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1、Unit2EdgarAllanPoe1)Whoisthenarrator?Whatwrongdoeshewanttoredress?ItisMontresor.FortunatohasgivenMontresorthousandsofinjuriesthathehastobearbeforehehasthisopportunityoftakingrevenge.2)WhatisthepretextMontresorusestolureFortunadotohiswinecellar?HeclaimsthathehasjustgotacaskofAmontiladoandstoresitin

2、thewinecellarbeforehemayfindaconnoisseurtotestifytoitsauthenticity.3)WhathappenstoFortunadointheend?ThedeceivedFortunadoiskilledbecauseofhisinabilityofgettingoutofthecatacomb.4)DescribebrieflyhowPoecharacterizesMortresorandFortunadoascontrasts.PoecharacterizesMortresorandFortunadoasseeminglycontra

3、stingcharacterschieflybypresentingtheiridenticalhabitinwineandtheirdifferentmannerstowardseachother,butactuallyheintendstoshowsomesimilarlydefectiveaspectsintheirnature.ThesimilarityintheirnatureisalsosuggestedbytheirnamesassynonymsinItalian:Mortresormeans“fortune”whileFortunado“treasure”.Theirdef

4、ectivenatureishighlightedwhentherevengerMortresor,whoisfullypreparedonpsychologicalandoperatinglevels,throwsthehardlypreparedbuttotallydeceivedwrong-doerFortunadointothedeepanddampcatacombandblocksupitsentrancewithhugerocks.Unit719thCenturyAmericanPoets1.HenryWadsworthLongfellow(1)IShotanArrow…1.W

5、hydidthespeakerlosesightofhisarrowandsong?Thearrowfliestooswiftlyandtoofarawaytobeseenbythespeaker;whereasthesongisnaturallyinvisible.2.Inwhatcircumstancesdidhefindthemagain?Hefindsthemunexpectedlyyearslaterfromthetrunkofatreeandtheheartofafriend.3.Whatdoarrowandsongstandforinthispoem?Theimagesofa

6、rrowandsongheremaystandforfriendship.(2)APsalmofLife1.Whatkindofpersonisthespeakerofthispoem?Thespeakerisamanofaction,alwaysoptimisticandcheerful,tryingtoachieveasmuchaspossibleintheshortspanoflife.2.Accordingtothepoem,howshouldourlivesbeledtoovercomethefactthateachdaybringsusnearertodeath?Weshoul

7、dworkharderandlivehappier.3.Interpretthemetaphorof"Footprintsonthesandoftime"(line28).5Themetaphorreferstohumandeedsinreallife.2.WaltWhitman(1)One'sSelfISing1.Whatisthesignificanceofsingingaboutone'sself?Itisanex