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  J.K.Rowling is probably the most famous author alive today.Her books about the adventures of a young wizard(魔法师)named Harry Potter have sold more than 325 million copies.They have also been translated into 64 different languages.

  Joanne Kathleen Rowing was born in 1965 in England.She always dreamt of becoming a writer, and began writing stories when she was six years old.After she studied French at university, in 1990 she decided to move to Manchester, and went there to look for a flat.Her journey back to London was long and boring.But on that journey the idea for the Harry Potter stories first entered her mind.

  Over the next year, she worked hard on her novel.Then, her mother died from a long and difficult illness.She was only 45.To forget her grief, Rowling moved to Portugal(葡萄牙)to work as an English teacher.There, she had a lot of free time to work on her book, and rewrote many parts of the story.

  When she arrived back in Britain in 1994, she had a baby daughter and very little money.She moved to Edinburgh to live near her sister, and worked on her novel.Whenever her daughter feel asleep, Rowling would write as quickly as she could.After several months, she finished the book.

  It may be surprising, but no publishers wanted to buy her book at first.They thought that people today would not like a story about magic.In 1996, after a year of searching, she found a company that would publish the novel.It soon became a bestseller, and was later turned into a successful film.People around the world have gone crazy for Harry Potter ever since.

(1)

The numbers in the first paragraph shows the book Harry Potter is ________.

[  ]

A.

expensive

B.

difficult

C.

popular

D.

harmless

(2)

J.K.Rowling began writing at the age of ________.

[  ]

A.

6

B.

16

C.

25

D.

45

(3)

She first had the idea for the Harry Potter stories in ________.

[  ]

A.

1965

B.

1990

C.

1994

D.

1996

(4)

J.K.Rowling finished writing her novel when she was in ________.

[  ]

A.

Portugal

B.

France

C.

America

D.

Britain

(5)

J.K.Rowling was able to make her dream come true because ________.

[  ]

A.

she traveled to many places

B.

she kept working hard

C.

her sister helped her a lot

D.

she was very young.

(6)

According to the passage, which of the following is Not True?

[  ]

A.

J.K.Rowling studied French at university.

B.

J.K.Rowling was very sad about her mother's death.

C.

J.K.Rowling went to Portugal to teach French.

D.

It was not easy for her to find a publisher for the book.

The London Eye

The London Eye was opened on New Year’s Eve in 1999 to celebrate the Millennium (千禧年). It is 135 meters high, and from the top you can see the whote London. On a clear day you can even see Windsor Castle, which is 40 kilometers away. The London Eye has 32 capsules (密封舱), each with room for 25 people. Each “trip” lasts 30 minutes. It moves quite slowly, at a speed of about 15 meters a minute, but it never stops. Passengers have to get on when it’s moving.

OPENING TIME: Daily from 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. in summer and from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. in winter.

TICKETS: Online or by phone. A limited number of tickets are available (可获得的) in the day.From the Ticket Office in County Hall (the building next to the Eye), but go early because you often have to wait in a queue.

HOW TO GET THERE: 5 minutes’ walk from Waterloo underground station.

Choose the best answers:

1.The London Eye was built for celebrating __

A. New Year’s Eve                          B. 1999

C. foreign visitors                           D. the Millennium

2.On sunny day from the top of the London Eye you can see __--

A. all of England

B. Windsor Castle

C. all the buildings which are 40 kilometers away 

D. the building that is 135 meters high

3.There are_____  passengers in the London Eye when it’s full.

A. 32                    B. 800        C. 25                             D. 72

4.The opening time of the London Eye in summer is _that in the winter.

A. shorter than                                         B. the same as

C. as many as                         D. longer than

5.People_____  get tickets from the Ticket Office because tickets there are limited.

A. can usually

B. can never

C. can’t always                            

D. walk from Waterloo underground station to

 

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     A terrible mudslide (泥石流) swept through Zhouqu County in northwest China's Gansu Province
on August 7, 2010. Lots of people were killed and injured in the disaster (灾难), and some are still
missing. Now the new school semester began. How about the students there?
     Up till now, most people including teachers and students are still living in the tents. The students should
have started their new semester on August 15. However, the terrible mudslide disrupted the plan since
two schools were damaged and three others were used as resettlement areas (安置区). The new
semester had to be put off for ten days. Also, since many teachers were killed, parents were worrying that
their children might not be able to go to school. Luckily, 54 teachers from neighboring areas were sent to
Zhouqu County, and 12 volunteer teachers arrived there, too. Moreover, all the students got their text-
books and school things for free.
     On the first day of school, a girl said, "The disaster is weighing heavily on my mind (沉重地压在我
的心上). But today school begins. I'm with my classmates again. I feel so happy.
"
     Zhouqu County has two primary schools, two junior high schools and one senior high school. The
students of the only senior high school had to start the new semester in a school in the neighboring area.
Although the new school is far from their homes, they are happy to return to school.
1. The underlined word "disrupted" means "_____" in Chinese.
A. 实施
B. 打乱
C. 制定
D. 完善
2. The new school semester began on _____ in Zhouqu County.
A. August 7
B. August 15
C. August 25
D. September 1
3. What were the parents in Zhouqu County worrying?
A. There were no textbooks for their children.
B. Their children had problems with their studies.
C. The textbooks were too expensive for them to afford.
D. There were not enough teachers to teach their children.
4. From the underlined words the girl said, we can learn she is very _____.
A. sad
B. afraid
C. smart
D. optimistic (乐观)
5. Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?
A. There are five schools in Zhouqu County.
B. Many people had to live in the tents after the mudslide.
C. The teachers now in Zhouqu County are much more than before.
D. The terrible mudslide killed many people and affected people's lives there.

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