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Mark Twain left school when he was twelve.He had little school education.In spite of this，he became the most famous writer of his time.He made millions of dollars by writing.His real name was Samuel Langhorne Clemens，but he is better known all over the world as Mark Twain，his penname.
Mark Twain was born in 1835 and he was not a healthy baby.In fact，he was not expected to live through the first winter.But with his mother’s care，he .As a boy，he caud much trouble for his parents.He ud to play jokes on all his friends and neighbors.He didn’t like to go to school，and he often ran away from home.He always went in the directio
n of the nearby Mississippi(密西西比河)．He was nearly drowned nine times.
After his father’s death，Mark Twain began to work for a printer，who only provided him with food and clothing.Then，he worked as a printer，a riverboat pilot and later joined the army.But shortly after that he became a miner.During this period，he started to write short stories.Afterwards he became a fulltime writer.
In 1870，Mark Twain got married.In the years that followed he wrote many books including Tom Sawyer in 1876，and Huckleberry Finn in 1884，which made him famous，and brought him great fortune.
Unfortunately，Mark Twain got into debts in bad investments(投资) and he had to write large numbers of stories to pay the debts.In 1904，his wife died，and then three of his children pasd away.
At the age of 70，his hair was completely white.He bought many white suits and neckties.He wore nothing but white from head to foot until his death on April 21,1910.
根据上文完成下列各题
1．Fill in the blank in Paragraph 2 with proper words.(no more than 4 words)
managed to survive
2．What does the word “who” (Line 2，Paragraph 3) probably refer to？(no more than 2 words)
The printer.
3．What’s the main idea of the passage?
The brief introduction of Mark Twain.
Period One Warming Up & Reading
Ⅰ.单词
1．v.wander漫步；漫游
permit允许；准许
stare凝视
spot发现；认出
ek寻找；探索
2．n.birthplace出生地
adventure奇遇；冒险
phra词组
author作家
瓦尔登湖读书笔记scene场景；场面
pavement人行道
fault过错；缺点
passage船费；通道一年级试卷数学
embassy大使馆
patience耐性；忍耐
envelop信封
3．adj.contrary相反的
unpaid未付款的
novel新奇的；异常的
Ⅱ.短语
1．抚养；培养bring up
2．打赌make a bet
3．前进go ahead
4．偶然by accident
5．盯着看stare at
豁然
6．导致；做出解释account for
7．与此相反；正相反on the contrary
1．It is Henry Adams，an American businessman，who is lost in London and does not know what he should do.
他叫亨利·亚当斯，一个美国商人，在伦敦迷了路，不知道该怎么办。
销售流程2．Permit me to lead the way，sir.
先生，请让我来带路吧。
3．Well，it may em lucky to you but not to me！On the contrary，in fact.
对你们来说好像是幸运的，但对我不是！事实上，正相反。
4．I don’t think it’s very funny.
我可不觉得好笑。
军事英文
5．That’s why we’ve given you the letter.
这正是我们给你这封信的原因。
1．Act Ⅰ，Scene 3第一幕，第三场
[归纳拓展]
scene n．(戏剧)一场；现场；场面；景色
behind the scenes在幕后，在后台；暗中
on the scene在现场；当场；在台上演出
[语境助记]
(1)What a fantastic mountain scene!
多么迷人的山景！
(2)Her voice was suddenly heard behind the scenes.怀孕可以吃杏仁吗
她的声音在后台突然传了出来。
(3)Our reporter was the first person 侗族节日on the scene.
我们的记者是最先到达出事地点的。
[题组训练]
用scene，scenery，view，sight的适当形式填空
(1)Guilin is famous for its beautiful scenery.
(2)There is a lovely view from this window.
(3)You can get a wonderful view at the top of the tower.
(4)There is a happy scene of children playing in the garden.
(5)The Imperial Palace is one of the sights of China.
解析 scene指展现在眼前的情景，也可以指scenery的一部分，指某处小范围的景色，大多包括景物中的人及活动，可译为“情景；景色；场面；(戏剧)一场”。
scenery是总称，指大范围的自然风光，是由多个scene构成的景色，常译为“景色；风景”。
view是指人以一定的角度(或从远处或从高处等)所看到的景色，还有“观点；看法”等意思。
sight指眼睛所看到的景象，可以指美丽的风景，也可以指悲惨的景象，用其复数sights表示名胜古迹、人文景观等。
2．About a month ago，I was sailing out of (his eyes stare at what is left of the brothers’ dinner on the table)
大约一个月前，我开船驶出了海湾……(他的眼睛盯着兄弟俩剩下的残羹剩饭)
[归纳拓展]
stare v．凝视，盯着看
stare at盯着看，凝视着
[语境助记]
(1)Don’t stare at me like that.轧道
别那样盯着我看。
(2)We stared at him in amazement.
我们惊奇地注视着他。
[题组训练]
用stare，glare，glance的适当形式填空
(1)My father stared at the stranger for a long time as if they had known each other before.
(2)The mother was trembling with anger.She glared at her son and said nothing.
(3)She is so afraid of the big dog that she stares at it without moving a little.
(4)The chairman glanced at his watch and announced the meeting was over.
解析 stare指吃惊、害怕或深思地盯着看、凝视、注视。
glare侧重于怒视，暗含敌对或威胁的态度。
glance指快速地看或瞥一眼。
3．The next morning I’d just about given mylf up for lost when I was spotted by a ship.
第二天早上，我正感到绝望时，一艘船发现了我。
[归纳拓展]
spot vt.发现；认出；n.污点；斑点；地点
spotless adj.没有斑点的，干净的
spot sb.doing sth.看到某人正在做某事
on the spot＝on the scene到(在)现场；当场
