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课时作业二十六模块5 Unit 1 Getting along with others2
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Honesty is the best policy.We may agree that admitting mistakes and behaving in a genuine way is the
right way to lead our lives,but is there something in our human nature that makes us immoral? For example,in some shops and car parks you can find an honesty box—a box where you pay for something by putting money
in it—but it relies on you putting the right amount of cash in.This relies on people being honest and not trying to
cheat but it does provide a temptation to get away with not paying the full amount.
Philip Graves,a psychologist,suggests that this temptation is part of our evolution.He says:“We have evolved with the ability to be dishonest.It's part of our evolutionary psychological make-up—becau if we can gain an advantage over the people around us,we have a greater chance of surviving.”
So why do we place such importance on being honest if we benefit from being dishonest? It's becau it is lfish behaviour.If everybody acted lfishly and dishonestly all the time,the world would be a very unpleasant place.As Philip Graves says:“There is a balance to strike between the extent to which we can feather our own
nest,so to speak,and the risk of being ostracized(排斥) by the group.”So,for societies to work together, we need to trust each other and therefore we need to be honest.
Being trustworthy with money is of cour vital for an economy to survive.But being honest with words is
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another matter,saying what we think to someone can get us into hot water.However,a new anonymous messaging app has been designed that lets anyone with a link to your profile(简介) to nd you a message without knowing who it's from.The app now has 300 million urs which perhaps indicates how honest we
really like to be—but in all honesty,do you want to know what people think about you? Is honesty always the best policy?
1.What does an honesty box require people to do?
A.Get the change out of it freely.
B.Put the correct amount of money in it.
C.Donate the pocket money to others.
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D.Pay a larger amount of money.
2.According to Philip Graves,being dishonest .
A.is a disadvantage
B.should be advocated
C.is part of our evolution
D.helps people survive better
3.What does Paragraph 3 mainly talk about?
A.The reason for being honest.
B.The benefit of being dishonest.
C.The outcome of lfishness.
D.The importance of group work.
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4.What can we infer from the text?
A.Honesty is always the best policy.
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B.The author is in favour of dishonesty.
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C.The market of the new app is promising.
D.Being honest with words is sometimes improper.
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爱情这东西What is friendship? The answers may be different. 5 . We cannot live without friendship just as we cannot live without air and water. Friendship gives us a feeling of safety and warmth,and friendship encourages us to go ahead all the time.
6 . When we feel happy, we can share our happiness with friends. When we feel down, friends will comfort us. If we are overconfident, our friends can persuade us, and they can make us confident and brave when we are discouraged.
Friendship is valuable. It can touch your heart and give you hope. Many people are proud of having a
good friend. 7 . If you help your friends for no reason but simply becau they are your friends, this means that you regard your friends as yourlf. This is true friendship.
In fact, friendship isn't always easily kept. 8 , you should treat him or her like you want to be treated.
Keep the crets that your friend tells you. Keep your promi with your friend. Share things with your friend.
Stick up for your friend. We should try our best to protect the friendship from being hurt. As an old saying goes,“Friendship cannot stand always on one side.”True friendship should be able to stand all kinds of tests.
Becau of friendship,our lives are full of happiness. Therefore,the more friends we have,the more pleasure we can share with them. Let's say “Thank you”to our friends for t
heir love and care. 9 , never forget to keep the beautiful friendship!
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A.When you want to keep a friend梦见老家的房子
B.If not, their friendship still cannot last long
C.No matter where we go or who we become
D.Everyone needs friends and is eager to get friendship
E.True friendship must be sincere and must not have conditions
