Question

【題目】 It happened to me recently that I was telling someone how much I enjoyed reading Barack Obama’s Dreams from My Father and how it had changed my views of the former US president. The person I was talking to agreed with me that it was a wonderfully written book. However, he then went on to talk about Mr. Obama, which showed that he had no idea of his background at all. I realized that I was talking to a book liar.

______ Nearly two thirds of people have lied about reading a book which they haven’t read. In the World Book Day survey, Dreams from My Father is at number 9. The survey lists top ten books, and different writers, which people have lied about. As I don’t lie very often, I’ll admit (承認(rèn)) that I haven’t read all the ten books. But I am pleased to say that I have read the book at number one, George Orwell’s 1984. I think it’s absolutely outstanding.

When people were asked why they lied, the most common reason was to impress someone they were speaking to. This could be difficult if the conversation went deeper!

The World Book Day survey also has some other interesting information in it. It shows that many people lie about having read classical works by Jane Austen, the Bronte sisters, Charles Dickens and so on. But when asked which writers they really enjoy, they named J.K. Rowling, Jilly Cooper, and Stephen King (ah, the big sellers). Forty-one percent of people asked said they turned to the back of the book to read the end before finishing the story.
So which books have you lied about reading-if any-and which is your favorite?

【1】Which of the following can be the missing part in Paragraph 2?

A.Do you know what a book liar is?

B.And it seems that that person is not the only one.

C.Dreams from My Father is really popular in the world.

D.I’m a book liar, too.

【2】What does the World Book Day survey show?

A.Over 40% of people didn’t really read a whole book by famous writers.

B.People don’t like Dreams from My Father and 1984.

C.Few people lie about having read classical works by Jane Austen.

D.Many people like Charles Dickens better than J. K. Rowling.

【3】If we put the passage into three parts, which of the following is the best?

(①=Para.(自然段)1 ②Para.2 ③=Para.3 ④=Para.4 ⑤=Para.5)

A.①; ②; ③④⑤B.①②; ③; ④⑤

C.①②; ③④; ⑤D.①; ②③④; ⑤

【4】The best title of the passage may be “_______”.

A.Are You a Book Liar?B.Readers Are All Liars

C.World Book DayD.Dreams from My Father

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】A

【3】C

【4】D

【解析】

本文是通過世界讀書日的一項調(diào)查來告訴我們很多人關(guān)于書本騙子的話題。

【1】推理判斷題。A：你知道什么是書本騙子嗎？B：似乎這個人并不是唯一的。C：《我父親的夢想》在世界上很受歡迎。D：我也是個書本騙子。聯(lián)系上下文，第一段舉例引出book liar，第二段的第二句“Nearly two thirds of people have lied about reading a book which they haven’t read.”說明,第一段中提到的這個人并不是唯一的一個。故選B。

【2】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。A：超過40%的人沒有真正讀過著名作家的整本書。B：人們不喜歡《我父親的夢想》和《1984》。C：很少有人會謊稱讀過簡·奧斯汀的經(jīng)典著作。D：許多人更喜歡查爾斯·狄更斯而不是J·K·羅琳。根據(jù)第四段最后一句“Forty-one percent of people asked said they turned to the back of the book to read the end before finishing the story.”可知，41%的被調(diào)查者表示，他們在讀完故事之前會翻到書的最后一頁。故選A。

【3】篇章結(jié)構(gòu)題。分析全文可知，文章第一段以作者自己的故事引出read liar，第二、三、四段介紹兩個調(diào)查，第五段進(jìn)行總結(jié)。故選D。

【4】最佳標(biāo)題題。A：你是個書本騙子嗎？B：讀者都是騙子。C：世界讀書日。D：《我父親的夢想》。根據(jù)全文內(nèi)容可知，全文圍繞book liar展開。故選A。

本文是通過The World Book Day的調(diào)查來告訴我們很多人關(guān)于讀書說謊的話題。本文主旨鮮明，很容易在文中找到答案。做題時要注意文章的首段和每一段的首句或尾句，因為它們往往就是文章的主題句。閱讀中要注意要點之間的關(guān)系。然后帶著問題，再讀全文，找出答題所需要的依據(jù)，完成閱讀任務(wù)。