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題干：Communicationstechnologiesarefarfromequalwhenitcomestoconveyingthetruth.Thefirststudytocomparehonestyacrossarangeofcommunicationsmediahasfoundthatpeoplearetwiceaslikelytotellliesinphoneconversationsastheyareinemails.Thefactthatemailsareautomaticallyrecorded-andcancomebacktohaunt(困擾）you-appearstobethekeytothefinding.JeffHancockofCornellUniversityinIthaca，NewYork，asked30studentstokeepacommunicationsdiaryforaweek.Inittheynotedthenumberofconversationsoremailexchangestheyhadlastingmorethan10minutes,andconfessedtohowmanyliestheytold.Hancockthenworkedoutthenumberofliesperconversationforeachmedium.Hefoundthatliesmadeup14percentofemails,21percentofinstantmessages,27percentofface-to-faceinteractionsandanastonishing37percentofphonecalls.Hisresults，tobepresentedattheconferenceonhuman-computerinteractioninVienna，Austria，inApril，havesurprisedpsychologists.Someexpectedemailerstobethebiggestliars，reasoningthatbecausedeceptionmakespeopleuncomfortable,thedetachment(非直接接觸）ofemailingwouldmakeiteasiertolie.Othersexpectedpeopletoliemoreinface-to-faceexchangesbecausewearemostpractisedatthatformofcommunication.ButHancocksaysitisalsocrucialwhetheraconversationisbeingrecordedandcouldbereread,andwhetheritoccursinrealtime.Peopleappeartobeafraidtoliewhentheyknowthecommunicationcouldlaterbeusedtoholdthemtoaccount,hesays.Thisiswhyfewerliesappearinemailthanonthephone.Peoplearealsomorelikelytolieinrealtime-inaninstantmessageorphonecall，say-thaniftheyhavetimetothinkofaresponse,saysHancock.Hefoundmanyliesarespontaneous(脫口而出的）responsestoanunexpecteddemand,suchas:“Doyoulikemydress?”Hancockhopeshisresearchwillhelpcompaniesworkoutthebestwaysfortheiremployeestocommunicate.Forinstance,thephonemightbethebestmediumforsaleswhereemployeesareencouragedtostretchthetruth.Butgivenhisresults,workassessment,wherehonestyisapriority,mightbebestdoneusingemail.
題目：According to the passage, why are people more likely to tell the truth through certain media ofcommunication ？ - A 、They are afraid of leaving behind traces of their lies.
- B 、They believe that honesty is the best policy.
- C 、They tend to be relaxed when using those media.
- D 、They are most practiced at those forms of communication.
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推理題。結(jié)合文中第四段的-、二句可知，如果一個(gè)人的交流內(nèi)容被作了記錄，并有被重讀的可能，而且可以日后拿出來與他對(duì)證的話, 他就比較傾向于說真話了。A選項(xiàng)中的leavingbehind traces of their lies 對(duì)應(yīng)文中的 conversation is being recorded and could be reread 0
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