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     JK Rowling, the Harry Potter author, has signed a deal with Little, Brown and Company, to publish her first ever novel for adults, which is set to become one of the most anticipated (期望的) book in years.
     The deal means that Rowling's long-standing relationship with Bloomsbury, the London-based publisher that launched (發(fā)行) the Harry Potter books, has come to an end, at least in terms of new works by the
author.
     Rowling is keeping her fans guessing about the characters and plot of her new book. She only said that the new novel will be nothing like the Harry Potter series, which was sold over 30 million copies in the UK alone. She thought that with the move from children's to adult fiction, a switch to a new publisher seemed
like a natural and reasonable step.
     She said, "Although I've enjoyed writing it every bit as much, this book will be very different from the
Harry Potter series. The freedom to explore a new field is a gift that Harry's success has brought me."
     Ian Rankin, the Edinburgh-based author whose highly-successful detective novels are also set in the
city, suggested Rowling's book will be a crime novel.
      "Wouldn't it be funny if JK Rowling's first novel for adults turned out to be a crime story set in
Edinburgh?" he said.
     Industry insiders guessed that the deal is worth more than ￡5 million and the new book is expected to come out later this year.
     A spokesman said, "JK Rowling's audience is vast and her position is unique. Harry Potter books were a global success and her fans are very loyal. Children that were eight, nine, or ten when the books first
came out in the 1990s are now in their 20s. Plenty of adults, loved the books regardless of whether they
had children, so the potential market for her is huge."
1. What does the text mainly tell us?                                          
A. JK Rowling has signed a deal with a new publisher.                          
B. JK Rowling's new book will be more successful than her Harry Potter series.  
C. JK Rowling's first book for adults will be published later this year.        
D. JK Rowling has to switch to a new publisher in order to publish her new book.
2. JK Rowling's new book for adults_____.                                    
A. has been sold 30 million copies in the UK alone                              
B. is poorly thought of by the London-based publisher Bloomsbury                
C. has nothing in common with the Harry Potter series                          
D. is expected to bring her more money than the Harry Potter series            
3. The author used Ian Rankin's words in order to _____.                    
A. tell us that some famous novelists offer to give Rowling some advice        
B. show that many readers are curious about Rowling's new book                  
C. tell us that many readers prefer to read detective or crime novels          
D. prove that a crime story set in Edinburgh is sure to be successful          
4. We can learn from the text that _____.                                
A. Little, Brown and Company is specialized in publishing adult books          
B. the author has no doubt about the success of Rowling's new book              
C. JK Rowling will be a crime novelist as good as Ian Rankin                    
D. it was in Edinburgh that Ian Rankin got to know JK Rowling                  
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科目：高中英語 來源：重慶市2010屆高三下學(xué)期第二次質(zhì)量檢測試題（英語） 題型：閱讀理解

 

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閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的四個選項（A、B、C和D）中，選出最佳選項，并在答題卡上將該選項的標(biāo)號涂黑。

It happened to me recently that I was telling someone how much I had enjoyed reading Barack Obama’s Dreams From My Father and how it had changed my views of the current US President． The person I was talking to agreed with me that it was, in his words,“a wonderfully written book ．”However, he then proceeded  to talk about Mr Obama in a way that suggested he had no idea of his background at all． I sensed that I was talking to a book liar．

And it seems that he is not the only one． Clearly two thirds of people have lied about reading a book which they haven’t ． In The World Book Day survey, Dreams From My Father is at number 9． The survey lists top ten books, and various authors, which people have lied about reading． As I’m not one to lie too often, I’ll admit here and now that I haven’t read the entire ten books． But I am pleased to say that I have read the book at number one, George Orwell’s 1984． I think it’s absolutely outstanding．

Asked why they lied, the most common reason was to impress someone they were speaking to ． This could be difficult if the conversation became more in-depth !

The World Book Day survey also has some other interesting information in it． It shows that many people lie about having read classical works by Jane Austen, the Bronte sisters, Charles Dickens and so on. But when asked which authors they actually enjoy, they named JK Rowling, Jilly Cooper, and Stephen King (ah, the big sellers, in other words)． Forty-one percent of people asked admitted they turned to the back of the book to read the end before finishing the story．

So which books have you lied about reading—if any—and which is your favourite?

1．The main reason why people lie about reading is to         

A．make fun of the listener     B．impress the listener

C．please the listener          D．interest the listener

2．The underlined word“proceeded”in the passage probably means“         ”

A．wanted   B．happened    C．continued    D．stopped

3．What does The World Book Day survey show?

A．Nearly half of the people surveryed didn’t read through a whole classical book．

B．People don’t like Dreams From My Father and George Orwell’s 1984

C．Few people lie about having read classical works by Jane Austen．

D．People usually enjoy reading books by Charles Dickens．

4．What is the best title for the passage?

A．Are You A Book Liar?    B．Readers Are All Liars

C．World Book Day        D．Dreams From My Father,

 

 

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第三部分:閱讀理解（共20小題；每題2分，滿分40分）

閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的四個選項（A、B、C和D）中，選出最佳選項，并在答題卡上將該選項的標(biāo)號涂黑。

It happened to me recently that I was telling someone how much I had enjoyed reading Barack Obama’s Dreams From My Father and how it had changed my views of the current US President． The person I was talking to agreed with me that it was, in his words,“a wonderfully written book ．”However, he then proceeded  to talk about Mr Obama in a way that suggested he had no idea of his background at all． I sensed that I was talking to a book liar．

And it seems that he is not the only one． Clearly two thirds of people have lied about reading a book which they haven’t ． In The World Book Day survey, Dreams From My Father is at number 9． The survey lists top ten books, and various authors, which people have lied about reading． As I’m not one to lie too often, I’ll admit here and now that I haven’t read the entire ten books． But I am pleased to say that I have read the book at number one, George Orwell’s 1984． I think it’s absolutely outstanding．

Asked why they lied, the most common reason was to impress someone they were speaking to ． This could be difficult if the conversation became more in-depth !

The World Book Day survey also has some other interesting information in it． It shows that many people lie about having read classical works by Jane Austen, the Bronte sisters, Charles Dickens and so on. But when asked which authors they actually enjoy, they named JK Rowling, Jilly Cooper, and Stephen King (ah, the big sellers, in other words)． Forty-one percent of people asked admitted they turned to the back of the book to read the end before finishing the story．

So which books have you lied about reading—if any—and which is your favourite?

1．The main reason why people lie about reading is to         

A．make fun of the listener     B．impress the listener

C．please the listener          D．interest the listener

2．The underlined word“proceeded”in the passage probably means“         ”

A．wanted   B．happened    C．continued    D．stopped

3．What does The World Book Day survey show?

A．Nearly half of the people surveryed didn’t read through a whole classical book．

B．People don’t like Dreams From My Father and George Orwell’s 1984

C．Few people lie about having read classical works by Jane Austen．

D．People usually enjoy reading books by Charles Dickens．

4．What is the best title for the passage?

A．Are You A Book Liar?    B．Readers Are All Liars

C．World Book Day        D．Dreams From My Father,

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     In the USA Forbes magazine has published its annual list of the richest people in the world. Bill Gates
of Microsoft is the richest man again for the eleventh successive year with a fortune of forty four billion
dollars.
    There are a record 691 dollar billionaires according to Forbes magazine. Between them they have a
fortune of two point two trillion dollars. The highest concentration of the ultra-rich is in New York followed by Moscow and San Fransisco and then London and Los Angeles. But in total the very wealthy live in
forty seven different countries with Iceland Kazakstan Ukraine and Poland entering the list for the first
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     Laksmi Mittal, an Indian born steel tycoon (巨頭)enjoyed the biggest increase in personal fortune.
His net worth has quadrupled (變成四倍)to thirteen billion dollars making him the world's third richest
man. Ingvar Kamprad founder of the Swedish furniture chain Ikea also saw a big increase in wealth
taking him to the sixth place. Developing countries make more of a showing than in past years - there are
for example three Russians and four Indians in the top sixty richest people, though surprisingly perhaps
none from China excluding Hong Kong. Asian wealth is probably under represented as its usually spread
among families whereas Forbes looks at individuals. Relatively few women feature in the list - among them is JK Rowling, author of the Harry Potter novels ranked 620th with a fortune of 519 million dollars. New
entrants to the list include the founders of the Internet search group Google Sergie Brin and Larry Page
each worth more than seven billion dollars after their company's recent stock market debut. The richest
Italian is the prime minister Silvio Berlusconi ranked number 25 in the global wealth league.
1. Which of the following persons has the largest fortune according to this year's  Forbes magazine?
A. Laksmi Mittal.      
B. Ingvar Kamprad.
C. JK Rowling.        
D. Silvio Berlusconi.
2. There are about _____ persons with a fortune between 100 million dollars and 519 million dollars in the world.
A. 300   
B. 180    
C. 70    
D. 150
3. Which of the following statements is NOT true?
A. No Chinese has entered the top sixty richest people in the world.
B. Russia is a developing country.
C. This is the first time that Sergie Brin and Larry Page has been included in the list.
D. There are more billionaires(億萬富翁) in New York than any other city in the world.
4. We can infer from the passage that ______.
A. There are more billionaires in London than in Moscow.
B. Ukraine is a very rich country in the world.
C. JK Rowling's novels have sold very well.
D. The IT industry is a profit making industry.

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閱讀理解。
     JK Rowling, the Harry Potter author, has signed a deal with Little, Brown and Company, to
publish her first ever novel for adults, which is set to become one of the most anticipated (期望的)
book in years.
     The deal means that Rowling’s long-standing relationship with Bloomsbury, the London-based
publisher that launched (發(fā)行) the Harry Potter books, has come to an end, at 1east in terms of
new works by the author.
     Rowling is keeping her fans guessing about the characters and plot of her new book. She only
said that the new novel will be nothing like the Harry Potter series, which was sold over 30 million
copies in the UK alone. She thought that with the move from children’s to adult fiction, a switch to
a new publisher seemed like a natural and reasonable step.
     She said,“Although I’ve enjoyed writing it every bit as much, this book will be very different from
the Harry Potter series. The freedom to explore a new field is a gift that Harry’s success has
brought me.”
     Ian Rankin, the Edinburgh-based author whose highly-successful detective novels are also set
in the city, suggested Rowling’s book will be a crime novel.
     “Wouldn’t it be funny if JK Rowling’s first novel for adults turned out to be a crime story set
in Edinburgh?”he said.
     Industry insiders guessed that the deal is worth more than ￡5 million and the new book is
expected to come out later this year.
     A spokesman said, “JK Rowling’s audience is vast and her position is unique. Harry Potter
books were a global success and her fans are very loyal. Children that were eight, nine, or ten
when the books first came out in the 1990s are now in their 20s. Plenty of adults, loved the books
regardless of whether they had children, so the potential market for her is huge.”
1. What does the text mainly tell us?  ______
A. JK Rowling has signed a deal with a new publisher.
B. JK Rowling’s new book will be more successful than her Harry Potter series.
C. JK Rowling has to switch to a new publisher in order to publish her new book.
D. JK Rowling’s first book for adults will be published later this year.
2. JK Rowling’s new book for adults      ____. 
A. has been sold 30 million copies in the UK alone
B. is poorly thought of by the London-based publisher Bloomsbury
C. has nothing in common with the Harry Potter series
D. is expected to bring her more money than the Harry Potter series
3. The author used Ian Rankin’s words in order to    ____  . 
A. tell us that some famous novelists offer to give Rowling some advice
B. show that many readers are curious about Rowling’s new book
C. tell us that many readers prefer to read detective or crime novels
D. prove that a crime story set in Edinburgh is sure to be successful 
4. We can learn from the text that   ____   . 
A. Little, Brown and Company is specialized in publishing adult books
B. the author has no doubt about the success of Rowling’s new book
C. JK Rowling will be a crime novelist as good as Ian Rankin
D. it was in Edinburgh that Ian Rankin got to know JK Rowling 
5. What the spokesman said in the last paragraph tells us that   ____   .
A. JK Rowling’s fans are so loyal that they don’t care what she will write
B. children won’t have any interest in JK Rowling’s new book
C. Rowling’s vast audience and unique position will guarantee the new book’s succcss
D. only readers of Harry Potter series will be interested in Rowling’ s new book

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