Below is an introduction to Top 5 Teen Magazines from the US and the UK.
J-14
Marked to preteen and teenage girls ages 11-19, J-14 --a shortened name of “Just For Teens” --is packed with features like teen gossip, quizzes, fashion advice, posters, and celebrity(名人) interviews in every issue.
Some of the magazine’s most popular features include: “Hot Topic”, “Life’s Big Questions” and “Real Life”. Throughout the year, J-14 publishes several editions, such as “Summer Entertainment Guide”, “Back-to-School Special” and the annual “Best of Year Special and J-13 Teen Icon Awards” issue.
Teens who have a passion for pop culture would love a subscription to J-14 magazine!
Twist
Twist covers the latest fashion and stytles with lots of photos and easy-to-follow how-tos, giving teens both instruction and inspiration to experiment with what works for them. Body image(形象) and relationships are popular topics of interest to teens, and the magazine offers tips on building strong self-esteem.
Additional content in every monthly issue inculdes reader polls, teen celebrity gossip, news and interviews. During the yaer, Twist publishes several special editions about seasonal fashion and major teen events, like prom and back-to-school. The magazine publishes a “Best of Year” issue every December.
Teens who love fashion and celebrity news would love a subscription to Twist magazine!
Discovery Girls
First published in 2000, the magazine often addresses the topics of school, sports, and friendship.
Content in the magazine is created by girls, which gives it the authentic opinions of its target audience. Each bimonthly issus features quizzes, fashion advice, and games in addition to some regular sections that appear in each magazine. Mant of the following sections that appear in every issue also feature content submitted by readers: “The Worst Day”, “Embarrassing Moments”, “The Great Debate” and “Mailbag”.
Young girls and teens would find a friendly, identifiable voice in each issue of Discovery Girls, and parents would approve of giving a gift subscription to this award-winning magazine!
Boy’s Life
First published in 1911, Boy’s Life is written for young males ages 6 to 18 and is distributed in two editions. One edition is printed for the youngest members 6-to-10-year-old Tiger Cubs and first-year Webelos Scouts. The other is for ages 11-18 and is aimed at second-year Webelos Scouts through 18-year-old Boy Scouts.
A central focus of Boy’s Life is encouraging physical activity among boys, like camping, hiking, swimming, and kayaking. Each month, the magazine features articles on history, the outdoors, science, and much more. Fitness, technology, and video game and biik reviews are other common topics Boy’s Life often addresses.
A subscription to Boy’s Life magazine would make a great gift for active young boys!
Seventeen
Seventeen magazine celebrates teens where they are in life while also providing age-appropriate advice to the complex issues young women face every day.
The magazine organizes its content into five sections, such as “Your Body”, a range of fitness motivation and encouragement about positive body image, “Love & Guys”, advice columns and tips on understanding relationships with the opposite sex, and “Your Awesome Life”, personal development tips about hot topics like building confidence and selecting a college, plus inspirational stories about teens.
Special editions include the “Back-to-school Issue” in August and “The Freebie Issue” in May.
Teens who want to look good, feel great, and be their best would enjoy a subscription to Seventeen magazine!
【小題1】According to the passage, what content do J-14, Twist and Discovery Girls share?

A．Teen gossip. B．Advice on fashion.
C．Sports and friendship. D．Self-respect building.
【小題2】What content does Boys 'Life mainly center on?
A．Sports. B．Games.
C．Beauty. D．Education.
【小題3】We can learn from the passage that       .
A．J-14 is distributed in two editions for teens of different ages
B．the content of Discovery Girls is closely related to teen girls
C．Seventeen covers aspects like looking good, keeping fit and writing stories
D．a(chǎn)ll the five magazines mentioned publish special editions except Boys 'Life
【小題4】The main purpose of the introduction to the five magazines is       .
A．to distinguish their features
B．to explain the secret to their popularity
C．to encourage the subscription to the magazines
D．to arouse people's interest in reading teen magazines


【小題1】B
【小題2】A
【小題3】B
【小題4】C

解析試題分析：文章介紹了來(lái)自英美排名前五的雜志。分別是J-14、Twist、Discovery Girls、Boy’s Life和Seventeen，它們的內(nèi)容各不相同，適合不同年齡段的青少年。
【小題1】根據(jù)“is packed with features like teen gossip, quizzes, fashion advice ...Twist covers the latest fashion and stytles ...Content in the magazine is created by girls,...fashion advice,”可知，三本雜志都涉及時(shí)尚建議，故選B。
【小題2】根據(jù)“A central focus of Boy’s Life is encouraging physical activity among boys, like camping, hiking, swimming, and kayaking.”可知，Boy’s Life針對(duì)的主要是身體鍛煉方面的活動(dòng)，故選A。
【小題3】根據(jù)“Young girls and teens would find a friendly, identifiable voice in each issue of Discovery Girls”可知，年輕女孩和青少年女孩會(huì)在Discovery Girls中找到共同語(yǔ)言，該雜志與青少年女孩的生活相關(guān)，故選B。
【小題4】根據(jù)“Teens who have a passion for pop culture would love a subscription to J-14 magazine! ...Teens who love fashion and celebrity news would love a subscription to Twist magazine! ...Young girls and teens would find a friendly, identifiable voice ...A subscription to Boy’s Life magazine would make a great gift for active young boys! ...Teens who want to look good, feel great, and be their best would enjoy a subscription to Seventeen magazine!”可知，文章介紹5種雜志是為了吸引讀者訂閱感興趣的雜志，故選C。
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