Module3Literature在英国乃至世界文学史上，莎士比亚都有举足轻重的地位，下面让我们走进他的文学世界。WilliamShakespeareOfallthefamousEnglishwriters，probablythebestknownisWilliamShakespeare.HewasborninStratforduponAvonin1564onApril23rd.HisfatherwasanimportantmaninthetownsoShakespearehadagoodupbringing.Shakespeareprobablywenttoschool(althoughnorecordssurvivetoprovethis)butnotuniversity.Hegotmarriedwhenhewas18toAnneHathawayandthecouplehad3children.Shakespearewrote38playsand154sonnets(asonnetisakindofpoem)．HebeganworkinginhishometownofStratfordbutby1592waswritinginLondon.HebecamerichenoughtobuyahouseinthecapitalandoneinStratford.Hewrotesadstoriescalledtragedies，likeRomeoandJuliet，funnystoriesorcomedies，romanticstoriesandstoriesabouthistoricalfiguressuchasJuliusCaesar.Shakespearediedonhisbirthdayin1616，almost400yearsago.Butwhyarehisworksstillpopulartoday?Hisworkslookedatcommonhumanthemes，suchasbetrayal，murder，lust，power，ambitionandlove.ThesethemesareasmuchapartofhumannaturetodayastheywereallthoseyearsagoandarethethemesweseeinmodernsoapoperasandHollywoodfilms.Eventhoughhistheatre，TheGlobe，wasburneddownin1613，itwasrebuiltinLondonin1997andyoucanstillseehisplaysperformedtheretoday.Shakespeare'sinfluenceontheEnglishlanguagecanstillbefelttoday.Wetalkabout“fairplay”，meaninghonestbehaviourbutthisphrasewasfirstusedbyShakespeare.Hecoinedthephrase“youcanhavetoomuchofagoodthing”．AnditwasShakespearewhocameupwiththeexpressiontodisappear“intothinair”whichwestillusetodaywhenwelosesomething.Shakespeare'sworkshavebeentranslatedintoeverymajorlanguageintheworld.Andperhapswe'llstillbeasfascinatedbyhisworks400yearsfromnowaswe'vebeenforalmostthelast400.[阅读障碍词]1．upbringingn．养育2．lustn.欲望[诱思导读]根据短文内容，完成下列问题1．HowlongdidShakespearelive?52years.2．WhyareShakespeare'sworksstillpopulartoday?Becausehisworkslookedatcommonhumanthemes.SectionⅠWarmingUp，Pre-reading&ReadingⅠ.匹配下列单词的词性及汉语意思()1.sceneA．v.低声地说；耳语()2.cruelB．adj.绝望的()3.eagerC．n.场景；场面()4.appetiteD．v.绞死；吊死()5.whisperE．adj.冷酷的()6.desperateF．v.抓住()7.seizeG．n.酬谢；奖赏；赏金()8.rewardH．n.胃口；食欲()9.serveI．v.端上(饭菜等)()10.hangJ．adj.热切的；渴望的[答案]1－5CEJHA6－10BFGIDⅡ.选择下列句中词组的汉语意思A．张贴B．盯着看；凝视C．紧紧抓住D．惊奇地E．用……声音F．挑选出G．确保H．不同意1．Weallstaredatthepictureandtriedtofindoutthesecretofitssuccess.2．Shepickedoutthebadonesfromalltheapples.3．Theydisagreedwitheachotheraboutthetimeandplaceoftheaccident.4．Inordertospreadthenews，theschoolputupanoticeonthewall.5．Makesureyouunderstandtheserequirements.6．Hetoldmethebadnewsinalowvoicesonobodygotit.7．Helookedatmeinastonishment.8．Holdontotherope，oryouwillfalloffthecliff.[答案]1－4BFHA5－8GEDCOliverAsksforMoreTheroominwhichtheboyswerefedwasalargestonehall，withalargepotatoneend.①Thewarden(管理员)，helpedbytwowomen②，servedthesoupfromthispot(锅)atmealtimes.Eachboywasallowedonebowlofsoupandnomore，exceptonspecialholidayswhenhewasgivenanother60gramsofbread③.Thebowlsneverneededwashing，astheboyscleanedthemwiththeirspoons，tryingtoeateverybitofsoup④.Thisnevertookverylong，asthespoonswerealmostaslargeasthebowls.Whentheyhadcleanedtheirbowlsinthisway，theywouldsitstaringatthepotwitheagereyes⑤，asiftheywantedtoeatit.Boysusuallyhaveexcellentappetites.OliverTwistandhi...
