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圣诞颂歌
1、 作者简介
Charles Dickens was the greatest English novelist of the Victorian era and one of the most popular of all time. He created some of literature's most memorable characters.
His writing style is florid and poetic, with a strong comic touch. His literary style is also a mixture of fantasy and realism. His satire of British aristocratic snobbery——he calls one character the “Noble Refrigerator”——are often popular. Comparing orphans to stocks and shares, or dinner-party guests to furniture are just some of Dickens's acclaimed flights of fancy.
查尔斯狄更斯是维多利亚时代最伟大的英国小说家,也是有史以来最受欢迎的作家。他开创了一些文学史上最令人难忘的角色。
他的写作风格是华美又诗意的,带着强烈的喜剧感。他的文学风格也混合了幻想和现实主义。他对英国贵族的势力的讽刺经常很流行,例如把其中一个人物称为“高贵的冰箱”。把孤儿比作股票和股份,把人比作拖船,把宴会上的客人比作家具只仅仅是狄更斯被赞扬的精彩想象的一部分。
His representatives are: 代表作有:
A Tale of Two Cities 双城记
A Christmas Carol 圣诞颂歌
David Copperfield 大卫.科波菲尔
Great Expectations 远大前程
Oliver Twist 雾都孤儿
2、 故事简介
《圣诞颂歌》是1843年查尔斯·狄更斯创作的小说,该小说是查尔斯·狄更斯三部圣诞小说之一。
富有而冷漠无情, 连乞丐都不愿向他讨要的自私透顶的吝啬鬼斯克鲁奇在圣诞夜被三个圣诞精灵造访:“过去之灵”、“现在之灵”、“未来之灵”。“过去之灵” 让他看到在孤单寂寞的童年生活中,他的姐姐对他倍加关爱的情景,以及他当学徒时,仁慈善良的老板菲茨威格在圣诞之夜和大家一起开心跳舞,款待员工的情形。于是他的心开始被软化,后悔自己对待雇员的态度,也对自己从一个贫穷却快乐的年轻人变成一个富有却失去亲情的老板感到懊悔;“现在之灵”带他到他的一个属下家里的圣诞聚会上,那是一个拿着可怜薪水的小职员,没有圣诞礼物,没有火鸡,可每个人脸上都洋溢着幸福的微笑;“未来之灵”让他看到在他衰老之后病卧在床, 连圣诞节也没有亲人朋友来看望的孤苦景象。
于是,他开始重新思考生活的意义,才发现原来施与比接受更快乐。这一切渐渐唤醒他人性的另一面——同情、仁慈、爱心及喜悦。瞬间,他那固有的自私及冷酷迅速崩塌,消失殆尽,从此变成了一个乐善好施的人。于是在鬼魂拜访过的第二天早上,也就是圣诞节的早晨,雇员鲍勃(Bob)上班迟到了,他原以为斯克鲁奇会生气的。可是相反,斯克鲁奇对他说,“我的好伙计,祝你圣诞快乐!我要给你加薪,而且还要尽力去帮助你贫困的家庭。快点把火生着,再去买一个煤筐。”接着他又买了一只特别大的火鸡叫人给鲍勃家送去。随后,他第一次去拜访了自己的外甥,在街上逢人便招呼道“圣诞快乐”,而人们也都报以和善的微笑。斯克鲁奇平生第一次感到了真正的快乐。“他的心在笑”,从乐善好施中他真正体会到了生活的乐趣。
英文概述:
Scrooge is rich but very selfish,greedy and heartless, showing no feeling for the Christmas spirit. After being warned by his business partner Marley's ghost to change his ways, Scrooge is visited by three additional ghosts. He sees visions of his past,present and future that inspire him to become a new, generous and kind hearted Scrooge.
目录:
Part I: Marley's Ghost
Part II: The First of the Three Ghosts
Part III: The Second of the Three Ghosts
Part IV: The Last of the Three Ghosts
Part V: The End of the Story
3、 主要人物Main Characters
Scrooge
刻薄冷酷的守财奴,不仅自己在平安夜照常工作,连周围一切所能被他干涉到的庆祝活动也都要统统搅黄。他被神派来三个精灵带回过去,看到自己曾经的所作所为以及对身边人造成的各种伤害,随着对自己自私行为的震惊与后悔,他人性中美好的一面逐渐复苏。
Bob
Scrooge的雇员,忠诚可靠、任劳任怨,虽然老板Scrooge是个不折不扣的守财奴,更想尽办法去剥削他,但Bob还是很珍惜自己的工作,努力做到让老板满意。
Fred
Scrooge的侄子,英俊潇洒、爽朗乐观,虽然叔叔Scrooge在别人眼中是个让人讨厌的吝啬鬼,但在Fred的心中Scrooge却始终是他最珍惜的家人。
The Ghost of Past
他看起来就像是一团耀眼的火焰,护送Scrooge进行了一场倒退之旅,他们一起回到了过去的一些关键的时刻,让埃Scrooge看到了年轻时的自己,给Scrooge带来非常深刻的影响。
The Ghost of Present
穿着长袍的快乐的巨人,他来是为了展示Scrooge现在过的是一种什么样的生活。他们一起去了员工Bob的家里,亲眼见证了在Scrooge的剥削下,Bob一家人正在面对怎样的困境。
The Ghost of Future
他看起来更像是一片幻像,将Scrooge带到了未来。他们一到就发现这里有一个人刚离开了人世,身边却没有人露出悲伤的神情,只是在讨论如何瓜分财产。在他的提示下Scrooge很快从墓碑上看到了自己的名字。
4、 题目训练Exercise
A. 阅读理解
A Christmas Carol is a famous short novel written by Charles Dickens. It is about an old man named Scrooge who never laughs or smiles. He is mean and only thinks about himself. He doesn't treat others nicely. He just cares about whether he can make more money and he hates Christmas. One Christmas Eve, Scrooge sees the ghost of Jacob Marley. Marley used to be just like Scrooge, so he was punished after he died. He warns Scrooge to change his ways if he doesn't want to end up like him. He also tells Scrooge to expect three spirits to visit him.
That night, three ghosts visit Scrooge. First, the Ghost of Christmas Past takes him back to his childhood and reminds Scrooge of his happier days as a child. Then the second spirit, the Ghost of Christmas Present, takes him to see how others are spending Christmas this year. Everyone is happy, even poor people. The last one, the Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come, takes him to the future. Scrooge sees that he is dead, but nobody cares. He is so scared that he wakes up in his bed and finds out it is only the next morning — Christmas Day!
He decides to change his life and promises to be a better person. He happily celebrates Christmas with his relatives. He also gives gifts to people in need. He now treats everyone with kindness and warmth, spreading love and joy everywhere he goes. And that is the true spirit of Christmas!
1. Who is the writer of A Christmas Carol?
A. Charles Dickens B. Jacob Marley
C. Scrooge D. Three ghosts
2. What is Scrooge like?
A. He laughs and smiles a lot.
B. He is mean and only thinks about himself.
C He is friendly.
D. He treats others nicely.
3. What happened to Marley after he died?
A. He went to the heaven (天堂).
B. He met three spirits.
C. He was punished.
D. He changed his life.
4. Which is NOT the true spirit of Christmas according to the passage?
A. Treating everyone with kindness and warmth.
B. The importance of sharing and giving love and joy.
C. Spreading love and joy everywhere you go.
D. Giving gifts to whoever you meet.
B.完形填空
When we think of Christmas,we probably(可能) think of 1 ,Christmas trees and Santa Claus(圣诞老人).But behind all these things lies the true meaning of Christmas:the importance of sharing and giving love and joy to people around us. The story in A Christmas Carol(圣诞颂歌) is perhaps the best example of this.
A Christmas Carol is a famous short novel written by British writer Charles Dickens ( 1812— 1870) . It is about an old man 2 Scrooge who never laughs or smiles. He only thinks about himself and is 3 to share things with others. He doesn’t treat others nicely. He just cares about whether he can 4 and he hates Christmas. One Christmas Eve,Scrooge sees the ghost of Jacob Marley,his dead business partner. Marley used to be just like Scrooge,so he was 5 after he died. He warns Scrooge to change his ways if he doesn't want to end up like him. He also tells Scrooge to expect 6 ghosts (精灵)to visit him.
That 7 ,the ghosts visit Scrooge. First,the Ghost of Christmas Past takes him back to his childhood and reminds(提醒) him 8 his happy days as a child. Then the second ghost,the Ghost of Christmas Present,takes him to see 9 others are spending Christmas this year. Everyone is happy,even poor people. The last one,the Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come,takes him to the 10 . Scrooge sees that he is dead,but nobody cares. He is so 11 that he wakes up in his bed and finds out it is only the next morning—— Christmas Day!
Scrooge decides to change his life and 12 to be a kind person. He 13 celebrates Christmas with his relatives(亲戚). He also gives gifts to people in need. He now treats 14 with kindness and warmth,spreading(传播) love and joy everywhere he goes. And that is the true 15 of Christmas!
( ) 1. A. prizes 奖励 B. gifts礼物 C. fireworks 烟花 D. tricks诡计
( ) 2. A. names B. naming C. named D. to name
( ) 3. A. unwilling B. glad C. ready D. impatient不耐烦的
( ) 4. A. make trouble惹麻烦 B. make mistakes犯错
C. make more friends D. make more money
( ) 5. A. praised 表扬 B. punished惩罚 C. saved D. recommended推荐
( ) 6. A. two B. three C. four D. five
( ) 7. A. morning B. noon C. afternoon D. night
( ) 8. A. with B. to C. of D. for
( ) 9. A. how B. what C. when D. why
( ) 10. A. past B. present C. future D. front
( ) 11. A. calm B. scared 害怕的 C. angry D. relaxed
( ) 12. A. promises承诺 B. fails
C. continues 继续 D. forgets忘记
( ) 13. A. quietly B. hardly C. sadly D. happily
( ) 14. A. someone B. anyone C. everyone D. nobody
( ) 15. A. friendship B. story C. form D. spirit
C. 缺词填空
(一)
Once upon a time, on Christmas Eve, old Scrooge sat in his office, It was a c_________1__, foggy day, He could hear the people o__________2__, stamping their feet on the pavement to w__________3__ them. It was only three o’clock, but it was already quite d_________4__. The candles were flickering in the windows of neighbouring offices. The fog poured in through e_________5__ keyhole. It was so t_________6__ that the houses opposite were merely ghosts.
The door of Scrooge’s office was o_________7__, He wanted to keep his eye on his clerk, Bob Cratchit. Bob sat in a cold, gloomy, little cell. He was writing letters. Scrooge had a very small fire, but Bob’s fire was even s_________8__. Bob couldn’t add any more coal b_________9__ Scrooge kept the coal scuttle in his room. So Bob put on his white woollen s_______10__ and tried to warm himself by the candle.
(二)
“A Merry Christmas to everybody!” shouted Scrooge. “A Happy N 1 Year to all the world.”
He stopped when he heard the church bells r 2 . He ran and opened the window. No fog. It was a c 3 , cold day. Golden sunlight! Sweet fresh air! Happy bells! What a wonderful, w 4 Day!
“What day is it today?” cried Scrooge, calling down to a boy in his Sunday clothes.
“EH?” replied the boy.
“What day is it today?” r 5 Scrooge.
“Today?” replied the boy. “It’s CHRISTMAS DAY.”
Happy, Scrooge c 6 down to the boy. “Do you know the butcher’s, on the corner?”
“Of course,” replied the boy.
“Good!” said Scrooge. “Have they s 7 the big prize turkey in the window?”
“What, the one as b 8 as me?” replied the boy.
“Yes!” said Scrooge.
“It’s s 9 there,” replied the boy.
“Is it?” said Scrooge. “Then go and buy it. I’ll give you a shilling.”
“I’ll send it to Bob Cratchit’s!” said Scrooge.
After that, Scrooge put on his best suit and then he was r 10 to go out. Once outside, Scrooge smiled at everybody and two or three people said, “Good morning, sir! A Merry Christmas to you!”
(三)
The next morning,Scrooge went to the office early.He wanted to get there before Bob.The c_________1__ struck nine.No Bob.A quarter past, Bob still didn't come.He was eighteen and a half minutes late.
Scrooge sat with his door w_________2_ open so he could see Bob come in.
Bob t__________3_his hat and scarf off before he opened the door.Then he ran to his stool(凳子).He quickly sat down and started w_________4__very fast with his pen.
“Hello!”growled Scrooge,in his old v_________5__. “You're late.”
“I am very sorry,sir,” said Bob.
“Come here,” said Scrooge.
“It's only once a year,sir,” pleaded(恳求)Bob. “It won't happen a _________6__.”
“Now,listen to me,” said Scrooge, “I'm going to give you a pay rise. And I am going to help. your family.A M__________7__ Christmas,Bob.”
Scrooge k__________8__his word.He helped Bob's family.Tiny Tim did NOT die,And Scrooge was a second father to him.Scrooge b_________9__as good a friend,as good a boss and a _________10__good a man, as the good old city knew, or any other good old city or town,or country.in the good old world.
(四)
A Christmas Carol is a famous short novel written by British writer Charles Dickens(1812-1870). It is about an old man named Scrooge who never laughs or smiles. He only thinks about h________1__ and is unwilling to share things with others. He doesn't treat others nicely. He just cares about w________2__ he can make more money and he hates Christmas. One Christmas Eve, Scrooge sees the ghost of Jacob Marley,his d________3__ business partner. Marley used to be just like Scrooge, so he was punished after he died. He w________4__ Scrooge to change his ways if he doesn't want to end up like him. He also tells Scrooge to expect t________5__ ghosts to visit him.
That night, the ghosts visit Scrooge. First, the Ghost of Christmas Past takes him back to his childhood and reminds Scrooge of his happy days as a child. Then the second ghost, the Ghost of Christmas P_____6__ , takes him to see how others are spending Christmas this year. Everyone is happy, even poor people. The last one, the Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come, takes him to the f______7__. Scrooge sees that he is dead, but n_____8_cares. He is so scared that he wakes up in his bed and finds out it is only the next morning — Christmas Day!
Scrooge decides to change his life and promises to be a kind person. He happily c_______9__ Christmas with his relatives. He also gives gifts to people in need. He now treats everyone with kindness and warmth, spreading love and joy e_______10__ he goes. And that is the true spirit of Christmas!
答案
A.阅读理解
ABCD
B.完形填空
BCADB BDCAC BADCD
C.缺词填空
(一)1.cold 2.outside 3.warm 4.dark 5.every
6.thick 7.open 8.smaller 9.because 10.scarf
(二)1. New 2. ringing 3. clear 4. wonderful 5. repeated
6.called 7. sold 8. big 9. still 10. ready
(三)1.clock 2.wide 3.took 4.writing 5.voice
6.again 7.Merry 8.kept 9.became 10.as
(四)1.himself 2.whether 3.dead 4.warns 5.three
6.Present 7.future 8.nobody 9.celebrates 10.everywhere
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