高三英语上学期unit7-reading

Unit7AChristmasCarolIntroduction:ItisaChristmasbookbyCharlesDickens,publishedin1843.Scrooge,anold,meanandgreedyman,receivedavisitfromtheghostofMarley,hislatepartnerinbusiness,andseesaseriesofvisionsofthepast,present,andfuture,includingoneofwhathisowndeathwillbelikeunlesshechangeshisways.AsaresultofthishewakesuponChristmasmorninganalteredman.Hesendsaturkeytohisill-usedclerkBob,positivelyenjoyssubscribingto

（捐款）Christmascharities,andgenerallybehaveslikethegenialoldfellowthathehasbecome.ToexpresshispurposeofwritingAChristmasCarol,CharlesDickenswrote:haveendeavouredinthisGhostlylittlebook,toraisetheGhostofanIdea,whichshallnotputmyreadersoutofhumourwiththemselves,witheachother,withtheseason,orwithme.Mayithaunttheirhousespleasantly,andnoonewishtolayit.在这部“灵魂”小说里，我已尽全力去抬高思想之魂，它将不会使我的读者离开幽默，相互分离，也不会使他们离开那个季节，与我分离。愿这高尚之魂会高高兴兴地光顾他们的家，谁也不会愿意去驱赶它。Lookatthetitle,thepictureandthenamelistoftheCharactersintheplay.Answerthefollowingquestions.1.Whendoesthestoryhappen?2.WhichofthetwomeninthepictureisEbenezerScrooge-------theboss?3.WhatisthenameofScrooge’sassistant?Whathedoingandhowishefeeling?Pre-reading:Onthe24thofDecember.Themanontheleft.Andheisthebadboss.BobCratchit.Heisfeelingcoldandiswarminghishandsoveracandle.Fastreading:Readtheitalicisedwordsineachpartandsummarizethemainideaofeachpart.InScrooge’sofficeBobtriestowarmhishandsoverthecandle.Bobfeelsfreezinglycoldandcannolongerwrite.Hestopstowarmhishands,buthisbossScroogetellshimtogoonwriting.BobaskshisbossScroogeforadayoffonChristmasDay.ScroogeisquiteunwillingtoletBobhaveadayoff.Ayoungmancomesin.(Bobapplauds)Fredleaves.Agentlemancomesin.Scroogefallsasleep.What’sthetruespiritofChristmasaccordingtoFred?ThegentlemanasksScroogetohelpthepoorwhentheyareinwantofbasicneedsandcomforts,butScroogerefusestomakeanycontribution.SantaClauscomestoshowScroogeintoadream.Itistostoponlythinkingaboutyourself,buttoopenyourheartfreelyandthinkofothers.HeisworriedaboutScrooge.WhatistypicalofScrooge?Whatdoeshemeanbysayingit?WhatistypicalofSantaClaus?Whatdoesitmean?Post-reading:Healwayssays“humbug”,whichmeansnonsense.Healwayssays“ho,ho,ho”,whichishiswayoflaughing.Itreallymeans“Hehehe”.Theywatchayoungmanandayoungwoman.Whoarethey?Andwhataretheytalkingabout?Whatdoesshemeanby“thegoldenidol”?Whydoesn’tsheloveScroogeanymore?Whatdoesitmeanifpeopleweigheverythingbygain?TheyareyoungScroogeandhiswife.ThegirlwantstobreakupherrelationwithyoungScrooge.The“goldenidol”ismoney.Becauseheisselfishandonlythinksaboutmoney.Itmeansthatpeoplewillonlydosth.forthemselves.Theydon’thelpothers.Theywatchafamilycelebration.Whosefamilyisit?WhydoesMrsCratchitnotwanttodrinkatoasttoMrScrooge?ChristmasDay:ScroogegoestoBobCratchit’shouse.Whydoeshegothere?It’sMrCratchit’sfamily.BecauseshehateshimandblameshimforTinyTim’sbadhealth.TowishthemaMerryChristmas.Listenandread:1.wantadayoff2.pickone’spocket3.leavealone4.dosb.good5.bringin6.thinkof/about7.inwantof8.bebadlyoff/bewelloff9.carefor与careabout10.takeone’splace/taketheplaceof11.haveaneyefor/havenoeyefor12.becontenttodosth.13.oflate=lately/recently14.withsb.uponhisshoulder15.onthecontraryIdon’