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_______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 want? Everything that we are told about a character can help us to _______ them, from their appearance to 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. 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.with B.use C.in D.by

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

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

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

Do you know the movie I, Robot? It tells us a story about the future.

The year is 2035 and robots are just as common as mobile phones. People depend_on their robots to do lots of things, such as babysitting, cooking, doing chores and taking their dogs for a walk. Robots have to obey(服从)humans' orders, because their designers make them do so. A police officer called Spooner hates robots. He doesn't think humans can get on well with their robots at all!But the scientist Susan has different opinions. Susan works on robots' mind and she thinks one day robots will become more powerful(强大的)than humans and help humans to make progress(进步).

When Spooner and Susan work together, they find that something is wrong with the world's robots. A few robots have their own thoughts and they're trying to get out of humans' control!

Of course these robots' dream doesn't come true. Humans work hard to control their robots again and they succeed at last.

1.The underlined phrase “depend on” in this article means “________” in Chinese.

A.依靠 B.悬挂

C.相信 D.命令

2.Susan thinks that one day ________.

A.robots can't get on well with humans

B.robots will help humans to make progress

C.robots will have their own thoughts

D.robots will control the world

3.Which of the following is NOT true according to this article?

A.The movie I, Robot talks about the future.

B.People use their robots to do everything.

C.A few robots want to get out of humans' control.

D.At last humans succeed in controlling the robots again.

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