衡中同卷2023-2024学年高三上学期12月期末考试 英语试卷（含答案）

这是一份衡中同卷2023-2024学年高三上学期12月期末考试 英语试卷（含答案），共14页。试卷主要包含了5分，满分7，99，5分，满分37等内容，欢迎下载使用。
第一部分 听力（共两节，满分30分）
做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题纸上。
第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）
听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。
1．Wh taught the man t make hats?
A．His mther.B．His father.C．The man himself.
2．Where might Tm be nw?
A．In the drm.B．In the classrm.C．In the headmaster’s ffice.
3．Hw much less did the man pay fr the vase?
A．$5.99.B．$10.C．$15.99.
4．Why des the man make the phne call?
A．T make an aplgy.B．T cancel a meeting.C．T reschedule an appintment.
5．What des the wman imply?
A．Jack wn’t listen t her advice.
B．She trusts Jack fr his decisin.
C．She advises Jack nt t wrk verseas.
第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）
听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。
听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。
6．Hw des the wman feel abut paying fr nline music?
A．Angry.B．Usual.C．Surprised.
7．Where can yu find Taylr Swift’s new sng nw?
A．On NetEase Music.B．On Kuw Music.C．On QQ Music.
听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。
8．Hw did the man ntice the prblem first?
A．His bank called him.B．His bill shwed him.C．His credit card was stlen.
9．What did the bank d t fix the prblem?
A．They gave the man his mney back at nce.
B．They asked the man t prvide the evidence.
C．They decided t talk t the bank’s wner.
10．What d the tw speakers mainly talk abut?
A．Infrmatin theft.B．Shpping habits.C．Mney management.
听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。
11．Why is the man trubled?
A．He is shrt f mney.B．He’s made a big mistake.C．He’s facing a tugh chice.
12．What was the man when in the army?
A．An artist.B．A ck.C．A repairman.
13．What des the wman want the man t d?
A．Stay in cllege.B．Learn t repair cars.C．Accept the jb ffer.
听第9段材料，回答第14至17题。
14．What is the man?
A．An inventr.B．A reprter.C．A prfessr.
15．Wh is Hermine Granger based n?
A．The wman.
B．One f the wman’s best friends.
C．The wman’s favrite teacher.
16．What was beynd the wman’s expectatin?
A．The publicatin f the Harry Ptter bks.
B．The ppularity f the Harry Ptter bks.
C．The inspiratin fr the Harry Ptter bks.
17．Hw different will the wman’s future bks n Harry Ptter prbably be?
A．Rather exciting.B．Mre realistic.C．Rather scary.
听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。
18．When will the cluds clear up tday?
A．By breakfast time.B．By lunchtime.C．By supprtime.
19．What’s the weather like by the weekend?
A．Windy and cld.B．Cludy skies and rain.C．Dry and sunny.
20．What will the temperatures be fr the weekend?
A．Arund 21 degrees. 1 000B．Arund 29 degrees.C．Arund 32 degrees.
第二部分阅读（共两节，满分50分）
第一节（共15小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5分）
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
A
21．What’s the restrictin f the cupn?
A．It is valid nly n March 31st.B．It desn’t supprt phne reservatin.
C．Only new patients can use it.D．It must be used with insurance fees.
22．Which is an advantage f dental implants?
A．They cst little mney.B．They preserve the jawbne.
C．They can be easily remved.D．They prevent teeth missing.
23．What is the purpse f the text?
A．T explain hw t implant teeth.B．T intrduce three implant centers.
C．T advertise a newly pened dental center.D．T ppularize the knwledge f ral health.
B
On the day he almst died, Kimbal Musk had fd n the brain. The Internet startup talent and restaurateur had just arrived in Jacksn Hle frm a cnference where chef Jamie Oliver had spken abut the benefits f healthy eating. This was smething Musk thught abut a lt—hw he might make a difference t the fd industry—but beynd expanding his farm-t-table mvement alng with his restaurant, Musk hadn’t yet brken the cde. Then he went sailing dwn a snwy slpe（坡） and fell ver, breaking his neck. The left side f his bdy was paralyzed.
Musk eventually made a full recvery, but it invlved spending tw mnths n his back, which gave him plenty f time t cme up with a plan. Since then, he has launched an initiative t put “learning gardens” in public schls acrss America; attracted Generatin Z t the farming prfessin by changing shipping cntainers int high-tech, data-driven, year-rund farms; and this year, is kicking ff a new campaign t create ne millin at-hme gardens.
Aimed at reaching lw-incme families, the Millin Gardens Mvement was inspired by the pandemic, as bth a desire t feel mre cnnected t nature and fd insecurity have been at the frefrnt f s many peple’s lives. “We were getting a lt f inquiries abut gardening frm peple that had never gardened befre,” says Musk. “Peple were lking t garden fr a bunch f reasns: t supplement their budget, t imprve the nutritinal quality f their diets, r just t cure the bredm that came with the lckdwn.”
The prgram ffers free garden kits that can be grwn indrs r utdrs, and will be distributed thrugh schls that Musk’s nn-prfit, Big Green, has already partnered with. It als ffers free curses n hw t get the garden grwing and fresh seeds and materials fr the changing grwing seasns. “I grew up in the prjects when I was yung, in what we nw call fd deserts,” says EVE, ne f the many celebrities wh have teamed up with the rganizatin t encurage peple t pick up a free garden. “What I lve abut this is that it’s nt difficult. We are all able t grw smething.”
24．What inspired Musk t be devted t fd industry?
A．An accident.B．Jamie Oliver’s speech.
C．The pandemic.D．The farm-t-table mvement.
25．What can we learn abut the Millin Gardens Mvement?
A．It has mainly attracted yung generatins.B．It has just accmplished its target.
C．It may be stimulated by a lack f fd security.D．It increases ecnmic burdens fr the pr.
26．Which f the fllwing best describes Musk?
A．Charitable.B．Hnest.C．Flexible.D．Strict.
27．Why is EVE taken as an example?
A．T demnstrate the prgram t be nn-prfit.B．T share his experience in a fd desert.
C．T encurage peple t start a free garden.D．T clarify the reasn why he lves a garden.
C
Bees seem t fly aimlessly as they search fr the sugary liquid called nectar（花蜜）. But their flight plans actually d have a pattern. Flwers act as the insects’ air-traffic cntrllers. And new research shws bees prefer flwers that aren’t t flashy.
Flwers give bees clues abut hw much a plant can ffer. Thse clues can be in the clr f petals in the type, in the smell r even in the electrical charge. All f these characteristics send signals t the bees, telling them whether t land r nt, amng which the clrs play the mst significant rle. The insects keep track f the clr f the flwers that are especially rich in nectar. They then visit mre flwers f that clr.
Hwever, clr can’t guarantee bees a gd meal. It may change depending n the angle at which sun light hits its petals. A yellw flwer, fr example, may lk smewhat blue frm ne angle and red frm anther. Beverley Glver studies plants at the University f Cambridge in England. Glver and her clleagues shwed that even when the clr f petals lks similar, bees behave differently in searching fr nectar. They started t guess that the strength f petals’ iridescence（色彩斑斓） might be related t hw bees find the petals.
Glver and her clleagues tested their hypthesis in the lab. In their experiment, they fund that bees felt cnfused smetimes when the petals were very iridescent and that bees had n prblem finding the flwers with mre nectar when the petals were nt very iridescent. The team shared its new findings in the March 21 Current Bilgy.
“At first glance, it’s very surprising because animals can usually detect a mre vivid signal mre easily,” says Klaus Lunau, a bilgist in Germany, wh was nt invlved in the study.
28．What can we knw abut the flight f bees?
A．They usually fly in a regular pattern.B．They fly under the directin f flwers.
C．They usually fly withut any purpse.D．They fly t sme very flashy flwers.
29．What is the mst imprtant clue fr bees t search fr nectar?
A．The petals’ type.B．The fllwers’ smell.
C．The fllwers’ electrical charge.D．The petals’ clr.
30．What des the underlined wrd “hypthesis” in paragraph 4 prbably mean?
A．Discussin.B．Methd.C．Assumptin.D．Inventin.
31．What is the new finding f the team?
A．Petals that are nt very flashy are better fr bees t make adjustments.
B．Petals f different clr usually give different signals.
C．Petals that are vivid are detected by bees mre easily.
D．Petals f different types make bees cnfused t find the right flwer.
D
Is future yu... yu? It might seem like a strange philsphical questin. But the answer t hw yu think abut yur future self culd make the difference between decisins yu ultimately find satisfying and nes yu might eventually regret.
The brain patterns that emerge n an MRI（核磁共振） when peple think abut their future selves mst resemble the brain patterns that arise when they think abut strangers. This finding suggests that, in the mind’s eye, ur future selves lk like ther peple. If yu see future yu as a different persn, why shuld yu save mney, eat healthier r exercise mre regularly t benefit that stranger?
Hwever, if yu see the interests f yur distant self as mre like thse f yur present self, yu are cnsiderably mre likely t d things tday that benefit yu tmrrw. A paper in the jurnal PLOS One revealed that cllege students wh experienced a greater sense f cnnectin and similarity t their future selves were mre likely t achieve academic success. Relatinships with ur future selves als matter fr general psychlgical well-being. In a prject led by Jseph Reiff, which includes 5,000 adults aged 20 t 75, he fund that thse wh perceived a great verlap（重叠） in traits between their current and future selves ended up being mre satisfied with their lives 10 years after filling ut the initial survey.
S hw can we better befriend ur future selves and feel mre cnnected t their fates? The psychlgical mindset with what we call “vividness interventins” wrks. We have fund, fr instance, that shwing peple images f their lder, grayer selves increases intentins t save fr the lng term. Besides, yu might try writing a letter t—and then frm—yur future self. As demnstrated by Yuta Chishima and Anne Wilsn in their 2020 study in the jurnal Self and Identity, when high-schl students engaged in this type f “send-and-reply” exercise, they experienced elevated levels f feelings f similarity with their future selves.
Letter-writing and visualizatin exercises are just a cuple f ways we can cnnect with ur future selves and beynd, but the larger lessn here is clear: If we can treat ur distant selves as if they are peple we lve, care abut and want t supprt, we can start making chices fr them that imprve ur lives—bth tday and tmrrw.
32．What’s the functin f paragraph 2?
A．Generating further discussin.B．Intrducing a research result.
C．Shwing the effect f the finding.D．Cncluding varius viewpints.
33．Hw des the authr prve his statements?
A．By ffering relevant statistics.B．By using qutatins.
C．By referring t previus findings.D．By making cmparisns.
34．What is paragraph 4 mainly abut?
A．Benefits f befriending ur future selves.B．Ways f cnnecting with ur future selves.
C．Methds f changing psychlgical mindsets.D．Pssibilities f us becming ur future selves.
35．What des the article want t tell us?
A．Making future plans makes a difference.B．Our future selves lk like ther peple.
C．Getting t knw yur future self benefits.D．Yur chice determines future happiness.
第二节（共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
Since the prehistric times, man has had an urge t satisfy his needs. Be it hunger r shelter, he has always cntrlled the cnditins t the best f his advantages. 36 As we climbed the steps f evlutin（进化）, we smehw left behind cmmn sense and lgical thinking—we frgt that we have stpped thinking ahead f times.
If yu are hungry, what d yu d? Grab a piece f yur favrite meal and stay quiet after that? Just like yur stmach, yur mind is hungry. But it never lets yu knw, because yu keep it busy thinking abut yur dream lver, yur favrite star and many such silly things. 37 When mind lses its freedm t grw, creativity gets a full stp.
38 Nw why reading and nt watching TV? Because reading has been the mst educative tl used by us right frm the childhd. Just like that t develp ther aspects f ur life, we have t turn t reading. Once yu read a bk, yu just dn’t run yur eyes thrugh the lines, but even yur mind decdes（解读） it and explains it t yu. The interesting part f the bk is stred in yur mind as a seed. 39 It, if used many times, can help yu link and relate a lt f things, f which yu wuld have never thught!
Actually, I had a prblem in speaking English fluently, but as I read, I culd imprve significantly. I am still n the path f imprvement t quench（止住） my thirst fr satisfactin. S jin me and give fd fr yur thughts by reading, reading and mre reading. 40
A．This is nthing but creativity.
B．G, grab a bk, and let me knw.
C．S it silently begins t fcus n yur needs and never lets itself grw.
D．Hunger f the mind can be actually satisfied thrugh extensive reading.
E．Yu have numerus bks which will answer all yur “Hw t?” questins.
F．Nw this seed is unknwingly used by yu in yur future t develp new ideas.
G．This might be the reasn why we humans are the mst develped f all living species.
第三部分 语言运用（共三节，满分30分）
第一节（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
阅读下面短文，从每题所给的 A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
When I first visited Mexic, I spke Spanish well. S when I 41 an ice-cream in a shp, and the lcal seller said “ahrita,” which directly translates t “right nw,” I smiled and waited nearby, believing that its arrival was 42 .
Half an hur passed and still n ice-cream arrived, s I asked again abut it. “Ahrita,” he 43 again and his face was a mix f cnfusin and 44 .
I was 45 . Waiting lnger wasn’t pleasant, but it was implite t walk away if the ice-cream was nw being delivered just fr me. But finally, after waiting t lng, I made a rush fr the nearest bus t take me hme. 46 , it really wasn’t my fault. As I left, I 47 at my wrist and shrugged t the ice-cream seller, leaving him in 48 cnfusin.
This experience 49 in my memry until years later when I came back t live in Mexic. I discvered that understanding “ahrita” tk nt a 50 in the language, but rather a fluency in the 51 . When smene frm Mexic says “ahrita,” it shuld almst never be taken literally（照字面地）, its meaning 52 greatly with cntext. As a linguist 53 , “Ahrita culd mean tmrrw, in an hur, within five years r never.” It is evenused as a（n） 54 way f saying “n, thanks” when refusing a（n） 55 .
41．A．selectedB．rderedC．pickedD．bught
42．A．certainB．regularC．scheduledD．immediate
43．A．respndedB．liedC．refusedD．exclaimed
44．A．reliefB．cmfrtC．panicD．embarrassment
45．A．trnB．ashamedC．dubtfulD．sure
46．A．HpefullyB．LuckilyC．ObviuslyD．Thankfully
47．A．staredB．signaledC．shutedD．aimed
48．A．ttalB．mdestC．unexpectedD．amazing
49．A．remainedB．fadedC．shneD．appeared
50．A．timeB．histryC．mannersD．fluency
51．A．habitB．shppingC．cultureD．time
52．A．variesB．grwsC．extendsD．stays
53．A．questinsB．expectsC．utlinesD．illustrates
54．A．pliteB．funnyC．amazingD．ppular
55．A．applicatinB．designC．fferD．request
第二节（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
Tens f thusands f Chinese 56 （sciety） media users have backed calls frm the cuntry’s state media t have its artwrks 57 （current） kept in the British Museum returned.
The tpic “The British Museum please return Chinese antiquities（古董）” was in respnse 58 a piece published by Chinese state media Glbal Times that called fr all cultural relics in the British Museum 59 （return） free f charge.
The British Museum has been under pressure after arund 2,000 items were reprted “missing, 60 （steal） r damaged” tw weeks ag, 61 （lead） t accusatins that it was failing t fulfil its duty f care.
The calls fllw the very piece published by the Glbal Times 62 argued, “The wrld-renwned British museum 63 （fail） t take gd care f ‘cultural prperty belnging t ther cuntries’ up t these years.”
The British Museum lks after 23,000 Chinese bjects, frm the Nelithic（新石器） age t the present day. It is ne f the largest 64 （cllectin） f Chinese antiquities in the West. The cllectin includes 65 large range f precius items such as paintings, prints, jade and brnzes.
第三节（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）
基础知识，根据句子语境填入适当的词，使句子完整通顺。
66．As well as studying hard, I’ve been ______（invlve） in scial activities.
67．I am repeatedly ______（expse） t the basic wrds and learn hw they are used t explain bjects and ideas.
68．There is n ______（deny） that prtecting the envirnment is f great imprtance.
69．The equipment can be ______（trick） t install.
70．He is ne f the tp ______（chef） in China.
第四部分 写作（共两节，满分40分）
第一节（满分15分）
假定你是某国际学校学生李华，你的爱尔兰笔友Kelly对你提到的学校“多元文化日”（Multicultural Day）活动很感兴趣。请回信告知他关于该活动的相关信息。内容包括：
1．活动时间；
2．活动目的和内容。
注意：
1．写作词数应为80左右；
2．请按如下格式在答题纸的相应位置作答。
第二节（满分25分）
My family mved in a small huse in Brightn, Clrad n my seventh birthday. My first memry, is ur neighbr Bill, an ld man, handing me strawberries frm his garden thrugh a hle in the chain-link fence. “We need t make the hle bigger,” he said jkingly. Later I knew that he lived alne.
Bill spent much time wrking in the garden, and I was always talking t him frm ur yard. I was a chatterbx. I think what drew me t Bill is that he never gt tired f listening t me. I als think Bill saw a lt f himself in me—we were bth lnely and anxius—and that may be why he always tk the time t listen t me. It was a wnderful cnnectin.
There weren’t any kids f my age in the neighbrhd, and my parents were very busy, s I mstly played in the yard with my dg. I had a lt f imaginary friends—a whle family, actually, with a wife, children, a best friend... n jke. Weird kid.
One day, my parents asked Bill whether he’d watch me while they were away n business. This wrked fr everyne, s it became a smewhat mnthly ccurrence. Bill had a spare rm in his huse, which became “my” rm.
Bill prmised t teach me t drive the lawn tractr（割草机） smeday and I was always lking frward t it. In winter, Bill wuld attach a snwplw（铲雪机） t the frnt f the dawn tractr. I seriusly tld him that I wuld invent a better snwplw when I grew up. “Sure yu will. Yu’ll get a patent certificate. It takes a certificate t prve an imprtant thing,” Bill said with a smile.
One snwy mrning, an idea suddenly hit me. My parents were watching TV when I spit it ut, “What if I adpted Bill as my grandpa?” My parents said I culd g ver and ask him.
注意：
1．续写词数应为150左右；
2．请按如下格式在答题纸的相应位置作答。
参考答案
第一部分 听力
1～5 BCACC6～10 ACBBA11～15 CCABA16～20 BCBBA
第二部分 阅读
21～25 CBCBC26～30 ACBDC31～35 AACBC36～40 GCDFB
第三部分 语言运用
第一节
41～45 BDADA46～50 CBABD51～55 CADAC
第二节
56．scial 57．currently 58．t 59．t be returned 60．stlen 61．leading
62．that 63．has failed 64．cllectins 65．a
第三节
66．invlved 67．expsed 68．denying 69．tricky 70．chefs
第四部分 写作
第一节
参考范文（一）
Dear Kelly,
Hw have yu been these days in Ireland? Knwing yu are interested in Multicultural Day in ur schl, I’m delighted t share with yu sme infrmatin.
The Day started five years ag and annually it takes place n 22 Octber. As fr the aim f the event, it is expected t prmte understanding amng students frm different cultures and establish their respnsibility t bridging the culture gap. Varius activities are held n the day, ranging frm watching freign mvies t a singing party t Culture Saln. The Day has been a hit n campus.
Hpe this brief intrductin has given yu a general idea f the Multicultural Day. Hw des yur schl carry ut Multicultural Day activity? Eagerly lking frward t yur early reply!
Yurs,
Li Hua
参考范文（二）
Dear Kelly,
Learning that yu are interested in Multicultural Day that tk place in ur schl last Friday, I’m willing t share with yu sme f the shining mments.
The Day started five years ag and annually it takes place n 22 Octber. Meant t help students better understand and learn t tlerate different cultures, varius activities are rganized the highlight f which was the theme lecture delivered by a crss-culture schlar, deepening ur insight int the cultural diversity. Als wrthy f nte was the live perfrmance displaying distinctive qualities f each culture.
The event was really a cultural feast and eye-pener. T learn mre, cme t next year’s Multicultural Day here!
Yurs,
Li Hua
第二节
I kncked n his dr, sat dwn in his living rm, and asked, “Can I adpt yu as my grandpa?” Bill std frzen fr a little while befre a brad smile came acrss his face. Then I saw tears in his eyes. He wrapped me in his arms and buried his face in my cat t hide his tears, his vice trembling, “Of curse, sweetheart! I’m s happy t be yur grandpa!” Sn after, Bill printed ut an adptin certificate and hung it n the wall f “my” rm. Gazing at the snw utside, Bill said t me excitedly, “It’s time t learn hw t drive a lawn tractr.”
The next mrning. while learning t drive the lawn tractr with a snwplw, I accidentally plwed dwn ur chain-link fence. I was almst frightened t tears, but Bill just chuckled in his laid-back way and cmfrted me, “Dn’t wrry, Grandsn. I have already planned t change a fence.” We eventually replaced it with a nice, tall wden fence. My dad and Bill installed it tgether. What impressed me mst was that there was a dr n the fence, which definitely strengthened ur cnnectin. Underneath, I knew that we were a true family nw.
听力录音文稿
Text 1
W: The hat is really beautiful. Did yu make it by yurself?
M: I’m glad yu like it. I learned t make hats frm my father.
Text 2
W: Bb, have yu seen Tm? The teacher is cming.
M: We were talking abut ur trip t the elderly huse in the drmitry, but he was suddenly called by the headmaster.
Text 3
M: $15.99 fr the vase is t expensive. I will pay nly $10 fr it.
W: Dne, sir. It’s yurs fr $ 10.
Text 4
M: Hell, I made an appintment n Thursday with Dr. Smith, but I can’t make it because f an imprtant meeting. I’m calling t ask yu t rearrange it fr next Friday. Is it OK?
W: OK. I am writing yu dwn fr that time.
Text 5
M: I hear that Jack is planning t wrk in the USA.
W: Really? Believe me! I’ll try t talk him ut f it.
Text 6
W: Mari, culd yu share Taylr Swift’s new sng with me?
M: I suggest yu search fr the sng by yurself, because yu have t pay if yu want t listen.
W: That’s really annying.
M: It’s true but singers earn their bread frm it.
W: Fine. I hpe it is wrth the price. But I fail t find it n NetEase Music r Kuw Music. What’s wrng?
M: It is nly available n QQ Music at present. It takes time fr yu t dwnlad it.
Text 7
M: I can’t believe this. I have been n the phne with my bank all day and they still haven’t fixed my prblem.
W: Is it a credit card prblem?
M: Yes. My credit card infrmatin was stlen. When I gt my bill in the mail, I saw there were many unfamiliar purchases n it.
W: That’s terrible.
M: I am very upset because the bank is nt helping me quickly. I have talked t many different managers already.
W: Desn’t the bank’s wner need t make the decisin t give yu yur mney back?
M: N. I just have t prve that these purchases were nt made by me. I think the persn wh stle my infrmatin gt it frm the Internet.
W: Yu can never be t careful.
Text 8
W: Yu lk trubled. What’s the matter?
M: I have a big decisin t make. My best friend Carl ffered me a jb as the leading engineer at his garage and with gd pay.
W: That’s wnderful. But desn’t it mean yu’re ging t quit cllege?
M: I dn’t knw. One side f me says g ahead, yu can g back t cllege anytime. And the ther side says nt s fast. Fr all thse years in the army, yu planned t g t cllege.
W: It’s true that with yur experience in the army yu culd d a gd jb repairing cars. But it wuld be a pity if yu gave up yur cllege. I’m sure yu will get better jbs with a cllege degree.
Text 9
M: Where d yu get yur idea frm, Mrs. Rwling?
W: I was traveling n a train between Manchester and Lndn, and it just ppped int my head. By the time I gt ff at King’s Crss, many f the characters in the bks had already been invented.
M: Are any f the characters in the bks based n real peple?
W: Hermine Granger is a little bit like I was at her age, thugh I was neither as clever nr as annying. Rn is a little bit like my best friend and Prfessr Snape is a lt like ne f my ld teachers.
M: Hw lng have yu been writing?
W: Nearly all my life. I had written tw nvels befre I had the idea fr Harry Ptter.
M: Did yu expect the Harry Ptter bks t be s successful?
W: Never. I didn’t expect lts f peple t like them. In fact, I never really thught much apart frm getting them published.
M: Any clues abut the next bk?
W: The bks are getting darker... Harry Ptter’s ging t have quite a bit t deal with as he gets lder. Srry if they get t scary!
M: Thanks fr yur time.
W: Yu’re welcme.
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