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九年级英语上册Unit8知识点-Focusing on culture讲义
【课文要点】
Part 1: 故事背景(Story Background)
- 作者:O. Henry(欧·亨利),本名 William Sydney Porter(威廉·西德尼·波特)
- 生卒年:1862–1910
- 出生地:美国北卡罗来纳州
- 写作特点:19世纪90年代末开始以“O. Henry”为笔名写短篇小说,故事常以出人意料的结局(surprise endings) 著称
Part 2: 故事内容概要(Story Summary)
主要人物:
- Johnsy(琼西):年轻的女画家,患肺炎,失去了生存意志
- Sue(苏):Johnsy的朋友和室友,照顾她
- Behrman(贝尔曼):老画家,60多岁,靠做模特赚取微薄收入
情节发展:
1. Johnsy患病(Johnsy falls ill)
- 11月,Johnsy患了肺炎,高烧40度。
- 医生说她的唯一机会是“她自己想活下去”。
2. Johnsy失去希望(Johnsy loses hope)
- Johnsy躺在床上,望着窗外的常春藤(ivy vine)。
- 她数着藤上的叶子,认为当最后一片叶子落下时,她就会死去。
3. Sue寻求帮助(Sue seeks help)
- Sue请老画家Behrman来做模特,并告诉了他Johnsy的情况。
4. 风雨之夜(The stormy night)
- 寒冷的雨夜,最后一片叶子似乎一定会落下。
5. 奇迹发生(The miracle)
- 第二天早上,最后一片叶子依然还在。
- Johnsy受到鼓舞,决定活下去,开始进食。
6. 真相揭晓(The truth revealed)
- 几天后,医生宣布Johnsy脱离危险(out of danger)。
- Sue告诉Johnsy:Behrman在那天晚上冒着风雨,在墙上画了一片叶子——那片叶子从未落下。
- Behrman因淋雨受寒而染病去世。
Part 3: 主题分析(Themes)
- 无私的爱与牺牲(Selfless love and sacrifice):Behrman用自己的生命换来了Johnsy活下去的希望。
- 希望的力量(The power of hope):最后一片叶子给了Johnsy活下去的勇气。
- 艺术的生命力(The power of art):Behrman画的那片“叶子”是最伟大的艺术作品。
【高频短语汇总】(中英互译)
1. ____________________ 最后一片叶子
2. ____________________ 工作室
3. ____________________ 高烧40度
4. ____________________ 原来是肺炎
5. ____________________ 她想活下去
6. ____________________ 脸色苍白
7. ____________________ 常春藤
8. ____________________ 数叶子
9. ____________________ 没有意义
10. ____________________ 闭上眼睛
11. ____________________ 做模特
12. ____________________ 挣点钱
13. ____________________ 上楼
14. ____________________ 寒冷的雨
15. ____________________ 脱离危险
16. ____________________ 出人意料的结局
17. ____________________ 短篇小说
18. ____________________ 画在墙上
19. ____________________ 整夜在外面
20. ____________________ 冻成冰
【综合练习】
一、单项选择(共15小题)
( ) 1. Johnsy became very ill with a 40-degree ______ in November.
A. fever B. flu C. cold D. cough
( ) 2. It first looked like a flu, but it turned ______ to be pneumonia.
A. out B. in C. on D. up
( ) 3. The doctor said Johnsy’s only chance was for her to ______ to live.
A. want B. wanted C. wants D. wanting
( ) 4. Johnsy was looking out of the window and ______ the leaves.
A. counting B. counted C. counts D. count
( ) 5. She wanted to see the ______ leaf fall.
A. last B. first C. next D. only
( ) 6. Johnsy thought she would ______ when the last leaf fell.
A. die B. live C. cry D. sleep
( ) 7. Sue told Johnsy that it didn't make any ______.
A. sense B. scene C. scent D. since
( ) 8. Old Behrman was a painter who was past ______.
A. 60 B. 50 C. 70 D. 80
( ) 9. Behrman earned a little money by being a ______.
A. model B. painter C. doctor D. writer
( ) 10. A cold ______ was falling that night.
A. rain B. snow C. wind D. leaf
( ) 11. The next morning, the leaf was ______ there.
A. still B. already C. never D. just
( ) 12. Johnsy decided it was ______ to want to die.
A. wrong B. right C. good D. wise
( ) 13. A few days later, Johnsy was ______ of danger.
A. out B. in C. at D. on
( ) 14. Behrman painted the leaf on the wall the night the last leaf ______.
A. fell B. falls C. falling D. fallen
( ) 15. O. Henry’s stories often had surprise ______.
A. endings B. endings C. endings D. endings
二、根据汉语意思完成句子(每空一词,共20小题)
1. 在房子顶层,苏和琼西有他们的工作室。
At the ______ of a house, Sue and Johnsy ______ their studio.
2. 十一月,琼西病得很重,高烧40度。
In November, Johnsy became very ______, with a 40-degree ______.
3. 起初看起来像流感,但后来证实是肺炎。
At first, it looked ______ a flu, but it ______ out to be pneumonia.
4. 她唯一的机会是她自己想活下去。
Her only ______ is for her to ______ to live.
5. 琼西脸色苍白,正望着窗外数叶子。
Johnsy was very ______, and she was looking out of the window and ______.
6. “六,”琼西说,“又掉了一片。现在只剩五片了。”
“______,” said Johnsy. “There goes ______ one. There are only five left now.”
7. 我想看着最后一片叶子落下。
I want to see the ______ one ______.
8. 这根本说不通。
It doesn't ______ any ______.
9. 老贝尔曼是一位画家,60多岁了。
Old Behrman was a ______. He was ______ 60.
10. 他靠做模特赚一点钱。
He ______ a little money by ______ a model.
11. 他们从窗户望向常春藤。
They looked out of the ______ at the ______ vine.
12. 寒冷的雨正下着。
A ______ rain was ______.
13. 第二天早上,只有一片常春藤叶子还留着。
The next morning, there was ______ one ivy leaf ______.
14. 那是最后一片,它很快就会落下。
It’s the ______ one. It'll ______ soon.
15. 那片叶子依然还在那里。
The leaf was ______ ______.
16. 想死是不对的。
It’s ______ to want to ______.
17. 几天后,医生说琼西脱离了危险。
A few days later, the doctor said Johnsy was ______ ______ danger.
18. 贝尔曼在那天晚上把叶子画在了墙上。
Behrman ______ the leaf ______ the wall that night.
19. 他整夜在外面,又湿又冷。
He was ______ and ______ cold from being out all night.
20. 欧·亨利的故事通常有出人意料的结局。
O. Henry's stories often had ______ ______.
【参考答案】
一、单项选择
1. A 2. A 3. A 4. A 5. A 6. A 7. A 8. A 9. A 10. A
11. A 12. A 13. A 14. A 15. A
二、完成句子
1. top; had
2. ill; fever
3. like; turned
4. chance; want
5. pale; counting
6. Six; another
7. last; fall
8. make; sense
9. painter; past
10. earned; being
11. window; ivy
12. cold; falling
13. just; left
14. last; fall
15. still there
16. wrong; die
17. out of
18. painted; on
19. wet; icy
20. surprise endings
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