Question

完形填空。

J. K. Rowling is the writer of Harry Potter, which is now one of the best-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 writing children’s books.

1.A.listen       B.speak          C.listening       D.speaking

2.A.in          B.at             C.for              D.to

3.A.write       B.wrote          C.to write        D.written

4.A.writers      B.drivers        C.singers           D.readers

5.A.best       B.popular       C.glad             D.busy

6.A.million      B.millions      C.million of        D.millions of

7.A.when         B.where          C.why             D.what

8.A.sad       B.worried        C.unhappy          D.happy

Answer

1.C

2.B

3.C

4.D

5.B

6.A

7.C

8.D

【解析】

试题分析：短文大意：J.K.罗琳是目前全世界最畅销书之一《哈利·波特》的作家。她于1965年7月31日出生于英国。罗琳在六岁时写了她的第一个故事。1992，罗琳开始给年轻的读者写第一本《哈利·波特》。现在《哈利·波特》系列深受各年龄段的人的喜爱。现在的《哈利·波特》系列书在200个国家销售了大约六亿本。

1.C考查动词及语境理解。句意：两个女孩都喜欢听父亲的睡前故事。Listen听；speak说；listening 是listen的现在分词或动名词形式；speaking是speak的现在分词或动名词形式。Like doing sth喜欢做某事；tell / listen to stories讲 / 听故事，所以选C。

2.B考查介词及语境理解。句意：罗琳在六岁时写了她的第一个故事。In在……里；at在；for 为；to朝，到。at the age of在……岁时，是一个固定短语。所以选B。

3.C考查动词不定式及语境理解。句意：1992，罗琳开始给年轻的读者写第一本《哈利·波特》。write写；wrote是write的过去式；to write是write的动词不定式形式；written是write的过去分词。begin to do sth开始做某事，所以选C。

4.D考查名词及语境理解。句意：1992，罗琳开始给年轻的读者写第一本《哈利·波特》。writers作者；drivers司机；singers 歌手；readers读者。根据句意结合语境可知该选D。

5.B考查形容词及语境理解。句意：现在《哈利·波特》系列深受各年龄段的人的喜爱。best最好的；popular受欢迎的；glad高兴的；busy繁忙的。联系后文中That’s the Harry Potter series has been so popular.可知该选B。

6.A考查数词及语境理解。句意：现在的《哈利·波特》系列书在200个国家销售了大约六亿本。million百万；millions是million的复数形式；million of不符合英语表达习惯；millions of数以百万计的。在表示确切数目时，million不能用复数形式，不与介词of连用，但表示概数时，必须使用复数形式并且与of连用。所以选A。

7.C考查疑问词及语境理解。句意：这是为什么《哈利·波特》系列如此受欢迎的原因。when何时；where哪里；why为什么；what什么。联系上句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.可知该选C。

8.罗琳对她的成功非常高兴。sad悲伤的；worried担忧的；unhappy不愉快的；happy愉快的。联系后面的句子Now she’s really enjoying life. She said she would go on writing children’s books.可知该选D。

【考点定位】故事类短文。