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人教版高三第三册Unit 13课文理解
▲Please find the main characters mentioned in the text and pay attention to the relationships between them
1.An English man:Rachel’s uncle
2.Rachel Verinder
3.Franklin Blake:Rachel’s childhood friend
4.Godfrey: a successful bachelor with many lady admirers, who asks Rachel to marry him
5.Dr.Candy:the person quarreling with Franklin
6.Sergeant Cuff: in charge of the investigation of the theft
7.Rosanna: Rachel’s maid who seems fond of Franklin.
8.The strange Indians:the persons appearing at Rachel’s party
▲Number the sentences to show the correct order according to this passage.
a.Franklin had no memory of what he did with the diamond．
b.Godfrey asked Rachel to marry him and she accepted．
c.The diamond was set in the forehead of the God of the Moon once again。
d.But Rachel broke off the wedding for fear that Godfrey would marry her for her money．
e.Rachel，who had behaved strangely since the theft of the diamond，went to London．
f.Godfrey took the diamond from Franklin’s bedroom and decided to keep the Diamond to pay off his debts．
g.The Indians had followed Godfrey，killed him，and taken the Diamond．
h.Franklin read a letter written by Rosanna saying that she knew he had stolen the diamond．
A. e a d b g h f c B. d e b g h f a c C. b e a d h g f c D.e b d h a f g c
▲Get the main idea of the four parts
Part 1 (para1)
Which is the main idea of this part
A.The man who stole the Moonstone left it to his sister’s daughter because he loved her very much
B.The Moonstone, stolen from India, was to be left to Rachel as an act of revenge.
C.The story really began in 1848 in England.
D.The diamond was cursed and the man who stole the diamond would live a sad and lonely life.
Part 2(para2-5)
1.Which is the main idea of this part
From the moment Rachel fastened the diamond to her dress, strange things began to happen. The diamond then was gone.
2.Rachel’s birthday party was not a success. Why not
Several arguments and strange things happened: Godfrey proposed marriage to Rachel and was turned down, Franklin argued with Mr. Candy, and Indian entertainers arrived but gave poor entertainment.The passage also suggests a reason why the party was not successful might be the bad luck of the Moonstone.
Part 3(para6-9)
1.Which is the main idea of this part
Sergeant Cuff suspected many people for different reasons.
2.Who are suspected and why are they suspected
The Indians:They followed the Moonstone around the world waiting for an opportunity to take it back to India.
Godfrey: He took the diamond in revenge for Rachel’s refusal when he asked her to marry him or only for a large amount of money.
Dr Candy: He stole the diamond in revenge for loss of the diamond at the party.
Rosanna:She might have taken the diamond either from force of habit, for she was a thief before Rachel’s mother gave her a job or to cause a disagreement between Rachel and Franklin.
Rachel:Perhaps she had debts that needed to be paid.
Franklin: It seems as if he was too enthusiastic to help Mr Cuff to detect the case.
3.Multiple choice questions:
①.The detective wonders whether the Indians hid themselves somewhere ______________.
A.stole the diamond before everyone was asleep.
B.and didn’t steal the diamond until others were asleep.
C.until everyone went to bed and then stole the diamond
D.after everyone was asleep and then slipped out
②._________________perhaps took the Moonstone as revenge___________.
A.Neither Dr. Candy nor Godfrey, for losing face
B.Not only Dr. Candy but also Godfrey ,for losing their faces
C.Dr. Candy rather than Godfrey, for loss of face
D.Either Dr. Candy or Godfrey ,because of losing face
③.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 elgant and successful bachelor with a lady admirer,Rosanna
④.During the investigation of the case,Rachel and Franklin__________ the detective.
A.had the same attitude to B.had the different attitude to
C.were friendly to D.wanted to turn to
Part4( Para.10)
Which is the main idea of this part
A. Sergeant Cuff believes that he will have found the thief if he can find the smear.
B.Sergeant Cuff has one vital clue the stained garment
C. Sergeant Cuff has one vital clue: a smear in the wet paint on the door of Rachel’s sitting room.
D.Sergeant Cuff believes that there must be a smear in the wet paint on the door of Rachel’s sitting room.
Summary
The Moonstone is a huge yellow diamond that was once part of a statue of the moon god in India.An Englishman,after murdering three holy men,stole the diamond and brought it back to London.His sister was angry with him about his act.The man, in an act of revenge left the Moonstone to his sister’s daughter Rachel , a beautiful and wealthy young lady, intending to pass on his bad fortune to her.And Rachel would receive the Moonstone on her eighteenth birthday.From the moment Rachel fastened the diamond to her dress,many unnhappy and strange things happened at the party.At the end of the party, all the guests left except for Franklin and Godfrey.The following morning Rachel found the diamond was gone.Her mother hired the famous detective Sergeant Cuff to investigate the theft .As the story developed, the detective discovered some secrets about the people in the house that night, and the reason why they might have stolen the diamond.He even suspected Rachel and Franklin.Finally,however,he found a smear in the wet paint on the door of Rachel’s sitting room that was not there during the party. He thought it was a vital clue.
Sergeant Cuff
Rachel
Godfrey
Dr. Candy
The strange Indians
Franklin
Rosanna
An Englishman
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