Veryoften，newbornbabiesarenotbeautiful．Theyarewrinkled（多皱的）orhairless，ortheyhaveanangrylookontheirfaces．Theyseemtosay，"Getaway!Ihateeverybody!"Buttoaparent，thathairless，wrinkled，angry-fac

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Very often，newborn babies are not beautiful．They are wrinkled（多皱的） or hairless，or they have an angry look on their faces．They seem to say，"Get away!I hate everybody!"But to a parent，that hairless，wrinkled，angry-faced baby is the most beautiful and perfect child in the world．When that proud father or mother asks you，"Well，what do you think…isn't she beautiful？"What are you going to say？Is this the time for the truth？Of course not!You look at that proud father or mother in the eyes and say，"Yes，she is!She is really a beauty．She is going to be a movie star!She is as beautiful as a picture．"
In English，this is a white lie．White lies don't hurt people．They are not cruel（残忍的） or angry words．People use them to make a difficult thing a little easier．When people don't want to meet someone，or eat something new that they really don't like to eat at a friend's house，they tell a white lie．They are trying to be kind．They feel that being kind is sometimes more important．

51．Parents are usually___ when their new babies are born．
A．angry    
B．proud   
C．kind   
D．surprised
52．When parents ask you what you think of their new baby，they want you to___．
A．tell the truth   
B．say what you like  
C．tell lies  
D．say good words
53．The underlind word"white"in this passage means"___"in Chinese．
A．善意的     
B．单调的   
C．白色的    
D．苍白的
54．We can learn from the passage that___．
A．a newborn baby hates everyone around it
B．a newborn baby is the most beautiful one
C．a newborn baby likes to tell white lies
D．people who tell white lies want to be kind
55．Which of the following is a white lie？___
A．You broke the window but you said you didn't．
B．You know Jack has stolen a watch but you say you don't．
C．You don't think your friend's first drawing is great but you say it is．
D．You tell a parent that the newborn baby isn't beautiful．

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51题答案：B 考查细节理解题，根据文中的第二行When that proud father or mother asks you可知是骄傲的，故答案是B．
52题答案：D 考查细节理解题，根据文中的第二、三行When that proud father or mother asks you，"Well，what do you think…isn't she beautiful？"What are you going to say？Is this the time for the truth？Of course not!You look at that proud father or mother in the eyes and say，"Yes，she is!She is really a beauty．She is going to be a movie star!She is as beautiful as a picture．当那个骄傲的父亲或母亲问你："好吧，你觉得…她不漂亮吗？"你要说什么？这是真相的时刻吗？当然不是！你看着那个自豪的父亲或母亲的眼睛说："是的，她是！她真是个美人，她要当电影明星了！她像照片一样美丽．"可知不能说实话，得说谎，故答案是D．
53题答案：A 考查词汇题，根据文中的第二、三行When that proud father or mother asks you，"Well，what do you think…isn't she beautiful？"What are you going to say？Is this the time for the truth？Of course not!You look at that proud father or mother in the eyes and say，"Yes，she is!She is really a beauty．She is going to be a movie star!She is as beautiful as a picture．当那个骄傲的父亲或母亲问你："好吧，你觉得…她不漂亮吗？"你要说什么？这是真相的时刻吗？当然不是！你看着那个自豪的父亲或母亲的眼睛说："是的，她是！她真是个美人，她要当电影明星了！她像照片一样美丽．可知这个词是善意的，故答案是A．
54题答案：D 考查归纳题，根据文中的最后一段They are trying to be kind．They feel that being kind is sometimes more important．可知他们试图变得善良，他们觉得仁慈有时更重要，故答案是D．
55题答案：C 考查细节理解题，根据文中的最后一段When people don't want to meet someone，or eat something new that they really don't like to eat at a friend's house，they tell a white lie．当人们不想遇见某人，或吃一些他们不喜欢在朋友家里吃的新东西时，他们会说一个善意的谎言．可知C符合：不认为你朋友的第一幅画是伟大的，但你说它是，故答案是C．