第一部分課文理解
▲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.
Step 3 Analyzing some difficulty sentences
Write a definition，synonym，or description of the underlined words.
①Godfrey is an elegant and successful bachelor with many lady admirers ___________( unmarried man)
②First of all，one of the guests，Godfrey，asks Rachel to marry him，but she declines．
___________.( refuses)
③Rachel’s mother hires the famous detective Sergeant Cuff to investigate the theft. ___________(look into)
④Franklin，on the other hand，gives the detective as much assistance as he can．___________ (help)
⑤Sergeant Cuff has one vital clue．He has found a smear in the wet paint on the door of Rachel's sitting room that was not there during the party. ___________( very important or necessary)
第二部分語言點講解
1.The novel THE MOONSTONE is set in England in 1848.小說《月亮寶石》以1848年的英國為背景。
be set in 意為“以……為背景”
The story is set in the early days of World War II.這個故事以二戰(zhàn)早期為背景。
This novel is set in the gold rush.這本小說是以淘金熱為背景的。
set的其他意義：
①放，安放（to put） He set his hand on my should.他把手放在我的肩上。
②布置，安排 (to put into order for use) Please set the table for dinner
③制定，確定（to fix or determine a rule, time, etc）
Have you set the time for the meeting?
④（太陽等）下落（to go down）The sun rises in the east and sets in the west.
⑤鑲嵌于（to fix…into）He set a diamond in a ring.
2..The diamond was cursed and the man lived a sad, lonely life.這塊鉆石受到了詛咒，這個人過著憂郁而孤獨的生活。
▲curse vt. 詛咒
The witchdoctor cursed him，his son and his grandson.巫師詛咒他、他兒子和他孫子。
She cursed him for ruining her life.她詛咒他破壞了她的生活。
n.咒罵，詛咒
be under a curse 遭受詛咒 put a curse on 詛咒某人
The witch put a curse on the princess.
The witch laid the princess under a curse.巫婆對公主下了詛咒。
▲be cursed with 因……而遭殃，因……而受苦
She was cursed with stammer all her life.她一生受口吃之苦。
▲live a sad, lonely life過著憂郁而孤獨的生活live/lead a ……life過著某種生活
英語中不及物動詞，不能帶賓語，但有的可以帶同源賓語 （同源賓語指由動詞的同根名詞或與動詞意義相近的名詞充當?shù)闹貜蛣釉~全部或部分意義的直接賓語）
常見的這類動詞有：die, dream, laugh, sleep, smile等
laugh a hearty laugh dream a beautiful dream smile a sweet smile
die a heroic death sleep a sound sleep
3.When he died he left the Moonstone to his sister’s daughter, Rachel, in an act of revenge, passing on his
bad fortune to her.當他死后，他把他的惡運連同月亮寶石一起報復性的留給他姐姐的女兒--- Rachel。
▲act v. Think before acting . 三思而后行
The medicine was taken for a long time, but it failed to act. .這藥服了很長時間了，但還未見效。
act /action
當action 作可數(shù)名詞時，常與act 同義。a kind act/ action 仁慈的行為
但act 多指具體的，短時的的行為或行動；action多指復雜的，持續(xù)的行為或行動。
在某些固定詞組中，如an act of cruelty (殘忍的行為)，an act or war （戰(zhàn)爭行為），an act of mercy(仁慈的行為)等中，不能用action. 又如：take action (采取措施) 也是固定搭配。
▲revenge
①.名詞 “報復，報仇”
take one’s revenge on sb. “報復某人”
He swore to take his revenge on his political enemies. 他發(fā)誓要報復他的政敵。
be in revenge for
The bombing is in revenge for the American rule in Iraq.爆炸事件是對美國在伊拉克統(tǒng)治的報復。
② 動詞“報復/仇”，其用法為 “revenge oneself on sb.”或者“be revenged on sb.”意思是“向某人報仇”
He was later revenged on his wife’s killer.= He revenged himself on his wife’s killer.
他向殺死他妻子的人報仇。
▲pass on sth. to sb.把…傳遞給…
Pass the book on to me when you have finished it.在你看完這本書后，請把它傳給我。
4.Franklin, who is a smoker , is very considerate towards Rachel.富蘭克林抽煙。他對雷切爾很體貼。
considerable adj.體貼的，關心的，替他人著想的，考慮周全的
Your children are always considerable towards old people.你的孩子總是非常體貼老人。
It was very considerable of you to let us know you were going to be late.
你事先告訴我們你會來得晚些，真是考慮周全。
It was very considerate of you not to play the piano while I was sleep.
在我睡覺時你不彈鋼琴，真是體貼入微。
5.His move to quit smoking cigars to please her is seen by the servants as evidence that he is in love with
Rachel. 他戒煙而去取悅于她的舉動被仆人們發(fā)現(xiàn)，并作為他深愛上Rachel的證據(jù)。
▲move 在這里是名詞，意思是“舉止，行動”，另外，還有“搬家”，“（游戲或棋牌中的）一步，一著”的意思。
He was watching my every move. 他在監(jiān)視我的一舉一動。
Don’t make a move, or I’ll shoot. 別動，否則我開槍了。
Come on, it’s you move. 快，該你出牌（走）了。
▲move 還有動詞詞性，意為“移動，走動，改變位置”，“搬家”，“使感動”等
I could hear someone moving around downstairs. 我聽到有人在樓下走動。
Could you please move your car, please? 請把汽車挪動一下，好嗎？
I moved house three times last year.去年我搬了三次家。
His story moved me.他的故事感動了我。
辨析： “moved”與 “moving” ;
“moved”是“被感動的”意思；“moving”“令人感動的”意思。
I was moved by his moving story. 我被他的動聽的故事打動了。
6.Is it coincidence or is it the Moonstone’s bad luck that causes tension and strange things that happen
during the rest of the evening?
是一種巧合還是月亮寶石的惡運導致生日晚宴的緊張和奇怪事情發(fā)生的呢？
這里使用了強調(diào)句式的一般疑問句形式，對主語“coincidence和the Moonstone’s bad luck”進行強
調(diào)；另外，“that happen during the rest of the evening”從句作“tension and strange things”的定語。
▲coincidence 巧合（的事）
－－I am going to Paris next week.我準備下周去巴黎
－－What a coincidence! so am I .真巧！我也去。
By a strange coincidence we happened to be traveling on the same train.
巧得出奇，我們正好坐同一列火車。
coincident adj 巧合的
▲cause在這里是動詞，是“導致，引起”的意思。
What caused his illness? 他的病是什么原因引起的？
His illness caused him to miss the game. 他因病不能參加比賽。
cause還可做名詞：
① “原因，起因，理由” cause與reason作名詞時都有“原因”和“理由”的意思。reason通常指產(chǎn)生
某種行為或想法的推理上的理由，而cause通常指導致某一事件發(fā)生并且有后果的起因。Reason
常和for連用，而cause常和of連用。
The cause of the fire is still unknown . 這場大火的起因還不知道呢。
Please give me your reason for absence . 請你把缺席的理由告訴我。
② “事業(yè)，目標”
She’s committed to the cause of nuclear disarmament. 她獻身于廢除核武器的事業(yè)。
▲the rest（of）表示“剩余、其余”，其用法也有二：
① of后面可接單數(shù)、復數(shù)及不可數(shù)名詞，相應的謂語動詞的單復數(shù)取決于of后面所跟的名詞。
②如果the rest單獨使用，謂語動詞的單復數(shù)取決于the rest 指代的內(nèi)容。
The majority of students went to the lab, the rest are staying in the classroom.
多數(shù)學生去了實驗室，其余的人留在教室。
The rest of the students are here. The rest of the work is done.
the rest of 的用法與２／３，一半，８０％＋ of 的結構一致，of 后面為可數(shù)名詞復數(shù)時用復數(shù)
謂語動詞，為不可數(shù)名詞或可數(shù)名詞單數(shù)時用單數(shù)謂語動詞。這樣用法還有 lots of， a lot of，
plenty of。
7.investigate調(diào)查，研究
The police are now investigating the cause of the accident.警方正在調(diào)查該事故的原因
FBI started to investigate the murder.聯(lián)邦調(diào)查局已經(jīng)開始調(diào)查這起謀殺案。
investigation調(diào)查，研究 make /carry out investigation into對…加以調(diào)查
under investigation正在調(diào)查中
The police have finished their investigations into/of the crime.警方已完成對這件罪行的調(diào)查。
8.Did Dr Candy or Godfrey take the Moonstone as revenge for loss of face?
Candy 和 Godfrey會拿走月亮寶石作為對他們失面子的報復嗎？
take…as…是“把…當作…”的意思，英語中還有下列一些短語表示此意。
consider… as… treat…as… regard … as… love…as… see … as…
look on/upon … as… respect…as… think of … as… admire… as… receive…as…
9.Rachel is stubborn in resisting his enquiries about the Moonstone to the degree that she makes it seem as
if she does not want the mystery to be solved.雷切爾執(zhí)意不讓他詢問月亮寶石的事情，她是如此的固執(zhí)以至于讓人感覺到她好象不想揭開這個迷團。
▲stubborn adj.
①固執(zhí)的，頑固的，倔強的
He is a stubborn boy who won’t obey his mother.他是一個固執(zhí)的孩子，他不會聽母親的話的。
Tom is stubborn in accepting new things.湯姆不容易接受新鮮事物。
②不靈活的，難以改變的
The lock is rather stubborn;it needs oiling.這把鎖相當難開，它需要加油了。
▲to ……degree 達到……程度
He was interested in his work to such a degree that he thought about nothing else.
他對工作是如此感興趣，以至于從不想別的事情。
To a certain degree he likes his work.在某種程度上他喜歡他的工作。
Chinese fans love Yao Ming to the degree that they will try to watch any match that Yao Ming competes in.中國球迷很喜歡姚明，以至于只要有姚明參賽他們都想方設法觀看。
10.Franklin, on the other hand, gives the detective as much assistance as he can.
另一方面，富蘭克林也盡其可能的幫助偵探。
英語中在表示數(shù)量的詞語前,習慣上加as many as, as much as等來加強語氣。as many as 和可數(shù)名詞連用, as much as和不可數(shù)名詞連用,。但是在表示“雨量、水量、時間、重量、錢數(shù)、價格”等方面“多達”時常用as much as... 類似的表達方式還有：as long as長達；as far as遠達；as heavy as重達，等。
When working here, he could earn as much as 300 dollars a week.他在那兒工作時，每周能掙300美元。
I can see the objects as far as 1000 meters.我能看到1000米外的物體。
試著翻譯下面幾句話：
①There are as many as ten thousand languages in the world.
②He could carry a stone as heavy as four hundred jin.
③The old man is as old as 130 years.
④Take as much as you like.
⑤I love you as much as he does.
⑥We could save as much as 1000 yuan a month if we tried.
⑦Before he died, he donated as many as 10, 000 books to his school.
11.I was convinced that she had taken her own diamond, and that Rosonna had assisted her.
我深信她把她自己的鉆石拿走了，而羅莎娜幫了她的忙。
▲convince vt
①使（某人）確信，使信服convince n/sb (of )
That explanation doesn’t convince me. 那種解釋無法使我信服。
How can I convince you (of her honesty)?我怎樣才能使你相信（她很誠實）呢？
I tried to convince them of his innocence.我設法使他們相信他清白無辜。
▲convince n/sb that
Her smile convinced him that she was happy.她的微笑使他相信她很開心。
②說服convince sb to do
We convinced him to go by car.我們說服他開車去。
▲convinced adj 確信的，堅信的
a convinced Christian虔誠的基督徒
I am convinced of his guilt.=I am convinced that he is guilty.我確信他有罪。
Who was it_______ you that telling lies is bad manners?
A.that convinced B.who convinced C.which convinced D. convincing
〖答案〗A。此句是強調(diào)句式特殊疑問句形式，為避免重復用who，不用who，句意“是誰讓你明白撒謊是不禮貌的行為！”
12..I assumed her maid had taken Rachel’s garment with the paint stain ,hidden it , and then secretly made a
new one in her room during the night.我曾經(jīng)假設過：.雷切爾的傭人拿走了那件帶有油漆跡的衣服，把它藏了起來，然后當天晚上在她的房間偷偷的做了一件新的。
▲assume 假定，假設，以為
We can not assume anything in this case.在這種情形下我們無法做任何揣測。
If you assume his innocence, who do you think the criminal is?
如果你認為他無罪，那么你認為誰是犯人？
Assuming that his story is ture, what should we do? 假定他的話是真的，我們應該怎么辦？
Some scientists assume that there is no life on Mars.有些科學家認為火星上沒有生命。
assumed adj 假裝的，假的 an assumed name 假名
13.She cancelled the wedding.她取消了婚禮。
▲cancel 取消，廢除
cancel a holiday/concert/meeting取消假日/音樂會/會議
The match had to be cancelled because of bad weather.比賽因天氣不好只得取消。
14.I began to wonder whether I had been mistaken about Rachel and Rosanna.
我開始想我是不是誤解了雷切爾和羅莎娜。
▲mistaken adj
①（行為、想法等）錯誤的
a mistaken idea/ view錯誤的想法
②（人）誤解的，誤會的，弄錯的（不置于名詞前）
I was mistaken about her age.我弄錯了她的年齡。
You are mistaken in thinking that they will help you .你要是以為他們會幫助你就錯了。
▲mistake n.錯誤，誤解
make mistakes犯錯誤 by mistake錯誤地
▲mistake vt
①誤解…，誤會，弄錯
mistake the date/address弄錯日期/住址
②把…誤認為…
Mary is often mistaken for her twin sister.瑪麗經(jīng)常被誤認為是她的孿生妹妹。
15.meanwhile adv (meantime)
①其間，在這期間
The train won’t leave for an hour. Meanwhile ,we can have lunch.
火車在1小時內(nèi)不會開走，在這期間我們可以吃午餐。
I went to college. Meanwhile , all my friends got well-paid jobs.
我上大學去了。那時我的朋友全都找到了收入不錯的工作。
②另一方面
In the accident ,many people were killed, but meanwhile there were some who were unhurt.
在那次事故中，許多人喪生，不過也有一些人沒有受傷。
n.=meantime
(用the meantime) 其間，在這期間；另一方面
in the meantime其間，在這期間；另一方面
The conference will begin in an hour; in the meantime, let’s have coffee.
一小時后會議就要開始了，在這期間，我們來喝咖啡吧。
16.However , what happened later proved me wrong.然而，后來發(fā)生的情況證明我錯了。
Later that evening Dr Candy had put some opium into Franklin’s drink to prove to him that it would help.
那天晚上晚些時候，迪坎醫(yī)生在富蘭克林的飲料里加了一點鴉片，來證明這個東西能管用。
▲prove vt 證明，證實
They ‘ve proved their courage in the battle.他們在戰(zhàn)斗中證明了他們是勇敢的。
Time will prove me (to be) right. 時間會證明我是對的。
He proved himself to be honest /an honest boy. 他證明自己是個誠實的人。
I can prove to you that he is not telling the truth.我可以向你證明他沒說真話。
link-v證明是，結果是
The theory he stuck to proved to be correct.他堅持的那個理論結果是對的。
He has proved to be the most suitable person for the job.結果他是最適合這項工作的人。
His idea proved of great use.他的想法是有用的。
▲turn out to be adj/ n/
It turned out that……
It turned out that God Fred had also seen Franklin move the diamond that night and , knowing that Franklin would be accused, he had taken it.后來證明戈德弗德那天晚上也看到富蘭克林拿了鉆石，他知道富蘭克林可能被控告，所以就把鉆石拿走了。
17.she loved him and wanted to keep him out of trouble.她愛他而且想幫助他免受麻煩。
▲keep的基本用法
①keep作連系動詞，意為“繼續(xù)處于某種狀態(tài)或地位；留下；保留”，其后通常接形容詞、副詞等
作表語。
Please keep quiet-I'm trying to get some work done. 請安靜--我要處理一些工作。
②“保存；保留；保持”
Keep the seat for me,will you? 替我保留這個座位，好嗎？
His watch keeps good time. 他的手表走得準。
You can keep the book for two weeks.這本書你可以保存（借）兩個星期。
③“使……保持在（某種狀態(tài)）”，其后通常接復合賓語，可用形容詞、介詞、副詞、現(xiàn)在分詞、
過去分詞等作賓補。
His illness kept him in bed for months.他因病臥床好幾個月。
We'll keep you informed.我們將讓你知道情況。
Sorry to have kept you waiting for such a long time. 對不起，讓你久等了。
It's our duty to keep our surroundings clean. 保持我們周圍環(huán)境清潔是我們的職責。
④“履行；遵守”
keep one's word 講話算數(shù) keep one's promise 履行諾言 keep regular hours 生活作息有規(guī)律
⑤“贍養(yǎng)；飼養(yǎng)”
He has his wife and four children to keep.他要養(yǎng)活妻子和四個孩子。
He likes to keep some birds for fun.他喜歡養(yǎng)鳥玩。
⑥“過（節(jié)）；料理；記（日記）”
keep Spring Festival 過春節(jié) keep house 管理家務 keep a diary 記日記
▲keep的常用習慣搭配
①keep back 保留；隱瞞；阻止……向前。
She couldn't keep back her tears at the news. 聽到那消息，她忍不住掉下了眼淚。
The boss kept back 100 dollars from his salary for nothing.
老板無端地從他的薪水中扣去了100美元。
②keep in touch with...與 ……保持聯(lián)系。
While he was outside the ship, he kept in touch by telephone with his companion and with the earth. 當他在飛船外面時，他用電話與同伴及地面上保持聯(lián)系。
③keep on(doing sth.) 繼續(xù)（做某事）；反復（做某事）
Keep on trying, and you'll make greater progress. 繼續(xù)努力，你將取得更大的進步。
④keep...out 不讓 ……進來。
There is a lot of air in loose snow, and this helps to keep the cold out.
在松散的積雪里有許多空氣，這有利于御寒。
⑤keep...out of...使……不進入……，使……置身于 ……之外
Please keep him out of trouble while he is studying here.
他在這里學習期間，請不要讓他有什么麻煩。
⑥keep up堅持；保持；不使（斗志等）下落。
They can keep up their normal body temperature even in very cold weather.
他們即使在很冷的天氣里也可保持正常體溫。
⑦keep up with保持；維持；繼續(xù)；跟上。
John was not good at maths and he couldn't keep up with the rest of the class.
約翰數(shù)學學得不好，他跟不上班上的其他同學。
⑧keep watch守望；值班；放哨。
They used to keep watch at the top of the tree during the war.在戰(zhàn)爭期間他們通常在樹頂上放哨。
⑨keep away from (使)離開；遠離。
In order to reduce diseases we should keep animals away from body in daily life.
為了減少疾病，在日常生活中我們應該遠離動物。
18.You may remember that Franklin was suffering from lack of sleep at the time of Rachel’s birthday ,and
had upset Dr Candy with his remarks about doctors.
你們可能還記得，在雷切爾生日的那一天，富蘭克林因為缺乏睡眠而感到心煩，并且說了一些關
于醫(yī)生的話弄的迪坎醫(yī)生很不高興。
▲remark v.
①說出，敘述
She remarked that it was getting warmer and warmer. 她說天氣已經(jīng)漸漸暖和起來了。
“Money is the most important thing,” he remarked ironically.
他用嘲諷的口氣說：“錢是最重要的東西”。
②remark on/upon就某事，某物發(fā)表意見
The guests remarked on her new dress. 來賓對她那件新衣服品頭論足。
I couldn’t help remarking on her youth.我脫口而出說她那么年輕。
③n.意見，評論，感想
pointed, cutting remarks直言不諱的，尖刻的評論
make a few remarks about sb/ on a subject講幾句有關某人/某問題的話
Don’t make rude remarks about their appearances.不要口沒遮攔，批評他們的外表。
19.Desperate for money, he tried to persuade Rachel to marry him , but when she changed her mind , he had no choice but to go abroad to sell the diamond.由于急需錢用，所以他竭力說服雷切爾和他結婚，但是當她改變主意后，他沒有辦法了，只得出國去把鉆石賣掉。
▲marry
marry sb 嫁給/娶……， 與……結婚 sb be married to sb 與某人結婚
sb get married to sb與某人結婚 marry sb to sb 把……嫁給……
She married a man with a lot of money. 她嫁了一個有錢人。
Mary has been married （to Jack ）for 10 years. 瑪麗已（同杰克）結婚十年了。
Last month they got married to each other.上個月他們結婚了。
He married his daughter to a millionaire.他把女兒嫁給了一個百萬富翁。
▲fall / be in love with sb =lose one’s heart to sb
be engaged to sb 和某人訂婚
▲have no choice but to do sth.別無選擇，只好去做某事。
I have no choice but to accept his demand.我別無選擇，只好接受他的要求。
Have I any choice but to do as you tell me?除了按你的要求去做，難道我還有別的選擇嗎？
注意：have no choice but to do sth.如果but前面有 do/does/did/done 來修飾時，動詞不定式符號to
要省掉。
Peter could do nothing but admit to his teacher that he was wrong.
彼得別無選擇，只好向老師承認自己錯了。
無事可做，只有…… have nothing to do but do do nothing but do there is nothing to do but do
20.If you guessed who had committed the crime, then you are a better detective than the famous Sergeant Cuff如果你能猜到是誰犯了罪，那么你就是一個比著名的卡夫警官更棒的偵探了。
▲commit vt
①犯（罪），做（錯）
commit murder/suicide殺人/自殺 commit a blunder 犯大錯
commit an unforgiveable error犯不可原諒的錯誤
A robbery was committed near here.這附近發(fā)生過搶劫案
②把……委托于……，交付，把……投入
commit sth to paper 把某事寫下來 commit a poem to memory把詩背起來
commit a letter to the fire /flames將信燒毀
They committed the patient to the mental hospital.他們將患者移交給精神病院。
He was committed to prison.他被關進牢里。
The child was committed to the nurse's care. 孩子被交給護士照顧。
③commit sb/oneself to (doing) sth承諾…，保證…
He committed himself to the antiwar movement.他專心致力/獻身反戰(zhàn)運動。
The government committed itself to reducing taxes.政府已經(jīng)允諾減輕賦稅。
21. … it was as clear as water… 它（寶石）純凈如水。
as clear as water 純凈如水一樣 英語中類似表達有：
as blind as a bat(像蝙蝠一樣盲目) as busy as a bee(像蜜蜂一樣忙碌)
as songful as a bird(像鳥一樣動聽) as angry as a bull(像公牛一樣憤怒)
as changeful as a chameleon(像變色龍一樣多變 as bald as an eagle(像鷹一樣禿頂)
as sly as a fox(像狐貍一樣狡猾) as tall as a giraffe(像長頸鹿一樣高)
as silly as a goose(像鵝一樣愚蠢) as fast as a hare(像野兔一樣快)
as playful as a kitten(像小貓一樣喜歡嬉戲) as gentle as a lamb(像小羊一樣溫和)
as brave as a lion(像獅子一樣勇敢) as stubborn as a mule(像騾子一樣頑固)
as wise as an owl(像貓頭鷹一樣聰明) as quick as a rabbit(像兔子一樣快)
as slow as a snail(像蝸牛一樣緩慢) as hungry as a wolf(像狼一樣饑餓)
as graceful as a swan(像天鵝一樣優(yōu)美) as slow as a turtle(像烏龜一樣緩慢)
第三部分授后練習
單項填空
1.The Moonstone was ______ in a real story which ______ in England in the 1790s.
A.set;taking place B.setting;take place C.set;had taken place D.set;took place
2.He passed everything that he owned to his niece ______ revenge.
A.in an act of B.in action of C.acting of D.action of
3.He sat in the classroom with his eyes ______on the blackboard.
A.fixed B.fixing C.were fixed D.were fixing
4.Tom likes to sleep with windows ______.
A.open B.opening C.being opened D.opened
5.That was not a good place for skating.You ______ your leg.
A.can break B.could break C.could have broken D.could have been broken
6.It was in the year of 1999 ______ my brother entered college.
A.until B.when C.that D.before
7. breaks the laws will be punished.
A.No matter who B.Whoever C.Who D.Those who
8.The theory he stuck ______ to be right.
A.to prove B.to proved C.prove D.proved
9._ others say,the professor is sure that his theory is correct.
A.No matter how B.It doesn’t matter C.Whatever D.What ever
10._ some officials,the general inspected the army.
A.Followed B.Followed by C.Being followed D.Having been followed
11.There was nothing to do but ______ till mother came back.
A.waited B.waiting C.to wait D.wait
12.I must do everything I ______ those who are poor.
A.can to help B.can help C.help D.am to help
13.He decided to ______ a new life if he could be set free from prison.
A.lead B.leading C.had D.having
14.As it ______,the weather is getting better and better.
A.turned down B.turned out C.turned off D.turned on
15.Many people thought little of me，but I did what______.
A.I thought I was right B.I thought it was right C.I thought was right D.I was thought right
16. .Dr. Hans Selye is____leading expert on stress who has been doing_____research in this field for more than 40 years.
A.the;the B.the;/ C.a;/ D.a;the
17.-Tom doesn’t live here，does he? -______.It has been four years since he lived here.
A.No，he doesn’t B.Yes，he does C.No，he does D.Yes，He doesn’t
18. -How did you sleep last night? -Like a log.Never slept______.
A.well B.good C.best D.better
19. -Why are you looking pleased? -Oh，I just had a job______for next year.
A.offered B.offering C.to offer D.being offered
20. -It’s a long time______I saw you last.
-Yes，and what a pity，it will be a long time______we see each other again.
A.before;since B.since;before C.when;when D.since;when
21.When Mark opened the door, he saw a woman standing there. He ________ her before.
A. never saw B. had never seen C. never sees D. has never seen
22. It is useless trying to ____ her that she doesn’t need to lose any weight.
A. believe B. convince C. warn D. ensure
23. We could hear him _____ and swearing as he tried to get the door open.
A. cursing B. curse C. to curse D. cursed
24. She has _______ that I find it hard to believe anything bad of her.
A. so an innocent face B. so innocent face
C. such an innocent face D. such innocent face
25. I could not find out from Jim whether he wants to come or not; he would not ____ himself.
A. commit B. express C. behave D. cheat
26. Can I speak to _____ is in charge of International Sales please?
A. whom B. whoever C. what D. whatever
27. Is it just a(n) ______ that the wife of the man who ran the competition won the first prize?
A. coincidence B. accident C. wonder D. compromise
28. Tom spent the summer holidays in college, during ____ time he took a part-time job and read many literary books as well.
A. that B. this C. the D. which
29. Yesterday, Jane walked away from the discussion. Otherwise she _____ something she would regret later.
A. has said B. said C. might say D. might have said
30. What made me sad was that she ______ not to see me when I said hello to her.
A. assumed B. pretended C. determined D. guessed
31. It was very ______ of you to let us know you were going to be late.
A. considering B. considered C. considerable D. considerate
32. A 23-year-old woman was found guilty _____ murder at the Central Court today.
A. of B. for C. about D. in
33. I have come to the conclusion ______ the world’s leading design firms have been doing an excellent job.
A. which B. that C. as D. what
34. It was a difficult time, but eventually things _____ all right.
A. turned out B. turned on C. turned up D. turned to
35. I told him it was a bad idea, but Dave’s so _______ that he just never listens.
A. ambitious B. roundabout C. stubborn D. straightforward
用動詞的適當形式填空
1.______（use）your head，and you will have an idea.
2.He is an old man who is stubborn in ______（accept）new thought.
3.The murderer was brought in with his hands ______（tie）back.
4.We have missed the bus.I’m afraid that we have no choice but to ______（take）a taxi.
5.He wanted to do what he could ______（help）those who are in trouble.
6.He is said ______（write）two books about his childhood in the past two years.
7.This is one of the problems ______（discuss）at the meeting next week.
8.The students are busy ______（prepare）for the final examination.
9.We must do everything we can to keep the river from ______（pollute）.
10.To improve our English，we must practice ______（read）every morning.
句型轉(zhuǎn)換
完成B句，使其與A句意思相同或相近。（每空一詞）
1.A.With the help of the classmates,he made great progress.
B.______ ______ the classmates,he made great progress.
2.A.Mother is busy doing housework every day.
B.Mother is busy ______ housework every day.
3.A.He didn’t know what kind of place it was until he came to Macao.
B.It was ______ ______ he came to Macao ______ he knew what kind of place it was.
4.A.No matter who would like to devote his whole life to his own country，he should go where there are kinds of difficulties.
B.______ would like to devote his whole life to his own country，he should go where there are kinds of difficulties.
5.A.He can’t do it well because he lacks courage to do it.
B.He can’t do it well because of ______ ______ courage to do it.
6.A.He is eager to get the money from his grandfather.
B.He is______ ______ the money from his grandfather.
7.A.The progress that he had made in his studies pleased his father.
B.His father was ______ ______ the progress that he had made.
8.A.The old couple married ten years ago.
B.These old couple ______ ______ ______ for ten years.
9.A.We were all angry at what those foreign countries did in China.
B.What those foreign countries did in China made us ______.
10.A.She said she knew what happened to him on the night the Moonstone disappeared.
B.She said she knew what happened to him ______ the Moonstone disappeared.
單句改錯
下列句子均有一處錯誤（或多一詞；或缺一詞；或錯一詞），請找出并加以改正。
1.It was 10 o’clock that he received the letter from his girlfriend.
2.The door is closed.There is nothing to do but to wait for Mother.
3.This is the best gift for her in her birthday party.
4.Suddenly there was a terrible voice from a girl later at night.
5.The former president said the relation between these two countries needed improve.
6.These flowers they planted last week died for lack water.
7.You’d better wear a pair of sunglasses in order to protect you in sunlight.
8.The theory they had stuck to for many years proved wrongly.
9.Look what you have done.You would have been more careful.
參考答案：
單項選擇1-5DAAAC 6-10CBBCB 11-15DAABC 16-20CADAB 21-25BBACA 26-30BADDB 31-35DABAC
用動詞的適當形式填空
1. Use 2. accepting 3. tied 4. take 5. to help
6. to have written 7. to be discussed 8. preparing 9. being polluted 10. reading
句型轉(zhuǎn)換
1.Helped by 2..with 3. not until;that 4. Whoever 5. lack of
6. desperate for 7.pleased at 8. have been married 9. angry 10. when
單句改錯
1. that改為when或10 o’clock 前加at
2.去掉第二個to
3. for改為to
4. later改為late
5. improve改為improving
6.lack改為lacking 或lack后加of
7. in改為from
8. wrongly改為wrong
9. would改為should
第四部分《月亮寶石》梗概
威爾基柯林斯
1799年，英國侵略軍攻陷印度圣城西林加巴坦，官兵燒殺劫 掠，無所不為。英國軍官汗卡什在宮里搶到了舉世聞名的月亮寶 石。印度人不甘心國寶落人異邦，便派出數(shù)名婆羅門化裝成江湖藝人前往英國，決心不惜冒生命危險奪回寶石。汗卡什得知情況后驚慌失措，將月亮寶石存人銀行保險庫。50年后，汗卡什生了重病，臨死前立下遺囑，將月亮寶石贈與其外甥女雷茜兒。汗卡什死后，遺囑執(zhí)行人、汗卡什的外甥弗蘭克林白萊克從保險庫取出月亮寶石，專程乘車給表妹送去。一直在偵探月亮寶石下落的幾個婆羅門早已獲知情況，提前來到雷蕾兒的住宅附近，準備趁機盜取寶石。當晚，弗蘭克林將月亮寶石交給雷茜兒后，宅哪管家即發(fā)現(xiàn)有婆羅門到院子里窺探地形，遂放出了獵大警戒，并鎖上了所有的門窗。雷黃兒臨睡前，把寶石放在抽屜里。殊不料，次日早上醒來，寶石已不翼而飛。弗蘭克林為表妹的寶石被竊而焦急，立即請倫敦有名的偵探克夫探長來偵查。克夫探長踏勘現(xiàn)場后，斷定是內(nèi)賊所為。雷茜兒小姐的臥室房門是新漆的，當晚油漆未干。克夫探長從門上有一塊油漆被擦去而斷言：昨晚在這所宅邪中過夜的人中間，誰的睡衣上沾有油漆，誰就是盜寶石者。克夫探長企圖說服主人同意對全體仆人的睡衣進行檢查，主人裘麗亞范林達夫人同意這個建議，但寶石的主人雷茜兒小姐卻堅決反對，為此探長只好另辟溪徑破案。女仆羅珊娜史柏爾曼曾有盜竊前科，來宅邸當傭人時間不長，因此被列為重點懷疑對象。正當克夫探長準備訊問羅珊娜時，她卻跳海自殺了！羅珊娜死后，雷苗兒提出要去倫敦居住，探長只好對此案不了了之。克夫探長臨走時對雷茜兒的母親范林達夫人談了他對案件的看法：月亮寶石系雷茜兒和羅珊娜合伙盜竊，羅珊娜為了保護雷茜兒而自殺，雷茜兒偷屬于自己的寶石的動機是因為債臺高筑。范林達夫人堅決不相信這個觀點，探長意味深長地說，看著吧，雷茜兒一到倫敦，月亮寶石就會在倫敦露面的。果然，沒幾天倫敦就傳出有關月亮寶石的消息：珠寶商魯克在青天白日被騙人一幢空房子，幾個印度婆羅門將他制服，從他身上搜去一張銀行出具的月亮寶石存人保險庫的收據(jù)。由于失主已經(jīng)明確表示不再追查寶石，克夫探長也就沒有再向魯克調(diào)查何人將月亮寶石出讓或者典押給他的。將月亮寶石送交給表妹的弗蘭克林對案件的不了了之深感遺憾，他決心要弄清事情的真相。弗蘭克林去了案發(fā)地，找到了當時的仆人了解情況。在那里，有人交給他一封標明“弗蘭克林親啟”的密封信函。他拆開一看，是已自殺的女仆羅珊娜寫的，讓弗蘭克林去海灘上做了記號的地方取一件東西。弗蘭克林去了，取出一只皮箱，打開一看，里面是一件他穿過的睡衣，衣服上沾著一塊漆斑；箱內(nèi)還有羅珊娜寫的一封信，說她深愛著他，由于考慮兩者地位懸殊而只好將愛情深藏于心田；案發(fā)后她在給他收拾床鋪時發(fā)現(xiàn)了這件睡衣，為使他免受追究，她偷了這件衣服埋掉，然后自殺。弗蘭克林大吃一驚：難道是自己偷了月亮寶石？他訪問了那天共進晚餐的一位醫(yī)生，這才知道醫(yī)生為了治他的失眠癥，飯后給他喝的茶里曾摻了少許鴉片液。據(jù)醫(yī)生分析，可能是鴉片液致使他突發(fā)夢游癥，并在不知覺的情況下偷了月亮寶石。弗蘭克林馬上寫信請來雷茜兒小姐，請醫(yī)生再給自己喝摻了鴉片液的茶，然后人眠。半夜時分，弗蘭克林果然在眾目睽睽之下，去雷茜兒臥室偷了代替寶石的一塊水晶。事實已經(jīng)清楚，但弗蘭克林卻不知道寶石后來是怎樣離開自己的，他無法說個清楚。不久，珠寶商魯克把月亮寶石從銀行保險庫里取出來，還給了當初的典押者。幾小時后，這個典押者被－個印度婆羅門殺死于旅館，他就是月亮寶石失竊那夜也在宅邪過夜的雷蕾兒的另一位表兄高革利。魯克向弗蘭克林透露了高革利對他說的一個。情節(jié)：那晚弗蘭克林偷了寶石后返回臥室，即把寶石交給了同宿一套間的高革利。高手利當時正缺錢花，就把寶石帶到倫敦并典押給珠寶商。期滿時，高革利贖回寶石，準備拿到國外去賣個大價錢，不料被印度婆羅門殺死。月亮寶石終于回到了它的故國。