A disastrous competition is going on in England, with billions of dollars and hundreds of lives in danger. OK, that's not true. But competitors from around the world gathered on Thursday to compete for the title of 2012’s World's Biggest Liar.

Each participant is given up to five minutes to make up the best lie in the competition, which was started in honor of 19th-century Bridge Inn owner Will Ritson, who was reportedly famous for his lies. Competitors gather at the Bridge Inn every year for the competition, a small pub in northwestern England. Anyone can take part in the competition. Well, almost anyway; the reporters note that lawyers and politicians are banned, who is said to enjoy "an unfair advantage" in the proceedings (进程).

A study published this past July in the journal Evolution & Human Behavior found that nearly all lies are detectable through visible facial muscle (肌肉) reactions in the person telling a lie. “Thus, while interpersonal deception (欺骗) often is highly successful, signs of hidden emotional states are communicated clearly to the informed observer,” the study concluded.

A churchman of Carlisle reportedly holds what may be the greatest lie of all time in the competition, simply stating, "I have never told a lie in my life."

In 2003, Abrie Krueger of South Africa became the first non-Brit to win the competition. Ironically, Krueger was accused by some of cheating.

In 2006, comedian Sue Perkins became the first female to win the competition, telling a tale about people riding camels to work as a result of climate change.

Last year's winning entry came from Glen Boyland, who told a lie about competing in a snail-racing (蜗牛赛跑) competition with Prince Charles.

56. The article begins with _____.

A. a piece of news　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. a lie told by the writer

C. the passage’s topic sentence　　　　　　　　　　 D. a case from the competition

57. The competition is held at the Bridge Inn because _____.

A. its present owner is hospitable　　　　　　　　　 B. most local people are liars

C. it once had a good liar as its owner　　　　　　 D. it is a tourist attraction

58. When the writer wrote “Well, almost anyway”(Para.2), he or she realized that _____.

A. the previous sentence was not exact　　　　　 B. the previous sentence was all wrong

C. the next sentence would be exact　　　　　　　 D. the reporters didn’t agree with him or her

59. Paragraph Three mainly tells us that _____.

A. lying requires extraordinary skill　　　　　　　　 B. liars are able to find each other out

C. most lies are believed in everyday life　　　　 D. liars always show signs of lying

60. _____ is mentioned just because his or her lie was special.

A. The churchman　　 B. Abrie Krueger　　　　　 C. Sue Perkins　　　　　　　　　　 D. Glen Boyland

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I told my friend Graham that I often cycle the two miles from my house to the town centre but unfortunately there is a big hill on the route．He replied, "You mean fortunately．" He explained that I should be glad of the extra exercise that the hill provided．
My attitude to the hill has now changed．I used to complain as I approached it but now I tell myself the following; This hill will exercise my heart and lungs．It will help me to lose weight and get fit．It will mean that I live longer．This hill is my friend．Finally as I wend my way up the incline I comfort myself with the thought of all those silly people who pay money to go to a gym and sit on stationery exercise bicycles when I can get the same value for free．I have a smug smile of satisfaction as I reach the top of the hill．
Problems are there to be faced and overcome． We cannot achieve anything with an easy life, Helen Keller was the first deaf and blind person to gain a University degree．  Her activism and writing proved inspirational．She wrote, " Character cannot be developed in ease and quiet．Only through experiences of trial and suffering can the soul be strengthened, vision cleared, ambition inspired and success achieved．"
One of the main determinants of success in life is our attitude towards adversity．From time to time, we all face hardships, problems, accidents, and difficulties．Some are of our making but many confront us through no fault of our own．While we cannot choose the adversity we can choose our attitude towards it．
Douglas Bader was 21 when in 1931 he had both legs cut off following a flying accident．He was determined to fly again and went on to become one of the leading flying experts in the Battle of Britain with 22 aerial victories over the Germans．He was an inspiration to others during the war．He said, "Don’t listen to anyone who tells you that you can’t do this or that．That's nonsense．Make up your mind, you’11 never use crutches or a stick, then have a go at everything．Go to school, join in all the games you can．Go anywhere you want to．But never, never let them persuade you that things are too difficult or impossible．"
The biographies of great people are filled with examples of how they took kinds of steps to overcome the difficulties they faced．The common thread is that they did not become defeatist or depressed．They chose their attitude．They chose to be positive．They took on the challenge．They won．
68．The writer has a smug smile of satisfaction as he reaches the top of the hill because________．
A．he was actually killing two birds with a stone
B．compared with those silly people, he was smarter
C．he lost weight by cycling to the town center every day
D．he was informed of a short route from his house to the town
69．The writer quoted Helen Keller and her saying as an example to demonstrate_________．
A．one cannot achieve anything with an easy life
B．only disabled persons can experience hardship deeply
C．one' s success is determined by nothing but his/ her attitude
D．it' s rare for a deaf and blind person to gain a University degree．
70．From this passage we know that Douglas Bader was a person of___________．
A．individual and creative character        B．stubborn yet charming personality
C．great bravery and strong will           D．excellent speaker with great influence
71．In writing style, the last paragraph serves as____________
A．an explanation        B．a demonstration    C．an introduction  D．a summarization

Monty Roberts owns a horse ranch（牧马场） in San Ysidro. He told us his story. As a senior, he was asked to write a  36 about what he wanted to be and do when he grew up.

That night he wrote a seven-page paper  37 his goal of someday owning a horse ranch. He wrote about his dream in great  38 and he even drew a diagram of a 200-acre ranch, showing the  39  of all the buildings.
He put his heart into the  40  and the next day he handed it in to his teacher. Two days later he received his paper back. On the front page was a large red F with a note that   41 , ‘See me after class.’
The boy with the dream went to see the teacher after class and asked, ‘Why did I  42  an F?’
The teacher said, ‘This is an  43 dream for a young boy like you. Owning a horse ranch requires a lot of money. There’s no  44 you could ever do it.’ Then the teacher added, ‘If you will  45 this paper with a more realistic goal, I will reconsider your grade.’”
The boy went home and  46 it. He asked his father what he should do. His father said, ‘Look, son, you have to  47 your own mind on this. However, I think it is a very  48 decision for you.’
Finally, after sitting with it for a week, the boy turned in the  49  paper, making no changes at all. He stated, ‘You can keep the F and I’ll keep my  50 .’
Monty now owned a 200-acre ranch. He had  51 his plan for a 4,000-square-foot house.
Two summers ago that same school teacher brought 30 kids to camp out on his ranch for a week. When leaving, he said  52  , ‘Look, Monty. When I was your teacher, I was something of a dream  53  . During those years I stole a lot of kids’ dreams.  54  , you had enough perseverance not to give up on yours.’”
Don’t let anyone steal your dreams.  55 your heart, no matter what.

Monty Roberts owns a horse ranch（牧马场） in San Ysidro. He told us his story. As a senior, he was asked to write a  36 about what he wanted to be and do when he grew up.

That night he wrote a seven-page paper  37 his goal of someday owning a horse ranch. He wrote about his dream in great  38 and he even drew a diagram of a 200-acre ranch, showing the  39  of all the buildings.

He put his heart into the  40  and the next day he handed it in to his teacher. Two days later he received his paper back. On the front page was a large red F with a note that   41 , ‘See me after class.’

The boy with the dream went to see the teacher after class and asked, ‘Why did I  42  an F?’

The teacher said, ‘This is an  43 dream for a young boy like you. Owning a horse ranch requires a lot of money. There’s no  44 you could ever do it.’ Then the teacher added, ‘If you will  45 this paper with a more realistic goal, I will reconsider your grade.’”

The boy went home and  46 it. He asked his father what he should do. His father said, ‘Look, son, you have to  47 your own mind on this. However, I think it is a very  48 decision for you.’

Finally, after sitting with it for a week, the boy turned in the  49  paper, making no changes at all. He stated, ‘You can keep the F and I’ll keep my  50 .’

Monty now owned a 200-acre ranch. He had  51 his plan for a 4,000-square-foot house.

Two summers ago that same school teacher brought 30 kids to camp out on his ranch for a week. When leaving, he said  52  , ‘Look, Monty. When I was your teacher, I was something of a dream  53  . During those years I stole a lot of kids’ dreams.  54  , you had enough perseverance not to give up on yours.’”

Don’t let anyone steal your dreams.  55 your heart, no matter what.

1.                A．paper          B．composition     C．passage   D．notice

2.                A．reaching        B．achieving        C．continuing     D．describing

3.                A．excitement      B．detail           C．demand D．spirit

4.                A．relation         B．advantage       C．location   D．meaning

5.                A．project         B．work           C．house    D．painting

6.                A．informed       B．read           C．wrote    D．reflected

7.                A．recognize       B．own            C．receive   D．admit

8.                A．unbearable      B．unbelievable     C．unrealistic     D．unusual

9.                A．need           B．way            C．doubt    D．time

10.               A．see            B．retell          C．discuss    D．rewrite

11.               A．thought about   B．cared about     C．set about D．talked about

12.               A．keep up        B．show up        C．sweep up D．make up

13.               A．unique         B．wrong          C．wise D．important

14.               A．same          B．final           C．correct    D．suitable

15.               A．promise        B．grade          C．dream    D．word

16.               A．put forward     B．carried out      C．taken up   D．sped up

17.               A．constantly       B．strongly        C．guiltily    D．delightedly

18.               A．catcher        B．seeker         C．dreamer   D．stealer

19.               A．Gradually       B．Personally       C．Strictly    D．Fortunately

20.               A．Follow         B．Guide          C．Arrange   D．Concentrate

Doris Lessing, born on October 22, 1919, is a British writer． In

October 2007 Lessing became the llth woman to be awarded the Nobel Prize for  36   in the 106-year history．

In her long and complex career, Doris Lessing has  37  dozens of books of fiction as well as plays and nonfiction． She wrote persuasively 38 politics，feminism（女权主义），communism and black-white relations in Africa before moving on to  39  the emotional crack  （裂痕）  of human beings in her famous 1962  40  , The Golden Notebook．

Ms． Lessing inspired a  41 of feminists with this breakthrough novel, which informed the 20th-century view of the male-female   42  and the feminist movement regarded as a pioneering work．

Ms． Lessing wrote  43   about the inner lives of women  44  she rejected the idea that they should abandon their lives to marriage and children． The Golden Notebook told the story of Anna Wulf, a woman who wanted to live   45  ．

Because Ms． Lessing frankly described female anger and aggression（争强好胜）, she was 46 as unfeminine． But Ms． Lessing also felt that  47  only on feminism hid the other issues raised by the novel． So she always had  48  ．  comments about the feminist movement, 49  many of its members admired her．  Speaking in New York in  1970, she said, “I've got the 50  that the sex war is not the most vital one going on nor is it the most important  51  in our lives．"

14 years later, she said that the women's movement should have tried to  52  men． “How can you expect things to  53  ," she said, “if you're talking to yourself?" Asked about 54 anti-feminist feelings when her work referred to the issues that fueled the women's movement, she  55   _, "It wouldn't be enough to say I'm a woman, after all?"

36．A． peace                  B． literature              C． medicine             D．physics

37．A．published               B． read                    C． printed                D．sold

38．A． for                      B． with                    C． against               D．about

39．A． promote             B． narrow                C． explore               D． remove

40．A．poem               B．play                C．film               D．novel

41．A． generation         B． handful                C． district               D． minority

42．A． marriage             B． relationship         C． friendship          D． battle

43．A． disappointedly       B． negatively          C． honestly              D． proudly

44．A． but                      B． yet                      C． so                       D． and

45．A．hopefully               B． successfully         C． freely                  D． quietly

46．A． appreciated         B． arrested                C． attacked               D．respected

47．A．depending              B． living                  C． agreeing              D．focusing

48．A．casual                  B． sharp                  C． fair                     D．typical

49．A．though                  B． for                      C． unless                D．after

50．A．impression             B． answer                C． feeling                 D． message

51．A．tradition                B． state                    C． goal                    D． problem

52．A．back up                 B． work with            C． care for              D． appeal to

53．A． change                 B．happen               C． end                  D． continue

54．A． our                  B． its              C． her                D． their

55．A． responded       B． declared         C． complained       D． argued