高一英语（下）必修三Unit 3 Reading

Unit3ReadingHewasagreatAmericanwriter,andhewasalsoafamousspeaker.Helikedtotellfunnystoriestomakepeoplelaugh.Healsolikedtoplayjokesonhisfriends.Oncehewastravelingwithafriendofhis.Hisfriendlosthismoney,soheaskedhimtobuyatrainticketforhim.“ButIdon'thaveenoughmoneytobuytwotickets,”saidhe.Hisfrienddidn'tknowwhattodo.“Youcanhideundermyseatwhentheconductorcomestocheckthetickets,”hesaidtohisfriend.Whentheconductorcametocheckthetickets,hegavehimtwotickets,oneforhimselfandoneforhisfriend.Hesaidtotheconductor,“Myfriendisastrangeman.Whenhetravelsonatrain,hedoesnotliketositontheseat.Helikestolieonthefloorundertheseat.”Everyoneinthetrainlookedathisfriendundertheseatandlaughed.MarkTwainScanningScanthepassageandtrytofindoutwhatthepassagemainlytalksabout? A.MarkTwain’sfamousnovels. B.MarkTwain’swritingstyle. C.MarkTwain’slife. D.TheoriginofMarkTwain’sname.PlacehewasborninPlaceswherehelivedfamousworksThemeaningof“marktwain”theageoftwelveWorkingexperienceInFloridaHannibal,Missouri,alongtheMississippiTheAdventuresofTomSawyer,TheAdventuresofHuckleberryFinnandLifeontheMississippiItmeansthewateristwo

fathomsdeep.(=12feet)Heleftschooltolookforwork.Aprinter,ariverboatpilot,asoldier,agoldminer,abusiness-manandanewspaperreporter.TheAdventuresofTomSawyer

《汤姆·索亚历险记》Hewasgoodatwritingaboutchildren’sadventures

Hismasterpieces1876TheAdventuresofHuckleberryFinn《哈克贝利·弗恩历险记》

(1894）LifeontheMississippi1881Doyouknowhisotherworks?MarkTwain:(1835—1910)

ThePrinceandthePauper(1882)（皇子与贫儿）TomSawyerAbroadAHorse'sTaleTheManthatCorruptedHadleyburgInnocentsAbroadFenimoreCooper'sLiteraryOffenses

Whatishisfirstsuccessfulstoryabout?Hisfirststoryisaboutajumpingfrogcontest.hisshortstories1.RunningforGovernor2.The£1,000,000Bank-NoteTheMillionPoundBank-noteWhydidhiswritingbecomefamous?Hiswritingbecamefamousforcommonpeopleandthewaytheytalked,butespeciallyforhishumor.

Question&Thinking:1.WhatwasMarkTwain’slifelikeinthelastyearsofhislife?2.Asaresultofthis,whathappenedtohiswriting?Itwasfilledwithsadevents,lonelinessandthelossofmuchmoney.Hiswritinglostmostofitshumourandbecamesadlikehim.America'sbestknownliteraryfigureAmerica's

shortstorywriternovelisthumoristpublicspeakerliterarygiantTheevaluationgiventohimMarkTwain’smottoes:1."Alwaystellthetruth;thenyoudon'thavetorememberanything.“2."Themanwhodoesnotreadbookshasnoadvantageoverthemanthatcannotreadthem."3."Anyonewhocanonlythinkofonewaytospellawordobviouslylacksimagination."4."Loveyourenemy,itwillscarethehelloutofthem."

5."Whenpeopledonotrespectuswearesharplyoffended;yetdeepdowninhisprivateheartnomanmuchrespectshimself."6.IftherearenocigarsinHeaven,Ishallnotgo.7."Theonlywaytokeepyourhealthistoeatwhatyoudon'twant,drinkwhatyoudon'tlike,anddowhatyou'drathernot."8."Whenangry,counttofour;whenveryangry,swear."9."Everybodytalksabouttheweather,butnobodydoesanythingaboutit."TheMillionPoundBank-NoteKnowledgeaboutdrama/play1.Wordsrelatedtodrama/playDrama/playtragedycomedyoperastagecharacterstagedirectionlinesdirectorcurtainplaywrightactor/actressscriptpropactsceneheroheroinerehearsalKnowledgeaboutdrama/play2.act&sceneThisisatwo-actplay,meaningthattheeventsofthedramaaredividedintotwomainparts.Sometimesthesecondactofaplaychangesthesetting(ie.timeandplace)butmoreoftenthereissomechangeinthethoughtsandactionsofthemaincharacters.Eachactismadeupofvariousscenes,orspecificdramaticsituations.

3.StagedirectionAnotherbasicfeatureinthestructureofplaysisthestagedirection.Thewordorwords,whichappearinitalics(斜体）providethedirectorandactorswithguidanceabouthowwordsshouldbesaid(ie.toneofvoice)orwhatactionsactorsshouldtakeastheysaythewor