【正文】 y survey， Dreams from My Father is at number survey lists top ten books， and various authors， which people have lied about I’ m not one to lie too often， I’ ll admit here and now that I haven’ t read the entire ten I am pleased to say that I have read the book at number one， Gee Orwell’ s think it’ s absolutely outstanding. Asked why they lied， the most mon reason was to impress someone they were speaking could be difficult if the conversation became more in depth! The World Book Day survey also has some other interesting information in shows that many people lie about having read classical works by Jane Austen， the Bronte sisters， Charles Dickens and so when asked which authors they actually enjoy， they named J． ，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? 5． 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 6． The underlined word“ proceeded” in the passage probably means “ ________” ． A． wanted B． happened C． continued D． stopped 7． 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 Gee Orwell ’ s 1984. C． Few people lie about having read classical works by Jane Austen. D． People usually enjoy reading books by Charles Dickens. 8． 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 課時作業(yè) ?十四 ? Ⅰ .單項填空 1． C take action 意為 “ 采取行動 ” ，此題使用了其被動語態(tài)。 5． C “ I’ m sorry， but...” 是習慣用法， but 用來引出道歉的原因，本身沒實際意義，不翻譯出來。 10． C 句意為 ： 那個可憐的人主動提出在飯店洗盤子以換取一日三餐 。 15． A 方位介詞位于句首，引起完全倒裝，躺的過去式為 lay，排除 C、 D兩項。從倒數(shù)第二段可知，也門的飲用水短缺是長期存在的問題，而這個國家人口的快速增長使這個問題更突出。 7． A 推理判斷