第二部分 阅读理解(共两节，满分40分)
第一节(共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分)
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项。
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(2013·济宁考试)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 19thcentury 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 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.
