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 bee 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 (发行) the Harry Potter books, has e to an end, at least 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 e 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.
【小题1】What does the text mainly tell us?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’s first book for adults will be published later this year.D．JK Rowling has to switch to a new publisher in order to publish her new book.【小题2】JK Rowling’s new book for adults .A．has been sold 30 million copies in the UK aloneB．is poorly thought of by the London-based publisher BloomsburyC．has nothing in mon with the Harry Potter seriesD．is expected to bring her more money than the Harry Potter series【小题3】The author used Ian Rankin’s words in order to .A．tell us that some famous novelists offer to give Rowling some adviceB．show that many readers are curious about Rowling’s new bookC．tell us that many readers prefer to read detective or crime novelsD．prove that a crime story set in Edinburgh is sure to be successful【小题4】We can learn from the text that .A．Little, Brown and Company is specialized in publishing adult booksB．the author has no doubt about the success of Rowling’s new bookC．JK Rowling will be a crime novelist as good as Ian RankinD．it was in Edinburgh that Ian Rankin got to know JK RowlingC
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(答案→)C
解析：文章主要讲述的正是JK Rowling的第一部成人作品的发行及出版事宜以及人们对其的希望。
【小题1】C 主旨大意题。文章主要讲述的正是JK Rowling的第一部成人作品的发行及出版事宜。
【小题2】C 细节题。高级第三段第2行She only said that the new novel will be nothing like the Harry Potter series,可知C正确。
【小题3】B 推理题。根据文章第六段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.可知B正确。人们会很好奇她的成人作品会是什么样子的。
【小题4】B 推理题。根据文章最后一段，尤其是最后一句so the potential market for her is huge.可知B正确。作者对于JK Rowling新书的成功充满了希望。