高三英语Unit7AChristmasCarol介绍作者CharlesDickensABriefLifeStoryofCharlesDickensCharlesDickens(1812-1870)isconsideredtobeoneofthegreatestEnglishnovelistsoftheVictorianperiod.Dickens'sworksarecharacterizedbyattacksonsocialevils,injustice,andhypocrisy（虚荣）.CharlesDickenswasborninLandport,HampshireonFebruary7,1812.Hisfatherwasaclerkinthenavypayoffice,whowaswellpaidbutoftenendedupinfinancialtroubles.In1814DickensmovedtoLondon,andthentoChatham,wherehereceivedsomeeducation.John，Dickens,continuallylivingbeyondhismeans,wasfinallyimprisonedfordebtattheMarshalseadebtor’sprisoninSouthwarkin1824.12-year–oldCharleswasremovedfromschoolandsenttoworkataboot-blackingfactoryearningsixshillingsaweektohelpsupportthefamily.CharlesconsideredthisperiodasthemostterribletimeinhislifeThischildhoodpovertyandadversitycontributedgreatlytoDickens’laterviewsonsocialreforminacountryandhiscompassionforthelowerclass,especiallythechildren.Dickens'scareerasawriteroffictionstartedin1833whenhisshortstoriesandessaysappearedinperiodicals.HisSketchesByBozandThePickwickPaperswerepublishedin1836.InthesameyearhemarriedthedaughterofhisfriendGeorgeHogarth,CatherineHogarth.ThePickwickPaperswerestoriesaboutagroupofratheroddindividualsandtheirtravelstoIpswich,Rochester,Bathandelsewhere.Dickens'snovelsfirstappearedinmonthlyinstallments,includingOliverTwist(1837-39),whichdepictstheLondonunderworldandhardyearsofthefoundlingOliverTwist.AmonghislaterworksareDavidCopperfield(1849-50),whereDickensusedhisownpersonalexperiencesofworkinafactory,BleakHouse(1852-53),ATaleOfTwoCities(1859),setintheyearsoftheFrenchRevolutionandGreatExpectations(1860-61)HediedonJune9,1870.TheinscriptiononhistombstoneinPoet’sCorner.,WestminsterAbbeyreads：“Hewasasympathizertothepoor,thesuffering,andtheoppressed;andbyhisdeath,oneofEngland’sgreatestwritersislosttotheworld.”语言要点1.Therearemanythingsthatdomegoodwithoutbringinginprofits.bringin——produceasprofitorincomeforsb.,tointroduceanewlaworsystem,pickorgathercropsFarmersinthesouthhavealsobroughtingoodcrops.Hedoesoddjobsthatbringshimin30$aweek.bringaboutbringupbring…backbringforwardbringdownScientistssaythatmanyfactors__________changesinweather.Thereisagreatdemandto_________thepricesofoilthesedays.Therecordindustryisnot__________somuchprofitasbefore.Theplanforthecelebrationof60thanniversaryofourschool_________atthenextmeeting.Thepicture________ourhappychildhoodtogether.答案：bringabout；bringdown；bringingin；willbebroughtforward；broughtback2.Manythousandsareinwantofbasicneeds;hundredsofthousandsareinwantofbasiccomforts,sir.inwantof——needingsth,inneedofsth.________________________________________________（受地震灾害的人们急需食物和药品）第二教育网版权所有答案：Thepeoplesufferingearthquakeareinwantoffoodandmedicine.inneedof,infavourof,inwantof,inpraiseof,inhonourof,inthefaceof,inhopeof,insearchof,inchargeof,inmemoryof,intermsof,inanxietyof（1）Theworkisnotveryprofitable___________cash,butIamgettingvaluableexperiencefromit.（2）Atruefriendwilltryhisbesttohelpyou_____________danger.（3）_______________reachingaplaceofsafetynoonestoppedtohelpothers.（4）Thecuriouschildrensetout__________theundergroundtreasure.（5）Hewasleft______________.（经理不在时，他负责这个商店）（6）Inpoorcondition,thehouseis___________repair.（7）Theleaderspoke___________ofthosewhomadecontributiontoscience.（8...
