, which of the following statements is TRUE? A. The professors are worried that the interaction between students and teachers is not enough. B. New technologies often turn products and services into goods of high quality. C. If you refuse to change, you will lose in most fields. D. People who taught an online course gave us the exact data of the survey. 【解析】选 A。推理判断题。根据第二段 Their biggest concern: limited interaction between teachers and students. 得知被调查者担心这种网络公开课程会