Module 2 Great books
Unit 2 It’s still read and loved.
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
Here is our monthly article on a favourite great book. This month, our guest writer is Mr. Jackson.
My favourite great book is The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain. Tom lives with his aunt Polly in the quiet streets of St. Petersburg, Missouri. He’s a lively and clever young boy, and he finds himself in many exciting adventures. He runs away with his two friends, Huck Finn and Joe, to an island in the middle of the Mississippi River for several days. With Huck he goes looking for treasure, with Becky he gets lost in a cave, and finally, they find a box of gold.
find oneself 发现了自己才能所在（能胜任某种工作）
lively  adj. 活泼的， 栩栩如生的
eg. a lively description
alive  adj. 活着的, 活泼的
eg. The fish we caught is still alive.
get lost 迷路
My favourite scene in the book is when everyone thinks Tom is dead. He decides to go to his own funeral. He hides and watches
n. 葬礼，出殡
for a time, and then suddenly he appears. Everyone is surprised to （for a time = for a period of time）see him but they’re also pleased to see him alive.
surprised  adj. 感到惊讶的
eg. I was surprised to see him there.
surprise  vt. 使惊奇, 奇袭
eg. You surprise me!
surprising  adj. 令人惊讶的
eg. surprising news
Tom is the hero of the story, but there are other important characters. Huck is an outsider and everyone is afraid of him. Becky is pretty with fair hair, Joe is Tom’s best friend, and Injun Joe is the bad man of the story.
hero——主人公
character 人物
outsider 旁观者
The themes of the story are to do with children growing up and becoming more serious. It describes how strangers are seen in small towns of America. Finally, it talks about freedom, social rules and how people are punished for bad behaviour.
do with 处理/ 解决
grow up v  长大，成长
freedom n. 自由
free adj. 自由的，免费的
vt. 使自由
Why do I think Tom Sawyer is a great book? Mark Twain wrote the story in1876, but it’s still read and loved by people all over the world today. And although it’s only a story, Twain wrote it in the everyday English of the Southern states of America in the 19th century, so it sounds very real. Today it’s thought to be one of the greatest books in American literature. Go on--- read it! I know you’ll enjoy it, too.
it’s thought to 被认为是
 
被动语态的用法
1. 构成：主语（动作接受者）+ be + 及物动词的过去分词 +（by + 动作执行者）
2. 句型：
肯定句：主语 + be + 过去分词 + （by+ 动作执行者）
否定句：主语 + be not + 过去分词 + （by+ 动作执行者）
一般疑问句：Be + 主语 + 过去分词 + （by+ 动作执行者）
特殊疑问句：特殊疑问词 + be + 主语 + 过去分词 + （by+ 动作执行者）

【模拟试题】
1. The children_____ to swim last month and they can swim very well now.
A. are taught     B. were taught     C. have taught      D. taught
2. —Look ! What a nice garden !  —Yes. It _____ every day.
A. has been cleaned    B. is cleaned    C. is being cleaned    D. was cleaned
3. It is said that potato chips_____ by mistake a hundred years ago.
A. invent      B. invented     C. are invented      D. were invented
4. —How beautiful our hometown is ! —Yes, trees and flowers _____ everywhere.
A. can be seen      B. can see     C. be seen     D. can't see
5. Some people think trees _____ on Tree Planting Day only.
A. should be planted      B. should plant   C. should be planting    D. be planted
6. Personal computers _____in 1976. It has changed the whole world.
A. have been invented    B. are invented     C. were invented    D. invented
7. —Do you know who designed the CD-ROM Around the world in Eight Hours?
 —Yes. It ______ by Nancy Jackson.
A. has designed     B. designed      C. was designed      D. designs
8. The window______ ten minutes ago, and the room is bright now.
A. can be cleaned      B. is cleaned    C. was cleaned    D. will be cleaned
9. This kind of food_____ cool, clean an
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