《阅读理解特训：3真2模含解析》2014届高三英语二轮突破8C5[2013·新课标全国卷Ⅰ]CIthappenedtomerecently.IwastellingsomeonehowmuchIhadenjoyedreadingBarackObama'sDreamsFromMyFatherandhowithadchangedmyviewsofourPresident.AfriendIwastalkingtoagreedwithmethatitwas，inhiswords，“abrilliantly(精彩地)writtenbook”．However，hethenwentontotalkaboutMrObamainawaywhichsuggestedhehadnoideaofhisbackgroundatall.IsensedthatIwastalkingtoabookliar.Anditseemsthatmyfriendisnottheonlyone.Approximatelytwothirdsofpeoplehaveliedaboutreadingabookwhichtheyhaven't.IntheWorldBookDay's“ReportonGuiltySecrets”，DreamsFromMyFatherisatnumber9.Thereportliststenbooks，andvariousauthors，whichpeoplehaveliedaboutreading，andasI'mnotonetolietoooften(I'dhatetobecaughtout)，I'lladmithereandnowthatIhaven'treadtheentiretopten.ButIampleasedtosaythat，unlike42percentofpeople，Ihavereadthebookatnumberone，GeorgeOrwell's1984.Ithinkit'sreallybrilliant.TheWorldBookDayreportalsohassomeotherinterestinginformationinit.ItsaysthatmanypeoplelieabouthavingreadJaneAusten，CharlesDickens，FyodorDostoevsky(Ihaven'treadhim，buthaven'tliedaboutiteither)andHermanMelville.Askedwhytheylied，themostcommonreasonwasto“impress”someonetheywerespeakingto.Thiscouldbetrickyiftheconversationbecamemorein－depth!Butwhenaskedwhichauthorstheyactuallyenjoy，peoplenamedJ．K.Rowling，JohnGrisham，SophieKinsella(ah，thebigsellers，inotherwords)．Forty－twopercentofpeopleaskedadmittedtheyturnedtothebackofthebooktoreadtheendbeforefinishingthestory(I'llcomeclean：Idothisandamastonishedthat58percentsaidtheyhadneverdoneso)．64．Howdidtheauthorfindhisfriendabookliar?A．Byjudginghismannerofspeaking.B．Bylookingintohisbackground.C．Bymentioningafamousname.D．Bydiscussingthebookitself.65．Whichofthefollowingisa“guiltysecret”accordingtotheWorldBookDayreport?A．CharlesDickensisverylowonthetop－tenlist.B．42%ofpeoplepretendedtohaveread1984.C．Theauthoradmittedhavingread9books.D．DreamsFromMyFatherishardlyread.66．Bylyingaboutreading，apersonhopesto________．A．controltheconversationB．appearknowledgeableC．learnaboutthebookD．makemorefriends67．Whatistheauthor'sattitudeto58%ofreaders?A．Favorable.B．Uncaring.C．Doubtful.D．Friendly.【要点综述】本文是一篇议论文。作者通过与朋友聊天引出本文的话题bookliar，列举了大家谎称读了实际未读的书目，以及大家喜欢的一些作家，并阐述了人们撒谎的常见理由。64．D细节理解题。根据文章第一段可知，作者跟他的朋友深谈有关奥巴马的那本书时，发现朋友对奥巴马的背景一无所知，这暗示出朋友其实并没有读过这本书。故选D。65．B推理判断题。本题的关键词是guiltysecret，定位第二、三段。根据文章第二段中的“ButIampleasedtosaythat,unlike42percentofpeople,Ihavereadthebookatnumberone,GeorgeOrwell's1984.”可知，作者读过《1984》这本书，而42%的人没读过却装作读过。故选B。66．B细节理解题。根据文章第四段中的“Askedwhytheylied,themostcommonreasonwasto‘impress’someonetheywerespeakingto.”可知，人们之所以选择撒谎是想让对方觉得自己知识渊博，从而给对方留一个好的印象。因此B正确。67．C推理判断题。文章第五段的最后一句话表明作者的态度，故选C。C5[2013·安徽卷]CWhen19－year－oldSophiaGiorgisaidshewasthinkingofvolunteeringtohelptheMake－A－WishFoundation(基金会)，nobodyunderstoodwhatshewastalkingabout.ButSophiaknewjusthowimportantMake－A－Wishcouldbebecausethisspecialorganizationhadhelpedtomakeadreamcometrueforoneofherbestfriends.Wewereinterestedinfindingoutmore，sowew...
