高考英语阅读备考:每个成人的心中都藏着一个彼得 潘

高考英语阅读备考：每个成人的心中都藏着一个彼得 潘

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《彼得·潘》是苏格兰小说家及剧作家詹姆斯·马修·巴利创作的长篇小说。小说讲述了一个会飞的淘气小男孩彼得·潘在永无岛的冒险故事，同他相伴的还有温迪·达令和其他人。温迪在永无岛上经历各种冒险的同时，渐渐明白了成长的意义，而彼得·潘在和温迪一起经历了种种冒险之后，也有所成长。

《彼得·潘》这部作品事实上是成人怀念美好童年的一个神话。一方面，它用生动、明快的笔法描述了一个至真至纯的儿童世界;另一方面，作者又满怀遗憾和无奈地暗示——童年虽美好，却无法挽留，人终究要长大并步入成人的世界。从童年到成年的转变，人类不仅失去了童年和童真，他们的个性受到压抑，人性也被扭曲了。而彼得·潘的存在说明人类有着永存不灭的童年和童心，这份童心让人们心旷神怡、遐思无限，忘却成人世界的喧嚣浮华，从而得到精神上的慰藉。

本文为一篇书评，全文480词，建议用时7分钟。

阅读目标

1. 感知小说的故事情节、创作背景、主题意义，以及艺术风格。

2. 掌握书评的文体特征、语篇结构及语言特，能够通过对语篇的研读，撰写书评，对自己熟悉的作品进行介绍、鉴赏和评价。

3. 探究成长的意义，思考责任、目标、纯真对于个人成长的意义，直面成长中遇到的困难与挑战，促进身体与心理的协调与健康成长。

阅读预热

Ⅰ. Viewing activity

Watch a short video and then answer the following questions. If necessary， discuss

them with your partners.

1. What is the name of the film？ What type of film is it？

2. Who is the leading character in the film？ Who are the leading characters friends

and who is the leading characters enemy？ What is the film mainly about？

3. When you meet with an unpleasant situation， would you like to face it bravely or

escape from reality frightened？ Would you like to turn to a fantasy novel featuring

amazing people and things for a temporary relief？ Why？

Ⅱ. True （T） or false （F）

（ ）1. A book review is a form of literary criticism which is an analysis of a reader’s

clear understanding of a book.

（ ）2. A successful book review usually includes the plot， background information

of the author， the topic， writing techniques of the book as well as an evaluation of the

content.

（ ）3. A book review often concludes the review with the evaluation of the book.

（ ）4. A book review should be Opinion-based， in relevance to the book.

（ ）5. Using a certain quotation from the author’s novel will make your article more

readable.

1 How would you like to escape the realities of everyday life to a fantasy world with

fairies and pirates（海盗）？ How would you feel with so many growing pains surrounding

or even swallowing you every day？ Well， you can be immersed（沉浸） in James

Matthew Barries book Peter Pan， an adventure novel of some children. It will surely

satisfy your curiosity and leave much room for you to rethink these obsessions （困扰）.

2 Peter Pan is playwright and novelist James Matthew Barries most famous work，

published both as a play in 1904 and in 1911 as a novel. It tells the story of the magical

Peter Pan， who flies into the Darling family’s nursery in London one night and persuades

the children， Wendy， Michael and John to fly to Never land with him， where they get

caught up in a number of wild adventures. Enriched with their new skill， they are led to

the home of the Lost Boys in Never land. But Captain Hook， the evil leader of the pirates，

is determined to wipe out the Lost Boys， and especially the cocky Pan. Therefore， the

conflict is on. The adventure thus captures the imagination of children and adults，

setting the scene for a classic tale.

3 Barrie was inspired to write the story of Peter by the Davies children， whom Barrie

adopted after the death of their parents， Sylvia and Arthur. Their names were used for

the names of some of the characters in the story， and the adoption of the Lost Boys by

the Darling family is said to have been based on Barries experiences of adopting the

Davies children. Barrie created Peter Pan as a story to amuse two of the boys， George

and Jack.

4 “All children， except one， grow up.” This is the opening line of both the book and

the play. The main theme of the story is the conflict between wanting to remain a child，

but knowing that one has to become an adult. Peter Pan is the living and breathing

manifestation （体现） of the desire to remain a child forever， without responsibility or

cares. He makes decisions based on his desire to remain a child forever， even giving up

Wendy and the friendship of the Lost Boys， so that he can stay young and continue to

go on wild adventures. Peter represents the desire never to get older and never to

mature as a person， but to remain immersed （沉浸） in one’s imagination and sense

of play.

5 Though some of the values and language are now a bit out of date， Peter Pan by

James Matthew Barrie is a must-have book for anyone wanting to escape into the fantasy

world of Never land with the “boy who would never grow up”. Anyone who has an endless

childhood and childlike innocence cannot miss the novel. So next time you walk into a

book store， just buy one copy and take it home to enjoy.

理解·文本解读

Ⅰ. Reading to summarize the gist

What is the genre of this article？ What does it mainly talk about？

Ⅱ. Reading to analyze the structure

Fill in each blank with only one word to best present the structure of the article.

Ⅲ. Reading to understand the novel

Answer the following questions according to the article.

1. What type of novel does Peter Pan belong to？ Who is the author of the novel？

What inspired the author to create the novel？

2. Who are the characters in the novel？ What’s the possible relationship between

them？

3. What unique skill makes Peter Pan different from other children？ How does he

take advantage of his magic？

4. What danger are the children faced with in Never land？

5. What mistakes does Peter Pan make in Never land？ What do you think of his

mistakes？

Ⅳ. Reading to get opinions from the author

Complete the following table with only one word for each blank.

Ⅴ. Reading to develop your own ideas

Like Peter Pan， do you also have an endless childhood and childlike innocence of

remaining a child while growing up？ Watch another short video and then discuss with

your partners about the true meaning of growing up and what lesson you have learned

from Peter Pan.

运用·读写整合

Situational writing

Recently， Crazy English is organizing a writing competition whose theme is “Read

everlasting classics and grow together”. You really want to contribute to the magazine.

Please write a book review to the magazine.

Writing essentials：

1. the name of the book;

2. basic elements of the book;

3. your evaluation of the book.

Writing requirements：

1. your article should be about 120 words;

2. your article can include some details if necessary.

Read everlasting classics and grow together

提升·素养建构

一、语言学习

1. 重要词块

escape the realities of everyday life 逃避日常生活的现实

a fantasy world with fairies and pirates 一个有仙女和海盗的奇幻世界

be immersed in 沉浸在……中

satisfy ones curiosity 满足某人的好奇心

leave much room for sb to do 给某人留下很多的空间做……

get caught up in 深陷于……;被……所困

a number of wild adventures 很多野外/狂热冒险

be enriched with 富含……

be determined to do 下定决心做

wipe out 消灭

capture the imagination of children and adults 捕捉了儿童和成人的想象力

set the scene for a classic tale 为一个经典的故事设定背景

inspire sb to do sth 激励某人做某事

be based on 以……为依据

grow up 长大

make decisions 做决定

give up 放弃

stay young 保持年轻

out of date 过时;落伍

escape into the fantasy world of Never land 逃避到永无岛的奇幻世界里

an endless childhood and childlike innocence 永存不灭的童年和童心

2. 难句分析

He makes decisions based on his desire to remain a child forever， even giving up

Wendy and the friendship of the Lost Boys， so that he can stay young and continue to

go on wild adventures. 他做出的决定基于他想要永远做一个孩子的愿望，他甚至放弃了温迪和迷失男孩们的友谊，这样他就可以不长大，继续进行野外冒险。

【点石成金】

本句是一个主从复合句，主句为He makes decisions based on his desire to remain a

child forever，句中的based on为过去分词短语作方式状语，to remain a child forever为动词不定式作名词desire的后置定语。even giving up Wendy and the

friendship of the Lost Boys为现在分词作伴随状语。so that引导的是目的状语从句，相当于in order that。

二、综合视野

成长：愿你历尽千帆，归来仍是少年

“成长”是每个人都要直面的生活命题，在文学作品及流行文化中，“成长”永远是一个亘古不变而又历久弥新的话题。

1. 《童年·在人间·我的大学》（马克西姆·高尔基）

这本小说集包含了《童年》《在人间》《我的大学》三部。小说通过一个渐渐长大的孩子的眼光来观察和了解他周围的世界，让我们看到了一个倔强、富有同情心和有追求的青少年形象。书中描绘了青少年在成长期所遇到的种种问题、所经受的各种心理考验，这些对于读者来说无比亲切感人。

2. 《我那些成长的烦恼》（梁晓声）

本书是一部自传体成长小说，讲述的是作者从儿童到少年这段时期成长的烦恼，带领读者一起体会成长是一个不断自我纠错的过程，也是一个逐渐明白责任的过程，而这一过程，离不开亲情、友情等种种爱的支撑。亲情和友情穿越时空，照亮我们的成长之路。

每个成人的心中都藏着一个彼得·潘 答案

阅读导航

Ⅰ. 1. Peter Pan. An adventure film/A fantasy film.

2. Peter Pan. Wendy， Michael and John are Peter Pans friends and Captain Hook is

Peter Pans enemy. The film is mainly about a boy who wouldn’t grow up and his

adventure to Never land with his friends.

3. Any answer can be possible as long as it makes sense.

Ⅱ. 1. T 2. T 3. T 4. T 5. T

理解·文本解读

Ⅰ. It is a book review of the novel Peter Pan.

Ⅱ. 1. introduction 2. plot 3. setting

4. theme 5. evaluation

Ⅲ. 1. It is an adventure novel by James Matthew Barrie. The author was inspired to

write the story of Peter by the Davies children， whom Barrie adopted after the death of

their parents， Sylvia and Arthur. He hoped that his story could amuse two of the boys，

George and Jack.

2. Peter Pan， Wendy， Michael， John and Captain Hook. Peter Pan， Wendy，

Michael and John are four children， who are friends exploring Never land. However，

Captain Hook， the evil leader of the pirates， is the children’s enemy.

3. He has the inborn ability to fly. He teaches the kids Wendy， Michael， and John

to fly and persuades them to fly to Never land with him， which turns out to be an

adventure.

4. They are in danger of being killed by their enemy Captain Hook.

5. Peter Pan wouldn’t grow up， for which he gives up Wendy and the friendship of

the Lost Boys. He even tries to achieve his own goal at the risk of others life. This shows

that Peter Pan is a selfish and irresponsible child despite the fact that he has almost

physically grown. He is just a mentally immature child and does not fulfill his job in

shouldering the responsibility and love as an adult.

Ⅳ. 1. distances 2. relief/comfort

3. reflect/meditate 4. conflict 5. values 6. innocence

Ⅴ. Any answer can be possible. But one recommended version can go as follows.

The true meaning of growing up is to grow both physically and mentally. On the way

to growing up， everyone will meet with a chain of unexpected challenges and setbacks，

which is an indispensable part of life and makes the meaning of success complete，

realistic and unforgettable. No one can refuse to grow up， nor can they escape the

realities of everyday life because there is actually no Utopia， a fantasy world in the

world. What makes the process of growing up is the responsibility we shoulder， the love

for others as well as the original aspiration we hold onto.

To truly grow up， we should learn to remember， to let go and to move on. Firstly，

we remember those staying with us and helping us to stay grateful and remember our

dream to be enthusiastic. Secondly， we let go of the misfortune and adversities to stay

positive and hopeful about a better tomorrow. Additionally， we keep moving on， making

all the suffering our stepping stones to embrace a better self. Only when our attitude

towards growing up changes， can we truly wipe out the demons within our heart and our

life begins to make a difference. Otherwise， we will always remain a never grow up boy

like Peter Pan.

运用·读写整合

Read everlasting classics

and grow together

Reading everlasting classics makes a full man， and allows us to grow up both

physically and mentally. Among many masterpieces I have read， the one I like best is

Peter Pan， an adventure novel by James Matthew Barrie. The novel， based on the

authors personal experience， narrates the path of Peter Pans growth. It is instructive in

that it interprets the endless childhood and childlike innocence within some adults hearts，

which often brings me back to my own childhood. Also， it is instructive in that it always

reminds me to stay enthusiastic， naive and responsible whatever happens to me.

If I have the opportunity to recommend a book to you， there’s no better book other

than Peter Pan. So just walk into a book store， buy one copy and take it home to enjoy.