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【题目】There was a time when no one knew the name Harry Potter. Now the adventures of this extraordinary student at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry are read in over 45 languages, including Russian, Thai, and even ancient Greek. No one can explain the Harry Potter phenomenon (现象) – not even J.K. Rowling, his creator.

J.K. Rowling was born in England in 1965. From a young age, she knew she wanted to be a writer. When she was 6, she wrote her first story—about a rabbit that gets sick. At school, she used to make up stories to tell her friends.

After graduation from college, she worked as a secretary. But she didn’t give up her dream.She spent her lunch hour writing stories, mainly for adults. Then in 1990, on a train trip to London,she got the idea from the boy wizard. She says he just appeared in her head. She soon created many other characters to help Harry fight the forces of darkness.

She kept working on the story while she was teaching English in Portugal, where she married, had her first child, and divorced (与……离婚) a year later. When she returned to England, she brought back a box of Harry Potter stories.

After returning home, she was broke and living in a small house. She continued writing, and in 1995, finished the first book in the series, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone. It was published (出版) in 1997 and became an unexpected bestseller.

Rowling’s life has changed a lot. She has become internationally famous and now earns around $40 million a year. She remarried, had a second child and lives in Scotland now.

【1】When did J.K. Rowling write her first story about a rabbit?

A. In 1965. B. In 1971. C. In 1990. D. In 1995.

【2】What happed to J.K. Rowing in 1997?

A. She had a train trip to London.

B. She taught English in Portugal.

C. She became an unexpected bestseller.

D. She remarried and had a second child.

【3】J.K. Rowling become successful because she ________.

A. lives in Scotland now

B. never gives up her dream

C. earns around $40 million

D. keeps working on the train

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】C

【3】B

【解析】哈利波特的故事我们都听说过，它的创作者是JK罗琳女士。这篇短文给我们讲述了罗琳女士是如何产生了要创作哈利波特系列故事，最后成为著名的女作家的。

【1】细节理解题。根据短文中J.K. Rowling was born in England in 1965….. When she was 6, she wrote her first story—about a rabbit that gets sick.可知，罗琳出生于1965年，在她六岁的时候，她写了第一篇故事，简单计算可知，是在1971年，故选B。

【2】细节理解题。根据短文中It was published (出版) in 1997 and became an unexpected bestseller.可知，在1997年，罗琳写的《哈利波特与魔法石》出版了，并出乎意料地成为了最畅销的书。由此可知应选C。

【3】推理判断题。根据短文第四段的描述可知，自从1990年，罗琳有了创作一个会魔法的男孩的故事之后，她就一直在写作，这期间她经历了婚姻、生育孩子，再到离婚，还是继续创作。1995年，她的第一部书完成了，并且在1997年成为了最畅销的书。因此我们可以看到，是罗琳女士不懈的努力，永不放弃的决心，造就了她的成功。故应选B。