time in the competition, simply stating, “I have never told a lie in my life.”
In 2003, Abrie Krueger from South Africa became the first one to win the competition. 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.
8．Why does the author tell a lie at the beginning of the passage? A．He likes telling lies.
B．He intends to talk about a contest. C．Lies can be detected by someone. D．Nearly everyone has told lies.
9．What does the underlined word “fib” in Paragraph 2 probably mean? A．Experience. C．Lie.
B.Story. D.Plot.
10．Who can't take part in the competition? A．Lawyers & politicians. B．Reporters & editors. C．Doctors & teachers. D．Students & managers.
11．What's the author's main purpose of this passage? A．To explain how to deal with lies. B．To introduce a strange competition. C．To discuss how to avoid telling lies.
D．To invite people to take part in the competition.
[语篇解读] 本篇为新闻报道，介绍了即将在英国进行的说谎大赛的情况以及往届获奖选手的情况。
8．B 【解析】作者意图题。由全文以及第一段中的“But competitors from around the world gather on Thursday for the annual competition to compete for the world's biggest liar(说谎者)．”可知，作者的意图是介绍一项比赛。
9．C 【解析】词义猜测题。由全文内容可知这是一个说谎大赛，因此选手要编一个谎言，故推断画线词的意义为“谎言”。该题考生易误选B项，故事有真有假，故B项不符合题意。 10．A 【解析】细节理解题。由第二段最后一句“Anyone but lawyers and politicians can take part in the competition.”可知答案。
11．B 【解析】写作意图题。第一段介绍主题，中间具体说明，最后举例说明，故本文作者的写作目的是介绍一项特殊的比赛——说谎大赛。
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