J.K. Rowling is the writer of Harry Potter, which is now one of the bestsellers 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 (翻译者) 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 1997. To her surprise, the book was greatly successful. The film came out in November 2001. Now Harry Potter series (系列) is popular with people of all ages and about 60 million books 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 (现代的) England. He’s also a very normal (平常的) boy: polite, friendly, brave and clever. So when other children read about Harry,  they can imagine being like him.
J.K. Rowling is very happy with the success, and she is now busy finishing the whole series of seven books. 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.
【小题1】From the passage, we know ___________.

A．J.K. Rowling met a boy named Harry on a long train trip

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

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

D．Harry Potter is J.K. Rowling’s first story

【小题2】The Harry Potter series is __________.

A．written for young people

B．only enjoyed by children

C．only sold in England

D．about a young inspector

【小题3】J.K. Rowling has been successful, and she ___________.

A．likes to travel all over the world with her daughter

B．is too busy to enjoy her life

C．is excited about her success every day

D．is still writing stories for children

【小题4】How is 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.

　　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 world. 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, and spent much time finishing the first Harry Potter book for young readers. It appeared in June 1997. To her surprise, the book was greatly successful. Now Harry Potter series is popular with people of all ages and about 60 million books were sold in 200 countries.

　　The series are different from ninny other magical stories. Harry lives in modern England. He’s also a very normal boy: polite, friendly, brave and clever. So other children can imagine being like him.

　　J. K Rowling is very successful. 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.

根据短文内容选择最佳答案。

(1) From the passage, we know ________.

[　　]

A．J.K. Rowling met a boy named Harry on a long train trip

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

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

(2) The first Harry Potter book came out in ________.

[　　]

A．July 1965

B．the summer of 1990

C．June1997

(3) How many books of Harry Potter were sold?

[　　]

A．60 million

B．6 million

C．600 million

(4) The Harry Potter series is ________.

[　　]

A．written for young people

B．only er0oyed by children

C．only sold in England

(5) J. K. Rowling has been successful, and she ________.

[　　]

A．likes to travel all over the world with her daughter

B．is too busy to enjoy her life

C．is still writing stories for children

阅读理解

　　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(翻译者) 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, 1997. To her surprise, the book was greatly successful. The film came out in November, 2001. Now Harry Potter series(系列) is popular with people of all ages and about 60 million books were sold in 200 countries.

　　Why has the series been so successful? There are a few things. Many other magical stories take place in far away lands or in past or future times. But Harry lives in modern(现代的) England. He's also a very normal(平常的) boy: polite, friendly, brave and clever. So when other children read about Harry, they can imagine being like him.

　　J. K. Rowling is very happy with the success, and she is now busy finishing the whole series of seven books. 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 long train trip

B．J. K. Bowling loved listening to stories when she was very young

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

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

2．The first Harry Potter book came out in ________.

[　　]

3．The Harry Potter series is ________.

[　　]

A．written for young people

B．only enjoyed by children

C．only sold in England

D．about a young inspector

4．J. K. Bowling has been successful, and she ________.

[　　]

A．likes to travel all over the world with her daughter

B．is too busy to enjoy her life

C．is excited about her success every day

D．is still writing stories for children

5．How is 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.

阅读理解

通读下面短文，从每题所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳选项。

　　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(翻译者) 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 1997. To her surprise, the book was greatly successful. The film came out in November 2001. Now Harry Potter series(系列) is popular with people of all ages and about 60 million books were sold in 200 countries.

　　Why has the series been so successful? There are a few things. Many other magical stories take place in far away lands or in past or future times. But Harry lives in modern(现代的) England. He's also a very normal(平常的) boy：polite, friendly, brave and clever. So when other children read about Harry, they can imagine being like him.

　　J.K. Rowling is very happy with the success, and she is now busy finishing the whole series of seven books. 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 long train trip

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

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

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

2．The first Harry Potter book came out in ________.

[　　]

3．The Harry Potter series is ________.

[　　]

A．written for young people

B．only enjoyed by children

C．only sold in England

D．about a young inspector

4．J.K. Rowling has been successful, and she ________.

[　　]

A．likes to travel all over the world with her daughter

B．is too busy to enjoy her life

C．is excited about her success every day

D．is still writing stories for children

5．How is 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

(阅读理解) 一部哈利波特风靡了整个世界，想了解它背后的故事以及作者的情况吗？ 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 world. Rowling wrote her first story, called Rabbit, at the age of six. After she graduated from the university, Rowling worked as a translator（翻译）in London. During this time, on a long 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 1997. To her surprise, the book was greatly successful. The film came out in November 2001. Now Harry Potter series（系列）is popular with people of all ages and about 60 million books 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 Potter lives in modern England. He is also a very common boy: polite, friendly, brave and clever. So when other children read about Harry, they can imagine being like him. J. K. Rowling is very happy with the success, and she is now busy finishing the whole series of seven books. She is writing full-time and she’s really enjoying life. She says she will go on living a common life with her daughter and writing children’s books. (1) What kinds of books does J. K. Rowling write? (2) When did the first Harry Potter book come out? (3) Whom are the Harry Potter series written for? (4) How many series of Harry Potter books has J. K Rowling finished? (5) How is Harry Potter series different from other magical stories?

阅读短文 ,回答问题:

J. K. Rowling

　　J. K. Rowling was born in England in 1965. She loved reading , and wrote her first story , ‘Rabbit', when she was only six years old. She studied French at university , then worked as a secretary in London. She had the idea for Harry Potter when she was on a train. “Harry just walked into my head , ”she said later. She started writing the first Harry Potter book the next day.

　　In 1992 she went to live in Portugal for three years. She wrote Harry Potter in the morning , and worked as an English teacher in the afternoon and evening. She got married to a Portuguese TV journalist and had a daughter called Jessica.

　　Then she returned to Britain and lived in Edinburgh , in Scotland. She was unemployed at that time , and wrote in cafes because they were warmer than her small flat. After five years she finished the first book ,' Harry Potter and the Philosopher' s Stone'. The book sold millions of copies all over the world , and Joanne Kathleen Rowling became very famous. She is now very rich , but she still writes her books in cafes!

　　Answer the questions:

（1）. In which year did J. K. Rowling write her first story?

（2）. What was her first job?

（3）. How did she get the idea for Harry Potter?

（4）. Where did she finish writing the first book?

（5.） What is she famous for?

（6）. What does his husband do?

J.K. Rowling is the writer of Harry Potter, which is now one of the bestsellers 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 (翻译者) 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 1997. To her surprise, the book was greatly successful. The film came out in November 2001. Now Harry Potter series (系列) is popular with people of all ages and about 60 million books 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 (现代的) England. He’s also a very normal (平常的) boy: polite, friendly, brave and clever. So when other children read about Harry,  they can imagine being like him.
J.K. Rowling is very happy with the success, and she is now busy finishing the whole series of seven books. 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.
【小题1】From the passage, we know ___________.

A．J.K. Rowling met a boy named Harry on a long train trip

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

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

D．Harry Potter is J.K. Rowling’s first story

【小题2】The Harry Potter series is __________.

A．written for young people

B．only enjoyed by children

C．only sold in England

D．about a young inspector

【小题3】J.K. Rowling has been successful, and she ___________.

A．likes to travel all over the world with her daughter

B．is too busy to enjoy her life

C．is excited about her success every day

D．is still writing stories for children

【小题4】How is 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.

J.K. Rowling is the writer of Harry Potter, which is now one of the bestsellers 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 (翻译者) 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 1997. To her surprise, the book was greatly successful. The film came out in November 2001. Now Harry Potter series (系列) is popular with people of all ages and about 60 million books 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 (现代的) England. He’s also a very normal (平常的) boy: polite, friendly, brave and clever. So when other children read about Harry,  they can imagine being like him.
J.K. Rowling is very happy with the success, and she is now busy finishing the whole series of seven books. 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. 1.

   From the passage, we know ______.

   1. A.
      J.K. Rowling met a boy named Harry on a long train trip
   2. B.
      J.K. Rowling loved listening to stories when she was very young
   3. C.
      J.K. Rowling is two years younger than her sister
   4. D.
      Harry Potter is J.K. Rowling’s first story
2. 2.

   The Harry Potter series is ______.

   1. A.
      written for young people
   2. B.
      only enjoyed by children
   3. C.
      only sold in England
   4. D.
      about a young inspector
3. 3.

   J.K. Rowling has been successful, and she ______.

   1. A.
      likes to travel all over the world with her daughter
   2. B.
      is too busy to enjoy her life
   3. C.
      is excited about her success every day
   4. D.
      is still writing stories for children
4. 4.

   How is Harry Potter series different from other magical stories?

   1. A.
      There are magical things
   2. B.
      The stories happened in the modern world
   3. C.
      It has seven books
   4. D.
      It took much time to finish

Cloze test

　　Perhaps you know the book Harry Potter. But do you know the writer? J．K．Rowling was born in England in 196(5)She loved 1 She wrote her first story Rabbit when she was six. She went to 2 Portugal（葡萄牙）in 199(2)She stayed there for three years. She wrote Harry Potter in the morning and 3 an English teacher in the afternoon. She 4 a Portuguese TV journalist and had a daughter.

　　Then she 5 to England and lived in Edinburgh. She didn't 6 at that time and wrote in cafes 7 they were wanner than her small flat（公寓）. After five years she 8 the first book Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone. 9 copies（本）of the book were sold all over the world. J．K． Rowling became very 10 . And she is very rich now, but she till writes her book in cafes.

(1) A．singing	B．traveling	C．writing	D．teaching
(2) A．live in	B．visit	C．see	D．discuss
(3) A．stayed with	B．worked as	C．lived with	D．talked with
(4) A．got married to		B．was interested in
C．saw		D．made friends with
(5) A．returned	B．went	C．came	D．drove
(6) A．go on writing		B．find a job
C．go to school		D．marry
(7) A．and	B．but	C．because	D．so
(8) A．sold	B．finished	C．bought	D．read
(9) A．Millions of		B．No
C．Only a few		D．Few
(10) A．excited	B．poor	C．tired	D．famous

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 31 st，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 l990，the idea came to her of a boy who has magic but doesn’t know it．In l992 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 l 997．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 60 million books were sold in 200 countries．

   Why has the series been so successful? There are a few things．Many other magical stories take place in far away lands or in past or future times．But Harry lives in modem England．He’s also a very normal boy：polite，friendly，brave and clever．So when other children read about Harry，they can imagine being like him．

   J．K．Rowling is very happy with，the success，and she is now busy finishing the whole series  of seven books．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．J．K．Rowling loved listening to stories when she was very young

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

      D．Harry Potter is J．K．Rowling’s first story

2．The first Harry Potter book came out in_________________．

      A．July l965  B．the summer of l990   C．June l997   D．November 2001

3．The Harry Potter series is_________________．

      A．written for young people         B．only enjoyed by children

      C．only sold in England           D．about a young inspector

4．J．K．Rowling has been successful，and she___________．

      A．1ikes to travel all over the world with her daughter

      B．is too busy to enjoy her life

      C．is excited about her success every day

      D．is still writing stories for children

5．How is Harry Porter 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

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

J．K．Rowling was born in Bristol in 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 loved stories about the magical（有魔力的）world．Rowling wrote her first story，called Rabbit at the age of six．

After she graduated（毕业）from the university，Rowing worked in London．During that time，on a long train trip in the summer of 1990，the idea of a boy who has magic but doesn't know it came to her．In 1992，Rowling began to teach English．She lived with her daughter，Jessica，and spent much time finishing the first Harry Potter book for young readers．It came out in l997 To her surprise．the book was very successful．The film came out in 2001．Now the Harry Potter series is popular with people of all ages．

Why is the series so successful? Many other magical stories take place in faraway lands or in the past or future times．But Harry lives in modem England．He's also a very normal（正常的）boy．When other children read the story about Harry，they call imagine（想象）being like him．

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

1．From the passage，We learn that J．K．Rowling__________．

　 A．has two sisters

　 B．1ives with her son

　 C．worked in Bristol after university

　 D．wrote a story when she was six

2．The first Harry Potter book cam out in __________．

　 A．1990　 　　　　　　　 B．1992 　　　　　　　　　 C．1997　 　　　　　　　 D．2001

3．The Harry Potter series is __________．

　 A．written for young people

　 B．only enjoyed by children

　 C．about an old woman

　 D．not very popular

4．In Rowling's story，Harry lives in __________

　 A．the past　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．a faraway village

　 C．modem England 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D．the future

5．How is the Harry Potter series different from other magical stories?

A．There are magical things in it．

　 B．It takes much time to finish reading．

　 C．It has seven books

　 D．The stories take place in the modem world．

完形填空。先通读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后在每小题所给的四个选项中选出最佳选项，并将答案填在相对应的括号内。

J. K Rowling was very happy in her childhood, with father's and mother's deep love, younger sister — Dianne's company (陪伴). Her brain was full of    1    ideas and thoughts.When in her childhood, Rowling liked to    2    the game full of magic best. She    3    herself up as a witch (女巫). Her friends would take some sticks    4    their own homes to use as the magic stick. After they made    5    up, they would ride on the brooms (扫帚), and    6    about in the garden. They acted as if they were wizards and witches. Rowling    7    most of her childhood in such games with magic. Rowling often    8    some stories about the rabbit. Her sister Dianne was her first     9   . At that time, each of her stories would begin with such words: one day, Dianne carelessly fell into a rabbit's cave… Rowling spent her childhood    10  , with magic and fantasy (幻想) around her closely.

(     ) 1．A．wonderful  (     ) 2．A．watch      (     ) 3．A．put        (     ) 4．A．out        (     ) 5．A．them       (     ) 6．A．returned   (     ) 7．A．spent      (     ) 8．A．made of    (     ) 9．A．runner     (     ) 10．A．happily    B．bad        B．play       B．dressed    B．of                B．her               B．broke      B．admired    B．put tip    B．reader     B．gently   C．common       C．win          C．took         C．away       C．themselves     C．flew         C．discussed    C．looked up    C．hunter       C．generally  D．peaceful    D．take        D．brought     D．from        D．itself      D．dropped     D．heard       D．made up     D．writer      D．quietly