初中英语阅读理解与完型填空［2016 江苏无锡·B篇］

Do you know that November is National Novel Writing Month（NaNoWriMo）？You can find the NaNoWriMo Young Writer's programme at ywp.nanowrimo.org ．It is a challenge to write a 50，000-word novel in one month．

The programme began in 1999 in San Francisco with only 21 members．Last year，more than 400，000 took up the challenge．The writers can choose what they want to write about．On November 1st，writers visit the website and start to update （更新）their word count．They can communicate with other writers there as well．All the writers have to stop writing on November 30th．

It is okay if you have never written a book before．The website provides lesson plans and workbooks for beginners．You can use them to improve writing skills in your novel．Then you can start planning what your novel will be about．

Are there any books published from the NaNoWriMo programme？Here are a few：

The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern

Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen

Entrychats by Cecile Duquenne

Are there any young readers who want to join in this programme？If you want，we hope you can write the best novel．If you have not heard of NaNoWriMo，but you have a good story in mind，join us！

1．What can you do in the writing month if you join in the programme？

① We can visit ywp．nanowrimo.org ．

② We can update the word count．

③ We can publish the new novel．

④ We can choose what to write about．

A．①②④

B．①②③

C．①③④

D．②③④

2．According to the passage，Entrychats by Cecile Duquenne 　　　　　 ．

A．will be published

B．has already come out

C．is the most attractive

D．gets the most attention

3．This passage is most probably written to 　　　　　 ．

A．encourage more young people to join in the programme

B．invite more famous writers to visit ywp.nanowrimo.org

C．publish more wonderful books written by young writers

D．encourage more people to communicate with other writers

[参考答案]　1．A　2．B　3．A