Today, almost everyone has heard of Harry Potter. The books detailing his experiences at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry have aroused passion, creativity, and interest in reading throughout the world.
But have you ever considered why you are a fan of the Harry Potter series?
JK Rowling has created a list of characters and an environment for them to inhabit that appeals to both adults and children.
The fantasy aspect of the wizarding world expands the imagination, and takes the mind to new and exciting places. Anything could happen there. Her stories contain parts of the believable and unbelievable, changing the predictability that readers monly e across and bear in fiction.
The main theme of the series, including good versus evil, prejudice, love, death, sacrifice, friendship and loyalty, in actuality contributes to the ever-lasting nature of the stories. At the same time, these themes remind us of classic literature, offering mature readers tales that wear like a fortable pair of shoes, while introducing younger readers to concepts they will meet throughout their lives.
Much of the appeal also es from the characters. In each book, JK Rowling introduces and describes the characters in such a way that we wonder not only about their futures, but also about their pasts. Even supporting characters are suddenly more than just extras in the background. And what of Harry Potter himself? We care about Harry, because we watch him grow from an innocent boy to a powerful wizard. We see him as both Hero and Victim. He experiences endless love and extreme pain, and as readers, we experience them with him.
This perfect bination of emotion, suspense and fantasy, together with the fact that JK Rowling is a superb storyteller is the reason why we are Harry potter fans. People are fond of Harry Potter series. With books like these, it’s hard not to be.
【小题1】Harry Potter series bee popular partly because .A．they remind us of the childhood and environment we had in the pastB．they take us to a world beyond our imagination and expectationC．they offer us ever-lasting nature of the storiesD．they set an example of hero for us to follow【小题2】What does the underlined sentence in Paragraph 6 mean?A．The supporting characters are not necessary in the story.B．Readers care only about Harry but not those supporting characters.C．Even the supporting characters are attractive in the story.D．Those supporting characters only appear all of a sudden.【小题3】The themes of the Harry Potter series do not contain .A．prejudice and love B．good and evilC．death and sacrifice D．safety and peace【小题4】People care for Harry Potter because .A．they think of classic literature when reading the storyB．they find different experiences from theirs on HarryC．they share the experiences with HarryD．they like JK Rowling’s description very muchB
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(答案→)B
解析：文章讲述了哈利系列的特点，主题人物的简单分析，告诉我们这一系列书成功的原因。
【小题1】推理题。根据第三段一，二行The fantasy aspect of the wizarding world expands the imagination, and takes the mind to new and exciting places.推断出这一系列的书带着我们进入了充满想象的世界。
【小题2】猜测句意题。由倒数第二段可知是讲述了哈利系列中的主角很吸引人，配角同样吸引人，不仅仅是背景中的小人物。
【小题3】细节题。根据第五段第一行The main theme of the series, including good versus evil, prejudice, love, death, sacrifice, friendship and loyalty,可知D不是主题。
【小题4】细节题。根据倒数第二段最后2句We see him as both Hero and Victim. He experiences endless love and extreme pain, and as readers, we experience them with him.