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1、His results, to be presented at the conference on human computer interaction in Vienna, Austria, in April, have surprised psychologists. Some expected e-mailers to be the biggest liars, reasoning that because deception makes people uncomfortable, the detachment （非直接接触） of e-mailing would make it eas

2、ier to lie. Others expected people to lie more in face-to-face exchanges because we are most practiced at that form of communication.But Hancock says it is also crucial whether a conversation is being recorded and could be reread, and whether occurs in real time. People appear to be afraid to lie wh

3、en they know the communication could later be used to hold them to account, he says. This is why fewer lies appear in email than on the phone.People are also more likely to lie in real timein an instant message to phone call, saythan if they have time to think of a response, says Hancock. He found m

4、any lies are spontaneous （脱口而出的） responses to an unexpected demand, such as: “Do you like my dress?”Hancock hopes his research will help companies work out the best ways for their employees to communicate. For instance, the phone might be the best medium for sales where employees are encouraged to s

5、tretch the truth. But, given his result, work assessment, where honesty is a priority, might be best done using email.57. Hancocks study focuses on_ .A） the consequences of lying in various communications mediaB） the success of communications technologies in conveying ideasC） peoples preference in s

6、electing communications technologiesD） peoples honesty levels across a range of communications media58. Hancocks research finding surprised those who believed that_.A） people are less likely to lie in instant messagesB） people are unlikely to lie in face-to-face interactionsC） people are most likely

7、 to lie in e-mail communicationD） People are twice as likely to lie in phone conversations59. According to the passage, why are people more likely to tell the truth through certain media of communication?A） They are afraid of leaving behind traces of their lies.B） They believe that honesty is the be

8、st policy.C） They tend to be relaxed when using those media.D） They are most practised at those forms of communication.60. According to Hancock, the telephone is a preferable medium for promoting sales because_.A） salesmen can talk directly to their customersB） salesmen may feel less restrained to e

9、xaggerateC） salesmen can impress customers as being trustworthyD） salesmen may pass on instant messages effectively61. It can be inferred from the passage that_.A） honesty should be encouraged in interpersonal communicationsB） more employers will use e-mails to communicate with their employeesC） sui

10、table media should be chosen for different communication purposesD） email is now the dominant medium of communication within a companyPassage TwoIn a country that defines itself by ideals, not by shared blood, who should be allowed to come, work and live here? In the wake of the Sept.11 attacks thes

11、e questions have never seemed more pressing.On Dec.11, 2001, as part of the effort to increase homeland security, Federal and local authorities in 14 states staged “Operation Safe Travel” raids on airports to arrest employees with false identification （身份证明）. In Salt Lake City there were 69 arrests.

12、 But those captured were anything but terrorists, most of them illegal immigrants from Central or South America. Authorities said the undocumented workers illegal status made them open to blackmail （讹诈） by terrorists. Many immigrants in Salt Lake City were angered by the arrests and said they felt a

13、s if they were being treated like disposable goods.Mayor Anderson said those feelings were justified to a certain extent. “Were saying we want you to work in these places, and were going to look the other way in terms of what our laws are, and then when its convenient for us, or when we can try to m

14、ake a point in terms of national security, especially after Sept.11, then youre disposable. There are whole families being uprooted for all of the wrong reasons,” Anderson said.If Sept.11 had never happened the airport workers would not have been arrested and could have gone on quietly living in Ame

15、rica, probably indefinitely. Ana Castro, a manager at a Ben & Jerrys ice cream shop at the airport, had been working 10 years with the same false Social Security card when she was arrested in the December airport raid. Now she and her family are living under the threat of deportation （驱逐出境）. Castros

16、 case is currently waiting to be settled. While she awaits the outcome, the government has granted her permission to work here and she has returned to her job at Ben Jerrys.62. According to the author, the United States claims to be a nation_.A） composed of people having different values B） encourag

17、ing individual pursuitsC） sharing common interests D） founded on shared ideals63. How did the immigrants in Salt Lake City feel about “Operation Safe Travel”?A） Guilty. B） Offended.C） Disappointed. D） Discouraged.64. Undocumented workers became the target of “Operation Safe Travel” because_.A） evide

18、nce was found that they were potential terroristsB） most of them worked at airports under threat of terrorist attacksC） terrorists might take advantage of their illegal statusD） they were reportedly helping hide terrorists around the airport65. By saying “were going to look the other way in terms of

19、 what our laws are” （Line 2, Para.3）, Mayor Alderson means“_”.A） we will turn a blind eye to your illegal statusB） we will examine the laws in a different wayC） there are other ways of enforcing the lawD） the existing laws must not be ignored66. What do we learn about Ana Castro from the last paragr

20、aph?A） She will be deported sooner or later.B） She is allowed to study permanently.C） Her case has been droppedD） Her fate remains uncertain.Part Cloze （15 minutes）Directions：There are 20 blanks in the following passage. For each blank there are four choices marked A）, B）, C） and D） on the right sid

21、e of the paper. You should choose the ONE that best fits into the passage. Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre.Do you wake up every day feeling too tired, or even upset? If so, then a new alarm clock could be just for you. The clock, called Slee

22、p Smart, measures your sleep cycle, and waits 67 you to be in your lightest phase of sleep 68 rousing you. Its makers say that should 69 you wake up feeling refreshed every morning.As you sleep you pass 70 a sequence of sleep: stateslight sleep, deep sleep and REM （rapid eye movement）sleepthat 71 ap

23、proximately every 90 minutes. The point in that cycle at which you wake can 72 how you feel later, and may 73 have a greater impact than how much or little you have slept. Being roused during a light phase 74 you are more likely to wake up energetic.Sleep Smart 75 the distinct pattern of brain waves

24、 76 during each phase of sleep, via a headband equipped 77 electrodes （电极） and a microprocessor. This measures the electrical activity of the wearers brain, in much the 78 way as some machines used for medical and research 79 , and communicates wirelessly with a clock unit near the bed. You 80 the c

25、lock with latest time at 81 you want to be wakened, and it 82 duly （适时地） wakes you during the last light sleep phase before that.The 83 was invented by a group of students at Brown University in Rhode Island 84 a friend complained of waking up tired and performing poorly on a test. “ 85 sleep depriv

26、ed people ourselves, we started thinking of 86 to do about it”, says Eric Shashoua, a recent college graduate and now chief executive officer of Axon Sleep Research Laboratories, a company created by the students to develop their idea.67. A） beside B） near C） for D） around68. A） upon B） before C） to

27、wards D） till69. A） ensure B） assure C） require D） request70. A） through B） into C） about D） on71. A） reveals B） reverses C） resumes D） repeats72. A） effect B） affect C） reflect D） perfect73. A） already B） every C） never D） even74. A） means B） marks C） says D） dictates75. A） removes B） relieves C） r

28、ecords D） recalls76. A） proceeded B） produced C） pronounced D） progressed77. A） by B） of C） with D） over78. A） familiar B） similar C） identical D） same79. A） findings B） prospects C） proposals D） purposes80. A） prompt B） program C） plug D） plan81. A） where B） this C） which D） that82. A） then B） also C） almost D） yet83. A） claim B） conclusion C） concept D） explanation84. A） once B） after C） since D） while85. A） Besides B） Despite C） To D） As86. A） what B） how C） whether D） when