5．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．This could 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）．
29．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．
30．Which of the following is a"guilty secret"according to the World Book Day reportB？
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．
31．By lying about reading，a person hopes toB．
A．control the conversation
B．appear knowledgeable
C．learn about the book
D．make more friends
32．What is the author's attitude to 58% of readers？C
A．Favorable．
B．Uncaring
C．Doubtful
D．Friendly．
分析 本文属于记叙文阅读，这是一篇关于"读书谎言"的文章，由作者发现一个朋友撒谎说读过奥巴马的《我父亲的梦想》引入话题．进而用数据说明了撒谎人数之多，有2/3的人曾撒谎说读过某本书，而撒谎的主要原因是他们想要给别人留下好印象．并列举了当今人们最喜欢的作家．
解答 29-32 DBBC
29 D 细节理解题．根据第一段"However，he then went on to talk about Mr．Obama in a way which suggested he had no idea of his background at all．"可知作者发现朋友撒谎，是因为朋友对此书的深入讨论暴露了他对奥巴马背景的无知，故选D．
30 B 推理判断题．根据第二段"But I am pleased to say that，unlike 42 percent of people，I have read the book at number one，George Orwell's 1984．I think it's really brilliant．"，并结合上文"The report lists ten books，and various authors，which people have lied about reading"可知作者不像42%的人一样假装读过乔治•奥威尔（英国小说家）的《1984》，因此可推测出有42%的人撒谎说读过《1984》，故选B．
31 B 细节理解题．根据第四段"Asked why they lied，the most common reason was to‘impress'someone they were speaking to．"可知，大多说人撒谎是想要给别人留下好印象，从而结交更多朋友，故选B．
67．C 作者态度题．根据第五段"I'll come clean：I do this and am astonished that 58 percent said they had never done so"可知作者对这些人说从未这样做过表示很惊讶，因此可推知作者对这58%的人表示怀疑，故选C．
点评 做阅读理解时要快速的浏览全文，把握文章主旨大意，带着问题回到原文，寻找细节或概括相应的答案，最后要理清作者写作思路．
