【正确答案】 A

【答案解析】[听力原文] 22-25
M: Hi, Ms. Rowling. How old were you when you started to write, and what was your first book?
W: I wrote my first finished story when I was about 6. It was about a small animal, a rabbit I mean, and I've been writing ever since (22) .
M: Why did you choose to ha an author?
W: If someone asked me how to achieve happiness, step one would be finding out what you love doing most and step two would be finding someone to pay you to do it. 1 consider myself very lucky indeed to be able to support myself by writing (23) .
M: Do you have any plans to write books for adults?
W: My first two novels were for adults. I suppose I might write another one, but I never really imagine a target audience when I'm writing. The ideas come first, so it really depends on the idea that grabs me next (24) !
M: Where did the ideas for the Harry Potter books come from?
W: I've no idea where the ideas came from (25) and I hope I never find out, it would spoil my excitement if I turned out I just have a funny little wrinkle on the surface of my brain which makes me think about invisible train platforms.
M: How do you come up with the names of your characters?
W: I invented some of them, but I also collect strange names. I've gotten them from ancient saints, maps, dictionaries, plants, war memorials, and people I've met!
M: Oh, you are really resourceful.
22．What do we learn from the conversation about Ms. Rowling's first book?
从题目所给选项可知该题考查的是与一本书有关的内容。对话的开头男士问女士有关她的第一本书的情况，女士便说“I wrote my first finished story when I was about 6.It was about a small animal，a rabbit I mean，and I've been writing ever since(我6岁时写了第一本书，是关于兔子的，从那以后我就一直从事写作工作) ”，由此推测出正确答案。

【正确答案】 D

【答案解析】[听力原文]
Why does Ms. Rowling consider herself very lucky?
题目问的是Rowling女士为何认为自己非常幸运，而女士则由如果有人问自己如何获得快乐引出了获得快乐的两个步骤，接着便说“I consider myself very lucky indeed to be able to support myself by writing(自己感到幸福的原因就是能够靠写作谋生) ”，故可推测出正确答案。

【正确答案】 C

【答案解析】[听力原文]
What dictates Ms. Rowling's writing?
题目问是什么让Ms. Rowling有了写作的动力。可以从“The ideas come first，so it really depends on the idea that grabs me next(先有灵感，因此它取决于能够真正吸引我的灵感) ”推测出正确答案。

【正确答案】 A

【答案解析】[听力原文]
According to Ms. Rowling，where did she get the ideas for the Harry Potter books?
根据问题得知they指ideas，可以猜测该题考查灵感的来源。对话中男士问女士她写作Harry Potter一书的灵感来自哪里时，女士说“I've no idea where the ideas came from(我不知道灵感来自哪里) ”，故而可以推测出正确答案。A) 中的originate意思是“源自于，发端于”，与对话中come from意思相同。