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ATaleofTwoCities阅读材料高中英语高三英语
ATaleofTwoCities教学案
教学目标：
1）阅读小说ATaleofTwoCites部分节选（有改编）,理解小说的背景、主要人物、关系及故事梗概,掌握一定的文学常识；
2）帮助学生在小说阅读过程中掌握一些技巧；
3）培养学生对小说阅读的兴趣并养成一定的阅读习惯。
教学重点：
小说阅读的技能训练。
教学难点：
在上下文背景资料缺乏的情况下如何根据节选部分提供的信息充分理解阅读内容。
预习作业：
1）通过网络了解CharlesDickens的生平、所属文学流派、写作风格及主要作品。
2）复习牛津英语第八模块第一单元的Reading部分,巩固对Classicalliterature的印象。
3）阅读下面一则关于CharlesDickens的补充阅读材料。
CharlesDickens（7February1812–9June1870）wasanEnglishwriterandsocialcritic（批评家）.Hecreatedsomeoftheworld’sbest-knownfictionalcharactersandisregardedasthegreatestnovelistoftheVictorianera（维多利亚时代）.Hisworksenjoyedgreatpopularityduringhislifetime,andbythetwentiethcenturycriticsandscholarshadrecognizedhimasaliterarygenius.Hisnovelsandshortstoriesenjoylastingpopularity.
BorninPortsmouth,Dickensleftschooltoworkinafactorywhenhisfatherwasputinprisonforfailingtopaybackdebts.Despitehislackofformaleducation,heeditedaweeklyjournalfor20years,wrote15novels,fivenovellas（中篇小说）,hundredsofshortstoriesandnon-fictionarticles,andfoughtactivelyforchildren’srights,education,andothersocialreforms.
Dickens’sliterarysuccessbeganwiththe1836serialpublicationofThePickwickPapers.Withinafewyearshehadbecomeaninternationalliterarycelebrity,famousforhishumor,satire（讽刺）,andkeenobservationofcharacterandsociety.
Dickenswasregardedastheliterarycolossusofhisage.His1843novella,AChristmasCarol,remainspopularandcontinuestoinspireadaptationsineveryartisticgenre.OliverTwistandGreatExpectationsarealsofrequentlyadapted,and,likemanyofhisnovels,evokeimagesofearlyVictorianLondon.His1859novel,ATaleofTwoCities,setinLondonandParis,ishisbest-knownworkofhistoricalfiction.
教学过程：
一、导入
二、小说阅读六要素：
◆A___________
◆S___________
Itwasthebestoftimes,itwastheworstoftimes;itwastheageofwisdom,itwastheageoffoolishness;itwastheepoch（纪元）ofbelief,itwastheepochofincredulity;itwastheseasonofLight,itwastheseasonofDarkness;itwasthespringofhope,itwasthewinterofdespair;wehadeverythingbeforeus,wehadnothingbeforeus;wewereallgoingdirecttoHeaven,wewereallgoingdirecttheotherway—inshort,theperiodwassofarlikethepresentperiod,thatsomeofitsnoisiestauthoritiesinsistedonitsbeingreceived,forgoodorforevil,inthesuperlative（最高级的）degreeofcomparisononly.
1.Whatfigureofspeech（修辞）doestheauthoremployhere?
A.Repetition.B.Simile（明喻）.C.Comparison.D.Oxymoron（矛盾语）.
2.Theauthorthinkofthepresent_______thepast.
A.asgoodasB.asbadasC.thesameasD.completelydifferentfrom
3.Thisnovelissetinthe______________.
A.theIndustrialRevolutionB.theAmericanCivilWarC.theFrenchRevolution
◆C____________andR___________
Maincharacters:
MonseiurDefarge;MadameDefarge;Dr.Manette;LucieManette;CharlesDarney;SydneyCarton;MarquisSt.EvreMonde
Dr.Manettewritesalettertodisclosealltheterriblesins（罪恶）thatMarquisSt.EvreMondeandhisbrotherhavedonetodestroyapoorboy’sfamilybutisputintotheBastillefor18years.MonseiurDefargeandMadameDefargehousehimandthenhesettlesdowninLondonwithhisbeautifuldaughterLucie.OnthewaytoLondon,LuciemeetsCharlesDarney,thenephewofEvreMonde.Theyfallinlovewitheachotherandgetmarried.Severalyearslater,whentheFrenchRevolutionbrokeout,DarneyreturnstoParistosaveaninnocentgentleman.HeiscaughtbytherevolutionariesandaccusedbyMadameDefarge,theonlymemberaliveofthepoorboy’sfamily.SydneyCarton,anEnglishlawyer,wholovesLucie somuchthatheisreadytosacrificeanythingforher.DarneyandCartonlookverymuchalike,andCartonmanagestogetDarneyoutofprisonandfleetoLondon.Calmly,Cartonwalksontotheguillotine（断头台）.Hisfinalwordsare,“Itisafar,farbetterthingthatIdothanIhaveeverdone;itisafar,farbetterrestthatIgotothanIhaveeverknown.”
◆P__________
A
“Youworkhard,madame,”saidamannearher.
“Yes,”answeredMadameDefarge;“Ihaveagooddealtodo.”
“Whatdoyoumake,madame?
”
“Manythings.”
“Forinstance—”
“Forinstance,”repliedMadameDefarge,calmly,“shrouds（裹尸布）.”
Themanmovedalittlefurtheraway,assoonashecould.
4.WhatisMadameDefargelike?
A.Mild.B.Humorous.C.Strong.D.Easy-going.
B
ThepoorboydiedandIsadlylaidhimdownontheground.TheMarquiswithhisbrotherthenappearedwithasmile.“Hediedeventually,”hesaidwithrelief.Hehadbeforeofferedmemoney,whichIhadpostponedtaking.Henowgavemearouleau（一小卷）ofgold.Itookitfromhishand,butlaiditonthetable.Ihadconsideredthequestion,andhaddecidedtoacceptnothing.
“Pleaseexcuseme,”saidI.“Underthecircumstances,no.”
Theyexchangedlooks,butbenttheirheadstomeasIbentminetothem,andwepartedwithoutanotherwordoneitherside.
5.WhatofthefollowingbestdescribesDr.Manette?
A.Calm.B.Silent.C.Just.D.Greedy.
◆I___________________________
“Ishe（Dr.Manette）alone?
”Mr.Lorrywhispered.
“Alone!
Godhelphim,whoshouldbewithhim?
”saidDefarge,inthesamelowvoice.
“Ishe,alwaysalone,then?
”
“Yes.”
“Heisgreatlychanged?
”
“Changed!
”
Defargestoppedtostrikethewallwithhishand,andmutteratremendouscurse.Nodirectanswercouldhavebeenhalfsoforcible.Mr.Lorry’sspiritsgrewheavierandheavier,asheandhistwocompanionsclimbed.
Atlast,theyreachedthetopandDefargetookoutakey.
“Thedoorislockedthen,myfriend?
”saidMr.Lorry,surprised.
“Ay.Yes,”wasthegrimreplyofMonsieurDefarge.
“Youthinkitnecessarytokeeptheunfortunategentlemansoretired?
”
“Ithinkitnecessarytoturnthekey.”MonsieurDefargewhispereditcloserinhisear,andfrownedheavily.
“Why?
”
“Why!
Becausehehaslivedsolong,lockedup,thathewouldbefrightened—rave（胡言乱语）—tearhimselftopieces—die—cometoIknownotwhatharm-ifhisdoorwasleftopen.”
6.Whatcanweinferfromthispart?
A.Dr.Manettelivesalone.B.Dr.Manetteislockedintheroom.
C.Defargeisaveryrudeperson.D.Dr.Manetteoncesufferedalot.
◆P_________________________
“Marquis,”saidtheboy,turnedtohimwithhiseyesopenedwide,andhisrighthandraised,“inthedayswhenallthesethingsaretobeansweredfor,Isummon（召唤）youandyours,tothelastofyourbadrace,toanswerforthem.Imarkthiscrossofblooduponyou,asasignthatIdoit.Inthedayswhenallthesethingsaretobeansweredfor,Isummonyourbrother,theworstofthebadrace,toanswerforthemseparately.”
7.Whatdoyouthinkmayhappeninthelatterpartofthenovel?
A.theboywillforgivetheMarquisB.thebadracewillanswerforwhattheyhavedone
三、巩固练习
“Whathasgonewrong?
”saidMonsieur,calmlylookingout.
Atallmaninanightcaphadcaughtupabundle（捆）fromamongthefeetofthehorses,andhadlaiditonthebasementofthefountain,andwasdowninthemudandwet,howling（嚎叫）overitlikeawildanimal.
“Pardon,MonsieurtheMarquis!
”saidamaninrags,“itisachild.”
“Whydoeshemakethatabominablenoise?
Isithischild?
”
“Excuseme,MonsieurtheMarquis—itisapity—yes.”
Thefountainwasalittleremoved;forthestreetopened,whereitwas,intoaspacesometenortwelveyardssquare.Asthetallmansuddenlygotupfromtheground,andcamerunningatthecarriage.MonsieurtheMarquisclappedhishandforaninstantonhissword-hilt（剑柄）.
Hetookouthispurse.
“Itisextraordinarytome,”saidhe,“thatyoupeoplecannottakecareofyourselvesandyourchildren.Oneortheotherofyouisforeverintheway.HowdoIknowwhatinjuryyouhavedonemyhorses?
See!
Givehimthat.”
Hethrewoutagoldcoinfortheservanttopickup,andalltheheadscranedforwardthatalltheeyesmightlookdownatitasitfell.Thetallmancalledoutagainwithamostunearthly（可怕的）cry,“Dead!
”
Hewasarrestedbythequickarrivalofanotherman,forwhomtherestmadeway.Onseeinghim,themiserablecreaturefelluponhisshoulder,sobbingandcrying,andpointingtothefountain,wheresomewomenwerestoopingoverthemotionlessbundle,andmovinggentlyaboutit.Theywereassilent,however,asthemen.
“Iknowall,Iknowall,”saidthelastcomer.“Beabraveman,myGaspard!
Itisbetterforthepoorlittleplaythingtodieso,thantolive.Ithasdiedinamomentwithoutpain.Couldithavelivedanhourashappily?
”
“Youareaphilosopher,youthere,”saidtheMarquis,smiling.“Howdotheycallyou?
”
“TheycallmeDefarge.”
“Ofwhattrade?
”
“MonsieurtheMarquis,vendor（小摊贩）ofwine.”
“Pickupthat,philosopherandvendorofwine,”saidtheMarquis,throwinghimanothergoldcoin,“andspenditasyouwill.Thehorsesthere;aretheyright?
”
Withoutbotheringtolookatthecrowdasecondtime,MonsieurtheMarquisleanedbackinhisseat,andwasjustbeingdrivenawaywiththeairofagentlemanwhohadaccidentallybrokensomecommonthing,andhadpaidforit,andcouldaffordtopayforit;whenhiseasewassuddenlydisturbedbyacoinflyingintohiscarriage,andringingonitsfloor.
“Hold!
”saidMonsieurtheMarquis.“Holdthehorses!
Whothrewthat?
”
1.Wecanlearnfromthefirsthalfofthestorythatthechild________.
A.ishurtdeeplyB.hasdiedC.ishowlingwildlyD.knowstheMarquis
2.ThefollowingcandescribeMonseiurexcept_________.
A.mercilessB.doubtfulC.meanD.cruel
3.Wecaninferfromtheunderlinedpartthat__________.
A.thechildusedtobehappyB.thechildisunhappynow
C.thechildhatestheworldD.it’saterriblethingtobringachildinto
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