【文章內(nèi)容簡(jiǎn)介】 ildhood.There are various reasons why children make false statements. They usually telluntruthful stories to cover up the mistakes that they have done in the past. Lying is alsoa way to avoid receiving punishments from parents. If parents fail to reprimand theirchildren for making up false stories, then there is a possibility that they will continue tolie during their teenage years. Teenagers lie because they want to be accepted by their friends. This is the mainreason why they create stories that are not true just to bee presentable andacceptable to other people. In some instances, teenagers tell untruthful statements toavoid criticisms from their families and friends. As teenagers grow, lying bees one of their habits. Their knowledge on makingup untruthful stories bees more developed. People lie in workplaces if they fail tomeet the deadlines and if they fail to acplish and do their tasks efficiently. Some ofthe mon lies made in workplaces are getting sick and having emergencies at home.The danger involved in frequent lying is when it bees a character. Frequent lyingcauses the development of the condition known to doctors as pathological(病態(tài)的)lying. Pathological lying is a mental health condition, which is associated with individualswho have the urge to tell untruthful statements. Patients suffering from it make upstories about everything and anything. These individuals lie to meet the standards ofother people who they want to please. These patients deceive other people because itgives them an unexplained pleasure. One of the best ways of treating pathological liarsis to help them tell true statements and stories at all times. This may be hard for them,but as they are accustomed to it, they will start to realize that they will be moreaccepted by their families and other people if they stop themselves from making up falsestories.28. The underlined word reprimand in Paragraph l means . A. scold B. fine C. praise D. disappoint29. What39。s the major reason for teenagers39。 lying behavior? A. Protecting themselves. B. Pleasing themselves. C. Avoiding embarrassment. D. Being popular.30. Pathological lying is a disease because the patients . A. lose interest in everything B. are critical about themselves C. can39。t help lying all the time D. have the urge to please others31. The writer addresses pathological lying by analyzing _ . A. some typical cases B. its causes and development C. its unexplained pleasure D. the difficulty of its treatment D Sea turtles are one of several species that have temperaturedependent sexdetermination. The number of female babies increases when nests are made in warmersands. A recent study by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration,California State University and Worldwide Fund for Nature Australia examined twogenetically distinct populations of green sea turtles living in the Great Barrier Reef. Thestudy found that a group of about 200,000 turtles living in the northern part of the reefwas almost entirely female. While the southern population was 65 t0 69 percent female, females in thenorthern group accounted for percent of young turtles and percent of adults. After bining their results with temperature data, the scientists in charge of thestudy found that the northern green turtles have been producing mainly females formore than two decades and that the plete feminization(雌性化) of this population ispossible in the near future. The temperature at which the turtles will produce male or female babies can bepassed on to the turtles39。 children. Most sea turtle populations are now producingoffspring above the most suitable temperature, making it clear that climate changeposes a serious threat to the survival of these populations. The chief executive of World Wildlife Fund Australia, Dermot O39。Gorman, saidthis is another sign of the impact of climate change, following recent research thatshows that coral bleaching(珊瑚白化) events are occurring far more frequently than inthe past. We’ve had two years where we39。ve had mass bleaching events on the Great BarrierReef, he told Guardian Australia. That39。s a very visible sign of the impact of climatechange. But this is a quiet change. We can39。t see the impact it39。s having on a turtlepopulation until a study like this shows some longterm trends.” The lead author of the paper, Dr Michael Jensen, said the findings represent amajo