20.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 suggeste 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.This could be tricky if the conversation became more indepth!
But when asked which authors they actually enjoy,people named J.K.Rowling,John Grisham,Sophie Kinsella (ah,the big sellers,in other words).Fortytwo 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).
12.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.
13.Which of the following is a"guilty secret"according to the World Book Day report?B
A.Charles Dickens is very low on the topten 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.
14.By lying about reading,a person hopes toB.
A.control the conversation
B.appear knowledgeable
C.learn about the book
D.make more friends
15.What is the author's attitude to 58% of readers?C
A.Favorable.
B.Uncaring.
C.Doubtful.
D.Friendly.
分析 本文作者主要阐明了自己对一些人的看法,那就是有些人没有读过一些名著也不了解一些著名的作家,却撒谎说他们读过这些名著也读过这些著名的作家的信息,但也有些像作者这样从来不撒谎的人.
解答 12.选D.推理判断题.根据第一段的内容可知,作者的朋友说他读过奥巴马的Dreams From My Father,但是他却以一种不了解奥巴马的背景的方式谈论奥巴马,据此作者判断出他撒谎了.故选D.
13.选B.推理判断题.根据第二段的内容可知,"Report on Guilty Secrets"揭露了三分之二的人撒谎说他们读过一些没有读过的书,其中42%的人撒谎说他们读过George Orwell的1984.由此可知选B.
14.选B.细节理解题.根据第四段的内容可知,撒谎说他们读过一些名著,想给人留下印象,好像自己知识渊博.故选B.
15.选C.推理判断题.文章最后一句I do this and am astonished that 58 percent said they had never done so中的astonished(吃惊的)表明作者不相信58%的人说的话.故选C
点评 本文是人物故事类阅读理解.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.