Contents1TextATheMidnightVisitorLanguageinUseTextBHansWilsdorfandHisAmzaingWatchWarm-upQuestions:2Warm-upQuestions:1.Haveyoueverreadthisstorybefore?2.Haveyoueverreceivedamidnightvisitor?Pre-classTask13Pre-classTask1Readthetextonceforthemainidea（s）.Donotrefertothenotes,theglossary,ordictionaries.TextA

TheMidnightVisitor4PassageAusabledidnotfitthedescriptionofanysecretagentFowlerhadeverreadabout.FollowinghimdownthecorridorofthegloomyFrenchhotelwhereAusablehadaroom,Fowlerfeltdisappointed.Itwasasmallroomonthesixthfloor,andhardlyasettingforaromanticfigure.Ausablewas,foronething,veryfat.Andthentherewashisaccent.ThoughhespokeFrenchandGermanpassably,hehadneveraltogetherlosttheNewEnglandaccenthehadbroughttoParisfromBostontwentyyearsago.125Passage“Youaredisappointed,”Ausablesaidwheezilyoverhisshoulder.“YouweretoldthatIwasasecretagent,aspy,dealinginespionageanddanger.YouthoughtIwouldhavemysteriousfiguresinthenight,thecrackofpistols,drugsinthewine.”3TextA

TheMidnightVisitor6Passage“Instead,youhavespentadulleveninginaFrenchmusichallwithasloppyfatmanwho,insteadofhavingmessagesslippedintohishandbydark-eyedbeauties,getsonlyanordinarytelephonecallmakinganappointmentinhisroom.Youhavebeenbored!”Thefatmanchuckledtohimselfasheunlockedthedoorofhisroomandstoodasidetolethisfrustratedguestenter.4TextA

TheMidnightVisitor7Passage“Youaredisillusioned,”Ausabletoldhim.“Buttakecheer,myyoungfriend.Beforelongyouwillseeapaper,aquiteimportantpaperforwhichseveralmenandwomenhaveriskedtheirlives,cometomeinthenext-to-laststepofitsjourneyintoofficialhands.Somedaysoonthatpapermaywellaffectthecourseofhistory.Thereisdramainthatthought,don'tyouthink?”Ashespoke,Ausableclosedthedoorbehindhim.Thenheswitchedonthelight.5TextA

TheMidnightVisitor8PassageAndasthelightcameon,Fowlerhadhisfirstrealthrilloftheday.Forhalfwayacrosstheroom,asmallautomaticpistolinhishand,stoodaman.Ausableblinkedafewtimes.“Max,”hewheezed,“yougavemequiteastare.IthoughtyouwereinBerlin.Whatareyoudoinginmyroom?”678TextA

TheMidnightVisitor9PassageMaxwasslender,nottall,andwithafacethatsuggestedthelookofafox.Exceptforthegun,hedidnotlookverydangerous.“Thereport,”hemurmured.“Thereportthatisbeingbroughttoyoutonightconcerningsomenewmissiles.IthoughtIwouldtakeitfromyou.Itwillbesaferinmyhandsthaninyours.”910TextA

TheMidnightVisitor10PassageAusablemovedtoanarmchairandsatdownheavily.“I'mgoingtoraisethedevilwiththemanagementthistime;Iamangry,”hesaidgrimly.“Thisisthesecondtimeinamonththatsomebodyhasgottenintomyroomoffthatconfoundedbalcony!”Fowler'seyeswenttothesinglewindowoftheroom.Itwasanordinarywindow,againstwhichnowthenightwaspressingblackly.11TextA

TheMidnightVisitor11Passage“Balcony?”Maxaskedcuriously.“No,Ihadapasskey,Ididnotknowaboutthebalcony.ItmighthavesavedmesometroublehadIknownaboutit.”“It'snotmybalcony,”explainedAusableangrily.“Itbelongstothenextapartment.”HeglancedexplanatorilyatFowler.“Yousee,”hesaid,“thisroomusedtobepartofalargeunit,andthenextroomthroughthatdoorthereusedtobethelivingroom,theemptyroomnextdoor,andsomebodydied,lastmonth.Themanagementpromisedtoblockitoff.Buttheyhaven't.”1213TextA

TheMidnightVisitor12PassageMaxglancedatFowler,whowasstandingstifflyafewfeetfromAusable,andwavedthegunwithacommandinggesture.“Pleasesitdown,”hesaid.“WehaveawaitofhalfanhourIthink.”“Thirty-oneminutes,”Ausablesaidmoodily.“Theappointmentwasfortwelve-thirty.IwishIknewhowyoulearnedaboutthereport,Max.”1415TextA

TheMidnightVisitor13PassageThelittlespysmiledevilly.“Andwewishweknewhowyourpeoplegotthereport.But,noharmhasbeendone.Iwillgetitbacktonight.Whatisthat?Whoisatthedoor?”Fowlerjumpedatthesuddenknockingatthedoor.Ausablejustsmiled,“Thatwillbethepolice,”hesaid.“Ithoughtthatsuchanimportantpapershouldhavealittleextraprotection.Itoldthemtocheckonmetomakesureeverythingwasallright.”Maxbithislipnervously.Theknockingwasrepeated.161718TextA

TheMidnightVisitor14Passage“Whatwillyoudonow,Max?”Ausableasked.“IfIdonotanswerthedoor,theywillenteranyway.Thedoorisunlocked.Andtheywillnothesitatetoshoot.”Max'sfacewasblackwithangerashebackedswiftlytowardthewindow;withhishandbehindhim,heopenedthewindowandputhislegoutintothenight.“Sendthemaway!”hewarned.“Iwillwaitonthebalcony.SendthemawayorI'llshootandtakemychances!”1920TextA

TheMidnightVisitor15PassageTheknockingatthedoorbecamelouderandavoicewasraised.“Mr.Ausable!Mr.Ausable!”Keepinghisbodytwistedsothathisgunstillcoveredthefatmanandhisguest,themanatthewindowswunghisotherlegupandoverthewindowsill.Thedoorknobturned.SwiftlyMaxpushedwithhislefthandtofreehimselfanddroptothebalcony.Andthenashedropped,hescreamedonce,shrilly.212223TextA

TheMidnightVisitor16PassageThedooropenedandawaiterstoodtherewithatray,abottleandtwoglasses.“Hereisthedrinkyouordered,Sir.”Hesetthetrayonthetable,uncorkedthebottle,andlefttheroom.White-facedandshaking,Fowlerstaredafterhim.“But...but...what...about...thepolice?”hestammered.“Thereneverwereanypolice.”Ausablesighed.“OnlyHenry,whomIwasexpecting.”242526TextA

TheMidnightVisitor17Passage“Butwhataboutthemanonthebalcony?”Fowlerbegan.“No,”saidAusable,“hewon'treturn.”2728TextA

TheMidnightVisitorPre-classTask218Pre-classTask2ChoosethestatementthatbestexplainsyourunderstandingofTextA.1.B2.C3.D4.A5.C5.APre-classTask319Pre-classTask3Readthetextasecondtimetoreviewthevocabularyincontext.Studythenewwordsandtheirdefinitions.Pre-classTask320GlossaryPre-classTask321Pre-classTask322Pre-classTask323Pre-classTask324Pre-classTask325Pre-classTask326Pre-classTask327In-classTask128In-classTask1Readthetextathirdtimeforabetterunderstandingofthemainpoints.Thenthinkoverthefollowingexcerpts.In-classTask1291）AusabledidnotfitthedescriptionofanysecretagentFowlerhadeverreadabout.（line1）1.AusablewasdifferentfromanysecretagentthatFowlerhadeverlearnedaboutfromnovels.2.Instead,youhavespentaboringeveninginaFrenchmusichallwithafatmanwhoiscarelessaboutclothes,andwhodocsnotgetmessagessecretlyfrombeautifulwomenbutreceivesanordinarytelephonecallthatisintendedforanappointmentwithhiminhisroom.2）Instead,youhavespentadulleveninginaFrenchmusichallwithasloppyfatmanwho,insteadofhavingmessagesslippedintohishandbydark-eyedbeauties,getsonlyanordinarytelephonecallmakinganappointmentinhisroom.（line16）In-classTask130In-classTask1313）...cometomeinthenext-to-laststepofitsjourneyintoofficialhands.（line26）Whatismeantbythissentence?WherewouldthisimportantpaperprobablygofromAusable?3.AusablcservesthegovernmentandthepaperwouldprobablygotothegovernmentfromAusablc.In-classTask1324）Thereisdramainthatthought,don'tyouthink?（line28）Whatwasthe“drama”hewastalkingabout?Whydidhesayso?4“drama”referstotheexcitingthoughtthat“thepapermayaffectthecourseofhistory”,whichwastomanypeopleincredible.5）Iamgoingtoraisethedevilwiththemanagementthistime;...（line44）Whatdoestheword“management”refertohere?5.Peoplewhomanagethehotel.In-classTask1336）ItmighthavesavedmesometroublehadIknownaboutit.（line52）Whatisthestructureofthissentence?Whatdidhemeanby“savingtrouble”?Whattrouble?DidMaxhaveanydoubtaboutthebalcony?6.Invertedstructure.By“trouble”hemeanshehadtoopenthedoorwithhispasskeyandifhehadknowntherewasabalcony,hewouldhavesavedalotoftroubleandenteredfromthere.Maxbelievedtherewasabalcony.In-classTask234In-classTask21.Readaloudparagraph1andparagraphs20～23.2.Answerthefollowingquestions.1）WhatwasFowler'sfirstimpressionofAusable?1)Fatandsloppy,withanaccent,inaword,averyordinaryperson.In-classTask2352）HowdidAusablefeelwhenhesawMax?HowaboutFowler?Washefrightened?Whyorwhynot?2)Ausablewasverycalm,butFowlerwasfrightenedsincethatwashisfirstthrilloftheday.3）CanyouimaginethenatureoftherelationshipbetweenAusableandMax?3)Theywererivalswhoworkedfordifferentorganizations.Theymayhaveknowneachotherforalongtimeandtheymayadmireeachotheronsomeaspectsbutatthesametimetheywerecompetitorsandenemies.In-classTask2364）WhydidAusablestarttalkingaboutthebalcony?Togaintime?TothrowMaxoffguard?TolayatrapforMax?4)AusabletalkedaboutthebalconybecausehehaddevelopedaplantodealwiththesituationinwhichitwasveryimportanttomakeMaxbelievetherewassuchabalcony.5）WhydidAusablesaythathewishedheknewhowMaxgottoknowaboutthispaper?Whatwashetryingtodo?Hadhereallygivenuphope?5)Ausablewastryingtogainthetimebeforethewaitercame.No,hedidn’tgiveuphope.In-classTask2376）DidAusableknowwhoitwas?WhatdidhesaytoMax?DidMaxbelievehim?6)Yes.Hesaidthatwouldbethepoliceandhehadtoldthemtocheckonhimtomakesureeverythingwasallright.Yes,Maxbelievedhim.7）WhathappenedtoMax?WhydidAusablesaythathewouldn'treturn?7)Hefellonthegroundandwaskilledsohewouldn’treturn.In-classTask238In-classTask23.ReadandcomparetheEnglishsentences,payingattentiontothebold-typedpartsandtranslatetheChinesesentencesbysimulatingthestructureoftheEnglishsentences.In-classTask2391)不久以后你就會感受到一陣微風，這是老人們在陽光下夢寐以求的溫柔的風；這樣的微風在春日里吹向你。Beforelongyouwillhearthesoundofpiano,thebeautifulsoundforwhichmanymusiclovershavedesired,sliptoyourearsduringyourdarkdays.2)除了她的壞脾氣，她看起來并不粗魯。Exceptforthescaronhisface,hedidnotlooklikeabadguy.In-classTask2403)我導師正在讀的那本書是關于當代一些城市問題的。Theplanthatisbeingdiscussedbytheboardconcerningtheconstructionofahotelinthescenicspot.4)這個測試本是一系列考試中的一部分。Thisplanusedtobepartofalargeproject.In-classTask2415)這是一年中我第一次看到他的母親過來。ThisisthefirsttimeintheseyearsthatIvisittheGreatWall.In-classTask242In-classTask24.Discussthefollowingwithyourclassmatesandpresentyourideatotheclass.1）Whoisthemidnightvisitor?DoyouthinkAusable'slifeisfantastic?Why?2）IfyouwereAusable,whatwouldyourespondtosuchasituation?3）CanyoumakeacomparisonbetweenAusableandspiesasdescribedinHollywoodmovieslike007?43TextATextTranslation午夜訪客奧薩布爾一點也不像富勒讀過的書里描寫的特工。隨著奧薩布爾穿過他所住的法國旅館的昏暗走廊時，富勒很是失望。奧薩布爾的房子很小，位于六樓，不像是個傳奇人物的住所。一來奧薩布爾很胖；二來他說話有口音。他的法語和德語說得還過得去，但從來沒有完全改掉他20年前從波士頓帶到巴黎的新英格蘭口音。1244TextATextTranslation“你一定很失望，”奧薩布爾轉過頭來用嘶啞的聲音說道。“有人告訴你我是個特工，是個間諜，總是做間諜活動和危險的買賣。你就想象我會是個在黑夜中出現的神秘人物，想象到槍聲和酒中的毒藥。”“然而，你卻在一家法國音樂廳里陪著個邋遢的胖子度過了一個無聊的夜晚。根本沒有什么深色眼睛的美女偷偷將情報塞到他的手里，他只是接了一個普通的電話，約在他住的地方見面。你已經厭倦了。”當胖子打開房門，站在一邊讓他沮喪的客人進屋時，他暗自笑了。3445TextATextTranslation“你覺得幻想破滅了吧，”奧薩布爾對他說。“不過振作點，年輕人。你很快就會見到一份文件，一份非常重要的文件，那是幾個人冒著生命危險換來的。這份文件從我這里經手，最后到達官員手中。不久的某一天，它很可能會影響歷史的進程。這種想法夠戲劇化吧，是不是?”奧薩布爾一邊說，一邊隨手關上門。然后他打開了燈。546TextATextTranslation燈光一亮，富勒就感到了當天第一次真正的驚悸：屋子中央站著一個人，手里握著一支小型自動手槍。奧薩布爾炸了眨眼。“馬克斯，”奧薩布爾喘著氣說，“你真嚇了我一跳。我還以為你在柏林呢。你在我屋里干什么？”馬克斯身材瘦