1 . It’s exciting when your bookworm teen announces his or her plans to be a writer. Rather than bombard them with fancy pens and motivational reading, direct them to a comfort zone: the Internet. These sites are great resources and landing spots for future storytellers.

Figment

Specially tailored for the teen reader/writer, Figment is a community dedicated to reading and writing stories online. Addictively fun, users can rate stories by whether they made them laugh, blush, cry, or just say “wow.” The site frequently runs contests and features work from well-known authors and editors who sometimes drop in for Figment chats with the site’s community.

Wattpad

It is the largest online reading platform, and allows authors to share their work with the world. Well-known writers such as Margaret Atwood and Cory Doctorow even post their work here. Teens can find and follow their favorite authors and release their own works as serial novels.

Teen Ink

Supported by the nonprofit Young Authors Foundation, Teen Ink is the twenty-five-year veteran in the fostering-teen-writers game. The magazine, book series, and website are devoted entirely to writing, art, and photos by teens. It’s also a go-to for teens interested in writing and publishing nonfiction essays and articles as well as poetry.

One Teen Story

Direct kids here to introduce them to the nonprofit’s monthly magazine. Each issue features one short story about the teen experience, usually from a known young adult author. Teens drawn to the short story form can also submit their work for consideration in an annual issue that features a story written by a teen for teens.

NaNoWriMo

NaNoWriMo is an awesome thirty-day adventure for any writer, but teens might be especially inclined to join. In November, would-be novelists over the world attempt to write a 50,000-word(or more) book in thirty days.

1. The passage is intended for _________.

A．teachers

B．teens

C．parents

D．writers

2. Which sites may provide the chance to interact with recognized writers?

A．Figment and Wattpad.	B．Figment and Teen Ink.
C．Teen Ink and NaNoWriMo.	D．Wattpad and One Teen Story.

3. What can be learned from the passage?

A．One Teen Story is a nonprofit’s annual magazine.

B．Figment regularly features young adult writers’ works.

C．NaNoWriMo offers teens a thirty-day adventure around the world.

D．Teen Ink is the first choice of teens who are keen on writing poems.

2 . 阅读下面短文，根据短文内容填空，在未给提示词的空白处仅填写1个适当的单词，在给出提示词的空白处用括号内所给词的正确形式填空。

Two decades     1    (pass) since newspapers launched websites, and yet here we are. Big papers have gone under, thousands of journalists have lost     2    (they) jobs, and the idea that digital news will eventually become a decent business     3    (feel) like a rumor(谣言). The reality is this: no social network has come close to matching the success of print readership.