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These days, there are virtual classrooms, virtual museums… Now come virtual summer camps. For those kids who don’t want to leave home, they can still enjoy summer camp activities that range from do-it-yourself mini construction projects and exploring technology skills to reading challenges and crafts (工艺). Enter Walmart and Amazon… These companies, not usually in the business of promoting summer camps, are offering their own versions of virtual summer camps.
Amazon
Through Camp Handmade, customers are provided with arts and crafts workshops and a group discussion. What’s more, Handmade has a wide selection of offerings from crafting experts, which are available to all campers.
Walmart
Drew Barrymore, Neil Patrick Harris, LeBron James, Mina Menzel and Todd Oldham are stepping outside of their day job to serve as camp counselors (顾问). The celebrities will lead sessions on arts and crafts, fitness and other activities.
Barnes & Noble
The bookstore launched the Summer Reading Program for kids between first and sixth grades. Kids can earn one free book at Barnes & Noble if they read any eight books this summer and record them in this Summer Reading Journal.
BOOK IT!
Parents, join us for our first-ever virtual Camp BOOK IT! Track your kids’ reading for the summer in BOOK IT!’s digital dashboard. When kids meet their monthly reading goal, they will receive a free one-topping Personal Pan Pizza.
1. What do Amazon’s and Walmart’s camps have in common?
A. They use celebrities’ influence.
B. They show kids the life of artists.
C. They help improve kids’ practical ability.
D. They can strengthen kids’ physical health.
2. What is special about BOOK IT! ‘s camp?
A. It needs parental involvement.
B. It has age limits for participants.
C. It aims to form kids’ reading habits.
D. It rewards kids for completing its tasks.
3. What’s the purpose of this text?
A. To advertise some companies.
B. To compare some virtual summer camps.
C. To promote traditional camp activities.
D. To recommend some virtual summer camps.
【答案】1. C 2. A 3. D
【解析】
【分析】本文是一篇应用文。文章主要介绍了一些公司提供给孩子们的虚拟夏令营项目。
【1题详解】
推理判断题。根据文章“Amazon (亚马逊)”部分中的“Through Camp Handmade, customers are provided with arts and crafts workshops and a group discussion. (除了手工制作的夏令营，顾客还可以参加手工作坊和小组讨论)”以及“Walmart (沃尔玛)”部分中的“The celebrities will lead sessions on arts and crafts (这些名人将主持艺术和手工艺方面的会议)”可推知，亚马逊和沃尔玛的夏令营都开展了手工艺活动，有助于提高孩子的实践能力。故选C项。
【2题详解】
细节理解题。根据文章“BOOK IT!”部分中的“Parents, join us for our first-ever virtual Camp BOOK IT! Track your kids’ reading for the summer in BOOK IT!’s digital dashboard. (家长们，加入我们的首次虚拟露营BOOK IT!。在BOOK IT!的数字仪表板中跟踪您孩子的夏季阅读情况)”可知，BOOK IT!的夏令营需要父母的参与。故选A项。
【3题详解】
推理判断题。通读全文，再根据文章第一段“Now come virtual summer camps. (现在有了虚拟夏令营)”以及“These companies, not usually in the business of promoting summer camps, are offering their own versions of virtual summer camps. (这些公司通常不从事推广夏令营的业务，但他们提供了自己版本的虚拟夏令营)”所以本文的目的时推荐一些虚拟夏令营项目。故选D。
