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1、课时跟踪练(一) Introduction & Reading Pre- reading.阅读理解 AFantasies for young readers really began with the fairy tales of writers such as the Brothers Grimm. Of course, all the children who grow up reading these books and tales never, at heart, really grow up at all, for such wonderful stories are forever
2、 carved in their minds. And fairy tales are as much fun to read when we are fifty, only for memorable reasons, as they were when we were children.But its obvious these days that fantasies arent only for the little ones. In 1977, 23 years after The Lord of the Rings by Tolkien was published, Terry Br
3、ooks published his first novel, The Sword of Shannara. It became the first work of fiction ever to appear on The New York Times trade paperback bestseller list, where it remained for over five months. Following the release of Tolkiens work, earlier works of fantasy, like TH. Whites The Once and Futu
4、re King and ER. Eddisons The Mezentian Gate (in 1958) came out before The Sword of Shannara, but neither had an influence quite like The Sword of Shannara. Fantasies were truly reborn.As the popularity of fantasies began to grow quickly, the film and television industry climbed_aboard_the_bandwagon.
5、 During the 1980s, the fantasy/adventure movie was born. Detective Conan is a classic to the 1980s. Other less memorable films can still be found in video stores. The lack of really good fantasy movies in the recent past can be blamed on substandard (低于标准的) special effects. However, now, in an age o
6、f postmodern computer technology, the impossible is no longer a concern. Since the release and popularity of The Lord of the Rings, cinema screen production rights have been purchased for scores of fantasy novels, from Terry Brooks to Robert Jordan.The future of fantasies has never looked so assured
7、. Even childrens cinema has had its own successes through the big screen release of the Harry Potter series and the classic Peter Pan. While there remains a choice to go beyond the reality we know, there will always be fantasies.语篇解读：奇幻作品对每个年龄段的人都有吸引力。作者相信，随着电脑技术的发展，奇幻文学的前景将会非常广阔。1What can we learn
8、from the first paragraph?AFairy tales live in peoples mind.BFantasies are attractive to persons of all ages.CFantasies appear earlier than fairy tales.DThe Brothers Grimm is famous for The Sword of Shannara.解析：选B推理判断题。根据第一段中的“And fairy tales are as much fun .we were children.”可知，不论是孩子还是中老年人都觉得童话很有趣，
9、由此可推知，奇幻作品对各个年龄段的人都具有吸引力。2Which of the following fantasy books showed the rebirth of fantasies?AThe Sword of Shannara.BThe Lord of the Rings.CThe Once and Future King.DThe Mezentian Gate.解析：选A细节理解题。根据第二段中的第二、三、四、五句可知，沙娜拉之剑的出版标志着奇幻文学的重生。3The underlined phrase “climbed aboard the bandwagon” probably m
10、eans “_”Afaced challenges Bgave up hopeCmade an announcement Dfollowed the trend解析：选D词义猜测题。根据第三段中的第一句可知，奇幻文学越来越受欢迎；由第三段中的倒数第一、二句可知，由于电脑技术的发展，随着奇幻文学的流行，电影业和电视业也加入到这个大潮中来，由此可判断本短语的含义为“顺应潮流”。4What attitude does the writer have towards the future of fantasies?AUncertain. BOptimistic.CUninterested. DWorr
11、ied.解析：选B推理判断题。根据最后一段中的“The future of fantasies has never looked so assured.”可推知，作者对奇幻文学的未来持乐观态度。B“A serious attack on the fantasy story for children comes from those who do not wish children to be frightened.” C. S. Lewis writes in an essay named Three Ways of Writing for Children. Those who say th
12、at children must not be frightened mean two things. Firstly, they mean that we mustnt do anything likely to give children fears, and secondly, they want to keep out of their minds that they are born into a world of death, violence, wounds and evil (邪恶). C. S. Lewis says he agrees with the first reas
13、on, but not the second. He goes on to comment, “Since it is so likely that they will meet cruel enemies, let them at least hear of brave fighters and heroic courage. By limiting your child to perfect and nice stories of child life in which nothing alarming ever happens, they would fail to face fears
14、 and hardships.”“It would be nice，” he continues, “if no little boy in bed ever hears a frightening sound. But if he is to be frightened, I think St. George, or any bright champion in armor (盔甲), is a better comfort than the idea of the police.” Bruno Bettelheim, a wellknown child psychologist, also
15、 points out that fantasy stories provide children with a valuable education about good and evil. He believes that all children have many personal fantasies filled with fears and fantasy stories comfort them and offer solutions. Happy endings tell them that solutions and hope are real and model the k
16、ind of happy life children want to find. A good fantasy suggests rather than teaches possible answers to life. Its believed that reading fantasies quickens the ability to get and put ideas from books to reality. Its what good literature does it makes life larger.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。5According to the first paragraph, C. S. Lewis thinks that
