A
Reading can be a social activity．Think of the people who belong to book groups．They choose books to read and then meet to discuss them．Now the website BookCrossing．com turns the page on the traditional idea of a book group．
Members go on the site and register the books they own and would like to share．BookCrossing provides an identification number to stick inside the book．Then the person leaves it in a public place，hoping that the book will have an adventure，traveling far and wide with each new reader who finds it．
Bruce Pederson，the managing director of BookCrossing，says，"The two things that change your life are the people you meet and books you read．BookCrossing combines both．"
Members leave books on park benches and buses，in train stations and coffee shops．Whoever finds their book will go to the site and record where they found it．
People who find a book can also leave a journal entry describing what they thought of it．E-mails are then sent to the BookCrossers to keep them updated about where their books have been found．Bruce Peterson says the idea is for people not to be selfish by keeping a book to gather dust on a shelf at home．
BookCrossing is part of a trend among people who want to get back to the"real"and not the virtual（虚拟）．The site now has more than one million members in more than one hundred thirty-five countries．
1. Why does the author mention book groups in the first paragraph？ ______
A. To explain what they are．
B. To introduce BookCrossing．
C. To stress the importance of reading．
D. To encourage readers to share their ideas．
2. What does the underlined word"it"in Paragraph 2 refer to？ ______
A. The book．
B. An adventure．
C. A public place．
D. The identification number．
3. What will a BookCrosser do with a book after reading it？ ______
A. Meet other readers to discuss it．
B. Pass it on to another reader．
C. Keep it safe in his bookcase．
D. Mail it back to its owner．
4. What is the best title for the text？ ______
A. Online Reading：A Virtual Tour
B. Electronic Books：A new Trend
C. A Book Group Brings Tradition Back
D. A Website Links People through Books
【答案】1. B 2. A 3. B 4. D
【解析】
这是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了一个叫做BookCrossing的网站的功能和设置该网站的目的。
【1题详解】
推理判断题。根据"Now the website BookCrossing．com turns the page on the traditional idea of a book group．"（现在website BookCrossing.com为书群的想法翻开了新的篇章）可知作者在第一段提到书群是为了介绍图书漂流这个网站。故选B项。
【2题详解】
词义猜测题。根据"Then the person leaves it in a public place，hoping that the book will have an adventure，traveling far and wide with each new reader who finds it．"（然后这个人把书放在公共场所，希望这本书可以有一个奇旅，因为每一个发现它的阅读者可以走的更远更宽）根据句意可知，it是指前半句提到的同一事物"the book"。故选A项。
【3题详解】
推理判断题。根据“Members leave books on park benches and buses，in train stations and coffee shops．Whoever finds their book will go to the site and record where they found it．”（成员可以把书留在公园长凳上，公交车上，火车站和咖啡厅。发现书的人就去网站登记他们在哪找到它的）可知，他们把书放在那些地方的目的，就是让其他人能够找到并且阅读。选项中和该目的相近的是B项：把书传递给另一个人。故选B项。
【4题详解】
主旨大意题。这是一篇说明文，目的主要是介绍网站，所以答案应该以网站为中心。再根据"The two things that change your life are the people you meet and books you read．BookCrossing combines both"可知该网站可以把人和书联系在一起。故选D项。
