1、Reading Unit 15 The Necklace Necklace-项链项链A lovely diamond necklace with a big blue stone in the centre.About the author:(莫泊桑莫泊桑1850-1893)was a well-known French novelist and short-story writer.He wrote in the tradition of the 19th century French realism(现实主义现实主义).Most of his works were about everyd
2、ay life of the simple humble(卑微的卑微的)people.“The diamond necklace”was his best short story.JeanneMathilde Loisel Pierre Loiselhusbandwife friendcharacters&relationships:He was working in a government office.Jeanne married a man with a lot of money.whenwhere whowhat happenedScene 1Scene 2Scene 31870A
3、park in ParisMet each other.Mathilde looked older.Mathilde&Jeanne18601870A park in ParisThe home of M and PMathilde&Pierre Mathilde&JeanneGot ready for the ball,Mathilde wanted to borrow some jewellery.The necklace wasnt a real diamond necklace.1.The story is told _.A.in inverse orderB.in narration
4、order（叙述）C.in flashback order（倒叙）D.in time order2.When Jeanne met Mathilde in the park,she said she didnt know Mathilde,because _.A.they hadnt met for ten yearsB.Jeanne no longer liked MathildeC.Mathilde looked younger than beforeD.Mathilde had changed a lotShe had been working very hard for ten yea
5、rs,so she looked older than her age.3.Why was Mathilde worried when her husband told her the invitation?A.Because she hadnt got an evening dress.B.Because she didnt want to attend the ball.C.Because she have no time to the ball.4.It can be learned from scene 2 that to be invited to the palace ball _
6、.A.meant working hard day and night in the futureB.meant spending a lot of moneyC.was a great honorD.was not wonderful news5.Mathilde did not want to wear a flower to the ball because_.A.she didnt like flowersB.people were not allowed to wear a flower at the ballC.it would look shabby（寒酸的）to wear a
7、flower D.flowers would bring her bad luck6.How much money did they spend in returning Jeannes necklace?A.It cost her over four hundred francs.B.It cost her about thirty-six thousand francs.C.It cost her about five hundred francs.D.It cost her about fifty-six thousand francs.What was the real price o
8、f Jeannes necklace?CHow much did Mathildes dress cost her?A7.Which sentence expresses the main idea of the story?A.Mathilde lost the borrowed necklace and had to work hard for ten years to pay it back.B.Mathilde worked hard to buy a new jewel for her friend.C.Mathilde lost her borrowed necklace.D.Ma
9、thilde found she was cheated（欺骗）.8.What do you think of Mathilde?A.A vain（虚荣）woman B.A hard-working womanC.A greedy（贪婪）woman D.A pretty and rich woman9.Whats the authors writing style?A.irony（讽刺）B.humourC.sorrow D.delightOne day Pierre got an _ to a palace ball.He thought it _ to him,and decided to
10、go to the ball with Mathilde.But Mathilde was _,because she had no new dress and no _ to wear.Her husband spent _ francs on a new dress and she herself _ a necklace from her good friend Jeanne.They went to the ball and had a very good time.On their way home after the ball,Mathilde found that the nec
11、klace was _,and they couldnt _ it.importantinvitationworriedjewellery400 lostfindborrowedThe young couple borrowed a great deal of money and _ a necklace that was exactly like Jeannes.It _ them 36.000 francs.So they had to work day and night to _ _ the debts.Now,after ten years of hard work,Mathilde
12、 looked so old that Jeanne even couldnt _ her when they met.When Jeanne heard it,she told Mathilde that the necklace wasnt a real _ necklace.It was _ 500 francs at the most.pay offboughtcostdiamondworthrecognize(1)Suppose you were Jeanne,what would you do after hearing Mathildes story?(2)Suppose you
13、 were Mathilde,What would you do?(return the necklace)(return the money)The necklace borrowed from Jeanne worth 5 hundred francsPlot of the playMathilde borrowed a diamond necklace from Jeanne without knowing it wasnt a real one.The couple found the necklace lost on their way home and couldnt find i
14、t anywhere.The couple were invited to a ball at the palace.The necklace returned to Jeanne worth 36 thousand francsThe couple borrowed money and brought a real diamond necklace.Mathilde returned it to Jeanne the next afternoon.The couple worked hard ten years and paid off their debts at last.Ten yea
15、rs laterTwo friends met in a park with Jeanne not being able to recognize Mathilde who was much older than her age.Mathilde told Jeanne what had happened to her in the past ten years.Jeanne told Mathilde the borrowed necklace from her was worth 5 hundred francs at the most.1.Im sorry,but I dont thin
16、k I know you.很抱歉，我 想我并不认识你2.In fact you do.(=In fact you know me.)事实上你认识我3.Where have you been all these years,Mathilde?这些年你上哪儿去了，玛蒂尔德?4.Thats because of hard workten years of hard work.(=Thats because we have worked very hard these ten years.)5.Years of hard work,very little food,only a small cold
17、room to live in and never a moments rest.多年劳累，食不果腹，寒舍斗室，无从休息。6.Do you remember one afternoon ten years ago when I came to your house and borrowed a necklace of yours?十年前的一个下午，我到你家借过一条项链，你还记得吗?7.But,just this once.After all,this ball is very important.不过，就只这么一次。(要知道)这次舞会毕竟很重要啊。8.We rushed back to the
18、 palace and looked for it.We asked everyone there if they had found a necklace,but without luck.(=We went back hurriedly and tried to find the necklace,but with no success.)我们马上赶回皇宫去寻找，我们询问了那儿的每一个人，问他们是否拾到了项链。可是，真倒霉9.During the next ten years we both worked day and night to pay for it.(=In order to return the money which we had borrowed,both of us worked a long time every day in the next ten years.)在后来的十年时间里，为了偿还这笔借款，我们两人不分昼夜地干活
