高三英语上学期UNIT-13-READING-.pptVIP

一七九九年，英军侵略鳊圣城，官 兵烧杀抢掠，无恶不作。英国军官司亨 卡什尔趁机从神庙中抢到了闻名于世的 月亮宝石。亨卡什尔回到英国反作贼心 虚，觉得印度人跟踪他伺机夺回宝石， 因此想嫁祸于人，将宝石送给他的外甥 女雷茜尔。结果，闹得雷茜尔家无宁日， 宝石也很快不翼而飞。名探卡夫前来破 案，亦感此案十分棘手。　　月亮宝石历经魔劫，给占有它的人 制造了出出命运的悲剧。在鳊人百折不 挠的努力下，宝石终于物归原主，回到 了圣地神庙的月亮神像额上。　　本书是英国侦探文学的创始作，也 是英国文学大师柯林斯的代表作，故事 情节惊险曲折，结局出人意外 . Unit13 Reading The Moonstone By Wilkie Collins Wilkie Collins (1824-1889) ? 2000  The founder of modern British detective fiction Fast Reading 1.Find the characters mentioned in the text and pay attention to the relationships between them An English man and his sister Franklin Rachel Verinder Godfrey Dr. candy The strange Indians The servants Sergeant cuff Rachel An Englishman (stole the Moonstone) The strange Indians (entertain the guests) Rosanna Franklin Dr. Candy (A local doctor) Sergeant Cuff (A detective) Childhood friend maid quarrel uncle appear at her party fond of him admirer Godfrey (A guest of the party) ( )1.The story really began in 1848 in England. ( )2.Rachel’s uncle left the diamond to her because he liked her. ( )3.The diamond was cursed and the man who stole the diamond would live a sad and lonely life. ( )4.Godfrey was Rachel’s childhood friend and he painted the door for her. ( )5.Franklin had an argument with Dr Candy. ( )6.Godfrey was an elegant and successful bachelor with many lady admirers. He asked Rachel to marry him ,but she accepted. 2.True or false statments F F T F T F ( )7.Some Indian entertainers were very skilled and behaved strangely. ( )8.The servant Rosanna was very fond of Godfrey. ( )9.At the end of the party everyone left except for Franklin and Godfrey. ( )10.The Moonstone was gone the next morning. ( )11.Sergeant Cuff only suspected Indians. ( )12.Sergeant Cuff had one vital clue. True or false statments F F T T F T Get the main idea of each paragraph: Para 1: Para 2: Para 3: Para 4: Para 5: sth about the moonstone some information about Rachel the tension and strange things c