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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 (定义)	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 3.       he becomes a young man.
Plot (情节)	Things and4.    ____ for doing them.	The Badge of Courage describes a young soldier’s mental suffering.
Purpose	Meet the human desire to know 5.        .

Answer

1.People

2.Time

3.until

4.reasons

5.others

【解析】

试题分析：本文内容：一个关于人的很长的故事通常被称为一本小说。它可以是任何类型的男人，女人，或者孩子。它可以是国王，芝加哥报童，或家庭主妇。一部小说不只是告诉人们所做的事情，它还告诉他们为什么要这么做。人们购买小说，因为他们喜欢阅读其他人。小说满足人类了解和理解别人的欲望。

1.People考查语境理解题。句意：任何类型的人。根据右边表格内容 Les Miserables is about a man who stole bread.（《悲惨世界》是关于一个男人偷了面包。）和A Farewell to Arms is about a young American with the Indian Army.《永别了,武器》是关于一个年轻的美国与印度军队。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考查语境理解题。句意：时间。根据表格右边的内容Cover any period of time（涵盖某一段时间）及第二段理解可知填Time。

3.until考查语境理解题。句意：《德米安》涵盖的时间从十岁男孩的生活，直到他变成了一个年轻人。根据第二段最后一句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考查语境理解题。句意：事物和做这些事的原因。根据第三段第一二句A novel does not just tell the things that people do. It also tells why they do them. 可知填reasons。

5.

考点：任务型阅读。