When a new Harry Potter book hits the shelves...

When a new Harry Potter book hits the shelves, kids aren’t the only people who are happy．Doctors are happy, too．

Doctors in England recently reported that when the last two Harry Potter books came out，the number of kids in the hospital emergency room（急诊室）fell．

Dr．Stephen Gwilym studied the number of kids aged from 5 to 15 who were in the hospital emergency room after the latest Harty Potter books came out．They focused on two weekends：after Order of the Phoenix came out in 2003 and after Half-Blood Prince arrived in stores in the end of 2004．

During the non-Harry Potter weekends，an average（平均）of 67.4 children visited the emergency room．On Harry Potter weekends，that number was 36.5．

Kids were so interested in the books that they would not go outside to play those weekends．Once Dr Stephen Gwilym saw a child sitting peacefully for hours while reading Harry Potter．

69．Why were the doctors happy when the Harry Potter books came out?

A．Because they could read the books．

B．Because there would be fewer injuries in hospital．

C．Because they found the children peacefully reading books．

D．Because they could make the study．

70．What is the name of the last Harry Potter book?

A．Harry Potter                                                         B．Order of the Phoenix

C．Half-Blood Prince                                                        D．Dr.Stephen Gwilym

71．The sentence“…an average of 67.4 children visited the emergency room’’means“…an average

of 67.4 children                          .”

A．were injured and went to see the doctor

B．read Harry Potter in the emergency room

C．went to see the emergency room

D．stayed at the emergency room to be studied

72．The phrase “hit the shelves” in the passage means        .

A．break the shelves                                                        B．begin to be sold

C．become very popular                                                   D．become ill

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J. K. Rowling, author of the Harry Potter book series, began writing at age 6. In her biography（传记）, she well remembers her good friend, Sean, whom she met in secondary school, helped build her confidence in becoming a very good writer. “He was the first person to know my serious dream to be a writer. He was also the only person who thought I was certain to be a success at it, which meant much more to me.”

Rowling met many difficulties in her writing, especially fantasy(幻想) stories. It wasn't until l990 that she first got the idea about Harry Potter. As she recalls, it was on a long train journey from London to Manchester that “the idea of Harry Potter simply fell into my head. I didn't have a pen with me, and I was too shy to ask anybody if I could borrow one. I think, now, that this was probably a good thing, because I simply sat and thought, for four(delayed train) hours, and all the details appear in my brain, and this thin, black-haired, glasses-wearing boy who didn't know he was a wizard (男巫) became more and more real to me.”

That same year, her mother passed away after a ten-year illness, which deeply affected her writing. She went on to marry and had a daughter, but separated from her husband shortly afterwards.

During this time, Rowling suffered from depression(抑郁症). She, out of work,completed her first novel in the cafes, where she could get her daughter to fall asleep. After being refused by l2 publishing houses, the first Harry Potter novel was sold to a small British publishing house.

Now with seven books sold nearly 400 million copies in 64 languages, J. K. Rowling is the highest earning novelist in history. And it all began with the confidence of a friend!

1.Which of the following could be the best title of the passage?

A. Confidence of a Friend Helped the Success of Harry Potter

B. J.K.Rowing’s Hard Life and the Success of Harry Potter

C. J.K.Rowing---author of the Harry Potter book series

D. How J.K.Rowing Firstly Got the Idea of Harry Potter

2.According to the passage, we know J.K.Rowing_______.

A. had a happy family

B. had a ten-year illness

C. earned a lot from her novels

D. published 12 books in 64 languages

3.Where did J.K.Rowing first have the shape of Harry Potter?

A.in the cafes　　 　　　　　 B.on a train

C.in a secondary school　　 D. in a publishing house

4.What can we learn from the passage?

A.Harry Potter’s friends didn’t know he was a wizard until he graduated.

B.J.K.Rowing wrote down her idea while she was on the train by borrowing a pen.

C.It’s lucky that J.K.Rowing didn’t have a pen while she got the idea of Harry Potter.

D.Harry Potter was a thin, yellow-haired handsome boy with a pair of glasses on his nose.

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The book Harry Potter is said ________ into several foreign languages.

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Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 2 has set new nationwide and global box-office records for ticket sales in its opening weekend. The final part of the Harry Potter series is creating the perfect storm of record-breaking box-office sales. Before this movie, The Dark Knight held the opening weekend record. The Dark Knight actually sold a few more tickets. But with 3D and IMAX ticketing as well as the passion of fans who have waited for a long time to see the ending of J.K. Rowling’s brilliant story, the final Harry Potter movie was going to be hugely successful, no mater what.

And as if film-makers were magically able to save the best for last, critics(评论家) completely agree that The Deathly Hallows, Part 2 is the best film of the entire series and there has been little negative(负面的) to say about the performances of the film’s stars. When they were 10 or 11 years old, Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson and Rupert Grint have grown up on the big screen. They grew in their character as the story was told through the years.

As the story draws to a close, the final Harry Potter film is set to break the $1 billion mark in worldwide sales. And even though the film series is finally over, J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter will live on in different forms of merchandising (附带产品), including major theme parks, action figures and almost certainly, various versions of the story.

1.According to the author, we know Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 2________.

A. was expected to be very successful in making money

B. was poorly received by most of the movie critics in the US

C. is not as good as the first several Harry Potter movies

D. is not as good as movie-goers expected.

2.What is implied about the performances of the film’s stars?

A. The performances are disappointing.

B. The stars have done a very good job.

C. The stars haven’t made a breakthrough

D. The stars did much better before.

3.In which part of a newspaper would you most probably read this passage?

A. Entertainment　　　 B. Education

C. Lifestyle　　　　 　 D. Kids

4.What would be the best title for this passage?

A. The Harry Poter movies come to an end at last.

B. The Last Harry Poter movie sets new box-office records.

C. The Last Harry Poter movie comes in 3D and IMAX

D. The Last Harry Poter movie makes movie-goers sad.

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Harry Potter only had a small room ____ when he just came to his aunt’s.

Choose the wrong answer :

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1.In which bookstore can you buy used books?

A. The Bargain Books Store              B. The 4-for-3 Books Store.

C. The Significant Seven.               D. The Textbook Store

2.If you order two 9-dollar books, one 5-dollar book and one 3-dollar book in the 4-for-3 Books Store, then you can get ________ free.

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Our Harry Potter Store features all things about Harry, including books, audio CDs and DVDs, soundtracks, and more.

Harry Potter and Prisoner of Azkaban (Book 3) J. K. Rowlikg

List Price: $22.99

Our price: $13.57

You save: $9.42(41%)

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Big savings in Books

Find great titles at fantastic prices in our Bargain Books Store.

1.Art and culture  ◆ Art and Photography    ◆ Entertainment & Pop Culture

2.Cooking and Home  ◆ Cooking, Food, and Wine  ◆ Home and Garden

3.Health, Mind, & Body  ◆ Health, Mind and Body   ◆ Parenting

4-for-3 Books Store

Order any four books under $10 and get the lowest-price book free in our 4-for-3 Books Store.

See more details on how to save on thousands of best-selling books from across our categories.

Save 40% on The Significant seven, our favorite picks for the month.

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On the first Monday of every month we show The Significant Seven: the new titles chosen by our editors as the must-read books of the season.

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1.In which bookstore can you buy used books?

A. The Bargain Books Store              B. The 4-for-3 Books Store.

C. The Significant Seven.               D. The Textbook Store

2.If you order two 9-dollar books, one 5-dollar book and one 3-dollar book in the 4-for-3 Books Store, then you can get ________ free.

A. none                         B. the 3-dollar book

C. the 5-dollar book                D. the two 9-dollar books

3.In the Significant Seven, you can find ________.

A. your favorite books 40% off the list price

B. the reader’s favorite books 30% off the list price

C. the new titles chosen by the editors as the must-read books of the season everyday

D. the best-selling books chosen by editors on show every Monday

4.The underlined word “categories” means “________’.

A. stores           B. shelves      C. types            D. sports

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1. People can buy used books in ______.

A. None                            B. Harry Potter Store

C. Bargain Books Store                D. The Textbook Store

2.If you order one 8.75-dollar book, two 4. 55-dollar books and one 3.99-dollar book in the Bargain Books Store, then you can get ______free.

A. none                             B. the 3.99-dollar book

C. the two 4.55-dollar books             D. the 8.75-dollar book

3.What can we infer from the advertisement?

A. People can only get books about Harry Potter in Harry Potter Store.

B. People can get any book free if he buys four books in Bargain Books Store.

C. The editors in Bargain Books Store often recommend(推荐) books to readers.

D. In the Textbook Store people can save 40% off the list prices of all the books.

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Books such as Harry Potter and Tom Sawyer’s Adventures ______ for children.

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—Mary, new copies of Harry Potter are on sale now.

—Great! Let's go and buy ________ this afternoon.

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