Whatifyoucouldflylikeabirdjustbythinkinghappythoughts?Oryoucoulddisappeartoafarawayland,nevergrowoldandfightpirateseveryday?ForPeterPanandhisfriends,theLostBoys,thesedreamscometrue.Morethan100yearsa
Whatifyoucouldflylikeabirdjustbythinkinghappythoughts?Oryoucoulddisappeartoafarawayland,nevergrowoldandfightpirateseveryday?ForPeterPanandhisfriends,theLostBoys,thesedreamscometrue.
Morethan100yearsafterthisplayfulboywas"born",PeterPanandhisfriendsaretocontinuetheiradventureinasequel(续集)toJ.M.Barrie'soriginalnovel."PeterPaninScarlet"(重返梦幻岛),writtenbyBritishauthorGeraldineMcCaughrean,waspublishedearlierthismonth.
Thesequelbringsalltheoriginalcharactersback.PeterPan'sfriends,theLostBoys,arenowgrownupandliveintherealworld.What'smore,attheendofthefirstbook,PeterPanthinkshehaskilledhisenemy,CaptainHook.But,newreadersdiscoverheisnotsodeadatall.
Forthosewhoareunfamiliarwiththeoriginalstory,PeterPanlivesinfarawayNeverlandwithagroupoforphans.ButtheyareeagerforarealmotherandPeterPanfliestoLondonwithafairy(仙女),Tinkerbell,tofindone.Theyvisitayounggirl,Wendy,wholovestoreadstories,andbringherandhertwobrothersbacktoNeverlandtolivewiththem.InNeverland,childrenneverhavetogrowup,andtherearenoparentstotellthemwhattodo.
Manyteenagersdreamofaworldwheretheydon'thavetogrowoldandtakeresponsibility.But,theauthorexplainssuchaworldisnottheparadise(乐园)whenitfirstappears:adventurescanbescaryandoftendangerous,and,thoughweallsometimesdreamofrunningaway,weallneedsomeonetoloveandlookafterustoo.
36.Thepassageiswrittento___.
A.tellyouaboutanunrealisticdream
B.introducenovelsaboutPeterPan
C.analyzethedifficultiesofgrowingup
D.explainwhyPeterPancan'tgrowold
37."PeterPaninScarlet"isabout___.
A.howsomechildrenfoughtagainstthepirate-CaptainHook
B.thecare-freelifethechildrenledinNeverland
C.howpeterPanlookedforarealmotherfortheLostBoys
D.howtheLostBoysreturntoNeverlandformoreadventures
38.ThestoriesofPeterPanandtheLostBoysreflectthatthoseattheirage___.
A.arereadytoshoulderresponsibility
B.chooseadventuresinfarawayplaces