The Man of Many Secrets — Harry Houdini — was one of the greatest American entertainers(表演者) in the theater. He was a man famous for his escapes(逃走;逃生) — from prison cells(囚室), from wooden boxes floating(漂浮) in rivers, from locked tanks full of water. He appeared in theaters all over Europe and America. Crowds came to see the great Houdini and his “magic” tricks.
Of course, his secret was not magic, or supernatural powers. It was simply strength. He had the ability to move his toes as well as his fingers. He could move his body into almost any position he wanted.
Houdini started working in the entertainment world when he was 17, in 1891. He and his brother Theo performed card tricks in club in New York. They called themselves the Houdini Brothers. When Harry married in 1894, he and his wife Bess worked together as magician and assistant. But for a long time they were not very successful. Then Harry performed his first prison (监狱)escape in Chicago in 1898. Harry persuaded(说服) a detective(侦探) which to let him try to escape from the prison, and he invited the local newspapermen to watch.
It was the publicity(宣传) that came from this that started Harry Houdini’s success. Harry had fingers trained to escape from handcuffs(手铐) and toes trained to escape ankle chains. But his biggest secret was how he unlocked the prison doors. Every time he went into the prison cell, Bess gave him a kiss for good luck — and a small skeleton key, which is a key that fits many locks, pass quickly from her mouth to his.
Harry used these prison escapes to build his fame. He arranged to escape from the local prison of every town he visited. In the afternoon, the people of the town would read about it in their local newspapers, and in the evening every seat in the local theater would be full. What was the result? Worldwide fame, and a name remembered today.
1.According to the passage, Houdini’s success in prison escapes depends on ________.
A. his special tricks and supernatural powers
B. his unusual ability and a skeleton key
C. his magic tricks and inhuman powers
D. his wisdom and magic tricks
2.In the fourth paragraph, the underlined word “this” refers to (指的是)______.
A. his first prison escape B. the year 1898
C. the publicity D. Harry Houdini's success
3.Which of the following statement is right?
A. Someone gave him a key that fits many locks.
B. He made a key that could open every door.
C. Everyone hated him very much.
D. He was trained to escape again.
4.The followings help him succeed EXCEPT ________.
A. his brother's help B. his wife's help
C. his fingers D. his toes
5.Which of the following is the best title for the passage?
A. A Skeleton Key B. Many Secrets
C. World-wide Fame D. Great Escapes
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The Man of Many Secrets — Harry Houdini — was one of the greatest American entertainers(表演者) in the theater. He was a man famous for his escapes(逃走;逃生) — from prison cells(囚室), from wooden boxes floating(漂浮) in rivers, from locked tanks full of water. He appeared in theaters all over Europe and America. Crowds came to see the great Houdini and his “magic” tricks.
Of course, his secret was not magic, or supernatural powers. It was simply strength. He had the ability to move his toes as well as his fingers. He could move his body into almost any position he wanted.
Houdini started working in the entertainment world when he was 17, in 1891. He and his brother Theo performed card tricks in club in New York. They called themselves the Houdini Brothers. When Harry married in 1894, he and his wife Bess worked together as magician and assistant. But for a long time they were not very successful. Then Harry performed his first prison (监狱)escape in Chicago in 1898. Harry persuaded(说服) a detective(侦探) which to let him try to escape from the prison, and he invited the local newspapermen to watch.
It was the publicity(宣传) that came from this that started Harry Houdini’s success. Harry had fingers trained to escape from handcuffs(手铐) and toes trained to escape ankle chains. But his biggest secret was how he unlocked the prison doors. Every time he went into the prison cell, Bess gave him a kiss for good luck — and a small skeleton key, which is a key that fits many locks, pass quickly from her mouth to his.
Harry used these prison escapes to build his fame. He arranged to escape from the local prison of every town he visited. In the afternoon, the people of the town would read about it in their local newspapers, and in the evening every seat in the local theater would be full. What was the result? Worldwide fame, and a name remembered today.
1.According to the passage, Houdini’s success in prison escapes depends on ________.
A. his special tricks and supernatural powers
B. his unusual ability and a skeleton key
C. his magic tricks and inhuman powers
D. his wisdom and magic tricks
2.In the fourth paragraph, the underlined word “this” refers to (指的是)______.
A. his first prison escape B. the year 1898
C. the publicity D. Harry Houdini's success
3.Which of the following statement is right?
A. Someone gave him a key that fits many locks.
B. He made a key that could open every door.
C. Everyone hated him very much.
D. He was trained to escape again.
4.The followings help him succeed EXCEPT ________.
A. his brother's help B. his wife's help
C. his fingers D. his toes
5.Which of the following is the best title for the passage?
A. A Skeleton Key B. Many Secrets
C. World-wide Fame D. Great Escapes
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"Harry Potter" is one of the most popular novels with many fans ________ was written by J. K. Rowlin.
A.that B.what C.who
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J. K. Rowling’s Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (《哈利·波特与密室》) was published in July 1998.
American and British people both speak English. But there are a lot of differences in the ways they speak. J. K. Rowling made some changes for American kids in the Harry Potter books. For example, she used parking lot (停车场) instead of car park.
In October 1998, J. K. Rowling travelled to the United States for the first time to sell her books. At first, J. K. Rowling was worried that American children wouldn’t like her book as much as children in the United Kingdom did. But she was wrong. “When I did public readings,” she said, “they even all laughed in the same places as British children.”
J K. Rowling was surprised that many of the children had already read Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets. The book wasn’t even published in the United States yet. They had ordered the book from England on the Internet because they couldn’t wait.
J. K. Rowling was more successful than she had ever dreamed. In the publishing world, no children’s books had ever been as popular as the Harry Potter books. Even popular children’s book writer Dr Seuss did not sell so many books.
When she returned to America, J. K. Rowling was met by, not just children, but crowds of adults. Why were so many adults reading a book written for children? It is because a really good story attracts people of all ages.
1.What language do American and British people both speak according to Paragraph 2?
A. Chinese. B. English. C. Russian. D. Japanese.
2.In 1998, J. K. Rowling went to the United States ________.
A. for holiday B. for a visit C. to sell her books D. to visit some friends
3.What made J. K. Rowling surprised according to Paragraph 4?
A. American children liked her books
B. American children didn’t like her books
C. British children liked her books.
D. British children didn’t like her books
4.What does Dr Seuss do?
A. A worker. B. An engineer. C. A writer. D. A doctor.
5.What can we know from the passage?
A. Only children liked J. K. Rowling’s books.
B. Only adults liked J. K Rowling’s books.
C. Older people aren’t attracted by J. K Rowling’s books.
D. People of different ages are attracted by J. K. Rowling’s books.
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There are many man-made wonders in the world. One of them Stonehenge.
A. is B. are
C. was D. were
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There was a time when no one knew the name Harry Potter. Now the adventures of this extraordinary student at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry are read in over 45 languages, including Russian, Thai, and even ancient Greek. No one can explain the Harry Potter phenomenon (现象) – not even J.K. Rowling, his creator.
J.K. Rowling was born in England in 1965. From a young age, she knew she wanted to be a writer. When she was 6, she wrote her first story—about a rabbit that gets sick. At school, she used to make up stories to tell her friends.
After graduation from college, she worked as a secretary. But she didn’t give up her dream.She spent her lunch hour writing stories, mainly for adults. Then in 1990, on a train trip to London,she got the idea from the boy wizard. She says he just appeared in her head. She soon created many other characters to help Harry fight the forces of darkness.
She kept working on the story while she was teaching English in Portugal, where she married, had her first child, and divorced (与……离婚) a year later. When she returned to England, she brought back a box of Harry Potter stories.
After returning home, she was broke and living in a small house. She continued writing, and in 1995, finished the first book in the series, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone. It was published (出版) in 1997 and became an unexpected bestseller.
Rowling’s life has changed a lot. She has become internationally famous and now earns around $40 million a year. She remarried, had a second child and lives in Scotland now.
1.When did J.K. Rowling write her first story about a rabbit?
A. In 1965. B. In 1971. C. In 1990. D. In 1995.
2.What happed to J.K. Rowing in 1997?
A. She had a train trip to London.
B. She taught English in Portugal.
C. She became an unexpected bestseller.
D. She remarried and had a second child.
3.J.K. Rowling become successful because she ________.
A. lives in Scotland now
B. never gives up her dream
C. earns around $40 million
D. keeps working on the train
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J.K.Rowling is the writer of Harry Potter, which is now one of ______sellers in the world. She was born in Britain on July 31st, 1965. She had one sister who was two years younger than her. Both girls liked ______ to their father's bedtime stories. They especially loved stories about magic. Rowling wrote her first story______the age of six.
On a long train trip in 1990, an idea came to her. She wanted to write about a boy who had magic but he didn't know it. In 1992, Rowling began______ the first Harry Potter book for young______. It appeared in June, 1997. The book was a great success. And the film came out in November, 2001. Now the Harry Potter series (系列) is______with people of all ages and about sixty______books were sold in 200 countries. In this series, Harry is an ordinary boy: polite, friendly, brave and clever. So when children read about Harry, they can imagine being like him. That's______the Harry Potter series has been so popular.
J.K.Rowling is very______with the success. Now she's really enjoying life. She said she would go on ______ children's books.
1.A. good B. better C. best D. the best
2.A. listen B. speak C. listening D. speaking
3.A. in B. at C. for D. to
4.A. write B. wrote C. to write D. written
5.A. writers B. drivers C. singers D. readers
6.A. best B. popular C. glad D. busy
7.A. million B. millions C. million of D. millions of
8.A. when B. where C. why D. what
9.A. sad B. worried C. unhappy D. happy
10.A. write B. wrote C. writing D. to write
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The world of the-out-of door is full of secrets. There are so many secrets, and they are so interesting that thousands of men and women, boys and girls are busy studying them. All around us are birds, animals, trees arid flowers. The facts about how they live and grow are interesting.
Do you know that one of the great presidents of the US spent hours and hours studying birds? A businessman lives near New York City. He became so interested in insects that he began to collect them. He now has over one thousand different kinds of them. He keeps them carefully in glass boxes.
Now come with me, and I will help you find some of nature’s secrets. Let us go quietly through the forests and fields. Here we shall find how a hare tells the other hares where there is danger. We shall follow a mother bear and her young ones when they try to look for food and get ready for their long sleep. We shall watch bees dancing in the air to let the other bees where they can find food. I will show you many other interesting things, but the best thing that I can teach you is to keep your eyes and ears open when you go outdoors.
根据上文内容判断正(T)误(F)
1.Secrets of nature are so interesting that scientists are busy studying them.
2.People only want to know how animals live.
3.It took the great president of the US a lot of time to study birds.
4.A businessman near New York City has collected more than one thousand different kinds of insects.
5.When bees dance in the air, they can tell the other bees where the danger is.
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— Columbus was a man who changed the world.
— I agree. His of America was one of the greatest events in human history.
A. invention B. discovery C. appearance D. agreement
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How many kinds of languages can the man speak?
A. One. B. Two. C. Three.
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—Columbus was a man who changed the world.
—I agree. His ________ of America was one of the greatest events in human history.
A.invention B.discovery C.appearance D.agreement
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