学年高中英语Module2FantasyLiteratureSectionⅠReading.docx

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学年高中英语Module2FantasyLiteratureSectionⅠReading

Module2FantasyLiterature

　MythreegirlsandIalllovetoread.ImeanLOVEit！

Wealsoliketodiscussbookswereadtogether.Itisalwaysajoytocomeacrossabookorseriesthatengagesallofusandendswithlongconversationswealllearnfrom.WhileIdonotfeelthesebooksareageappropriateformy8yearsold，evenwithanadvancedreadinglevel，itisformy13and17yearsold.AfterTheGoldenCompass，theybothfoughtoverwhowouldgettoreadTheSubtleKnifefirst.

Basedonsomeofthereviews，muchofthisseriesseemstopersonallyoffendanyonewhoisChristian.Itseemslikeanythingthatisthreateningtheirbeliefsisdangerousandnegative.However，Ithinkitisagoodthingtohaveyourbeliefschallenged；itmakesyouuseyourminds，questionthings，andcreatethoughts！

Iwouldmuchratherhavemygirlsreadsomethingtheydidn'tagreewithandfounddistastefulthanhavetheirrighttoreadwhattheywantedtodeny.Iamgratefulforthefreedomtheyexperienceinourcountryandtheopportunitiestheyareaffordedbecauseofit—opportunitiestoreadsomethinglikethesebooksthatwillmakethemusetheirminds，forexample！

Itcomesdowntothis：

Ifyouaresomeonewholikestoread，likestobeentertained，likestouseyourimagination，andlikestothinkforyourselfratherthanallowingsomeoneelsetothinkforyou，youwillfindvalueinthisseries！

[阅读障碍词]

engagevt.吸引住；雇用；与（某人）交战

appropriateadj.恰当的，合适的

offendvt.冒犯，得罪；违反

distastefuladj.使人不愉快的，令人反感的，讨厌的

Ⅰ.Matchthewordwithitsmeaning.

1．series　　　　　　　　　　A．轻拍，轻打

2．behave　B．系列，丛书

3．hesitateC．醒着的，清醒的

4．doubtD．犹豫，迟疑

5．directionE．做梦

6．shapeF．弯腰，屈身

7．bendG．表现，举动

8．dreamH．形状

9．awakeI．方向

10．patJ．怀疑

答案：

1～5　BGDJI　6～10　HFECA

Ⅱ.Writedownthemeaningofphrasesineachsentence.

1．Theexamineeisthendirectedtofixontheexaminer’srighteye.注视

2．Besidesdieting,exercisingplaysanimportantpartinlosingweight.

在……中起重要作用

3．Achildcameuptomeandshowedmethewaytothestation.朝……走过来

4．Thepolicecastaboutforsomefreshevidence.寻找

5．Hearingsomeonecallinghim,helookedaroundfortheperson.四处寻找

6．Theairisladenwiththescentoftheflowers.充满着

7．Don’tputthefooddownontheground.放下

8．Theladyheldoutherhandtohim.伸出

9．Sheturnedawayinhorroratthesightofsomuchblood.走开

10．Shefeltawaveoffeelingsweepoverherafterhearingthis.向……扩展

Lookatthepictures.Whatarethey？

WhatdoyouknowaboutHisDarkMaterials?

HisDarkMaterials,writtenbyPhilipPullman,isoneofthegreatestfantasystorieseverwritten.Itincludesthreebooks,NorthernLights,TheSubtleKnifeandTheAmberSpyglass.TheheroineisayounggirlcalledLyraandtheheroisaboycalledWill.

Ⅰ.Fastreading

Matchthefollowingparagraphswiththeirmainideas.

①Para.1　　　　　A．Willfoundwherethecathadvanished.

②Paras.2～7B．Descriptionsofthepatchintheair.

③Para.8C．Whathesawinanotherworld.

④Para.9D．Thestrangebehaviourofthecat.

⑤Paras.10～11E．Willwentintoanotherworld.

⑥Para.12F．Willfoundadifferentworld.

⑦Paras.13～15G．Willsawacat.

答案：

①～⑦　GDABFEC

Ⅱ.Carefulreading

Readthetextagainandchoosethebestansweraccordingtothetext.

1．Whydidtheauthorchoose“TheCatThatVanished”asthetitleofthispassage?

A．ThecatwasWill’slovedpetcat.

B．ItwasthecatthatledWilltoanotherworld.

C．Thecatbelongedtoanotherworld.

D．Thecatissaidtohavesuperpower.

2．WhatmadeWillcuriousaboutthecat?

A．Thetimewhenthecatcametothegarden.

B．Thecat’srubbingherheadagainsthisknuckles.

C．Thecat’sstrangebehaviour.

D．Theterritoryforthecattopatrol.

3．WhatdidWillfindafterthecatvanished?

A．Someangles.

B．Apatchintheair.

C．Atruckcomingaroundthecircle.

D．Somehouses.

4．WhatdidWilldoafterheclimbedthroughthepatch?

A．Hethoughtnothingwasbetterthanhishome.

B．Hefoundabeautifulworldwithtrees,flowersandaclassicaltemple.

C．Thecatappearedagainandactedashisguide.

D．Hewassosleepythathefellasleepinstantly.

5．Wecaninferfromthepassagethat________.

A．Willmissedhisfamilyverymuch

B．Willrealizedthathisdreamcouldnevercometrue

C．Willcouldneverfindthecat

D．Willdidn’twanttogobacktohisownworld

答案：

1～5　BCBBD

Ⅲ.Studyreading

Analyzethefollowingdifficultsentencesinthetext.

1．Ofcourse,everycatbehavedlikethat,butallthesameWillfeltsuchalongingtoturnforhomethattearsscaldedhiseyes.

[句式分析]

[尝试翻译]　当然，所有的猫都是那样的，尽管如此，威尔还是渴望回家，以至于热泪充满了他的双眼。

2．Whenithadgonepasthecrossedtheroad,keepinghiseyesonthespotwherethecathadbeeninvestigating.

[句式分析]

[尝试翻译]　卡车开过去后，他穿过马路，眼睛盯着那只猫一直在打量的地方。

3．Itwasn’teasy,becausetherewasnothingtofixon,butwhenhecametotheplaceandcastabouttolookclosely,hesawit.

[句式分析]

[尝试翻译]　这并不容易，因为他无法把目光集中在某件东西上，但是当他靠近那个地方，设法仔细观察时，他看出了端倪。

阅读理解

A

“Aseriousattackonthefantasystoryforchildrencomesfromthosewhodonotwishchildrentobefrightened.”C．S.LewiswritesinanessaynamedThreeWaysofWritingforChildren.Thosewhosaythatchildrenmustnotbefrightenedmeantwothings.Firstly,theymeanthatwemustn’tdoanythinglikelytogivechildrenfears,andsecondly,theywanttokeepoutoftheirmindsthattheyarebornintoaworldofdeath,violence（暴力）,woundsandevil（邪恶）.C．S.Lewissaysheagreeswiththefirstreason,butnotthesecond.

Hegoesontocomment,“Sinceitissolikelythattheywillmeetcruel（残酷的）enemies,letthematleasthearofbravefightersandheroiccourage.Bylimitingyourchildtoperfectandnicestoriesofchildlifeinwhichnothingalarmingeverhappens,theywouldfailtofacefearsandhardships.”“Itwouldbenice，”hecontinues,“ifnolittleboyinbedeverhearsafrighteningsound.Butifheistobefrightened,IthinkSt.George,oranybrightchampioninarmor（盔甲）,isabettercomfortthantheideaofthepolice.”

BrunoBettelheim,awellknownchildpsychologist,alsopointsoutthatfantasystoriesprovidechildrenwithavaluableeducationaboutgoodandevil.Hebelievesthatallchildrenhavemanypersonalfantasiesfilledwithfearsandfantasystoriescomfortthemandoffersolutions.Happyendingstellthemthatsolutionsandhopearerealandmodelthekindofhappylifechildrenwanttofind.

Agoodfantasysuggestsratherthanteachespossibleanswerstolife.It’sbelievedthatreadingfantasiesquickenstheabilitytogetandputideasfrombookstoreality.It’swhatgoodliteraturedoes—itmakeslifelarger.

语篇解读：

本文作者反驳了一些反对儿童阅读奇幻文学的错误观点，并强调了阅读奇幻文学的必要性。

1．Accordingtothefirstparagraph,C．S.Lewisthinksthat________.

A．childrenshouldn’treadanyfantasystorybecauseitisbad

B．adultsshouldn’tdothingsthatmayfrightentheirchildren

C．deathandbadnessshouldbekeptoutofchildren’sminds

D．writingafantasystoryisthebestwayofwritingforchildren

解析：

选B　推理判断题。

根据第一段的“C.S.Lewissaysheagreeswiththefirstreason,butnotthesecond.”可知，他同意上面提到的“Firstly,theymeanthatwemustn’tdoanythinglikelytogivechildrenfears”由此可知，他认为我们不应该做任何让孩子害怕的事情。

故选B。

2．WhatprobablyisSt.Georgeaccordingtothetext?

A．Heisapolicemaninreallife.

B．Heisamurderercaughtbythepolice.

C．Heisabravemaninafantasynovel.

D．Heisafrighteningpersoninastory.

解析：

选C　推理判断题。

根据第二段的“Butifheistobefrightened,IthinkSt.George,oranybrightchampioninarmor（盔甲）,isabettercomfortthantheideaofthepolice.”可知，St.George不是警察也不是令人害怕的人物，而是可以用来安慰孩子的勇敢的幻想小说中的人物。

故选C。

3．WhyshouldchildrenreadfantasyliteratureaccordingtoBrunoBettelheim?

A．Becauseitencourageschildrentohavealotoffantasies.

B．Becauseithelpschildrenovercomefearsandfindsolutions.

C．Becauseitteacheschildrentowritetheirownfantasystories.

D．Becauseitgiveschildrenahappymemorywhentheygrowup.

解析：

选B　细节理解题。

根据第三段的“Hebelievesthatallchildrenhavemanypersonalfantasiesfilledwithfearsandfantasystoriescomfortthemandoffersolutions.”可知选B。

4．Itcanbeinferredfromthelastparagraphthat________.

A．literaturecangivereadersmorefrighteningstories

B．fantasiescanimproveone’sabilitytosolveproblems

C．personalfantasiescanhelpchildrengetawayfromdanger

D．mostchildrencanunderstandwhatfantasyliteratureis

解析：

选B　推理判断题。

根据最后一段可知，作者认为幻想文学可以帮助孩子解决问题。

故选B。

B

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AnearlymessageinabottlewasthrownintotheseabyChristopherColumbusduringaterriblestorm.HewroteabouthisdiscoveryofAmericaandexpectedthathismessagewouldbesenttotheQueenofSpain.Hewantedthenewstoreachher,buthethoughthemightbedrowned（淹死）inthestorm.Infact,hesurvivedbutthebottlewasneverfound.

Iwouldbeexcitedtofindamessageinabottle,butinthe16thcentury,itcouldbedangerous.Inthosedays,theBritishNavy（海军）usedmessagesinbottlestosendinformationabouttheenemy.WhenQueenElizabethⅠfoundoutthataboatmanhadopenedabottlecontainingoneofthesesecretmessages,shecreatedanewjob,UncorkerofOceanBottles.Iwasamazedtolearnthatanyoneelsewhoopenedabottlecouldbesentencedtodeath.Itseemsverystrangetousnow.

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