Question

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

J. K. Rowling, author of the Harry Potter book series, began writing at age 6. Her good friend-Sean became the first person to encourage her and help her 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（志向） to be a writer. He was also the only person who thought I was bound to（注定）be a success at it, which meant much more to me than I ever told him at the time.”

Though there were many difficulties, Rowling continued her writing, particularly fantasy stories. But it wasn't until l990 that she first came up with the idea about Harry Potter. As she recalls（回憶）, it was on a long train journey from London to Manchester that “the idea of Harry Potter simply fell into my head. To my great disappointment, I didn't have a 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 came up in my brain, and this thin, black-haired, bespectacled（戴眼鏡的）boy who didn't know he was a wizard became more and more real to me.”

That same year, her mother died after a ten-year fight with serious diseases, 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 depression（診斷患有抑郁癥）. Unemployed, she finished her first novel in area cafes, where she could get her daughter to fall asleep. After being refused 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 friend’s encouragement as well as her ambition to write.

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 disappointed 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．a(chǎn)dversity makes a good novelist

B．the courage to try is a special ability

C．you can have a wonderful idea everywhere

D．encouragement helps one succeed

 

Answer 1

【答案】

1.A

2.B

3.B

4.D

5.D

【解析】

試題分析：這篇文章通過哈利·波特的作者羅琳的故事，告訴我們朋友的鼓勵對我們的成功有著非常大的作用。

1.細節(jié)題。根據(jù)文章Her good friend-Sean became the first person to encourage her and help her build the confidence that one day she would be a very good writer.她的朋友肖恩是第一個鼓勵她的人，幫助她相信自己總有一天會成為一名好作家。故選A

2.細節(jié)題。根據(jù)文章it was on a long train journey from London to Manchester that “the idea of Harry Potter simply fell into my head.第一次大腦里出現(xiàn)哈利·波特的想法是在從倫敦到曼徹斯特的火車上。故選B

3.細節(jié)題。根據(jù)文章To my great disappointment, I didn't have a pen with me, and I was too shy to ask anybody if I could borrow one.令她失望的是，她隨身沒有帶筆，而且由于太害羞了，也沒有向其他人借。故選B

4.推斷題。根據(jù)文章第四、五段大意：在羅琳媽媽的去世和離婚的情況下，羅琳被診斷為患有抑郁癥并且失業(yè)了，但是，她仍然很堅強的在咖啡館里完成了她的第一部小說，在遭遇了很多拒絕之后，最終賣給了一個小出版社，可知，羅琳是一個非常堅強的人。故選D

5.主旨題。這篇文章通過羅琳的故事告訴我們他人的鼓勵對我們的成功有著很重要的作用。故選D

考點：人物傳記類議論文

點評：此類文體把握作者敘述的主角。對于此類文章，學生把握好每一段的第一句話，理解每一段的中心,以此為出發(fā)點,答題中把握好作者從所敘述事情中引申出的真實思想感情，結(jié)合問題中所給的信息同時利用排除法即可作答。