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B A Book Review—The Snake-Stone by Berlie Doherty 　　　The setting: Urban England (the cities), but also rural England (the countryside) including remote English villages. 　　　The theme: The main theme is a teenage research of self-discovery, in this case the search for a mother from whom the hero was separated at an early age. Its other concerns are love, getting on with others, being persistent and courageous and trying to deal with doubts, troubles and worries. As the book moves to a close, James’ swimming coach says to him: “You are not like a kid obeying instructions any more. You are diving like a young man who knows where he is going.” 　　　The characters: James is the hero of the story. He is a championship diver, and has a comfortable life with his foster parents (养父母). Yet he also has the qualities to take him on a long journey to find his birth mother. The other characters in The Snake-Stone, James’ parents, his diving instructor, best friend, the villagers, people he meets on his journey, are pictured realistically. 　　　The turning point: The turning point in the story comes while James’ foster parents are away in London, and he wonders about the identity of his birth mother. The only clue he has is a fossil, “the snake stone” which she left behind along with a note on which she had written: “Take good care of Sammie. It was written on a torn envelope with parts of an address still there. 　　　The journey: Instead of going to London, James decides to find his birth mother. With help from his geography teacher, James sets out for the remote country village where his mother might be found. James has painful, challenging, but also humorous and happy travels. The mother he finally meets, Anne, has a minor yet powerful voice in the novel. He comes to understand why she left him at a stranger’s door fifteen years before. Although the meeting is not long, it leaves him with a feeling of completeness. As a journey of self-discovery The Snake-Stone also provides its readers with a happy ending. Its hero says, on returning to his foster parents, “I was home.”
【題組】63．The snake stone in the novel is .
(A)a stone with an address on it
(B)a clue left by the birth mother
(C)a gift from the swimming coach
(D)a fossil left by the foster parents

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YS Lin 小二上 (2014/07/19)
细节理解，用snake stone定位。可以看到两句话：第三段：The other characters in The Snack –Stone, James’s parents, his diving instructor, best friend, the villagers, people he meets on his journey, are pictured realistically.这句话对解题并没有用处。就再看到第四段的：The only clue he has is a fossil, “the snake stone” which she left behind along with a note on which she had written, “Take good care of Sammie.”他拥有的唯一的一个线索就是一个化石---她所留下来的“the snake stone”并且伴随着一张纸条，上面写着“照顾好Sammie”。故选择B.—一个由他的亲生母亲留下来的线索。 


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