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精品文档 Reading Guide Helen.Z Book: Treasure Island Author: Robert Louis Stevenson Ⅰ .Introduction to the author: Robert Louis Stevenson was born in Edinburgh and trained as a lawyer. He wrote some plays, and books about his travels in France and Belgium, but his first full-length story was Treasure Island. He got the idea for the story from a map his stepson, Lloyd, had drawn when they were on holiday. Between them they invented names for the places on the island. That imaginary island inspired Stevenson to write Treasure Island. Ⅱ .Introduction to the book When an old pirate dies in his parents in’n, Jim Hawkins takes possession of a treasure map and with his friends Dr Livesey and Squire Trelawney he sets sail to find the treasure. When he discovers that the ship ’ s crew, led by Long John Silver, plan to mutiny and steal their treasure though, Jim has to work hard to outwit the pirates. Eventually Jim and his friends triumph and return to England with their share of the treasure, but not before the slippery Long John Silver has escaped-taking four hundred guineas with him! Ⅲ.Find out answers to the questions: 1. How can Jim get a silver four pence once a month from Flint? If he ’ d keep his eyes open for a sefaring man with one leg. 2. Wh at do Jim and his mother find in Flint ’ s room? From inside comes a strong smell of tobacco. At the very bottom they find a bundle tied up in oilcloth, and a bag that jingled with coins. 3. What is Jim first impression of Long John Silver? He has been worrying that Silver might be the one-legged man he was warned of at the Admiral Benbow. But one look at this clean and smiling landlord tells him he is no pirate like Blind Pew or Black Dog. 4. How does Captain Smollett think of their voyage? The crew knows more about the