Roy's story

江苏南菁高级中学 王 蓉

Step 1 感知·阅读导航

话 题 导 入

这是一篇有关友谊的故事,主人公为Roy和Daniel。Roy是一个乐观的、受欢迎的大男孩，喜欢给同学们讲笑话。Daniel刚转学到新的学校，他对一切倍感陌生，害羞且孤单。这时Roy热情邀请Daniel加入他的伙伴群。在Roy的帮助和鼓励下，Daniel很快克服了腼腆害羞，并和Roy结下了深厚的友谊。但是接下来发生了一场事故，这彻底改变了Roy。故事将如何发展？Roy和Daniel的友谊会发生什么变化？请通过阅读找到你的答案。

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阅读目标

1.能够掌握小说的阅读策略，以情节为主线，分析主要人物的性格变化、情感态度变化；

2.通过对比分析，体会小说的写作技巧和语言特征；

3.基于阅读,培养读后输出技能；

4.增强学生对友谊、互帮互助的情感体验。

词汇扫障

1.financially(Para.3)adv.财政上

2.moody(Para.3)adj.喜怒无常的；闷闷不乐的

3.cloakroom(Para.4)n.衣帽间

4.fair(Para.6)n.集市；商品交易会

5.note(Para.7)n.钞票

6.swing(Para.8)v.转动

I remember the first time I met Roy.He was standing in the centre of a group of boys,and he was telling a joke.When he reached the final line, everyone burst out laughing.Roy laughed too,a loud happy laugh.“A popular boy,”I thought to myself.My name is Daniel.I was the new boy in the class.Our family was from the north of England,but my father had been offered a better job in London,and our whole family had moved there.I was twelve and,having lost all my old friends,I felt shy and lonely at my new school.

There were 33 students in my new class,and most people weren't very interested in a shy new boy.Roy was one of the few people who were kind to me.He often invited me to join his particular group,and as a result,I started getting to know people.Roy and I became good friends.We trusted each other and we could talk about personal matters,things that were important to us.

Five years later,Roy and I were still in the same class.But just under a year ago,Roy's father was knocked over by a car.He died a few days later.The family had to move to a much smaller house in order to manage financially.Roy,who had always been very close to his father,changed completely,becoming silent and moody.He had always been a clever, hard-working student but now he seemed to lose all interest in his work.He started losing friends.These days,Roy and I see each other from time to time,but we're no longer close.

About three months ago,a group of us were playing football together after school.Having left something in the cloakroom, I went inside to get it,and found Roy going through the pockets of people's coats.In his hand he had a wallet—and I knew it wasn't his！My mouth fell open and I just looked at him.Roy went bright red. “I'll put it back right now,”he said,and he did so.I turned round and walked out without saying a word.

I really hoped that Roy would explain why he had been stealing, but instead he started avoiding me.At the same time,small amounts of money started disappearing from students'lockers.I wondered if the thief was Roy but decided not to say anything to anyone.I hope it wasn't him.

Last week our school had a big fair in order to raise money for a charity.It was very successful and by the end of the day,we had made about $500. Our class teacher, Mr White,came and chatted to a group of us that included Roy,and held up a box for us to see.“There's$500 in here,”he said with a smile.But to our surprise,the next morning,we were told that the money had been stolen.Mr White had left the box in a classroom for a few minutes,and when he came back it had disappeared.The head teacher asked anyone who thought they might know something about the theft to come to him.

This weekend,having thought about the situation for a while,I decided to ask Roy about the theft,and this morning I went to see him.Roy was out,and I went upstairs to his bedroom to wait for him.It was a cold day and his jacket was lying on the back of a chair.I put it on and put my hands in the pockets.I could feel a lot of paper notes and I pulled them out.

It looked as if there was about $500 there. I was so surprised that I just stood there,holding the notes in my hands.At that moment, the door swung open, and Roy walked in.

Step 2 实践·文本解读

目标呈现

I.Sort out the characters and plots.

1.Who are the main characters of the story?

2.What kind of boy was Roy when Daniel first met him?

3.How did Daniel feel at his new school?Why?

4.What happened to Roy just under a year ago?

5.What happened about three months ago?

6.What happened last week?

7.Who might steal the$500 and why?

II.Understand the writing skill and linguistic feature of the story.

1.What were other people's attitudes towards Daniel in Para.2?

2.What was Roy's personality before and after his father's death?

3.What were other people's and Daniel's attitudes toward Roy after his changes in personality?

4.Did Daniel talk to Roy when he suspected Roy of the theft the first time?Why?Did Daniel talk to Roy when he suspected Roy of the theft again?Why?

5.What were Daniel's and Roy's reactions on the scene in Para.4?

6.What emotions did these words show about Daniel and Roy according to exercise 5?

7.Can we use “surprised”to replace “mouth fell open”?Or can we use “embarrassed”to replace“went bright red”?

【点石成金】学生可以以小说的“开始—发展—高潮—结局”为主线去分析文本。基于文本细节，对比分析人物性格态度的转变，鉴赏生动形象的小说语言特征。

Step 3 运用·读写整合

I.Writing

What may be a reasonable ending of the story?Write down about 5 to 8 sentences.

【点石成金】该部分的任务是一个读后续写活动，活动的设计综合了阅读理解和写作，体现了对学生语言综合能力和思维能力的考查。完成该部分需要提高对文章的理解能力，对文章结构的把握能力和对情节发展的判断构思能力。学生只有在准确深刻理解原文的基础上，对情节的发展做出判断和运用恰当的构思能力，才能写出优秀的续写。续写的部分要注意正能量的传递，弘扬积极的价值观。

Ⅱ.Further thinking

If your friend came across similar problems,how would you help him or her emotionally and financially?

【点石成金】通过让学生续写故事，培养其迁移意识和创新能力；通过让学生思考问题的解决办法，培养其应用实践技能。总之，读后的输出任务旨在加深学生对内容和主题的理解。

Step 4 提升·素养建构

I.Explore the theme.

What is the theme of the story?

Ⅱ.视野拓展

友谊是人类永恒的话题。友谊关系到奉献，关系到忠诚。但当友谊遇到道德两难的时候，你是忠于友谊，还是忠于你的道德准则？美国短篇小说家欧·亨利的短篇小说《二十年后》中的主人公就面临这样的道德两难。

一对在纽约一起长大、情同兄弟的朋友鲍勃和吉米，在鲍勃即将启程去西部冒险的时候，他们约定20年后在相同的时间、地点再次见面。20年来，他们谁也不曾忘记这个约定。鲍勃从西部不远万里来赴约，支撑他的是只要对方还记得这次约定，那无论做什么都是值得的。对于鲍勃来说，吉米永远都是最忠实、最令他信任的朋友。然而，20年后再见面时，等待他们的不是重逢的喜悦，命运把他们分别放在了法律天平的两端，鲍勃是警方正在通缉的要犯，而吉米却是接到命令后努力追捕“狡猾的鲍勃”的警察。对于吉米来说，究竟是继续保持对挚友的忠诚，还是履行自己作为警察的职责？他最终选择了后者。

以下是这篇短篇小说的经典语句节选：

1.The light showed a pale,square-jawed face with keen eyes,and a little white scar near his right eyebrow.火光照出一张方下巴的苍白的脸，目光炯炯，靠近右眉梢有一块白色的疤痕。

2.He and I were raised here in New York,just like two brothers,together.我和他都是在纽约本地长大的，像一对兄弟。

3.But I know Jimmy will meet me here if he's alive,for he always was the truest,loyalest old chap in the world.He'll never forget.I came a thousand miles to stand in this door tonight,and it's worth it if my old partner turns up.不过我知道杰米如果还活着，他一定会在这里同我会面，因为他一直是世界上最忠实、最可靠的老搭档。他绝不会忘记的。今晚我从千里之外站在这门口，只要我的老搭档露面了，那就是值得的。

4.He was a kind of plodder,though,good fellow as he was.I've had to compete with some of the sharpest wits going to get my pile.A man gets stuck in New York.It takes the West to make a man really keen.他是那种埋头苦干的人，不过是一个好人。我可得跟一帮打我钱财主意的最精明的人竞争。一个人在纽约难免受到束缚，但在西部生活会让人变得机灵。

5.“Twenty years is a long time,but not long enough to change a man's nose from a Roman to a pug.”“It sometimes changes a good man into a bad one,”said the tall man.“二十年确实很长，但不足以将一个高鼻梁变成一个塌鼻梁。”“有时却会把一个好人变成一个坏人，”高个子男人说。