Question

Rome had the Forum．London has Speaker's Corner．Now always on the go New Yorkers have Liz and Bill． 　　Liz and Bill,two college graduates in their early 20s,have spent a whole year trying to have thousands of people talk to them in subway stations and on busy street corners．Just talk． 　　Using a 2-foot-tall sign that says,“Talk to Me,”they attract conversationalists,who one evening included a mental patient,and men in business suits． 　　They don't collect money．They don't push religion（宗教）．So what's the point? 　　“To see what happens,”said Liz．“We simply enjoy lifewith open communication（交流）．” 　　Shortly after the September 11,2001 attacks,they decided to walk from New York City to Washington,a 270-mile trip．They found they loved talking to people along the way and wanted to continue talking with strangers after their return． 　　“It started as a crazy idea,”Liz said．“We were so curious about all the strangers walking by with their life stories．People will talk to us about anything：their jobs,their clothes,their childhood experiences,anything．” 　　Denise wanted to talk about an exam she was about to take．She had stopped by for the second time in two days,to let the two listeners know how it went． 　　Marcia had lost her husband to a serious disease．“That was very heavy on my mind,”Marcia said．“To be able to talk about it to total strangers was very good,”she explained． 　　To celebrate a year of talking,the two held a get-together in a city park for all the people they had met over the past year．A few hundred people showed up,as well as some television cameramen and reporters． 　　They may plan more parties or try to attract more people to join their informal talks．Some publishers have expressed interest in a book,something they say they'll consider． (1) What did Liz and Bill start doing after September 2001? [　　] A． Chatting with people． B． Setting up street signs． C． Telling stories to strangers． D． Organizing a speaker's corner． (2) What they have been doing can be described as ________ [　　] A． pointless B． normal C． crazy D． successful (3) Why are Denise and Marcia mentioned in the text? [　　] A． They knew liz and Bill very well． B． They happened to meet the writer of the text． C． Fhey organized the get-together in the city park． D． They are examples of those who talked to Liz and Bill． (4) What will Liz and Bill do in the future? [　　] A． Go in for publishing． B． Do more television programs． C． Continue what they are doing D． Spend more time reading books． (5) How do they like the idea of writing a book? [　　] A． They have decided to wait a year or two． B． They will think about it carefully． C． They agreed immediately． D． They find it hard to do that．

Answer 1

答案：1．A;2．D;3．D;4．C;5．B;
解析：

(1)	解析：本篇講述了兩個大學畢業(yè)生與陌生人交談，傾聽人們向他們傾述的互惠的活動。文章從聯(lián)想開始，簡介Lia and Bill（這是兩個人的名字，還是交談與傾聽活動的名稱）做什么，怎樣開始的，效果如何，未來打算等，其中第六段和第七段是插敘（從shortly after…到…experiences,anything），講述的就是兩個年輕人怎樣開始這一活動的。故選A項：開始與人聊天。
(2)	解析：Liz and Bill活動很成功。從倒數(shù)第二段可知：為慶祝該活動一周所舉辦的聚會，有許多人參加，記者和攝影師都來了，說明很成功。Crazy，瘋狂的；normal，普通的；pointless，無意義的與文章正符合。
(3)	解析：Liz和Bill同許多人談生活，傾聽過許多人跟他們談心，Denise和Marcia是其中的兩人。提到他們來做例子。
(4)	解析：最后一段的前一句說明他們還想吸引更多的人來加入這一活動，與他們聊天。故選C．
(5)	解析：本題問Liz和Bill怎樣看待寫本書這回事，全篇最后一句可知，但本句結(jié)構(gòu)較復雜。something是代詞，是a book的同位語，“they'll consider”是定語從句，“they say”起到插入語的作用。全句可譯為：有些出版商表達了給Liz和Bill出本書的興趣，Lia和Bill說他們會考慮這件事。consider一詞可解釋為think about carefully，“something”指出書寫書。故選B．