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1、作者背景知识阅读MarkTwainMarkTwain是美国最伟大的作家之一，以他的智慧和机智闻名于世。从他的作品以及他自己对TheAdventuresofTomSawyer《汤姆索亚历险记》的诠释中，可以了解到其写作的独特风格。MarkTwain,anAmericanwriter,novelistandhumorist,publishedmorethan30books,hundredsofshortstoriesandessaysandgavelecturetoursaroundtheworldthroughout

2、hiscareer.Duringhiswholelife,MarkTwaincarriedonmanykindsofjobs.From1864,hebecameareporterandtravelledinEurope.Bytheendofhislifein1910,hehadbecomeknownastheperfectexampleofAmericanauthor.Behindthemaskofhumourandsatire,hiswritingoftencriticizedsocialmorals,polit

3、icsandhumannature,makinghisliteratureauniquereflectionoftheAmericanexperienceinthelatterpartofthenineteenthcentury.Inthe1890sMarkTwainbecameverypoor.Torecoverfromthebankruptcy,hestartedaworldlecturetour,duringwhichoneofhisdaughtersdied.Thedeathofhiswifeandhiss

4、econddaughterdarkenedhislateryears.MarkTwaindiedonApril21,1910.Thewriter’sintroductiontoTheAdventuresofTomSawyer(1876)Mostoftheadventuresrecordedinthisbookreallyhappened;oneortwowereexperiencesofmyown,therestthoseofboyswhowereschoolmatesofmine.HuckFinnisdrawnf

5、romlife;TomSawyeralso,butnotfromanindividual—heisacombinationofthethreeboyswhomIknew.Althoughmybookisintendedmainlyfortheentertainmentofboysandgirls,Ihopeitwillnotbeshockedbymenandwomen,forpartofmyplanhasbeentotrytopleasantlyremindadultsofwhattheyoncewerethems

6、elves,andofhowtheyfeltandthoughtandtalked,andwhatstrangeadventurestheysometimestookpartin.OpenQuestions:1.WhatisthemaincharacteristicofMarkTwain’sworks?2.WhatisthemainwritingpurposeofTheAdventuresofTomSaywer?生词小贴士satire讽刺criticize批评，抨击unique独特的reflection反映