14.J.K.Rowling set children's imaginations on fire.Can the creator of Harry Potter do the same for a grown-up audience?
The British author will find out on September 27,when more than 2million hardcover(精裝書) copies of her first novel for adults hit bookstores in the UK and the US,along with the digital edition.
Set in a little English town,The Casual Vacancy is about an election held after an unexpected death.
Michael Pietsch,Rowling's US publisher,says the novel reminded him of Dickens"because of the humanity,the humor,the social concerns,the intensely real characters".
No magic though,apparently:"This book isn't Harry Potter",says Pietsch."It is a completely different concern".As with Harry Potter,there are no advance copies for the media,no early reviews.To date,the seven-book series has sold more than 450million copies worldwide,and it became one of the most successful movie franchises in July 21,2007.
Back then,fans could buy books at midnight parties hosted by bookstores.But recent years have seen a great challenge for brick-and-mortar bookstores.
People are still buying books,indeed more books than in 2007,according to figures released by the Association of American Publishers.But they are reading them in a new format-the e-book..
The Harry Potter series just became available digitally for the first time in April.It will be different for The Casual Vacancy,with the publisher simultaneouslyreleasing an e-book.
For Rowling fans who once queued up for Harry Potter,this means that instant satisfaction is now only a click away.
Moving from children's books to adult literature is a big transition.Will Rowling's new book be successful?
Arthur Levine,the US co-editor of the Harry Potter books,seems confident:"If you read or re-read the Harry Potter books,you can see that Rowling has all the strengths she needs for great success as a fiction writer-you have great characters,an involving plot,a sense of humor and great empathy".
55.What do Harry Potter and The casual Vacancy have in common?D
A.They both have magic in them.
B.They are both intended for children.
C.They both don't have the digital edition when first published.
D.Readers can't catch a glimpse of them in the media in advance.
56.Which of the following words has the closest meaning with the underlined word"simultaneously"?B
A.willingly B.meanwhile C.especially D.eventually
57.What can we infer from the passage?C
A.The new book will be as popular as Harry Potter.
B.People now read more e-books than hard-cover books.
C.The new book is similar to the works of Dickens in some way.
D.We can not buy Harry Potter series online now.
58.In the writer's opinion,will Rowling's new book be successful?D
A.The writer is confident that the book will be successful.
B.The writer doubts whether the book will be successful.
C.The writer is unsure that the book will be successful.
D.The writer does not express his or her opinion in the passage.
分析 本文講哈里波特的作者又出新書,這是關(guān)于成年人的書,預(yù)售火爆及各方對些的評論.
解答 55:D 細節(jié)理解題.根據(jù)最后一段提到"If you read or re-read the Harry Potter books,you can see that Rowling has all the strengths she needs for great success as a fiction writer-you have great characters,an involving plot,a sense of humor and great empathy如果你重讀哈里波特系列書,你能看到做為一個成功小說家他所具備的優(yōu)點,偉大的人物,幽默感,同情心,所以兩本書體現(xiàn)作者良好的語言天賦,所以選D項.
56:B 詞意猜測題.根據(jù)下方提到For Rowling fans who once queued up for Harry Potter,this means that instant satisfaction is now only a click away對于她的排除買書的粉絲來說,這意味著即時的滿足只需要輕輕一點,也就是說兩種類型的書同時上市,所以選B項.
57:C 細節(jié)理解題.根據(jù)第二段提到Michael Pietsch,Rowling's US publisher,says the novel reminded him of Dickens"because of the humanity,the humor,the social concerns,the intensely real characters".Michael Pietsch,Rowling的出版師說她的小說讓他想到了狄更斯,因為人性,幽默,社會關(guān)心的問題,真實角色,所以說再者之間是相似的,所以選C項.
58:D細節(jié)理解題.根據(jù)最后一段提到"If you read or re-read the Harry Potter books,you can see that Rowling has all the strengths she needs for great success as a fiction writer-you have great characters,an involving plot,a sense of humor and great empathy如果你重讀哈里波特系列書,你能看到做為一個成功小說家他所具備的優(yōu)點,偉大的人物,幽默感,同情心,可知作者沒有表達他的觀點.故選D.
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