8.Submission Guidelines
Before sending us a manuscript(稿件),look through recent issues(刊物)of the Post to get an idea of the range and style of articles we publish.You will discover that our focus has broadened to include well-researched,timely and informative articles on finance,home improvement,travel,humor,and many other fields.
The Post's goal is to remain unique,with content that provides additional understandings on the ever-evolving American scene.
In addition to feature-length(专题长度的) articles,the Post buys anecdotes,cartoons,and photos.Payment ranges from 25to400.
Our nonfiction needs include how-to,useful articles on gardening,pet care and training,financial planning,and subjects of interest to a 45-plus,home-loving readership.For nonfiction articles,indicate any special qualifications you have for writing about the subject,especially scientific material.Include one or two published pieces with your article.We prefer typed articles between 1,000and 2,000words in length.We encourage you to send both printed and online versions.
We also welcome new fiction.A light,humorous touch is appreciated.We are always in need of straight humor articles.Make us laugh,and we'll buy it.
Feature articles average about 1,000to 2,000words.We like positive,fresh angles to Post articles,and we ask that they be thoroughly researched.
We normally respond to article submissions within six weeks.You are tree to submit the article elsewhere at the same time.
Please submit all articles to Features Editor.The Saturday Evening Post,1100Waterway Boulevard.Indianapolis.IN 46202,(317)634-1100.
60.Before sending a manuscript to the Post,a contributor is advised toB.
A.get a better understanding of American issues
B.find out the range of the articles in the Post
C.increase his knowledge in many fields
D.broaden his research focus
61.To submit nonfiction articles,a contributor mustA.
A.provide his special qualifications
B.be a regular reader of the Post
C.produce printed versions
D.be over 45years old
62.From the passage we can learn that the PostC.
A.allows article submissions within six weeks
B.favors science articles within 2,000words
C.has a huge demand for humorous works
D.prefers nonfiction to fiction articles.
分析 本文是出版社向投稿人介绍的稿件提交指南,投稿者在发送稿件之前,要先看看最近出版的刊物,了解文章的范围和风格,并且对作品的特色、字数、形式给出了要求.
解答 60.B 细节理解题,根据"Before sending us a manuscript(稿件),look through recent issues(刊物)of the Post to get an idea of the range and style of articles we publish."可知,投稿者在发送稿件之前,看看最近出版的刊物,了解文章的范围和风格,故选B.
61.A 细节理解题.根据"For nonfiction articles,indicate any special qualifications you have for writing about the subject,especially scientific material"可知,提交非小说类文章,投稿人必须提供自己的特殊资格,故选A.
62.C 细节理解题.文中没提到science articles,所以B项错误;根据"We normally respond to article submissions within six weeks"可知C项错误;D项文中也没提到.根据"A light,humorous touch is appreciated.We are always in need of straight humor articles"可知,对幽默作品有着巨大的需求,故选C.
点评 本文是广告布告类阅读.阅读这类文章时,要在整体把握文章结构的前提下,主要注意细节信息.一定要找到题干在原文中的出处,再把原文和选项相比较.做题时,根据所提问题用寻读、跳读的方法可达到事半功倍的效果.