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【题目】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 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 1995. To her surprise， the book was greatly successful. The film came out in November 2001. Now Harry Potter series is popular with people of all ages and about 450 million copies were sold in 200 countries. Why has the series been so successful? There are a few things. Many other magical stories take place in faraway lands or in past or future times. But Harry lives in modern England. He's also a very normal boy： polite， friendly， brave and clever. So when other children read about Harry， they can imagine (想象)being like him.

J.K. Rowing is very happy with the success， 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 train trip

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

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

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

【2】The Harry Potter series is_________________ .

A. first written for young people

B. only enjoyed by children

C. only sold in England

D. about a young musician

【3】How is the 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

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】D

【2】A

【3】B

【解析】

试题分析：短文大意：J.K.罗琳是目前全世界最畅销书之一《哈利·波特》的作家。她于1965年7月31日出生于英国。罗琳在六岁时写了她的第一个故事。1992，罗琳开始给年轻的读者写第一本《哈利·波特》。现在《哈利·波特》系列深受各年龄段的人的喜爱。现在的《哈利·波特》系列书在200个国家销售了大约六亿本。

【1】D细节理解题。根据短文中的句子“Both girls loved listening to their father reading bedtime stories to them.”可知，J.K.罗琳很小就喜欢听故事，答案为D。

【2】A细节理解题。根据短文中的句子“and spent much time finishing the first Harry Potter book for young readers.”描述可知选A。

【3】B细节理解题。根据But Harry lives in modern (现代的) England. He’s also a very normal (平常的) boy及下文描述可知选B。