1、- 1 -Module 2 课下能力提升（五）阅读理解A“A serious attack on the fantasy story for children comes from those who do not wish children to be frightened.” CS. Lewis writes in an essay named Three Ways of Writing for Children. Those who say that children must not be frightened mean two things. Firstly, they mean t
2、hat 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 (暴力), wounds and evil (邪恶). CS. Lewis says he agrees with the first reason, but not the second.He goes on to comment, “Since it is so likely
3、that they will meet cruel (残酷的) 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 and hardships.” “It would be nice， ” he continues, “if no littl
4、e 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 points out that fantasy stories provide children with a valuab
5、le 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 kind of happy life children want to find.A good fantasy suggests
6、 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。1According to the first paragraph, CS. Lewis thinks that
7、 _.Achildren shouldnt read any fantasy story because it is badBadults shouldnt do things that may frighten their childrenCdeath and badness should be kept out of childrens mindsDwriting a fantasy story is the best way of writing for children- 2 -解析：选 B 推理判断题。根据第一段的“C.S. Lewis says he agrees with the
8、 first reason, but not the second.”可知，他同意上面提到的 “Firstly, they mean that we mustnt do anything likely to give children fears”由此可知，他认为我们不应该做任何让孩子害怕的事情。故选 B。2What probably is St. George according to the text?AHe is a policeman in real life.BHe is a murderer caught by the police.CHe is a brave man in a
9、fantasy novel.DHe is a frightening person in a story.解析：选 C 推理判断题。根据第二段的“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.”可知，St. George不是警察也不是令人害怕的人物，而是可以用来安慰孩子的勇敢的幻想小说中的人物。故选 C。3Why should children read fantas
10、y literature according to Bruno Bettelheim?ABecause it encourages children to have a lot of fantasies.BBecause it helps children overcome fears and find solutions.CBecause it teaches children to write their own fantasy stories.DBecause it gives children a happy memory when they grow up.解析：选 B 细节理解题。
11、根据第三段的“He believes that all children have many personal fantasies filled with fears and fantasy stories comfort them and offer solutions.”可知选 B。4It can be inferred from the last paragraph that _.Aliterature can give readers more frightening storiesBfantasies can improve ones ability to solve problem
12、sCpersonal fantasies can help children get away from dangerDmost children can understand what fantasy literature is解析：选 B 推理判断题。根据最后一段可知，作者认为幻想文学可以帮助孩子解决问题。故选 B。BI once saw a TV programme at college about a scientist who used “drift bottles (漂流瓶)” to mark ocean currents. It was a rather boring progr
13、amme. I was more interested to read an article about someone who found a bottle on a beach with a message inside. Like the drift bottles, it had been thrown into the sea but 21 years before. I decided to find out more about such bottles, and I - 3 -started work on this intriguing (非常有趣的) research.An
14、 early message in a bottle was thrown into the sea by Christopher Columbus during a terrible storm. He wrote about his discovery of America and expected that his message would be sent to the Queen of Spain. He wanted the news to reach her, but he thought he might be drowned (淹死) in the storm. In fac
15、t, he survived but the bottle was never found.I would be excited to find a message in a bottle, but in the 16th century, it could be dangerous. In those days, the British Navy (海军) used messages in bottles to send information about the enemy. When Queen Elizabeth found out that a boatman had opened
16、a bottle containing one of these secret messages, she created a new job, Uncorker of Ocean Bottles. I was amazed to learn that anyone else who opened a bottle could be sentenced to death. It seems very strange to us now.A long time ago, before dating websites existed to help people find partners, a
17、sailor in Sweden put this message in a bottle “To someone beautiful and far away.” It was found by a young woman in Sicily. She answered the message “I am not beautiful, but it seems a miracle (奇迹 ) I found your message.” They began to write letters to each other, and eventually got married.Nowadays
18、 its easy to communicate with anyone anywhere in the world, but I think people will still go on throwing bottles with messages into the ocean and guessing where the winds and the waves will carry them. And how romantic it would be to find a bottle with a message inside!语篇解读：漂流瓶是人们穿越广阔大海进行交流的一种有趣的交流方
19、式。投进大海的漂流瓶不知道将漂向何方、被何人捡到，充满着未知的神秘气息。5Why did the author do some research on bottles thrown into the sea?AHe had found a message in one.BHe had read an article about one.CHe had to do a project on them at college.DHe had watched a TV programme about them.解析：选 B 细节理解题。由第一段中的“I was more interested to r
20、ead an article about someone . I decided to find out more about such bottles”可知，作者读到一篇关于 21年前被扔到海里的漂流瓶被发现的故事后对漂流瓶产生了极大的兴趣，从而开始了对漂流瓶的研究工作。6Christopher Columbus put a message into a bottle to _.- 4 -Astudy ocean currentsBreport his discoveryCask for rescueDtry his luck解析：选 B 推理判断题。由第二段中的“He wrote abou
21、t his discovery of America . He wanted the news to reach her”可知，哥伦布在信上写下他发现了美洲，希望这一信息能送到西班牙女王手上。7How did the author feel about the 16th century punishment for opening ocean bottles?AFrightening. BAmusing.CAstonishing. DSatisfying.解析：选 C 细节理解题。由第三段中的“I was amazed to learn that anyone else who opened
22、a bottle could be sentenced to death. It seems very strange to us now”可知，作者对这一惩罚感到很吃惊。8Why did the young woman in Sicily reply to the Swedish sailors message?AShe wanted to have a pen friend.BShe felt she fitted his description.CShe failed to access a dating website.DShe was impressed by the bottles
23、 journey.解析：选 D 推理判断题。由倒数第二段中的“I am not beautiful, but it seems a miracle (奇迹 ) I found your message”可知，西西里岛的这位年轻女子认为她能捡到来自瑞典水手的漂流瓶是一个奇迹。CRobert Frost (18741963) is one of Americas most beloved poets. He was a contemporary of many modernist poetic movements, but he wasnt associated (与有联系) with any p
24、articular group of poets. He stuck to his own literary beliefs, and as a result, he attracted a good deal of criticism from the literary world. But, it is just because he was such a person and his voice was so original that Frost became so beloved. If you are to choose one of his poems and read it a
25、loud on a busy street, we are sure that many people will recognize the poem immediately as Frosts.Mending Wall, which is the first poem in North of Boston, - 5 -Frosts second book of poetry, is one of his most popular poems. It is a poem about two neighbors who fix a rock wall that lies between thei
26、r homes. “I” want to destroy the wall, and the “neighbor” wants to leave it standing.We just cant get enough of walls, can we? People love boundaries (界线). We love them when were little, protecting our precious toys from our troublesome (令人烦恼的) brothers and sisters. As we get older, we begin to thro
27、w around the gentle term “personal space”， as in “GET OUT OF MY ROOM！” In college, we really learn how the idea of “My house is your house” doesnt always result in happy roommate relationships. After we become adults with good jobs and a lot of cool things, we often put up fences, gates, walls, or d
28、oors to protect our stuff and keep the peace.Walls help us protect ourselves, but their downside is that they often keep people from communicating with each other. Mending Wall makes us take a look at how we use our walls and boundaries, and why we use them the way we do. This poem sends a wakeup ca
29、ll to the universe.There are walls between our hearts.语篇解读：本文是一篇诗歌评论。文章介绍了美国著名诗人罗伯特弗罗斯特并赏析了他的名作修墙 。9What can we learn about Robert Frost?AHis writing style is special.BHis first poem is about life.CHe often criticized other poets.DHe joined many poetic movements.解析：选 A 细节理解题。由第一段末“If you are to . as
30、 Frosts”可知，随便拿一首弗罗斯特的诗到街上去朗读，就会有人看出是他的诗。这说明他的写作风格特别，容易辨认。10In Paragraph 3, what does the author want to show?ASharing with others brings us happiness.BThere seem lots of walls in our life.CWalls let people know about themselves.DPersonal space is important to everyone.解析：选 B 推理判断题。作者对弗罗斯特的名作修墙进行简单介绍
31、后，在第三段描述了这样一个事实：人们从小到大不断地树立各种围墙。11The third paragraph is developed by _.Aspace Bexample- 6 -Ctime Dcomparison解析：选 C 写作手法题。在第三段作者按照时间顺序展开全段，指出了人们从孩童时期到长大成人，不断地建立“心墙” 。12The underlined word “downside” in the last paragraph can be replaced by “_”Atrue use Bold wayCnegative part Dmajor difference解析：选 C 词义猜测题。根据最后一段 but一词的转折可知，第四段讲墙可以保护人的同时，也阻止了人们的交流。因此 downside此处有“不足之处”的意思。- 7 -
