2013年12月英语四级听力精练长对话10

　　Questions 22 to 25 are based on the conversation you have just heard.

　　22、A) It was about a little animal.

　　B) It took her six years to write.

　　C) It was adapted from a fairy tale.

　　D) It was about a little girl and her pet.

　　23、A) She knows how to write best-selling novels.

　　B) She can earn a lot of money by writing for adults.

　　C) She is able to win enough support from publishers.

　　D) She can make a living by doing what she likes.

　　24、A) The characters.

　　B) The readers.

　　C) Her ideas.

　　D) Her life experiences.

　　25、A) She doesnt really know where they originated.

　　B) She mainly drew on stories of ancient saints.

　　C) They popped out of her childhood dreams.

　　D) They grew out of her long hours of thinking.

　　答案

　　22、A) It was about a little animal.

　　23、D) It was about a little girl and her pet.

　　24、B) The readers.

　　25、C) They popped out of her childhood dreams.

　　原文

　　M: Hi, Ms. Rowling. How old were you when you started to write, and what was your first book?

　　W: I wrote my first finished story when I was about 6. It was about a small animal, a rabbit I mean, and Ive been writing ever since.

　　M: Why did you choose to be an author?

　　W: If someone asked me how to achieve happiness, step one would be finding out what you love doing most and step two would be finding someone to pay you to do it. I consider myself very lucky indeed to be able to support myself by writing.

　　M: Do you have any plans to write books for adults?

　　W: My first two novels were for adults. I suppose I might write another one, but I never really imagine a target audience when Im writing. The ideas come first, so it really depends on the idea that grabs me next!

　　M: Where did the ideas for the Harry Potter books come from?

　　W: Ive no idea where ideas come from and I hope I never find out, it would spoil my excitement if it turned out I just have a funny little wrinkle on the surface of my brain which makes me think about invisible train platforms.

　　M: How do you come up with the names of your characters?

　　W: I invented some of the names in the Harry books, but I also collect strange names. Ive gotten them from medieval saints, maps, dictionaries, plants, war memorials, and people Ive met!

　　M: Oh, you are really resourceful.

　　22. What do we learn from the conversation about Ms. Rowlings first book? A. It was about a little animal.

　　23. Why does Ms. Rowling consider herself very luck? D. She can make a living by doing what she likes.

　　24. What dictates Ms. Rowlings writing? B. Her ideas.

　　25. According to Ms. Rowling, where did she get the ideas for the Harry Potter books? A. She doesnt really know where they originated.