Today, almost everyone has heard of Harry Potter．The books detailing his experiences at Hogwarts 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．
(1)
Harry Potter series become popular partly because ________．
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A．
they remind us of the childhood and environment we had in the past
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
(2)
What does the underlined sentence in Paragraph 6 mean?
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A．
The supporting characters are not necessary in the story．
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．
(3)
The themes of the Harry Potter series do not contain ________．
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A．
prejudice and love
B．
good and evil
C．
death and sacrifice
D．
safety and peace
(4)
People care for Harry Potter because ________．
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A．
they think of classic literature when reading the story
B．
they find different experiences from theirs on Harry
April 22,2010 will be the 18th celebration of the annual Take Our Daugluers to Work Day(TOD), a project the National Ms．Foundation for Women of America(NFW)developed to expose girls to expanding opportunities for women in the workplace．
The program offers, millions of girls a first - hand view of the many career opportunities available in their futures．Now that women make up 46 peroent of the U．S．workforce, girls can find role models in every occupational field-from politics to molecular biology to professional athletics, to name just a few．TOD encourages girls to focus on their abilities and opportunities, not just their appearance．
The NFW developed the project more than a decade ago to address the self-esteem problems that many girls experience when they enter adolescence．At school, boys often receive more encouragement in the classroom, especially in math．science and computer science, the academic fields that tend to lead to the highest salaries．Women receive on average only 73 cents for every dollar that men are paid．and remain vastly underrepresented(数量不足)in top executive positions and technology fields．TOD aims to give girls the confidence and inspiration they need to develop successful careers, particularly in non-traditional fields．
Perhaps because the program had become so widespread and successful, TOD had been criticized for excluding boys．and it was expanded in 2003to include boys．The program's official website states that the program was changed in order to provide both boys and girls with opportunities to explore careers at an age when they are more flexible in tenns of gender stereotyped roles．"We should also show boys that becoming a child care provider is as acceptable a choice as becoming a police officer or CEO," added Sara K．Gould．executive director of the NFW．
(1)
The purpose for having a Take Our Daughters to Work Day is ________
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A．
to encourage girls to get top paying jobs
B．
to let girls spend more time with their mothers
C．
to show girls possibilities for work and careers
D．
to give girls a chance to visit their mothers' offices
(2)
Why are women underrepresented in some fields such as technology?
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A．
They are not interested in these fields．
B．
They are not encouraged to work in these fields．
C．
They are not paid the same as men in these fields．
D．
They are not allowed to be educated in these fields．
(3)
TOD was criticized because some people ________．
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A．
thought it was not fair to boys
B．
did not like having children at work
C．
did not have daughters to take to work
D．
would rather have their daughters stay at home
(4)
Which of the following is true according to the passage?
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A．
Boys are now included on Take Our Daughters to Work Day．
B．
Women and men have always been treated equally at work．
C．
Homemaking and raising children are jobs for girls only．
D．
Girls grow up receiving more attention than boys．
(5)
What can we learn from Sara K．Gould's words?
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A．
Boys are sometimes more careful and responsible than girls．
B．
It is most suitable for women to look after children at home．
C．
Aboy's life ambition should be to become an officer or CEO．
D．
It is also acceptable for boys to do what girls are supposed to．
