Danielle Steel, America's sweetheart, is one of the hardest working woman in the book business. Unlike other productive authors who write one book at a time, she can work on up to five. Her research long before writing takes at least three years. Once she has fully studied her subjects, ready to dive into a book, she can spend twenty hours nonstop at her desk.

Danielle Steel comes from New York and was sent to France for her education. After graduation, she worked in the public relations and advertising, industries. Later she started a job as a writer which she was best fit for. Her achievements are unbelievable: 390 million copies of books in print, nearly fifty New York Times best-selling novels, and a series of Max and Martha picture books for children to help them. Deal with the real-life problem of death, new babies and new schools. Her 1998 book about the death of her son was shot to the top of the New York Times best-selling list as soon as it came out. Twenty-eight of her books had been made into film. She is listed in the Guinness Book of World Records for one of her books being the Times best-seller for 381 weeks straight.

Not content with a big house, a loving family, and a view of the Golden Gate Bridge, Danielle Steel considers her readers to be the most important resource and has kept in touch with them by e-mail. While she is often compared to the heroines(女主人公) of her own invention. Her life is undoubtedly much quieter. But if she does have anything in common with them, it is her strength of will and her inimitable style. There is only one Danielle Steel.

5. Danielle Steel is different from other writers in that ________.

A. she can write several books at the same time

B. she often does some research before writing a book

C. she is one of the most popular American women writers

D. she can keep writing for quite a long time without a break

6. Children who have read Max and Martha picture books may know ________.

A. how to deal with affairs at school

B. what to do if Max and Martha die

C. what to do when new babies are born into their families

D. how to solve the difficult problems in their writing classes

7. One of Danielle Steel's achievements is that  ________.

A. some TV plays were based on her books

B. her picture books attracted a lot of young men

C. one of her books became a best-seller in 1998

D. she wrote the Guinness Book of World Records

8. We can learn from the passage that Danielle Steel ________.

A. lives an exciting life                                     

B. values her readers a lot

C. writes about quiet women                            

D. is pleased with her achievements

9. What does the underlined word “inimitable” mean?

A. Hardworking.         B. Attractive.

C. Strange.              D. Unique.

6. 解析:選C。細(xì)節(jié)理解題。第二段中間部分關(guān)于一套為孩子們寫的Max and Martha故事書,目的是幫助他們解決現(xiàn)實(shí)生活中有關(guān)死,新的生命及新學(xué)校的問題,說明讀了此書就該知道家里一旦有新的生命誕生如何去做。

7. 解析:選C。細(xì)節(jié)理解題。由第二段“Her 1998 book about the death... it came out”可知答案。她的28部書已拍成電影并非電視;her picture books for children而非young men;D項(xiàng)內(nèi)容與第二段最后一句不符。

8. 解析:選B。推理判斷題。最后一段中交代Danielle Steel認(rèn)為她的讀者是最重要的資源,她一直和他們通過e-mail保持聯(lián)系,可見她非常重視她的讀者。

9. 解析:選D。詞義猜測(cè)題。根據(jù)文章最后兩句話意思推知。

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