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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：本篇讲述了两个大学毕业生与陌生人交谈，倾听人们向他们倾述的互惠的活动。文章从联想开始，简介Lia and Bill（这是两个人的名字，还是交谈与倾听活动的名称）做什么，怎样开始的，效果如何，未来打算等，其中第六段和第七段是插叙（从shortly after…到…experiences,anything），讲述的就是两个年轻人怎样开始这一活动的。故选A项：开始与人聊天。
(2)	解析：Liz and Bill活动很成功。从倒数第二段可知：为庆祝该活动一周所举办的聚会，有许多人参加，记者和摄影师都来了，说明很成功。Crazy，疯狂的；normal，普通的；pointless，无意义的与文章正符合。
(3)	解析：Liz和Bill同许多人谈生活，倾听过许多人跟他们谈心，Denise和Marcia是其中的两人。提到他们来做例子。
(4)	解析：最后一段的前一句说明他们还想吸引更多的人来加入这一活动，与他们聊天。故选C．
(5)	解析：本题问Liz和Bill怎样看待写本书这回事，全篇最后一句可知，但本句结构较复杂。something是代词，是a book的同位语，“they'll consider”是定语从句，“they say”起到插入语的作用。全句可译为：有些出版商表达了给Liz和Bill出本书的兴趣，Lia和Bill说他们会考虑这件事。consider一词可解释为think about carefully，“something”指出书写书。故选B．