[单项选择]Passage One Most people lie in everyday conversation when they are trying to appear likable and competent, according to a study conducted by University of Massachusetts psychologist Robert S. Feldman. The study found that lies told by men and women differ in content, though not in quantity. Feldman said the results showed that men do not lie more than women or vice versa, but that men and women lie in different ways. "Women were more likely to lie to make the person they were talking to feel good, while men lied most often to make themselves look better," Feldman said. A group of 121 pairs of undergraduate UMass students were recruited to participate in the study. They were told that the purpose of the study was to examine how people interact when they meet someone new. Participants were told they would have a 10-minute conversation with another person. Some participants were told to try to make themselves appear likable. Others were told to appear competent. A thi
A. the purpose to achieve
B. the amount of time taken
C. the place of their occurrence
D. the people they’re meant for

[单项选择]Passage One Most people lie in everyday conversation when they are trying to appear likable and competent, according to a study conducted by University of Massachusetts psychologist Robert S. Feldman. The study found that lies told by men and women differ in content, though not in quantity. Feldman said the results showed that men do not lie more than women or vice versa, but that men and women lie in different ways. "Women were more likely to lie to make the person they were talking to feel good, while men lied most often to make themselves look better," Feldman said. A group of 121 pairs of undergraduate UMass students were recruited to participate in the study. They were told that the purpose of the study was to examine how people interact when they meet someone new. Participants were told they would have a 10-minute conversation with another person. Some participants were told to try to make themselves appear likable. Others were told to appear competent. A thi
A. women wish to be unrestrained
B. women wish to be charming
C. men wish to be impressive
D. men wish to be perceptive

[填空题]To most people, one way to follow their career is to ______.

[单项选择]The scientist says as people are becoming more concerned about environmental problems，new ways are being found to take materials out of the rubbish and use them again（）
A. 这位科学家表示，由于人们越来越关注环境问题，因此发现了从垃圾中找出物质并再加以利用的新方法。
B. 这位科学家表示，随着人们对环境问题的日益关注，废物再利用的新方法得以产生。
C. 这位科学家表示，随着对环境问题的日益关注，人们找到了从垃圾中提取材料并再加以利用的新方法。
D. 这位科学家表示，由于对环境问题的日益关注，人们已找出了将垃圾捉取出来并再利用的新方法。

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Telling Tales about People

One of the most common types of nonfiction, and one that many people enjoy reading, is stories about people’s lives. These stories fall into three general categories: autobiography, memoir, and biography.
An autobiography is the story of a person’s life written by himself or herself. Often it begins with the person’s earliest recollections and ends in the present. Autobiography writers may not be entirely objective in the way they present themselves. However, they offer the reader a good look at the way they are and what makes them that way. People as diverse as Benjamin Franklin and Helen Keller have written autobiographies. Other writers, such as James Joyce, have written thinly fictionalized accounts of their lives. These are not autobiographies, but they are very close to it.
Memoirs, strictly speaking, are autobiographical accounts that focus as much on the events of the times as on the li
A. famous autobiographies
B. why biography can be difficult to write
C. differences between autobiographies and memoirs
D. the characteristics of autobiographies, memoirs, and biographies

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Passage One