内容正文:
SECTION Ⅱ LESSON 1
[教材原文]
Greenwich Village is a place where the art people came together,hunting for apartments with northfacing windows and low rents.At the top of a threestory building,Sue and Johnsy had their studio.
In November,a cold,unseen stranger,whom the doctors called Pneumonia,arrived in Greenwich Village.Mr Pneumonia placed his icy finger on Johnsy;and she lay,barely moving,in her bed staring at a blank wall under her blanket.
The doctor took Sue aside and claimed,“She has one chance in—let us say,ten.And that chance is for her to want to live.Try to encourage her to think more hopeful thoughts,about the future,about living.”
Sue took some paper and a pen into Johnsy's room and began a pen drawing,in an attempt to raise Johnsy's spirits.Johnsy's eyes were open, but they weren't watching her.Instead, she stared out the window and counted backwards: “Ten,nine,eight, seven...”
“What are you counting, dear?” asked Sue.“They're falling faster now,”replied Johnsy.“Three days ago there were almost a hundred.But now it's easy. There are only five left now.Five leaves on the ivy vine. When the last one falls, I must go, too. Didn't the doctor tell you?”
“Oh, I never heard of such nonsense,” quickly replied Sue. But Johnsy's mind was made up.“I want to see the last one fall.I'm tired of waiting. I want to go sailing down, down, just like one of those poor, tired leaves.”
“Try to sleep,” said Sue. Then she went to fetch her neighbor, Mr Behrman,to be a model for her drawing. He was a failed painter.In 40 years he had never produced the masterpiece he longed to paint. Sue told him about Johnsy's longing to slip away like the leaves. Behrman cried with disbelief. “Are there people in the world that foolish to think they'll die because leaves drop off from a vine?This is not a place in which Miss Johnsy shall lie sick.Someday I will paint a masterpiece,and we shall all go away.”
Behrman and Sue looked out the window at the vine and noticed that there was just one remaining leaf.What's more,a cold rain was falling,mixed with snow.
The next morning,Johnsy woke and asked for the curtains to be opened.One leaf remained on the vine,bravely holding on in the wind and rain.“It will fall today.And I will die with it.”
The following day,Johnsy asked again for the curtains to be opened.The leaf was still there!
Johnsy lay for a long time looking at it.“I've been a bad girl,Sue,”said Johnsy.“It is a crime to want to die.”Then she asked for some food.
In the afternoon,the doctor visited,“Even chances,”said the doctor,“with good nursing,you'll win.And now I must see a fellow downstairs,Behrman.Pneumonia,too.There is no hope for him.”
The next day,Sue came to Johnsy's bed.“I have something to tell you,”she said.“Mr Behrman died today.He was ill for only two days.The janitor found him lying in bed helplessly with pain yesterday morning.His shoes and clothing were wet through and icy cold.They couldn't imagine where he had been on such a terrible night.And then they found a lantern,still lit,and some brushes,and—look out the window,dear,at the last ivy leaf on the wall.Didn't you wonder why it never moved an inch when the wind blew?Ah,dear,it's Behrman's masterpiece—he painted it there the night when the last leaf fell.”
[汉语译文]
格林威治(Greenwich)村是个艺术人士聚集的地方,他们在那里寻找窗户朝北且租金低的公寓。苏(Sue)和约翰西(Johnsy)的画室就在一座三层楼的顶楼。
十一月份的时候,一个冷酷无情、肉眼看不见(unseen)、医生称之为“肺炎(pneumonia)”的不速之客,来到了格林威治村。“肺炎先生”把他冰冷的(icy)手指放在约翰西身上,于是她躺在床上,几乎不动,盖着毯子(blanket),眼睛盯着(stare)一堵空(blank)墙。
医生把苏拉到一边(aside),说:“她的病只有,这么说吧,只有一成希望,这一成希望在于她自己要不要活下去。尽量鼓励她多想想有希望的事情、想想未来、想想活下去。”
苏拿了几张纸和一支钢笔来到约翰西的房间,开始画钢笔画,试着让约翰西打起精神。约翰西的眼睛是睁着的,但是并没有看苏。相反,她望向窗外,倒(backwards)数着:“十,九,八,七……”
“你在数什么啊,亲爱的?”苏问道。“它们现在掉得更快了,三天前差不多还有一百来片。现在数起来容易了,只剩下五片了。常春藤(ivy vine)上有五片叶子。当最后一片掉下来的时候,我就要离开人世了,难道医生没有跟你说吗?”约翰西回答说。
“哦,我从未听说过这么荒谬的话(nonsense)。”苏立刻答道。但是约翰西决心已定。“我想看着最后一片叶子掉下来,我已经等腻了。我想随风而逝[sail(乘船)航行],就像一片可怜的、疲倦的藤叶一样。”
“尽量睡一会儿吧,”苏说道。然后她去叫(fetch)邻居伯曼(Behrman)先生来作绘画模特。他是个失败的画手,40年来,他从未创作出他所渴望的杰作。苏告诉他约翰西想要像树叶一样流逝(slip)。伯曼不可置信(disbelief)地喊道:“世界上竟有这种傻子,认为藤叶落掉他们就得死?约翰西小姐实在不应该躺在这里生病。总有一天我要画一幅杰作,然后我们就可以离开这里。”
伯曼和苏望着窗外的藤蔓,发现藤枝上只剩下最后一片叶子了。更糟糕的是,外面下起冰冷的雨来,雨夹着雪。
第二天早上,约翰西醒来,让打开窗帘(curtain)。藤上还留着一片叶子,在风雨中勇敢地撑着。“它今天会掉下来的,我也会和它一同死去。”
又过了一天,约翰西又让打开窗帘。叶子还在那儿!
约翰西躺了很久,看着它说:“我真是一个坏姑娘,苏,不想活下去是罪恶(crime)。”然后她要了些吃的。
下午,医生来了,“康复的希望有五成了,只要好好护理,你会胜利的。现在我得去楼下看另一个病人(fellow),伯曼先生,也是肺炎。他没有希望了。”
再过了一天,苏来到约翰西的床前。“我有些话要告诉你。”她说,“伯曼先生今天去世了。他生病只有两天时间。昨天早晨,看门人(janitor)发现他无助地躺在床上,极度痛苦。他的鞋和衣服(clothing)都湿透了,冰凉冰凉的。他们想不出,在那凄风冷雨的夜里,他究竟是到什么地方去了。后来,他们找到了一盏还亮着的灯笼,还有几支画刷——亲爱的,看看窗外,墙上最后的那片叶子。你不觉得奇怪嘛,为什么那片叶子在风中一动不动呢(inch英寸)?啊,亲爱的,因为那是伯曼的杰作——那天晚上最后的一片叶子掉落时,他画上去的。”
●基础单词
1. unseen adj. 未受注意的;未被看见的
2. stare vi. 凝视,盯着看
3. blanket n. 毯子,毛毯
4. aside adv. 到旁边,在旁边
5. backwards adv. 往回,往前面;向后,朝后
6. fetch vt. (去)拿来;(去)请来;(去)找来
7. curtain n. 窗帘;门帘;帘子
8. crime n.罪,罪行;犯罪活动
9. fellow n. 男人;家伙
10. inch n. 英寸
●拓展单词
1. ice n.冰→ icy adj.极冷的;被冰覆盖的
2. blank adj.空白的n. (纸张上的)空白处,空格→blankness n.空,空白;单调;空虚
3. sail vi.&vt.(乘船)航行→ sailor n.水手,海员,驾船人
4. slip vi.溜走,悄悄地走;滑倒→ slippery adj.滑的
5. clothing n.服装,衣服,衣物→ clothes n.衣服→cloth n.布,织物
1. hunt_for 寻找
2. take_aside 把……带到一边
3. in_an_attempt 力图,试图
4. make_up 构成,形成;编造;下(决定)
5. be_tired_of 对……感到疲倦、心烦
6. long_to_do 渴望做
7. hold_on 继续,坚持住;握住不放
8. be_wet_through 湿透了
1.动词ing形式作定语。
Behrman and Sue looked out the window at the vine and noticed that there was just one remaining leaf.
伯曼和苏望着窗外的藤蔓,发现藤枝上只剩下最后一片叶子了。
2.find+宾语+宾补的复合结构。
The janitor found him lying in bed helplessly with pain yesterday morning.
昨天早晨,看门人发现他无助地躺在床上,极度痛苦。
Ⅰ.Read the text and finish the following exercises.
Read the passage carefully and choose the best answers.
1.The text is organized by ________ .
A.place B.time
C.character D.thing
2.What did the doctor advise Sue to do?
A.Encourage Johnsy to have a hope to live.
B.Take Johnsy back home.
C.Buy some flowers for Johnsy.
D.Paint leaves for Johnsy.
3.What kind of person is Johnsy?
A.Pessimistic. B.Optimistic.
C.Careless. D.Cautious.
4.Which of the following is TRUE about Sue?
A.Considerate, kind and patient.
B.Kind, determined and brave.
C.Careless, mean and selfish.
D.Pessmistic, badtempered and impatient.
5.What's the main idea of the last paragraph?
A.Behrman sacrificed his life to save Johnsy.
B.Behrman finished his masterpiece.
C.Behrman died helplessly.
D.The janitor found the truth.
答案: 1~5 BAAAD
Ⅱ.Understand the structure of the text.
Read the passage again and fill in the blanks.
In November,Johnsy lay,barely 1. moving ,in her bed because of Pneumonia.
The doctor told her friend Sue to encourage her to think more 2. hopeful thoughts,about the future,about living. Behrman and Sue looked out the window and found there was just one 4. remaining leaf. The following day,Johnsy asked again for the 6. curtains to be opened.The leaf was still there!
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Johnsy counted the leaves on the ivy vine and thought she must go when the last leaf 3. falls .The next morning,Johnsy woke and asked for the curtains to be opened.One leaf remained on the vine,bravely 5. holding on in the wind and rain.The next day,Mr Behrman 7. died .The janitor found him lying in bed and his shoes,clothing 8. wet through and 9. icy cold,a lantern still 10. lighting and some brushes.Looking out of the window,there was the last ivy leaf on the 11. wall ,which he painted there the night when the last leaf fell,not 12. moving an inch when the wind blew.
1.stare at盯着,凝视(指目光长时间对着一个物体或人)
(1)give sb.a/an...stare 注视着某人
(2)glance at 瞥,扫视;浏览
glance over/through 浏览
have/take a glance at 朝……一瞥
at a glance 看一眼
at first glance 乍一看
(3)glare at 怒视,瞪着
◆[经典佳句]
He stared at me with his mouth open.
他张着嘴盯着我。
The boy glanced through/over the book and decided to buy it.
男孩浏览了一下那本书并决定买下它。
◆[“四翼”考查]——应用性
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①The little girl stared_at the little dog playing on the floor.
小女孩盯着在地板上玩耍的小狗。
②She glared_at him, her cheeks flushing.
她瞪着他,两腮涨得通红。
◆[“四翼”考查]——创新性
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③我浏览了一下报纸。
I_glanced_over/through_at_the_newspaper .
④他一眼就看出了问题所在。
He_could_tell_at_a_glance_what_was_wrong .
2.aside adv. 到旁边,在旁边;留;存
take aside 把……拉到一边
turn aside 转向一边;避开;把……转向别处
leave aside 不予考虑;搁置一边
push aside 把……向旁边推
put aside 放置一边,不考虑;储存
stand aside 站到一边;让开,避开
set aside 把……放到一旁;留出(钱或时间)
step aside 让位,退位;走到一边
sweep aside 对……置之不理
◆[经典佳句]
He took me aside and began to talk to me about his boyhood.
他把我拉到一边,开始向我谈起他的童年。
He turned aside and let those who were waiting passby.
他转过身来,让等候的人过去。
◆[“四翼”考查]——基础性
选词填空:put/step/set/sweep/take/turn
①She had been standing in the doorway,but now she ________ aside to let them pass.
②All their advice was ________ aside.
③She ________ me aside so that no one would overhear her proposal.
④Some doctors advise ________ aside a certain hour each day for worry.
⑤Before it could be spoken another thought ________ it aside.
⑥We should ________ aside our differences and discuss the things we have in common.
◆[“四翼”考查]——应用性
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⑦We'll ________ (把……搁置一旁) the problem of agency until next week.
⑧It's time for me to ________ (让位) and let a younger person become chairman.
答案:①stepped ②swept ③took
④setting ⑤turned ⑥put ⑦leave aside
⑧step aside
3.blank adj. 空白的;茫然的 n. (纸张上的)空白处,空格
(1)go blank 一片空白
fill in the blanks 在空白处填写
blank faces/ looks /expressions/eyes
茫然的表情/眼睛
(2)blankly adv. 茫然地;没有表情地
◆[经典佳句]
He gave her a blank look,as if he had no idea who she was.
他茫然地看了看她,好像不认识她似的。
Put a word in each blank to complete the sentence.
在每个空格处填一个单词完成句子。
◆[“四翼”考查]——基础性
单句语法填空
①She stared ________ (blank) into space,not knowing what to say next.
◆[“四翼”考查]——应用性
完成句子
② ______________ (填空) and check with the answers given.
③A wide smile emerged from __________________ (他茫然的表情).
④Jim was watching a late night film at home when,right in the middle of a thrilling scene,the television ______________ (出现一片空白).
答案:①blankly ②Fill in the blanks ③his blank expression ④went blank
4.claim v.声称;(根据权利)要求;认领;(灾难等)使失踪[死亡]
claim+n. 索取;获得
claim+that从句 声称
claim to do sth./to be
声称做某事/声称是……
claim on/for 要求;认领
It is claimed that ... 据说……
◆[经典佳句]
He claimed that he had done the work without help.
他声称他没有得到帮助就完成了这项工作。
I don't claim to be an expert.
我不敢自称为专家。
◆[“四翼”考查]——基础性
单句语法填空
①He came here to claim on/for his lost watch.
②They claim to_have (have) a 40% worldwide market share.
◆[“四翼”考查]——应用性
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③He claimed_to_be_the_best_player in the football team.
他自称是足球队中最好的球员。
④ It_was_claimed_that some doctors were working 80 hours a week.
据说有些医生每周工作80小时。
5.attempt n.& vt.尝试,努力;试图;企图
(1)make an attempt to do/at doing sth.
打算做某事/试图做某事
in an attempt to do sth. 试图做某事
make no attempt to do sth. 不打算做某事
at the first/second attempt...
第一/二次尝试……
(2)attempt to do sth. 尝试做某事
◆[经典佳句]
Two factories were closed in an attempt to cut costs.
为了削减费用关闭了两家工厂。
Every year about 40,000 people attempt to climb Kilimanjaro, the highest mountain in Africa.
每年大约有4万人试图攀登非洲最高峰——乞力马扎罗山。
◆[“四翼”考查]——基础性
单句语法填空
①I passed my driving test at the first attempt.
②He attempted to_escape (escape) from the prison, but he couldn't find anybody to help him.
◆[“四翼”考查]——应用性
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③Don't attempt_to_do/make_an_attempt_at_doing so much in such a short time.
时间这么短,别想干这么多的事。
④I made_no_attempt_to make friends with her.
我不打算和她做朋友。
6.disbelief n.不信,怀疑
(1)belief n. 信仰,信心,信任
have/lose belief in...
对……有信心/失去信心
beyond one's belief 令某人难以置信
in the/one's belief that... 相信/认定……
hold the belief that ... 坚信……
(2)believe v. 相信
believe in = trust/have faith in 信任/信仰
believe it or not 信不信由你
◆[经典佳句]
Years of doubt and disbelief disappeared like the passing storm.
多年来的怀疑与不信任感已随暴风雨的消失而消失了。
I'm always in the belief that he will succeed.
我始终相信他会成功。
◆[名师点津] belief的复数是beliefs。
◆[“四翼”考查]——应用性
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①I have_complete_belief_in my friends.
对朋友我是完全信任的。
②It is beyond_belief that his aunt, an 80yearold lady, can sing and dance so wonderfully.
他的姑姑,一位80岁的老太太能唱能跳得那么好,真是令人难以置信。
◆[“四翼”考查]——创新性
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③他来同我辩论,认定我会同意他的观点。
He_came_to_debate_with_me_in_the_belief_that_I_would_agree_with_him .
④信不信由你,我们已经等他等了将近三个小时了。
Believe_it_or_not,_we_have_been_waiting_for_him_for_nearly_three_hours .
7.remaining adj.剩余的
(1)remain vi. 留下,遗留 linkv.
保持,依然是
remain+形容词/名词/分词/介词短语 保持……
It remains to be seen/done (whether/what ...) 尚不确定……
(2)remains n.遗物,遗迹;遗骸
◆[经典佳句]
Any remaining tickets for the concert will be sold on the door.
剩余门票将于音乐会时现场发售。
It remains to be seen whether the news that a new library will be built in our school is true.
我们学校将建一个新图书馆的消息有待证实。
◆[名师点津]
(1)remain作系动词用时,其后可接形容词、名词、分词和不定式的被动形式等作表语。
(2)remaining通常作前置定语,而left作“剩下的”讲时,在句中作后置定语。the money left = the remaining money意为“剩下的钱”。
◆[“四翼”考查]——基础性
单句语法填空
①His remains (remain) were buried in the churchyard.
②She left with the remaining (remain) 20 dollars.
③It remains to be seen whether you are right.
◆[“四翼”考查]——应用性
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④Many problems remain_to_be_solved .
有好多问题尚待解决。
⑤The guests came in, but she remained_sitting_at_the_desk reading.
客人们都来了,但她还坐在写字台旁读书。
8.be/get tired of (doing) sth./sb.对(做)某事/某人不耐烦或厌倦
be tired with/from 因为……而疲倦
tire sb./oneself out 使感到筋疲力尽
be tired out 筋疲力尽
◆[经典佳句]
The employees were tired of working extra hours and some of them even quit their work.
员工们厌倦了加班,有些人甚至辞掉了工作。
I was tired out after a day's cleaning.
一天的扫除使我筋疲力尽。
◆[名师点津]
be tired of对……厌倦,厌烦;be tired with/from由于某种原因而疲倦。
◆[“四翼”考查]——应用性
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①On the contrary, volunteers couldn't wait to experience the life there, for they_are_tired_of_the_life_on_the_earth .
相反,志愿者们迫不及待地想体验那里的生活,因为他们已经对地球上的生活感到厌倦了。
②He was_tired_with/from the long walking. As a result, he didn't go to the concert.
长途跋涉令他疲惫不堪,所以他没有去参加音乐会。
◆[“四翼”考查]——创新性
翻译句子
③我爬那座陡峭的山爬累了。
I'm_tired_with/from_climbing_that_steep_hill .
1.(教材P31)Behrman and Sue looked out the window at the vine and noticed that there was just one remaining leaf.
伯曼和苏望着窗外的藤蔓,发现藤枝上只剩下最后一片叶子了。
[句式结构] 动词ing形式作定语。
◆[规律总结]
(1)表示现在(或当时)的状态,变为定语从句时常用一般时态。
(2)表示正在进行的动作,变为定语从句时要用进行时态。
(3)动词ing形式作定语时,它所表示的动作是正在进行或与谓语动词所表示的动作几乎同时发生。如果两个动作有先有后,一般不用动词ing形式作定语,这时应用定语从句。
(4)表示被动时,现在分词形式为being done。
◆[经典佳句]
Many people can't keep up with the changing situation.
许多人跟不上不断变化的形势。
I hope to learn more about the activities going on there.
我想更多地了解一下那里正进行的活动。
◆[名师点津]
单个的动词ing形式作定语一般放在被修饰词的前面;动词ing形式短语作定语应放在被修饰词的后面,相当于一个定语从句。
◆[误区规避] 语法填空:
The house _______ (build) now is for the old couple.
(可能失误)填built
(正确表达)填being built
(错误分析)built表示已完成且被动。语境有时间标志词now修饰,表示此时此刻,用现在分词的被动形式,故填:being built。
◆[“四翼”考查]——应用性
完成句子
①They lived in a house facing_south .
他们住在一座朝南的房子里。
②The building being_built_now will be our dinning hall.
现在正在建造的那栋楼将会是我们的食堂。
◆[“四翼”考查]——创新性
句型转换
③The man who was speaking to us the other day is our headmaster.
→The man speaking_to_us_the_other_day is our headmaster.
④The students working in the country will be back tomorrow.
→The students who_are_working_in_the_country_will_be_back_tomorrow .
2.(教材P31)The janitor found him lying in bed helplessly with pain yesterday morning.
昨天早晨,看门人发现他无助地躺在床上,极度痛苦。
[句式结构] find+宾语+宾补的复合结构。
◆[规律总结]
find的常见复合结构为:
◆[经典佳句]
When I came in, I found her watching TV.
当我进去时,我发现她正在看电视。
We came home and found David asleep on the sofa.
当我们回到家时,发现戴维在沙发上睡着了。
He hurried back to the company, only to find the door closed.
他匆忙赶回公司,结果发现门关着。
◆[名师点津]
当find的复合宾语结构中的宾语为不定式、动名词或宾语从句时,常用it作形式宾语,而将真正的宾语放在宾补之后。
◆[误区规避] 语法填空:
Whenever I meet the boy,I find him ________ (absorb) in reading the novel.
(可能失误)填absorbing
(正确表达)填absorbed
(错误分析)absorb为及物动词,常用于absorb sb./oneself in (doing) sth.此处的him与absorb构成动宾关系,故使用过去分词absorbed作宾语补足语。
◆[“四翼”考查]——基础性
单句语法填空
①I often found myself telling (tell)my mom to drive more slowly, so that I could read all of the road signs we passed.
②He was found cheating (cheat) in the test.
③I found some trees along the road cut (cut) down.
◆[“四翼”考查]——应用性
完成句子
④She returned to her home to_find_her_back_door_forced_open .
她回到家中,发现后门被强行打开了。
⑤I find_it_necessary_that we have a word with them.
我觉得我们有必要和他们谈一谈。
[基础性]
Ⅰ.单词拼写
1.I lost my balance and fell backwards (向后).
2.The inhabitants have to walk a mile to fetch (搬运) water.
3.The blanket (毯子) did not completely cover the bed.
4.Sarah closed the book and laid it aside (在旁边).
5.Ben continued to stare (盯着看) out the window.
6.He was killed by a single shot from an unseen (未被看见的) soldier.
7.He sailed (航行) for the West Indies from Portsmouth.
8.Stores spend more and more on crime (犯罪活动) prevention every year.
9.She s lipped over on the ice and broke her leg.
10.Sign your name in the b lank space below.
Ⅱ.单句语法填空
1.He had slipped on an icy (ice) pavement.
2.I bought some new clothes (clothing) for the trip.
3.A group of gunmen attacked a prison and set free nine criminals (crime).
4.Tamara stared at him in disbelief (believe), shaking her head.
5.In places the path can be wet and slippery (slip).
6.James started to work on ships as a sailor (sail) when he was eighteen.
[应用性]
Ⅲ.完成句子
1.He hoped to get through the driving test at_the_first_attempt (第一次尝试).
2.The story of his miseries is beyond_my_belief (令我难以置信).
3.The factory making_toys (制造玩具的) is run by neighbourhood committee.
4.When I reached home, I found_the_door_locked (发现门锁着).
5.All that exercise really tired_me_out (把我给累坏了), so I had a long rest.
6. It_is_claimed_that (据宣称) humor not only affects patients' moods, but can actually help them recover faster.
[综合性]
Ⅰ. 阅读理解
A
Author Walter Dean Myers died at the age of 76 after a brief illness. Walter Dean Myers was the author of more than 100 books for children and young adults and received many top awards.
The prolific author was loved for his vivid description of the lives of African American children, and for writing books for young people that covered different subjects. “Myers has written about all those subjects with deep understanding and a hardwon, qualified sense of hope,” said Leonard S. Marcus in 2008.
He was born in 1937 and was adopted by Florence Dean and Herbert after his mother died while giving birth to his younger sister. They loved him very much and his mother read to him from a very young age. Reading pushed him to discover worlds beyond his landscape.
He began writing at an early age. He wrote well in high school and an English teacher recognized this and advised him to keep on writing no matter what happened to him. “It's what you do,” she said.
He dropped out of high school at 17 and joined the army. After finishing his service, he entered a dark period in his life. Myers began writing at night to pull himself through that miserable time.
In an essay published in The New York Times earlier this year, Myers described how a short story by James Arthur Baldwin helped change the course of his life. “I didn't love the story, but I was lifted by it,” he wrote, “for it took place in Harlem, and it was a story concerned with black people like those I knew. By humanizing the people who were like me, Baldwin's story also humanized me. The story gave me a permission that I didn't know I needed, the permission to write about my own landscape, my own map.”
“I write books for the troubled boy I once was,” he wrote, “and for the boy who lives within me still.”
1.What does the second paragraph mainly talk about?
A.How popular Myers was.
B.How Myers became successful.
C.What makes Myers' works popular.
D.What people think of Myers' works.
2.What does the underlined word “prolific” in Paragraph 2 probably mean?
A.Productive. B.Unfortunate.
C.Conservative. D.Humorous.
3.Who discovered Myers' writing talent?
A.James Arthur Baldwin.
B.His mother.
C.Leonard S. Marcus.
D.One of his teachers.
4.Why was the short story by James Arthur Baldwin so important for Myers?
A.It helped him survive the dark period.
B.It inspired him to pursue his writing career.
C.He learned many writing techniques from it.
D.The author of the story permitted him to write.
[语篇解读] 本文是一篇记叙文。文章主要介绍了美国著名作家Walter Dean Myers的生平。
1.C [段落大意题。通读该段可知,这位多产的作家因其对非裔美国儿童生活的生动描述,以及为年轻人写的涉及不同话题的书籍而深受喜爱。他对那些话题有着深刻的见解以及来之不易的、有限度的希望。由此可知,该段主要介绍了他的作品受欢迎的原因,故选C。]
2.A [词义猜测题。根据第一段第二句“Walter Dean Myers was the author of more than 100 books for children and young adults and received many top awards.”可知,Walter Dean Myers 写了100多本儿童和年轻人读物,并获得了许多最高奖项。由此可推知,他是一位多产的作家。productive意为“多产的”,故选A。]
3.D [细节理解题。根据第四段第二句“He wrote well in high school and an English teacher recognized this and advised him to keep on writing no matter what happened to him.”可知,他在高中时写作就很好,一位英语老师认识到这一点并建议他无论发生什么事都要坚持写下去。据此可知,他的写作天赋是他的一位老师发现的,故选D。]
4.B [细节理解题。根据倒数第二段第一句中的“how a short story ...the course of his life”以及“The story gave me a permission that I didn't know I needed, the permission to write about my own landscape, my own map.”可知,Baldwin写的故事鼓励了Myers追求他自己的写作事业,故选B。]
B
The writer Margaret Mitchell is bestknown for writing Gone With the Wind,first published in 1936. Her book and the movie based on it, tell a story of love and survival during the American Civil War. Visitors to the Margaret Mitchell House in Atlanta, Georgia, can go where she lived when she started composing the story and learn more about her life.
Our first stop at the Margaret Mitchell House is an exhibit area telling about the writer's life. She was born in Atlanta in 1900. She started writing stories when she was a child. She started working as a reporter for The Atlanta Journal Sunday Magazine in 1922. One photograph of Ms Mitchell, called Peggy, shows her talking to a group of young college boys. She was only about one and a half metres tall. The young men tower_over her, but she seems very happy and sure of herself. The tour guide explains: “Now in this picture Peggy is interviewing some boys from Georgia Tech, asking them such questions as ‘Would you really marry a woman who works?’ And today it'd be ‘Would you marry one who doesn't work?’”
The Margaret Mitchell House is a building that once contained several apartments. Now we enter the first floor apartment where Ms Mitchell lived with her husband, John Marsh. They made fun of the small apartment by calling it “The Dump”.
Around 1926, Margaret Mitchell stopped working as a reporter and was at home healing after an injury.Her husband brought her books to read from the library. She read so many books that he bought her a typewriter and said it was time for her to write her own book. Our guide says Gone With the Wind became a huge success. Margaret Mitchell received the Pulitzer Prize for the book. In 1939 the film version was released. It won ten Academy Awards, including the Best Picture.
5.The book Gone With the Wind was ________ .
A.first published on a newspaper
B.awarded ten Academy Awards
C.written in “The Dump”
D.adapted from a movie
6.What does the underlined phrase“tower over” in Paragraph 2 mean?
A.Be very pleased with.
B.Show great respect for.
C.Be much taller than.
D.Show little interest in.
7.Why did Ms Mitchell stop working as a reporter according to the passage?
A.Because she was rich enough.
B.Because she was injured then.
C.Because her husband didn't like it.
D.Because she wanted to write books.
8.Which is the best title for the passage?
A.Gone With the Wind:A Huge Success
B.Margaret Mitchell:A Great Female Writer
C.An Introduction of the Margaret Mitchell House
D.A Trip to Know Margaret Mitchell
[语篇解读] 这是一篇介绍说明类文章。本文通过对《飘》的作者玛格丽特·米切尔故居的参观,介绍了这位杰出作家生前的相关事迹。
5.C [细节理解题。由倒数第二段中的“They made fun of the small apartment by calling it‘The Dump’.”和最后一段的前三句可知,玛格丽特是在其故居中创作出了《飘》,而玛格丽特将自己的住所戏称为The Dump,故选C。]
6.C [词义猜测题。由第二段中的“She was only about one and a half metres tall.The young men tower over her,but she seems very happy and sure of herself.”可知,玛格丽特当时只有大约1.5米高,所以此处指她和那些年轻人的身高对比:照片上的年轻人比她高。故画线短语意为“比……高”,故选C。]
7.B [细节理解题。由最后一段中的“Around 1926,Margaret Mitchell stopped working as a reporter and was at home healing after an injury.”可知,大约在1926年,玛格丽特·米切尔停止了自己作为记者的工作,因为她受了伤需要在家养伤。故选B。]
8.D [主旨大意题。根据第一段中的“Visitors to the Margaret Mitchell House in Atlanta,Georgia,can go where she lived when she started composing the story and learn more about her life.”可知,位于佐治亚州亚特兰大的玛格丽特·米切尔故居是她开始创作小说时居住的地方,参观这里可以了解更多关于她生活的事情。所以本文的最佳标题为“了解玛格丽特·米切尔之旅”。故选D。]
Ⅱ.完形填空
Paintings and sculptures can be a(n) ____1____ for the eyes of visitors to art museums, but today they are also considered to be an unconventional (非常规的) ____2____ for people with mental illness.
Last month, a group of Canadian doctors started to write a brandnew kind of prescription (处方)which gives patients free ____3____ to the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts. There, they will have a relaxing experience, enjoying the museum's collections.
Nathalie Bondil, a museum's general director, ____4____ that being in contact with culture and arts can help with ____5____ .“In the 21st century, culture will be what physical activity was for health in the 20th century,”she told the Montreal Gazette. Each prescription will allow not only the ____6____ to go into the art museums but also their families or friends to ____7____ them. In the museums, visitors can appreciate the art works, and ____8____ a wide range of activities,including drawing, sewing and making a sculpture with ____9____ materials which are environmentally friendly.
The new cure is said to be the ____10____ of its kind in the world. And there's increasing evidence that the works of art, ____11____ the works of art describing nature, can have positive effects on people with fear, depression and ____12____ .
In 2017, the UK's AllParty Parliamentary Group on Arts, Health and Wellbeing also released a report stating that “it's time to ____13____ the powerful contributions the arts can make to our health”.Is it possible for art to help overall health?We may not know the answer yet. Only time can ____14____ . But one thing is certain, that is, more and more people today are ____15____ of the idea that “art is good medicine”.
1.A.support B.feast
C.game D.honour
2.A.custom B.case
C.cure D.situation
3.A.access B.introduction
C.solution D.key
4.A.complains B.believes
C.imagines D.recalls
5.A.income B.education
C.wealth D.health
6.A.customers B.doctors
C.patients D.players
7.A.accompany B.find
C.control D.observe
8.A.take part in B.play jokes on
C.have effects on D.take pride in
9.A.rare B.expensive
C.recycled D.damaged
10.A.last B.first
C.worst D.dearest
11.A.except B.besides
C.especially D.additionally
12.A.delight B.anxiety
C.expectation D.desire
13.A.recognise B.forget
C.repeat D.miss
14.A.report B.state
C.tell D.record
15.A.convinced B.warned
C.reminded D.rid
[语篇解读] 本文是一篇说明文。如今,“艺术治疗”被认为是一种非常规疗法,可以用来治愈有精神类疾病的病人。同时,也有证据表明艺术作品可以帮助缓解人们的恐惧、抑郁和焦虑。虽然尚无定论,但是越来越多的人确信“艺术是良药”。
1.B [句意为:绘画和雕塑是美术馆参观者的视觉盛宴,但如今它们也被认为是治疗精神类疾病的非常规疗法。根据下文中的“for the eyes of visitors to art museums”可知,这里说的是视觉盛宴,故选B。]
2.C [句意见上一题解析。根据下文中的“for people with mental illness”可知,这里说的是对于精神类疾病的非常规疗法,故选C。]
3.A [句意为:上个月,一群加拿大医生开始开出一种全新的处方,可以让病人免费进入蒙特利尔美术馆(参观)。根据下文中的“to the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts”和第6空所在句可知,这里说的是进入蒙特利尔美术馆参观,故选A。]
4.B [句意为:纳塔莉·邦迪,一家博物馆的总馆长,相信与文化和艺术作品接触对健康有帮助。complain意为“抱怨”;believe意为“相信”;imagine意为“想象”;recall意为“回想起”。根据下文“being in contact with culture and arts can help with”可知,这里说的是纳塔莉·邦迪相信与文化和艺术作品接触对健康有帮助。故选B。]
5.D [句意见上一题解析。根据第一段中的“today they are also considered to be an unconventional ____2____ for people with mental illness”可知,与文化和艺术作品接触对于健康有帮助。故选D。]
6.C [句意为:每一张处方不仅可以让病人进入美术博物馆,还可以让他们的家人或朋友陪伴他们。根据第二段中的“a group of Canadian doctors started to write a brandnew kind of prescription which gives patients free ____3____ to the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts”可知,这里说的是不仅可以让病人进入美术馆。故选C。]
7.A [句意见上一题解析。根据上文中的“but also their families or friends”可知,这里要说的是让家人或朋友陪伴病人(进入美术博物馆),故选A。]
8.A [句意为:在博物馆中,游客可以欣赏艺术作品,并参加各种活动,包括绘画、缝纫和用环保的可回收材料制作雕塑。take part in意为“参加”;play jokes on意为“戏弄”;have effects on意为“对……有影响”;take pride in意为“以……为傲”。根据下文中的“a wide range of activities”可知,这里使用短语take part in符合语境,故选A。]
9.C [句意见上一题解析。根据下文中的“which are environmentally friendly”可知,此处说的是可循环利用的环保材料。故选C。]
10.B [句意为:这种新的疗法据说是世界首例。根据第二段中的“a group of Canadian doctors started to write a brandnew kind of prescription”可知,这种疗法在世界上是第一次使用,故选B。]
11.C [句意为:越来越多的证据表明,艺术作品,特别是描绘自然的艺术作品,可以对有恐惧、抑郁和焦虑的人产生积极的影响。结合上文中的“the works of art”以及下文中的“the works of art describing nature”可知,这里使用especially符合语境,故选C。]
12.B [句意见上一题解析。delight意为“高兴”;anxiety意为“焦虑”;expectation意为“期待”;desire意为“渴望”。根据上文中的“people with fear,depression”和连词and可知,这里使用anxiety符合语境,故选B。]
13.A [句意为:……是时候承认艺术作品对我们的健康作出了巨大的贡献。根据下文中的“the powerful contributions the arts can make to our health”可知,这里使用recognise符合语境,故选A。]
14.C [句意为:只有时间能证明一切。根据上文中的“We may not know the answer yet.”可知,这里说的是我们现在可能还不知道答案,只有时间能证明一切,故选C。]
15.A [文章第一段引出话题,指出艺术作品可以对患有精神类疾病的病人有治疗效果,下文围绕这一主旨展开,最后一段再次点明主题:现在越来越多的人确信“艺术是良药”。短语be convinced of符合语境,故选A。]
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