【正文】 , he gave subjects a chance to deceive for monetary gain while examining their brains in a functional MRI machine，which maps blood flow to active parts of the brain. Some people told the truth instantly and instinctively. But others opted to lie, and they showed increased activity in their frontal parietal (顱腔壁的) control network, which is involved in difficult or plex thinking. This suggests that they were deciding between truth and dishonesty and ultimately opting for the latter. For a followup analysis, he found that people whose neural(神經(jīng)的)reward centres were more active when they won money were also more likely to be among the group of liars suggesting that lying may have to do with the inability to resist temptation. Extremal conditions also matter in terms of when and how often we lie. We are more likely to lie, research shows, when we are able to rationalise it, when we are stressed and fatigued or sec others being dishonest. And we are less likely to lie when we have moral reminders or when we think others are watching. We as a society need to understand that, when we dont punish lying, we increase the probability it will happen again, Ariely says. In a 20XX study published in the journal Nature Neuroscience, Ariely and colleagues showed how dishonesty alters peoples brains, making it easier to tell lies in the future. When people uttered a falsehood, the scientists noticed a burst of activity in their amygdala. The amygdala is a crucial part of the brain that produces fear, anxiety and emotional responses including that sinking, guilty feeling you get when you lie. But when scientists had their subjects play a game in which they won money by deceiving their partner, they noticed the negative signals from the amygdala began to decrease. Not only that, but when people faced no consequences for dishonesty, their falsehoods tended to get even more sensational. This means that if you give people multiple opportunities to lie for their own benefit, they start with little lies which get bigger over time. 46. Why do some experts consider lying a milestone in a childs development? A) It shows they have the ability to view plex situations from different angles. B) It indicates they have an ability more remarkable than crawling and walking. C) It represents their ability to actively interact with people around them. D) It involves the coordination of both their mental and physical abilities. 47. Why does the Harvard neuroscientist say that lying takes work? A) It is hard to choose from several options. B) It is difficult to sound natural or plausible. C) It requires speedy blood flow into ones brain. D) It involves lots of sophisticated mental activity. 48. Under what circumstances do people tend to lie? A) When they bee too emotional. B) When they face too much peer pressure. C) When the temptation is too strong. D) When the consequences are not imminent. 49. When are people less likely to lie? A) When they are worm out and stressed. B) When they are under watchful eyes. C) When they think in a rational way. D) When they have a clear conscience. 50. What does the author say will happen when a liar does not get punished? A) They may feel justified. B) They will tell bigger lies. C) They will bee placent. D) They may mix lies and truths. Passage Two Questions 51 to 55 are based on the following passage. Heres how the Pacific Northwest is preparing for The Big One. Its the mother of all disaster drills for what could be the worst disaster in American history. California has spent years preparing for The Big One the inevitable earthquake that will undoubtedly unleash all kinds of havoc along the famous San Andreas fault (斷層).