Question

An idea that started in Seattle’s public library has spread throughout America and beyond. The concept is simple: help to build a sense of community in a city by getting everyone to read the same book at the same time.
In addition to encouraging reading as a pursuit (追求) to be enjoyed by all, the program allows strangers to communicate by discussing the book on the bus, as well as promoting reading as an experience to be shared in families and schools. The idea came from Seattle librarian Nancy Pearl who launched (發(fā)起）the "If All of Seattle Read the Same Book " project in 1998. Her original program used author visits, study guides and book discussion groups to bring people together with a book, but the idea has since expanded to many other American cities, and even to Hongkong.
In Chicago, the mayor(市長）appeared on television to announce the choice of To Kill a Mockingbird as the first book in the "One Book, One Chicago" program. As a result, reading clubs and neighbourhood groups sprang up around the city. Across the US, stories emerged of parents and children reading to each other at night and strangers chatting away on the bus about plot and character.
The only problem arose in New York , where local readers could not decide on one book to represent the huge and diverse population. This may show that the idea works best in medium-sized cities or large towns, where a greater sense of unity(一致）can be achieved .Or it may show that New Yorkers rather missed the point ,putting all their energy
And passion into the choice of the book rather than discussion about a book itself.
Ultimately, as Nancy points out, the level of success is not measured by how many people read a book, but by how many people are enriched by the process, or have enjoyed speaking to someone with whom they would not otherwise have shared a word.
小題1:What is the purpose of the project launched by Nancy?

A．To invite authors to guide readers.

B．To encourage people to read and share.

C．To involve people in community service.

D．To promote the friendship between cities.

小題2:Why was it difficult for New Yorkers to carry out the project?

A．They had little interest in reading.

B．They were too busy to read a book.

C．They came from many different backgrounds

D．T hey lacked support from the local government

小題3:According to the passage, where would the project be more easily carried out?

A．In large communities with little sense of unity

B．In large cities where libraries are far from home

C．In medium-sized cities with a diverse population

D．In large towns where agreement can be quickly reached

小題4: The underlined words “shared a word” in Paragraph 5 probably mean     

A．exchanged ideas with each other

B．discussed the meaning of a word

C．gained life experience

D．used the same language

小題5: According to Nancy, the degree of students of the project is judged by________

A．the careful selection of a proper book

B．the growing popularity of the writers

C．the number of people who benefit from reading.

D．the number of books that each person reads.

Answer 1

小題1:B
小題1:C
小題1:D
小題1:A
小題1:C

文章大意：由西雅圖公共圖書館發(fā)起的一個鼓勵人們在同一個時間共讀一本書的活動迅速傳遍了美國，甚至走向了世界。文章向我們講述了該項活動的實施以及所取得的成績。
小題1:B　考查細節(jié)理解。文章第二段告訴我們Nancy發(fā)動該活動的目的：encouraging reading和promoting reading as an experience to be shared in families and schools，由此可知B 項正確。
小題1:C　考查細節(jié)理解。倒數(shù)第二段告訴我們在紐約該活動啟動困難的原因：…New York，where local readers could not decide on one book to represent the huge and diverse population. 選項中different backgrounds對應(yīng)原文的diverse population。
小題1:D　考查細節(jié)理解。倒數(shù)第二段This may show that the idea works best in medium－sized cities or large towns, where a greater sense of unity(一致)can be achieved.中的large towns和a greater sense of unity(一致)can be achieved分別對應(yīng)選項中的large towns和agreement can be quickly reached。
小題1:A　考查詞義猜測。由語境可知，該短語就是對上文中enjoyed speaking to someone的另外一種說法，故選A。
小題1:C　考查細節(jié)理解。題干中的According to Nancy，對應(yīng)文章的as Nancy points out。由最后一段the level of success is not measured…by how many people are enriched by the process，or…可以看出，該活動成功的標(biāo)準在于，有多少人通過該活動豐富了自己、有多少人喜歡上了和從來沒有和自己說過話的人進行交流，也就是選項所說的從該活動中受益的人數(shù)的多少。