Module2FantasyLiterature单元小结Marywasgiftedinwriting,alwaysdreamingofbecomingawriterlikeJ.K.Rowlingandwritingaseriesofnovelsassociatedwithfantasytoaccumulateabigfortune.Thusshesetouttowrite,buthermanuscriptswererejectedagainandagainbypresses.Andatonepointshewasburdenedwithrent.Shebegantodoubtifwritingisbeyondherpower.Itwasherboyfriendthatplayedanimportantpartinherwriting.Withhishelp,Marymadeadjustmentsintime,overcameallkindsofdifficulties,andturnedtowritinglovestories.Itwasnotlongbeforeherfirstlovestorywaspublishedanddistributedbyapress,andherworkappealedtothousandsofreaders.Soonshepossessedherownbighouse,andsheneverdoubtedherabilitytoattainhertarget.,玛丽在写作上很有天赋,她一直梦想着成为一位像J.K.罗琳一样的作家,写一系列与幻想有关的小说,积累一大笔财富。因此她开始着手写作,但是她的稿件一次次地被出版社拒绝。而且她曾一度为房租所累。她开始怀疑是否写作超出了她的能力范围。是她的男朋友在她的写作方面起了重要的作用。在他的帮助下,玛丽及时做出了调整,克服了各种困难,改写爱情小说。不久,她的第一部爱情小说就被一家出版社出版发行,并且她的作品吸引了成千上万的读者。很快她拥有了自己的大房子,她不再怀疑她有能力实现自己的目标。加餐练(一)完形阅读组合练Ⅰ.完形填空WhenIwasyoung,Ireadonlycomicbooks.Mymother,whowasakeenreader,triedtogetmetoreadregularbooks,buttheyseemed__1__tome.Whywouldanyonewanttoreadabookwithoutpictures,Iwondered?Itwouldbe__2__watchingamoviewithyoureyesclosed.Andnovelsseemedtobetoo__3__!Inmymind,acomicbookwasarollercoasterride__4__anovelwasfivehoursinrushhourtraffic.Whenevershesawmewithacomicbook,mymotherwouldcomplain,whichtotally__5__mycomicbookreadingexperience.Onesummer,sheeven__6__me.“Ifyoudon'treadatleastonebookthissummer,we'renotgoingtogoonourcampingtrip,”shesaid.WhatcouldIdo?Ihadbeenlookingforwardtothat__7__formonths!“Fine,”I__8__,“I'llreadonebook.”__9__,mymothertookmedowntoherevildungeon(地牢),thelocal__10__,wherethelibrarian__11__Thelion,theWitchandtheWardrobe,thefirstbookofTheChroniclesofNarniabyC.S.Lewis.Iunwillingly__12__thebookwhilemymotherandthelibrarianexchangeda(n)__13__glance.Whenwegothome,Icrackedthebookopenandstartedreading.I__14__I'dreadthefirstfewpagesthenskiptotheendbecauseIknewmymotherwould__15__meaboutit.Imaginemy__16__whenmymothercalledmetodinnerandIwashalfwaythroughthebook!__17__acomicbookwasarollercoasterride,thenovelwasalltheridesatDisneyworldrolledintoone!I__18__readingtheentireTheChroniclesofNarniaseriesthatsummer,whichIconsiderthe__19__ofmygreatfriendshipwithbooks.NowIreadanaverageofonebookaweek,andsometimesmywife__20__thatIreadtoomuch!语篇解读:本文是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了作者从开始只喜欢漫画书,厌恶小说到迷上读书的转变过程。1.A.strangeB.boringC.commonD.easy解析:选B由下一句的疑问“为什么有人会读没有图片的书?”可知,作者认为“regularbooks”看起来很无趣(boring)。2.A.throughB.ofC.likeD.for解析:选C承接上一句的疑问,“它就像(like)闭眼看电影一样”。3.A.thickB.thinC.shortD.long解析:选D由下文中的比喻:读小说像在高峰期的车流中行驶五小时,可知作者认为小说太长(long)。4.A.whileB.beforeC.afterD.as解析:选A作者把读漫画书的感受和读小说的感受进行了对比,故选while(然而)。5.A.sharedB.ruinedC.broadenedD.recorded解析:选B母亲一看到作者看漫画书就指责抱怨的行为毁掉(ruined)作者读漫画书的体验。6.A.comfortedB.punishedC.threatenedD.reassured解析:选C母亲威胁(threatened)作者说不读书就不去度假,而作者期盼这次旅行(trip)很久...