Success is often measured by the ability to overcome adversity（逆境）. But it is often the belief of others that gives us the courage（勇气）to try.
J. K. Rowling, author of the Harry Potter book series, began writing at age 6. Her good friend-Sean became the first person to encourage her and help her build the confidence that one day she would be a very good writer.
“He was the first person with whom I really discussed my serious ambition（志向） to be a writer. He was also the only person who thought I was bound to（注定）be a success at it, which meant much more to me than I ever told him at the time.”
Though there were many difficulties, Rowling continued her writing, particularly fantasy stories. But it wasn't until l990 that she first came up with the idea about Harry Potter. As she recalls（回忆）, it was on a long train journey from London to Manchester that “the idea of Harry Potter simply fell into my head. To my great disappointment, I didn't have a pen with me, and I was too shy to ask anybody if I could borrow one. I think, now, that this was probably a good thing, because I simply sat and thought, for four (delayed train) hours, and all the details came up in my brain, and this thin, black-haired, bespectacled（戴眼镜的）boy who didn't know he was a wizard became more and more real to me.”
That same year, her mother died after a ten-year fight with serious diseases, which deeply affected her writing. She went on to marry and had a daughter, but separated from her husband shortly afterwards.
During this time, Rowling was diagnosed with depression（诊断患有抑郁症）. Unemployed, she finished her first novel in area cafes, where she could get her daughter to fall asleep. After being refused by l2 publishing houses, the first Harry Potter novel was sold to a small British publishing house.
Now with seven books that have sold nearly 400 million copies in 64 languages, J. K. Rowling is the highest earning novelist in history. And it all began with her friend’s encouragement as well as her ambition to write.
小题1: Who believed J. K. Rowling was to be a good writer?
A．Her friend Sean.
B．Her mother.
C．Her daughter.
D．Her husband.小题2:Rowling first came up with the idea about Harry Potter________.
A．at the age of 6
B．on a train journey
C．after her mother's death
D．in her secondary school小题3: She felt disappointed on the train because_________.
A．her train was delayed for four hours
B．she didn't have a pen with her
C．her mind suddenly went blank
D．no one would offer her help小题4: It can be concluded from Paragraph 5 and 6 that Rowling is_________.
A．open-minded
B．warm-hearted
C．good-natured
D．strong-willed小题5: The text mainly tells us_________.
A．adversity makes a good novelist
B．the courage to try is a special ability
C．you can have a wonderful idea everywhere
D．encouragement helps one succeed
小题1:A
小题2:B
小题3:B
小题4:D
小题5:D
题目分析：本文叙述了哈利波特的作者罗琳一生所遭遇到的不幸，她在母亲去世，自己得了抑郁症的情况下，在朋友的支持和理解下，完成了自己的哈利波特的小说的编写，但是要出版这部小说又遇到了出版社的多次拒绝，最终在朋友的鼓励和自己的坚持下，她成了历史上收入最高的小说家。
小题1:细节理解题。根据Her good friend-Sean became the first person to encourage her and help her build the confidence that one day she would be a very good writer. 在她的好朋友的鼓励下，她从事写作，故选A。
小题2:细节理解题。根据it was on a long train journey from London to Manchester that “the idea of Harry Potter simply fell into my head. 是在一次做火车时她突然想起哈利波特的故事，故选B。
小题3:细节理解题。根据To my great disappointment, I didn't have a pen with me, 令她失望的是她没有随身带着笔，故选B。
小题4:推理判断题。根据当时母亲去世，自己又患上了抑郁症，写的小说多次遭到出版社的拒绝，而她依然不气馁，故选D。
小题5:主旨大意题。根据it is often the belief of others that gives us the courage（勇气）to try. 鼓励能使人成功，故选D。
点评：文章的主旨大意即是文章的中心思想。做阅读理解题首先要明确文章的中心意思，只有明确了中心意思，那么做阅读理解的试题才能做到游刃有余。阅读理解的主旨大意题其实主要考查考生把握全文内容或理解文章中心思想的能力以及分析归纳文章段落大意、重要情节、人物特征和写作特点等方面的能力。文章的主旨大意明确了，若还具备分析长难句的能力，难的试题也会迎刃而解。