20.Britain's most popular lie has been discovered,with one in four people admitting using"Sorry I had no signal"when returning a missed mobile phone call,a survey found.
According to a recent survey people usually use this little white lie after they hit the"ignore"button when their mobile rang.The second most common fib is"I haven't got any cash on me"when asked for money by beggars.Modern technology is a major excuse in many of our lies with"I didn't get your text"in 18th,"Our server was down"in 20th and"My battery died"in 26th place.
Researchers found the average Briton tells on average four lies every day or almost 1500 every year.One in three Britons have lied about their weight,a quarter have fibbed about the amount of debt they are in and 30 percent have bent the truth about the amount of exercise they do.
Almost a quarter of men have told their wife or girlfriend they look good in an outfit,despite thinking the opposite.More than 40 percent of women have admitted lying about how much new clothes actually cost while 30 percent have fibbed about how much they've had to drink.
Three quarters of people think women are better liars.The research found 46 per cent of girls have been caught lying,compared to 58 of men.Men tell the most fibs,coming out with five every day compared to women who lie just three times.
A spokesman for one poll,which carried out the research of 4,300 adults,said,"As a nation we are obsessed with trying to be nice and not upsetting people.Often little white lies are used to cover what we actually want to say."
"Most of these were considered either completely harmless or necessary depending on the situation in which they are delivered."He added,"It was sad to see a string of compliments in the top 50,but once again in many cases perhaps it is better to compliment(恭維) with a lie than destroy someone with the truth."
26.What is the best title for the passage?A
A.The most popular British lies         B.British people like to lie
C.The reasons British people lie        D.Technology makes us lie
27.According to the research,what do women most frequently lie about?D
A.Their weight
B.The amount of their debt.
C.Their drinking habits
D.The cost of their clothing.
28.Which of the following statement is true according to the research?B
A.Three quarters of women are better liars
B.Men lie more often than women.
C.More men are better liars than women
D.More women lie than men.
29.The underlined phrase"obsessed with"is closest in meaning toA.
A.very concerned with                  
B.surprised about
C.opposed to                           
D.not interested in
30.Why do people usually lie according to the one poll?C
A.To prevent argument with their partners.
B.To avoid speaking with others on the phone.
C.To avoid hurting others.
D.To destroy others.

分析 研究人員調(diào)查了英國人最受歡迎的謊言,男女撒謊的比例也不同,但是善意的謊言遠(yuǎn)遠(yuǎn)比傷害一個人更好.

解答 ADBAC
26   A     主旨大意題.通讀全文可知研究人員調(diào)查了英國人最受歡迎的謊言,故選A.
27    D    細(xì)節(jié)題.根據(jù)文章第四 段More than 40 percent of women have admitted lying about how much new clothes actually cost 可知40%多的女性關(guān)于新衣服的價格承認(rèn)撒謊,故選D.
28    B     細(xì)節(jié)題.根據(jù)文章第五 段Men tell the most fibs,coming out with five every day compared to women who lie just three times. 可知男士比女士撒的謊多,ACD不符合文意,故選B.
29    A    猜測詞義題.  根據(jù)文章第六 段Often little white lies are used to cover what we actually want to say. 可知在英國,善意的謊言可以被用來掩蓋我們真正想說的,這是英國人關(guān)心的,故選A.
30    C     細(xì)節(jié)題.根據(jù)文章最后一段 Most of these were considered either completely harmless or necessary depending on the situation in which they are delivered."可知人們?nèi)鲋e的原因是不想傷害其他人,故選C.

點(diǎn)評 做閱讀理解時要快速的瀏覽全文,把握文章主旨大意,帶著問題回到原文,尋找細(xì)節(jié)或概括相應(yīng)的答案,最后要理清作者寫作思路.

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10.My teenage son Karl became withdrawn after his father died.As a single parent,I tried to do my best to talk to him,but the more I tried,the more he pulled away.When his report card (成績報(bào)告單)arrived during his junior year,it said that he had been absent 95 times from classes and had six failing grades for the year.At this rate he would never graduate.I sent him to the school adviser,and I even begged him.Nothing worked.
One night I felt so powerless that I got down on my knees and pleaded for help."Please God,I can't do anything more for my son.I'm at the end of my rope.I'm giving the whole thing up to you."Just then,I got a phone call.A man introduced himself as the headmaster,"I want to talk to you about Karl's absences."Before he could say another word,all my disappointment and sadness over Karl came pouring out into the ears of this stranger."I love my son but I just don't know what to do.I've tried everything to get Karl to go back to school and nothing has worked.It's out of my hands."For a moment there was silence on the other end of the line.The headmaster seriously said,"Thank you for your time"and hung up.
Karl's next report card showed a great improvement in his grades.Finally,he even made the honor roll(光榮榜).In his fourth year,I attended a parent-teacher meeting with Karl.I noticed that his teachers were astonished at the way he had turned himself around.On our way home,he said,"Mum,remember that call from the headmaster last year?"I nodded."That was me.I thought I'd play a joke but when I heard what you said,it really hit me how much I was hurting you.That's when I knew I had to make you proud."
74.By saying"Karl became withdrawn"the author means that the boy changed entirely andC.
A.he preferred to stay at school
B.he stayed at home all day
C.he refused to talk to his mother
D.he began to like his life
75.There was silence on the other end of the line because ___A_____.
A.the speaker was too moved to say anything to his mother
B.the speaker waited for the mother to finish speaking
C.the speaker didn't want the mother to recognize his voice
D.the speaker didn't want to interrupt the mother
76.What is the main idea of this passage?B
A.Children in single-parent families often have mental problems.
B.Mother's love plays an important role in teenagers'life.
C.Being understood by parents is not necessary to teenagers.
D.School education is a failure.
77.Which is not TRUE according to the article?B
A.Karl changed a lot after his father died.
B.What Karl did at school showed that he didn't love his mother.
C.Karl's mother tried many ways to help him.
D.Karl's teachers were surprised at his change.

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