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1SectionⅣOtherPartsoftheModule[原文呈现]TheLifeofMarkTwainOftenthelivesofwritersresemble①thelivesofthecharactersthey②create③.MarkTwain,whowroteTheAdventuresofHuckleberryFinnandTheAdventuresofTomSawyer④，wasnoexception⑤.Tostartwith⑥，theauthor'sname,MarkTwain,isitselfaninvention,or“penname”.Twain'srealnamewasSamuelClemens.“MarkTwain”，whichmeans“watermarktwo”⑦，wasacallusedbysailorsontheMississippitowarnshipmatesthattheywerecomingintoshallow⑧water.[读文清障]①resemble/rI'zembl/vt.与……相似②定语从句theycreate修饰characters。③create/kri'eIt/vt.塑造；创作④whowrote...and...为非限制性定语从句，修饰MarkTwain。⑤exception/Ik'sepʃn/n.例外⑥tostartwith首先，起初。用作插入语。⑦whichmeans“watermarktwo”为非限制性定语从句，修饰“MarkTwain”。⑧shallow/'ʃæləʊ/adj.浅的马克·吐温的一生[第1段译文]作家们的人生经历往往和他们创造的人物很相似。写了《哈克贝利·费恩历险记》和《汤姆·索亚历险记》的马克·吐温也不例外。首先，作者的名字——马克·吐温，本身就是创造的，或者说是“笔名”。吐温的真名是塞缪尔·克莱门斯。“马克·吐温”意思是“水深二英尺”，这是密西西比河上的水手们用来警告正在进入浅水区(安全通行)的同船水手们的口号。2LikeHuck,MarkTwainledanadventurouslife⑨.Heleftschoolearly,andasanadolescent⑩，determined⑪tomakehisfortune⑫inSouthAmerica,setoff⑬fromhishomeinHannibal,Missouri,forNewOrleans.HewantedtotakeaboattotheAmazon,wherehethoughthecouldgetrichquickly⑭.HearrivedinNewOrleanswithoutapenny⑮inhispocket⑯onlytofind⑰thattherewerenoboatsforSouthAmerica.Forced⑱tochangehisplans,heworkedforseveralyearsasapilotonasteamboat,takingpassengersupanddown⑲theMississippi⑳，thegreatriverwhichflowsfromthenorthoftheUSneartheCanadianborder○21，downtotheGulfofMexico.Laterhebecameajournalistandbeganwritingstoriesaboutlifeontheriver.Twain'svivid○22andoftenamusingdescriptions○23oflifeontheriverquicklybecamepopular,andestablished○24thereputation○25hestillenjoystoday○26asoneofAmerica'sgreatestwriters.⑨lead(＝live)a/an...life过着一种……的生活⑩adolescent/ˌædə'lesnt/n.青少年⑪determined/dI'tɜːmInd/adj.坚决的bedeterminedtodosth.决心做某事⑫makeone'sfortune发财⑬setoff出发；启程⑭where...为非限制性定语从句，修饰theAmazon。⑮penny/'peni/n.(硬币)便士；(美)分(pl.pennies/pence)⑯withoutapennyinhispocket是“without＋宾语＋宾语补足语”结构。⑰onlytofind“不料/结果发现”，指意想不到的结果。⑱force/fɔːs/vt.强迫；迫使beforcedtodosth.被迫做某事⑲upanddown来来往往⑳现在分词短语taking...作伴随状语。○21which...为定语从句，修饰thegreatriver。○22vivid/'vIvId/adj.(描述)生动的；逼真的○23descriptionn．描述○24establish/I'stæblIʃ/vt.确立；确定；建立○25reputation/ˌrepjʊ'teIʃn/n.名誉；名望；声望○26hestillenjoystoday为定语从句，修饰reputation。3[第2～3段译文]像哈克一样，马克·吐温也曾有过冒险的生涯。他很早就辍学了，当时还是一名青少年，就决心到南美洲去发财，他从家乡密苏里州的汉尼拔动身去了新奥尔良。他想乘船去亚马逊，他认为在那里他很快就会富起来。他身无分文地来到新奥尔良时，却发现那里没有开往南美洲的船了。迫不得已他只好改变了计划，在一艘汽船上当了好几年领航员，带着乘客往返于密西西比河，这条大河从加拿大边境附近的美国北部流向墨西哥湾。,后来他成了一名记者并开始写有关河上生活的故事。吐温对河上生活形象而又时常逗人发笑的描述很快就受到了欢迎，这确立了今天他仍然享有的美国最伟大的作家之一的名誉。Choosethebestanswersaccordingtothetext.1．WhichofthefollowingjobsdidMarkTwainnotdo?A．Ajournalist.B．Apilot.C．Awriter.D．Alawyer.2．WheredidMarkTwainthinkhecouldmakehisfortuneasanadolescent?A．InMissouri.B．InNewOrleans.C．InSouthAmerica.D．InMexico.3．WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?A．“MarkTwain”wasacallusedbysailorsontheMississippi,meaning“watermarktwo”．B．MarkTwain'sliferesemblesthelifeofHuckinTheAdventuresofHuckleberryFinn.C．MarkTwain'slifeontheMississippibenefitshisworks.D．MarkTwain'ssuccessisduetohisbeingeducatedforalongtimeasanadolescent.4．WhichofthefollowingaboutMarkTwainisNOTmentioned?A．Hisworks.B．Hishometown.C．Hisadventurouslife.D．Hishobbies.5．WhendidMarkTwainbegintowritestories?A．Whenheworkedonasteamboat.B．Afterheleftschool.C．Afterhebecameajournalist.4D．Afterhebecameawriter.答案：1～5DCDDC一、这样记单词记得准·写得对记得快·记得多5Ⅰ.基础词汇1.outlinen．外形；轮廓2.fictionn.虚构或幻想出来的事3.reviewn.(影视、音乐)评论4.resemblevt.与……相似5.exceptionn.例外6.shallowadj.浅的7.pennyn.(硬币)便士；(美)分8.forcevt.强迫；迫使9.pilotn.领航员10.reputationn.名誉；名望；声望Ⅱ.拓展词汇1.romanticadj.浪漫的；关于爱情的→romancen．浪漫2.createvt.塑造；创作→creationn．创造→creativeadj.创造的；有创造力的3.exceptionn．例外→exceptionaladj.例外的；杰出的4.warnvt.警告→warningn．警告，告诫5.determinedadj.坚决的→determinev．决心→determinationn．决心6.vividadj.(描述)生动的；逼真的→vividlyadv.生动地7.establishvt.建立；确立；确定→establishmentn．确立，成就1.comedyn．喜剧[反义]tragedyn．悲剧[联想]①comicadj.喜剧的②tragicadj.悲剧的[串记]Alltragediesarefinishedbyadeath;allcomediesareendedbyamarriage.(Byron)悲剧皆以死亡作收场；喜剧都以婚姻为结局。(拜伦)2.fictionn．虚构或幻想出来的事；小说3.reviewn．(影视、音乐)评论[词块]①bookreview书评②filmreview影评4.resemblevt.与……相似[联想]besimilarto与……相似5.exceptionn．例外[词块]①withtheexceptionof将……除外②withoutexception无例外地，一律6.shallowadj.浅的[反义]deepadj.深的7.adolescentn．青少年[近义]teenagern．十几岁的青少年8.pennyn．(硬币)便士；(美)分[复数]pennies/pence6二、这样记短语记牢固定短语多积常用词块1.playatrickonsb.捉弄某人，对某人恶作剧2.makeup编造(说法、解释等)3.be/feelinthemood(forsth./todosth.)有意(做某事)；有(做某事的)心情4.besetin以……为背景5.makeone'sway(辛苦地)前进，行走6.tostartwith首先7.makeone'sfortune发财8.setoff出发；启程1.atthebeginningofthe19thcentury在19世纪初2.hangonaminute稍等3.getamoveon赶快4.leadanadventurouslife过着冒险的生活5.leaveschool辍学，毕业6.takeaboat乘船7.getrich发财8.withoutapenny身无分文9.upanddown来来往往三、这样记句式先背熟再悟通后仿用1.HewantedtotakeaboattotheAmazon,wherehethoughthecouldgetrichquickly.他想乘船去亚马逊，他认为在那里他很快就会富起来。她打算在北京住，在那儿她有很多亲密的朋友。where引导非限制性定语从句。SheisgoingtoliveinBeijing,where_she_has_some_close_friends.2.HearrivedinNewOrleanswithoutapennyinhispocketonlytofindthattherewerenoboatsforSouthAmerica.他身无分文地来到新奥尔良时，却发现那里没有开往南美洲的船了。他们上气不接下气地跑到电影院，不料却被告知电影已经结束了。本句中的动词不定式短语“onlytofindthattherewerenoboatsforSouthAmerica”在句中作结果