【新步步高】2015-2016学年高二英语外研版选修六知识点讲解：Module 2 Fantasy Literature Period One .DOCVIP

话题导入 The publication of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince gladdens booksellers across China.The British and American editions were No.1 and No.3 respectively on the sales chart of the Beijing Xidan Book Building last week.The book’s poster is highlighted and news about the book can often be heard on the radio. Why is the book so attractive to children？With curious mood，I got a copy of Harry Potter. Originally，I wanted to glance over it and made some criticisms.But，out of expectation，I have been deeply attracted by the magic world.On the other hand，one cannot help asking：Where is our own Harry Potter? The Chinese nation has a history of 5,000 years，which cannot be regarded as short and its culture as not profound.With a vast market of youngsters，China did publish many books popular among children.However，why are the present works not as good as those imported? There come two major reasons：Firstly，quite a number of children’s books are of strong sense of teaching，and lack interest and entertainment.Children often have a feeling of being “educated”．No wonder they don’t like them.Secondly，children’s reading materials involving “idiom stories” and “Chinese talents’ stories”，though always in different covers，are usually much the same or plagiarized.One knows the ending as early as in the beginning.In final analysis，the authors of the books seldom take children’s requirements into consideration. Choose the best answers according to the passage： 1．What’s the feeling of the writer when he finishes reading Harry Potter? A．He is shocked by the book，meanwhile he is worried about our books. B．He is so angry that he wants to criticize the book. C．He is also attracted by the book. D．He can’t help looking for Harry Potter. 答案　A 2．What does the writer mean by writing “Where is our own Harry Potter”？ A．We are short of books for children. B．We Chinese must produce books as popular as Harry Potter. C．Authors should write books in the same way as Harry Potter. D．Our authors are e