Danielle Steel, America's sweetheart, is one of the hardest working women in the book business. Unlike other productive authors who write one book at a time, she can work on up to five. Her research time before writing takes at least three years. Once she has fully studied her subjects, ready to dive into a book, she can spend twenty hours nonstop at her desk.
Danielle Steel comes from New York and was sent to France for her education. After graduation, she worked in the public relations and advertising industries. Later she started a job as a writer which she was best fit for. Her achievements are unbelievable: 390 million copies of books in print, nearly fifty New York Times best-selling novels, and a series of "Max and Martha" picture books for children to help them deal with the real-life problems of death, new hobbies and new schools. Her 1998 book about the death of her son shot to the top of the New York Times best-selling list as soon as it came out. Twenty-eight of her books have been made into films. She is listed in the Guinness Book of World Records for one of her books being the Times best-seller for 381 weeks straight.
Not content with a big house, a loving family, and a view of the Golden Gate Bridge, Danielle Steel considers her readers to be the most important resource(資源) and has kept in touch with them by e-mail. While she is often compared to the heroines(女主人公) of her own invention, her life is undoubtedly much quieter. But, if she does have anything in common with them, it is her strength of will and her inimitable(獨(dú)特的) style. There is only one Danielle Steel.
60. Danielle Steel is different from other writers in that ____.
A. she can write several books at the same time
B. she often does some research before writing a book
C. she is one of the most popular American women writers
D. she can keep writing for quite a long time without a break
61. Children who have read "Max and Martha" picture books may know ______.
A. how to deal with affairs at school                  B. what to do if Max and Martha die
C. what to do when new babies are born into their families
D. how to solve the difficult problems in their writing classes
62. One of Danielle Steel's achievements is that ______.
A. some TV plays were based on her books         B. her picture books attracted a lot of young men
C. one of her books became a best-seller in 1998
D. she wrote the Guinness Book of World Records
63. We can learn from the passage that Danielle Steel _____.
A. lives an exciting life                       B. values her readers a lot
C. writes about quiet women               D. is pleased with her achievements
60. A 61. C 62. C 63. B

60. 解析:這是一道推斷題。根據(jù)第一段“Unlike other productive authors who write one book at a time,she can work on up to five.”可知她和其他高產(chǎn)作家不同的是她可以同時(shí)寫(xiě)幾本書(shū)。
61. 解析:這是一道推理題。根據(jù)第二段“...a series of ‘Max and Martha’ picture books for children to help them deal with the real-life problems of death,new babies and new schools.”可知“Max and Martha”這套書(shū)可以教給孩子如何對(duì)待新生兒。
62. 解析:這是一道推斷題。根據(jù)第二段“Her 1998 book about the death of her were shot to the top of the New York Times best-selling list as soon as it came out.”可知她的一本書(shū)在1998年成為最暢銷(xiāo)的書(shū)。
63. B解析:這是一道推斷題。根據(jù)最后一段“Danielle Steel considers her readers to be the most important resource and kept in touch with them by e-mail.”可知Danielle Steel把她的讀者當(dāng)成最重要的資源,所以她很珍視這些讀者。
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Fax form with Master Card or VISA to(510)747-7566.
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B．People can register by mail.
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