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, 2007.
J.K. Rowling has been spotted at cafes in Scotland working on a detective novel, a British newspaper reported Saturday.
The Sunday Times newspaper quoted Ian Rankin, a fellow author and neighbor of Rowling's, as saying the creator of the "Harry Potter" books is turning to crime fiction.
"My wife spotted her writing her Edinburgh criminal detective novel," the newspaper quoted Rankin as telling a reporter at an Edinburgh literary festival.
"It is great that she has not abandoned writing or Edinburgh cafes," said Rankin, who is known for his own police novels set in the historic Scottish city.
Rowling famously wrote initial drafts of the Potter story in the Scottish city's cafes. Back then, she was a struggling single mother who wrote in cafes to save on the heating bill at home.
Now she's Britain's richest woman - worth $1 billion, according to Forbes magazine - and her seven Potter books have sold more than 335 million copies worldwide.
In an interview with The Associated Press last month, Rowling said she believed she was unlikely to repeat the success of the Potter series, but confirmed she had plans to work on new books.
"I'll do exactly what I did with Harry - I'll write what I really want to write," Rowling said.
小題1: What is JK Rowling famous for?
A. detective novels
B. crime fiction
C. Harry Potter books
D. love stories
小題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.
小題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.
小題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.
小題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

小題1:C
小題2:C
小題3:D
小題4:A
小題5:D

本文介紹了《哈利·波特》的作者JK Rowling被鄰居發(fā)現(xiàn)改行寫偵探小說(shuō)的消息。
小題1: C 細(xì)節(jié)理解題。她的成名作就是《哈利·波特》系列。
小題2:  C 細(xì)節(jié)理解題。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是正確的；第三段中報(bào)刊引用了Rankin的話來(lái)說(shuō)明JK Rowling的新動(dòng)向，所以D是正確的；第四段中可知是Rankin的妻子發(fā)現(xiàn)JK Rowling在寫犯罪小說(shuō)，而不是Rankin親自發(fā)現(xiàn)的，所以C不正確。
小題3:  D 細(xì)節(jié)理解題。 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。
小題4: A 細(xì)節(jié)理解題。 由最后兩段可知選項(xiàng)A正確，B和C不正確，文中沒提及D。
小題5: D 主旨大意題。本文重點(diǎn)在說(shuō)JK Rowling想寫偵探小說(shuō)的事，所以D最合適。
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B．Inspiring.
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B．Messi will try his best to win the next World Cup with Argentina.
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