[冲刺中考]英语阅读与填空：19-Wednesday 作家 251词

19-Wednesday 作家 251词

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J．K．Rowling is the writer of Harry Potter ，which is now one of the best-sellers in the world．

J．K．Rowling was born in Bristol on July 31st，1965．She has one sister who is two years younger than her．Both girls loved listening to their father reading bedtime stories to them．They especially loved stories about magical worlds．Rowling wrote her first story，called Rabbit ，at the age of six．

After she graduated from the university，Rowling worked as a translator in London．During this time，on a long train trip in the summer of 1990，the idea came to her of a boy who has magic but doesn't know it．In 1992 Rowling began to teach English．She lived with her baby daughter，Jessica，and spent much time finishing the first Harry Potter book for young readers．It appeared in June 1997．To her surprise，the book was greatly successful．The film came out in November 2001．Now Harry Potter series is popular with people of all ages and about 60 million books were sold in 200 countries．

Why has the series been so successful？There are a few things．Many other magical stories take place in faraway lands or in past or future times．But Harry lives in modern England．He's also a very normal boy：polite，friendly，brave and clever．So when other children read about Harry，they can imagine being like him．

J．K．Rowling is very happy with the success，and she is now busy finishing the whole series of seven books．She's writing full time and she's really enjoying life．She says she will go on living a normal life with her daughter and writing children's books.

生词

bedtime　n． 就寝时间：a bedtime story临睡前给孩子讲的故事/The patient always takes a medicine at bedtime．这位病人通常在就寝时服药。

magic　n． 魔法，魔术：The witch had used her magic to turn the children into frogs．女巫用巫术把那些小孩变成了青蛙。‖magical　adj． 魔术的；有魔力的，神秘的：I used to believe my mother had magical power．过去我一直相信母亲有魔法。

translate　v． 翻译：She translated the book from French into English．她将这本书从法文翻译成英文。‖translator　n． 翻译者，翻译家

normal　adj． 正常的，一般的：Your temperature is slightly above normal．你的体温比正常高了一点。

1．What did J．K．Rowling love listening to when she was very young？

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2．When did the first Harry Potter book come out？

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3．Whom are the Harry Potter series written for？

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4．Is she still writing stories for children after her success？

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5．How is Harry Potter series different from other magical stories？

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参考译文

J．K．罗琳是《哈利·波特》的作者，该书是当今世界最畅销的图书之一。

J．K．罗琳于1965年7月31日出生在布里斯托。她有一个小她两岁的妹妹。两个女孩都喜欢在晚上睡觉前听父亲讲故事。她们特别喜欢魔幻世界的故事。罗琳在6岁时写下了她的第一个作品，名字叫《兔子》。

大学毕业后，罗琳在伦敦从事翻译工作。其间，她于1990年夏季坐火车长途旅行，突然产生了一个想法，她要写一个拥有魔力、但自己却不知道的男孩。1992年，罗琳开始教英语。她和刚出生的女儿杰茜卡生活在一起，她把大量的时间都用在为小读者们创作第一本《哈利·波特》上。该书于1997年6月面世。让她吃惊的是，该书取得了巨大成功。2001年11月，同名电影上映了。现在，《哈利·波特》系列受到了各个年龄段读者的欢迎，在全世界200多个国家，该系列图书售出了6000万册。

为什么这套书能如此成功呢？有几个原因。许多魔幻图书的故事都发生在遥远的地方，或是过去或将来的某个时间。但哈利生活在现在的英国。他还是一个很普通的男孩：有礼貌、友好、勇敢而聪明。所以当其他孩子读到哈利的故事时，他们可以把自己想象成和他一样。

J．K．罗琳对成功很高兴，但她现在仍忙着完成整个系列的7本书。她在专职写作，同时也在享受真正的生活。她说，她将继续和女儿一起过普通人的生活，继续创作儿童图书。

参考答案

Wednesday 1．She loved listening to stories．　2．In June 1997．　3．The series are written for young people．　4．Yes，she is．　5．The stories happened in the modern world.