Ⅲ.阅读理解

　　Anthony Horowitz was miserable as a child. He was，

　　as he puts it，

　　“not very bright” and couldn't win the attention of his very wealthy parents，

　　who preferred his “clever” older brother. At age 8，

　　Horowitz was sent away to an abusive (虐待的) boarding school in his native England，

　　even though he screamed and pleaded with his parents year after year not to send him. “The thought was，

　　‘It'll be good for him’，

　　” Horowitz recalls.

　　It was not. Horowitz did badly in his studies，

　　had few friends and was bullied (欺负) for five years. “My teachers couldn't have had a lower opinion of me，

　　” he said. “I wasn't even smart enough to rebel (反抗). The one thing I remember from the very earliest age was this desire to write. When I was 10 years old，

　　I remembered asking my parents to get me a typewriter for my birthday because I wanted to be a writer.”

　　Now，

　　at 55，

　　Horowitz is one of the world's most successful children's book authors. His Alex Rider series has sold more than 5 million copies，

　　and the eighth book featuring the young spy，

　　Crocodile Tears，

　　came out this month.

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