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On a long train trip in 1990, an idea came to her, she wanted to write about a boy who has magic but he himself doesn’t know it. In 1992, Rowling began to write the first Harry Potter book for young readers. It appeared in June, 1997. The book was a great success. And the film came out in November, 2001. Now Harry Potter series is popular with people of all ages and about sixty million 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 why Harry Potter series has been so popular. J. K. Rowling is very happy with the success. Now she’s really enjoying life. She says she will go on writing children’s books 根据短文内容，选择最佳答案 1. What does Rowling do? A. A reader. B. A writer. C. A magician. 2. Where does she come from? A. England. B. The USA. C. Australia. 3. When did she write her first story? A. In 1971. B. In 1992. C. In 1997. 4. What does the word “series” mean? A. 系列 B. 小说 C. 魔幻 5. Which one is NOT right? A. Harry Potter was a great success, because many people like it. B. Harry is a shy boy in the film. C. J. K. Rowling goes on writing books for children. (B) George had worked for the Bank of Ruritania for ten years and was still only a clerk. He was not satisfied with his position and wanted to find something better, but he also did not want to lose his position in the bank before he had got another one, so he prepared a letter about himself, with the words: HELP! I AM A PRISONER OF THE BANK OF RURITANIA! in big letters across the top, and sent it to several big companies, asking them for a job. A few days later, one of these letters came into the hands of George’s chief at the bank. Someone had given it to him at his club. The next morning, George’s chief asked him to come into his room and said, “George, I have some very good news for you. The Bank of Ruritania is setting you free!” 根据短文判断正、误(正确的填“A”错误的填“B”) 6. George was glad to be his position. 7. George gave one of his letter to his chief at the bank. 8. George’s chief was angry with George. 9. George wanted to work for other big companies. 10. At last, George lost his job in the bank. Keys: 1-5. BAAAB 6-10. BBAAA 句型转换 (变同义句) 1. “Tim, do you want to see a magic trick?” asked Liu Chang. Liu Chang asked Tim ________ ________ wanted to see a magic trick. 2. The magician opened his hand to show people a coin. The magician opened his hand to show a coin ________ ________. 3. According to a newspaper in England, more than 4 million people around the world play table tennis. According to a newspaper in England, ________ 4 million people ________ the world play table tennis. 4. It is said that table tennis was invented by soldiers from England. People ________ that soldiers from England ________ table tennis. 5. “Zhang Wei, why do you like garlic?” Amy asked. Amy asked Zhang Wei ________ he liked garlic. 6. It is better to eat cut-up garlic. ________ ________ ________garlic is better. Keys: 1. if, he 2. to people 3. over, in 4. say, invented 5. why 6. To eat cut-up 阅读表达 根据短文内容完成表格，每空一词。 Let me introduce something about seeing the doctor in Britain. If a man is ill and wants to see his doctor, he calls to make an appointment first. If he is too ill and he can’t go out, his doctor will come to his house. If the patient has to take medicine, the doctor gives him a prescription. The patient has to pay some money for the prescription. He then goes to a chemist’s shop and buy the medicine there. He has to pay for the medicine. The price is the same for any kind of medicine. Children, students, old people or people without work don’t have to pay for their medicine. Questions In Britain If one is too ill to see the doctor …, the doctor comes to his 1 . Does the patient pay for the doctor’s prescription? 2 . Where does the patient get the medicine? He gets it from a 3 shop. The 4 for different kinds of medicine are … the same. Who pays for the medicine? The 5 . 1. ________ 2._________ 3.________ 4.________ 5._________ Keys: 1. house 2. Yes 3. chemist’s 4. prices 5. patient (责任编辑：admin) |