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Harry Porter is becoming more and more popular among children nowadays. Publishers of Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone, who plan to translate the adventures of the schoolboy wizard into Latin and ancient Greek, think it might help, the Daily Telegraph Newspaper reported. Author J. K. Rowling and her publishers Bloomsbury hope the translations will help children overcome the dread of studying the two ancient languages, the newspaper said. “We aren’t under any illusions that the Latin and Greek will be best-sellers but we think that it will mean much more fun lessons for anyone studying Latin and Greek,” said Emma Matthewson, Rowling’s editor at Bloomsbury. Peter Needham, who taught Latin and Greek at top boys’ school Eton College, was translating the first Rowling’s books “This is going to be a wonderful thing for children. It has got very witty dialogue…”He was quoted as saying. Harry Porter and the Philosopher’s Stone is not the first children’s book to be translated into Latin. Paddington Bear, Alice in Wonderland and Winnie the Pooh have all had the Latin treatment, the newspaper said.

1.The publishers plan to translate Harry Potter and the Philodopher’s Stone into Latin and ancient Greek in order to __________.

A. let children enjoy the witty dialogue

B. help children learn the two languages

C. give children a chance to read original books

D. attract more children to read the book

2. The children’s book which has been translated into Latin is __________.

A. Alice in Wonderland

B. Harry Potter and the philosopher’s Stone

C. Daily Telegraph

D. all the above

3. Harry Potter and Philosopher’s Stone is written by __________.

A. J. K. Rowling　　　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   B. Bloomsbury

C. Emma Matthewson　　　　 　　　　　　　　　　   D. Peter Needham

4. We can infer from the passage that __________.

A. more and more children are learning the two ancient languages

B. the book in Latin will sell very well

C. many children have trouble in learning the two languages

D. the plan will fail in the end

5. The best title for this passage is__________.

A. Magic can Save a Dead Language

B. Magic can’t Save a Dead Language

C. Can Magic Save a Dead Language

D. Harry Porter and Latin

 

Answer 1

答案：BAACC
解析：

1.　　   参考…will help children overcome the dread of studying the two ancient languages… 2.　　   参见Harry Porter and the Philosopher’s Stone is not the first children’s book to be translated into Latin. Paddington Bear, Alice in Wonderland and Winnie the Pooh have all had the Latin treatment, the newspaper said. 3.　　   参见第四行中Author J. K. Rowling… 4.　　   从文中多处可以看出小孩子很惧怕学这两门古老的语言,他们在这方面遇到很大的困难 5.　　   Harry Porter是魔幻世界的明星,受到全世界小孩子的欢迎，人们希望把这本书翻译成拉丁语和希腊语有助于小孩子学习这两门语言，但实际情况如何未可知，C最为生动切题