Module 2 Fantasy Literature

词汇短语园地

1. doubt   n.   怀疑；疑惑，疑问

v.   怀疑，不相信，不信任

There is no doubt at all that we did the right thing.

毫无疑问我们做对了。

in doubt   不确定，怀疑，拿不准

beyond/without doubt   无疑地，确信地

2. level   adj.   同高度的，等高的；地位相同的

（1）be level with sth   与……等高/地位相同

The child’s head is level with his father’s knee.

这孩子已经到他父亲的膝盖那么高了。

Those children want to be level with adults.

那些孩子想要与大人们平起平坐。

（2）level with sb   与某人得分相同

A good second round brought him level with the tournament leader.

他第二轮发挥良好，与锦标赛领先选手得分持平。

3. dream   v.   做梦；想象，梦想

（1）dream of/about sb/sth   梦见某人/某物

I often dreamed of my younger brother soon after I left home.

刚离开家时，我常梦见弟弟。

（2）dream of/about sth/doing sth   梦想某事/做某事

This was the kind of trip most of us can only dream about.

这是我们大多数人只能梦想的旅行。

dream on  痴心妄想

dream sth away  梦幻似的度过；在遐想中虚度

dream sth up  凭空想出，虚构出

4. marry   v.   结婚，娶，嫁；为……主持婚

礼；把……嫁给某人

（1）marry sb   娶/嫁某人；主持某人的婚礼

She married a German.

她嫁给了一个德国人。

They were married by the local priest.

本地牧师为他们主持了婚礼。

（2）marry sb to sb   把某人嫁给某人

He married his daughter to a teacher.

他把女儿嫁给了一位教师。

be married to sb   与某人结婚（表状态，可延续）

get married to sb   与某人结婚（表动作，不可与表示一段时间的状语连用）

5. punish   v.   惩罚，处罚；对……判罪，判

定……的处罚方式

（1）punish sb for sth/doing sth   因某事/犯某事而惩罚某人

He was punished for refusing to answer their questions.

他因拒不回答他们的问题而受到了惩罚。

（2）punish sth by/with sth   对……判罪，判定……的处罚方式

In those days murder was always punished with the death penalty.

那个时候，谋杀总是判死罪。

6. thus   adv.   因此，所以；以此方式，这样

thus意为“因此，所以”时，相当于therefore，hence。

He is the eldest son and thus heir to title.

他是长子，因此是这个封号的继承人。

The police tapped the terrorists’ phone， and the information thus collected was used at their trial.

警方监听了恐怖分子的电話，在审判他们时就使用了以这种方式收集到的情报。

7. ought   v.   应该，应当

ought通常与to连用，构成情态动词ought to，其意思是“应该”，与should意思相当，只是语气稍重一些，无人称和时态变化。

（1）表示义务、责任等。

They ought to apologize.

他們应该道歉。

（2）表示期望或可能发生的事。

Children ought to be able to read by the age of 7.

儿童7岁时应该识字了。

（3）表示劝告或建议。

You ought to have come to the meeting. It was too interesting.

你真该出席会议的。它太有意思了。

（4）表示可能发生的或真实的事情。

If he started out at nine， he ought to be here by now.

他如果九点出发，现在应该到这里了。

8. play an important part in   在……中起重要

作用，对……有重要影响

Water conservancy projects play an important part in the fight against floods and droughts.

水利工程在防洪抗旱斗争中起了重要作用。

9. fix on   注视，凝视；集中（目光、注意力、

思想等）于

She fixed her eyes on the picture.

她凝视着那幅画。

It’s difficult to fix my mind on what I am doing.

我很难把精力集中在我正在做的事情上。

10. （be） associated with   与……有联系，

与……联系在一起

associate sb/sth with sb/sth意为“由……联想到，把……与……联系在一起”，（be） associated with是其被动语态。

He is always closely associated with horror movies in the public mind.

在公众的心目中，他总是和恐怖电影紧密联系在一起。

11. （be） restricted to   限于，仅限于，限制

在……

restrict sth to意思是“限制/限定……在某范围之内”，（be） restricted to是其被动语态。

Access to these documents remains restricted to civil servants.

这些文件仅限公务员使用。

12. set out   出发，动身，启程

set out = set off = set forth，都意为“出发，动身，启程”，只是set forth多用于文学上。

They set out on the last stage of their journey.

他们动身踏上最后一段行程。

We set off for London just after ten.

刚过十点，我们就动身去伦敦了。

We set forth immediately after breakfast.

吃过早饭， 我们马上就出发了。

名言警句

As selfishness and complaint cloud the mind， so love with its joy clears and sharpens the vision.

—Helen Keller

自私和抱怨使心灵阴暗，愉悦的爱则使视野明朗开阔。

——海伦·凯勒

跟踪导练（一）

阅读理解

German artist HA Schult is an unusual artist who uses trash to make sculptures. “We are living in the time of garbage，” says Schult. “I created a thousand sculptures of garbage. They are a mirror of ourselves.” Here， Schult was talking about his 1，000 trash sculptures in the form of humans. He first exhibited them in 1996 in the western German state of North Rhine-Westphalia.

“They are social sculptures，” he explains. “They are not only sculptures for the eyes. They are sculptures to spread the idea that we live in a time of garbage.” So far， Schult’s social sculptures have been on show in Paris， in Moscow’s Red Square， on the Great Wall of China， and in the desert next to the Giza Pyramids near Cairo.

HA Schult’s work is unforgettable. Although his work has had a big influence on the art world， Schult remains humble （谦逊的） about his creations： “Artists have to learn every time. We are not important. All that is important is the time in which we are living.”

Trash art has been around for years. But it seems that only the popular artists are regarded as true artists when working with trash. Why can’t common people be considered artists when they use the same things and change them into some form of personal art？ Maybe it’s because we all have our own preset ideas of what art is and isn’t， or who artists are or should be.

You can be an artist like Schult if you try. Look at used metal cans. Imagine them in any number of new uses， or imagine them simply as an art form. What about boxes or clothing？ Boxes can usually serve as new storage containers and houses for pets. And clothing？ Imagine taking old clothes and turning them into hats or hanging organizers.

1. What can we learn about Schult’s sculptures？

A. They were first shown in Paris. B. They show people the problem of trash.

C. They are mainly about social relationship. D. They are designed in the shape of garbage.

2. What word can best describe HA Schult？

A. Careful. B. Humorous. C. Modest. D. Optimistic.

3. According to Paragraph 4， the author might agree that .

A. trash art is not a real art form B. it is difficult to be a true artist

C. preset ideas are important to artists D. ordinary people can also be trash artists

4. What can be the best title for the text？

A. Could You Be a Trash Artist？ B. What Are Social Sculptures？

C. Do You Know About Trash Art？ D. How Can We Deal with Used Cans？

閱读七选五

Columbus Day is on the second Monday of October， in the United States. 1 . That means most federal （联邦政府的） offices are closed.

The holiday honors the first visit to America by the Italian explorer Christopher Columbus. Columbus thought he could reach the Far East by sailing west across the Atlantic Ocean from Europe. He was right， but he was also wrong. He thought the world was much smaller than it is. 2 .

Columbus and his crew arrived in October 1492 on an island they called San Salvador， in today’s Bahamas. They explored that island and nearby islands now known as Cuba and Hispaniola.  3 . That is why he called the people who lived on the islands “Indians”.

4 ， even though local plants which he explored were unknown in Europe or Asia， and native people did not understand any languages spoken in the East.

Columbus made several other trips to what was called the New World. He saw the coast of South America and the island of Jamaica.

During his trips， Columbus explored islands and waterways， searching for a passage to the Indies. He never found it. 5 . Yet， he always believed he had found the Indies.

A. It is a federal holiday

B. Columbus treated native people in a friendly way

C. He refused to accept he was wrong about the geography

D. Nor did he find spices or great amounts of gold as he had hoped

E. Other European explorers did land in what is now the United States

F. He did not imagine that another continent lay between Europe and East Asia

G. Columbus believed these were the coastal islands of East Asia， then called the Indies

1._______   2. _____  3.______  4. _____  5. _____

跟蹤导练（二）

完形填空

I had just walked in the door after dropping off the dress I had made for a friend’s daughter when I received a message from my 1 . “I know you worked hard on the dress and it looks very 2 ， but Janet doesn’t like all those sequins （亮片）. Could you 3 it？”

I was 4 and wanted to call her back but I suddenly thought of Grandma and what she had once 5 for me when I was eight.

One day， Grandma spent a long time curling my hair. I could tell she enjoyed 6 my hair. When she 7 it， she seemed very satisfied. She was so 8 that she had me stand on a chair to look in the mirror. My heart sank. I looked 9 .

“You can go out and 10 now，” Grandma said with 11 .

I nodded and 12 walked down the stairs. I looked out of the small window in the door and could see the neighborhood kids playing games. I knew everyone would 13 my curls. At the same time I couldn’t go back and tell Grandma how I 14 .

Finally I went upstairs. I said in a 15 voice， “Grandma， my hair’s too curly.”

She didn’t say a word， combed out all my curls， and then stood me back on the 16 so I could see in the mirror.

It was when Grandma took out the curls that I knew she 17 me. Grandma had put my feelings 18 hers. That is the kind of love I try to 19 today.

Keeping that 20 in my mind， I called my friend back. “I’d be glad to change the dress，” I said.

1. A. boss B. daughter C. friend D. neighbor

2. A. nice B. simple C. small D. different

3. A. repair B. change C. wear D. provide

4. A. sad B. excited C. angry D. exhausted

5. A. made B. recorded C. written D. done

6. A. drying B. washing C. cutting D. styling

7. A. prepared B. finished C. touched D. held

8. A. interested B. careful C. focused D. proud

9. A. young B. fat C. funny D. beautiful

10. A. study B. dance C. play D. work

11. A. smiles B. worries C. tears D. fears

12. A. patiently B. happily C. immediately D. slowly

13. A. care for B. laugh at C. point at D. pick up

14. A. decided B. left C. lived D. felt

15. A. strange B. low C. terrible D. sleepy

16. A. chair B. table C. bed D. ground

17. A. needed B. missed C. loved D. trusted

18. A. on B. beside C. up D. before

19. A. turn to B. pass on C. look for D. keep up

20. A. task B. memory C. dream D. matter

跟蹤导练（三）

阅读理解

A

Salvador Dali （1904—1989） was one of the most popular modern artists. The Pompidou Center in Paris is showing its respect and admiration for the artist and his powerful personality with an exhibition bringing together over 200 paintings， sculptures， drawings and more. Among the works and masterworks on exhibition， the visitor will find the best pieces， most importantly The Persistence of Memory. There is also L’Enigme sans Fin from 1938， works on paper， objects， and projects for stage and screen and selected parts from television programmes reflecting the artist’s showman qualities.

The visitor will enter the World of Dali through an egg and is met with the beginning， the world of birth. The exhibition follows a path of time and subject with the visitor exiting through the brain.

The exhibition shows how Dali draws the viewer between two infinities （无限）. “From the infinity small to the infinity large， contraction and expansion coming in and out of focus： amazing Flemish accuracy and the showy Baroque of old painting that he used in his museum-theater in Figueras，” explains the Pompidou Center.

The fine selection of the major works was done in close collaboration （合作） with the Museo Nacional Reina Sofía in Madrid， Spain， and with contributions from other institutions like the Salvador Dali Museum in St Petersburg.

1. What word can best describe Dali according to Paragraph 1？

A. Optimistic. B. Creative. C. Generous. D. Traditional.

2. What is Dali’s The Persistence of Memory considered to be？

A. One of his masterworks. B. A successful screen adaptation.

C. An artistic creation for the stage. D. One of the best TV programmes.

3. How are the exhibits arranged at the World of Dali？

A. By popularity. B. By importance.

C. By size and shape. D. By time and subject.

4. What does the underlined word “contributions” in the last paragraph refer to？

A. Artworks. B. Projects. C. Donations. D. Documents.

B

Jean Craighead George was born in Washington， DC in 1919. Her interest in nature and animals came early and maybe from her father who worked for the National Forest Service. The family spent a lot of time in wooded areas. Jean and her twin brothers learned how to build shelters and find food in the woods.

Her brothers trained falcons （獵鹰）. Jean said they gave her a falcon to train when she was 13 years old. Later the main character in one of her books develops a close relationship with a falcon. She and her family started exploring wilderness areas all over the country. The family had more than 170 animals， although not all at once. The pets were always free to stay or go.

Her career in children’s literature began in 1948 with the publication of her first book， Vulpes： The Red Fox. Eleven years later came My Side of the Mountain， one of the best loved children’s books ever.

It tells the story of Sam Gribley who escapes the busy life of New York City. He goes to live in the wilderness of the Catskill Mountains. Sam makes friends with several animals， including a falcon he calls Frightful. Jean said she wrote it to tell about all the wonderful adventures she experienced as a child in the woods.

In 1973， Jean won a Newberry Medal for Julie of the Wolves. She had earlier traveled to Barrow， Alaska and met with scientists there. They taught her how to communicate with wolves. The author said she was finally successful with a beautiful female wolf. She knew then she wanted to write about a little Eskimo girl lost on the frozen land. Julie survives by learning how to talk to the wolves. They then help protect her.

Jean died at a hospital in New York City， where she lived most of her adult life.

5. What can we know about Jean from Paragraph 1？

A. She liked outdoor activities. B. She was able to live in the wilderness.

C. She was short of food. D. She worked hard to support her family.

6. How were the pets in Jean’s family？

A. They were left alone at home. B. They enjoyed freedom to leave or not.

C. They were fed with good food. D. They got on well with dogs and cats.

7. What was Jean’s My Side of the Mountain based on？

A. Her early life in New York City. B. Her early experience in the woods.

C. The legend in the Catskill Mountains. D. The history of her family in New York.

8. Jean wanted to write Julie of the Wolves after she .

A. met an Eskimo girl in Alaska B. learned many stories about wolves

C. was saved by wolves in traveling Alaska D. learned how to communicate with a wolf

跟蹤导练（四）

完形填空

The moment I stepped off the plane after a writer’s conference， my youngest son Jeremy greeted me and cried out， “Poster paper， Mama！ I need poster paper. We’re having a 1 at school.”

Being a housewife and writer， I felt like no matter how hard I tried， I couldn’t keep up with the needs of my 2 . Back at home， Jeremy kept reminding me of the poster paper， but I just couldn’t 3 a minute for it. Gradually though， he began to speak more 4 almost even if he were talking to himself. “Maybe he’ll just 5 it，” I thought hopefully. So I put Jeremy’s request at the 6 of my long list of things to do.

My third day home I managed to take fifteen minutes to 7 an article when a small shadow （影子） fell across my paper. I knew who it would be before I 8 up. Jeremy stood quietly watching me. “Oh， Lord， please don’t let him 9 it again. I knew what he wanted but I needed to type.” I smiled 10 at Jeremy and kept typing. He 11 for a few more minutes， then turned and walked away. I almost didn’t hear his 12 . “Competition is over tomorrow， anyway.” The small figure walking out of my room， a silent voice spoke urgently to my heart， “Get him that paper—now！”

“Let’s go to get the paper， Jeremy.” He stopped， 13 and looked at me in 14 . “You’re going to the store just for me？” I 15 . Suddenly， a look of 16 shot across his face， erasing the disbelief. I don’t think I’ll ever forget that 17 . Later that day， he worked silently on the 18 all afternoon. And a few weeks later， a large yellow envelope came. Inside it was the Certificate of Award. So 19 was I that I didn’t turned away from his 20 to get him some poster paper.

1. A. curriculum B. class C. ceremony D. competition

2. A. colleagues B. family C. neighbors D. relatives

3. A. spare B. wait C. leave D. lose

4. A. slowly B. softly C. confidently D. loudly

5. A. change B. buy C. keep D. forget

6. A. bottom B. top C. beginning D. corner

7. A. correct B. read C. write D. type

8. A. woke B. stood C. spoke D. looked

9. A. see B. say C. learn D. seek

10. A. widely B. happily C. weakly D. politely

11. A. watched B. searched C. hesitated D. complained

12. A. comment B. footsteps C. warning D. criticism

13. A. fell over B. sat down C. turned around D. walked away

14. A. peace B. astonishment C. relief D. silence

15. A. doubted B. argued C. apologized D. nodded

16. A. surprise B. sadness C. disappointment D. excitement

17. A. day B. sign C. moment D. picture

18. A. story B. question C. poster D. composition

19. A. grateful B. generous C. forgetful D. selfless

20. A. opinion B. request C. promise D. description

跟蹤导练（五）

阅读理解

Chinese ancient poetry was the heart and soul of Chinese ancient literature. Poems and songs have been the means of entertainment of men from the earliest times onwards. Records of Chinese ancient poetry have largely been found， from which a large amount of knowledge of ancient poetry of China can be learned. Chinese ancient poetry was primarily written to be chanted or sung.

The poetic persona （表面形象） is a feature of classical Chinese poetry. The persona appears when the poem is written from the viewpoint of some other person. Some poems are comments on the contemporary society and life. Images and symbolism are deeply associated with Chinese ancient poetry.

Chinese ancient poems， although apparently simple in the first reading， have deeper and greater meanings when read intensively.

The earliest Chinese ancient poetry begins with The Book of Songs which is a collection of 305 poems. It was the first comprehensive compilation （辑） of Chinese ancient poems. Each poem in The Book of Songs was set to music and could be sung. Folk songs made up the most part of the book. Confucius， the great ancient philosopher， was fond of this book. It was also the accepted textbook of the Confucian school.

Chinese poetic history is extremely long and colorful. The Tang Dynasty， the golden age of Chinese ancient poetry， produced many famous poems. Three Hundred Poems of the Tang Dynasty was compiled by Sun Zhu of the Qing Dynasty. This was used for very many years to teach primary students.

Almost everything is the subject of Chinese ancient poetry including marriage， agriculture，  romance， heroic deeds and so on. Generally， each poem is usually composed of lines of four， five or seven syllables. Translations of Chinese ancient poems are available in books and also online. Now these beautiful poems have attracted readers all over the world.

1. What’s the earliest Chinese poetry intended to do？

A. To record history. B. To entertain people.

C. To spread knowledge. D. To state people’s thoughts.

2. How is the Chinese ancient poetry according to the author？

A. Modern and symbolic. B. Imaginative but unreal.

C. Difficult and profound. D. Simple but meaningful.

3. What can we learn about The Book of Songs from the text？

A. It is compiled by Sun Zhu.

B. It mainly includes more folk songs.

C. It was for kids in Confucius’s time.

D. It was from the golden age of Chinese ancient poetry.

4. What can we learn about Chinese ancient poems from the last paragraph？

A. They have limited subjects. B. They are made up of four lines.

C. They win popularity overseas. D. They are poorly translated.

选词填空

用方框里单词的正确形式填空，使其句意完整。有两个词是多余的。

appeal attain burden gift ought edge

overcome possess power sorrow stubborn marry

1. We made an_______ to the villagers for money to build the bridge.

2. She is ______ in writing， so someone says she is born a writer.

3. John finished speaking as though getting rid of a heavy _______ .

4. He was too _____ to admit that he was wrong.

5. Flora was a lot happier after she_____ her fear of meeting new people.

6. _____a goal is difficult， and one will never reach it if he or she stops trying.

7. Don’t put the glass on the _____ of the table; it may get knocked off.

8. I feel as though I _____ to be doing something worthwhile like that.

9. This will improve the _______ of thought and imagination of the children’s minds.

10. Danny chose the taxi because driving was about the only marketable skill he _____ .

語法填空

The Old Man and the Sea， a great novel written by the American author Ernest Hemingway， 1 （publish） in 1952. The 2 （succeed） of the book made him well-known and contributed to 3 honor he received in 1954—the Nobel Prize in Literature. It was Hemingway’s last major work of fiction.

The story 4 （concern） an old Cuban fisherman named Santiago who has not caught a fish for 84 days. 5 （convince） that he will change his bad luck， Santiago takes his boat far out into the Gulf Stream， 6 the water is very deep， and hooks a giant marlin fish， which is even longer than his fishing boat. With all his great experience and 7 （strong）， he struggles with the fish for three days and eventually succeeds 8 catching it， but his hard work then goes for nothing—sharks eat the captured fish when he can return to the harbor.

Hemingway is famously interested in ideas of men 9 （prove） their worth by facing and overcoming the challenges of nature. Through the old man’s struggle， he shows the ability of human spirit bearing hardship and 10 （suffer） in order to obtain greater success and victory.

1. _________ 2. ________ 3. ________ 4. ________ 5. ________

6. ________ 7. ________ 8. ________ 9. ________ 10. ________

跟踪导练（六）

短文改错

Last week， I went to a painting exhibition. When enter the gallery， I put on the earphones which would give me informations of all the paintings. Suddenly， I noticed that the elderly woman who didn’t know how to use the earphones stood anxiously in front of a painting. I rushed to him without hesitation but helped her put on the earphones. The woman thanks me for my kindness. I realized that was reaching out to others that could really bring a great moment of happiness， which was benefit to me so much. That day when I appreciated lots of breathtaking paintings. What’s more， I learned a valuable lesson from the grateful smile giving by the elderly woman.

书面表达

假定你是李华。你的英国朋友Jim打算暑假期间来中国学习中国画，希望你帮他联系一个国画培训班。请你根据提示给他写封信。内容如下：

1．表示欢迎；

2．培训班的内容和时间；

3．学费及食宿。

注意：

1．词数100左右；

2．信的开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数；

3．可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

Dear Jim，

__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Hoping to see you soon！

Yours，

Li Hua

背景大链接

Classical Scripts from Life of Pi

《少年派的奇幻漂流》中的经典台词

All of life is an act of letting go， but what hurts the most is not taking a moment to say goodbye.

人生也許就是不断地放下，然而令人痛心的是我都没能好好地道别。

Pi， “Religion is a house with many rooms.”

Writer， “But no room for doubt？”

Pi， “Oh yes！ On every floor.”

派：“信仰就像一座房屋，可以有很多房间。”

作家：“那有怀疑的房间吗？”

派：“当然，怀疑在每一层都占了几间。”

I must say a word about fear. It is life’s only true opponent. Only fear can defeat life.

我必须说说恐惧。它是生活唯一真正的对手。因为只有恐惧才能打败生活。

If every unfolding we experience takes us further along in life， then， we are truly experiencing what life is offering.

如果我们在人生中体验的每一次转变都让我们在生活中走得更远，那么，我们就真正体验到了生活想让我们体验的东西。

I’m grateful. It’s the plain truth： without Richard Parker， I wouldn’t be alive today to tell you my story.

我非常感恩。这是最明显的真理：如果没有理查德·帕克，我也不可能活到今天来跟你讲述我的故事。

It was a time filled with wonder that I’ll always remember.

那是一段充满着奇幻的经历，我会以一生铭记。

Then Richard Parker， companion of my torment， awful， fierce thing that kept me alive， moved forward and disappeared forever from my life.

然后，那个让我生存下来的理查德·帕克，那个让我痛苦、使我害怕的凶狠的伙伴，径直向前走，永远消失在我的生命里了。