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 42 percent 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 58 percent said they had never done so).

64. How did the author find his friend a book liar?

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.

65. Which of the following is a “guilty secret”according to the World Book Day report?

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 9 books.

D. Dreams From My Father is hardly read.

66. By lying about reading, a person hopes to      .

A. control the conversation

B. appear knowledgeable

C. learn about the book

D. make more friends

67. What is the author’s attitude to 58%of readers?

A. Favorable.

B. Uncaring

C. Doubtful

D. Friendly

It happened to me recently that I was telling someone how much I had enjoyed reading Barack Obama’s DreamsfromMyFather 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.
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，DreamsfromMyFather 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，GeorgeOrwell’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 in­depth!
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 J．K.Rowling，Jilly Cooper，and Stephen King (ah，the big sellers，in other words)．Forty­one 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 favourite?
【小题1】The main reason why people lie about reading is to________.

The other day, I had to go to a meeting, which lasted past my daughter’s bedtime. I __46___ home and was brushing teeth when I___47____ , and there on the bedroom mirror was a note in the of a ____48___. It said, “Hi, Mom! I Love You. Laurel.” ____49__, I also cut a heart out of a piece of paper and taped (粘)a ___50___ next to hers, saying, “ I Love You, Too. Mom,” which she _51___ the next morning.

Our family has ___52__ that by integrating (交互式的)writing into our ___53___ activities, we become more thoughtful of each other. Meanwhile, our daughter is learning to ___54____ writing and becoming a skilled writer.

While teaching in a primary school, I ___55____how influential(有影响力的) parents can be as children learn to write. ___56____when our daughter first began to scribble (涂鸦), I became __57___by her work. I offered praise(表扬) for her __58_____, for I found that scribbling is far more complex(复杂的) and important than I had ____59___. It was clear that her scribbles, ____60___ being lovely art objects(艺术品), showed a lot about her____61___ of the world of writing.

Gradually, our family began writing a great deal. I sensed that writing helped Laurel learn ___62___ to read. In fact, by___63____ my own child and her friends and by reading professional (专业的) books, I became more and more ___64___about how writing develops and how ____65___can help children become eager writers.

A               B          C           D

1.left             returned     missed      forgot

2.turned up        turned on    looked up    gave up

3.hand            mouth      smile        heart

4.Immediately      Suddenly    Finally      Politely

5.picture           story       note         page

6.felt              wrote      read         drew

7.found           insisted     planned      guessed

8.strange          useful      daily         funny

9.take             consider    hate         enjoy

10.learned          agreed     considered    discussed

11.Unless          Though     But          So

12.disappointed     attracted    surprised     worried

13.wishes          efforts       suggestions    ways

14.cared           wanted      realized       proved

15.besides          for         of           among

16.advice          effect       understanding  dislikes

17.when           how        what        whether

18.correcting       discovering  testing       watching

19.special          clear       surprised     careful

20.teachers         friends     books        parents

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.

    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 J.K. Rowling, Jilly Cooper, and Stephen King (ah, the big sellers, in other words). 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 favourite?

1．The main reason why people lie about reading is to _________.

A. make fun of the listener                 B. impress the listener

C. please the listener                      D. interest the listener

2．The underlined word “proceeded” in the passage probably means “_________”.

A. wanted           B. happened         C. continued            D. stopped

3．What does the World Book Day survey show?

A. Nearly half of the people surveyed didn’t read through a whole classical book.

B. People don’t like Dreams from My Father and George Orwell’s 1984.

C. Few people lie about having read classical works by Jane Austen.

D. People usually enjoy reading books by Charles Dickens.

4．What is the best title for the passage?

A. Are You a Book Liar?                 B. Readers Are All Liars

C. World Book Day                       D. Dreams from My Father

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阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从41—60题各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

   It was raining．I went into a café and asked for a coffee．  41  I was waiting for my drink, I realized there were other people in the place, but I sensed   42  ．I saw their bodies, but I couldn’t feel their souls   43   their souls belonged to the   44  .

    I stood up and walked between the tables．When I came to the biggest computer, I saw a thin, small man   45   in front of it．“I’m Steve,” he finally answered after I asked him a couple of times what his name was．“I can’t talk with you．I’m   46  ,”he said．He was chatting online and,   47  , he was playing a computer game—a war game．I was   48  .

    Why didn’t Steve want to talk with me? I tried   49   to speak to that computer geek(怪人),   50   not a word came out of his mouth．I touched his shoulder, but no reaction(反应)．I was   51  ．I put my hand in front of the monitor, and he started to shout, “   52  !”

    I took a few steps back, wondering if all those people in the café were looking at me．I   53  , and saw nobody showed any interest.

     54  , I realized that the people there were having a nice conversation with their machines, not with people．They were more   55   having a relationship with the   56  , particularly Steve．I wouldn’t want to   57   the future of human beings if they preferred sharing their lives with machines   58   with people.

I was worried and sank in my thoughts．I didn’t even   59   that the coffee was bad,   60   Steve didn’t notice there was a person next to him.

1.．A．Before                       B．Since                         C．Although                  D．While

2.．A．pain                            B．loneliness                C．sadness                   D．fear

3.．A．because                    B．when                        C．until                          D．unless

4.．A．home                         B．world                        C．Net                            D．Café

5.．A．sleeping                    B．laughing                   C．sitting                       D．learning

6.．A．busy                           B．thirsty                      C．tired                          D．sick

7.．A．first of all                  B．just then                  C．at the same time  D．by that time

8.．A．surprised                  B．delighted                 C．moved                      D．frightened

9.．A．once                           B．again                        C．first                           D．even

10.．A．but                           B．so                              C．if                                D．or

11.．A．excited                    B．respected                C．afraid                        D．unhappy

12.．A．Shut up                   B．Enjoy yourself         C．Leave me alone     D．Help me out

13.．A．walked about  B．walked out C．raised my hand D．raised my head

14.．A．From then on  B．At that moment C．In all                                 D．Above all

15.．A．interested in  B．tired of                C．careful about                   D．troubled by

16.．A．computer  B．soul                                     C．shop                          D．geek

17.．A．tell                           B．plan                           C．imagine                    D．design

18.．A．other than  B．instead of                         C．except for                D．as well as

19.．A．pretend                  B．understand             C．insist                         D．realize

20.．A．as if            B．just as                C．just after         D．even though