Unit12TheStoryofDrFrankensteinShelley,MaryWollstonecraft(1797-1851),Englishnovelist.Afamoussciencefictionnovel,whichiswrittenby“themotherofsciencefictionnovel”-----MaryWollstonecraftShelley(thewifeoftheworldfamouspoet----Shelley).Firstreading:TrueorFalse•()Ihadamiserablechildhood.•()Iwasnotinterestedinthestructureoflanguagesorlaw,somyfatheraskedmetolearnthesecretsofheavenandearth.•()Iwantedtoknowwheretheprincipleoflifecamefrom,andIworkedveryhard.•()Idiscoveredhowtocreatelifefromdeadmatter,andimmediatelyItriedit.•()Icollectedmanymaterialswhichcamefrombutchershopsandhospitalstodomyjobsecretly.•()ThebeingthatIcreatedwasverynice,justlikeanormalperson.FFTFTFNowpleasereadthetextagainanddiscuss:HowmanyperiodscanDrFrankenstein’sexperimentbedivided?Threeperiods:Period1(Para1—Para3):Hedecidedtocreatelifefromdeadmatter.Period2(Para4—Para5):Hedecidedtocreatealargerhumanbeingthanman.Period3(Para6—Para7):Hesucceededincreatingacreature,butalivinghorror.DetailedReadingPara1:WhatdidDrFrankensteinwanttodowhenhewasyoung?Hewantedtolearnthesecretsofheavenandearthwhenhewasyoung.Para2:Afterhewassenttouniversity,whatdidhethinkofthethingstaughtatuniversity?Para3:Whatattractedhisattention?Thestructureofthehumanbodyandanyanimalthatwasaliveattractedhisattention.Whatdidhediscover?Hediscoveredthecauseoflifeandhowtocreatelifefromdeadmatter.Period1:Hefeltthemverydisappointinganddecidedtopioneeranewwayhimself.Period2:Para4:Althoughheknewhowtocreatelife,whatremaineddifficultworkforhim?Howtoprepareabodyforitwithallitsmusclesandorgansstillremainedadifficultjobforhim.Para5:Whydidhedecidetocreatealargerhumanbeingthanmanabouteightfeetinheight?BecausethesmallsizeofthepartssloweddownhisspeedPara6:Howdidhecreatealifeformthatlookslikeahumanbeing?Period3:Pleaserearrangethefollowingstepsintherightorder.1.Hegainedmanymaterialsfrombutchershopsandhospitals.2.HefinishedhisworkonanightinNovember.3.Thedeadcreaturecametolifeatoneinthemorning.4.Helightedtheflameoflifeintothedeadthing.5.Hecollectedbonesfromgravesandcutupdeadbodies.51243Readthewholepassagequietly.Thestorywasfinishedin1818.Whichpartimpressesyoumost?Whatscientificdevelopmentdoyouthinktheauthorpredictedinthestory?1.Thesentence“Nohumanbeingcouldhavepassedahappierchildhoodthanmyself”means_A.IthinkmychildhoodwasthehappiestB.mychildhoodwasnotthehappiestC.MychildhoodwasashappyasotherchildrenNochildrenwerehappyexceptme2.Inordertocreateacreature,thewriter______.A.mademanypartsbyhimselfB.mademanyartswithhisfather’shelpC.boughtmanymaterialsfromthemarket.D.managedtofindsomethingsheneededandarrangedthem.3.From“SoIhadtolookforaroadwithouthavingamap”weknow__A.Hewouldexplorethesecretofnaturebyhimself.B.Hewouldnotlosehiswaythoughhehadnomap.C.Hehadtodrawamapinordernottolosehisway.D.Hewouldnotsucceedwithoutamap.4.Thispassageismainlyabout__.A.Aplanforthewriter’sdream.B.Thewriter’sdreamcomingtrue.C.AcreatureD.Oneofthewriter’sexperiments.5.Fromthefirsttwoparagraphs,weknowthewriterwasinterestedin______.A.mathsandphysicsB.literatureC.thesecretsofnatureD.Themedicalscience1.WhatdidDrFrankensteinwanttodowhenhewasyoung?Hewantedtolearnthesecretsofheavenandearth.2.Afterhewassenttouniversity,whatdidhethinkofthethingstaughtatuniversity?Hefoundallthatwastaughtatuniversityverydisappointing.3.Whatattractedhisattentionthen?thestructureofthehumanbodyandanyanimalthatwasalive....