1、Unit 3 The Million Pound Bank Note 课时作业9Warming up&Reading()Reading基础夯实能力提升基础训练基 础 夯 实.Fast readingScan the text and try to write down the main idea of the text.The text is a story about a(n)businessman who is lost in London but is enough to be invited to a big house by two rich brothers and an enve
2、lope with a million pound bank note in it by them who have made a bet.Americanfortunate/luckygiven.Careful readingRead the text carefully and choose the best answer according to the text.1Why did the brothers make a bet?AThey wanted to make fun of Henry.BThey wanted to rob Henry of some money.CTo se
3、e whether a man could survive a month with a million pound bank note in London.DThey wanted to make Henry their son-in-law.答案:C2What happened to Henry before he landed in Britain?AHe just sailed out of the bay for a travel.BHe planned to go to Britain on his own boat.CHis boat was broken by a strong
4、 wind.DHis boat was carried out to sea by a strong wind.答案:D3Whats the character of Henry according to the text?AA young,kind but silly person.BA young,honest and hard-working man.CA careful,kind and poor man.DA young,rich and happy man.答案:B4What did Henry ask for from the two brothers?AA house to s
5、tay for a short moment.BA letter with a bank note worth a million pound in it.CAn honest job.DSome charity from the two brothers.答案:C5Why does Oliver clap his hands saying“What luck!”?ABecause Henry is the very person they want to find.BBecause Henry is rescued at sea by a British ship.CBecause he h
6、as made a lot of money.DBecause Henry has no friend.答案:A.SummaryFill in the following blanks with a proper word or the proper form of the word.The play The Million Pound Bank Note is based on a short story _1_(write)by Mark Twain,who was brought _2_ in Hannibal,Missouri,and is best known for his nov
7、els,such as The Adventures ofTom Sawyer and The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.The story _3_(happen)in the summer of 1903,and Henry Adams,an American businessman,had some bad luck.He _4_(spot)by a ship and _5_ accident landed in London,_6_ he found himself without money or a job.He worked as an unpa
8、id hand to earn his passage,which could account for his _7_(appear).He was lost and alone in London.He didnt know what to do.Wandering on the pavement,he heard someone _8_(call)him,and then he went in and met two rich brothers who made _9_ bet and gave him an envelope with a large sum of money in it.He was not permitted _10_(open)the letter until two oclock in the afternoon.答案1written 2.up 3.happened 4.was_spotted 5.by6where 7.appearance 8.calling 9.a 10.to_open谢谢观赏!Thanks!