单选题
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 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 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 Hong Kong.
In Chicago, the mayor 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 neighborhood 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 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
.
单选题
What is the purpose of the project launched by Nancy? ______
【正确答案】
B
【答案解析】解析：根据第一段第二句“The concept is simple：help to build a sense of community in a city bygetting eveuone to rcad the same book at the same time．”可知，活动的主题是让人们在阅读中学会分享，故选B。
单选题
Why was it difficult for New Yorkers to carry out the project? ______
【正确答案】
C
【答案解析】解析：根据第四段第一句“The only problem arose in New York，where local readers could not decide on one book to represent the huge and diverse population．”可知，纽约的问题是当地的人们决定不了用哪一本书来代表庞大而多样化的群体。
单选题
According to the passage, where would the project be more easily carried out? ______
【正确答案】
D
【答案解析】解析：根据第四段第二句“This may show that the idea works best in medium-sized cities or largetowns，where a greater sense of unity can be achieved”可知，应选D。
单选题
The underlined words "shared a word" in Paragraph 5 probably mean______.
单选题
According to Nancy, the degree of students of the project is judged by_____.
【正确答案】
C
【答案解析】解析：根据最后一段“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．”可知，活动的成功与否不在于参与的人数多少，而在于他们在阅读过程中获益了多少。