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homework first. — OK. Mom. We’ll do it at once. 。 J. K. Rowling is the writer of Harry Potter, which is now one of the bestsellers in the world. She 16 born in Britain on July 31st, 1965. She had one sister who was two years 17 than her. Both girls liked 18 to their father’s bedtime stories. They especially loved stories about magic. Rowling wrote her first story 19 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 20 the first Harry Potter book for young 21 . It appeared in June, 1997. The book was a great success. And the film came out in November, 2020. Now the Harry Potter series (系列 ) is 22 with people of all ages and about sixty 23 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 24 the Harry Potter series has been so popular. J. K. Rowling is very 25 with the success. Now she’s really enjoying life. She said she would go on writing children’s books. ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) write ( ) ( ) ( ) of of ( ) ( ) Ⅳ .閱讀理解。 move, poet, scene, like, overe injury to win the Olympic gold medal. ’s speech was very . Bai is a great poet, he wrote lot of . were on the immediately. 6 is quite any other art form. It is different from the others. Ⅱ .根據(jù)句意及漢語提示完成句子。 : Jane, which do you like better, landscapes or portraits? W: I think that landscapes are less beautiful than portraits. Q: What does Jane like better? : Have you read Red Star over China? W: Yes. I read it last year. Q: When did the woman read the book? : I like to read Simon Smith’s works. M: So do I. It is said that he writes on his puter. And his new book will e out next week. W: Great! I will get one as soon as it’s out. Q: Who is Simon Smith? : I like soft music. How about you? M: I can’t understand it. It makes me sleepy. Q: What does the man think of soft music? : The story Sand and Stone tells us the meaning of friendship. W: You’re right. I have read it several times. Q: How does the woman like the story? Ⅲ .聽對話,選擇最佳選項。 故選 D。 考查詞組 。 be considered to be… 意為 “被認為??”。 考查形容詞比較級的用法。 寫書是為了給讀者閱讀。 That’s why ... 意為“ 那是??的原因 ” 。故 選 D。故 選 D。 從第四段可以看出,達芬奇發(fā)明大量機器是為了更好地利用時間。 從文章最后一句 He was one of the cleverest men… 可知達芬奇是非常聰明的人。 故選 A。故 選 C。波特》系列如此流行的原因。 be popular with sb. 意為“ 受 到 某人的歡迎 ” 。 like doing sth. 喜歡做某事; listen to stories 聽故事。 be famous for 意為“因??而著名。 故選 D。 in order that +從句,意為“為了??” , in order to +動詞 , 意為“為了??”,so that +從句 , 意為“以便??”, as for 意為“至于” 。 聽第一段對話,回答第 1112小題。 (10分 ) 選擇一部你最喜歡的小說或電影,談談你對該小說或電影中人物的看法或者對作者、導演的看法。 ( ) did Pablo Picasso’s father do? teacher. painter. artist. painter and art teacher. ( ) prize did he win when he was fifteen? and Painting. and Art. and Charity. and Charity. ( ) was he born and where did he visit when he was nieen? and Spain. and Paris. and Paris. and Spain. ( ) old was he when he moved to Paris and how old was he when he died? and niy. and niyone.