J. K Rowling is the writer of Harry Potter, which is now one of the best-sellers in the world.

  J.K. Rowling was born in Bristol on July 31st, 1965. She has one sister who is two years younger than her. Both girls loved listening to their father reading bedtime stories to them. They especially loved stories about magical world. Rowling wrote her first story, called Rabbit, at the age of six.

  After she graduated from the university, Rowling worked as a translator in London. During this time, on a long train trip in the summer of 1990, the idea came to her of a boy who has magic but doesn’t know it. In 1992 Rowling began to teach English. She lived with her baby daughter, and spent much time finishing the first Harry Potter book for young readers. It appeared in June 1997. To her surprise, the book was greatly successful. Now Harry Potter series is popular with people of all ages and about 60 million books were sold in 200 countries.

  The series are different from ninny other magical stories. Harry lives in modern England. He’s also a very normal boy: polite, friendly, brave and clever. So other children can imagine being like him.

  J. K Rowling is very successful. She’s writing full time and she’s really enjoying life. She says she will go on living a normal life with her daughter and writing children’s books.

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(1) From the passage, we know ________.

[  ]

AJ.K. Rowling met a boy named Harry on a long train trip

BJ.K. Rowling loved listening to stories when she was very young

CJ.K. Rowling is two years younger titan her sister

(2) The first Harry Potter book came out in ________.

[  ]

AJuly 1965

Bthe summer of 1990

CJune1997

(3) How many books of Harry Potter were sold?

[  ]

A60 million

B6 million

C600 million

(4) The Harry Potter series is ________.

[  ]

Awritten for young people

Bonly er0oyed by children

Conly sold in England

(5) J. K. Rowling has been successful, and she ________.

[  ]

Alikes to travel all over the world with her daughter

Bis too busy to enjoy her life

Cis still writing stories for children

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  J.K.Rowling is probably the most famous author alive today.Her books about the adventures of a young wizard(魔法师)named Harry Potter have sold more than 325 million copies.They have also been translated into 64 different languages.

  Joanne Kathleen Rowing was born in 1965 in England.She always dreamt of becoming a writer, and began writing stories when she was six years old.After she studied French at university, in 1990 she decided to move to Manchester, and went there to look for a flat.Her journey back to London was long and boring.But on that journey the idea for the Harry Potter stories first entered her mind.

  Over the next year, she worked hard on her novel.Then, her mother died from a long and difficult illness.She was only 45.To forget her grief, Rowling moved to Portugal(葡萄牙)to work as an English teacher.There, she had a lot of free time to work on her book, and rewrote many parts of the story.

  When she arrived back in Britain in 1994, she had a baby daughter and very little money.She moved to Edinburgh to live near her sister, and worked on her novel.Whenever her daughter feel asleep, Rowling would write as quickly as she could.After several months, she finished the book.

  It may be surprising, but no publishers wanted to buy her book at first.They thought that people today would not like a story about magic.In 1996, after a year of searching, she found a company that would publish the novel.It soon became a bestseller, and was later turned into a successful film.People around the world have gone crazy for Harry Potter ever since.

(1)

The numbers in the first paragraph shows the book Harry Potter is ________.

[  ]

A.

expensive

B.

difficult

C.

popular

D.

harmless

(2)

J.K.Rowling began writing at the age of ________.

[  ]

A.

6

B.

16

C.

25

D.

45

(3)

She first had the idea for the Harry Potter stories in ________.

[  ]

A.

1965

B.

1990

C.

1994

D.

1996

(4)

J.K.Rowling finished writing her novel when she was in ________.

[  ]

A.

Portugal

B.

France

C.

America

D.

Britain

(5)

J.K.Rowling was able to make her dream come true because ________.

[  ]

A.

she traveled to many places

B.

she kept working hard

C.

her sister helped her a lot

D.

she was very young.

(6)

According to the passage, which of the following is Not True?

[  ]

A.

J.K.Rowling studied French at university.

B.

J.K.Rowling was very sad about her mother's death.

C.

J.K.Rowling went to Portugal to teach French.

D.

It was not easy for her to find a publisher for the book.

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通读下面短文,从每题所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳选项。

  J.K. Rowling is the writer of Harry Potter, which is now one of the best-sellers in the world.

  J.K. Rowling was born in Bristol on July 31st, 1965. She has one sister who is two years younger than her. Both girls loved listening to their father reading bedtime stories to them. They especially loved stories about magical worlds. Rowling wrote her first story, called Rabbit, at the age of six.

  After she graduated from the university, Rowling worked as a translator(翻译者) in London. During this time, on a long train trip in the summer of 1990, the idea came to her of a boy who has magic but doesn't know it. In 1992 Rowling began to teach English. She lived with her baby daughter, Jessica, and spent much time finishing the first Harry Potter book for young readers. It appeared in June 1997. To her surprise, the book was greatly successful. The film came out in November 2001. Now Harry Potter series(系列) is popular with people of all ages and about 60 million books were sold in 200 countries.

  Why has the series been so successful? There are a few things. Many other magical stories take place in far away lands or in past or future times. But Harry lives in modern(现代的) England. He's also a very normal(平常的) boy:polite, friendly, brave and clever. So when other children read about Harry, they can imagine being like him.

  J.K. Rowling is very happy with the success, and she is now busy finishing the whole series of seven books. She's writing full time and she's really enjoying life. She says she will go on living a normal life with her daughter and writing children's books.

1.From the passage, we know ________.

[  ]

A.J.K. Rowling met a boy named Harry on a long train trip

B.J.K. Rowling loved listening to stories when she was very young

C.J.K. Rowling is two years younger than her sister

D.Harry Potter is J.K. Rowling's first story

2.The first Harry Potter book came out in ________.

[  ]

A.July 1965.
B.the summer of 1990
C.June 1997.
D.November 2001.

3.The Harry Potter series is ________.

[  ]

A.written for young people

B.only enjoyed by children

C.only sold in England

D.about a young inspector

4.J.K. Rowling has been successful, and she ________.

[  ]

A.likes to travel all over the world with her daughter

B.is too busy to enjoy her life

C.is excited about her success every day

D.is still writing stories for children

5.How is Harry Potter series different from other magical stories?

[  ]

A.There are magical things

B.The stories happened in the modern world

C.It has seven books

D.It took much time to finish

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