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Every summer, we invite young writers to join our team for our six-week summer program. Think of yourself as an extension of our team where you will be writing main Youngzine articles.
We will work with you and after the first 1-2 articles, most of our young writers are up and running on their own. We will be selecting 4-6 young writers to join our team this year and will guide you through the experience. Does this sound like a challenge you are up to? First, let’s answer some questions that you might have.
How Old Should I Be?
Most of our Young Editors are typically 13-17 years of age. You will be writing on politics, science, environment and other current events which will require you to read and understand the background material. If you have strong writing skills, are part of your school newspaper or see yourself as a future journalist, this is for you!
How Long Is the Program?
It is a six-week program from July to mid-August, where you will be writing one article a week. We understand summer is also a time for vacations, and we are flexible as long as you inform us in advance.
What Do We Expect from a Young Editor?
Good writing skills and the ability to communicate your thoughts clearly are most important since you are writing for other young readers. We use current events to explain the underlying context or a concept, so you will need to put your research hats on. It is important that articles be unprejudiced and state all points of view of an issue. And of course, your articles have to be original—no copying! We will send you guidelines if you are selected. A few benefits of being a summer writer:
Your work will be seen by young readers all over the world.
Your knowledge of topics deepens, broadens and widens as you research and write articles.
Is that reason enough to want to join? Send us an email to editor@youngzine.org.
Please contact us by June 10 if you are interested.
1. What do we know about the summer program?
A. It is a vacation-free program.
B. It lasts for almost three months.
C. It is mainly designed for college students.
D. It asks participants to finish one article per week.
2. The summer program expects the editors who _______.
A. express their thoughts effectively B. understand all points of a concept
C. are curious about research methods D. have broad knowledge of many topics
3. The passage intends to _______.
A. hold a writing activity B. help sharpen writing skills
C. clarify the qualities of editors D. call for summer young writers
【答案】1. D 2. A 3. D
【解析】
这是一篇应用文。文章主要介绍了一个号召青年作家的参与的暑期项目，介绍了项目的参与年龄限制、项目的持续时间、项目对编辑的期待以及暑期写作的几个好处等情况。
【1题详解】
细节理解题。根据第四段中It is a six-week program from July to mid-August, where you will be writing one article a week.可知这是一个为期六周的项目，从7月到8月中旬，你将每周写一篇文章。由此可知，暑期项目要求参与者每周完成一篇文章。故选D。
【2题详解】
细节理解题。根据第五段中Good writing skills and the ability to communicate your thoughts clearly are most important since you are writing for other young readers.可知良好的写作技巧和清晰表达自己想法的能力是最重要的，因为你是在为其他年轻读者写作。由此可知，这个暑期项目期望编辑能有效地表达自己的想法。故选A。
【3题详解】
推理判断题。根据第一段中Every summer, we invite young writers to join our team for our six-week summer program.可知每年夏天，我们都会邀请年轻作家加入我们的团队，参加我们为期六周的暑期项目。结合文章主要为介绍一个号召青年作家的参与的暑期项目，介绍了项目的参与年龄限制、项目的持续时间、项目对编辑的期待以及暑期写作的几个好处等情况。由此可推知，这篇文章意在号召青年作家在夏季参加这个项目。故选D。
