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Who Is Kimberly Kirberger？

　　Kimberly Kirberger is the president and founder of Inspiration and Motivation for Teens, Inc．(I．A．M．for Teens, Inc．)a corporation formed exclusively(專有地)to work for teens．It is her goal to see teens represented in a more positive light and it is her strong belief that teens deserve(應(yīng)受)better and more positive treatment．

　　She spends her time reading the thousands of letters and stories sent to her by teen readers and traveling around the country speaking to high school students and parents of teens．She has appeared as a teen expert on many television and radio shows．

　　Kimberly says that the College Soul book has been an amazing journey．In getting close to and hearing from so many teenagers she kept hearing about this very emotionally packed time that begins with application(申請(qǐng))to college and extends through the four-year experience．It became clear to her that this was a time of life that was filled with many challenges(挑戰(zhàn))and that college students could really benefit from a book like this．For her, it was simply a continuation of a commitment(義務(wù))that she has made to teenagers to do what she can to inspire and motivate(激發(fā))them while letting them know there are people who believe in them．

　　Kimberly is the co-author of the bestseller, Chicken Soup for the Teenage Soul and the New York Times bestseller, Chicken Soup for the Teenage Soul Ⅱ, as well as Chicken Soup for the Teenage Soul Journal(期刊)．She is also the co-author of the forthcoming Chicken Soup for the Parent’s Soul and Chicken Soup for the Teenage Soul Ⅲ, and the author of Teen Love：On Relationships, a Book for Teenagers．

　　Kimberly started the Teen Letter Project with Jack Canfield, Mark Victor Hansen and Health Communications, Inc．The Project is responsible for answering the heartfelt(真心真意地)letters received from teenagers and also reaching out to teens in trouble and encouraging them to seek professional help．

　　To book Kimberly for a speaking engagement or for further information on any of her projects, please contact：

　　I．A．M．for Teens, Inc．

　　P．O．Box 936, Palisades, CA 90272 phone：310-573-3655

　　fax：．310-573-3657

　　e-mail for stories：stories @ teenagechickensoul, com

　　e-mail for letters：letters @ teenagechick

　　Web site：www．Teenagechickensoul．com

本文是廣告閱讀。全文介紹了Kimberly Kirberger的有關(guān)兒童教育等方面的書。

(1)

Kimberly Kirberger devotes herself to ________．

[　　]

A．

helping people in trouble

B．

writing books for children

C．

the research of teen problems

D．

the healthy growth of teenagers

(2)

A “teen expert” is a person who ________．

[　　]

A．

has deep knowledge to direct and help minors(未成年人)

B．

has much experience in educating children

C．

travels around the country giving lectures to students

D．

supports disabled children and their parents

(3)

The third paragraph mainly tells us ________．

[　　]

A．

why Kimberly wrote the College Soul book

B．

how Kimberly wrote the College Soul book

C．

the College Soul book was a great success

D．

college students benefit from the College Soul

(4)

Which of the following was written alone by Kimberly Kirberger?

[　　]

A．

Chicken Soup for the Teenage Soul．

B．

Chicken Soup for the Parent’s Soul．

C．

Teen Love：On Relationship, a Book for Teenagers．

D．

Chicken Soup for the Woman’s Soul．

(5)

What’s the purpose of the Teen Letter Project?

[　　]

A．

Helping problem teenagers．

B．

Collecting teenager problems

C．

Attracting the teenagers．

D．

Offering help to teenagers．

答案：1．D;2．A;3．A;4．C;5．D;
解析：

(1)

從全文看Kimberly Kirberger的工作和追求，前三項(xiàng)概括得不全面或不恰當(dāng)。

(2)

teen expert即“青少年問(wèn)題專家”，后三項(xiàng)釋義皆不確切。

(3)

本段通過(guò)作者對(duì)青少年上大學(xué)期間情緒壓抑這個(gè)問(wèn)題的了解和認(rèn)識(shí)以及她對(duì)此的態(tài)度，說(shuō)明她為什么要寫College Soul這本書。

(4)

根據(jù)第四段的最后一句“She is also the co-author of the forthcoming Chicken Soup for the Parent’s Soul and Chicken Soup for the Teenage Soul Ⅲ, and the author of Teen Love：On Relationships, a Book for Teenagers”得此答案。

(5)

讀懂第五段的最后一句即可判斷出正確答案。另外需要注意A項(xiàng)中的“Problem teenagers”是“問(wèn)題少年”之意，指品行方面有問(wèn)題。


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