Joanne "Jo" Rowling was born on 31 July 1965,...

Joanne "Jo" Rowling was born on 31 July 1965, pen name , is a British novelist, best known as the writer of the Harry Potter books. The Harry Potter books are world famous. People bought more than 400 million copies. They have become the best-selling book series in history. Rowling finished the first novel, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone in 1997. Later Jo published 6 more — the last ,Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows in 2007.

Jo is said to be the twelfth richest woman in the UK. In October 2010,Jo was named the “Most Influential (有影响的)Woman in Britain.

1. Joanne "Jo" Rowling was born_______.

A.. on 31 June 1965　　 B. on 31 July 1965

C. in the USA　　 　　　　 D. in Canada

2. J. K. Rowling is _______.

A. Harry Potter

B. Most Influential man in Britain

C. the actress of Harry Potter

D. The writer of Harry Potter

3. She finished the first novel _________.

A. in 1997　　　　　 B. in 2007　　　 C. in 2010　　　　　 D. in 1965

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Joanne "Jo" Rowling was born on 31 July 1965, pen name, is a British novelist, best known as the writer of the Harry Potter books. The Harry Potter books are world famous. People bought more than 400 million copies. They have become the best-selling book series in history. Rowling finished the first novel, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone in 1997. Later Jo published 6 more — the last, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows in 2007.

Jo is said to be the twelfth richest woman in the UK. In October 2010, Jo was named the “Most Influential (有影响的)Woman in Britain.

1. Joanne "Jo" Rowling was born_______.

A. on 31 June 1965　　 B. on 31 July 1965

C. in the USA　　 　　　 D. in Canada

2. J. K. Rowling is _______.

A. Harry Potter

B. Most Influential man in Britain

C. the actress of Harry Potter

D. The writer of Harry Potter

3.She finished the first novel _________.

A. in 1997　　　　 B. in 2007

C. in 2010　　　　 D. in 1965

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Dianna was born in a rich family on July 1st,1961. On July 29, 1981, Diana married Prince Charles. Later she gave birth to Prince William and Prince Harry.

Dianna enjoyed taking part in　 international Charities（国际的慈善机构）. One day in July 1991, she went to a hospital to see AIDS patients with Barbara Bush, the wife of the president of the United States at the time. Princess Diana talked to an AIDS patient who was unable to stand up. She even hugged(拥抱) him and encouraged him to fight against the illness(疾病). The patient was very grateful and said, “AIDS patients do need warm hugs.” Of course, she made it. Unfortunately, she died in August 1997. British Prime Minister, Tony Blair said in his speech that Diana was the People’s Princess.

After her death, people set up a fund(基金)to remember Diana and help those who need help.

1.How old was Diana when she got married to Prince Charles?

A. 18　　　　　　 B. 20　　　　　　 C. 22　　　　　　 D.24

2.Diana was the ____________ of Prince Harry.

A.sister　　　　　　 B. aunt　　　　　 C. mother　　　　 D. wife

3.The underlined word “grateful” means　　　　 .

A. angry　　　　　 B. pity　　　　　　 C. satisfied　　　 D. thankful

4.What was the aim of setting up the fund?

A. To help people who need help

B. To collect money for AIDS patients.

C. To provide many houses for patients.

D. To make Diana more beautiful and famous.

5.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A. Blair was the wife of Prince Charles.

B. Barbara Bush was also an AIDS Patient.

C. Diana thought　 the patients had no money.

D. Blair thought Princess Diana was the People’s Princess.

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— When was your father born, Cathy?

—He was born ______ July, 1977.

A.in B.on C.at D.from

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阅读短文,根据短文内容完成表格,每空一词。

Juan Antonio Samaranch（萨马兰奇） was born on July 17th, 1920 and died on April 21th, 2010. He was a Spanish sprots official who served as the 7th President of the International Olympic Committee（奥委会） from 1980 to 2001. He loved sports, like shooting, boxing, football, horse-riding and other sports. He was especially fond of collecting stamps. On July 13th, 2001, he announced（宣布） in Moscow Beijing was going to host（举办） the 2008 Summer Olympic Games. He came to China 17 times and he was very friendly to Chinese people. He praied（赞扬） the Beijing Olympic Games is the most successful Olympics ever.

The Chinese people cannot thank Samaranch enough because he helped realize their Olympic dream. Samaranch was loved by sports lovers across the world, and his death is a loss to the world’s sports. He was away from us quietly forever. But we will never forget his words and try to realize his expectations.（期盼）

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Linda ________born ________July 2^nd ,1999.

A．was, in                               B．were, on

C．were,in                               D．was,on

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Liu Xiang was born in Shanghai _____ 13th July, 1983.

A. at            B. in                C. on                D. to

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The famous movie star was born ________ July, 1998.

A．in               B．on               C．at               D．for

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My father was born in Beijing ____1965.

A. at　 B. in　　　 C. of　　　　 D. on

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July 20th, 1969 was an important day. Two Americans landed on the moon. Their names were Armstrong and Aldrin. They went there in a spaceship. Its name was Apollo 11.

Apollo 11 left Cape Kennedy on July 16th and went three hundred and eighty-five thousand kilometers. It took the two Americans three days to get there. On July 20th the spaceship landed in the Sea of Tranquility (宁静). Armstrong first stepped onto the moon. They picked up some rocks and put them in the spaceship. They jumped up and down. They were tired after their moonwalk, so they rested.

On July 21st Apollo 11 left the moon and returned to the earth. Three days later, it came down in the Pacific Ocean. A ship took the men to America.

根据短文内容选择最佳答案。

1.The moon is _____________ kilometers away from the earth.

A. 385　　 B. 3850　　 C. 385000　　 D. 3850000

2.The two Americans stayed on the moon for about _____________.

A. three days　　 B. six days　　 C. one day　　 D. four days

3.“The Sea of Tranquility” here means ______________.

A. the earth　　 B. the moon　　 C. the world　　 D. the Pacific Ocean

4.July 20th, 1969 was an important day because_______________.

A. Apollo 11 landed on the moon　　 B. it was the first time for man to land on the moon

C. man couldn’t get to the moon　　 D. Americans were the first men to get to the moon

5.The best title for this passage is ______________.

A. Two Americans on the Moon　　 B. An important day

C. On the Moon　　 D. The First Men on the Moon

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