2008在职联考英语9月19日每日一练
[size=3][font=Times New Roman]Communications technologies are far from equal when it comes to conveying the truth. The first study to compare honesty across a range of communication media has found that people are twice as likely to tell lies in phone conversations as they are in emails. The fact that emails are automatically recorded—and can come back to[i] haunt [/i]([/font][font=宋体]困扰[/font][font=Times New Roman]) you—appears to be the key to the finding.[/font][/size][font=Times New Roman][size=3]Jeff Hancock of Cornell University in Ithaca, New York, asked 30 students to keep a communications diary for a week. In it they noted the number of conversations or email exchanges they had lasting more than 10 minutes, and confessed to how many lies they told. Hancock then worked out the number of lies per conversation for each medium. He found that lies made up 14 per cent of emails, 21 per cent of instant messages, 27 per cent of face-to-face interactions and an astonishing 37 per cent of phone calls.[/size][/font]
[size=3][font=Times New Roman]His results to be presented at the conference on human-computer interaction in Vienna, Austria, in April, have surprised psychologists. Some expected emailers to be the biggest liars, reasoning that because deception makes people uncomfortable, the[i] detachment [/i]([/font][font=宋体]非直接接触[/font][font=Times New Roman]) of emailing would make it easier to lie. Others expected people to lie more in face-to-face exchanges because we are most practised at that form of communication.[/font][/size]
[font=Times New Roman][size=3]But Hancock says it is also crucial whether a conversation is being recorded and could be reread, and whether it occurs in real time. People appear to be afraid to lie when 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.[/size][/font]
[size=3][font=Times New Roman]People are also more likely to lie in real time—in a instant message or phone call, say—than if they have time to think of a response, says Hancock. He found many lies are[i] spontaneous [/i]([/font][font=宋体]脱口而出的[/font][font=Times New Roman]) responses to an unexpected demand, such as: “Do you like my dress?”[/font][/size]
[font=Times New Roman][size=3]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 foe sales where employees are encouraged to stretch the truth. But, given his result, work assessment where honesty is a priority, might be best done using email.[/size][/font]
[font=Times New Roman][size=3]1.
Hancock’s study focuses on ________.[/size][/font]
[font=Times New Roman][size=3]A) the consequences of lying in various communications media[/size][/font]
[font=Times New Roman][size=3]B) the success of communications technologies in conveying ideas[/size][/font]
[font=Times New Roman][size=3]C) people are less likely to lie in instant messages[/size][/font]
[size=3][font=Times New Roman]D) people’s honesty levels across a range of communications media[/font][/size]
[font=Times New Roman][size=3]2.
Hancock’s research finding surprised those who believed that ________.[/size][/font]
[font=Times New Roman][size=3]A) people are less likely to lie in instant messages[/size][/font]
[font=Times New Roman][size=3]B) people are unlikely to lie in face-to-face interactions[/size][/font]
[font=Times New Roman][size=3]C) people are most likely to lie in email communication[/size][/font]
[size=3][font=Times New Roman]D) people are twice as likely to lie in phone conversations[/font][/size]
[font=Times New Roman][size=3]3.
According to the passage, why are people more likely to tell the truth through certain media of communication?[/size][/font]
[font=Times New Roman][size=3]A) They are afraid of leaving behind traces of their lies.[/size][/font]
[font=Times New Roman][size=3]B) They believe that honesty is the best policy.[/size][/font]
[font=Times New Roman][size=3]C) They tend to be relaxed when using those media.[/size][/font]
[size=3][font=Times New Roman]D) They are most practised at those forms of communication.[/font][/size]
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According to Hancock the telephone is a preferable medium for promoting sales because ________.[/size][/font]
[font=Times New Roman][size=3]A) salesmen can talk directly to their customers[/size][/font]
[font=Times New Roman][size=3]B) salesmen may feel less restrained to exaggerate[/size][/font]
[font=Times New Roman][size=3]C) salesmen can impress customers as being trustworthy[/size][/font]
[size=3][font=Times New Roman]D) salesmen may pass on instant messages effectively[/font][/size]
[font=Times New Roman][size=3]5.
It can be inferred from the passage that ________.[/size][/font]
[font=Times New Roman][size=3]A) honesty should be encouraged in interpersonal communications[/size][/font]
[font=Times New Roman][size=3]B) more employers will use emails to communicate with their employees[/size][/font]
[font=Times New Roman][size=3]C) suitable media should be chosen for different communication purposes[/size][/font]
[size=3][font=Times New Roman]D) email is now the dominant medium of communication within a company[/font][/size]
2008在职联考英语9月19日每日一练参考答案
[size=10.5pt][font=Times New Roman]1. D. [/font][/size][font=宋体][size=10.5pt]从文章的第一段可以归纳出正确答案。[/size][/font][size=10.5pt][/size][size=10.5pt][font=Times New Roman]2[/font][/size][font=宋体][size=10.5pt]．[/size][/font][size=10.5pt][font=Times New Roman]C[/font][/size][font=宋体][size=10.5pt]．从文章第三段可以推算出正确答案。[/size][/font][size=10.5pt][font=Times New Roman] [/font][/size]
[size=10.5pt][font=Times New Roman]3[/font][/size][font=宋体][size=10.5pt]．[/size][/font][size=10.5pt][font=Times New Roman]A[/font][/size][font=宋体][size=10.5pt]．文章第四段提到[/size][/font][size=10.5pt][font=Times New Roman]People appear to be afraid to lie when they know the communication could later be used to hold them to account[/font][/size][font=宋体][size=10.5pt]，可以看出说谎者还是害怕回头被人发现。故正确答案应该选[/size][/font][size=10.5pt][font=Times New Roman]A[/font][/size][font=宋体][size=10.5pt]。[/size][/font][size=10.5pt][/size]
[font=Times New Roman]4[/font][font=宋体]．[/font][font=Times New Roman]B[/font][font=宋体]．原文提到人们在电话上比在邮件中更容易撒谎，所以对于销售人员来讲最适合用电话来和客户沟通，因为他们会觉得没有什么约束，会夸大其词。[/font][font=宋体][size=10.5pt]故正确答案应该选[/size][/font][size=10.5pt][font=Times New Roman]B[/font][/size][font=宋体][size=10.5pt]。[/size][/font][size=10.5pt][/size]
[size=3][font=Times New Roman]5[/font][font=宋体]．[/font][font=Times New Roman]C[/font][font=宋体]．人们可以根据实际情况选择不同的沟通的方式。[/font][/size] 阅读的速度慢了，但正确率提高了。:)
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