Unit8 Surprise endings
ReadingⅡ&Listening练习
单词填空（一空一词，首字母已给出）。
The watch c________is made of gold.
2.Tom d________three dollars from his pocket and gave it to the poor girl.
3.Can you see the s____________ That’s a gas station.21世纪教育网版权所有
4.He was a___________of stealing money.
5.What p_________will you buy for your mother’s birthday.21教育网
6.The policemen s___________the man’s house but found nothing.
7.Mark Twain began his writing c___________when he was very young.
8.We are not rich enough to a_________ such a big flat.21cnjy.com
9.O.Henry was sent to p__________ after he went back to America.
10.It’s too slippery(滑的). You should take one s__________at a time.
二、单选
( )1. She is worrying that she can’t ____to go to university.21·cn·jy·com
A. let B. give C. afford D. Make
( )2._____ your eyes _____ the road and
we will be much safer.
A. Look ... out B. Put ... down
C. Fix ... On D.look...on
( )3. The police hurried to the spot and began the search __________ the lost Chile
on a large scale.
A. through B. for C. of D. with
( )4. 一Samuel Lan ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com" \o "欢迎登陆21世纪教育网 )ghorne Clemens wrote many books under the____“Mark
Twain”．
一Yes．And I think he’s a great writer．
A．name B．pen C．Place D. sign
( )5. —Dad，I get A grades in all my subjects this term．www.21-cn-jy.com
一Well done，Lucy．I am______ of you．
A．proud B．ashamed C．aware D. pride
( )6. This was _____ heavy bag that he could hardly carry it.【来源：21·世纪·教育·网】
A. such B. So C. such a D. so a21·世纪*教育网
( )7. —Why is he _______
—Because he killed a wild elephant.
A. in hospital B. in prison C. at home D. in the prison
( )8. I bought two presents on the trip to Hong Kong. One is for my father,
_____ is for my mother.
A. another B. Other C. others D. the other
( )9.The man _____ stealing someone’s car and was sent to prison by the police.
A. was ready for B. was accused of
C. was tired of D.wad proud of
( )10.John visited the school _____ he studied 10 years ago.2-1-c-n-j-y
A. where B. which C. that D. in where
完成句子。
1.这两支队伍一直比赛了很久，终于蓝队赢了。
The two teams played for a long time and ______ _______ the blue team won the game.21*cnjy*com
2. 他喜欢听音乐而不是唱歌。
He likes listening to music ______ ______ ______ .www-2-1-cnjy-com
3.这个年轻的女士盯着项链看了好一会才离开。
The young lady _______her eyes ______the necklace for a while and then left.
4. 他父亲有两辆汽车，一辆白色，另一辆黑色。
His father has two cars. ______ is white, and ______ ______ is black.
5. 他把电话拿出来拨了一个号码。
He_______ _______ his phone and then dialled a number.2·1·c·n·j·y
6. 他用杰克的名字帮助了许多贫穷的人。
He has helped many poor people _____ ______ _______ Jack.【来源：21cnj*y.co*m】
四、根据reading部分填空（每空不限填一个单词）。
Jim and Della had two (1)________which they were both proud of. One was Jim’s gold watch, and the other was Della’s beautiful hair. It fell about her,and reached below her (2)________ .It was the day before Christmas. Della sat down and cried because she couldn’t (3)_________ a (4)_________for her husband.Finally, she got an idea. She went out of the door, stopped at a store with a (5)_________ in front of it. After selling her hair, she (6) _________ through the stores(7)_________ a present for Jim. She found it (8)_________ .It was a watch (9)_________ . The (10) _________ was twenty-one dollars.At seven o’clock, Della heard Jim’s (11) _________ on the stairs. After coming in, Jim’s eyes were (12)________his wife. He (13)________ a box from his pocket and put it on the table. He sold his gold watch to buy the (14)________ of combs as a gift, but Della’s hair was (15)________.
Unit8 Surprise endings
ReadingⅡ&Listening练习
参考答案
一、1chain 2.drew 3. sign 4. accused 5.present
6.searched 7. career 8. afford 9.prison 10.step
二、1-5 CCAAA 6-10 CBDBA
三、
1.at last
2.instead of singing
3.fixed on
4.one; the other
5.held out
6.under the name
四、1. possessions 2. knee 3. afford 4. present/gift 5.sign
6.searched 7.looking for 8.at last 9.chain 10.bill
11.steps 12.fixed on 13.drew 14.set 15.gone
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Unit 8
Surprise endings
Oxford English
Module 4 A taste of literature
ReadingⅡ
&Listening
1.对...感到骄傲_________________
2.在...里搜寻_________________
3.寻找_________________
4.集中于_________________
5.一套_________________
6.递出，伸出_________________
7.最后_________________
8.穿上_________________
9.（用…） 代替…， （是…）而不是________________
be proud of/take pride in
search through
look for
fix on
a set of
hold out
at last
put on
instead of (doing)
Phrases Revision
Sentences revision
1.She could not afford a present, so she sat down
and cried.
___________________________________________
2. Jim and Della had two possessions which they
were both proud of.
___________________________________________
3.She stopped at a store. The sign in front of the store read “Hair Goods”.
___________________________________________
___________________________________________
因为买不起礼物，所以她坐下来哭了。
吉姆和黛拉有两样他们都引以为荣的财产。
她在一家商店前停下来。商店前面的招牌上写着“美发用品”.
4.His eyes were fixed on Della, and there was an expression in them that she could not read.
___________________________________________
___________________________________________
5.Now the set of combs were hers, but her hair was gone.
___________________________________________
6. Instead of obeying, Jim sat down, put his hands behind his head and smiled.
___________________________________________
现在这套梳子是她的了，但是她的长发却没了。
他的目光集中在黛拉身上，而且其中有种她读不懂的表情。
Jim没有听她的，而是坐下，把他的双手放在头后面笑了。
Time
Characters
Beginning
Middle
Ending
The day before Christmas
Della and Jim
Della wanted to buy a gift for her husband but she only had one dollar and eighty-seven cents.
Della sold her hair to buy a watch chain for Jim.
Jim and Della both sold their most valuable possessions to buy gifts for each other.
Summarize the elements of the story.
Story Revision
After reading
Let’s enjoy the story again and prepare for retelling.
Finish D1.
Tomorrow will be Christmas, and I only have
______________________. I can’t ___________ for him.
What should I do
one dollar and eighty-seven cents
afford a present
I must buy a present for
my dear Della.
There’s only one possession
which I’m proud of---
my ____________. I can
_____ to get the money.
beautiful hair
sell it
My ___________ is very valuable, but I
have to sell it. To me, Della is more
valuable than this.
gold watch
This _____________
looks great! Jim will
be happy to use it with
his watch.
Della will surely be very happy if I give
_____________ to her.
watch chain
the set of combs
Free talk
Look at the pictures and describe what they felt.
worried
anxious
eager
hopeful
excitedhappy
surprisedmoved
1.What did the expression in Jim’s eyes mean when he saw Della
2. What is the surprise ending in the short story
3. What do you think of Della and Jim
D2 Discuss and answer the questions below with your classmates.
It meant he was surprised/disappointed.
The couple have sold their most valuable possessions to buy gifts for each other.
They loved each other very much. They gave up their most valuable things for each other.
The next day would be Christmas. There was only one dollar and eighty-seven
______. Three times Della _______ it. She could not ______ a present. Della went to the Hair Goods to sell her beautiful hair. Then she __________ through the stores ________ ____ a present for Jim. She found a watch _____ ____ ______.
Jim sold his ______ ______ to buy a ____ of ______ that she had always wanted.
cents
counted
afford
searched
looking
for
chain
at
last
gold
watch
set
combs
Story Retell
Warming up
The story is short but moving.
What do you think
of the story Do you like O.Henry's writing style
He was a American short-story writer, who wrote about the life of ordinary people in New York City. Henry was known as a good end, it was called “O Henry-end”. Although some critics were not so enthusiastic about his work, the public loved it.
He was called Prose Laureate of Manhattan and Father of short stories.
Listen to a lecture about O. Henry and complete the notes below. Write one word or figure in each blank.
The life of O. Henry
O.Henry was born as William Sydney Porter
He began writing for __________ and magazines.
He was accused of stealing __________. He ran
away to Central America.
He returned to the US because his wife was
_______. Then he was sent to _______.
There he began writing _____________ under the
name “O. Henry”.
He left prison. Later he moved to ______ ______
________ and began a successful writing __________.
1910 He died at the age of ______.
newspapers
money
dying
prison
short stories
New
career
47
City
York
Listening
Why did O. Henry first begin writing
a. Because he liked writing short stories.
b. Because his friend asked him to do so.
c. Because he needed money to support
his family.
2. Where did O. Henry work before he ran
away to Central America
a. In a bank
b. In a bookshop
c. In a prison
B Listen to the recording again and circle the correct answers.
3. Why did William Sydney Porter write under the name “O.Henry”
a. Because he did not like his real name.
b. Because his real name was too hard to remember
c. Because he did not want his readers to know he was in prison.
4. What is O.Henry remembered as today
a. One of the writers who invented the short story.
b. The greatest short sotry writer ever.
c. A popular English writer.
1.What was O. Henry real name
2.What did he begin writing for at the age of 25
3.Why did he run away to Central America
4.Why did he return to the US in 1897
5.How old was he when he died
Answer the following questions according to the tape.
William Sydney Porter.
Newspapers and magazines.
Because he was accused of stealing money and
afraid of going to prison.
Because his wife was dying.
47.
be born as天生是；生来就是
be born in出生于...
1. O.Henry was born as William Sydney Porter.
欧亨利出生时被命名为威廉·西德尼·波特。
Language points
The girl was born as a talented dancer.
这个女孩生来就是有天赋的舞者。
She was born in Shenzhen in 2000.
她2000年出生于深圳。
2. He was accused of stealing money.他被控告偷了钱。
be accused of doing sth. 被控告...；被指责....
The shop assistant was accused of cheating
customers.
这名店员被控告欺骗顾客。
She was accused of lying.
她被指责撒谎。
3. Because his real name was too hard to remember.因为他的真名太难记。
too...to...太...而不能...表示否定意义。
可以与so...that...结构或not...enough to...结构替换
He is too young to go to school.
=He is so young that he can't go to school.
=He is not old enough to go to school.
他年龄太小，不能上学。
Useful phrases
1. 天生是 ___________________
2. 被控告___________________
3. 开始做某事 ___________________
4. 逃离到 ___________________
5. 返回到 ___________________
6. 用...的名字 ___________________
7. 在...岁时 ___________________
8. 太...而不能 ____________________
9. 坐牢 ____________________
be born as
be accused of doing sth
begin doing sth
run away to
return to
under the name...
at the age of
too...to...
in prison
Learn the new words and phrases by heart after class.
2. Read the articles of Learning English. The more you read, the faster and better you’ll understand.
3. Preview Grammar on page 103.
Homework
O. Henry is the pseudonym of William Sydney Porter.
He is one of the three leading short story writers.
In 1862 O. Henry was born in Greensboro, North Carolina.
In 1865, when he was three, his mother died, and he was raised by his paternal grandmother and aunt.
As a child, Porter was always reading, everything from classics to dime novels（无价值小说）, his favorite work was One Thousand and One Nights.
欧亨利详细资料
When he was 15 he became a pharmacy（药房） apprentice（学徒）and then he moved to Texas to improve his health as a herding（畜牧） cattle person.
Porter led an active social life in Austin, including membership in singing and drama groups. Porter was a good singer and musician. He played both the guitar and mandolin.
In 1887 he married Athol and his wife encouraged him to pursue his writing.
In 1891 he began working at the First National Bank of Austin as a teller .
In 1894 he started a humorous weekly The Rolling Stone（《滚石》）. When the weekly failed, he joined the Houston Post as a reporter and columnist.
In 1897 he was convicted of embezzling（挪用） money and sentenced to five years in prison.
His wife died on July 25, 1897 from tuberculosis(肺结核）.
While in prison Porter started to write short stories to support his daughter Margaret.
Porter was released on July 24, 1901, for good behavior after serving three years.
Porter's most prolific writing period started in 1902, when he moved to New York City to be near his publishers. While there, he wrote 381 short stories. He wrote a story a week for over a year for the New York World Sunday Magazine.
He married Sara Lindsay Coleman in 1907, but the marriage was not happy, and they separated a year later.
O. Henry's last years were shadowed by alcoholism, ill health, and financial problems. He died of cirrhosis（肝硬化） of the liver on June 5, 1910, in New York.
The Romance of a Busy Broker 证券经纪人的浪漫故事
The Gift of Magi 麦琪的礼物
The Last Leaf 最后一片叶子
A Cosmopolite in a Café 咖啡馆里的世界公民
Mammon and the Archer 财神和爱神
The Furnished Room 带家具出租的房间
The Cop and the Anthem 警察和赞美诗
The Ransom of Red Chief 红色酋长的救赎
Main works
Achievement and Influence
One of the three great masters of short stories of the world世界三大短篇小说大师之一(others are: Anton Chekhov契诃夫，Guy de Maupassant 莫泊桑 )
Manhattan laureate prose writer and the father of modern American short stories. 曼哈顿桂冠散文作家和美国现代短篇小说之父
He was known as “Encyclopedia of American life with humor”.美国生活的幽默百科全书
The O. Henry Awards are yearly prizes given to outstanding short stories欧·亨利奖
The O. Henry Pun-Off World Championships are held in May of each year in Austin 世界双关语锦标赛
the O. Henry Museum
The museum was established in 1934, under the jurisdiction of the City of Austin, and is both a National Register Property (国家注册财产） and a National Literary Landmark（全国文学地标）.
The mission of the O. Henry Museum is to collect, preserve, and interpret artifacts and archival materials relative to the author, for literary, educational, and historical purposes that are accessible to the public.
Location: O. Henry Museum, 409 East Fifth Street, Austin, Texas.
When one loves one's art no service seems too hard.
一旦热爱艺术，什么奉献也不难。
Life is made up of sobs, sniffles and smiles with sniffes predomi-nating.
人生是由呜咽、抽泣和微笑组成的，而在三者之中，抽泣处于支配地位。
"It was beautiful and simple as all truly great swindles are." (from The Octopus Marooned')
“这简单漂亮的就和那些真实伟大的诈骗一般。”
A story with a moral appended is like the bill of a mosquito. It bores you, and then injects a stinging drop ot irritate your conscience.
一篇含有教训的小说，像是蚊子的嘴。它先使你讨厌，然后注入一滴螫入的液体，来烦扰你的良知。
O.Henry's Famous Aphorisms
