Ben Buchanan and A Magic Book
The Texas teen is devouring the 672 pages of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince written by J. K. Rowling. When Buchanan got the first Harry Potter book in 1998, he was struggling with difficulty in reading. But when his mom read the first chapter aloud to him, he was determined to conquer his first "real" book.
Ⅰ. The success of Rowling’ s books:
1) over(1) ______ of Rowling’ s books printed in U.S.. (1)______
2) kids’ reading and (2)______ each title fervently. (2)______
However, whether all of this hype of countdowns and midnight trips to book
stores translates into a lifelong reading habit remains unclear.
Ⅱ. Our society now needed a reading renaissance:
1) A study shows: adult (3) ______ have dropped 10 percentage points. (3)______
A. the loss of readers possiblly (4) ______to the booming world of technology; (4)______
B. (5) ______offer experience that can’ t be gained from these other sources. (5)______
2) Thr facts reflect: fewer kids are reading for (6) ______ (6)______
A. This (7) ______retreat from books not taken a toll on reading ability. (7)______
B. this indicates a poor future in reading ability development--the
very reason why many educators are hoping the Harry Potter
series can work some (8)______. (8)______
Ⅲ. The Harry Potter series has "broken the rules":
1) the book was as exciting as a video game;
2) 59 percent of U.K. kids think the books have (9) ______their reading skills; (9) _____
3) (10) ______say the books are the reason they read more. (10)______
Part of the allure of The Harry Potter is the thrilling story, with well-developed characters and an avalanche of magical moments.