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4. Why does Albert talk about the “damn balcony” before he mentions the interview and the report? A. He wants to give Max an impression that there exists a balcony under the window of his room.
3. …a spy, dealing in secrets and danger. （line9） deal in: ①trade in; buy and sell 很多银行经债卷营和股票。 Many banks deal in stocks and shares. ②concern oneself with sth. 忙于，沉溺 于 deal in gossip and slander 惯于搬弄是非和诽谤
2.Practice
scan to find the answers to the following questions in three minutes.

Where did the story take place? Key idea: In a small room in a gloomy French hotel. Who is Charles? Key idea: He is a writer What is the report about? Key idea: It’s about some new missiles. What knocked at the door? Key idea: A waiter Will Max return? Key idea: No
I. Reading skill
-- Scanning
Scanning is to read quickly in order to locate or find the place in a piece of writing where a particular item of information is given and to tale in that item of information.
我在今天的报纸上读到关于她的消息。 e.g. I read about/of her in today’s newspaper.
2. Albert was, for one thing, fat…(line 5)
一则我不喜欢这颜色，二则价格太高。 For one thing, I don’t like the color, and for another the price is too high.
exploit
a) use, work or develop fully 利用或开发 e.g. exploit oil reserves, solar energy 开发石油资源， 太阳能 b) use unfairly for one’s own advantage 剥削 e.g. child labor exploited in factories 在工厂中受剥削的童工 adj. exploitable 可利用的，可剥削的 few exploitable coal-mine 少量可开采的煤矿 n. exploitation 利用，开发，剥削 back




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II. Fast reading.
1.Who is the midnight visitor? A. Albert B. Charles C. The waiter D. Max 2. When Max says “It will be safer in my hands than in yours.”(para.9), he is______ A. demanding for the report. B. offering a deal C. suggesting that Albert is not as clever as he is, therefore, Albert should not keep the report. D. Criticizing Albert for his poor personality.
disguise:
v. disguise sb./sth. (with sth.) : make sb./sth. look or sound different from normal 用（伪装）使某人（物）的外观或声音异常 我用化妆品盖住脸上的斑点。 e.g. I disguised the spots on my face with make-up.
V. Detailed study of Text
1. Albert did not fit the description of any
secret agent Charles had ever read about. (line 1) read about/of: discover or find out sth./sb. by reading
5. Why won’t Max return? A. Because he jumps onto a balcony which is too high from the window. B. Because he jumps onto a balcony which is not safe. C. Because he jumps onto a balcony but fails to land himself on it. D. Because he jumps onto a balcony which does not exist at all
Part 1(para.1-5): Albert, accompanied by Charles, returned from an opera to his room after getting an ordinary telephone call making an appointment with him. Part2 (paras.6-16): Max got into Albert’s room and wanted to take a very important report from Albert. Part3 (paras.17-27): Max dropped from the window of the room the moment the waiter came in. back
1.The steps involved in scanning are the following?

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Decide exactly what information you are looking for, and think about the form it may take. Next, decide where you need to look to find the information you want. Move your eyes as quickly as possible down the page until you find the information you need. Read it carefully When you find what you need, do not read further.
6. Only ___knows that there does not exist a balcony under the window.
A. Charles B. Albert
C. Max
D. the police
7. Which of the following describes Albert? A. Clever and considerate B. B. Warm and friendly C. Calm and smart. D. Cold and self-important
crack
a) n. a line along which sth. has broken, but not into separate parts 裂缝 今天别去溜冰，冰上有裂缝很危险。 e.g. Don’t go shaking today there are dangerous cracks in the ice. Idm: the crack of dawn 破晓 the crack of doom 世界末日 b) v. crack up: lose one’s physical or mental health 身体垮掉， 崩溃 你继续这样拼命干下去，身体会吃不消的。 e.g. You’ll crack up if you go on working so hard. 近义词解析： cracked 开裂; chipped 有缺口; broken 破碎
B. He is criticizing Max for being rude in entering the room from the balcony. C. He wants to tell Max he is angry at his entering the room from the balcony. D. He wants to tell Max that his room and the next room used to be a unit.
8. Which of the following is not true? A. Albert is the most clever of all the characters in the story. B. Charles is the most scared character in the story.
IV. Important Words
accent: n. the way in which people in a particular area, country, social class, etc. speak 口音 e.g. have an American accent 有美国口音 近义词解析：accent 讲话的口音; dialect 方言 tone 讲话的语气，语调; tune 音调
C. Albert and Max had known each other before.
D. Albert had asked the waiter to knock on the door to save him from danger.
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III. Structure of the text:
3.The reason why Albert mentions his anger (para 10) instead of responding to Max’s “It will be safer in my hands than in yours.” is that_________. A. He doesn’t know what Max means B. He is not listening to Max C. He is trying to put Max of guard by talking about his anger. D. He is very angry.
Unit 1 Section B: The Romantic Life of Secret Agent Albert
New Horizon College English Book Ⅲ
Contents
I. Reading skill II. Fast reading. III. Structure of the text. IV. Important Words V. Detailed study of Text VI. Exercises