While most people use little white lies to make life easier, the majority of Americans care about honesty in both public and personal life. They say that people today are less honest than they were ten years ago. Although it is believed that things are getting worse, lying seems to be an age-old human problem. The French philosopher (哲学家) Vauvenarges
writing in the eighteenth century, touched on the truth when he wrote, "All men are born truthful and die liars (说谎者)."
1. When the writer says "Dick Spivak is just an ordinary man", he means ______.
A. it is common that people tell white lies
B. Dick could do nothing about had traffic
C. it is common that people delay their payment
D. Dick found it hard to deal with everyday problems
2. According to the text, most Americans ______.
A. hate white lies
B. believe white lies
C. value honesty
D. consider others dishonest
3. Vauvenarges' remark suggests that ______.
A. lying is an age-old human problem
B. dishonesty increases as people get older
C. people were dishonest in the 18th century
D. it is social conditions that make people tell lies
【答案解析】
1.【分析】这是一道句意理解题。从第一自然段可以看出Dick一天撒了三次谎,而他却是极普通、平常的人,从中不难判断出人们撒个善意的谎言也是极平常的。故A为本题的正确答案。
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