TheideaforthebookHarryPotterandthePhilosopher'sStonecametoJoanneKathleenRowlingin1990.Ittookhersevenyearstofinishwritingit.Duringthosesevenyearsshehadanumberofjobs，includingonejobasanEnglishteacherinPortugal.

Rowlingsentthebooktofourpublishersbeforeoneofthemboughtit.Shewasveryhappytosellherbookbecauseitwasherlife'sdreamtobeapublishedwriter.Beforeshesoldherbook，Rowlingwaslivinginasmallapartmentwithherdaughterandwassopoorthatshecouldnotaffordheatinthewinter.

HarryPotterbecameverysuccessfulwithchildrenandadultsinEngland.ThebookalsoreallytookoffintheUnitedStates.Afterhersecondandthirdbookswerepublished，thethreeHarryPotterbooksfilledthetopthreeplacesonmanynewspapers'listsofbest-sellers.Thenthebooksweremadeintopopularmovies.Withoutquestion，Rowling'slifehadcompletelychanged，injustthreeyears.

HarryPotterbookshavenowsoldmorethan30millionbooksaroundtheworldandhavebeentranslatedintomorethanthirty-fivelanguages.In1997，Rowlingwasearning￡70（aboutUS$110）aweek.Bytheendof2001，shehadearnedover￡150million（$250million），makingheroneofthemostsuccessfulfemalewritersofalltime.

小题1:Thisreadingisabout（）（）.A.HarryPotter'slifeB.thewriter'slife

C.howthebookbecameamovieD.whyHarryPotterispopular

小题2:WhichsentenceistrueaboutthefirstHarryPotterbook?A.Fourpublishersboughtit.

B.Ittookthewriterseveralyearstofinishit.

C.ItwasfirstpublishedinPortugal.

D.Rowlinggottheideafromherdaughter.

小题3:Rowling'sdreamwas（）（）.A.tobeamagicianB.tomakeamovie

C.tohaveherbookspublishedD.tobeanEnglishteacher

小题4:HowmanylanguageshasHarryPotterbeentranslatedinto?A.morethan35B.about135C.about90D.morethan150

正确答案：

小题1:B

小题2:B

小题3:C

小题4:A

答案解析：

文章介绍哈利波特的作者JoanneKathleenRowling，她是如何写成哈利波特系列书的，在成功前她的生活是什么样的，以及成功的辉煌。

小题1:主旨题：从文章的内容：文章介绍哈利波特的作者JoanneKathleenRowling，她是如何写成哈利波特系列书的，在成功前她的生活是什么样的，以及成功后的生活，可知这篇文章是关于作者的生活，选B

小题2:细节题：从文章第一段的句子:TheideaforthebookHarryPotterandthePhilosopher'sStonecametoJoanneKathleenRowlingin1990.Ittookhersevenyearstofinishwritingit.可知关于第一本哈利波特的书是花了作者几年时间才完成，选B

小题3:主旨题：从文章第二段的内容：Shewasveryhappytosellherbookbecauseitwasherlife'sdreamtobeapublishedwriter.可知Rowling的梦想是让自己的书出版，选C

小题4:主旨题：从文章最后一段的内容：HarryPotterbookshavenowsoldmorethan30millionbooksaroundtheworldandhavebeentranslatedintomorethanthirty-fivelanguages.可知Rowling的书被翻译成超过35种语言，选A