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1、Unit6TheHumanTouchBeforeReading>>BackgroundInformationI.O.HenryO.Henry(1862~1910):Americanwriterofshortstories,bestknownforhisironicplottwistsandsurpriseendings-HewasbornonSeptember11,1862inNorthCarolina,wherehespenthischildhood.-HewenttoTexasin1882andworkedatvariousjobs—asatellerinanAustinbank
2、(1891~1894)andasanewspapermanfortheHoustonPost.-In1898anunexplainedshortageintheAustinbankwaschargedtohim.Althoughmanypeoplebelievedhiminnocent,hefledtotheHonduras,butreturnedtobewithhiswife,whowasfatallyill.Heeventuallyservedthreeyearsinprison,wherehefirststartedwritingshortstories.-Uponhisrel
3、easehesettledinNewYorkCityandbecameahighlysuccessfulandprolificcontributortovariousmagazines.Althoughhisstorieshavebeencriticizedasshallowandcontrived,O.Henrydidcatchthecolorandmovementofthecityandevidencedagenuinesympathyforordinarypeople.Hisapproximately300storiesarecollectedinCabbagesandKing
4、s(1904,.classicsnetwork./etexts/599/),TheFourMillion(1906,http://.literaturepage./read/thefourmillion.html),TheVoiceoftheCity(1908),Options(1909),andothers.-HediedonJune5,1910inNewYorkCityattheageofforty-seven.Analcoholic,hediedvirtuallypenniless.II.WhatAreTheyFamousFor?Doyouknowthesegreatestar
5、tistsandtheirmasterpieces?StevenSpielberg(1947~):Americanmotion-picturedirector,producerandexecutive,whoachievedgreatcommercialsuccessandisamongthemostpopularfilmmakersofthelate20thcenturyMasterpieces:Schindler’sList,JurassicPark,SavingPrivateRayn,etc.Mozart(1756~1791):Austriancomposer,thecentr
6、allyimportantcomposeroftheclassicalera,andoneofthemostinspiredcomposersintheWesternmusicaltraditionMasterpieces:SymphonyNo.40inGminor(G小调第40号交响曲)，Variationson“Ah,vousdirai-je,Maman”(“小星星”变奏曲)XuBeihong(1895~1953):ModernChinesemasterofFineArts(美术)Masterpieces:HorsesPabloPicasso(1881~1973):Spanish
7、painterandsculptor,generallyconsideredthegreatestartistinthe20thcenturyMasterpieces:TheBarefootGirl,Self-portrait,etc.LeonardoDaVinci(1452~1519):Florentineartist,oneofthegreatmastersofHighRenaissance(文艺复兴盛期),celebratedaspainter,sc
