宝典最新verbal题库大汇总.doc

1、1. Communication technologies are far from equivalent. A recent study comparing honesty across a range of different media revealed that people were twice likely to tell lies when using the phone than when communicating via e-mail. It had previously been assumed that people would be more inclined to

2、fabricate(伪造) the truth when using e-mail, due to the remoteness of the interaction making people more comfortable about deceiving others. On the contrary, it seems that anxiety over the accountability afforded by the recording of e-mail exchanges induces greater truthfulness. However, the research

3、also noted that people are much more likely to be rude or insulting over e-mail, outweighing any benefits of increased honesty! An implication of the study is that if telephone conversations are recorded and people are aware of this fact, they are likely to be more truthful over the phone. T People

4、are unconcerned about the repercussion(反响) of e-mail untruths. FIt had been assumed that people would communicate more honestly when using e-mail than when using the telephone. F2. There is often considerable scientific disagreement both about available reserves of natural resources and about the ex

5、tent of environmental damage caused by particular pollutants. Even where the scientific evidence is incontrovertible（无可争议）. There may be political conflict, based on different vested interests, over the degree to which particular environmental controls should be accepted. Governments may, for exampl

6、e, refrain from introducing effective control if they fear these will adversely affect company profitability or jobs, even where the environmental cost of not introducing controls are considerable.There is always scientific debate around the facts regarding the reserves of natural resources. TVery r

7、arely is there conflict over the degree to which particular environmental controls should be accepted. FParties with a vested interest are more influenced by politics than science when deciding whether to implement environmental controls. C 3. Whilst high visibility crime such as night-time drunken

8、disturbance has increased, total urban and rural crime, both reported and unreported, has fallen over the last two years, yet paradoxically people feel less safe, believing that the converse is the case. This fall in crime has coincided with a drop in the number of police officer on the street. A ci

9、tizens fear of crime seems not to be a matter of reality at all- the visibility of law enforcement officials has a greater impact on their view of reality than hard facts.Reducing the number of police officer has led to a reduction in crime. CCrime statistics support popular belief about the level o

10、f crime. FPeople feel safer when there are more police on the street. T4. There is no task more difficult than that of ensuring the education of children in modern society. Not only school, but also teachers and their roles have changed out of all recognition in the past few decades, thanks to the i

11、mpact on teaching institutions by indoctrinating(灌输；教导), and indoctrinated, reformist intellectuals bearing revolutionary ideas. To the perpetual indiscipline of youth has now been added the indiscipline of parents, many of whom interpret any reports of wrongdoing in school on the part of their offs

12、pring as a personal affront(轻蔑), or as the manifestation of the malice（恶意） of teachers. As for the teachers themselves, whilst many are respectable and learned men and women, who view it as their vocation（使命） to induct their charges into a civilization and a way of behaving, others attempt to influe

13、nce youth merely to further their political or ideological ends.Some of those working in education have their own hidden agendas. TTeacher with revolutionary ideas will attempt to influence their pupils for their own political ends. CSome teachers who report children of wrongdoing do so because of m

14、alice, rather than any legitimate reason. C5. Last week, the competition commission outlined two packages to regulate the sale of extended product warranties, which provide repair/replacement for faulty goods beyond the manufacturers original guarantee. Whilst warranty sales are currently highly pro

15、fitable, with some retailers attributing up to of their profits to this income stream, they are also criticized for offering poor value for money due to obscure clauses, which restrict payment in many, but the most unlikely claim scenarios. The first package-to ban retailers selling a full warranty

16、on the day of purchase was condemned 已被定罪的；by all as draconian 严厉的-whilst the other, rather milder, option of forcing retailers to provide full information on warranty exclusions and an obligatory 60day “cool-off” period for customers, received a more balanced hearing.Because no one believes that the first option will ever be implemented, investors and analysts have focused more closely on the implication of the “milder” package