Joanne "Jo" Rowling was born on 31 July 1965, pen name, is a British novelist, best known as the writer of the Harry Potter books. The Harry Potter books are world famous. People bought more than 400 million copies. They have become the best-selling book series in history.Rowling finished the first novel, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone in 1997. Later Jo published 6 more — the last, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows in 2007. Jo is said to be the twelfth richest woman in the UK. In October 2010, Jo was named the “Most Influential (有影响的)Woman in Britain. 【小题1】 Joanne "Jo" Rowling was born_______.
A．on 31 June 1965
B．on 31 July 1965
C．in the USA
D．in Canada
【小题2】 J. K. Rowling is _______.
A．Harry Potter
B．Most Influential man in Britain
C．the actress of Harry Potter
D．The writer of Harry Potter
【小题3】She finished the first novel _________.
A．in 1997
B．in 2007
C．in 2010
D．in 1965
答案：【小题1】B 【小题2】D 【小题3】A
试题分析：这篇短文主要介绍了罗琳是英国著名的小说家，她写了一本著名的《哈利波特》，她是英国有影响的人物之一。 【小题1】细节理解题。根据短文Joanne "Jo" Rowling was born on 31 July 1965,故选B。 【小题2】细节理解题。根据Joanne "Jo" Rowling was born on 31 July 1965, pen name, is a British novelist, best known as the writer of the Harry Potter books.可知哈利波特是罗琳所写的书，故选D。 【小题3】细节理解题。根据Rowling finished the first novel, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone in 1997.故选A。 考点：人物介绍类短文阅读。