高中英语必修模块3Unit3百万英镑-阅读课件

内容简介《百万英镑》(TheMillionPoundNote)是美国著名作家马克·吐温一篇著名的中长篇说，描绘了在美国旧金山的一个小办事员出海游玩，因故迷失方向后，幸被轮船遇救，然后随船来到英国伦敦。他身无分文，非常孤独，两个富有的兄弟借给了他一张一百万英镑的支票，并以他在三十天内不将这张支票兑换成现金而能否活下去打了一个赌。在小说的结尾，小人物不仅活过了三十天，并且利用这张百万英镑发了一笔财，还获得了一位小姐的芳心。但由始至终从来没兑换过这张支票。小说通过小办事员的种种“历险”嘲弄了金钱在资产阶级社会叱咤风云、呼风唤雨的作用，文章以其略带夸张的艺术手法再现大师小说中讽刺与幽默，揭露了20世纪初英国社会的拜金主义思想。马克·吐温是他笔名，意思是：水深十二英尺，轮船可以安全通过。原名是塞缪尔·朗荷恩·克列门斯，生于密苏里州的佛罗里达。父亲是一名乡村律师，家中生活拮据。12岁时父亲去世，他开始自谋生计，先当过报童、印刷所学徒、排字工、后来在密西西比河上当水手和舵手。儿时生活的贫穷和长期的劳动生涯，不但为他以后的文学创作累积了素材，更铸就了一颗正义的心。26岁时，他当上了记者，并采用马克·吐温这个笔名发表作品。他的创作大致可分为三个时期：早期作品表现了对美国民主所存的幻想，以短篇为主，幽默与讽刺结合，批判不足，作品有《竞选州长》《高尔斯的朋友再度出洋》等；中期以长篇小说为主，重要作品有《镀金时代》《汤姆·索亚历险记》《哈克贝利·费恩历险记》《王子与贫儿》等；后期作品则由幽默讽刺转到愤怒的揭发、谴责、甚至有悲观的情绪，主要作品有《游记》《给范斯顿将军辩护》等他们检阅着一张张经过窗前的脸。有的虽然老实，却不够聪明；有的够聪明，却不够老实；还有不少又聪明又老实的，可人穷得不彻底；等到个赤贫的。又不是外地人——总是不能尽如人意。他笑着接了过去，这是那种无处不在的笑容，笑里有皱，笑里带褶，一圈儿一圈儿的，就像往水池子里面扔了一块砖头；可是，只瞟了一眼钞票，他的笑容就凝固了，脸色大变，就像你在维苏威火山山麓那些平坎上看到的起起伏伏、像虫子爬似的凝固熔岩。我从来没见过谁的笑脸定格成如此这般的永恒状态。这家伙站在那儿捏着钞票，用这副架势定定地瞅。经典语句MarkTwain(SamuelLanghorneClemens)“LincolninAmericanLiterature”美国文学中的林肯Unit3TheMillionPoundBank-noteWarmingupandReadingWhatdoyouknowaboutMarkTwain?Doyouknowanyofhisworks?Thegreatesthumoristofthe19thcenturyAmericanliterature.Novels:TheAdventuresofTomSawyer(1876)(汤姆·索亚历险记）ThePrinceandthePauper(1882)（皇子与贫儿）

TheAdventuresofHuckleberryFinn(1894）

（哈克贝利·费恩历险记）MarkTwain:(1835—1910)

goodatwritingaboutchildren’sadventureshismasterpieces1876TheAdventuresofTomSawyerhismasterpieces1881TheAdventuresofHuckleberryFinnhisshortstories1.RunningforGovernor2.The£1,000,000Bank-NoteAboutMarkTwainFindoutmoreinformationaboutMarkTwainandthencompletethefollowingchart.PlacehewasborninPlaceswherehelivedfamousworksThemeaningof“marktwain”theageoftwelveWorkingexperienceInFloridaHannibal,Missouri,alongtheMississippiTheAdventuresofTomSawyer,TheAdventuresofHuckleberryFinnandLifeontheMississippiItmeansthewateristwo

fathomsdeep.(=12feet)Heleftschooltolookforwork.Aprinter,ariverboatpilot,asoldier,agoldminer,abusiness-manandanewspaperreporter.Question&Thinking:1.WhatwasMarkTwain’slifelikeinthelastyearsofhislife?2.Asaresultofthis,whathappenedtohiswriting?Itwasfilledwithsadevents,lonelinessandthelossofmuchmoney.Hiswritinglostmostofitshumourandbecamesadlikehim.Supposearichpersongivesyouamillionpoundbank-note,whatwillyoudowithit?Givethereasons.DiscussionACT1SCENE1&2AbriefintroductiontothestoryPre-readingTworichgentlemenmadeabetonwhatwouldhappentoapersonifhewasgivenamillionpoundnote.Henry,theheroofthestory,anAmericanyoungman,sailedtoofar,driftedouttotheocean,ABritishship,forLondon,passingby,fortunatelysavedhim.WhatwouldhappentoHenry?PredictionACT1SCENE3ThestorybeganWhathappenedtoHenry?WhatdoesthebrotherschooseHenryfor?Scanthepassageandfindout:WhathappenedtoHenry?Hewasgivenaletterbythetwobrothersandwasaskednottoopenituntiltwoo’clock.TheywantedtomakeabetonHenry.WhatdoesthebrotherschooseHenryfor?Jobless,penniless,honest,therightpersontochooseforbettinggaveHenryanenvelopeandtoldhimnottoopenituntil2o’clockSkimming

:answerthefollowingquestions:1.WheredoesHenryAdamscomefrom?DoesheknowmuchaboutLondon?2.WhatdidhedoinAmerica?3.WhydidhelandinBritain?1.WheredoesHenryAdamscomefrom?DoesheknowmuchaboutLondon?HenrycomesfromSanFrancisco.No,hedoesn’tknowLondonatall.2.WhatdidhedoinAmerica?Heworkedforaminingcompany.

3.WhydidhelandinBritain?HewassailingoutthebaywhenhewascarriedouttoseabyastrongwindandwassurvivedbyashipforLondon.Putthefollowingeventsincorrectorder.HenrywanderedinLondonstreets.AboutamonthagoHenryAdamswassailingoutofthebay.Thenextmorninghewasspottedbyaship.Towardsnightfallhefoundhimselfcarriedouttoseabyastrongwind.Ontheshipheearnedhispassagebyworkingasanunpaidhand.pairworkKey:(2)AboutamonthagoHenryAdamswassailingoutofthebay.(4)Towardsnightfallhefoundhimselfcarriedouttoseabyastrongwind.(3)Thenextmorninghewasspottedbyaship.(5)Ontheshipheearnedhispassagebyworkingasanunpaidhand.(1)HenrywanderedinLondonstreets.HenrywantstofindajobinLondon.Henryisgivenanenvelopebytwobrother.Henryisunluckyyoungman.Henryisnotaproudman.Henryisfoolishtogoandmeetthetwobrothers.FOOOFReadingexercises:Write”F”ifitisafact.Write“O”ifitisanopinion.

AboutamonthagoHenrywas________outofthebay.TowardsnightfallHenryfoundhimself______outtoseabyastrongwind.ThenextmorningHenrywas_______byaship.LastlyHenryarrivedin_______byworkingontheshipasanunpaidhand;sailingcarriedspottedLondonReadActoneagain,thenfillinthefollowingform.NowHenrywas_______inLondonandwanderinginthestreet.JustatthattimeRoderick_______himandaskedhimtostepin.ToHenry’ssurpriseRoderickgaveHenrya_____withmoneyinit.lostcalledletterHenrywasan_________.Onedayhehadanaccidentina_____.Luckilyhewassurvivedbyashipfor_______.HearrivedinLondonbyearninghispassagewithoutpay.Hewas_____inthestreetin_____.Tohissurprisean________thinghappened.Tworichbrothersgavehimamillionpoundbank-notebecausetheyhadmadea_____.incredibleAmericanLondonbayragslostbetRetellthestorybyfillingthefollowingpassage.Whatkindofpersonsyou