20．JK Rowling，the Harry Potter author，has signed a deal with Little，Brown and Company，to publish her first ever novel for adults，which is set to become one of the most anticipated （期望的） book in years．
The deal means that Rowling's long-standing relationship with Bloomsbury，the London-based publisher that launched （發(fā)行） the Harry Potter books，has come to an end，at 1east in terms of new works by the author．
Rowling is keeping her fans guessing about the characters and plot of her new book．She only said that the new novel will be nothing like the Harry Potter series，which was sold over 30 million copies in the UK alone．She thought that with the move from children's to adult fiction，a switch to a new publisher seemed like a natural and reasonable step．
She said，"Although I've enjoyed writing it every bit as much，this book will be very different from the Harry Potter series．The freedom to explore a new field is a gift that Harry's success has brought me．"
Ian Rankin，the Edinburgh-based author whose highly-successful detective novels are also set in the city，suggested Rowling's book will be a crime novel．
"Wouldn't it be funny if JK Rowling's first novel for adults turned out to be a crime story set in Edinburgh？"he said．
Industry insiders guessed that the deal is worth more than￡5 million and the new book is expected to come out later this year．
A spokesman said，"JK Rowling's audience is vast and her position is unique．Harry Potter books were a global success and her fans are very loyal．Children that were eight，nine，or ten when the books first came out in the 1990s are now in their 20s．Plenty of adults，loved the books regardless of whether they had children，so the potential market for her is huge．"
41．What does the text mainly tell us？D
A．JK Rowling has signed a deal with a new publisher．
B．JK Rowling's new book will be more successful than her Harry Potter series．
C．JK Rowling has to switch to a new publisher in order to publish her new book．
D．JK Rowling's first book for adults will be published later this year．
42．JK Rowling's new book for adultsC．
A．has been sold 30 million copies in the UK alone
B．is poorly thought of by the London-based publisher Bloomsbury
C．has nothing in common with the Harry Potter series
D．is expected to bring her more money than the Harry Potter series
43．The author used Ian Rankin's words in order toB．
A．tell us that some famous novelists offer to give Rowling some advice
B．show that many readers are curious about Rowling's new book
C．tell us that many readers prefer to read detective or crime novels
D．prove that a crime story set in Edinburgh is sure to be successful
44．We can learn from the text thatB．
A．Little，Brown and Company is specialized in publishing adult books
B．the author has no doubt about the success of Rowling's new book
C．JK Rowling will be a crime novelist as good as Ian Rankin
D．it was in Edinburgh that Ian Rankin got to know JK Rowling
45．What the spokesman said in the last paragraph tells us thatC．
A．JK Rowling's fans are so loyal that they don't care what she will write
B．children won't have any interest in JK Rowling's new book
C．Rowling's vast audience and unique position will guarantee the new book's succcss
D．only readers of Harry Potter series will be interested in Rowling's new book．

分析 文章介紹了哈利波特的作者JK羅琳將出版一本為大人寫的小說，人們對此充滿了期待．哈利波特系列小說的成功，讓羅琳擁有了龐大的讀者群．盡管人們對這部新書的內(nèi)容還不清楚，但人們對這部小說的成功信心十足．

解答 答案：41．D 主旨大意題．文章第一句說JK Rowling，the Harry Potter author，has signed a deal with Little，Brown and Company，to publish her first ever novel for adults羅琳將出版第一本為成人寫的小說；倒數(shù)第二段說the new book is expected to come out later this year這本新書有望年底出版發(fā)行．故選D．
42．C 細(xì)節(jié)理解題．文章第三段說She only said that the new novel will be nothing like the Harry Potter series；第四段說this book will be very different from the Harry Potter series這本小說和哈利波特系列完全不一樣．故選C．
43．B 推理判斷題．文章第五段說Ian Rankin，the Edinburgh-based author whose highly-successful detective novels are also set in the city，suggested Rowling's book will be a crime novel羅琳的新書可能是犯罪題材，這和以寫偵探小說著名的Ian Rankin類似；第六段說Wouldn't it be funny if JK Rowling's first novel for adults turned out to be a crime story set in Edinburgh如果羅琳寫的也是以愛丁堡為背景的犯罪小說，那將非常有趣．可以知道讀者對新書充滿了好奇和期待，故選B．
44．B 推理判斷題．文章最后說so the potential market for her is huge潛在的市場很大，說明作者對這部小說的成功有信心．故選B．
45．C 細(xì)節(jié)推斷題．文章最后一段說Children that were eight，nine，or ten when the books first came out in the 1990s are now in their 20s；Plenty of adults，loved the books regardless of whether they had children，so the potential market for her is huge看著她的書長大的人，都喜歡看她的書．說明她有很多忠實的讀者h(yuǎn)er fans are very loyal，這將是她新書成功的保證．故選C．

點評 閱讀理解是考查語篇理解能力．�？嫉念}型有：推理判斷題；主旨大意題；細(xì)節(jié)理解題；猜測詞意題．近幾年又出現(xiàn)了兩種新的考查方式：寫作態(tài)度判斷題和文章結(jié)構(gòu)題．解題時，在讀懂文章的基礎(chǔ)上，還有特別注意掌握題型的特征，尤其是細(xì)節(jié)題和推斷題不可混淆：細(xì)節(jié)題是文章信息的再現(xiàn)；推斷題是文章信息的提�。绢}是廣告類文章，考查主要是以細(xì)節(jié)題為主，細(xì)節(jié)題要注意常用的出題陷阱有：夸大，縮小，張冠李戴，偷梁換柱，無中生有等，做題時要看清看準(zhǔn)．

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