首页
外语
计算机
考研
公务员
职业资格
财经
工程
司法
医学
专升本
自考
实用职业技能
登录
专升本
What is exactly a lie? Is it anything we say which we know is untrue? Or is it something more than that? For example, suppose a
What is exactly a lie? Is it anything we say which we know is untrue? Or is it something more than that? For example, suppose a
admin
2015-10-05
31
问题
What is exactly a lie? Is it anything we say which we know is untrue? Or is it something more than that? For example, suppose a friend wants to borrow some money from you, you say: "I wish I could help you but I’ m short of money myself. " In fact, you are not short of money, but your friend is in the habit of not paying his debts and you don’ t want to hurt his feelings by reminding him of this. Is this really a lie?
A scientific study of lying shows women are better liars than men, particularly when telling " a white lie" such as when a woman at a party tells another woman that she likes her dress when she really thinks it looks terrible. However, this is only one side of the story. Other researches show that men are more likely to tell more serious lies, such as making a promise which they have no intention of fulfilling. This is the kind of lie politicians and businessmen are supposed to be particularly skilled at: the lie from which the liar hopes to profit or gain in some way.
Research has also been done into the way people’ s behavior changes in a number of small, apparently unimportant ways when they lie. It has been found that if they are sitting down at the same time, they tend to move about in their chairs more than usual. To the trained observer they are saying, "I wish 1 were somewhere else now. "
Politicians and businessmen are supposed to be skilled at telling the kind of lies______.
选项
A、from which they may gain some ’advantages
B、that seems to be believable
C、that women are most likely to believe
D、with which they can have better relationship with others
答案
A
解析
本题是细节题。从第2段最后一句“This is the kind of lie politicians and businessmen are supposed to be particularly skilledat:the lie from which the liar hopes to profit orgain in some way”,可知选项A正确。
转载请注明原文地址:https://jikaoti.com/ti/YtxGFFFM
本试题收录于:
英语题库普高专升本分类
0
英语
普高专升本
相关试题推荐
Why______wecanneverdiscussaproblemwithoutgettingintoaheatedargument?
A.Thequestionistooeasytoanswer.B.Don’tanybodysayanythingaboutthismatter.C.Don’taskwhatyourschoolcandofor
______theprisonerescapedisamystery.
Thedoctorsaidthatthepatientwoulddie______hewassenttohospitalimmediately.
Boththescientistsunderstoodthattheairwasamixtureoftwogases,____was"combustible"andtheother"useless".
The______ofbloodalwaysmakeshimfeelsick.
(2005)Hewonderedifhecouldslipoutofthelecturehallwithoutanyone_____.
TheBrownshavenot______yetandIdoubtwhethertheywillcome.
抱歉,史密斯先生,我有几个问题得打扰。
A:你是在教室里读英语吗?
随机试题
如何利用草图创建特征?
长为l、重为P的均质杆OA以球铰链O固定,已知杆运动到最低位置时的角速度为ω,如图所示。则杆与铅直线的交角为θ时,杆的动能为()。
随着城市的进一步发展,××市的地下管线越来越多。由于历史原因,早期的地下管线没有管线图,在城市建设过程中,很容易遭到破坏。为了摸清管线的分布情况,建立全市的地下管线信息系统,为规划、建设、管理部门提供信息,决定开展全市的地下管线测量工作。某甲级测绘单位通过
发行可转换债券的缺点是( )。
经济补偿基数的计算标准,工资按照劳动者应得丁资计算,包括()。
甲公司是一家设备制造企业,常年大量使用某种零部件。该零部件既可以外购,也可以自制。如果外购,零部件单价为100元/件,每次订货的变动成本为20元,订货的固定成本较小,可以忽略不计。如果自制,有关资料如下:(1)需要购买一套价值为100000元的加工设备,
2×20年10月31日,甲公司与乙公司签订一项资产转让协议,约定将甲公司拥有的一家酒店整体转让给乙公司,转让初定价格为2200000元。转让协议同时约定,对于该酒店于2×20年8月15日购买的一项作为其他债权投资核算的金融资产,其转让价格以转让当日市场价格
可维持的国际收支差额(SustainableBalanceofPayments)
“去打电话”是()。
Acompleteinvestigationintothecausesoftheaccidentshouldleadtoimprovedstandardsandshould______newoperatingprocedu
最新回复
(
0
)