参考答案 - 必修第三册第五单元
UNIT 5 THE VALUE OF MONEY
Reading and Writing
① Read the following scene from The Million Pound Bank Note and choose a phrase to summarise it.
The winner of the bet
Henry's new job
Money talks
A happy ending
Falling in love
The fate of the bank note
THE MILLION POUND BANK NOTE
ACT 2, SCENE 3
N=Narrator H=Henry P=Portia R=Roderick 0=Oliver
N: Henry and Portia fell in love. Henry also met an old family friend who had money troubles. His friend used Henry's name to get people to invest in his gold mine. This made Henry rich. A month has passed. Knowing the two brothers were back, Henry dressed himself in the finest clothes and went to see them with Portia.
(At the brothers' home, the servant lets them in. The two brothers are seated, waiting.)
H: Good morning, gentlemen. (Roderick seems very surprised to see Portia.) Portia, these are the men who helped me.
P: So very nice to meet you, kind sirs. (She gives Oliver a wink.)
H: Gentlemen, I'm ready to report.
R: Er... Portia, I...
O: Now we can decide the result of the bet which Roderick and I made. If you've won for me, you shall have any job as my gift. Have you got the million-pound bank note?
H: Here it is,sir.
O: I've won! Now what do you say, Roderick?
R: I say that I've lost twenty thousand pounds. Why, that is amazing, man!
H: Come, let's be going now, Portia.
O: But wait, wait! The job, you know I ought to give you a job, as I promised.
H: Well, thank you very much, but I really don't want one now.
P: Henry, I'm disappointed in you. You didn't thank the gentlemen properly. May I do it for you?
H: Let me see you try.
(Portia walks over to Roderick and gives him a hug. Then she sits in Oliver's lap, puts her arms around his neck and kisses him on the cheek. Oiver begins laughing.)
P: Papa, he says he doesn't want anything else from you.
H: (surprised) My dear, is that your papa?!
P: He's my stepfather.
H: Oh, my dearest dear sir, I apologise for what I said. You have got a job opening that I
want.
O: Name it.
H: Son-in-law.
O: Well, well, well! But you've never had such a job before. How can I be sure you can do it successfully?
H: Try me...oh, do, I beg of you!
O: Oh, well, all right.
N: Were Portia and Henry happy? Words alone were not enough to describe it. Eventually, Portia's stepfather took that bank note back to the Bank of England and cashed it. The bank note was then useless for money but was his wedding gift to the young couple. Yes, the bank note was worth a million pounds, but it was not worth even one tenth of what Henry felt for Portia.
② Put the following events in the correct order.
______Oliver cashes the bank note.
______Henry falls in love with Portia.
______Henry finds out Oliver is Portia's stepfather.
______Roderick and Oliver come back from their trip.
______Oliver offers Henry a job.
③ Answer the following questions.
1 How did Henry become rich?
2 Who won the bet, Roderick or Oliver? Why?
3 Why didn't Henry want a job from Oliver?
4 What happened to Henry and Portia in the end?
5 What kind of person do you think Henry was at the beginning? How did he change during
the one month?
6 How did people treat Henry during that month? What do these people have in common?
7 What do you think the writer wanted to tell us through this story?
④ Write a review of the play The Million Pound Bank Note.
Play reviews
There are two kinds of play reviews: a review of a written play, and a review of a performance. The purpose of a play review is to give information to others so they can decide whether or not they want to read or watch the play.
1 In pairs, discuss what elements are usually included in a review of a written play.
2 Use the outline below to make notes about your review.
An introduction:
● What is the name of the play?
● Who is the author?
A short summary of the play:
● What is the play about? [Do not give away the ending of the play!]
● Who are the characters and what are they like?
● How do the characters' attitudes towards Henry change during the play?
Your thoughts and feelings about the play:
● Did you enjoy the play? Why or why not?
● Would you recommend the play to other people? Why or why not?
3 Now write your review using full sentences. Remember you should explain your ideas.
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第五单元 金钱的价值
Answers
Activity 1
A happy ending
Activity 2
5,1,4,2,3,
Suggested Answers
Activity 3
1 A friend used Henry's name to invest in a gold mine and this made him rich.
2 Oliver, because Henry had survived for thirty days in London using the bank note.
3 Because now Henry was rich and he didn't need a job.
4 They got married.
5 He seems nice and fairly honest. He doesn't really seem to have changed much in a month, though his circumstances have changed greatly.
6 Almost everyone treated Henry well because they thought he was rich. What they have most in common is their own greed and insincerity.
7 Twain wanted to show how people's attitudes change when they think a person has money.
Sample Writing
The play The Million Pound Bank Note is based upon a story by Mark Twain.
In the play, an American by the name of Henry Adams is washed ashore in England with no money or friends. By chance, he is made the subject of a bet by two wealthy and eccentric brothers. Their wager is over whether someone could live in London for thirty days with no money apart from a million-pound bank note, which he could not deposit in a bank or spend. After coming into possession of the bank note, Henry finds that people's attitudes towards him drastically change, and everyone falls over themselves to help him. He moves into a nice hotel, he makes business deals, and he falls in love, but there are a few hiccups along the way. For example, he loses the bank note.
I liked the play because it was funny and had some exciting twists and turns. I recommend it to everyone.
