单选题
Woman: What do you think of the new novel by William Golding?
Man: Well, that one takes a really close reading.
Question: What does the man mean?
【正确答案】
C
【答案解析】[解析] 本题考查词组的引申含义。close reading的意思是“仔细阅读”，暗示阅读的内容比较难以理解。A选项“他不喜欢读这本小说”；B选项“他希望有时间读”；C选项“这本小说难以理解”；D选项“小说值得一读”。根据上下文，只有C选项是正确的。