高三英语下学期Unit13课文理解

人教版高三第三册Un it 13课文理解
▲ Please find the mai n characters men ti oned in the text and pay atte nti on to the relati on ships betwee n them
1. A n En glish man:Rachel'u ncle
2. Rachel Verin der
3. Fra nklin Blake:Rachel'childhood friend
4. Godfrey: a successful bachelor with many lady admirers, who asks Rachel to marry him
5. Dr.Ca ndy:the pers on quarreli ng with Franklin
6.Sergea nt Cuff: in charge of the in vestigati on of the theft
7. Rosanna: Rachel ' s maid who seems fond cfFklin.
8. The strange Indians:the persons appearing at Rachel 'party
▲Number the sentences to show the correct order accord ing to this passage.
a. Fra nkli n had no memory of what he did with the diam ond
b. Godfrey asked Rachel to marry him and she accepted .
c. The diam ond was set in the forehead of the God of the Moon once aga in 。

d. But Rachel broke off the weddi ng 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 (paral)
Which is the main idea of this part?
A. The man who stole the Moonstone left it to his sister '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 bega n in 1848 in En gla nd.
D. The diamond was cursed and the man who stole the diamond would live a sad and Ionely 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 happe n. The diam ond then was gone.
2. Rachel' s birthday party was not a success. Why not?
Several argume nts and stra nge things happe ned: 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?
Sergea nt Cuff suspected many people for differe nt reas ons.
2. Who are suspected and why are they suspected?
The lndians:They followed the Moonstone around the world waiting for an opportunity to ____
take it back to India.
Godfrey: He took the diam ond in revenge for Rachel 'refusal whe n he asked her to marry him or only for a large amount of money.
Dr Candy: He stole the diam ond in revenge for loss of the diam ond 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 iotroorause a disagreement between Rachel and Franklin.
Rachel Perhaps she had debts that needed to be paid.
Franklin: It seems as if he was too en thusiastic to help Mr Cuff to detect the case.
3. Multiple choice questi ons:
①.The detective won ders whether the In dia ns hid themselves somewhere ___________ .
A. stole the diam ond before every one was asleep.
B. and didn 'tsteal the diamond until others were asleep.
C. un til every one went to bed and the n stole the diam ond
D. after every one was asleep and the n slipped out
②. ________________ perhaps took the Moonstone as revenge __________ .
A. Neither Dr. Candy nor Godfrey, for los ing face
B. Not only Dr. Candy but also Godfrey ,for losing their faces
C. Dr. Candy rather tha n Godfrey, for loss of face
D. Either Dr. Candy or Godfrey .because of los ing face
③.Accordi ng to the passage _______________________________ .
A. The serva nt Rosa nna was very fond of Godfrey.
B. The serva nt Rosa nna must have caused a disagreeme nt betwee n Rachel and Fran kli n
C. The serva nt Rosa nna used to be a thief.
D. Fran kli n is an elga nt and successful bachelor with a lady admirer,Rosa nna
④.Duri ng the in vestigati on of the case,Rachel and Franklin ______ the detective.
A.had the same attitude to
B.had the different attitude to
C.were frien dly to
D.wa nted 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. Sergea nt Cuff has one vital clue the sta ined garme nt
C. Sergeant Cuff has one vital clue: a smear in the wet paint on the door of Rachel 'si甘ing room.
D. Sergea nt Cuff believes that there must be a smear in the wet paint on the door of Rachel 's sitt ing room. Summary
The Moonstone is a huge yellow diamond that was once part of a statue of the moon god in In dia.A n En glishma n, after murdering three holy men, stole the diam ond 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 daughter Rachel , a beautiful and wealthy yo ung 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 Fran kli n and Godfrey.The followi ng morni ng Rachel found the diamond was gon e.Her mother hired the famous detective Sergea nt Cuff to in vestigate the theft .As the story developed, the detective discovered some secrets about the people in the house that ni ght, and the reason _______________________________
why they might have stole n the diam on d.He eve n 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 duri ng the party. He thought it was a vital clue.。