Like any teenagers, the face of One Teen Story is changing fast. Just a year old, the monthlymagazine of short fiction for young people is getting a new editor-in-chief: Patrick Ryan ,47, the asso-ciate editor of Granta from 2009 to 2013. He left the London-based literary journal last month.
Editing One Teen Story--the younger sibling(姐妹篇)of One Story magazine--will offer Ryan achance to reach a whole new audience. "It's really the only magazine for young adult short fiction,"he says from his office in New York. "It's tremendously exciting that there are younger people outthere who have subscriptions and look forward to getting these stories once a month. That form is usu-ally only presented when it's forced upon them in schools. "
Designed for readers 14 and up, One Teen Story publishes nine issues a year. Like its siblingmagazine, it doesn't carry photographs or advertising. It's just exactly what it says:one story per issue.Ryan says young people are "looking for engaging reads about people whom they can identifywith. It's not about having a message or positive spin (说教). It always starts on a character level,and it has to have an interesting story. If you look at the ' Twilight' characters and the ' HarryPotter' characters,they feel very contemporary. "
Ryan also sees the magazine as a way to encourage talented authors. "I would love to make OneTeen Story the first publication for writers who then go on and keep at this business. I just really lovethe idea that this magazine would be the starting point for somebody--would be the push to make a talented writer feel that it was woah keeping at this.”
第44题单选 Who is Patrick Ryan?
A.He is the editor.in.chief of Granta.
B.He is the editor—in—chief of One Story.
C.He is the editor.in—chief of“Twilight”. 、
D.He is the editor—in-chief of One Teen Story.
参考答案：D
第45题单选 What is One Teen Story?
A.It is a story magazine for teenagers.
B.It is a London—based literary iournal.
C.It is a column of a newspaper.
D.It is a magazine of science fiction.
参考答案：A
第46题单选 According to Ryan。what attracts young readers most? ’
A.Photographs and illustration.
B.Chances and practices in business.
C.Characters and stories close to their life.
D.Political teachings and moral messages.
参考答案：C
第47题单选 In the last paragraph，the underlined phrase“this business”means __________ .
A.reading stories
B.writing stories
C.editing magazines
D.making money
参考答案：B
Couples are restricting the size of their families in the UK because of cash worries brought on bvthe financial crisis and the subsequent decline.We’re now up to nearly 3.7 million families whelthere is an only child，a rise from about 3.3 million in 2005.That means nearlv half of all parentshave only one child. .
Financial WOITies aren’t the only driver.The trend towards later motherhood has been mentionedas a cause，as have soaring costs of raising a child，which have been calculated as￡222.500 frombirth t021 years of age.This is an increase of nearly 40%in lo years.
The increasing availability of IVF(试管婴儿)is also a factor and an interesting one.Coupleswho might have remained childless in the past now invest in IVF and get pregnant.And because ofthe cost they stop after one child.
It may not be a bad thin9;there are outstanding examples of talented only children.Some arguethat being an only child promoted their success.These include actors Natalie Portman and Al Paci.n0，golfer Tiger Woods and even Queen Victoria.A study from the Institute for Social and EconomicResearch at the University of Essex also showed that the fewer brothers and sisters a child has.thehappier they are.It seems fighting for parental attention and affection--which sometimes descendsinto physical fights—is more stressful than any adult had previously thought.And it's not compensa—ted(弥补)by having a playmate.
第48题单选 The smaller size of UK families is mainlv related to __________ .
A.financial problems
B.technical Droblems
C.health problems
D.cull[ural Droblems
参考答案：A
第49题单选 The passage shows that IVF is __________ .
A.safer than natural pregnancy
B.very popular in UK
C.very expensive
D.a risky investment
参考答案：C
第50题单选 What is a proved advantage of one—child family?
A.Improved family life.
B.Higher number of sports stars.
C.Efficient family education.
D.Promotion of children’s success.
参考答案：D
第51题单选 The findings of the institute at the University of Essex might mean that__________ .
A.the only children’s lack of playmates causes problems
B.the only children are much happier than others
C.parents—children relationship is off balance
D.children have to struggle for parental love
参考答案：B
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