Question

If you are reading a novel for school rather than just for fun, you need to get ________. Here are some pieces of advice.

First, make notes. Write notes in pencil in the book, but also write separate notes on a small piece of paper.________ characters. What do they do in the novel? What do they wants Everything that we are told about a character can help us to________them, from their appearance ________the kind of food they eat.

It is also a great help to be able to tell yourself the story ________you have read it. So, the________of the story and the plot(情节)are important. You'd better make a quick note of ________happens in each part when you read. This will help you to bring the things you have noticed about characters, background, language and so on together.

________, themes(主题).These are ideas that the novel shows. Perhaps love is a major theme, or justice(公正)，or redemption(救赎).________ that you know the themes of the novel and what the author is saying about them.

What's more, novels are made up of language.________ use language in a special way to make their novels work. They may use metaphors(比喻), invent symbols, or show a character's personality through their speech styles.

1.A. organized    B. interested    C. stressed    D. fixed

2.A. Have pity on    B. Get along with    C. Pay attention to    D. Take care of

3.A. attract    B. understand    C. discuss    D. examine

4.A. with    B. by    C. to    D. in

5.A. after    B. before    C. if    D. unless

6.A. order    B. time    C. place    D. influence

7.A. how    B. what    C. why    D. where

8.A. Finally    B. However    C. Next    D. For example

9.A. Show off    B. Turn out    C. Think of    D. Make sure

10.A. Students    B. Teachers    C. Readers    D. Writers

Answer

1.A

2.C

3.B

4.C

5.A

6.A

7.B

8.C

9.D

10.D

【解析】本文作者主要针对如何阅读小说，提出了几条建议；首先要做笔记，注意人物角色；其次，弄清楚故事发生的顺序以及情节同样重要；再次，把握小说的主题；另外，还应注意小说的语言风格。

1.句意：阅读时你需要有条理。A. organized有组织的，有条理的； B. interested感兴趣的；C. stressed有压力的；D. fixed固定的，不变的。get organized固定短语，意为：井井有条，有条理，结合句意可知，答案为A。

2.句意：注意人物角色。A. Have pity on同情； B. Get along with与……相处；C. Pay attention to关注；D. Take care of照看，照顾。根据下文的句子“What do they do in the novel？What do they want”可推测此处说的是要注意小说中的人物，选答案C。

3.句意：告知我们的有关人物角色的每一件事都能帮助我们理解去他们。A. attract吸引；B. understand理解；C. discuss讨论；D. examine检查。由常理和语境可知，小说中交待的关于人物的一切都能帮助我们来理解他们，故选答案B。

4.句意：从他们的外表到他们所吃的食物。A. with与……在一起；B. by通过，在……旁边； C. to 到；D. in在……里。from…to…从…到…，结合句意可知，答案为C。

5.句意：阅读之后也能把这个故事讲给自己听，这也是一个很大的帮助。A. after在……之后；B. before在……之前；C. if 如果；D. unless除非。根据先后关系，先阅读后讲述故事，故答案选A。

6.句意：故事的顺序和情节很重要。A. order顺序，命令；B. time时间；C. place 地方；D. influence影响。根据“This will help you to bring the things you have noticed about character，background，language and so on together”中的character，background，language and so on可知顺序和情节是很重要的，故答案为A。

7.句意：你最好把你读到的每一部分所发生的事情都快速记录下来。A. how怎么样；B. what什么；C. why 为什么；D. where在哪儿。此句是宾语从句，宾语从句缺少主语，只能用疑问代词充当主语，答案只能选B。

8.句意：接下来是主题，这些是小说所展示的思想。A. Finally最后； B. However可是，然而； C. Next 接下来；D. For example例如。由First，also，What's more，In addition可知是按点描述的，下两段讲的是另外的两个窍门，所以此处不能选A，此段不是讲的最后一个窍门，而是选C，表示对于上一段讲的窍门来说的下一个窍门是注意主题。

9.句意：确保你知道这部小说的主题和作者对他们的看法。A. Show off 炫耀；B. Turn out 结果，关掉；C. Think of考虑；D. Make sure确信。结合语境可各有此处表示确定你知道小说的主题，故答案选D。

10.句意：作家们用一种特殊的方式来创作小说。A. Students 学生；B. Teachers老师；C. Readers 读者；D. Writers作者。根据“novels are made up of language”可知此处说的是作者用特别的方式来使用语言，在小说使用语言的应该是作者，故答案选D。