Question

Success is often measured by the ability to overcome adversity. But, it is often the belief of others that gives us the courage to try.

J. K. Rowling, author of the Harry Potter book series, began writing at age 6. In her biography, she remembers with great fondness when her good friend, Sean, whom she met in secondary school, became the first person to encourage her and help build the confidence that one day she would be a very good writer.

“He was the first person with whom I really discussed my serious ambition to be a writer. He was also the only person who thought I was bound to be a success at it, which meant much more to me than I ever told him at the time.”

Despite many setbacks Rowling persevered in her writing, particularly fantasy stories. But it wasn't until l990 that she first conceived the idea about Harry Potter. As she recalls, it was on a long train journey from London to Manchester that “the idea of Harry Potter simply fell into my head. To my immense frustration(沮喪), I didn't have a functioning pen with me, and I was too shy to ask anybody if I could borrow one. I think, now, that this was probably a good thing, because I simply sat and thought, for four(delayed train) hours, and all the details bubbled up in my brain, and this scrawny, black-haired, bespectacled boy who didn't know he was a wizard became more and more real to me.”

That same year, her mother passed away after a ten-year battle with multiple sclerosis, which deeply affected her writing. She went on to marry and had a daughter, but separated from her husband shortly afterwards.

During this time, Rowling was diagnosed with clinical depression. Unemployed, she completed her first novel in area cafes, where she could get her daughter to fall asleep. After being rejected by l2 publishing houses, the first Harry Potter novel was sold to a small British publishing house.

Now with seven books that have sold nearly 400 million copies in 64 languages, J. K. Rowling is the highest earning novelist in history. And it all began with her commitment to writing that was fostered by the confidence of a friend !

1.Who believed J. K. Rowling was to be a good writer?

A．Her friend Sean.    B．Her mother.        C．Her daughter.      D．Her husband.

2.Rowling first came up with the idea about Harry Potter         .

A．a(chǎn)t the age of 6                          B．on a train journey

C．a(chǎn)fter her mother's death                  D．in her secondary school

3.She felt frustrated on the train because         .

A．her train was delayed for four hours

B．she didn't have a pen with her

C．her mind suddenly went blank

D．no one would offer her help

4.It can be concluded from Paragraph 5 and 6 that Rowling is         .

A．open-minded      B．warm-hearted      C．good-natured      D．strong-willed

5.The text mainly tells us         .

A．hardship makes a good novelist

B．the courage to try is a special ability

C．you can have a wonderful idea everywhere

D．encouragement contributes to one's success

 

Answer 1

【答案】

1.A

2.B

3.B

4.D

5.D

【解析】

試題分析：本文敘述著名作家羅琳的寫作史，她在小的時(shí)候受到好朋友的鼓勵(lì)開始寫作，有一次她在火車上突發(fā)了寫哈利波特的想法，她經(jīng)歷了失去親人的痛苦，還有自己又得了抑郁癥，外加上自己寫的小說被12家出版社拒絕，這些都沒有擊倒過她，她最后還是成功了。

1.這是細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)Sean, whom she met in secondary school, became the first person to encourage her and help build the confidence that one day she would be a very good writer.是她的好朋友Sean相信她會(huì)成為一名作家，故選A。

2.這是細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)But it wasn't until l990 that she first conceived the idea about Harry Potter. As she recalls, it was on a long train journey from London to Manchester that “the idea of Harry Potter simply fell into my head.是在火車上產(chǎn)生這種想法的， 可知故選B。

3.這是細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)To my immense frustration(沮喪), I didn't have a functioning pen with me, and I was too shy to ask anybody if I could borrow one. 令她沮喪的是她當(dāng)時(shí)她沒有筆，故選B。

4.這是推理判斷題。根據(jù)第五六段可知，羅琳母親去世，自己又患上抑郁癥，自己寫的小說曾被12家出版社拒絕出版，但是她仍然堅(jiān)持，可以推知她是一個(gè)有堅(jiān)強(qiáng)意志的人，故選D。

5.這是主旨大意題。根據(jù)Success is often measured by the ability to overcome adversity. But, it is often the belief of others that gives us the courage to try.別人的鼓勵(lì)有助于自己的成功，故選D。

考點(diǎn)：這是人物傳記類閱讀。

點(diǎn)評(píng)：閱讀理解的主旨大意題其實(shí)主要考查考生把握全文內(nèi)容或理解文章中心思想的能力以及分析歸納文章段落大意、重要情節(jié)、人物特征和寫作特點(diǎn)等方面的能力。文章的主旨大意明確了，若還具備分析長難句的能力，難的試題也會(huì)迎刃而解了。