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【題目】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（無關(guān)緊要的謊言） 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】這是一篇社會生活類文章。調(diào)查表明，四分之一的英國人承認曾經(jīng)用“對不起,手機剛才沒有信號”來回復一個沒有接的電話。文章還介紹了英國人常用的其他謊言。

【1】推理判斷題。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，四分之一的人承認他們常常使用“你的手機沒有信號”這個謊言。這通常發(fā)生在他們收到電話并按下“忽略”之后。由此可以推知，當接電話的人按下“忽略”鍵，或者接電話的人手機的確沒有信號時，打電話的人那邊聽到的聲音應(yīng)該是一樣的。故A選項正確。

【2】細節(jié)理解題。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，研究發(fā)現(xiàn)，58%撒謊的男人都會被識破，而女性撒謊者中只有46%會被識破，所以，女性比男性更擅長撒謊。故B選項切題。

【3】推理判斷題。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，緊跟其后的是“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，這幾個理由分別排名第五至第十名。故“I'm on my way”排名第九。綜上，C選項正確。

【4】推理判斷題。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的發(fā)言人說，在很多情況下，通過撒謊來奉承某人比用實話傷害對方或許更好點，由此可以推知，這位發(fā)言人認為英國人撒謊是可以理解，合乎情理的。故D選項正確。