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【题目】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.

【1】Whether the person being called has pushed the “ignore” button or ______, 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

【2】Most people think women are better liars because ______.

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

【3】“You look lovely” and “I’m on my way” rank _____ on the popular-lie list.

A. 3rd and 8th B. 5th and 10th C. 4th and 9th D. 5th and 12th

【4】The OnePoll spokesman seems to think it’s ______ for the British to lie so much.

A. puzzling B. unpleasant C. impossible D. reasonable

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】A

【2】B

【3】C

【4】D

【解析】这是一篇社会生活类文章。调查表明，四分之一的英国人承认曾经用“对不起,手机刚才没有信号”来回复一个没有接的电话。文章还介绍了英国人常用的其他谎言。

【1】推理判断题。由第二段中的“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，四分之一的人承认他们常常使用“你的手机没有信号”这个谎言。这通常发生在他们收到电话并按下“忽略”之后。由此可以推知，当接电话的人按下“忽略”键，或者接电话的人手机的确没有信号时，打电话的人那边听到的声音应该是一样的。故A选项正确。

【2】细节理解题。由第三段中的“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，研究发现，58%撒谎的男人都会被识破，而女性撒谎者中只有46%会被识破，所以，女性比男性更擅长撒谎。故B选项切题。

【3】推理判断题。由第四段中的“‘Nothing's wrong – I'm fine’ came third followed by ‘You look lovely’ and ‘Nice to see you’”可知，“Nothing's wrong – I'm fine”排名第三，紧跟其后的是“You look lovely and Nice to see you”，故“You look lovely and Nice to see you”排名第四。由第五段中的“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”可知，这几个理由分别排名第五至第十名。故“I'm on my way”排名第九。综上，C选项正确。

【4】推理判断题。由最后一段中的“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”可知，一位OnePoll的发言人说，在很多情况下，通过撒谎来奉承某人比用实话伤害对方或许更好点，由此可以推知，这位发言人认为英国人撒谎是可以理解，合乎情理的。故D选项正确。