1、Module 2 Fantasy Literature话 题 导 读黑暗物质三部曲是英国作家菲利普普尔曼创作的奇幻小说。让我们从中领略一下作者丰富的想象力吧Enjoy the book seriesHis Dark MaterialsMy three girls and I all love to read.I mean LOVE it!We also like to discuss books we read together.It is always a joy to come across a book or series that engages(吸引住)all of us and e
2、nds with long conversations we all learn from.While I do not feel these books are age appropriate(恰当的，合适的)for my 8 years old，even with an advanced reading level，it is for my 13 and 17 years olds.After The GoldenCompass，they both fought over who would get to read The SubtleKnife first.Based on some o
3、f the reviews，much of this series seems to personally offend(冒犯，得罪)anyone who is Christian.It seems like anything that is threatening their beliefs is dangerous and negative.However，I think it is a good thing to have your beliefs challenged;it makes you use your minds，question things，and create thou
4、ghts!I would much rather have my girls read something they didnt agree with and found distasteful(使人不愉快的)than have their right to read what they wanted to deny.I am grateful for the freedom they experience in our country and the opportunities they are afforded because of itopportunities to read some
5、thing like these books that will make them use their minds，for example!It comes down to(归结起来为)this：If you are someone who likes to read，likes to be entertained，likes to use your imagination，and likes to think for yourself rather than allow someone else to think for you，you will find value in this se
6、ries！Section Introduction&Reading and VocabularyComprehending练读文 记词汇 学翻译1 教材助读先读通The Cat That VanishedWill was stupefied with exhaustion，and he might have gone on to the north,or he might have laid his head on the grass under one of those trees and slept;but as he stood trying to clearhis head,he sa
7、w a cat.She was a tabby，like Moxie.She padded out of a garden on the Oxford side of the road,where Will was standing.Will put down his shopping bag and held out his hand,and the cat came up to rub her head against his knuckles，just as Moxie did.Of course,every cat behaved like that,but all the same
8、Will felt such a longing to turn for home that tears scalded his eyes.Eventually this cat turned away.This was night,and there was a territory to patrol，there were mice to hunt.She padded across the road and towards the bushes just beyond the hornbeamtrees,and there she stopped.Will,still watching,s
9、aw the cat behave curiously.She reached out a paw21 to pat22 something in the air in front of her，something quite invisible23 to Will.Then she leapt24 backwards,back arched25 and fur on end26，tail27held out stiffly28.Will knew cat-behaviour.He watched more alertly29 as the cat approached the spot ag
10、ain,just an empty patch30 of grass between the hornbeams and the bushes of a garden hedge31，and patted the air once more.Again she leapt back，but less far and with less alarm32 this time.After another few seconds of sniffing33，touching,whisker-twitching34，curiosity35overcame36wariness37.The cat step
11、ped forward,and vanished.Will blinked38.Then he stood still39，close to the trunk of the nearest tree，as a truck came round the circle and swept its lights over40 him41.When it had gone past he crossed the road，keeping his eyes on42 the spot where the cat had been investigating43.It wasnt easy,becaus
12、e there was nothing to fix on44，but when he came to the place and cast about45 to look closely,he saw it.At least46，he saw it from some angles.It looked as if someone had cut a patch out of the air47，about two metres from the edge48 of the road,a patch roughly49square50 in shape51 and less than a me
13、tre across.If you were level52 with the patch so that it was edge-on53，it was nearly invisible,and it was completely invisible from behind.You could only see it from the side nearest the road,and you couldnt see it easily even from there，because all you could see through it54 was exactly the same ki
14、nd of thing that lay in front of it on this side55：a patch of grass lit by a street light56.But Will knew without the slightest doubt that57 that patch of grass on the other side was in a different world.He couldnt possibly have said why.He knew it at once,as strongly as he knew that fire burned and
15、 kindness was good58.He was looking at something profoundly59alien60.And for that reason alone,it enticed61 him to stoop62 and look further.What he saw made his head swim63 and his heart thump64 harder,but he didnt hesitate65：he pushed his shopping bag through66，and then scrambled67 through himself，
16、through the hole in the fabric68 of this world and into another.He found himself standing under a row of trees.But not hornbeam trees:these were tall palms69，and they were growing,like the trees in Oxford,in a line along the grass.But this was the centre of a broad boulevard70，and at the side of the
17、 boulevard was a line of cafs and small shops,all brightly lit,all open,and all utterly71 silent and empty beneath72 a sky thick with 73stars.The hot night was laden with 74 the scent of flowers and with the salt smell of the sea.Will looked around carefully.Behind him the full moon shone down over
18、a distant prospect75 of great green hills,and on the slopes76 at the foot of the hills there were houses with rich gardens and an open parkland77 with groves78 of trees and the white gleam79 of a classical temple.Just beside him was that bare80 patch in the air,as hard to see from this side as81 fro
19、m the other,but definitely there.He bent82 to look through and saw the road in Oxford,his own world.He turned away with a shudder83：whatever this new world was84，it had to be better than what hed just left.With a dawning 85light-headedness 86，the feeling that he was dreaming87 but awake88 at the sam
20、e time89，he stood up and looked around for90 the cat,his guide.再记住vanish vn v.消失stupefied stju p fa d adj.神志不清的；昏昏沉沉的exhaustion z stn n.疲惫；精疲力竭might have done 本来可以做lay v.放置，搁(laid，laid，laying)clear v.使清晰/明了tabby tbi n.斑猫pad pd v.(有规律地)悄悄行走put down 放下hold out 伸出come up to 朝走过来rub rb v.蹭；摩擦knuckle nkl
21、 n.指节；掌指关节behave b he v v.表现；举动longing l n.渴望scald sk ld v.热泪盈眶turn away 走开patrol ptrl v.巡逻；巡查bush b n.灌木；矮树hornbeam h nbi m n.角树；植鹅耳枥21 paw p n.爪子22 pat pt v.轻拍；轻打23 invisible nv zbl adj.看不见的24 leap v.跳，跳跃(leapt/leaped，leapt/leaped)25 arch t v.拱起；成弓形26 on end 直立地；竖着27 tail te l n.尾巴28 stiffly st fl
22、i adv.僵硬地；不灵活地29 alertly l tli adv.警觉地；警惕地30 patch pt n.(与周围部分不同的)小块；斑31 hedge hed n.灌木；小树树篱32 alarm l m n.惊慌；恐慌33 sniff sn f v.(以鼻)吸气；嗅；闻34 whisker w sk n(猫的)胡须；触须 twitch tw t v.抽动；颤动35 curiosity n.好奇心36 overcome vkm v.克服37 wariness wer ns n.谨慎；小心38 blink bl nk v.眨眼睛39 still adj.静止的40 sweep over 向扩
23、展41 as a truck.是时间状语从句。42 keep ones eyes on 注视；盯着看43 investigate v.审查；调查；打量44 fix on 注视；凝视45 cast about 寻找；搜索；想办法46 at least 至少 at most 至多47 It looked as if.看上去似乎48 edge ed n.边；边缘49 roughly rfli adv.大概地；粗略地50 square skwe adj.正方形的51 shape e p n.形状；in shape 在形状上52 level levl adj.同高度的53 so that it was
24、edge-on 是结果状语从句。54 you could see through it 是定语从句，修饰不定代词 all，省略关系词 that。55 that 引导定语从句，修饰 the same kind of thing。56 过去分词短语作定语，修饰 a patch of grass。57 without the slightest doubt“毫不怀疑地”，其后的 that 引导同位语从句。58 as.as.“像一样”，引导比较状语从句。59 profoundly prfandli adv.深深地；极度地60 alien e lin adj.完全陌生的61 entice nta s v
25、.吸引；诱使62 stoop stu p v.俯身；弯腰63 swim sw m v.眩晕；头昏眼花64 thump mp v.(由于生气、恐惧或兴奋等心脏)怦怦直跳65 hesitate hez te t v.犹豫；迟疑66 push.through 把推过去67 scramble skrmbl v.爬；攀68 fabric fbr k n.结构；框架69 palm p m n.棕榈树70 boulevard bu l v d n.林荫大道；大街71 utterly tli adv.完全地；绝对地72 beneath prep.在之下73(be)thick with.充满/布满的74(be)
26、laden with(空气中)充溢着(某种味道)的75 prospect prspekt n.视野；景象；景色76 slope slp n.斜坡；斜面77 parkland p k lnd n.公共绿地78 grove rv n.(尤指树木排列成行的)树丛；小树林79 gleam li m n.亮光；反光80 bare be adj.光秃秃的81 as.as.表示“和一样”。82 bend bend v.弯腰；屈身83 shudder d n.战栗；发抖84 whatever this new world was 是让步状语从句。85 dawning d n adj.开始出现的；开始发展的86
27、 light-headedness la thed dns n头晕；眩晕87 dream dri m v.做梦88 awake we k adj.醒着的；清醒的89 that 引导同位语从句，说明 feeling 的具体内容。90 look around for 四处寻找再翻译消失的猫威尔累得脑子都麻木了，他本可以继续向北走，也有可能在某棵树下头枕草地昏昏睡去；但是，正当他站在那儿，尽力让头脑清醒些的时候，他看见了一只猫。那是一只母斑猫，就像(威尔家的)莫克西一样。它轻轻地走出靠着牛津一侧街道上的一个花园，威尔正站在那条街边。他放下购物袋，伸出手，那只猫跑过来用头在他的指关节上磨蹭，就像莫克西
28、那样。当然，所有的猫都是那样的。尽管如此，威尔还是渴望回家，以至于他热泪盈眶。最终，这只猫转身跑开了。正值夜晚，它还要巡视自己的领地，捕捉老鼠。它悄悄地穿过马路，朝着角树林另一边的灌木丛走去，然后在那儿停了下来。威尔继续盯着它，看到猫行为怪异。它伸出爪子去拍打它面前空气中的某种东西，某种威尔完全看不见的东西。然后它向后一跃，脊背拱起，毛发竖立，尾巴僵直地伸着。威尔了解猫的习性。他更加警觉地看着，只见那只猫再次靠近那个地方角树与花园树篱的灌木丛之间的一块空草地，又拍打了一下那里的空气。它再次向后一跃，但这次跳得没有那么远，也没有那么害怕了。又是几秒钟的嗅来嗅去、爪子触碰、胡须抽动，终于好奇心战胜
29、了警惕性。那只猫向前一迈，然后就消失了。威尔眨了眨眼睛。然后他站着不动，紧靠离他最近的一棵树的树干，这时一辆卡车转弯驶过来，车灯照到他的身上。卡车开过去后，他穿过马路，眼睛盯着那只猫一直在打量的地方。这并不容易，因为他无法将目光集中在某件东西上，但是当他靠近那个地方，设法仔细观察时，他看出了端倪。终于，他从某些角度看到了。那儿看上去就像有人在距离路边大约两米的地方将空间切开了一块，它大体呈方形，不到一米宽。如果你与那块空间处在同等高度，从侧面看你几乎看不到它，从后面则完全看不见它。只有从最靠近马路的一边才能看到它，但也很难看清楚，因为透过它，你所看到的一切与这一边的完全相同：被一盏街灯照亮的一
30、片草地。但是威尔深信不疑，另一边的那块草地在一个不同的世界里。他不可能说得出所以然来。他只是马上就知道了，就好像他知道火会燃烧、善意是美好的一样。他所注视着的是某种极为陌生的东西。仅仅是这一个理由，就足以吸引着他俯下身子向更深处望去。他看到的一切使他头晕目眩，心跳加速，但是他却没有迟疑：他把购物袋塞了进去，继而自己也钻了过去穿过现实世界框架上的这个洞，进入了另一个世界。他发现自己站在一排树下。这是一些高大的棕榈树，而不是角树。像在牛津的一样，那些树木沿着草地排列成行。只是，他所处的是一条宽阔的马路的中央，路的一侧是一排咖啡馆和小商店，灯火通明，还在营业，在布满繁星的夜空下，所有的店铺都静悄悄的
31、，无人光顾。在这个炎热的晚上，空气中弥漫着鲜花的芳香和海水咸咸的味道。威尔仔细地环顾四周。在他的身后，满月映照着远处壮丽的青山的轮廓，山脚下的斜坡上坐落着带有美丽花园的房子，还有一块树木丛生的公共绿地，一座古典风格的庙宇在其上闪着微微的白光。空气中的那个空洞就在他的身边，无论是从这边还是那边都很难看见，但却确定无疑地存在着，俯身向空洞的那一边望去，他看到了自己的世界牛津的街道。他不禁一颤，转过身来：无论这个新世界如何，总会好过他刚刚离开的那个世界。带着逐渐出现的眩晕感觉，那种处在半梦半醒之间的感觉，他站起身环顾四周找那只猫他的向导。通语篇 学理解 重分析2语篇理解.Read the text
32、and match the main idea of the paragraphs.1Para.1 AWill found where the cat had vanished.2Paras.27 BDescriptions of the patch in the air.3Para.8 CWhat he saw in another world.4Para.9 DThe strange behavior of the cat.5Paras.1011 EWill went into another world.6Para.12 FWill found a different world.7Pa
33、ras.1315 GWill saw a cat.答案：17.GDABFEC.Read the text carefully and choose the best answers according to the text.1What made Will curious about the cat?AThe cats coming to the garden.BThe cats rubbing her head against his knuckles.CThe cats strange behavior.DThe territory for the cat to patrol.2Why d
34、id the cat leap back with her back arched and fur on end?ABecause she sensed danger ahead of her.BBecause she was going to attack.CBecause she didnt know what to do.DBecause she was so hungry.3From the last three paragraphs,we knew that_.AWill was fascinated by the new worldBWill was afraid of the n
35、ew worldCWill was worried about the safety of the catDWill had a habit of dream walking4What can we infer from the passage?AWill missed his home and thought his home was better than the new world.BWill didnt want to go back to his own world.CWill stood up and looked around for his cat.DWill realized
36、 that he was dreaming when he entered the new world.答案：14.CAAB.Analyze the following difficult sentences in the text.1Of course,every cat behaved like that,but all the same Will felt such a longing to turn for home that tears scalded his eyes.分析翻译 当然，所有的猫都是那样的。尽管如此，威尔还是渴望回家，以至于他热泪盈眶。答案：结果状语2When it
37、had gone past he crossed the road,keeping his eyes on the spot where the cat had been investigating.分析翻译 卡车开过去后，他穿过马路，眼睛盯着那只猫一直在打量的地方。答案：时间状语；状语；定语3It wasnt easy,because there was nothing to fix on,but when he came to the place and cast about to look closely,he saw it.分析翻译 这并不容易，因为他无法将目光集中在某件东西上，但是当他靠近那个地方，设法仔细观察时，他看出了端倪。答案：原因状语；时间状语