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British author JK Rowling was at the release of her latest Harry Potter book called “Harry

时间:2023-05-05 16:20:21

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British author JK Rowling was at the release of her latest Harry Potter book called “Harry

问题补充:

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, .

J.K.RowlinghasbeenspottedatcafesinScotlandworkingonadetectivenovel,aBritishnewspaperreportedSaturday.

TheSundayTimesnewspaperquotedIanRankin,afellowauthorandneighborofRowlings,assayingthecreatoroftheHarryPotterbooksisturningtocrimefiction.

MywifespottedherwritingherEdinburghcriminaldetectivenovel,thenewspaperquotedRankinastellingareporteratanEdinburghliteraryfestival.

ItisgreatthatshehasnotabandonedwritingorEdinburghcafes,saidRankin,whois knownforhisownpolicenovelssetinthehistoricScottishcity.

RowlingfamouslywroteinitialdraftsofthePotterstoryintheScottishcityscafes.Backthen,shewasastrugglingsinglemotherwhowroteincafestosaveontheheatingbillathome.

NowshesBritainsrichestwoman-worth$1billion,accordingtoForbesmagazine-andhersevenPotterbookshavesoldmorethan335millioncopiesworldwide.

InaninterviewwithTheAssociatedPresslastmonth,RowlingsaidshebelievedshewasunlikelytorepeatthesuccessofthePotterseries,butconfirmedshehadplanstoworkonnewbooks.

IlldoexactlywhatIdidwithHarry-IllwritewhatIreallywanttowrite,Rowlingsaid.

【小题1】 What is JK Rowling famous for?

A. detective novels

B. crime fiction

C. Harry Potter books

D. love stories

【小题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.

【小题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.

【小题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.

【小题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

C

答案:

(答案→)C

解析:

本文介绍了《哈利·波特》的作者JK Rowling被邻居发现改行写侦探小说的消息。

【小题1】 C 细节理解题。她的成名作就是《哈利·波特》系列。

【小题2】 C 细节理解题。由第五段中的“said Rankin, who is known for his own police novels set in the historic Scottish city.”可知A,B是正确的;第三段中报刊引用了Rankin的话来说明JK Rowling的新动向,所以D是正确的;第四段中可知是Rankin的妻子发现JK Rowling在写犯罪小说,而不是Rankin亲自发现的,所以C不正确。

【小题3】 D 细节理解题。 由第六段中的“Back then, she was a struggling single mother who wrote in cafes to save on the heating bill at home.”可知。

【小题4】 A 细节理解题。 由最后两段可知选项A正确,B和C不正确,文中没提及D。

【小题5】 D 主旨大意题。本文重点在说JK Rowling想写侦探小说的事,所以D最合适。

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