Readingcanbeasocialactivity.Thinkofthepeoplewhobelongtobookgroups.Theychoosebookstoreadandthenmeettodiscussthem.NowthewebsiteBookCrossing.comturnsthepageonthetraditionalideaofabookgroup.111.Com]

Membersgoonthesiteandregisterthebookstheyownandwouldliketoshare.BookCrossingprovidesanidentificationnumbertostickinsidethebook.Thenthepersonleavesitinapublicplacehopingthatthebookwillhaveanadventuretravelingfarandwidewitheachnewreaderwhofindsit.

BrucePedersonthemanagingdirectorofBookCrossingsays“Thetwothingsthatchangeyourlifearethepeopleyoumeetandbooksyouread.BookCrossingcombinesboth.”

Membersleavebooksonparkbenchesandbusesintrainstationsandcoffeeshops.Whoeverfindstheirbookwillgotothesiteandrecordwheretheyfoundit.

Peoplewhofindabookcanalsoleaveajournalentrydescribingwhattheythoughtofit.E-mailsarethensenttotheBookCrossingtokeepthemupdatedaboutwheretheirbookshavebeenfound.BrucePedersonsaystheideaisforpeoplenottobeselfishbykeepingabooktogatherdustonashelfathome.

BookCrossingispartofatrendamongpeoplewhowanttogetbacktothe“real”andnotthevirtual(虚拟).Thesitenowhasmorethanonemillionmembersinmorethanonehundredthirty-fivecountries.

25.Whydoestheauthormentionbookgroupsinthefirstparagraph?

A.Toexplainwhattheyare.

B.TointroduceBookCrossing.

C.Tostresstheimportanceofreading.

D.Toencouragereaderstosharetheirideas.

26.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“it”inParagraph2referto?

A.Thebook. B.Anadventure.

C.Apublicplace. D.Theidentificationnumber.

27.WhatwillaBookCrosserdowithabookafterreadingit?

A.Meetotherreaderstodiscussit. B.Keepitsafeinhisbookcase.

C.Passitontoanotherreader. D.Mailitbacktoitsowner.

28.Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?

A.OnlineReading:AVirtualTour

B.ElectronicBooks:AnewTrend

C.ABookGroupBringsTraditionBack

D.AWebsiteLinksPeoplethro