Module3AdventureinliteratureandthecinemaWalterMacken，thefamousnovelist，playwrightandactor，wasborninGalwayin1915.Hefirstbegantowriteattheageofeight.HejoinedtheTaibhdhearcin1934，whilestillattendingschool.Itwastherethathemethiswife，PeggyKenny，whowasthenanewseditor.Theyfellinlove，butherfather，TomCorkKennydidn’tapproveofPeggy’schoice，sotheyhadtoelope(私奔)andweremarriedinFairviewChurchinDublinonFebruary9th,1937.TheywenttoLondonwhereheworkedasaninsuranceagent，sellinginsurancedoortodoor，ashelaterwroteaboutinIAmAlone.ReturningtoGalwayin1939，WaltertookupthepostoftheatremanagerwiththeTaibhdhearc.Atthistime，hebegantowritebothinIrishandEnglish.By1946hisfirstplayinEnglish，Mungo’sMansion，hadbeensuccessfullystagedattheAbbeyTheatreinDublin，andhisfirstnovel，QuenchtheMoon，hadbeenacceptedforpublication.In1948hewasintheAbbeyforthreeyears.In1950histhirdnovel，RainontheWind，broughthiminternationalrecognition，winningtheBookoftheMonthClubandtheLiteraryGuildAward.AsuccessfulUStheatretourgavehimtheimpetus(动力)toreturnhometoGalwaytoestablishacareerforhimselfasafull-timewriter.Inall，heproducedabodyofworkwhichfinallycametotennovels，sevenplays，threebooksofshortstoriesandtwochildren’sbooks.Mostofhisnovelshavebeentranslatedintomanylanguages.Hislastnovel，BrownLordoftheMountain，waspublishedjustbeforehisdeathonApril22,1967.阅读短文，判断正(T)误(F)1．WalterMacken’sfatherdidn’tapproveoftheirmarriage，sotheyhadtoelope.(F)2．Hislastnovel，BrownLordoftheMountain，waspublishedin1967.(T)PeriodOneIntroduction&ReadingandVocabulary—Prereading匹配左边的单词与右边的汉语意思[第一组]1．biographyA．n.幻想；想象2．fantasyB．n.(由他人撰写的)传记3．detectiveC．n.凶手；谋杀犯4．solveD．n.侦探5．murdererE．vt.解决答案1.B2.A3.D4.E5.C[第二组]6．accountA．n.遮蔽物；栖身之地7．companionB．vi.(雨)倾盆而下8．raftC．n.叙述；描写；报道9．pourD．n.木排；木筏10．shelterE．n.同伴；伙伴答案6.C7.E8.D9.B10.A[第三组]11．paddleA．n.绳子12．lieB．adj.好奇的13．panicC．vi.用桨划(小船)14．curiousD．vt.(使)恐慌；(使)惊慌失措15．ropeE．vi.说谎；撒谎答案11.C12.E13.D14.B15.A[第四组]16．beardA．vi.爬行；匍匐前进17．frightB．adj.非常害怕的；极度恐慌的18．crawlC．n.胡须19．terrifiedD．n.树干20．trunkE．n.恐惧；害怕答案16.C17.E18.A19.B20.DⅠ.Matchthefollowingpartswiththeirmainideas.1．Part1(Paras.1－3)A．Theytookawaytheboattiedtothesteamboat.2．Part2(Paras.4－9)B．Theysawasteamboat.3．Part3(Paras.10、11)C．Whathappenedonthesteamboat.答案1.B2.C3.AⅡ.Arrangetheeventsintheordertheyhappened.A．Theyheardthreepeopletalkinginacabin.B．WhenHuckandJimlefttheboat，Huckbegantoregret.C．Theywerestayinginsidetheshelterwhentheysawasteamboat.D．HuckandJimclimbedontothesteamboat.E．Themanlyingonthegroundbegantocry.答案CDAEBChoosethebestansweraccordingtothepassage.1．Fromthefirstparagraph，theyfoundthesteamboat.A．stoppedatthesideoftheriverB．hadhitarockandwashalfinandhalfoutofthewaterC．hadhitarockandhadsunkundertheriverD．sailingdowninthemiddleoftheriver答案B2．Whydidtheygetonthesteamboat？Because.A．JimsaidthattheymightfindsomethingusefulontheboatB．JimwashappytogetonasinkingshipC．HuckthoughttheremightbesomethingusefulD．someoneforcedthemto答案C3．Totheirastonishment，theyfoundonthesteamboatthat.A．therewasalightinoneofthecabinsandtwopeopleweredeadB．thereweresomepeoplefightingontheboatC．twopeoplewantedtokillthethirdoneinoneofthe...
