《2024年世纪金榜高中全程学习方略英语必修第一册外研版》

### Task 1 宏观建构·把握文脉
1. Skim the text and fill in the blanks.
AFTER TWENTY YEARS
- Place:the story is set in (1) ________, outside a shop.
- Time:on a cold,dark (2) ________
- A policeman
- A man who has a scar on his face
- (3) ________, the man's friend
The policeman had a (4) ________ with the man.The man told the policeman that he promised to meet his (5) ________ there again exactly twenty years later.
2. What's the main idea of the text?

答案：
(1)New York　
(2)night　
(3)Jimmy Wells　
(4)chat　
(5)chum；An appointment of two good friends.

Ⅰ. Read Para. 1 carefully and do the following exercises.
1. Why did the man go to the West?
A. To travel in the West.
B. To find his friend.
C. To let Jimmy leave New York.
D. To earn a lot of money.
2. What promise did they make before they parted?
________

答案： I.1.D 2.They promised to meet again at the same place after twenty years.

Ⅱ. Read Paras. 2、3 carefully and do the following exercises.
1. What happened after one or two years?
They couldn't ________ each other.
2. What can we learn from the sentences “But I know Jimmy will meet me here... and it's worth it if my old partner turns up.”?
A. The trust in friendship.
B. Jimmy was loyal to his friend.
C. The man kept his promise.
D. All of the above.

答案： II.1.get in touch with　2.D 

Ⅲ. Read the whole text again and do the following exercises.
1. What do you think of the man with a scar on his face?
|Personality traits|Clues from the passage|
|----|----|
|(1) ________|“... I was to start for the West to make my fortune.”|
|(2) ________|“... the West is a pretty big proposition, and I kept hustling around over it pretty lively.”|
|Sincere, determined|“I came a thousand miles to stand in this door tonight, and it's worth it if my old partner turns up.”|
2. What do you think of Jimmy?
|Personality traits|Clues from the passage|
|----|----|
|Friendly, kind, true to friend|“... my best chum, and the finest chap in the world.”|
|Cautious; not adventurous|(1) ________|
|Loyal, staunch|“... for he always was the truest, staunchest old chap in the world.”|
3. What's the theme of the story?
Jimmy and Bob shared sincere (1) ________, and they (2) ________ it a lot. However, when Jimmy was faced with the dilemma(两难困境) of friendship and justice,he chose to perform his (3) ________ and defend（捍卫）the (4) ________.

答案： III.1.
(1)Adventurous　
(2)Ambitious 　2.
(1)"You couldn't have dragged Jimmy out of New York; he thought it was the only place on earth."　3.
(1)friendship　
(2)appreciated/treasured/valued　
(3)duty　
(4)justice/law/truth

### Task 3 阅读升华·拓展思维
1. Can you guess the end of the story?
________
2. Do you think that Jimmy did the right thing? Why or why not?
________

答案： 1.Yes. The policeman was Jimmy. He came for the appointment, but arrested his friend eventually.2.Yes, because Jimmy was a policeman, after all, whose duty was to protect the security of the whole society. So although he valued the friendship with Bob, when Jimmy was faced with the dilemma of friendship and justice, he chose to devote to his duty and defend justice.