8.J.K.Rowling,author of the hugely popular Harry Potter Series,hag written her own special magic in tile fantasy genre(体裁).Though she may be the best-known fantasy writer to the current generation,she is hardly the first.A number of others,many of whom,like Rowling,are British,were writing fantasy novels before J.K.Rowling was born.
One such writer is George MacDonald,a Scottish author,best known for his novels Phantastes and Lilith.MacDonald's work,like Rowling's,showed that fantasy literature could hold appeal for older children and even adults.In Phantastes,a young man named Anodos journeys through a fantasy land where he experiences magical adventures.While Phantastes is a relatively light story,Lilith,a much later work by MacDonald,is a darker and more serious tale.In this novel,a character called Mr.Vane travels through a fantasy land.There he meets Lilith,an attractive but troubling fairy princess; in describing Mr.Vane's experiences,MaCDonald explores the question of what it means to be human.
Another British fantasy writer,C.S.Lewis,acknowledged that he was grateful to George MacDonald.It was MacDonald's mythmaking,rather than his writing style,that Lewis admired.Lewis's The Chronicles of Narnia,a tale of mythical power,is a group of seven books tied together more by the fictional world they created than by the description of a particular character's experiences.
Narnia is a magical place where animals can talk and time progresses at its own rate.Like Harry Potter and his mates at Hogwarts,the characters who live in Narnia struggle with the conflicting forces of good and evil.
Yet another fantasy series,occupying fewer printed pages but treating its material in the way the Harry Potter series does,is J.R.Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings.The series describes a group of seven characters who journey together in order to destroy a ring which would give an evil lord power if he gets it.As Lewis does with Narnia,Tolkien invents a universe,which he calls Middle Earth,and peoples,from humans to terrifying creatures called"ores"and"uruk-hai."
25.What do the four writers in the text have in common?B
A.They are all Scottish writers.
B.They are all fantasy novelists.
C.They are all best-selling writers.
D.They have the same writing style.
26.We can infer from the text thatC.
A.Phantastes is a serious story
B.Lilith is one of MacDonald's early works
C.the Chronicles of Narnia is a fantasy series
D.the Lord of the Rings is the earliest fantasy work
27.It can be learned from the text thatA.
A.J.K.Rowling was born much later than the others
B.MacDonald's works are only popular among children
C.Narnia is the name of a character in Lewis's novel
D.Lewis disliked MacDonald's mythmaking
28.The main purpose of the text is toA.
A.introduce several British writers
B.discuss Rowling's Harry Potter series
C.show fantasy stories'influence on Rowling
D.explain the development of fantasy literature.
分析 本文是说明文.文章介绍了《哈利•波特》的作者J.K.罗琳之前的三位英国奇幻文学作家.
解答 25-28 B C A A
25.B 细节理解题.由第一段中的A number of others …like Rowling …were writing fantasy novels以及几位作家作品的内容可知,他们都是 fantasy novels 即奇幻文学作家.故选B.
26.C 细节理解题.由第三段中的Lewis's The Chronicles of Narnia,a tale of mythical power,is a group of seven books tied together more by the fictional world they created than by the description of a particular character's experiences.可知Lewis's The Chronicles of Narnia是一套7本书的组合,所以C项正确.即是奇幻系列的作品.
27.A 细节理解题.由第一段末句A number of others,many of whom,like Rowling,are British,were writing fantasy novels before J.K.Rowling was born.可知这几个人都是出生在J.K.罗琳之前,所以她比其他三位作家年龄小.
28.A 推理判断题.作者从《哈利•波特》的作者J.K.罗琳谈起,介绍了比她更早的三位英国奇幻文学作家.故主要的目的就是向我们介绍了几位早于J.K.罗琳的奇幻小说家,故选A项.
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