J. K. Rowling ________ writing Harry Potter a...

J. K. Rowling ________ writing Harry Potter at a local caf because she could not afford to heat her home.

A．started　     B．starts

C．has started　     D．had started

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——Do      you have the Harry Potter books by J. K. Rowling in your shop? —Sorry, there is    left at the moment.

A. nothing    B. none C. no one   D. not one

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— How do you find Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban?

— Fantastic. J. K. Rowling _________ each character in the novel impressive through lively dialogues and fascinating plots.

A. makes                              B. would make                   C. will make                         D. had made

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It was only in 1997     J. K. Rowling completed the first Harry Potter story,          _______ was also known as Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone.

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J. K. Rowling: The Wizard Behind Harry Potter

J. K. Rowling was born as Joanne Rowling on July 31, 1965 in England. At age four, Rowling and her family _____ to Winterbourne. It was here that she met a brother and sister who lived in her neighborhood with the last　 ______Potter. During her childhood, Rowling　 _____writing and story-telling.

Pressured by her parents to　 _______ a secretary, Rowling attended the university of Exeter beginning at age 18 and studied French. After college, Rowling stayed in London and worked at several jobs.

While on a train from Manchester to London in 1990, Rowling came up with the ________for Harry Potter. Pen-less at the time, Rowling spent the remainder of her train-ride ________about the story and began to write it down as soon as she arrived home.

Rowling ________ to write snippets about Harry and Hogwarts, but wasn’t done with the book when her mother died on December 30, 1990. Her mother’s death hit Rowling _______ . In a (an)　 _______ to escape the sorrow, Rowling accepted a job teaching English in Portugal.

In Portugal, Rowling met Jorge Arantes and the two married on October 16, 1992. _______the marriage proved a bad one, the couple had one child together, Jessica. After getting ________ in 1993, Rowling and her daughter moved to Edinburgh to be near Rowling’s sister.

Before starting another full-time job, Rowling was determined to finish her Harry Potter manuscript. ______　 she had completed it, she sent it to several literary　 ______ . After a year of searching and a number of publishers turning it _______ , the agent finally found a publisher　　　　 _____ to print the book.

Rowling’s fist Harry Potter book, Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone became hugely popular, attracting ________ of young boys and girls as well as adults. With the public demanding ________ , Rowling quickly got to work on the　 _______ six books, with the last one published in July 2007.

In 1998, Warner Bros. bought the film　 ________ and since then ________ popular movies have been made of the books. From the book, the films, and the merchandise bearing Harry Potter images, Rowling has become one of the richest people in the world.

1.A. carried　　 B. moved　　 C. sent　　 D. lived

2.A. family　　 B. member　　 C. name　　 D. sign

3.A. loved　　 B. preferred　　 C. chose　　 D. handed

4.A. change　　 B. share　　 C. assume　　 D. become

5.A. method　　 B. score　　 C. concept　　 D. possibility

6.A. declaring　　 B. making　　 C. dreaming　　 D. managing

7.A. continued　　 B. checked　　 C. exchanged　　 D. practiced

8.A. peacefully　　 B. easily　　 C. tensely　　 D. hard

9.A. plan　　 B. question　　 C. ambition　　 D. attempt

10.A. Instead　　 B. Although　　 C. Therefore　　 D. However

11.A. divorced　　 B. beaten　　 C. ached　　 D. thrown

12.A. While　　 B. Once　　 C. Before　　 D. Since

13.A. agents　　 B. subjects　　 C. volunteers　　 D. readers

14.A. off　　 B. up　　 C. down　　 D. over

15.A. wondering　　 B. aiming　　 C. looking　　 D. willing

16.A. reporter　　 B. partner　　 C. audience　　 D. friend

17.A. more　　 B. better　　 C. longer　　 D. thinner

18.A. last　　 B. whole　　 C. rest　　 D. next

19.A. powers　　 B. rights　　 C. guidance　　 D. leaders

20.A. directly　　 B. extremely　　 C. separately　　 D. eventually

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If you keep on writing, you will have　　brighter future, likely to become　　J. K. Rowling.

A. the; a            B. the; the            C. a; a            D. a; the

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British author JK Rowling was at the release of her latest Harry Potter book called “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows” at the Natural History Museum in London, Friday July 20, 2007.

J.K. Rowling has been spotted at cafes in Scotland working on a detective novel, a British newspaper reported Saturday.

The Sunday Times newspaper quoted Ian Rankin, a fellow author and neighbor of Rowling's, as saying the creator of the "Harry Potter" books is turning to crime fiction.

"My wife spotted her writing her Edinburgh criminal detective novel," the newspaper quoted Rankin as telling a reporter at an Edinburgh literary festival.

"It is great that she has not abandoned writing or Edinburgh cafes," said Rankin, who is known for his own police novels set in the historic Scottish city.

Rowling famously wrote initial drafts of the Potter story in the Scottish city's cafes. Back then, she was a struggling single mother who wrote in cafes to save on the heating bill at home.

Now she's Britain's richest woman - worth $1 billion, according to Forbes magazine - and her seven Potter books have sold more than 335 million copies worldwide.

In an interview with The Associated Press last month, Rowling said she believed she was unlikely to repeat the success of the Potter series, but confirmed she had plans to work on new books.

"I'll do exactly what I did with Harry - I'll write what I really want to write," Rowling said.

1. What is JK Rowling famous for?

A. detective novels    B. crime fiction    C. Harry Potter books    D. love stories

2. Which of the following is Not rue about Ian Rankin?

A. He is a writer famous for police novels.

B. Most of the stories in his novels happened in the historic Scottish city.

C. It was Rankin himself who witnessed JK Rowing writing her Edinburgh criminal detective novels.

D. He told the British newspaper The Sunday Times about JK Rowling’s novels.

3. Why did Rowling like to write the “Harry Potter stories” in the cafes?

A. Because she was a romantic woman and the atmosphere in the cafes gave her lots of inspiration.

B. Because she was a single mother at that time and she wanted to find a husband there.

C. Because her children were so naughty at home and she had to go to a quiet place for her writing.

D. Because she thought that writing in a cafes could help her save some money.

4. What can we learn from the passage?

A. The seven Harry Potter series made JK Rowling a success.

B. JK Rowling had made enough money so she decided to stop writing.

C. Rowling planned to write new books because Harry Potter was not exactly what she wanted.

D. Ian Rankin and his wife earned money by telling reporters news about JK Rowling.

5. What is the best title for the passage?

A. Harry Potter and JK Rowing    B. Ian Rankin, A Neighbour of JK Rowling

C. A Successful Woman JK Rowling    D. JK Rowling writing Detective Novels

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J.K. Rowling set children’s imaginations on fire. Can the creator of Harry Potter do the same for a grown-up audience? The British author will find out on September 27, when more than 2 million hardcover(精装书) copies of her first novel for adults hit bookstores in the UK and the US, along with the digital edition. Set in a little English town, The Casual Vacancy is about an election held after an unexpected death.

Michael Pietsch, Rowling’s US publisher, says the novel reminded him of Dickens “because of the humanity, the humor, the social concerns, the intensely real characters”. No magic though, apparently: “This book isn’t Harry Potter”, says Pietsch. “It is a completely different concern”. As with Harry Potter, there are no advance copies for the media, no early reviews. To date, the seven-book series has sold more than 450 million copies worldwide, and it became one of the most successful movie franchises in July 21, 2007.

Back then, fans could buy books at midnight parties hosted by bookstores. But recent years have seen a great challenge for brick-and-mortar(实体的) bookstores. People are still buying books, indeed more books than in 2007, according to figures released by the Association of American Publishers. But they are reading them in a new format(样式)—the e-book. The Harry Potter series just became available digitally for the first time in April. It will be different for The Casual Vacancy, with the publisher simultaneously releasing an e-book. For Rowling fans who once queued up for Harry Potter, this means that instant satisfaction is now only a click away.

Moving from children’s books to adult literature is a big transition. Will Rowling’s new book be successful? Arthur Levine, the US co-editor of the Harry Potter books, seems confident: “If you read or re-read the Harry Potter books, you can see that Rowling has all the strengths she needs for great success as a fiction writer –you have great characters, an involving plot, a sense of humor and great empathy”.

1.In Paragraph 2, what Michael Pietsch says means that_____.

A. Dickens’ works are too impressive to forget.

B. J.K. Rowling has all the strengths of Dickens.

C. The new book is similar to Dickens’ works in some way.

D. The new book is quite different from the works of Dickens.

2.The underlined word “simultaneously” has the closest meaning with“______”.

A. willingly　　　　　　　　　 　　　　 B. meanwhile　　　　　 C. especially　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　 　 D. eventually

3.What’s the main purpose of Paragraph 3?

A. To explain why the new book will have a digital edition.

B. To show the Harry Potter series are popular with readers.

C. To compare J.K. Rowling’s old books and her new book.

D. To clarify the great challenges for brick-and-mortar bookstores.

4.What do the Harry Potter series and The Casual Vacancy have in common?

A. They are both intended for children.

B. They both show the author’s great talent.

C. Their characters both have magical power.

D. Both of them won’t be read on the Internet.

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_______ from J.K. Rowling’s book series of the same title, the “Harry Potter” movies are universally acknowledged as classics.

A. Adapting        B. Having adapted    C. Adapted        D. To be adapted

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Harry Potter fans were left in shock ___author J．K-Rowling revealed she regretted pairing Granger and Ron in the novel．

A．what　　　　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　 B．when

C．since　　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　 D．before

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