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【题目】A bookseller in Chongqing has been leaving novels on trains and at stations to inspire more commuters(上下班往返的人)to read, after seeing British actress Emma Watson take part in a similar project in London.

Author and bookstore owner Jiang Lin, 29, randomly placed 40 works along the city’s light-rail system on Sunday. Whoever finds a book can read it in public or take it home, but they are encouraged to leave it again on public transportation once they have finished with it. Jiang said, “I considered the needs of commuters," he said. "I hope strangers can feel comforted by the books and feel connected with other readers."

All 40 books were chosen from Jiang’s store, Razor’s Edge Book Club, which he opened in the summer, and included fiction and nonfiction, with topics ranging from art and social sciences to philosophy and history Jiang’s Books on the Chongqing Light Rail project follows the same model as Books on the Underground, which was started in 2012 and sees “book fairies” leave works on London Tube trains and at stations. Readers are encouraged to share their views on the books. It was revealed on Nov. 1 that Watson, who is best-known for the Harry Potter movie series, is a book fairy.

“After I read the news about her leaving books on the London Tube, I was so inspired that I immediately decided to do something over the weekend,” Jiang said. However, his decision was so spontaneous that he had no time to make the stickers that are usually placed on each book to identify them as part of the project . Instead, he put a note on the fly page to introduce the concept.

To his surprise, one of his friends was among those who found his books and posted a picture on WeChat Moments, a social media function on the instant-messaging app. Jiang said more than 20 people have since come onboard and are now working on a more detailed than to spread the love of reading. Although increasing numbers of people read on digital devices, books have not totally gone out of fashion. Jiang mentioned that they needed the support from Chonqing Light Rail Co. to ensure the books to stay there and also hoped the project could be welcomed across the country.

【1】Jiang Lin left books on trains or at stations in order to ______.

A. raise money for poor readers B. open a new bookstore

C. help sell more books D. advocate reading books

【2】Jiang got inspired to start the project by _________.

A. Harry Porter B. Wechat moments

C. Emma Watson D. Razor’s Edge Book Club

【3】The underlined word “spontaneous” is closest in meaning to __________.

A. unplanned B. unwise

C. firm D. thoughtful

【4】Jiang’s attitude towards the future of the project can be best described as___________.

A. positive B. doubtful

C. reserved D. worried

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】D

【2】C

【3】A

【4】A

【解析】重庆的一个书商在地铁上丢了40本书，希望能够激励人们多读书。

【1】细节理解题。根据第一段中的A bookseller in Chongqing has been leaving novels on trains and at stations to inspire more commuters(上下班往返的人)to read可知，他把书放在地铁和车站是为了激励更多的人读书，故选D。

【2】细节理解题。根据第一段中的after seeing British actress Emma Watson take part in a similar project in London.可知，他是看到Emma Watson参加了一个类似的项目后才决定这样做的，故选C。

【3】词义猜测题。根据下文的he had no time to make the stickers可知，他没有经过仔细的筹备，故选A。

【4】观点态度题。根据最后一句Jiang mentioned that they needed the support from Chonqing Light Rail Co. to ensure the books to stay there and also hoped the project could be welcomed across the country.可知，他希望这个项目在全国都能受到欢迎，所以他的态度是很积极的，故选A。