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These days , children often think of superheroes(超级英雄)as cute , cool and strong supermen．A poor , short and thin boy wearing glasses may not interest the kids today．Yet in less than 4 years , Harry Potter has taken the world by the storm．J．K．Rowling, the writer of Harry Potter , was a British single mother out of work and living on money given to her by the government．One day , when she was on a long train trip , she had the idea for this book．She wrote the first book of the seven in the café with her baby daughter sleeping beside her．Last year , the fans welcomed the birth of the fourth by lining outside the bookstores．Today these books are still popular among people．Harry Potter is something more than fantasy(幻想)．Rowling tries to tell the readers how things are not always what they seem to be．However, millions of the fans don’t care about such a lesson．They would like to spend many sleepless nights waiting in line for the fifth , the sixth and the seventh to come．For them．,surprising stories of the little boy are what they want．

(1)

J．K．Rowling ________ when she wrote the first book．
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A．	lived a quiet life with her husband
B．	was very poor and didn’t get work for herself
C．	had to teach her daughter how to work
D．	was already a famous writer

(2)

When did Rowling think of the idea of writing her book?
[　　]
A．	while she was telling her baby stories about superheroes．
B．	While she was going on a long trip．
C．	She was on her way to find work．
D．	While she was drinking in a café．

(3)

How many books of the Harry Potter have come out according to this passage?
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A．	Four
B．	Five
C．	Six
D．	Seven

(4)

What does Rowling want to show to her readers?
[　　]
A．	Harry Potter is a poor , short and thin boy wearing glasses．
B．	Fantasy．
C．	How things are not always what they seem to be．
D．	She has got many interesting storybooks．

(5)

Which of the following is true?
[　　]
A．	Rowling wrote the first book with her daughter’s help．
B．	Rowling gave birth to her fourth baby last year．
C．	The fans just care about the surprising storied of Harry Potter．
D．	Only children love the books ,for they’re fairy tales．

选词填空。根据短文内容，从方框中选择适当的选项完成短文。（有两个选项是多余的）（10分）

A. to plan B. mountains C. money D. One E. history F. called
G. holiday H. pay I. any J. tickets K. to get L. everything

Many people like traveling. They go to the 【小题1】 , the seaside or forests. Some people like 【小题2】 , so they like to visit some old interesting places. In many countries, the travel agencies can help you 【小题3】 your holiday. You can tell the travel agency what kind of 【小题4】 you like and how much 【小题5】 you want to spend and the travel agency will give you a lot of information about where to go, how 【小题6】 there, where to stay, and what kind of activities you can do there. 【小题7】 of the ways of travel is 【小题8】 “package” travel.
That is, you just 【小题9】 the money. And the travel agency will plan 【小题10】 for you, including the ticket for the train or plane, the hotel, the activities and so on.

选词填空。根据短文内容，从方框中选择适当的选项完成短文。（有两个选项是多余的）（10分）

A. to plan B. mountains C. money D. One E. history F. called

G. holiday H. pay I. any J. tickets K. to get L. everything

Many people like traveling. They go to the 1 , the seaside or forests. Some people like 2 , so they like to visit some old interesting places. In many countries, the travel agencies can help you 3 your holiday. You can tell the travel agency what kind of 4 you like and how much 5 you want to spend and the travel agency will give you a lot of information about where to go, how 6 there, where to stay, and what kind of activities you can do there. 7 of the ways of travel is 8 “package” travel.

That is, you just 9 the money. And the travel agency will plan 10 for you, including the ticket for the train or plane, the hotel, the activities and so on.

阅读下面短文,根据所给的首字母,在空白处填入一个适当的单词,使短文内容通顺。每空限填一词，将完整的单词写在后面的横线上。

Dear Sir/Madam,

I have seen your advertisement for a teacher in the magazine Guangzhou Education. I think I’m suitable for the j 1 .

I’m 28 years old. I finished my high school education in Xiamen, and then went to university in Fuzhou. I studied languages, with English as my m 2 , I always got good scores for all my subjects. At university, I was a very active student. I was chairman of the English Film Club and a m 3 of the university squash team.

I’ve traveled to a number of English-speaking countries. I think my English language skills have improved a lot as a r 4 and I can teach senior classes without any problem.

I have w 5 as a teacher for four years. I’ve taught at a well-known language school in Hangzhou. This has been a good experience. I’ve taught special courses in Writing for Business, showing people how to write good business letters and e-mail m 6 . I’ve also started a new course: Spoken English for Tour Guides. All these e 7 have helped me become a good teacher.

I’m a warm and friendly person, and my students e 8 their lessons. I would like my students to work hard, but I think language learning can be fun. I encourage students to use English outside the classroom, do projects and take part in English langue a 9 . I’ve helped students put on plays and give concerts of English songs.

I want to live in Guangzhou and teach in your school. I hope for an i 10 so I can tell you more.

Your sincerely,

William Fang

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