题目内容
School of Witchcraft and Wizardry have aroused passion, creativity, and interest in reading throughout the world.
But have you ever considered why you are a fan of the Harry Potter series?
JK Rowling has created a list of characters and an environment for them to inhabit that appeals to both
adults and children.
The fantasy aspect of the wizarding world expands the imagination, and takes the mind to new and exciting places. Anything could happen there. Her stories contain parts of the believable and unbelievable, changing the predictability that readers commonly come across and bear in fiction.
The main theme of the series, including good versus evil, prejudice, love, death, sacrifice, friendship and
loyalty, in actuality contributes to the ever-lasting nature of the stories. At the same time, these themes
remind us of classic literature, offering mature readers tales that wear like a comfortable pair of shoes,
while introducing younger readers to concepts they will meet throughout their lives.
Much of the appeal also comes from the characters. In each book, JK Rowling introduces and
describes the characters in such a way that we wonder not only about their futures, but also about their
pasts. Even supporting characters are suddenly more than just extras in the background. And what of
Harry Potter himself? We care about Harry, because we watch him grow from an innocent boy to a
powerful wizard. We see him as both Hero and Victim. He experiences endless love and extreme pain,
and as readers, we experience them with him.
This perfect combination of emotion, suspense and fantasy, together with the fact that JK Rowling is a
superb storyteller is the reason why we are Harry potter fans. People are fond of Harry Potter series.
With books like these, it's hard not to be.
B. they take us to a world beyond our imagination and expectation
C. they offer us ever-lasting nature of the stories
D. they set an example of hero for us to follow
B. Readers care only about Harry but not those supporting characters.
C. Even the supporting characters are attractive in the story.
D. Those supporting characters only appear all of a sudden.
B. good and evil
C. death and sacrifice
D. safety and peace
B. they find different experiences from theirs on Harry
C. they share the experiences with Harry
D. they like JK Rowling's description very much
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To settle the question about whether or not to invite a rock (摇滚乐) group to their city, the mayor took a poll (投票). The results are.
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1. How many people took part in the poll? | |||||||||
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A. 12,094 B. 11,789 C. 11,49 D. 15014 | |||||||||
2. The undecided people _____. | |||||||||
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A. thought it would help the city B. thought it would do harm to the city C. hadn't made up their minds D. didn't take part in the poll at all | |||||||||
3. According to the results, _____. | |||||||||
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A. the rock group would be invited to the city B. the rock concert wouldn't be held in the city C. a new theater would be built quickly D. the quarrel would last for a long time |