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【題目】There was a time when no one knew the name Harry Potter. Now the adventures of this extraordinary student at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry are read in over 45 languages, including Russian, Thai, and even ancient Greek. No one can explain the Harry Potter phenomenon (現(xiàn)象) – not even J.K. Rowling, his creator.

J.K. Rowling was born in England in 1965. From a young age, she knew she wanted to be a writer. When she was 6, she wrote her first story—about a rabbit that gets sick. At school, she used to make up stories to tell her friends.

After graduation from college, she worked as a secretary. But she didn’t give up her dream.She spent her lunch hour writing stories, mainly for adults. Then in 1990, on a train trip to London,she got the idea from the boy wizard. She says he just appeared in her head. She soon created many other characters to help Harry fight the forces of darkness.

She kept working on the story while she was teaching English in Portugal, where she married, had her first child, and divorced (與……離婚) a year later. When she returned to England, she brought back a box of Harry Potter stories.

After returning home, she was broke and living in a small house. She continued writing, and in 1995, finished the first book in the series, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone. It was published (出版) in 1997 and became an unexpected bestseller.

Rowling’s life has changed a lot. She has become internationally famous and now earns around $40 million a year. She remarried, had a second child and lives in Scotland now.

【1】When did J.K. Rowling write her first story about a rabbit?

A. In 1965. B. In 1971. C. In 1990. D. In 1995.

【2】What happed to J.K. Rowing in 1997?

A. She had a train trip to London.

B. She taught English in Portugal.

C. She became an unexpected bestseller.

D. She remarried and had a second child.

【3】J.K. Rowling become successful because she ________.

A. lives in Scotland now

B. never gives up her dream

C. earns around $40 million

D. keeps working on the train

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】C

【3】B

【解析】哈利波特的故事我們都聽說過，它的創(chuàng)作者是JK羅琳女士。這篇短文給我們講述了羅琳女士是如何產(chǎn)生了要?jiǎng)?chuàng)作哈利波特系列故事，最后成為著名的女作家的。

【1】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)短文中J.K. Rowling was born in England in 1965….. When she was 6, she wrote her first story—about a rabbit that gets sick.可知，羅琳出生于1965年，在她六歲的時(shí)候，她寫了第一篇故事，簡(jiǎn)單計(jì)算可知，是在1971年，故選B。

【2】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)短文中It was published (出版) in 1997 and became an unexpected bestseller.可知，在1997年，羅琳寫的《哈利波特與魔法石》出版了，并出乎意料地成為了最暢銷的書。由此可知應(yīng)選C。

【3】推理判斷題。根據(jù)短文第四段的描述可知，自從1990年，羅琳有了創(chuàng)作一個(gè)會(huì)魔法的男孩的故事之后，她就一直在寫作，這期間她經(jīng)歷了婚姻、生育孩子，再到離婚，還是繼續(xù)創(chuàng)作。1995年，她的第一部書完成了，并且在1997年成為了最暢銷的書。因此我們可以看到，是羅琳女士不懈的努力，永不放棄的決心，造就了她的成功。故應(yīng)選B。