It happened to me recently that 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 the current US President. The person I was talking to agreed with me that it was, in his words, “a wonderfully written book.” However, he then proceeded to talk about Mr. Obama in a way that suggested he had no idea of his background at all. I sensed that I was talking to a book liar(說謊者)．
And it seems that he is not the only one. Clearly two thirds of people have lied about reading a book which they haven’t. In The World Book Day survey, Dreams From My Father is at number 9. The survey lists top ten books, and various authors, which people have lied about reading. As I’m not one to lie too often, I’ll admit here and now that I haven’t read the entire ten books. But I am pleased to say that I have read the book at number one, George Orwell’s 1984. I think it’s absolutely outstanding．
Asked why they lied, the most common reason was to impress someone they were speaking to. This could be difficult if the conversation became more in-depth!
The World Book Day survey also has some other interesting information in it. It shows that many people lie about having read classical works by Jane Austen, the Bronte sisters, Charles Dickens and so on. But when asked which authors they actually enjoy, they named JK Rowling, Jilly Cooper, and Stephen King. Forty-one percent of people asked admitted they turned to the back of the book to read the end before finishing the story．
So which books have you lied about reading —if any — and which is your favorite?
小題1:The main reason why people lie about reading is to __________.         
A．make fun of the listenerB．impress the listener
C．please the listenerD．interest the listener
小題2:The underlined word “proceeded” in the passage probably means“___________”.
A．wantedB．happenedC．continuedD．stopped
小題3:What is the best title for the passage?
A．Are You A Book Liar?B．Readers Are All Liars
C．World Book DayD．Dreams From My Father

小題1:B
小題2:C
小題3:A

試題分析：本文是通過The World Book Day的一項調(diào)查來告訴我們很多人關(guān)于讀書說謊的話題。
小題1:B 細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)文章第三段第一行Asked why they lied, the most common reason was to impress someone they were speaking to.說明他們說謊是為了給對方留下印象，故B正確。
小題2:C 推理題。根據(jù)本句he then proceeded to talk about Mr. Obama in a way that suggested he had no idea of his background at all.說明他們的對話在繼續(xù)，后來反應(yīng)出他沒有讀過這本書，故該詞是指繼續(xù)。故C正確。
小題3:A 主旨大意題。本文是通過The World Book Day的一項調(diào)查來告訴我們很多人關(guān)于讀書說謊的話題。故A正確。
點評：本文是通過The World Book Day的一項調(diào)查來告訴我們很多人關(guān)于讀書說謊的話題。本文主旨鮮明,很容易在文中找到答案。做題時要注意文章的首段和每一段的首句或尾句，因為它們往往就是文章的主題句。閱讀中要注意要點之間的關(guān)系。然后帶著問題，再讀全文，找出答題所需要的依據(jù)，完成閱讀任務(wù)。
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