单选题 John Grisham was born on February 2, 1955, in Jonesboro, Arkansas, in the USA. His father was a construction worker and moved his family all around the southern states of America, stopping wherever he could find work. Eventually they settled in Mississippi. Graduating from law school in 1981, Grisham practiced law for nearly a decade in Southaven, specializing in criminal defense and personal injury litigation (诉讼). In 1983, he was elected to the state House of Representatives and served until 1990.
One day at the Dessoto County courthouse, Grisham heard the horrifying testimony of a 12-year-old rape victim. He decided to write a novel exploring what would have happened if the girl"s father had murdered her attackers. He proceeded to get up every morning at 5 a.m. to work on the novel, called A Time to Kill, which was published in 1988. Grisham"s next novel, The Firm, was one of the biggest hits of 1991, spending 47 weeks on The New York Times bestseller list. Grisham was then able to give up law and concentrate on writing. Grisham lives with his wife and two children, dividing their time between their Victorian home on a 67 acre farm in Mississippi and a 204 acre plantation near Charlottesville, Virginia.
When he"s not writing, Grisham devotes time to charitable causes, including mission trips with his church group. As a child he dreamt of becoming a professional baseball player, and now serves as the local Little League commissioner. He has built six ball fields on his property and hosts children from 26 Little League teams.

单选题 John Grisham is ______ at present.

【正确答案】 A

【答案解析】[解析] 问题的关键词是at present，即问及Grisham目前的职业，答案可以在第二段后面的Grisham was then able to give up law and concentrate on writing(此后，他便放弃了律师职业，集中精力从事写作)一句中得到，从concentrate on writing中我们得知A项正确(即他现在的职业是作家)。

单选题 What inspired Grisham to write his first novel?

单选题 The story of the novel A Time to Kill would probably focus on ______.

单选题 Which of the following is NOT true of the novel The Firm?

【正确答案】 D

【答案解析】[解析] 问题的关键词为NOT true，根据第二段Grisham"s next novel, The Firm, was one of the biggest hits of 1991, spending 47 weeks on The New York Times bestseller list(格里斯汉姆的第二本小说《商号》是1991年最畅销书之一，曾连续47周名列《纽约时报》最畅销书排行榜)一句可以得知A、B、C三项为事实，而D项as a series(小说连载)不是事实，故选择D项。