2018-2019学年高中英语 Module 2 Fantasy Literature 课下能力提升

-1-EvaluationWarning:ThedocumentwascreatedwithSpire.Docfor.NET.Module2课下能力提升（八）Ⅰ.阅读理解FantasiesforyoungreadersreallybeganwiththefairytalesofwriterssuchastheBrothersGrimm.Ofcourse,allthechildrenwhogrowupreadingthesebooksandtalesnever,atheart,reallygrowupatall,forsuchwonderfulstoriesareforevercarvedintheirminds.Andfairytalesareasmuchfuntoreadwhenwearefifty,onlyformemorablereasons,astheyarewhenwearechildren.Butit’sobviousthesedaysthatfantasiesaren’tonlyforthelittleones.In1977,23yearsafterTheLordoftheRingsbyTolkienwaspublished,TerryBrookspublishedhisfirstnovel,TheSwordofShannara.ItbecamethefirstworkoffictionevertoappearontheNewYorkTimesTradePaperbackBestsellerList,whereitremainedforoverfivemonths.FollowingthereleaseofTolkien’swork,earlierworksoffantasy,likeT．H.White’sOnceandFutureKingandEricEddison’sTheMezentianGate(in1958)cameoutbeforeTheSwordofShannara,butneitherhadaninfluencequitelikeTheSwordofShannara.Fantasiesweretrulyreborn.Asthepopularityoffantasiesbegantogrowquickly,thefilmandtelevisionindustryclimbed_aboard_the_bandwagon.Duringtheeighties,thefantasy/adventuremoviewasborn.Conanisaclassictotheeighties.Otherlessmemorablefilmscanstillbefoundinvideostores.Thelackofreallygoodfantasymoviesintherecentpastcanbeblamedonsubstandard(标准以下的)specialeffects.However,now,inanageofpostmoderncomputertechnology,theimpossibleisnolongeraconcern.SincethereleaseandpopularityofTheLordoftheRings,cinemascreenproductionrightshavebeenpurchasedforscoresoffantasynovels,fromTerryBrookstoRobertJordan.Thefutureoffantasieshasneverlookedsoassured.Evenchildren’scinemahashaditsownsuccessesthroughthebigscreenreleaseoftheHarryPotterseriesandtheclassicPeterPan.Whilethereremainsachoicetogobeyondtherealityweknow,therewillalwaysbefantasies.语篇解读：本文介绍了奇幻文学的发展。1．Whatcanwelearnfromthefirstparagraph?A．Fairytalesliveinpeople’smind.B．Fantasiesareattractivetopersonsofallages.C．Fantasiesappearearlierthanfairytales.D．TheBrothersGrimmisfamousforTheSwordofShannara.-2-解析：选B推理判断题。根据第一段的“Andfairytalesareasmuchfuntoreadwhenwearefifty,onlyformemorablereasons,astheyarewhenwearechildren.”可知，不论是孩子还是中老年人都觉得童话这类书很有趣，由此可推知，童话对各个年龄段的人都具有吸引力。2．Whichofthefollowingfantasybooksshowedtherebirthoffantasies?A．TheSwordofShannara.B．TheLordoftheRings.C．OnceandFutureKing.D．TheMezentianGate.解析：选A细节理解题。根据第二段的“...TheSwordofShannara.ItbecamethefirstworkoffictionevertoappearontheNewYorkTimesTradePaperbackBestsellerList...butneitherhadaninfluencequitelikeTheSwordofShannara.Fantasiesweretrulyreborn.”可知，TheSwordofShannara的出版标志着奇幻文学的重生。3．Theunderlinedphrase“climbedaboardthebandwagon”probablymeans“________”．A．facedchallengesB．gaveuphopeC．madeanannouncementD．followedthetrend解析：选D词义猜测题。根据第三段的“Asthepopularityoffantasiesbegantogrowquickly...”可知，奇幻文学的受欢迎程度迅速提高；由“...now,inanageofpost­moderncomputertechnology,theimpossibleisnolongeraconcern.SincethereleaseandpopularityofTheLordoftheRings...”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”。4．Whatdoesthepassagemainlytalkabout?A．Typesoffantasies.B．Famousfantasyworks.C．Thedevelopmentoffantasies.D．Thepopularityoffantasies.解析：选C主旨大意题。本文以时间为线索，介绍了奇幻文学的发展。Ⅱ.阅读七选五HowtoWriteaNovelManypeoplestartnovelsbutneverfinishthem.Ifyouarethinkingaboutwritingone,herearesomewaystofollowthrough.-3-Talktoyourself.Handwriteortypeanoverviewofthestory,translatingfromemotionalconceptstoconcretestoryideas.__1__Outlinethestory.Breakthestoryintoincitingincidents,problems,andsolutions.Thisoutline,whichwillbebrokenintothreeacts,willtracethethreat,thefight,andtheconquest.Createtheprotagonist(主人公).Createyourleadcharacterorprotagonistandotherprincipals,workingoutthebackstoryorhistoryofthatperson,theirwantsandneeds,friends,family,schooling—everythingyoucanimagine.__2__Provideindividualfeaturesfortheprotagonist’sphilosophicalandimmediatemotivations,andtrytoexplainthemfullyorproperly.Whatistheconflictwithin?Whoblockshiseffortsintherealworld?Thenbuildyourvillain(反面人物),theoneblockingtheprotagonist,inthesameway.Buildcharacters.__3__Writeatreatmenttracinghoweachplaysintothemaindramaticaction,withoneeventleadingtoanother.Redrafttheidea.Redraftyouroriginalideaandstorytoadjustforwhatyouhavelearnedsofar.__4__Noneofthisneedstobeperfect,nordoesthenovelhavetoremotelyresembleyourplansandoutlines.Youarechartingapathtotellthestory.Writeeveryday.Writefiveorsixgoodpageseveryday,evenifyouthrowmostofthemoutthenextday.__5__A．Detailtheprotagonist.B．Expandonthestoryandsubplots.C．Qualityinwritingisachievedthroughrewriting.D．Buildeachsupportingcharacterandtheirbackstories.E．Mapoutthebasicplotbeforeyoustarttoensureyoucreatealogicalstory.F．Includeonlyinformationthataddstothestoryorenhancesthecharacters.G．Createcharactersthatactconsistentlytohelpsatisfytheexpectationsyoucreatefortheaudience.语篇解读：本文主要介绍了写小说的七个步骤。1．解析：选B根据空前的“把情感概念转化成具体故事”可知，此处进一步解释如何转化，即：展开故事和情节。故B项正确。2．解析：选A下文的“为主人公的哲学和即时动机提供具体细节，并试图充分而正确地予以解释”与A项“详述主人公的细节故事”相对应，故A项正确。3．解析：选D根据本段的小标题“塑造其他人物”可知，应选D项“创建每一个配角-4-以及他们的背景故事”。4．解析：选F根据上文中的“改写你最初的想法和故事来调整到目前为止你所了解到的东西”可知，此处是改写的原则“只包括一些能增加故事性或优化人物的信息”，故F项正确。5．解析：选C本段的小标题“坚持写作”与C项“写作质量是通过重写达到的”相