verbal经典题库42详解

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Communication technologies are far from equivalent. A recent study comparing honesty across a range of different media revealed that people were twice likely to tell lies when using the phone than when communicating via e-mail. It had previously been assumed that people would be more inclined to fabricate the truth when using e-mail, due to the remoteness of the interaction making people more comfortable about deceiving others. On the contrary, it seems that anxiety over the accountability afforded by the recording of e-mail exchanges induces greater truthfulness. However, the research also noted that people are much more likely to be rude or insulting over e-mail, outweighing any benefits of increased honesty!

An implication of the study is that if telephone conversations are recorded and people are aware of this fact, they are likely to be more truthful over the phone. T People are unconcerned about the repercussion of e-mail untruths. F It had been assumed that people would communicate more honestly when using e-mail than when using the telephone. F

There is often considerable scientific disagreement both about available reserves of natural

resources and about the extent of environmental damage caused by particular pollutants. Even where the scientific evidence is incontrovertible. There may be political conflict, based on different vested interests, over the degree to which particular environmental controls should be accepted. Governments may, for example, refrain from introducing effective control if they fear these will adversely affect company profitability or jobs, even where the

environmental cost of not introducing controls are considerable.

There is always scientific debate around the facts regarding the reserves of natural resources. T

Very rarely is there conflict over the degree to which particular environmental controls should be accepted. F

Parties with a vested interest(既得利益) are more influenced by politics than science when

deciding whether to implement（实施） environmental controls. C

Whilst high visibility crime such as night-time drunken disturbance has increased, total

urban and rural crime, both reported and unreported, has fallen over the last two years, yet paradoxically people feel less safe, believing that the converse is the case. This fall in crime has coincided with a drop in the number of police officer on the street. A citizen’s fear of crime seems not to be a matter of reality at all- the visibility of law enforcement officials has

a greater impact on their view of reality than hard facts.

Reducing the number of police officer has led to a reduction in crime. C Crime statistics support popular belief about the level of crime. F

People feel safer when there are more police on the street. （C）

There is no task more difficult than that of ensuring the education of children in modern

society. Not only school, but also teachers and their roles have changed out of all recognition in the past few decades, thanks to the impact on teaching institutions by indoctrinating, and 2. 3. 4.

indoctrinated, reformist intellectuals bearing revolutionary ideas. To the perpetual indiscipline of youth has now been added the indiscipline of parents, many of whom interpret any reports of wrongdoing in school on the part of their offspring as a personal

affront, or as the manifestation of the malice of teachers. As for the teachers themselves, whilst many are respectable and learned men and women, who view it as their vocation to induct their charges into a civilization and a way of behaving, others attempt to influence youth merely to further their political or ideological ends.

Some of those working in education have their own hidden agendas. T Teacher with revolutionary ideas will attempt to influence their pupils for their own political ends. TC Some teachers who report children of wrongdoing do so because of malice, rather than nay

legitimate reason. C

Last week, the competition commission outlined two packages to regulate the sale of

extended product warranties, which provide repair/replacement for faulty goods beyond the

manufacturer’s original guarantee. Whilst warranty sales are currently highly profitable, with some retailers attributing up to ¾ of their profits to this income stream, they are also criticized for offering poor value for money due to obscure clauses, which restrict payment in many, but the most unlikely claim scenarios. The first package-to ban retailers selling a full warranty on the day of purchase was condemned by all as draconian-whilst the other, rather

milder, option of forcing retailers to provide full information on warranty exclusions and an obligatory 60–day “cool-off” period for customers, received a more balanced hearing. Because no one believes that the first option will ever be implemented, investors and

analysts have focused more closely on the implication of the “milder” package. In a recent leaked research note, one analyst suggested that the implementation of the reform in the second package would place a staff-training burden on the retailer, which would lead to a significant increase in the cost of warranty sales, and a predicted 20% fall in actual sales. “Cool-off” periods are not currently offered by companies selling product warranties. T It is likely that neither package will be implemented. C Preventing retailers from selling warranties on the day of purchase of a product was felt to

be too severe a restriction. T

All scientific knowledge is provisional. Everything that science knows, even the most

mundane facts and long-established theories, is subject to re-examination as new information comes in. the latest data and ideas are scrutinized the most. Some recantations

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