14．A disastrous competition is going on in England，with billions of dollars and hundreds of lives in danger．OK，that's not true．But competitors from around the world gathered on Thursday to compete for the title of 2012's World's Biggest Liar．
Each participant is given up to five minutes to make up the best lie in the competition，which was started in honor of 19th-century Bridge Inn owner Will Ritson，who was reportedly famous for his lies．Competitors gather at the Bridge Inn every year for the competition，a small pub in northwestern England．Anyone can take part in the competition．Well，almost anyway； the reporters note that lawyers and politicians are banned，who is said to enjoy"an unfair advantage"in the proceedings （進(jìn)程）．
A study published this past July in the journal Evolution & Human Behavior found that nearly all lies are detectable through visible facial muscle （肌肉） reactions in the person telling a lie．"Thus，while interpersonal deception （欺騙） often is highly successful，signs of hidden emotional states are communicated clearly to the informed observer，"the study concluded．
A churchman of Carlisle reportedly holds what may be the greatest lie of all time in the competition，simply stating，"I have never told a lie in my life．"
In 2003，Abrie Krueger of South Africa became the first non-Brit to win the competition．Ironically，Krueger was accused by some of cheating．
In 2006，comedian Sue Perkins became the first female to win the competition，telling a tale about people riding camels to work as a result of climate change．
Last year's winning entry came from Glen Boyland，who told a lie about competing in a snail-racing （蝸牛賽跑） competition with Prince Charles．
56．The article begins withB．
A．a(chǎn) piece of news                       
B．a(chǎn) lie told by the writer
C．the passage's topic sentence             
D．a(chǎn) case from the competition
57．The competition is held at the Bridge Inn becauseC．
A．its present owner is hospitable           
B．most local people are liars
C．it once had a good liar as its owner      
D．it is a tourist attraction
58．When the writer wrote"Well，almost anyway"（Para.2），he or she realized thatA．
A．the previous sentence was not exact       
B．the previous sentence was all wrong
C．the next sentence would be exact          
D．the reporters didn't agree with him or her
59．Paragraph Three mainly tells us thatD．
A．lying requires extraordinary skill        
B．liars are able to find each other out
C．most lies are believed in everyday life       
D．liars always show signs of lying
60．Ais mentioned just because his or her lie was special．
A．The churchman  B．Abrie Krueger        C．Sue Perkins          D．Glen Boyland．

分析 本文屬于說明文閱讀，作者通過這篇文章主要向我們描述了謊言所帶來的影響，但是說謊者總是有說謊的跡象，這是不可避免的．

解答 56．B．細(xì)節(jié)理解題．根據(jù)第一段A disastrous competition is going on in England，with billions of dollars and hundreds of lives in danger．OK，that's not true可知文章開頭是一個(gè)謊言，引出主題；故選B．
57．C．細(xì)節(jié)理解題．根據(jù)第二段which was started in honor of 19th-century Bridge Inn owner Will Ritson，who was reportedly famous for his lies可知橋之棧酒店它曾經(jīng)有一個(gè)好的騙子作為它的主人；故選C．
58．A．句意理解題．根據(jù)第二段Well，almost anyway； the reporters note that lawyers and politicians are banned，who is said to enjoy"an unfair advantage"in the proceedings可知他或她意識到在以前的一句話是不準(zhǔn)確的；故選A．
59．D．段落大意題．根據(jù)第三段study published this past July in the journal Evolution & Human Behavior found that nearly all lies are detectable through visible facial muscle （肌肉） reactions in the person telling a lie可知主要講說謊者總是有說謊的跡象；故選D．
60．A．推理判斷題．根據(jù)最后一段Last year's winning entry came from Glen Boyland，who told a lie about competing in a snail-racing （蝸牛賽跑） competition with Prince Charles可知提到他只是因?yàn)樗蛩闹e言很特殊；故選A．

點(diǎn)評 考察學(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，再做出正確的選擇．在做推理判斷題不要以個(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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A．Because there were 1，000mirrors in the house．
B．Because he thought he could keep himself warm in the house．
C．Because he liked the mirrors．
D．Because he felt he was welcome here．
31．The underlined word"growled"probably means．A
A．made an unfriendly noise   B．smiled
C．said hello                 D．stared
32．Which of the following is the most suitable title for the passage？B
A．A Happy Little Dog
B．The House of 1，000Mirrors
C．The Wonderful Place and the Horrible Place
D．Two Little Dogs．

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4．O．Henry was a pen name used by an American writer of short stories．His real name was William Sydney Porter．He was born in North Carolina in 1862．As a young boy he lived an exciting life．He did not go to school for very long，but he managed to teach himself everything he needed to know．When he was about 20years old，O．Henry went to Texas，where he tried different jobs．He first worked on a newspaper，and then had a job in a bank．When some money went missing from the bank，O．Henry was believed to have stolen it．Because of that，he was sent to prison．During the three years in prison，he learned to write short stories．After he got out of prison，he went to New York and continued writing．He wrote mostly about New York and the life of the poor there．People like his stories，because simple as the tales were，they would finish with a sudden change at the end，to the reader's surprise．

58．In which order did O．Henry do the following things？B
a．Lived in New York     b．Worked in a bank       c．Travel to Texas
d．Was put into prison    e．Had a newspaper job  f．Learned to write stories
A．e，c，f，b，d，a                    
B．c，e，b，d，f，a
C．e，b，d，c，a，f           
D．c，b，e，d，a，f
59．People enjoyed reading O．Henry's stories becauseA．
A．they had surprising ending               
B．they were easy to understand
C．they showed his love for the poor        
D．they were about New York city
60．Henry went to prison becauseD．
A．people thought he had stolen money from the newspaper
B．he did not work well
C．he wanted to write stories about prisoners
D．people thought he had taken money that was not his．

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