Question

J.K Rowling is the writer of the Harry Potter series, the most popular books.

   J.K. Rowling was born in Bristol in 1965. She has one sister      is two years younger than her. Both girls loved listening to bedtime       . They loved stories about the magical (有魔力的) world. Rowling       her first story, called rabbit at the age of six.

      she graduated from the university, Rowling worked in London. During that time, on a long train trip in the summer of 1990, the idea of a      who has magic but doesn’t know it himself came to     . In 1992, Rowling began to teach English. She lived with her daughter, Jessica, and    much time finishing the first Harry Potter book for young     . It came out in 1997. To her    , the book was very successful. The film came out in 2001. Now the Harry Potter series is    with people of all ages.

Why is the series so successful? Many other magic stories      place in faraway lands in the past or future times,            Harry lives in modern England. He ’s also a very normal boy. When other     read the story about Harry, they can    being like him.

J.K. Rowling is very happy with her success. She says she will go on     children’s books.

1.A. which    B. when    C. whoD. where

2.A. songs    B. stories    C. subjects   D. books

3.A. told     B. wrote     C. read      D. watched

4.A. After    B. When     C. Before    D. As

5.A. girl      B. boy      C. mother    D. father

6.A. usB. them     C. him      D. her

7.A. took     B. paid      C. spent     D. cost

8.A. teachers   B. students   C. readers   D. writers

9.A. pleasure   B. joy      C. surprise   D. fun

10.A. helpful   B. popular   C. careful   D. successful

11.A. happen   B. have     C. like      D. take

12.A. but     B. and      C. orD. so

13.A. boys    B. girls      C. children   D. teachers

14.A. imagine  B. write     C. think     D. read

15.A. reading   B. writing   C. watching  D. buying

Answer

1.C

2.B

3.B

4.A

5.B

6.D

7.C

8.C

9.C

10.B

11.D

12.A

13.C

14.A

15.B

【解析】

试题分析：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。

1.C考查关联词及语境理解。句意：她有一个比她小两岁的妹妹。A. which哪一个；B. when何时；C. who谁；D. where哪儿。在定语从句中当先行词指人时，关联词应who，故答案为C。

2.B考查名词及语境理解。句意：两个女孩都喜欢听父亲的睡前故事。A. songs 歌曲；B. stories故事；C. subjects科目；D. books书籍。根据后面的句子“They loved stories about the magical (有魔力的) world.”可知，答案为B。

3.B考查动词及语境理解。句意：罗琳在六岁时写了她的第一个故事。A. told告诉；B. wrote写；C. read 阅读；D. watched观看。因为罗琳是个作家，六岁时完成第一个作品，故答案为B。

4.A考查连词及语境理解。句意：大学毕业后，罗琳在纽约工作。A. After 在…之后；B. When当…时候；C. Before在… 之前；D. As 作为。先毕业，后上班，故答案为A。

5.B考查名词及语境理解。句意：她产生了一个男孩有魔法但自己却不知道的创作想法。A. girl 女孩；B. boy男孩；C. mother妈妈；D. father 爸爸。这就是《哈利·波特》中的人物，故答案为B。

6.D考查代词及语境理解。句意：她产生了一个男孩有魔法但自己却不知道的创作想法。A. us 我们；B. them他们；C. him他；D. her她。此处用her代指罗琳，介词to后跟代词宾格形式。

7.C考查动词及语境理解。句意：她花费了很多时间为年轻读者完成了第一本书《哈利·波特》。A. took带领；B. paid付款；C. spent 花费；D. cost花费。spend some time doing sth.花费时间做某事。故答案为C。

8.C考查名词及语境理解。句意：她花费了很多时间为年轻读者完成了第一本书《哈利·波特》。A. teachers老师；B. students学生；C. readers读者；D. writers作家。结合句意可知，答案为C。

9.C考查名词及语境理解。句意：令她吃惊的是，这本书获取了巨大的成功。A. pleasure快乐；B. joy高兴，乐趣；C. surprise惊奇；D. fun乐趣。

10.B考查形容词及语境理解。句意：现在《哈利·波特》系列深受各年龄段的人的喜爱。A. helpful有帮助的；B. popular流行的；C. careful仔细的； D. successful成功的。联系后文中That’s the Harry Potter series has been so popular.可知该选B。

11.D考查动词及语境理解。句意：在过去或未来许多其他魔幻故事发生在遥远的地方。A. happen发生；B. have有；C. like喜欢；D. take拿，取，带领。take place发生，结合句意可知，答案为D。

12.A考查连词及语境理解。句意：但哈利生活在现代的英国，他也是一个很普通的男孩。A. but但是；B. and而且；C. or 否则；D. so因此。结合句意，前后句表示转折关系，故答案为A。

13.C考查名词及语境理解。句意：当其他孩子读关于哈利的故事时，他们可以想象自己能像他一样。A. boys男孩；B. girls女孩；C. children孩子们；D. teachers老师。《哈利·波特》主要适用于年轻读者，故答案为C。

14.A考查动词及语境理解。句意：当其他孩子读关于哈利的故事时，他们可以想象自己能像他一样。A. imagine设想；B. write写；C. think想，认为；D. read阅读。结合句意可知，答案为A。

15.B考查动名词及语境理解。句意：她说她将继续写儿童读物。A. reading阅读；B. writing书写；C. watching观看；D. buying购买。因为罗琳是作家，故答案为B。

考点：人物传记类短文阅读。