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Since it was published in 1818, Frankenstein, a classic horror story, has been in print in many languages.
The monster from the novel by Mary Shelley is the result of man's uncontrolled desire to create and apply his
knowledge.
The novel features Victor Frankenstein, a student who explores the secrets of life in his laboratory. Fearing
that he has created a monster, Victor Frankenstein wants to stop but too late. The monster kills Victor
Frankenstein's young brother and causes the murder to be blamed on an innocent girl. Victor and the monster
meet in the frozen mountains. The monster asks Victor to create a female monster, promising to afterwards
leave with her for the wilds. Victor begins the work and discovers the monster has followed him to watch the
work. Victor regrets his decision to create a second monster and worries that together they will begin a species
of monster. Victor destroys the monster's bride. The monster soon takes revenge (复仇) on Victor by killing
his best friend, his father and finally, his bride, Elizabeth. Victor pursues (追赶) the monster across many places.
On the point of death, Victor meets a ship and tells his story to the captain whose letters and diaries are then
to form this novel. Victor Frankenstein's last words are, "Farewell, Walton! Avoid ambition, even if it is only
the obviously innocent one of distinguishing yourself in science and discoveries."
Frankenstein's conflicted ambition is with us always. And the Monster stands at our window, reminding us
to take care of our creations against experimenting with things we don't understand.
1. The passage was written to _____. [ ]
A. tell us the story from Frankenstein
B. encourage us to explore the secret of life
C. entertain us with the monster
D. show pity on Victor Frankenstein
2. According to the passage, Mary Shelley's Frankenstein is made up of _____.[ ]
A. poems
B. plays
C. fairy tales
D. letters and diaries
3. The correct order of the following events is _____.
a. The monster follows Frankenstein to watch his work.
b. Frankenstein runs after the monster across many places.
c. The monster kills Frankenstein's bride.
d. Frankenstein kills the monster's bride.
e. Frankenstein creates a monster in experiments. [ ]
A. e,b,a,c,d
B. e,d,c,b,a
C. e,a,c,d,b
D. e,a,d,c,b
4. In the last paragraph, the writer of the passage points that _____. [ ]
A. the monster is still disturbing people
B. man's ambition in creations should never be allowed
C. man's risky experiments have created many monsters
D. creations in science should be carefully dealt with
