J．K．Rowling is the writer of the Harry．Potter series，one of the most popular hooks．

J．K．Rowling was born in Bristol in 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 loved stories about the magical（有魔力的）world．Rowling wrote her first story，called Rabbit at the age of six．

After she graduated（毕业）from the university，Rowing worked in London．During that time，on a long train trip in the summer of 1990，the idea of a boy who has magic but doesn't know it came to her．In 1992，Rowling began to teach English．She lived with her daughter，Jessica，and spent much time finishing the first Harry Potter book for young readers．It came out in l997 To her surprise．the book was very successful．The film came out in 2001．Now the Harry Potter series is popular with people of all ages．

Why is the series so successful? Many other magical stories take place in faraway lands or in the past or future times．But Harry lives in modem England．He's also a very normal（正常的）boy．When other children read the story about Harry，they call imagine（想象）being like him．

J．K Rowling is very happy with her success．She says she will go on writing children’s books．

1．From the passage，We learn that J．K．Rowling__________．

　 A．has two sisters

　 B．1ives with her son

　 C．worked in Bristol after university

　 D．wrote a story when she was six

2．The first Harry Potter book cam out in __________．

　 A．1990　 　　　　　　　 B．1992 　　　　　　　　　 C．1997　 　　　　　　　 D．2001

3．The Harry Potter series is __________．

　 A．written for young people

　 B．only enjoyed by children

　 C．about an old woman

　 D．not very popular

4．In Rowling's story，Harry lives in __________

　 A．the past　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．a faraway village

　 C．modem England 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D．the future

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

A．There are magical things in it．

　 B．It takes much time to finish reading．

　 C．It has seven books

　 D．The stories take place in the modem world．

用动词的适当时态填空

1．Betty         （fly）to Shanghai tomorrow．

2．Look! Many girls         （play）games over there．

3．My father usually         （go）swimming in summer．

4．She said she         （can）speak three languages．

5．He         （read）an English book now．

6．They         （not have）any classes next week．

7．He told us that he         （visit）his grandpa the next day．

8．Last year，they         （buy）a new computer．

9．We won't go to the movies if it         （rain）tomorrow．

10．Jim         （talk）on the phone when the man came in．

Cloze test

　　A Frenchman went to visit New York, he didn't know 1 . When he got to New York, he 2 a bus to a hotel.

　　It was Sunday. The Frenchman went out for a walk. When he went along the street, he suddenly thought of his way back. On the 3 near the corner of the street, he saw some English words. He wrote them down in his 4 . “Now I know the name of this street,” he said to 5 . “It'll be easy for me to come back to the hotel.” He walked for a long time in the city. Then he felt tired and wanted to, go back. He took out the notebook out of his pocket and 6 the name of the street to a young man. But he didn't know what the Frenchman wanted. He stopped an old man, but the old man didn't 7 him, either.

　　Then the Frenchman saw a young woman. The young woman knew some 8 When she 9 the words in his .notebook, she 10 , for in the Frenchman's notebook, there were only three words: “One Way Street.”

Answer the questions (根据短文内容回答下列问题)
1．Helen Monson has always been interested in helping her community. Her first volunteer experience was for the American Red Cross when she was in high school. When she was a school teacher, she also found time to volunteer. One year, she organized a Super Saturday Fun Day for kids in the community. She also used to volunteer at the Mint Festival every year. One summer, she served food, another year she organized an art programme.
2．After she retired, she started volunteering to help the old. When her father was older, he was not able to see as well as he used to, which made her sad because he had always enjoyed reading. She decided it would be fun to read to elderly people in her community. She also helped one woman write her stories. Ann was almost 100 years old, and Helen wrote down information about her life when she visited her. She put the information in a book and got it published. Ann was very excited to share her life story with her children and her grandchildren.
3．After a hurricane(飓风) destroyed some southern cities, Helen volunteered again for the American Red Cross. She prepared food and answered phones in a care centre. She says, “I have always liked the Red Cross because the organization helps people in need no matter what.”
4．One day, Helen read an article in the newspaper about refugees(难民) who needed to learn English. Now, she meets once a week with Sahra, a 38-year-old woman, from Somalia. Sahra is living and working in a town about 30 minutes’ walk from where Helen lives. They work on reading and writing skills. Helen gave Sahra a camera and asked her to take pictures of her daily life. She developed the pictures, and then asked Sahra questions about them. In the end, they wrote a book together and used the photos in the book. This helped Sahra learn many new words about her everyday life.
5．Helen says, “The most rewarding(有益的) part of volunteer work is becoming friends with the people I help. They enrich my life as well as I enrich theirs.”
【小题1】When was Helen’s first volunteer experience for the American Red Cross?
【小题2】What did Helen do after she retired?
【小题3】Why was Ann excited when her book got published?
【小题4】Where did Helen work when she volunteered again for the American Red Cross?
【小题5】How far is Sahra living and working from Helen’s home?
【小题6】Did Helen help Sahra to learn English?
【小题7】What can you learn from Helen?