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2020 SAN FRANCISCO
WRITERS CONFERENCE
17th Celebration of Craft, Commerce & Community
February 13-16, 2020 at the Hyatt Regency San Francisco
Speakers: *Walter Mosley *Jonathan Maberry *Brooke Warner
Plus authors, editors, publishers & literary agents from New York, L.A. & S.F. Bay Area
Visit to get event/contest/scholarship details, access online registration for the free SFWC Newsletter.
Considerable Early Discounts and Special Room Rates!
2019 SAN FRANCISCO
WRITING FOR CHANGE
A one-day conference for all writers who want to change the world through their writing.
September 14th at the Unitarian Center Details and registration:
SFWC/San Francisco Writers Foundation is a nonprofit organization
Behind the Scenes of a Writing Conference
When you attend a writing conference, you e a façade(公众可见的场景)that took months or longer to make up. Plenty is going on behind the scenes. Let’s take a look behind the curtain.
The day starts long before attendees walk through the door. Registration is t up, signs posted and tables arranged. Logistics(后勤)all fall on the conference organizers. For example, the annual conference I direct in San Francisco(e the poster above)is a simple one-day conference that takes more than eight months to put together and around 15 staff and volunteers to manage. Larger multi-day conferences have even more going on behind the scenes.
Overeing it all is the conference director, a conductor who typically works with committee directors to make sure everything runs smoothly. Over the cour of the conference, staffers make sure everything stays on track. It’s not unusual for staff to walk miles in a day and go without meals.
Conference staff and volunteers are always behind the curtains making sure your experience is perfect. The next time you attend a well-run writing conference, take a moment to thank staff and volunteers for their devotion. They derve all the prai they can get becau without them, there would be no conference.
【语篇解读】本文是一篇说明文。短文介绍了2020年旧金山作家年会的相关信息和幕后筹备工作。
56. What’s the latest time to start to arrange for the one-day conference in San Francisco?
A. July, 2019. B. March, 209. C. September, 2019. D. January, 2019.
【答案】D
【解析】推理判断题。根据Behind the Scenes of a Writing Conference部分第二段中的“The day starts long before attendees walk through the door. Registration is t up, signs posted and tables arranged. Logistics( 后 勤 )all fall on the conference organizers. For example, the annual conference I direct in San Francisco(e the poster above)is a simple one-day conference that takes more than eight months to put together”可知,这一天早在与会者走出大门之前就开始了,设立登记处,张贴标志,安排桌子,物流全部由会议组织者负责,例如,我在旧金山主持的年会(见上面的海报)是一个简单的为期一天的会议,总共需要
8个多月的时间去准备,再根据海报上的时间“September 14th at the Unitarian Center Details and registration:”可知,9月14日在Unitarian中心登记详细信息和注册,而9月14日的八个月以前是1月份。由此可知,安排旧金山为期一天的会议最迟要在2019年1月开始。故D项正确。
57. According to the writer, the attendees of the 2020 San Francisco Writers Conference should prai the ____ .
A. three speakers B. authors and editors C. staff and volunteers D. corporate sponsors
【答案】C
【解析】细节理解题。根据最后一段中的“The next time you attend a well-run writing conference, take a moment to thank staff and volunteers for their devotion.”可知,下次你参加一个运行良好的写作会议时,花点时间感谢工作人员和志愿者的奉献。由此可知,作者认为参加2020年旧金山作家年会的人应该称赞此次年会的工作人员和志愿者。故C项正确。
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