题目内容
Harry wants to bring his family to_________ place where all of them can lead_________ peaceful life and be happy, but he can’t find it.
A.a;a B. a; the C. the; a D. /; the
A
【解析】考查冠词。第一空表示泛指一个地方。Lead/live a peaceful life过着安宁的生活。
(B)
British author JK Rowling was at the release of her latest Harry Potter book called “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows” at the Natural History Museum in London, Friday July 20, 2007.
J.K. Rowling has been spotted at cafes in Scotland working on a detective novel, a British newspaper reported Saturday.
The Sunday Times newspaper quoted Ian Rankin, a fellow author and neighbor of Rowling's, as saying the creator of the "Harry Potter" books is turning to crime fiction.
"My wife spotted her writing her Edinburgh criminal detective novel," the newspaper quoted Rankin as telling a reporter at an Edinburgh literary festival.
"It is great that she has not abandoned writing or Edinburgh cafes," said Rankin, who is known for his own police novels set in the historic Scottish city.
Rowling famously wrote initial drafts of the Potter story in the Scottish city's cafes. Back then, she was a struggling single mother who wrote in cafes to save on the heating bill at home.
Now she's Britain's richest woman - worth $1 billion, according to Forbes magazine - and her seven Potter books have sold more than 335 million copies worldwide.
In an interview with The Associated Press last month, Rowling said she believed she was unlikely to repeat the success of the Potter series, but confirmed she had plans to work on new books.
"I'll do exactly what I did with Harry - I'll write what I really want to write," Rowling said.
46 What is JK Rowling famous for?
A. detective novels | B. crime fiction | C. Harry Potter books | D. love stories |
A. He is a writer famous for police novels. |
B. Most of the stories in his novels happened in the historic Scottish city. |
C. It was Rankin himself who witnessed JK Rowing writing her Edinburgh criminal detective novels. |
D. He told the British newspaper The Sunday Times about JK Rowling’s novels. |
A. Because she was a romantic woman and the atmosphere in the cafes gave her lots of inspiration. |
B. Because she was a single mother at that time and she wanted to find a husband there. |
C. Because her children were so naughty at home and she had to go to a quiet place for her writing. |
D. Because she thought that writing in a cafes could help her save some money. |
A. The seven Harry Potter series made JK Rowling a success. |
B. JK Rowling had made enough money so she decided to stop writing. |
C. Rowling planned to write new books because Harry Potter was not exactly what she wanted. |
D. Ian Rankin and his wife earned money by telling reporters news about JK Rowling. |
A. Harry Potter and JK Rowing | B. Ian Rankin, A Neighbour of JK Rowling |
C. A Successful Woman JK Rowling | D. JK Rowling writing Detective Novels |
Almost two-thirds of children want their parents to spend more time reading to them before bed, and most prefer Mum’s storytelling to Dad’s, researchers said.
They conducted a study that showed younger children aged 3-4 were most hungry for more stories, with over three-quarters saying they wished their parents read to them more often.
More than half of all children aged 3-8 said story time was their favourite pastime with their parents.
"The results of our research confirm the traditional activity of storytelling continues to be a powerful learning and emotional resource in children’s lives," said child psychologist Richard Woolfson.
Storytelling ranked higher than television or video games among pastimes for kids, and 82 percent said reading a story with their parents helped them sleep better, according the survey of 500 children aged 3-8 in Britain.
The best storytellers were mothers who used funny voices to illustrate different characters or made their own special sound effects to keep the story moving, researchers said.
When mum and dad are not at hand, celebrities will do: over 30 percent of children said they would like to hear a bedtime story from Harry Potter star Daniel Radcliffe, with teen idols Zac Efron, Miley Cyrus and Emma Watson.
"It can be very difficult for parents to find the time to read with their children, but these moments can help build strong bonds and play a vital part in their child’s development," said Woolfson.
【小题1】The underlined word “pastime” in the passage mot probably means .
A.old time | B.entertainment | C.emotion | D.character |
A.pointing out similarities and differences | B.following the natural time order |
C.comparing opinions from different fields | D.providing examples and statistics |
A.grow stronger | B.become more emotional |
C.sleep better | D.become more powerful |
Welcome to our school. You can do a lot of things here. Come and join us.
Timetable |
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Sunday 8:30---11:30 Personal(个人的) Inventions(发明) You can see many inventions by the students; you may also bring your own inventions. |
Monday 19:00---21:00 Space and Man Dr. Thomas West If you want to know more about the universe(宇宙). |
Wednesday 19:30---21:00 Modern Medicine Mrs. Lucy Green Would you like to know medical science? |
Friday 18:30---21:00 Computer Science Mr. Harry Morison from Harvard University(哈佛大学) Learn to use Windows XP. |
1.You may have a chance to introduce your inventions(发明) on _________.
A.Sunday |
B.Monday |
C.Wednesday |
D.Friday |
2.The person who teaches Computer Science is from___________.
A.Canada |
B.Australia |
C.New Zealand |
D.America |
3.You may learn something about a disease(疾病) called SARS from __________.
A.Dr. West |
B.Mr. Morison |
C.Mrs. Green |
D.Mr. Thomas |
4.If you want to learn something about satellites(卫星), you can go to the class from______.
A.8:30 to 11:30 on Sunday |
B.19:00 to 21:00 on Monday |
C.19:30 to 21:00 on Wednesday |
D.18:30 to 21:00 on Friday |