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 (发起）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(市长）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

1. 1.
   What is the purpose of the project launched by Nancy?
   1. A.
      To invite authors to guide readers
   2. B.
      To encourage people to read and share
   3. C.
      To involve people in community service
   4. D.
      To promote the friendship between cities
2. 2.
   Why was it difficult for New Yorkers to carry out the project?
   1. A.
      They had little interest in reading
   2. B.
      They were too busy to read a book
   3. C.
      They came from many different backgrounds
   4. D.
      T hey lacked support from the local government
3. 3.
   According to the passage, where would the project be more easily carried out?
   1. A.
      In large communities with little sense of unity
   2. B.
      In large cities where libraries are far from home
   3. C.
      In medium-sized cities with a diverse population
   4. D.
      In large towns where agreement can be quickly reached
4. 4.
   The underlined words “shared a word” in Paragraph 5 probably mean
   1. A.
      exchanged ideas with each other
   2. B.
      discussed the meaning of a word
   3. C.
      gained life experience
   4. D.
      used the same language
5. 5.
   According to Nancy, the degree of students of the project is judged by________
   1. A.
      the careful selection of a proper book
   2. B.
      the growing popularity of the writers
   3. C.
      the number of people who benefit from reading
   4. D.
      the number of books that each person reads

Answer 1

BCDAC
文章大意：由西雅图公共图书馆发起的一个鼓励人们在同一个时间共读一本书的活动迅速传遍了美国，甚至走向了世界。文章向我们讲述了该项活动的实施以及所取得的成绩。
1.B　考查细节理解。文章第二段告诉我们Nancy发动该活动的目的：encouraging reading和promoting reading as an experience to be shared in families and schools，由此可知B 项正确。
2.C　考查细节理解。倒数第二段告诉我们在纽约该活动启动困难的原因：…New York，where local readers could not decide on one book to represent the huge and diverse population. 选项中different backgrounds对应原文的diverse population。
3.D　考查细节理解。倒数第二段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分别对应选项中的large towns和agreement can be quickly reached。
4.A　考查词义猜测。由语境可知，该短语就是对上文中enjoyed speaking to someone的另外一种说法，故选A。
5.C　考查细节理解。题干中的According to Nancy，对应文章的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，该活动成功的标准在于，有多少人通过该活动丰富了自己、有多少人喜欢上了和从来没有和自己说过话的人进行交流，也就是选项所说的从该活动中受益的人数的多少。