3．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，Fyodor 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．Thiscould 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）．
32．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．
33．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．
34．By lying about reading，a person hopes toB．
A．control the conversation
B．appear knowledgeable
C．learn about the book
D．make more friends
35．What is the author's attitude to 58% of readers？C
A．Favorable．
B．Uncaring
C．Doubtful
D．Friendly．
分析 本文属于夹叙夹议文．题材为文学与艺术．本文讲述了发生在作者身边的趣事．通过与朋友的交谈，作者发现42%的人对有关书籍内容是一知半解，知之甚少； 当作者问及读者他们最喜欢哪个作者的时候，作者认为58%的读者根本就没有读过名著，让作者对这部分读者也产生了怀疑．
解答 32．D 细节理解题．由文章第一段可知，作者和朋友交流奥巴马的《父亲之梦》时发现，他根本不了解奥巴马的背景，让作者感觉到他的朋友在说谎．由此推测，作者在和朋友讨论《父亲之梦》时，感觉到朋友就是个book liar．
33．B 推理判断题．根据第二段信息句But I am pleased to say that，unlike 42 percent of people，I have read the book at number one，George Orwell's 1984．及第三段内容可知，42%的人其实假装自己看了乔治•奥威尔的《一九八四》这本书．故选B项．
34．B 细节理解题．由文章第三段The World Book Day…It says that many people lie about having read Jane Austen，Charles Dickens…及第四段内容可知，许多人撒谎看了许多名著，实际就是为了炫耀自己读书之多、知识丰富．I haven't read him，but haven't lied about it either从侧面就折射出作者说话的意图．
35．C 观点态度题．由文章最后一段特别是astonished可得知，作者对58%的人也产生了怀疑．故选C．
点评 本文是文学艺术类阅读理解．做这类题材阅读理解时要求考生对文章通读一遍，做题时结合原文和题目有针对性的找出相关语句进行仔细分析，结合选项选出正确答案．推理判断题也是要在抓住关键句子的基础上合理的分析才能得出正确答案，切忌胡乱猜测，一定要做到有理有据．
