题目内容
J. K. Rowling’s Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (《哈利·波特与密室》) was published in July 1998.
American and British people both speak English. But there are a lot of differences in the ways they speak. J. K. Rowling made some changes for American kids in the Harry Potter books. For example, she used parking lot (停车场) instead of car park.
In October 1998, J. K. Rowling travelled to the United States for the first time to sell her books. At first, J. K. Rowling was worried that American children wouldn’t like her book as much as children in the United Kingdom did. But she was wrong. “When I did public readings,” she said, “they even all laughed in the same places as British children.”
J K. Rowling was surprised that many of the children had already read Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets. The book wasn’t even published in the United States yet. They had ordered the book from England on the Internet because they couldn’t wait.
J. K. Rowling was more successful than she had ever dreamed. In the publishing world, no children’s books had ever been as popular as the Harry Potter books. Even popular children’s book writer Dr Seuss did not sell so many books.
When she returned to America, J. K. Rowling was met by, not just children, but crowds of adults. Why were so many adults reading a book written for children? It is because a really good story attracts people of all ages.
1.What language do American and British people both speak according to Paragraph 2?
A. Chinese. B. English. C. Russian. D. Japanese.
2.In 1998, J. K. Rowling went to the United States ________.
A. for holiday B. for a visit C. to sell her books D. to visit some friends
3.What made J. K. Rowling surprised according to Paragraph 4?
A. American children liked her books
B. American children didn’t like her books
C. British children liked her books.
D. British children didn’t like her books
4.What does Dr Seuss do?
A. A worker. B. An engineer. C. A writer. D. A doctor.
5.What can we know from the passage?
A. Only children liked J. K. Rowling’s books.
B. Only adults liked J. K Rowling’s books.
C. Older people aren’t attracted by J. K Rowling’s books.
D. People of different ages are attracted by J. K. Rowling’s books.
