1、 Module 2 Fantasy Literature 奇幻文学不仅是孩子们的最爱，成年人也同样爱不释手，读下面的文章，了解奇幻文学的历史和发展。The very first recorded literary works in history were fantasy: Homers Odyssey， The Book of a Thousand nights and a Night and countless others.Modern literature forms are based on them.Fantasy is particularly the only form of
2、literature that has no clear boundaries(边界) between adult fiction and childrens fiction.Lewis Garrolls books Alices Adventure in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass, for instance, were published over 100 years ago.The books were in fact written for a childthe original Alice, who was the daughte
3、r of a friend of Carrolls.However, they are just as often read by adults looking for an escape back to a simple time.A more modern example is JK.Rowlings Harry Potter series, which have caused a revolution in the publishing world.While these again are aimed at a youth market，they have become a fashi
4、on for people of all ages.Recently, fantasy has enjoyed popularity(流行)，the main reason for the popularity is the success of The Lord of the Rings series of films.Fantasy novel sales have benefited from social change，with the original The Lord of the Rings novels，the Harry Potter series becoming a fo
5、rce on bestseller lists.Even more recently，a work of historical fantasy，Dan Browns The Da Vinci Code, has caught the imagination of the world.The novel was on top of The New York Times hardcover(精装的) fiction bestseller list on April 11，2005.It is clear that fantasy is showing no signs of reducing in
6、 popularity.阅读短文，回答下列问题。1What is the first recorded literary works in history？(no more than 1 word)【答案】 Fantasy.2What do you think of fantasy literatures future？(no more than 5 words)【答案】 It will continuously enjoy popularity.Section Reading (Introduction the cat came up to rub her head 2.against hi
7、s knuckles.Finally the cat turned away padding across the road and towards the bushes, in front of 3.which she stopped.There, Will saw her behave 4.curiously(curious); she reached out a paw to pat something in the air.After the second try, the cat 5.stepped(step) forward and vanished.Will went acros
8、s the road and came to the spot，only 6.to find(find) that it was a patch in 7.the air that the cat vanished into.8.Wondering(wonder) what it was on the other side of the patch，he scrambled through the hole without 9.hesitation(hesitate) into another world，and there he found 10.amazing (amaze) sceneries which fascinated Will.With a dawning lightheadedness, he began to look around for the cat, his guide.
