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There are a few fresh bookgroup ideas for improving your gatherings. Start one of your own or join one that surprises and delights you.
The UnderOneHourofReading Club
Joanna Goddard always wanted to join a reading club, but she knew she was a slow reader and that she’d never finish a 300page novel. Her idea? Start a club based on something that takes only 45 minutes to read. She says, “Articles are reallife, which makes them easier to relate to.”And the ideas discussed in those articles from magazines tend to be controversial, which leads to lots of fun, even heated debate.
The ChooseYourOwnNovel Club (with a Side of Pizza)
If you’re the kind of person who buys many novels but you’re still trying to finish the book you started in 2004, this club is for you. Tiffany Sun just couldn’t find the time, energy or willpower to read. She and a friend decided to approach reading like “dieting, where you have a friend who keeps you on track with your eating plan, because she’s doing it, too”. Once everyone finishes three books, the group will go out for pizza to talk about their choices and experiences. “Frankly speaking, without the pizza, I don’t think any of us would make it all the way to ‘The End’ month after month，” Sun says.
The Club That Shares the Same DNA
When your family are on holiday together, try presenting each member with the same book. As the family hang by the fire at night or stay around the coffeepot in the morning, they’ll read. At night, over dinner, the group will also have something relatively safe and attractive to discuss, as opposed to talking about exactly how dry the turkey is.
【解题导语】 本文是一篇说明文，介绍了几个别具一格的读书俱乐部。
1．How does Joanna Goddard solve her reading problem?
A．By reading short articles.
B．By changing her reading club.
C．By making herself more patient.
D．By improving her reading speed.
A 解析：细节理解题。根据第一个读书俱乐部描述中的Start a club based on something that takes only 45 minutes to read.可知，她选择的是碎片化的阅读，即不用花太多时间就可读完的短篇文章。
2．Tiffany Sun compares reading to dieting in that both of them ．
A．benefit our health
B．cause physical pains
C．require time and energy
D．need outside motivation
D 解析：细节理解题。根据第二个读书俱乐部描述中的like “dieting, where you have a friend who keeps you on track with your eating plan, because she’s doing it, too”可知，读书与减肥的共同点就在于两者都可以有一个做同样事情的朋友，相互监督，相互鼓励，才能坚持下去。
3．What is the main feature of the last reading club?
A．All members are strangers.
B．All members read the same book.
C．Its members never talk about food at mealtimes.
D．Its members often go on holiday with family members.
B 解析：细节理解题。根据最后一个读书俱乐部描述中的When your family are on holiday...the same book.可知，其主要特点就是大家同读一本书，这样大家就有了共同的话题。
