Question

9．Britain's most popular lie has been disclosed，with one in four people admitting using"sorry I had no signal"when returning a missed mobile phone call，a survey found．
Researchers found the average Briton tells on average four lies every day or almost 1500 every year．Almost one in six men admitted they were most likely to lie to their wife or girlfriend，on average at least twice a day．The most popular lie was saying you had no mobile phone signal，with one in four people admitting regularly using the little white lie．It usually came after they hit the"ignore"button when their mobile rang．
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．
The second most common fib（无关紧要的谎言） is"I haven't got any cash on me"when asked for money by tramps （流浪者），beggars and Big Issue sellers．"Nothing's wrong-I'm fine"came third followed by"You look lovely"and"Nice to see you"．
Modern technology turned out to have contributed to many lies with"I didn't get your text"in 18th，"Our server was down"in 20th and"My battery died"in 26th place．
Other lies to make the top ten included"I'll give you a ring"，"We're just good friends"and"We'll have to meet up soon"．"I'm on my way"and"No，your bum doesn't look big in that"completed the top ten．
Men tell the most fibs，coming out with five every day compared to women who lie just three times．
In many cases perhaps it is better to flatter with a fib than destroy someone with the truth，according to a spokesman for OnePoll，which carried out the research of 4，300 adults．
66．Whether the person being called has pushed the"ignore"button orA，the caller at the other end hears the same tone．
A．really has no signal                                          
B．can't get the text
C．has a battery failure                                     
D．answers the call
67．Most people think women are better liars becauseB．
A．there're more women liars                                     
B．fewer women liars are found out
C．women tell less harmful lies                          
D．women are harder to convince
68．"Our server was down"is perhaps a lie told as an excuse for notB．
A．inviting a friend to dinner                               
B．responding to an e-mail
C．coming to a party on time                              
D．cleaning one's room
69．"You look lovely"and"I'm on my way"rankCon the popular-lie list．
A.3rd and 8th       B.5th and 10th          C.4th and 9th           D.5th and 12th
70．The OnePoll spokesman seems to think it'sDfor the British to lie so much．
A．puzzling         B．disgusting        C．impossible       D．reasonable．

Answer 1

分析 本文是一篇关于英国人说谎的说明文．本文讲述的是对英国人说谎的研究报告，报告显示英国人说谎是因为他们不想让别人难过．

解答 ABBCD
66．答案：A   根据题意，由第二段"The most popular lie was saying you had no mobile phone signal，with one in four people admitting regularly using the little white lie．It usually came after they hit the"ignore"button when their mobile rang．"可知按了"忽略键"和手机没有信号的提示音一样，故A为最佳答案．
67．答案：B  根据题意，由第三段"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．"可知女性撒谎被发现的几率少一些，B为最佳答案．
68．答案：B  根据题意，服务器应该和电子邮件有关，故答案选B．
69．答案：C  根据题意，由文章第四段最后一句Nothing's wrong-I'm fine"came third followed by"You look lovely"and"Nice to see you"．
及倒数第三段最后一句"．"I'm on my way"and"No，your bum doesn't look big in that"completed the top ten．可知You look lovely位居第四位，I'm on my way位居前十，故答案选C．
   70．答案：D  推理判断题 根据In many cases perhaps it is better to flatter with a fib than destroy someone with the truth，according to a spokesman for OnePoll可知OnePoll认为有时候说谎是必要的可以理解的，故答案为D

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