Unit 8 The world of literature Reading课文要点讲义 2026-2027学年译林版英语九年级上册

本讲义围绕《最后一片叶子》展开，系统梳理核心词汇（如chance, lie, fall）、高频短语（如have a small chance, make sense, hear of）及语法点（如who引导的定语从句、unless条件句），通过原句解析、翻译及例句构建从理解到应用的学习支架。 该资料融合文学故事与语言训练，通过单项选择、选词填空等多样练习提升语言能力，借助欧·亨利作品培养文化意识。课中辅助教师系统授课，课后练习及答案帮助学生自主查漏补缺，强化知识应用与思维品质。

Unit 8 The world of literature Reading 【课文要点】 1. “She has a very small chance,” the doctor said to Sue. 医生对Sue说：“她活下来的可能性很小。” - chance n. 可能性，机会 - have a small chance 可能性很小 - e.g. She has a very small ____________ of recovery. 2. If people don't want to live, I can't do much for them. 如果人们不想活下去，我也帮不了他们什么。 - live v. 活下去，生活 - can't do much for 帮不了……什么忙 - e.g. If you don't want to try, I ____________ do much for you. 3. Johnsy lay there, very thin and very quiet, and burning with a fever. Johnsy躺在那里，非常瘦弱，非常安静，还发着高烧。 - lie v. 躺（过去式 lay，过去分词 lain） - thin adj. 瘦的 - burn with a fever 发高烧 - e.g. She ____________ in bed with a fever. 4. Almost all its leaves had fallen from its dark branches. 几乎所有的叶子都从它黑暗的树枝上落下来了。 - fall from 从……落下（过去式 fell） - branch n. 树枝（复数 branches） - e.g. The leaves ____________ from the branches. 5. “There goes another one. Only five are left now.” “又掉了一片。现在只剩下五片了。” - There goes... ……又掉下来了（倒装句） - left adj. 剩下的 - e.g. There are only five leaves ____________ now. 6. “Leaves. On the tree. When the last leaf falls, I must go too.” “叶子。树上的叶子。当最后一片叶子落下时，我也必须走了。” - fall v. 落下（过去式 fell，过去分词 fallen） - the last leaf 最后一片叶子 - e.g. When the last leaf ____________, I will go too. 7. “I never heard of such a thing,” said Sue. “我从未听说过这种事，”Sue说。 - hear of 听说 - e.g. I have never ____________ of such a thing. 8. It doesn't make any sense. What does an old tree have to do with you? 这毫无道理。一棵老树和你有什么关系？ - make sense 有道理，讲得通 - have something to do with 与……有关 - e.g. This idea doesn't ____________ sense. - e.g. What does this ____________ to do with me? 9. Old Behrman, who lived on the first floor of their apartment building, was also a painter. 老Behrman，住在他们公寓楼一楼，也是一位画家。 - who 引导定语从句，修饰 Old Behrman - on the first floor 在一楼（英式英语） - e.g. The man ____________ lived downstairs was a painter. 10. He had always talked of painting a masterpiece, but he had yet to start it. 他一直说要画一幅杰作，但尚未开始。 - masterpiece n. 杰作，代表作 - have yet to do 尚未做某事 - e.g. He has ____________ to paint his masterpiece. 11. “She will die unless the last leaf stays on the tree?” Old Behrman cried. “除非最后一片叶子留在树上，否则她会死？”老Behrman喊道。 - unless conj. 除非（= if not） - stay on 留在……上 - e.g. She will die ____________ the last leaf stays on the tree. 12. After a night of beating rain and wild wind, there was still one dark green leaf left on the tree. 在经历了狂风暴雨的一夜之后，树上仍然剩下一片深绿色的叶子。 - beating rain 倾盆大雨 - wild wind 狂风 - dark green 深绿色的 - e.g. After a night of ____________ rain, the leaf was still there. 13. “It is the last one. It will fall today,” said Johnsy, “and I shall die at the same time.” “这是最后一片了。它今天会掉下来，”Johnsy说，“我会在同一时刻死去。” - at the same time 同时 - e.g. I shall die ____________ the same time. 14. The next morning, the leaf was still there. 第二天早上，那片叶子还在那里。 - still adv. 仍然，还 - e.g. The leaf ____________ there the next morning. 15. “Something has made that last leaf stay there to show me how wrong I was,” said Johnsy. “有什么东西让那片叶子留在那里，告诉我我错得有多厉害，”Johnsy说。 - make sb do 使某人做某事 - e.g. Something has ____________ that leaf stay there. 16. It is wrong to want to die. 想要死是错误的。 - It is + adj. + to do 做某事是……的 - e.g. It is ____________ to give up hope. 17. Johnsy was getting better. Johnsy正在好转。 - get better 好转，康复 - e.g. She is ____________ better. 18. Mr Behrman died. He was ill because of being out in the cold all night. Behrman先生去世了。他在外面受冻了一整夜，因此生病了。 - die v. 去世（过去式 died） - because of 因为（后接名词/动名词） - out in the cold 在外面受冻 - e.g. He died ____________ of being out in the cold. 19. It's Behrman's masterpiece—he painted it there the night that the last leaf fell. 那是Behrman的杰作——他在最后一片叶子掉落的那个晚上把它画在了那里。 - e.g. He painted the leaf the night that the last leaf ____________. 20. A surprise ending can change the readers' view of the story. 一个出人意料的结局可以改变读者对故事的看法。 - surprise ending 出人意料的结局 - view n. 看法，观点 - e.g. O. Henry is famous for his ____________ endings. 21. If you like short stories, there is a chance that you have read one of O. Henry's. 如果你喜欢短篇小说，你很可能读过欧·亨利的作品。 - there is a chance that 很可能 - e.g. There is a ____________ that you have read his stories. 22. Many of his works have something to do with daily life in New York. 他的许多作品与纽约的日常生活有关。 - have something to do with 与……有关 - e.g. Many of his works ____________ to do with daily life. 23. The leaf remains there after a night of beating rain and wild wind. 在经历了狂风暴雨的一夜之后，那片叶子仍然在那里。 - remain v. 保持，仍然是 - e.g. The leaf ____________ there after the storm. 24. Like many of O. Henry's short stories, the charm of “The Last Leaf” lies in its surprise ending. 像欧·亨利的许多短篇小说一样，《最后一片叶子》的魅力在于它的出人意料结局。 - lie in 在于（过去式 lay） - e.g. The charm of the story ____________ in its surprise ending. 25. It reminds us of the importance of having hope. 它提醒我们拥有希望的重要性。 - remind sb of 使某人想起 - e.g. The story ____________ us of the importance of hope. 【高频短语汇总】中英互译 1. have a chance ____________ 2. ____________ 有机会 3. have something to do with ____________ 4. ____________ 与……有关 5. make sense ____________ 6. ____________ 有道理 7. hear of ____________ 8. ____________ 听说 9. at the same time ____________ 10. ____________ 同时 11. get better ____________ 12. ____________ 好转，康复 13. because of ____________ 14. ____________ 因为 15. out in the cold ____________ 16. ____________ 在外面受冻 17. surprise ending ____________ 18. ____________ 出人意料的结局 19. lie in ____________ 20. ____________ 在于 21. remind sb of ____________ 22. ____________ 使某人想起 综合练习 一、单项选择 ( ) 1. She has a very small ____________ of recovery. A. chance B. change C. choice D. challenge ( ) 2. She ____________ in bed with a fever. A. lied B. lay C. lain D. laying ( ) 3. The leaves ____________ from the branches in autumn. A. fall B. fell C. feel D. felt ( ) 4. I have never ____________ of such a thing. A. listen B. heard C. hear D. listened ( ) 5. This idea doesn't ____________ sense. A. take B. give C. make D. have ( ) 6. What does this ____________ to do with me? A. have B. has C. had D. having ( ) 7. The man ____________ lived downstairs was a painter. A. which B. who C. whom D. whose ( ) 8. She will die ____________ the last leaf stays on the tree. A. if B. unless C. because D. so ( ) 9. O. Henry is famous for his ____________ endings. A. surprise B. surprising C. surprised D. surprises ( ) 10. The story ____________ us of the importance of hope. A. remember B. reminds C. recalls D. thinks 二、根据汉语意思完成句子 1. 她康复的可能性很小。 She has a very small ____________ of recovery. 2. 她发着高烧躺在床上。 She ____________ in bed with a fever. 3. 树叶在秋天从树枝上落下。 The leaves ____________ from the branches in autumn. 4. 我从未听说过这种事。 I have never ____________ of such a thing. 5. 这个主意毫无道理。 This idea doesn't ____________ sense. 6. 这和我有什么关系？ What does this have to ____________ with me? 7. 住在一楼的那个人是一位画家。 The man ____________ lived on the first floor was a painter. 8. 除非那片叶子留在树上，否则她会死。 She will die ____________ the last leaf stays on the tree. 9. 欧·亨利以出人意料的结局而闻名。 O. Henry is famous for his ____________ endings. 10. 这个故事提醒我们希望的重要性。 The story ____________ us of the importance of hope. 11. 最后一片叶子掉落时，我会死去。 When the last leaf ____________, I must go too. 12. 第二天早上，那片叶子还在那里。 The next morning, the leaf was ____________ there. 13. 她正在好转。 She was getting ____________. 14. 他是因在外面受冻而生病。 He was ill because of being out in the ____________. 15. 这个故事的魅力在于出人意料的结局。 The charm of the story ____________ in its surprise ending. 三、选词填空（从方框中选择合适的单词填空，注意形式变化） A | chance | lay | fell | heard | make | do | who | unless | surprise | reminds | 1. She has a very small ____________ of recovery. 2. She ____________ in bed with a fever. 3. The leaves ____________ from the branches in autumn. 4. I have never ____________ of such a thing. 5. This idea doesn't ____________ sense. 6. What does this have to ____________ with me? 7. The man ____________ lived on the first floor was a painter. 8. She will die ____________ the last leaf stays on the tree. 9. O. Henry is famous for his ____________ endings. 10. The story ____________ us of the importance of hope. B | chance | lay | fell | heard | make | do | who | unless | surprise | reminds | “The Last Leaf” is a short story by O. Henry. Johnsy got sick and she had a small 1.____________ of recovery. She 2.____________ in bed and watched the leaves 3.____________ from the tree. She believed that when the last leaf 4.____________, she would die. She had never 5.____________ of such a thing. Old Behrman, 6.____________ lived downstairs, painted a leaf on the wall. Johnsy survived. The charm of the story 7.____________ in its 8.____________ ending. It 9.____________ us that we should never give up. We should never say something that 10.____________ not make sense. 四、用所给词的适当形式填空 1. She has a very small ____________ (chance) of recovery. 2. She ____________ (lie) in bed with a fever. 3. The leaves ____________ (fall) from the branches in autumn. 4. I have never ____________ (hear) of such a thing. 5. This idea doesn't make ____________ (sense). 6. What does this have to do with ____________ (I)? 7. The man who ____________ (live) on the first floor was a painter. 8. She will die unless the last leaf ____________ (stay) on the tree. 9. O. Henry is famous for his ____________ (surprise) endings. 10. The story ____________ (remind) us of the importance of hope. 11. When the last leaf ____________ (fall), I must go too. 12. The leaf was ____________ (still) there the next morning. 13. She was getting ____________ (good). 14. He was ill because of being out in the ____________ (cold). 15. The charm of the story ____________ (lie) in its surprise ending. 答案 一、单项选择 1. A 2. B 3. B 4. B 5. C 6. A 7. B 8. B 9. A 10. B 二、根据汉语意思完成句子 1. chance 2. lay 3. fell 4. heard 5. make 6. do 7. who 8. unless 9. surprise 10. reminds 11. falls 12. still 13. better 14. cold 15. lies 三、选词填空 A 1. chance 2. lay 3. fell 4. heard 5. make 6. do 7. who 8. unless 9. surprise 10. reminds B 1. chance 2. lay 3. falling 4. fell 5. heard 6. who 7. lies 8. surprise 9. reminds 10. does 四、用所给词的适当形式填空 1. chance 2. lay 3. fall 4. heard 5. sense 6. me 7. lived 8. stays 9. surprise 10. reminds 11. falls 12. still 13. better 14. cold 15. lies 1 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $