综英第3册unit5练习答案

综英第3册unit5练习答案

英专综合教程 3 （第 2 版）电子教案Unit 5

Unit 5

Text Comprehension

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II.TTTFF

III.1. Refer to Para.2-5. Professor DePaulo's study suggests that lying is a common phenomenon and most of the lies we tell are small and insignificant. Meanwhile, as she points out, it is common that people take lies lightly: their lies have caused them little preoccupation or regret.

2.Refer to Para.

3. According to the passage,

the purpose of telling lies or white lies varies: women tell lies according to the principle of caring, or to spare other 's feelings, and men tell lies basically for utilitarian self-promoting purposes.

3.Refer to Para.7-10. The story of Tom supports the argument that little white lies are ubiquitous, and people have taken such lies for granted, believing that they are well-intended. When he

英专综合教程 3 （第 2 版）电子教案Unit 5

consulted with Michael Josephson, the reply is very negative: his mother-in-;aw may feel hurt when she discovers the deceit some day. Or even worse, she may question: “And what else have you lied to me about? ”In short, such white lies may produce mistrust among people.

4.Refer to Para.12-1

5. The consequences of lying are three-fold: the deceived may feel cheated and won 't trust the liar any more; the liar will lose trust and get entangled in the lies he fabricates; and, if lies proliferate

endlessly, society as a whole would falter and collapse as trust is damaged or destroyed.

5.Refer to Para.1

6. Not all white lies are unacceptable. Some falsehoods like setting somebody up for a surprise party or telling children about the tooth fairy can be

justified. However, you have to consider the attitude of the deceived towards lying and the consequences,

i.e. whether your act will undermine his trust in you.

IV. 1. Whe n we start to tell a lie, we have en tered a very intricate situation, as a lie often requires other lies until the whole structure of lies becomes so complex that it ensn ares the liar.

2.One is less inhibited from lying; his

ability to make moral right and wrong judgments is dulled, and he may become less cautious aga inst being caught.

3.The most un dersta ndable and acceptable

lies are those which are told for the sake of

love and care at the expense of trust, according to the ethicists.

Vocabulary (Pp. 83-84)

1. 1.

earth-shatteri ng very importa nt/shock in g/traumatic

2.spare the other 'feelings avoid hurting the other' feelings/ avoid doing something that would upset the other pers on

3.shaping or spinning the truth telling the truth with a favorable emphasis or

slant/modifying the truth

4.a slippery slope a course of action which can easily lead to something unacceptable, wrong, or disastrous

5.at all costs/ at any cost under any circumsta nces/ whatever might happe n

II.1. supportive 2. perceived 3. prevaricati on 4. asto un ded

5. undermine

6. faltered

7. fibs

8. volun teered