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1、Module2课下能力提升(八)Ⅰ.阅读理解FantasiesforyoungreadersreallybeganwiththefairytalesofwriterssuchastheBrothersGrimm.Ofcourse,allthechildrenwhogrowupreadingthesebooksandtalesnever,atheart,reallygrowupatall,forsuchwonderfulstoriesareforevercarvedintheirminds.Andfairytalesareasmuchfuntoreadwhenwearefi
2、fty,onlyformemorablereasons,astheyarewhenwearechildren.Butit’sobviousthesedaysthatfantasiesaren’tonlyforthelittleones.In1977,23yearsafterTheLordoftheRingsbyTolkienwaspublished,TerryBrookspublishedhisfirstnovel,TheSwordofShannara.ItbecamethefirstworkoffictionevertoappearontheNewYorkTimesTr
3、adePaperbackBestsellerList,whereitremainedforoverfivemonths.FollowingthereleaseofTolkien’swork,earlierworksoffantasy,likeT.H.White’sOnceandFutureKingandEricEddison’sTheMezentianGate(in1958)cameoutbeforeTheSwordofShannara,butneitherhadaninfluencequitelikeTheSwordofShannara.Fantasiesweretru
4、lyreborn.Asthepopularityoffantasiesbegantogrowquickly,thefilmandtelevisionindustryclimbed_aboard_the_bandwagon.Duringtheeighties,thefantasy/adventuremoviewasborn.Conanisaclassictotheeighties.Otherlessmemorablefilmscanstillbefoundinvideostores.Thelackofreallygoodfantasymoviesintherecentpas
5、tcanbeblamedonsubstandard(标准以下的)specialeffects.However,now,inanageofpostmoderncomputertechnology,theimpossibleisnolongeraconcern.SincethereleaseandpopularityofTheLordoftheRings,cinemascreenproductionrightshavebeenpurchasedforscoresoffantasynovels,fromTerryBrookstoRobertJordan.Thefutureoff
6、antasieshasneverlookedsoassured.Evenchildren’scinemahashaditsownsuccessesthroughthebigscreenreleaseoftheHarryPotterseriesandtheclassicPeterPan.Whilethereremainsachoicetogobeyondtherealityweknow,therewillalwaysbefantasies.语篇解读:本文介绍了奇幻文学的发展。1.Whatcanwelearnfromthefirstparagraph?A.Fairytales
7、liveinpeople’smind.B.Fantasiesareattractivetopersonsofallages.C.Fantasiesappearearlierthanfairytales.D.TheBrothersGrimmisfamousforTheSwordofShannara.解析:选B 推理判断题。根据第一段的“Andfairytalesareasmuchfuntoreadwhenwearefifty,onlyformemorablereasons,astheyarewhenwearechildren.”