LONDON(AP)---A suburban house that starred onscreen as Harry Potter’s childhood home is on the market---complete with a cupboard under the stairs.
Fans of the boy wizard will recognize 12 Picket Post Close as 4 Privet Drive, home of Harry’s cruel aunt and uncle, the Dursleys.
The couple unwillingly took Harry in after his parents were murdered and made him sleep in a cupboard under the stairs.
The house in Bracknell, 30 miles(50 kilometers)west of London, was a location featured in the 2001 film “Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone.” A studio set of the house was built for later films of the eight series.
Real estate agency Chancellors(房地产公司总代理)says the three-bedroom house has recently been made over to an extremely high standard.” It’s listed at a price of 475,000 pounds$616,000.)” Real estate agent Paul Bosanko said, “the original plan was to take this property to market without using any reference to Harry Potter. But since news of the connection got out, interest has shot up, and that may or may not influence the final price that we achieve at this property,” Bosanko said.
Neighbor Karen Field said that the house still attracts Potter fans a decade-and-a-half after the film crews left. When the movie first came out, “there were tour buses, literally tour buses coming down the road,” Field said. “It’s a lot quieter now,” she said. “School holidays, you still get people coming along.”
1. What is the news mainly about?
A. 12 Picket Post Close in Bracknell for sale
B. Harry Potter’s s childhood home
C. Visits to Harry Potter’s home
D. Films of Harry Potter at 4 Privet Drive
2.What happened to the suburban house west of London?
A. Harry Potter lived in it in his childhood
B. Harry Potter series were all filmed here
C. It was modeled on as a studio set later
D. It was sold at a price of 475,000 pounds
3.What is not true with the house?
A. It is now on the market
B. It belongs to the Dursleys
C. It was related to Harry Potter
D. Potter fans keep coming to it
Several times my daughter had telephoned to say, “Mum, you must come and see the daffodils(水仙花)before they are over.”
I wanted to go, but it was a two-hour drive from Lake Arrowhead. "I will go next Tuesday," I promised, a little unwillingly, on her third call.
The next Tuesday dawned cold and rainy. Still, I had promised, and so I drove there. When I finally walked
into Carolyn's house and hugged and greeted my grandchildren, I said, "Forget the daffodils, Carolyn! The road is invisible (看不见的) in the cloud and fog, and there is nothing in the world except you and these children that I want to see!"
My daughter smiled calmly and said, "We drive in this weather all the time, Mum. You will never forgive
yourself if you miss this experience."
After about twenty minutes, we turned onto a small road and I saw a small church. On the far side of the church, I saw a hand-lettered sign that read "Daffodil Garden"? We got out of the car and each took a child's hand, and I followed Carolyn down the path. Then, we turned a comer of the path, and I looked up amazed. Before me lay the most beautiful sight. Flows of flowers of different colors seemed poured down the peak and slopes. There were five acres of flowers! A seas of daffodil! It was like a fairyland all beyond description.
"But who has done this?" I asked Carolyn. "It's just one woman," Carolyn answered. That's her home, "Carolyn pointed to a well-kept A-frame house that looked small and modest in the midst of all that glory. We walked up to the house. On the patio (露台), we saw a poster." Answers to the Questions I Know You Are Asking" was the headline.
The first answer was a simple one. "50,000 bulbs (鳞茎)" it read. The second answer was, "One at a time, by one woman." The third answer was, "Began in 1958."
I thought of this woman whom I Had never met, who, more than fifty years before, had begun-one bulb
at a time-to bring the beauty and joy to the mountain top. Just planting one bulb at a time, year after year, had changed the world where she lived and created something of magnificence, beauty, and inspiration.
When we multiply tiny pieces of time with small amounts of daily effort, we too can accomplish great things. Everyone can do something to change the world.
1.The writer wasn’t going to see the daffodils at first because ______.
A. she cared more about the children
B. they were on a remote mountain top
C. the weather was not good enough
D. it was not easy for her to drive there
2. What do we know from the passage about the woman who grew daffodil?
A. She must have been a modest woman
B. She worked as a professional gardener
C. She grew the daffodils over 50 years by herself
D. Being poor, she made a living by selling daffodils
3. What has the writer learned from this experience?
A. It’s never too late to learn
B. Nothing is too difficult if you put your heart into it
C. People can change the world where they live by growing flowers
D. Accumulation of small steps may lead to something magnificent
4.Which may be the best title for the passage?
A. An Unforgettable Experience
B. A woman and Daffodils
C. The Daffodil Garden
D. One bulb grown, magnificence dawns
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Ten years ago, when I began my senior high school study, I found them extremely difficult to learn English well because there were so much new words and grammar rules to recite. Hard though I might try, but I still did poorly in the English exams. Frank speaking, it was hardest time in my life.One day, I was considered giving up when suddenly my mother found my problem. She told me that if I didn’t complete that I wanted to do, it could directly influence my future. Under the help of my mother, I made rapid progresses in English little by little. At the end of the term I get the highest mark in English.
The bank worker told me my check had run out. It 1. (take) me some minutes to understand her words. This year had brought me so much pain—a divorce, losing my house and the loss 2. my iob. After 3. (leave) the bank, I wondered what I would do. 4. it was only 5:30 pm, it was already dark and cold outside. At one point, I stopped and cried out to God. With a 5. (break) spirit, I said aloud, "Lord, I really need help right now, today, not tomorrow and not the next day." 6. (final), when my tears dried up, I headed home. Approaching my home, I noticed 7. envelope. The envelope 8. (fill) with hundreds of dollars of gift cards 9. could meet my urgent needs! I was in shock and surprise. God heard those 10. (cry) from a cold, dark and lonely place and assured me that he did hear and would provide.
One rainy afternoon I was sitting at home feeling so bored. ________ feeling sorry for myself, I wanted to meet people and have new ________ so I decided to start volunteering. I found a website where I could volunteer on a farm in France.
Volunteering ________ so many opportunities to have fun and share ________ stories.It was the first time for me to work on a farm.It was almost a(n) ________ holiday as food and accommodation were provided.It was not one ________ holiday, however, as I had to ________ fifteen horses and sheep!I soon discovered that I was a(n) ________ farmer but it did not matter because I made some great friends and also improved my ________.
However, you do not ________ go abroad to volunteer.I have had plenty of adventuers at home as volunteering can become a ________. For example, I love ________ so I had a good laugh waving my arms in order to ________ my local choir(合唱团). At university, I organized a concert for charity with my friends. It was really ________ to find bands and raise money for a cause.
It is true that you feel good volunteering but there are also other ________.I once volunteered as a steward (干事) at a charity sports event where the organizers ________ gave me cupcakes from an expensive London bakery to thank me for my ________. I also volunteered in a charity shop so I found loads of nice cheap clothes to ________ my wardrobe（衣橱）.
While this is all fun, my favourite aspect of volunteering is ________ and sharing stories. My terrible ________ at farming has given me funny stories to tell！
1.A. Apart fromB. Due toC. Instead ofD. But for
2.A. experiencesB. discoveriesC. opportunitiesD. changes
3.A. recommendsB. missesC. offersD. affects
4.A. popularB. fantasticC. familiarD. important
5.A. impressiveB. freeC. cheapD. special
6.A. uniqueB. regularC. typicalD. convenient
7.A. attend toB. research into
C. hunt forD. communicate with
8.A. skillfulB. suitableC. hard-workingD. awful
9.A. EnglishB. FrenchC. RussianD. Chinese
10.A. normallyB. basicallyC. naturallyD. necessarily
11.A. hobbyB. trendC. jobD. reality
12.A. dancingB. writingC. singingD. performing
13.A. greetB. controlC. organizeD. conduct
14.A. powerfulB. hopefulC. meaningfulD. successful
15.A. adventuresB. advantagesC. factorsD. achievements
16.A. generouslyB. cautiouslyC. equallyD. proudly
17.A. servicesB. patienceC. determinationD. choices
18.A. decorateB. replaceC. beautifyD. update
19.A. creatingB. imaginingC. choosingD. completing
20.A. dreamB. shameC. attemptD. annoyance
