It began as a game to pass the time while the rain fell and lightning struck. Visiting Switzerland in June 1816, a small group—young, amorous and ever so literary—agreed to a ghost -story -writing contest. Mary Wollstonecraft Godwin, just 18, could come up with nothing at first. Then she had a nightmare—a walking corpse, glimmering yellow eyes. It delighted her. The next day, she announced to the others that she had imagined a story. Frankenstein was born. Two years later Frankenstein; or, the Modem Prometheus was published anonymously. Some readers guessed the author was the poet Percy Shelley, who had written the novel's preface. Those who knew that the author was Percy's (by then) wife, Mary Shelley, were amazed. In an introduction to a revised 1831 edition, she told the Gothic tale of the ghost- story contest. (Percy, Lord Byron, John Polidori, and Mary's stepsister, Claire, were the others present. ) As for Percy, she" certainly did not owe the suggestion of one incident, nor scarcely of one train of feeling" in the book, but she did depend upon his encouragement and more. The question of whether Mary Mone wrote the novel, however, would not die. The answer matters, and not only because scholars who once regarded Frankenstein as merely a potboiler now consider it a progenitor of science fiction, a monument of Romantic literature, and a landmark text in gender studies. The answer matters because Frankenstein so beautifully explores the consequences of living and working in isolation. After cloistering himself to bring dead flesh to life, Victor Frankenstein condemns his creature to loneliness. By examining Mary's original drafts, Shelley scholar Charles E. Robinson identified Percy's contributions to Frankenstein and, in 1996, edited a reproduction of Mary's notebooks for scholarly audiences. Now he has published The Original Frankenstein; or, the Modem Prometheus, by Mary Shelley( with Percy Shelley). "The novel was conceived and mainly written by Mary Shelley," Robinson writes in his introduction, but he estimates that Percy wrote "at least"4,000 to 5,000 words of the 72,000 total. Percy may have corrected Mary's parallel constructions, but he also mucked up her more straight forward language.
单选题
What did the young do to pass the rainy night?
【正确答案】
C
【答案解析】考查特定条件下发生的具体事情由题干定位到文章原句It began as a game to pass the time while the rain fell and lightning struck，a small group agreed to a ghost-story-writing contest．可见选项C的比赛写鬼故事是与原文意思相符的，故选择。选项A表示朗读故事，选项B表示写幽默故事，选项D表示谈论他们做过的恶梦，都与原文意思不符。
单选题
When the first edition of Frankenstein was published?
【正确答案】
B
【答案解析】考查事情发生的具体时间由题干定位到文章原句Two years later Frankenstein；or， the Modern Prometheus was published anonymously．两年后，Frankenstein匿名出版了。可见两年后，是以1816年为参照标准的，故1818年是第一版的出版年份。1816年在文章中是Visiting Switzerland in June 1816，表示在瑞士旅游的时间。1831，在文章中出现在In an introduction to a revised 1831 edition，表示1831年出版了一个修改版本，并非是第一版。1996年在文章中是出现在in 1996，edited a reproduction of Mary's notebooks for scholarly audiences，表示在1996年重新出版了Mary的笔记，并非是出版Frankenstein。
单选题
Why is it important to find out whether Frankenstein was co -written by Mary and Percy?
【正确答案】
C
【答案解析】考查事情发生的原因。由题干定位到为文章原句because scholars who once regarded Frankenstein as merely a potboiler now consider it a progenitor of science fiction，a monument of Romantic literature，and a landmark text in gender studies．表示学者现在认为Frankenstein是科幻小说的先驱，是浪漫主义文学的丰碑，是性别研究的路标。选项C，认为其原因是在文学和社会研究方面有巨大的意义，故C正确。选项A认为其原因是人们不相信Mary有能力靠自己的力量创造这个故事，文章原句Those who knew that the author was Percy's (by then)wife，Mary Shelley，were amazed，表示人们对于Mary的创作很惊喜，并非是怀疑其能力，故A不正确。选项B认为Percy在序言中说明是他自己创造了这个故事，文章原句Some guessed it was the poet Percy Shelley，who had written the novel's preface．说明Percy的确写了序言，但并没有提到他说自己是故事的创造者，故B不正确。
单选题
According to the passage, which one of the following statements is right?
【正确答案】
D
【答案解析】考查在特定条件下发生的事情选项A说明Frankenstein的来源．文章原句Then she had a nightmare…The next day，she announced to the others that she had imagined a story．Frankenstein was born，表示这个故事来源于一个恶梦，并非是别人的讲述，故A不正确。选项B认为 Frankenstein是故事发生地的名字，定位到文章原句，Victor Frankenstein condemns his creature to loneliness。可见Frankenstein是故事主人公的名字，故B不正确。选项C是关于Percy与 Frankenstein的关系，定位到文章原句Percy may have corrected Mary's parallel constructions，but he also mucked up her mote straightforward language，可见Percy对故事的语言做过一些修改，而选项C认为Percy没有做任何贡献，故C不正确。选项D说明Mary对Percy的给予的鼓励的肯定，定位到文章原句As for Percy，but she did depend upon his encouragement and more，可见Mary的确是感谢Percy的鼓励，故D正确。
单选题
According to the passage, what is the writer's attitude toward Frankenstein?
【正确答案】
A
【答案解析】考查作者的态度定位到文章原句scholars now consider it a progenitor of science fiction，a monument of Romantic literature，and a landmark text in gender studies Frankenstein so beautifully explores the consequences of living and working in isolation，学者们认为Frankenstein是科幻小说的先驱，是浪漫主义文学的丰碑，是性别研究的路标，用美丽的语言探索了在孤独中的生活和工作。可见作者对Frankenstein的兴趣和评价都很高，故A正确。选项D认为作者更喜欢Percy的写作部分，定位到文章原句estimated Percy wrote "at least" 4,000 to 5,000 words of the 72,000 total．Percy may have corrected Mary's parallel constructions，but he also mucked up her more straightforward language．说明Percy的确参与了写作，并不能说明本文作者更喜欢Percy的文字，故D不正确。