高中英语外研版选修六课件：Module+2+Section+Ⅰ+Introduction+&+Reading+—+Pre-reading

The very first recorded literary works in history were fantasy: Homer’s 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 literature that has no clear boundaries between adult fiction and children’s fiction. Lewis Garroll’s books Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass, for instance were published over 100 years ago. The books were in fact written for a child — the original Alice, who was the daughter of a friend of Carroll ’ s.However, they are just as often read by adults looking for an escape back to a simple time.A more modern example is J ． K.Rowling ’ s 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 fashion 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 force on bestseller lists. Even more recently, a work of historical fantasy, Dan Brown’s The Da Vinci Code, has caught the imagination of the world.The novel was on top of The New York Times’ hardcover fiction bestseller list on April 11, 2005. It is clear that fantasy is showing no signs of reducing in popularity.
Section_Ⅰ
Introduction_&_Reading_—_Prereading
[原文呈现] ① The Cat That Vanished Will was stupefied② with exhaustion③， and he might have gone④ on to the north, or he might have laid⑤ his head on the grass under one of those trees and slept; but as he stood trying to clear⑥ his head⑦， he saw a cat.

[读文清障] ①vanish/'vænI ʃ/v.消失 ② stupefied/'stjuːpIˌfaId/adj. 神 志 不 清 的，昏昏沉沉的 ③ exhaustion/I ɡ'zɔːstʃ n.疲惫，精疲 力竭 ④might have done 表示对发生在过去 的动作或过去存在的状态的推测， 意 为“本来可以做……”。 ⑤lay v．放置，搁(laid, laid, laying) ⑥clear v．使……清晰/明了 ⑦trying to clear his head 作伴随状语。
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She was a tabby ， like Moxie. She padded⑨ out of a garden on the Oxford side of the road, where Will was standing⑩. Will put down⑪ his shopping bag and held out ⑫ his hand, and the cat came up to ⑬ rub ⑭ her head against ⑮ his knuckles⑯， just as Moxie did. Of course, every cat behaved⑰ like that, but all the same Will felt such a longing⑱ to turn for home that ⑲ tears scalded⑳ his eyes.
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[读文清障] ⑧tabby/'tæbi/n.斑猫 ⑨pad/pæd/v.(有规律地)悄悄行走 ⑩where Will was standing 是非限制 性定语从句。 ⑪put down 放下 ⑫hold out 伸出 ⑬come up to 朝……走过来 ⑭rub/rʌb/v.蹭，摩擦 ⑮against 是介词， 表示“靠着……” 或“贴在……上”。 ⑯knuckle/'nʌkl/n.指节，掌指关节 ⑰behave/bI'heIv/v.表现，举动 ⑱longing/'lɒŋIŋ/n.渴望 ⑲such ... that “如此……以至于”， 引导结果状语从句。 ⑳scald/skɔːld/v.热泪盈眶