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Fantastic Magazines for Learning English
Digital Photographer
Perfect if you like: taking pictures with your camera or phone.
What you’ll find inside: This magazine is full of colorful photos and very pleasing to look at. There are many tips and guides on how to take great pictures, and they are written in simple and easy-to-understand English though there are some technical camera terms. You feel like the writers are talking to you! You can impress your friends with your improved English and your new photography skills!
Fast Company
Perfect if you like: business and learning how successful companies work.
What you’ll find inside: Fast Company is one of the most approachable magazines about business and companies. It has many interviews of successful people, as well as general news about interesting new companies. It does use a higher level of writing than what is usual for magazines, so give it a try first to make sure you can understand the articles.
Cricket and Cicada
Perfect if you like: excellent literature and short stories.
What you’ll find inside: Cricket and Cicada are literary magazines aimed at teenagers. Each issue is full of wonderful short stories and poems, and beautiful illustrations. Even though these are technically children’s magazines, they are perfect for learning English because they have high quality writing.
Mental Floss
Perfect if you like: interesting trivia and facts.
What you’ll find inside: What does outer space smell like? Why isn’t cat food mouse-flavored? If you’re the kind of person who asks yourself these questions, you’ll love Mental Floss. Each issue is full of bite-sized trivia and mostly short articles with really interesting facts that you’ll want to share with others.
While the print edition of the magazine stopped publishing in 2016, you can still read Mental Floss online. Click here to get more information.
1. Which magazine tells something about business and companies?
A. Digital Photographer. B. Fast Company.
C. Cricket.and Cicada. D. Mental Floss.
2. What is special about Cricket and Cicada?
A. They focus on drawing skills.
B. They can only be bought online.
C. They are intended for teenagers.
D. They are full of colorful pictures.
3. Where is the text most probably taken?
A. On a website. B. In a newspaper.
C. In an English textbook. D. From a science magazine.
【答案】1. B 2. C 3. A
【解析】
【分析】这是一篇应用文。文章介绍了四本非常适合学习英语的杂志。
【1题详解】
细节理解题。根据Fast Company中第一句“Perfect if you like: business and learning how successful companies work.( 如果你喜欢，这本杂志很适合:商业和学习成功的公司是如何运作的。)可知，Fast Company这本杂志告诉你关于商业和公司的事情。故选B。
【2题详解】
细节理解题。根据Cricket and Cicada中“What you’ll find inside: Cricket and Cicada are literary magazines aimed at teenagers.( 《蟋蟀与蝉》是针对青少年的文学杂志。)”可知，《蟋蟀与蝉》这本杂志特别之处在于，它是为青少年设计的。故选C。
【3题详解】
推理判断题。阅读文章内容，并根据文章最后一句“While the print edition of the magazine stopped publishing in 2016, you can still read Mental Floss online. Click here to get more information.( 虽然该杂志的印刷版已于2016年停刊，但你仍然可以在网上阅读《心理牙线》。点击这里获取更多信息。)”可知，这篇文章最有可能来自一个网站。故选A。
