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Hey, all you Muggles, witches, and wizards—are you ready for the grand finale of the Harry Potter series? J. K. Rowling announced on Thursday the title for book seven—Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. Book seven in the Harry Potter series will pick up where book six, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, left off. With the last chapter of book seven, the magical adventures of Harry, Hermione, Ron, and friends will come to an end.

“I am alternately delighted and worried,” says Rowling on her official Web site. She made the announcement of the book title on the Web site. Rowling is currently busy putting the finishing touches on the book.

“I’m now writing scenes that have been planned, in some cases, for a dozen years or even more,” says Rowling. Rowling adds that she has been working very hard on this final installment in the series. With the title now set, she assured fans that she will indeed finish this book. 

“I both want, and don’t want, to finish this book,” Rowling says.

It’s not too late to catch up on the rest of the series. You can also reread your favorite books while waiting for the last one. The publication date for book seven has not been set. To make the waiting a little easier, there’s always the next Harry Potter movie, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, which is scheduled for release in July 2007.

What’s the name of the last issue of the Harry Potter series?

        A．Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

        B．Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

        C．Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

        D．Harry Potter and J. K. Rowling

Muggles, Harry, Hermione and Ron could probably be _____.

        A．the best friends of J. K. Rowling       

         B．the characters of the Harry Potter series

        C．the fans of Harry Potter                      

         D．the publishers of the Harry Potter series

Which statement is true according to the passage?

        A．Harry Potter series will be published on the Website.

        B．Book Seven of Harry Potter series will be published before July 2007.

        C．Book Seven is being written as planned years ago.

        D．Harry Potter will come to the end of his life.

In the last paragraph, the writer _____.

        A．encourages readers to act out a play following the Harry Potter movies

        B．persuades readers into reading their favorite book rather than Harry Potter series

        C．states that seeing the Harry Potter movies is the best way to catch up the series

        D．advises readers to wait for the publication of Book Seven patiently

Answer 1

【小题1】A

【小题2】B

【小题3】C

【小题4】D

解析:

这是一篇文化类阅读。《哈利波特》大结局《哈利波特7》正在写作之中，作家罗琳宣布将书名定为《哈利波特与死圣》。

【小题1】细节题。根据第一段最后一句可知《哈利波特》第七期命名为：《哈利波特与死圣》

【小题2】推测题。根据第一段最后一句提到：在最后的一章里，这些角色充满魔幻的冒险将结束。由此可知这些人物都是《哈利波特》系列中的人物。

【小题3】细节判断题。第三段第一句罗琳说：我正在按原计划编写故事的场景，有些已经计划十多年了或更多。C项与此意义相符。

【小题4】段落大意题。最后一段作者提出《哈利波特7》出版日期还没有确定，出版之前的这段时间可看看你最喜欢的书，或观看《哈利波特》系列电影，《哈利·波特与凤凰社》将于2007年7月发行。由此可知作者建议读者耐心等待。