LONDON(AP)---A suburban house that starred on...

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

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As I got out of the car, I saw many cars parked around Ah Mah’s house. Uncle Harry stood at the 　　 , urging us to go in quickly. I saw all my 　　 　　 there. Aunt Lanny, Aunt Nancy, and Aunt Ping were sitting on the sofa choking and wiping their tears. Uncle Harry told me to stay 　　 as my parents and my brother went in Ah Mah’s room. During this time some thoughts about my Ah Mah kept racing through my mind.

Ah Mah was my grandmother, but I 　　 her because she liked boys more than girls. She had a way of thinking that boys were more 　　 than girls. She made her prejudice clear when she announced that she would leave all her 　　 to the men of the family and nothing to the women after she 　　 . I hated her way of thinking; 　　 , she and I never got along.

My thought was suddenly 　　　 when my parents and my brother came out. Mother was crying.

What happened to Ah Mah? I 　　 my way through and forced the door wide open. My eyes fell on her almost hairless head. I froze. After a few seconds, she 　　 to me. Slowly, I walked over to her.

She was 　　 . She looked tired, and her eyes were 　　 open. Most of her hair had fallen out. She held her 　　 hands out to me, but I was afraid to 　　 her. She pointed to her desk and 　　 , “Futju.” The “futju” was her most prized possession, her 　 　　 Buddha beads(佛珠). I went over to her desk and took the “futju.” By now, I was crying, even without my knowing, and I just 　　 her. She called my name, breathing quickly with short breaths and 　　 . She said, “Keep…forgive me... .”

I ran over to her and tried to seize her out-stretched(伸出) hand but it was too 　　 .

1.A. exit　　 B. table　　 C. door　　　 D. stop

2.A. friends　　 B. companions　　 C. neighbors　　 D. relatives

3.A. inside　　 B. away　　　 C. outside　　 D. down

4.A. liked　　 B. remembered　　 C. missed　　 D. disliked

5.A. valuable　　 B. optimistic　　 C. mature　　 D. positive

6.A. furniture　　 B. belongings　　 C. clothes　　 D. goods

7.A. passed　　 B. left　　　 C. died　　　 D. disappeared

8.A. therefore　　 B. instead　　 C. however　　 D. otherwise

9.A. awakened　　 B. accepted　　 C. started　　 D. interrupted

10.A. pushed　　 B. cleared　　 C. explored　　 D. smoothed

11.A. pointed　　 B. signed　　 C. shouted　　 D. appealed

12.A. scared　　 B. stubborn　　 C. skinny　　 D. sensitive

13.A. curiously　　 B. barely　　 C. automatically　 D. surprisingly

14.A. strong　　 B. flexible　　 C. dirty　　 D. trembling

15.A. touch　　 B. meet　　　 C. trouble　　 D. shake

16.A. screamed　　 B. whispered　　 C. announced　　 D. repeated

17.A. grand　　 B. moral　　　 C. holy　　　　 D. splendid

18.A. glared at　　 B. glanced at　　 C. smiled at　　 D. stared at

19.A. struggling　　 B. laughing　　　　 C. rising　　　 D. crying

20.A. dark　　 B. late　　　 C. difficult　　 D. far

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______ their house in London, they also have a villa in Spain.

A. More than  B. Apart from C. As well as   D. In terms of

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LONDON (AP) — England joins on Sunday the growing list of places that ban smoking in public buildings, taxis and other places including even Buckingham Palace with a tough law.

Pubs, clubs and restaurants will all be smoke-free. Taxi and delivery drivers have been warned that they too could be fined 50 pounds, or about $100, if caught lighting up inside work vehicles.

Experts say the bans have become an irreversible (不可逆转的) tread because of greatly rising health costs and public uneasiness over second-hand smoke. Some of the strictest smoking bans are in the United States, even though there is no federal anti-smoking policy. New York and Florida have strict bans, while California has certain outdoor smoking bans.

Spain, Italy, Iran, Norway, Sweden, Singapore, South Africa, Uruguay and new Zealand have passed legislation(立法) to restrict smoking. France banned smoking in many public places in February and plans to extend the ban to cafes and restaurants next year. Finland is introducing a ban in 2009.

Despite the spread of bans, the World Health Organization predicts a steady rise in tobacco sales. In its Tobacco Atlas, the WHO said that by 2030 there will be “at least another two billion smokers in the world” and an expected decrease in male smokers “will be offset by an increase in female smoking rates, especially in developing countries.”

In advance of the English ban, anti-smoking ads have coated bus stops and the British government has subsidized(资助) programs to help people quit. The rest of Britain—Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland —already have smoking bans in place.

1.The first two paragraphs mainly tell us_______

A．Buckingham Palace bans smoking

B．smoking ban comes into force in England

C．there’s no smoking in Buckingham Palace

D．smoking is against the law in England

2.Which of the following places may still be smoking areas in England?

A．Private houses                         B．Taxis.

C．Restaurants.                           D．London clubs

3.The underlined word “offset” in paragraph 5 probably means “________”.

A．decreased         B．raised            C．encouraged        D．balanced

4.What do we know from the passage?

A．Smoking has strictly been forbidden in cafes in France.

B．There is an extremely strict smoking ban everywhere in America.

C．Smoking situation is still serious across the world.

D．Related ads didn’t appear in England until the English ban was lifted.（解除）

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“Harry Potter” is such an interesting book ______ all kids like to read．

A．as               B．that             C．what          D．which

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It’s believed ______40% of stars, like the sun, may have planets that orbit them.

A．as many as         B．as much as         C．many more        D．much more

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It is reported that as well as the inquiry in London, there is a(n) __________ investigation going on in New York into the cause of the disaster.

A. parallel　　 　 B. awesome

C. sensible　　 　 D. genuine

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It is reported that as well as the inquiry in London, there is a(n) __________ investigation going on in New York into the cause of the disaster.

A. parallel        　 B. awesome        　　

C. sensible        　 D. genuine

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_____ is known to us all that the 2012 Olympic Games will take place in London．

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_________ is known to us all is that the 2012 Olympic Games will take place in London.

A．As                      B．What                  C．That                    D．It

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