Question

Our Web Editor Jan Fields has always loved two things----writing and teaching, so she’s done both throughout her professional career. After graduating from college with a BA in Journalism, shequickly found that writing for newspapers didn’t fulfill her dream. So she switched to magazines andsoon began teaching magazine writing. Still, something didn’t feel quite right. She wanted more challenges and creativity.

In the 1980s, Jan answered a call to rewrite a year’s children’s church lesson. She quickly found that writing stories and activities for children offered all she desired. She dove in and has never looked back. Her work has appeared in Ladybug, Shining Star and many others.

As Jan continued building credits in children’s magazines, educational magazines, and parentingMagazines, she looked for opportunities to pass along what she had learned to other writers. Soon, teaching small community college classes wasn’t enough---she wanted to help other writers to find success in creating material for children.

In 2001, she discovered the Institute of Children’s Literature and she’s been happily instructingstudents here ever since. To best meet her students’ needs, she’s constantly searching out new information. As a web editor, Jan looks after the needs of all the visitors to this site. She moderates the Scheduled Events discussion groups and the Writer’s Retreat forum, writes for the Writer’s Support Room, and edits the Writer’s Support Room and Writing Tips articles.

Jan is always open to suggestions for new ways to meet the needs of the writing community. Feel free to email her. She’s eager to hear from you.

1.Jan Fields finds_________ what she really wants most.

A. writing for newspapers.

B. teaching magazine writing.

C. writing stories and activities for children.

D. teaching small community college classes.

2.Jan Fields gave up her first two jobs mainly because___________.

A. she was badly paid as a journalist

B. the job didn’t seem challenging or creative

C. she was not good at writing at college

D. she likes teaching better than writing.

3.It can be inferred that the Institute of Children’s Literature is________.

A. where Jan Fields graduated

B. where she cooperates with other writers.

C. where writing materials are on sale

D. children are taught writing by Jan Fields.

4.Which of the following is true according to the passage ?

A. Jan fields is now working for magazines like Scheduled Events, and Writer’s Retreat.

B. Jan has stopped writing for magazines related to children, education and parenting.

C. Jan works for web sections like Writer’s Support Room and Writing Tips.

D. The passage is an advertisement to sell a children’s church curricula.

Answer

1.C

2.B

3.D

4.C

【解析】

试题分析：本文主要介绍了一位人物，叫做Jan Fields，讲述了他从毕业以后的事业，同时讲述了她喜爱有创造性的工作以及写一些讲述孩子和孩子的活动的作品的故事。

1.C细节理解题。根据文中，She quickly found that writing stories and activities for children offered all she desired，可知她最想要的是想要写孩子们以及他们的活动，故选C。

2.B推理判断题。根据文中，She wanted more challenges and creativity，可知因为第一份工作缺少了创造性，所以辞去了工作，故选B。

3.D细节理解题。根据文中“Jan answered a call to rewrite a year’s children’s church lesson”，可知孩子们上了Jan的课，故选D。

4.C细节理解题。根据文中“She moderates the Scheduled Events discussion groups and the Writer’s Retreat forum, writes for the Writer’s Support Room, and edits the Writer’s Support Room and Writing Tips articles”，可知选项D正确。故选D。

考点：考查人物传记类短文阅读。