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Parents might say“honesty is the best policy,”but when it comes to talking With their own children,mom and dad lie surprisingly often,finds a new study carried out by researchers in the University of Toronto,Canada.
Almost every parent in the study admits having come up with some tales to influence a child’s actions and feelings.For example,a parent is annoyed by a child’s crying and says,“The police will come to get you if you don’t stop crying now.”In another example.an uncle has just died and the child is told that he has become a star to watch over the child.
Whether parents lie to benefit themselves or to protect the child,researchers suggest such tall tales could give children mixed messages at a time when they are trying to figure out how to deal with the social world.
Lies could also harm the parent-child relationship.It could even keep children from learning certain rules.“If I aln always lying to the child in order to get the child to do X,Y,or Z,then they have never learned why they should do X,Y,or Z.”Heyman,one of the researchers,said.
Heyman also said,“It is common for parents to try out various ways,including lying,to guide a child.but most parents never think about how it will influence their child.I think parents should figure it out in advance what their general beliefs are,so when it comes to the situation you’re working with your beliefs rather than what comes into your head at the moment.”
What did the researchers find out in their recent study?

A.Most parents are strict with their children.
B.Many parents like to tell police stories.
C.Few parents believe in honesty.
D.Parents often lie to children.

参考答案D
解析: 参考译文
父母可能会说“诚实是最好的品质”,但是一旦跟自己孩子交谈时,父母就会惊人地经常撒谎。这是加拿大多伦多大学的研究者们最近一项研究的结果。
在此项研究中,几乎每个父母都承认自己为了影响孩子的言行举止,曾编过某些故事。比如,当孩子总是哭,家长感觉很烦的时候,就会说,“你再哭,警察马上就来捕逮你了。”再比如,一个孩子的叔叔去世了,父母会告诉孩子,叔叔变成了一颗星星在天上守护着他。
研究者表示,不管父母撒谎的初衷是为了有利于自己还是保护孩子,这样含着谎言的故事会在孩子试图了解这个世界的时候,给他们传递出一些混杂的信息。
不仅如此,谎言也可能伤害亲子关系,甚至不利于孩子学习一些准则。一位名为赫曼的研究者说:“如果我总是用欺骗的方法让孩子去做一些事情,这样的话,他们就永远不知道他们为什么要这么做。”
赫曼也提到,对于父母来说,为了引导孩子,可以采取很多种方法,包括说谎。但是大多数父母从未想过谎言会对孩子产生什么样的影响。
我觉得父母应该提前想清楚自己普遍信奉的原则,因此,一旦遇到类似的情况,你就会用你信奉的原则而不是一时冲动去处理问题。
【精析】细节题。题干意为“在最近的一项研究中有哪些发现?”。
从文章第一段中“…but when it comes to talking with their own children,mom and dad lie surprisingly often…”可知:但是一旦跟自己孩子交谈时,父母就会惊人地经常撒谎。故D为正确答案。

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A.a story mixed with lies.
B.a story based on truth and facts.
C.a story too long to be interesting.
D.a story beyond children’d understanding.

A.They may fall behind in school.
B.They may lie to their parents too.
C.They may get confused about the society.
D.They may feel they are being overprotected.

A.Teach their children about rules.
B.Guide their children on sound beliefs.
C.Influence their children in various ways.
D.Figure out children’d problems in advance.

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