1．Who believed J．K. Rowling was to be a good writer?

　　A．Her friend Sean.　　　　 B．Her mother.

　　C．Her daughter. D．Her husband.

　　解析：选A　细节理解题。根据第二段和第三段可知答案。

　　2．Rowling first came up with the idea about Harry Potter________.

　　A．at the age of 6

　　B．on a train journey

　　C．after her mother's death

　　D．in her secondary school

　　解析：选B　细节理解题。根据文章第四段中"As she recalls, it was on a long train journey from London to Manchester when 'the idea of Harry Potter simply fell into my head.'"可知答案。

　　3．It can be concluded from Paragraphs 5 and 6 that Rowling is________.

　　A．warm­hearted B．open­minded

　　C．strong­willed D．easy­going

　　解析：选C　推理判断题。根据文章第五段可知，J.K. Rowling的母亲去世后，她虽然深受影响，但仍能继续自己的生活结婚生子；根据文章第六段可知，她的《哈利·波特》第一部在12次被出版社拒绝后，终于被一家小型出版社买下。由此可知，J.K. Rowling是一个意志坚强的女人。

　　4．What is the best title of the passage?

　　A．Confidence of a friend

　　B. J．K. Rowling's career

　　C．A wonderful idea

　　D．J.K. Rowling and Harry Potter

　　解析：选A　标题归纳题。根据文章前三段和最后一段可知，正是由于朋友Sean对她的信任，J.K. Rowling才能坚持自己的写作志向，最后终于取得了成功。故选项A正确。

　　B

　　Robinson Crusoe is a famous novel written by Daniel Defoe. The book tells the story of a man who is ship­wrecked (遭遇海难的). He spends 28 years on an island near Venezuela. The book tells the story of everything that happens to Robinson Crusoe. He hopes someone will rescue him, but he has been there for so long on his own that he also begins to fear being rescued.

　　Robinson Crusoe was published in 1719. Most experts believe the story is based on the life of Alexander Selkirk, who was a Scottish sailor. On an expedition (探险) in 1704, Selkirk had an argument with his ship's captain. Selkirk thought the ship was not safe and was about to fall apart.

When the ship stopped at a remote island to get fresh water, Selkirk got off. He tried to get the