2016届高考英语二轮专题检测精品练习：阅读理解（20）
<p> 高考英语二轮专题检测精品练习：阅读理解（20）</p><p> <span word="A">A</span></p><p> <span word="Do">Do</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="anyone">anyone</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="uses">uses</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="truth">truth</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="deceive">deceive</span> (欺骗)? <span word="When">When</span> <span word="someone">someone</span> <span word="tells">tells</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="true">true</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="leaves">leaves</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="important">important</span> <span word="information">information</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="included">included</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="give">give</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="false">false</span> <span word="picture">picture</span>.</p><p> <span word="For">For</span> <span word="example">example</span>, <span word="some">some</span> <span word="might">might</span> <span word="say">say</span>, “<span word="I">I</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="won">won</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="hundred">hundred</span> <span word="dollars">dollars</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="lottery">lottery</span> (彩票). <span word="It">It</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="great">great</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="took">took</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="dollar">dollar</span> <span word="ticket">ticket</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="store">store</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="turned">turned</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="hundred">hundred</span> <span word="dollars">dollars</span>!”</p><p> <span word="This">This</span> <span word="guy">guy</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="winner">winner</span>, <span word="right">right</span>? <span word="Maybe">Maybe</span>, <span word="maybe">maybe</span> <span word="not">not</span>. <span word="We">We</span> <span word="then">then</span> <span word="discover">discover</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="bought">bought</span> $200 <span word="worth">worth</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="tickets">tickets</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="winner">winner</span>. <span word="He">He</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="really">really</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="loser">loser</span>!</p><p> <span word="He">He</span> <span word="didn">didn</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="anything">anything</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="false">false</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="left">left</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="important">important</span> <span word="information">information</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="purpose">purpose</span>. <span word="That">That</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="half">half</span>-<span word="truth">truth</span>. <span word="Half">Half</span>-<span word="truths">truths</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="technically">technically</span> <span word="lies">lies</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="dishonest">dishonest</span>.</p><p> <span word="Some">Some</span> <span word="politicians">politicians</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="trick">trick</span>. <span word="Let">Let</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="Governor">Governor</span> <span word="Smith">Smith</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="term">term</span>, <span word="her">her</span> <span word="state">state</span> <span word="lost">lost</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="million">million</span> <span word="jobs">jobs</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="gained">gained</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="million">million</span> <span word="jobs">jobs</span>. <span word="Then">Then</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="seeks">seeks</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="term">term</span>. <span word="One">One</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="opponents">opponents</span>(对手) <span word="says">says</span>, “<span word="During">During</span> <span word="Governor">Governor</span> <span word="Smith">Smith</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="term">term</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="state">state</span> <span word="lost">lost</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="million">million</span> <span word="jobs">jobs</span>!” <span word="that">that</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="true">true</span>. <span word="However">However</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="honest">honest</span> <span word="statement">statement</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span>, “<span word="During">During</span> <span word="Governor">Governor</span> <span word="Smith">Smith</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="term">term</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="state">state</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="net">net</span> <span word="gain">gain</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="million">million</span> <span word="jobs">jobs</span>.”</p><p> <span word="A">A</span>dvertisers(广告商) will sometimes use half-truths. It’s 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.</p>
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