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Hisresults,tobepresentedattheconferenceonhumancomputerinteractioninVienna,Austria,inApril,havesurprisedpsychologists.Someexpectede-mailerstobethebiggestliars,reasoningthatbecausedeceptionmakespeopleuncomfortable,thedetachment(非直接接触)ofe-mailingwouldmakeiteasiertolie.Othersexpectedpeopletoliemoreinface-to-faceexchangesbecausewearemostpracticedatthatformofcommunication.
ButHancocksaysitisalsocrucialwhetheraconversationisbeingrecordedandcouldbereread,andwhetheroccursinrealtime.Peopleappeartobeafraidtoliewhentheyknowthecommunicationcouldlaterbeusedtoholdthemtoaccount,hesays.Thisiswhyfewerliesappearinemailthanonthephone.
Peoplearealsomorelikelytolieinrealtime—inaninstantmessagetophonecall,say—thaniftheyhavetimetothinkofaresponse,saysHancock.Hefoundmanyliesarespontaneous(脱口而出的)responsestoanunexpecteddemand,suchas:
“Doyoulikemydress?
”
Hancockhopeshisresearchwillhelpcompaniesworkoutthebestwaysfortheiremployeestocommunicate.Forinstance,thephonemightbethebestmediumforsaleswhereemployeesareencouragedtostretchthetruth.But,givenhisresult,workassessment,wherehonestyisapriority,mightbebestdoneusingemail.
57.Hancock’sstudyfocuseson_______.
A)theconsequencesoflyinginvariouscommunicationsmedia
B)thesuccessofcommunicationstechnologiesinconveyingideas
C)people’spreferenceinselectingcommunicationstechnologies
D)people’shonestylevelsacrossarangeofcommunicationsmedia
58.Hancock’sresearchfindingsurprisedthosewhobelievedthat_______.
A)peoplearelesslikelytolieininstantmessages
B)peopleareunlikelytolieinface-to-faceinteractions
C)peoplearemostlikelytolieine-mailcommunication
D)Peoplearetwiceaslikelytolieinphoneconversations
59.Accordingtothepassage,whyarepeoplemorelikelytotellthetruththroughcertainmediaofcommunication?
A)Theyareafraidofleavingbehindtracesoftheirlies.
B)Theybelievethathonestyisthebestpolicy.
C)Theytendtoberelaxedwhenusingthosemedia.
D)Theyaremostpractisedatthoseformsofcommunication.
60.AccordingtoHancock,thetelephoneisapreferablemediumforpromotingsalesbecause_______.
A)salesmencantalkdirectlytotheircustomers
B)salesmenmayfeellessrestrainedtoexaggerate
C)salesmencanimpresscustomersasbeingtrustworthy
D)salesmenmaypassoninstantmessageseffectively
61.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat_______.
A)honestyshouldbeencouragedininterpersonalcommunications
B)moreemployerswillusee-mailstocommunicatewiththeiremployees
C)suitablemediashouldbechosenfordifferentcommunicationpurposes
D)emailisnowthedominantmediumofcommunicationwithinacompany
PassageTwo
Inacountrythatdefinesitselfbyideals,notbysharedblood,whoshouldbeallowedtocome,workandlivehere?
InthewakeoftheSept.11attacksthesequestionshaveneverseemedmorepressing.
OnDec.11,2001,aspartoftheefforttoincreasehomelandsecurity,Federalandlocalauthoritiesin14statesstaged“OperationSafeTravel”—raidsonairportstoarrestemployeeswithfalseidentification(身份证明).InSaltLakeCitytherewere69arrests.Butthosecapturedwereanythingbutterrorists,mostofthemillegalimmigrantsfromCentralorSouthAmerica.Authoritiessaidtheundocumentedworkers’illegalstatusmadethemopentoblackmail(讹诈)byterrorists.ManyimmigrantsinSaltLakeCitywereangeredbythearrestsandsaidtheyfeltasiftheywerebeingtreatedlikedisposablegoods.
MayorAndersonsaidthosefeelingswerejustifiedtoacertainextent.“We’resayingwewantyoutoworkintheseplaces,andwe’regoingtolooktheotherwayintermsofwhatourlawsare,andthenwhenit’sconvenientforus,orwhenwecantrytomakeapointintermsofnationalsecurity,especiallyafterSept.11,thenyou’redisposable.Therearewholefamiliesbeinguprootedforallofthewrongreasons,”Andersonsaid.
IfSept.11hadneverhappenedtheairportworkerswouldnothavebeenarrestedandcouldhavegoneonquietlylivinginAmerica,probablyindefinitely.AnaCastro,amanagerataBen&
Jerry’sicecreamshopattheairport,hadbeenworking10yearswiththesamefalseSocialSecuritycardwhenshewasarrestedintheDecemberairportraid.Nowsheandherfamilyarelivingunderthethreatofdeportation(驱逐出境).Castro’scaseiscurrentlywaitingtobesettled.Whilesheawaitstheoutcome,thegovernmenthasgrantedherpermissiontoworkhereandshehasreturnedtoherjobatBenJerry’s.
62.Accordingtotheauthor,theUnitedStatesclaimstobeanation_______.
A)composedofpeoplehavingdifferentvaluesB)encouragingindividualpursuits
C)sharingcommoninterestsD)foundedonsharedideals
63.HowdidtheimmigrantsinSaltLakeCityfeelabout“OperationSafeTravel”?
A)Guilty.B)Offended.
C)Disappointed.D)Discouraged.
64.Undocumentedworkersbecamethetargetof“OperationSafeTravel”because______.
A)evidencewasfoundthattheywerepotentialterrorists
B)mostofthemworkedatairportsunderthreatofterroristattacks
C)terroristsmighttakeadvantageoftheirillegalstatus
D)theywerereportedlyhelpinghideterroristsaroundtheairport
65.Bysaying“we’regoingtolooktheotherwayintermsofwhatourlawsare”(Line2,Para.3),MayorAldersonmeans“_______”.
A)wewillturnablindeyetoyourillegalstatus
B)wewillexaminethelawsinadifferentway
C)thereareotherwaysofenforcingthelaw
D)theexistinglawsmustnotbeignored
66.WhatdowelearnaboutAnaCastrofromthelastparagraph?
A)Shewillbedeportedsoonerorlater.
B)Sheisallowedtostudypermanently.
C)Hercasehasbeendropped
D)Herfateremainsuncertain.
PartⅤCloze(15minutes)
Directions:
Thereare20blanksinthefollowingpassage.ForeachblanktherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD)ontherightsideofthepaper.YoushouldchoosetheONEthatbestfitsintothepassage.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.
Doyouwakeupeverydayfeelingtootired,orevenupset?
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Asyousleepyoupass70asequenceofsleep:
states—lightsleep,deepsleepandREM(rapideyemovement)sleep—that71approximatelyevery90minutes.Thepointinthatcycleatwhichyouwakecan72howyoufeellater,andmay73haveagreaterimpactthanhowmuchorlittleyouhaveslept.Beingrousedduringalightphase74youaremorelikelytowakeupenergetic.
SleepSmart75thedistinctpatternofbrainwaves76duringeachphaseofsleep,viaaheadbandequipped77electrodes(电极)andamicroprocessor.Thismeasurestheelectricalactivityofthewearer’sbrain,inmuchthe78wayassomemachinesusedformedicalandresearch79,andcommunicateswirelesslywithaclockunitnearthebed.You80theclockwithlatesttimeat81youwanttobewakened,andit82duly(适时地)wakesyouduringthelastlightsleepphasebeforethat.
The83wasinventedbyagroupofstudentsatBrownUniversityinRhodeIsland84afriendcomplainedofwakinguptiredandperformingpoorlyonatest.“85sleepdeprivedpeopleourselves,westartedthinkingof86todoaboutit”,saysEricShashoua,arecentcollegegraduateandnowchiefexecutiveofficerofAxonSleepResearchLaboratories,acompanycreatedbythestudentstodeveloptheiridea.
67.A)besideB)nearC)forD)around
68.A)uponB)beforeC)towardsD)till
69.A)ensureB)assureC)requireD)request
70.A)throughB)intoC)aboutD)on
71.A)revealsB)reversesC)resumesD)repeats
72.A)effectB)affectC)reflectD)perfect
73.A)alreadyB)everyC)neverD)even
74.A)meansB)marksC)saysD)dictates
75.A)removesB)relievesC)recordsD)recalls
76.A)proceededB)producedC)pronouncedD)progressed
77.A)byB)ofC)withD)over
78.A)familiarB)similarC)identicalD)same
79.A)findingsB)prospectsC)proposalsD)purposes
80.A)promptB)programC)plugD)plan
81.A)whereB)thisC)whichD)that
82.A)thenB)alsoC)almostD)yet
83.A)claimB)conclusionC)conceptD)explanation
84.A)onceB)afterC)sinceD)while
85.A)BesidesB)DespiteC)ToD)As
86.A)whatB)howC)whetherD)when