2. Unit 13

5. Do you like detective stories or films? Do you know some famous detectives? Conan Doyle

6. Wilkie Collins (1824 -1889)

7. — Wilkie Collins

8. The investigation into the Moonstone The loss of the Moonstone Background of the story Main idea Part 2(para2-5) Part 3(para6-10) Part 1(para1) Part Fast reading

9. Careful reading Find the characters mentioned in the text and pay attention to the relationships between them.

10. Rachel An Englishman The strange Indians Rosanna Franklin Dr. Candy (A local doctor) Sergeant Cuff Godfrey A detective

11. Reading comprehension 1. main idea ( 主旨型） 2. detailed information （细节型） 3. word guessing （猜词型） 4. inferred information （推理型）

12. 1.Why did the man who stole the Moonstone give it to his sister’s daughter ? A. Because he wanted to help her B. Because he had no other relatives C. Because he wanted to pass on his bad fortune to her D. The text didn’t tell us

13. 2. According to the passage___________ A. The servant Rosanna was very fond of Godfrey. B. The servant Rosanna must have caused a disagreement between Rachel and Franklin C. The servant Rosanna used to be a thief. D. Franklin is an elegant and successful bachelor with a lady admirer, Rosanna

14. Reading comprehension 1. main idea ( 主旨型） 2. detailed information （细节型） 3. word guessing （猜词型） 4. inferred information （推理型）

15. 3. You can find out the topic of the text simply from ______. A. the title B. the first paragraph C. the second paragraph D. the last paragraph

16. Reading comprehension 1. main idea ( 主旨型） 2. detailed information （细节型） 3. word guessing （猜词型） 4. inferred information （推理型）

17. 4. During the investigation of the case, Rachel and Franklin__________ the detective. A. had the same attitude to B. had different attitudes to C. were friendly to D. wanted to turn to

18. Reading comprehension 1. main idea ( 主旨型） 2. detailed information （细节型） 3. word guessing （猜词型） 4. inferred information （推理型）

19. 1. Godfrey is an elegant and successful bacherlor with many lady admirers (para4). 2. First of all, one of the guests,Godfrey, declines asks Rachel to marry him, but she declines. (para4) unmarried man refuse

20. 3. Rachel’s mother hires the famous detective Sergeant Cuff to investigate the theft. (para5) 4. Franklin, on the other hand, gives the detective as much assistance as he can. (para9) look into help

21. Reading comprehension 1. main idea ( 主旨型） 2. detail information （细节型） 3. word guessing （猜词型） 4. inferred information （推理型）

23. 1. set--- make the background (of a story, play, etc.) be set in The novel The Moonstone is set in England in 1848. (para1)

25. 3.considerate adj. ---thoughtful be considerate towards sb/sth Franklin,who is a smoker,is very considerate towards Rachel. (para2)

26. be considerate towards

27. All the guests are astonished by its size and rare beauty.(para3) 5. astonish vt.--- surprise (sb) greatly Eg.The news astonished everybody. → Everybody was astonished by the news.

28. be astonished by

29. Suppose you were the detective, among so many suspects, who do you think is the thief? A.The Indians B. Godfrey C. Dr Candy D. Rosanna E. Rachel F. Franklin Discussion

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