15.It happened to me recently.I was telling someone how much I had enjoyed reading Barack Obama's Dreams From My Father and how it had changed my views of our President.A friend I was talking to agreed with me that it was,in his words,"a brilliantly (精彩地)written book".However,he then went on to talk about Mr.Obama in a way which suggested he had no idea of his background at all.I sensed that I was talking to a book liar.
  And it seems that my friend is not the only one.Approximately two thirds of people have lied about reading a book which they haven't.In the World Book Day's"Report on Guilty Secrets",Dreams From My Father is at number 9.The report lists ten books,and various authors,which people have lied about reading,and as I'm not one to lie too often (I'd hate to be caught out),I'll admit here and now that I haven't read the entire top ten.But I am pleased to say that,unlike 42percent of people,I have read the book at number one,George Orwell's 1984.I think it's really brilliant.
  The World Book Day report also has some other interesting information in it.It says that many people lie about having read Jane Austen,Charles Dickens,F(xiàn)yodor Dostoevsky (I haven't read him,but haven't lied about it either) and Herman Melville.
  Asked why they lied,the most common reason was to"impress"someone they were speaking to.This could be tricky if the conversation became more in-depth!
  But when asked which authors they actually enjoy,people named J.K.Rowling,John Grisham,Sophie Kinsella (ah,the big sellers,in other words).Forty-two percent of people asked admitted they turned to the back of the book to read the end before finishing the story (I'll come clean:I do this and am astonished that 58percent said they had never done so).

64.How did the author find his friend a book liar?D.
A.By judging his manner of speaking.
B.By looking into his background.
C.By mentioning a famous name.
D.By discussing the book itself.
65.Which of the following is a"guilty secret"according to the World Book Day report?B.
A.Charles Dickens is very low on the top-ten list.
B.42% of people pretended to have read 1984.
C.The author admitted having read 9books.
D.Dreams From My Father is hardly read.
66.By lying about reading,a person hopes toD.
A.control the conversationB.a(chǎn)ppear knowledgeable
C.learn about the bookD.make more friends
67.What is the author's attitude to 58% of readers?C.
A.Favorable.B.UncaringC.DoubtfulD.Friendly.

分析 本文屬于記敘文閱讀,這是一篇關(guān)于"讀書謊言"的文章,由作者發(fā)現(xiàn)一個(gè)朋友撒謊說(shuō)讀過(guò)奧巴馬的《我父親的夢(mèng)想》引入話題.進(jìn)而用數(shù)據(jù)說(shuō)明了撒謊人數(shù)之多,有2/3的人曾撒謊說(shuō)讀過(guò)某本書,而撒謊的主要原因是他們想要給別人留下好印象.并列舉了當(dāng)今人們最喜歡的作家.

解答 64.D  細(xì)節(jié)理解題.根據(jù)第一段"However,he then went on to talk about Mr.Obama in a way which suggested he had no idea of his background at all."可知作者發(fā)現(xiàn)朋友撒謊,是因?yàn)榕笥褜?duì)此書的深入討論暴露了他對(duì)奧巴馬背景的無(wú)知,故選D.
65.B  推理判斷題.根據(jù)第二段"But I am pleased to say that,unlike 42 percent of people,I have read the book at number one,George Orwell's 1984.I think it's really brilliant.",并結(jié)合上文"The report lists ten books,and various authors,which people have lied about reading"可知作者不像42%的人一樣假裝讀過(guò)喬治•奧威爾(英國(guó)小說(shuō)家)的《1984》,因此可推測(cè)出有42%的人撒謊說(shuō)讀過(guò)《1984》,故選B.
66.D  細(xì)節(jié)理解題.根據(jù)第四段"Asked why they lied,the most common reason was to‘impress'someone they were speaking to."可知,大多說(shuō)人撒謊是想要給別人留下好印象,從而結(jié)交更多朋友,故選D.
67.C  作者態(tài)度題.根據(jù)第五段"I'll come clean:I do this and am astonished that 58 percent said they had never done so"可知作者對(duì)這些人說(shuō)從未這樣做過(guò)表示很驚訝,因此可推知作者對(duì)這58%的人表示懷疑,故選C.

點(diǎn)評(píng) 考查學(xué)生的細(xì)節(jié)理解和推理判斷能力.做細(xì)節(jié)理解題時(shí)一定要找到文章中的原句,和題干進(jìn)行比較,再做出正確選擇.在做推理判斷題時(shí)不要以個(gè)人的主觀想象代替文章的事實(shí),要根據(jù)文章事實(shí)進(jìn)行合乎邏輯的推理判斷.

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