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【題目】任務(wù)型閱讀

A long story about people is usually called a novel. It can be about any kind of man, woman, or child. It can be about kings, or Chicago newsboys, or housewives. The French writer, Victor Hugo, wrote his novel Les Miserables about a poor man who stole (偷) a loaf of bread. The American writer, Ernest Hemingway, wrote A Farewell to Arms about a young American with the Italian Army in World War One.

A novel can tell the story of any kind of action, over any period of time. The modern Irish writer, James, Joyce, covers less than twenty-four hours in Ulysses. Yet, Joyce takes a thousand pages to tell all that happens from the time one man gets up in the morning until he goes to bed early the next morning. A German writer, Herman Hesse, uses only one hundred and fifty pages in his novel Demian to cover a boy’s life from the age of ten until he becomes a young man.

A novel does not just tell the things that people do. It also tells why they do them. The Badge of Courage, by the American novelist, Stephen Crane, tells about a young soldier who runs away the first time he is in the war. The book shows why he acted as he did. It describes his mental suffering (精神折磨) until he overcomes his fears.

People buy novels because they enjoy reading about other people. The novel meets the human desire (欲望) to know and understand other people.

Definition (定義)	It is a long story about people.
Character	【1】 of any kind	Les Miserables is about a man who stole bread.
		A Farewell to Arms is about a young American with the Indian Army.
【2】	Cover any period of time	Ulysses covers less than 24 hours.
		Demian to cover a boy’s life from the age of ten 【2】 he becomes a young man.
Plot (情節(jié))	Things and【4】 ____ for doing them.	The Badge of Courage describes a young soldier’s mental suffering.
Purpose	Meet the human desire to know 【5】 .

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】People

【2】Time

【3】until

【4】reasons

【5】others

【解析】

試題分析：本文內(nèi)容：一個(gè)關(guān)于人的很長的故事通常被稱為一本小說。它可以是任何類型的男人，女人，或者孩子。它可以是國王，芝加哥報(bào)童，或家庭主婦。一部小說不只是告訴人們所做的事情，它還告訴他們?yōu)槭裁匆�這么做。人們購買小說，因?yàn)樗麄兿矚g閱讀其他人。小說滿足人類了解和理解別人的欲望。

【1】People考查語境理解題。句意：任何類型的人。根據(jù)右邊表格內(nèi)容 Les Miserables is about a man who stole bread.（《悲慘世界》是關(guān)于一個(gè)男人偷了面包。）和A Farewell to Arms is about a young American with the Indian Army.《永別了,武器》是關(guān)于一個(gè)年輕的美國與印度軍隊(duì)。及第一段第一二句A long story about people is usually called a novel. It can be about any kind of man, woman, or child.可知填people。

【2】Time考查語境理解題。句意：時(shí)間。根據(jù)表格右邊的內(nèi)容Cover any period of time（涵蓋某一段時(shí)間）及第二段理解可知填Time。

【3】until考查語境理解題。句意：《德米安》涵蓋的時(shí)間從十歲男孩的生活，直到他變成了一個(gè)年輕人。根據(jù)第二段最后一句A German writer, Herman Hesse, uses only one hundred and fifty pages in his novel Demian to cover a boy’s life from the age of ten until he becomes a young man.可知填until。

【4】reasons考查語境理解題。句意：事物和做這些事的原因。根據(jù)第三段第一二句A novel does not just tell the things that people do. It also tells why they do them. 可知填reasons。

【5】others考查語境理解題。句意：滿足人類了解別人的欲望。根據(jù)最后一段最后一句The novel meets the human desire (欲望) to know and understand other people.可知填others。