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  [2015北京學(xué)年度第一學(xué)期開學(xué)] 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 programme 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 programme 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 Hong Kong.

  In Chicago,the mayor appeared on television to an?nounce the choice of To Kill a Mockingbird as the first book in the "One Book,One Chicago" programme. As a result,reading clubs and neighbourhood groups sprang up around the city. Across the US,stories emerged of par?ents and children reading to each other at night and stran?gers 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 mediumsized cities or large towns,where a greater sense of unity 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 the 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 en?joyed speaking to someone with whom they would not oth?erwise have shared a word.

14. 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.

15. 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 mediumsized cities with a diverse population.

   D. In large towns where agreement can be quickly reached.

16. 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. gave life experience

   D. used the same language

17. According to Nancy,the degree of success of the pro?ject 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

[文章大意]本文介紹了在美國西雅圖開展的一項讀書與分享活動。作者在文中介紹了這項活動開展的背景和目的以及推廣情況。

14. B細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文章第二段中"In addition to encoura?ging reading as a pursuit (追求) to be enjoyed by all,the programme allows strangers to communicate by discussing the book on the bus,as well as promoting reading as an ex?perience to be shared in families and schools."可知，這個計劃鼓勵人們多閱讀多分享。故B正確。

15. D細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文章第四段中"This may show that the idea works best in mediumsized cities or large towns,where a greater sense of unity can be achieved."可知，最適合開展這項活動的地方是中等城市或一些大的鄉(xiāng)鎮(zhèn)，那里的人不是很多，人們很容易就會達(dá)成一致的意見。故D正確。

16. A推理判斷題。文章開頭便提及這個活動的意圖是讓人們學(xué)會分享和閱讀。故可知該詞是指A項內(nèi)容。

17. C細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文章最后一段中的"…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.-.”可知，衡量這個活動的成功與否是看有多少人從這個活動中得到了自我的提髙或享受到了與他人分享的樂趣。故C正確。