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一、阅读判断(第1-10题，每题1分，共10分) 下面的短文后列出了10个句子，请根据短文的内容对每个句子作出判断：如果该句提供的是正确信息，选择 A; 如果该句提供的是错误信息，选择B; 如果该句的信息文中没有提及，选择 C。 JoanneRowling Joanne Rowlingwas born on 31st July 1965.She grew up surrounded by books as her mum and dadloved reading.From an early age Joanne wanted to be a writer.She wrote herfirst book at the age of six-a story about a rabbit called Rabbit.When she waseleven she wrote a novel about seven cursed diamonds and the people who ownedthem. Joanne went toschool at Wyedean Comprehensive School and then went on to study French andClassics at the University of Exeter.Her Classics studies would come in veryhandy later when she was thinking up all the spells in Harry Potter,some ofwhich are based on Latin! Joanne firsthad the idea for Harry Potter while delayed on a train travelling fromManchester to London King's Cross in 1990.Over the next five years,she began toplan out the sevenbooks of the series. She arrived inEdinburgh in 1993 with three chapters of Harry Potter and the Philosopher'sStone in her suitcase.By now she had a baby daughter,Jessica,but she continuedto write in every spare moment she could find.When Joanne had finished themanuscript,she sent the first three chapters to a number of literary agents,oneof whom wrote back asking to see the rest of it.She said that it was “the bestletter I had ever received in my life” . While beingtrained as a teacher after she finished her first book,Joanne learned thatHarry Potter was accepted for publication by Bloomsbury.HaryPotter and thePhilosopher's Stone quickly became abestseller on publication in 1997.As the book was translated into other languages,Harry Potter startedspreading round the globe -and Joanne was soon receiving thousands of letters from fans. The HarryPotter books have since broken many records.In 2007 Harry Potter and theDeathly Hallows became the fastest-selling book ever,selling 2.65 million inthe first 24 hours in the UK.The HarryPotter series is now published in 80 languages,and over 500 million copies havebeen sold across the world. 1.Joanne's parents taught her to be awriter. A.True B.False C.Not Given 2.At seven,Joanne wrote a novel aboutpeople who cursed diamonds. A.True B.False C.Not Given 3.The idea for Harry Potter occurred toJoanne while she was traveling on a train A.True B.False C.Not Given 4.Joanne struggled to support herdaughter Jessica and herself on welfare. A.True B.False C.Not Given 5.Joanne didn't send the whole ofHarryPotterand the Philosopher's Stone to the publishers at first. A.True B.False C.Not Given 6.A publisher told Joanne that he hadreceived the best novel in his life. A.True B.False C.Not Given 7.Joanne got few letters from her fans. A.True B.False C.Not Given 8.Joanne was once trained to be ateacher. A.True B.False C.Not Given 9.The Harry Potter books are availablein many parts of the world A.True B.False C.Not Given 10.The Harry Potter films are verypopular. A.True B.False C.Not Given
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