Unit 8 The world of literature Reading 课后练习 2026-2027学年译林版英语九年级上册

Unit 8 The world of literature Reading 课后练习 学校:姓名:班级:考号: 一、翻译 1.burn with a fever 2.drop off 3.make sense 4.have something to do with 5.out in the cold 6.talk of painting a masterpiece 7.at the same time 8.活下来的可能性很小 9.从树上掉落 10.整夜狂风暴雨 11.还未曾做某事 12.倚靠在墙上 13.成为他一生中最好的作品 二、单词拼写 14.My uncle lives on the tenth floor of a tall building that has more than fifty (公寓套房) in total. 15.His face turned red with (愤怒) when he heard the unfair criticism. 16.The tree in our yard has long (树枝), and my little brother likes to climb among them. 17.The director’s latest film is a true (杰作) that will be remembered for years. 18.The book was first (出版) in 1838 and soon became a best-seller. 19.The writer described the dark (场景) of London’s slums vividly. 三、补全对话 根据对话内容,从下面选出恰当的句子补全对话,有一个选项是多余的。 A: Hello, Anna. Did you read the book Journey to the West last night?A.Why do you like him? B.Yes, I did. C.How about watching the film about the story after school? D.I’m not sure. E.I also like the Pigsy. F.See you then. B: 20 Who do you like in the book? A: I like the Monkey King very much. B: 21 A: Because he always protects the weak. B: That’s true. Who else do you like in the story? A: 22 B: Yes, he is funny. A: 23 B: Great! I will go with you. A: 24 四、选词填空 用适当形式,每词限用一次 masterpiece, branch, anger, fever, apartment, fool, drop off, remain, actually, beating O. Henry’s short story The Last Leaf has touched millions of readers all over the world. Set in a small city apartment building in New York, the story shows us the power of hope and self-sacrifice. Johnsy shared an 25 with her close friend Sue. She loved painting just like Sue. Unluckily, she was struck by a terrible 26 in cold winter. She lay in bed day after day, watching the dry leaves on the tree’s 27 . As the cold wind blew, more and more leaves 28 one by one. She held a strange idea and thought she would die when the very last leaf disappeared. When Sue told old Behrman about Johnsy’s crazy thought, the old painter was filled with great 29 . He thought it was completely wrong for a girl to tie her life to tree leaves. He called it a 30 idea. Though he was poor and old, he had long dreamed of creating his own 31 . On that wild, 32 rainy night, he went out into the freezing cold without thinking of his own safety. He painted an ivy leaf on the wall. 33 , this simple painted leaf became his greatest work. Behrman lost his life because of that night, but his spirit of kindness will 34 in people’s hearts forever. 五、阅读理解 The man behind surprise endings—O. Henry O. Henry is the pen-name of William Sydney Porter, one of America’s most beloved short-story writers. He produced more than three hundred short stories during his short lifetime. Almost all his stories are set in the everyday world of ordinary people. His special writing style, especially the surprise ending, has made him world famous. Porter’s early life was full of changes. He left formal schooling when he was fifteen. However, he loved reading very much. He read widely in libraries, and this self-study built his rich knowledge base. He tried many different jobs: clerk, reporter, bank worker. Each job brought him different life experiences. He met all kinds of ordinary men and women. Those real-life people later became the models for the characters in his stories. Unluckily, he was sent to prison for three years because of a bank-related mistake. Life in prison was hard, but it pushed him to begin writing short stories to make money for his little daughter. It was in prison that he created his pen-name “O. Henry”. After he was set free, he moved to New York City. New York’s busy street life offered him endless writing materials. He watched shop assistants, poor artists, common workers. He cared about their small happiness and hidden sadness. O. Henry’s surprise ending is not just a clever trick. Behind the sudden turn of plot, there is deep human care. In The Last Leaf, we see self-sacrifice and hope. In The Gift of the Magi, a young couple sell their most precious possessions to buy Christmas gifts for each other. Their gifts become useless, but their true love shines brightly. Though O. Henry passed away over a century ago, his works are still widely read. His stories remind us that great literature does not always need great heroes. Ordinary people’s joy and pain can also create timeless literary treasures. 35.What helped Porter build his rich knowledge? A.Good college education. B.Wide reading by himself. C.Teachers’ careful teaching. D.Writing stories in prison. 36.Where did Porter get most of his story characters? A.Famous historical heroes. B.Rich people from big parties. C.Real-life ordinary people he met. D.Books he read in the library. 37.Why did Porter start writing short stories in prison? A.To become world famous. B.To make money for his daughter. C.To record prison life for society. D.To show his anger against unfair rules. 38.What do we know about O. Henry’s surprise ending? A.It is only a meaningless writing trick. B.It hides deep care for human beings. C.All his stories have sad and terrible endings. D.It mainly describes great national heroes. 39.What is the main idea of this passage? A.It introduces O. Henry’s life experience and his literary features. B.It retells the full story of The Last Leaf. C.It compares different American short story writers. D.It teaches readers how to write stories with surprise endings. 六、任务型阅读 Poems from the Tang and Song Dynasties, operas from the Yuan Dynasty, and novels from the Ming and Qing Dynasties are very famous in China’s history. Today, I’d like to recommend Song of Autumn, one of the poems by Liu Yuxi (772—842), a famous poet and writer in the mid-Tang Dynasty. Just as shown in the first line of the poem, most ancient poets liked to describe autumn as a sad time, but in this poem the season appears differently. In Liu’s eyes, autumn, full of life and hope, is even better than spring morning. He describes the bright scene of a crane (鹤) riding the clouds and flying into the blue sky. His poems pay special attention to expressing personal feelings, as well as the daily life of common people. Though being translated thoughtfully by experienced translator Xu Yuanchong, the poem still reads not so beautifully as that in Chinese. I personally think that English is sometimes not so powerful as Chinese. Here is another example. In Liu’s essay A Eulogy on the Humble Dwelling (《陋室铭》), with less than 100 words, he shows a lively picture of his humble cell. However, it also shows how he was pleased with the poor and simple life. People may find it strange that one can feel happy living in such a humble cell. Learning from his famous sentence, “This is a humble dwelling, yet it boasts a fine reputation thanks to my virtuous character (斯是陋室,惟吾德馨)”, I think to be a respectable (值得尊敬的) man is more important than to live in big houses, to wear beautiful clothes, to enjoy delicious food, and even to get knowledge. 40.Which dynasty was Liu Yuxi from? 41.What did most ancient poets usually describe autumn as in their poems? 42.Who translated the poem “Song of Autumn” mentioned in the passage? 43.How many words does Liu Yuxi’s essay “A Eulogy on the Humble Dwelling” have? 44.What does Liu Yuxi show through “A Eulogy on the Humble Dwelling” besides the picture of his humble cell? 学科网(北京)股份有限公司 《Unit 8 The world of literature Reading 课后练习》参考答案 题号 35 36 37 38 39 答案 B C B B A 1.发高烧 2.睡着;减少 3.讲得通;有道理 4.与……有关 5.在严寒中;在露天寒冷环境下 6.谈及要画一幅杰作 7.同时 8.have a very small chance of living 9.fall off the tree 10.a night of beating rain and wild wind 11.have yet to do sth 12.lean against the wall 13.become the best work of his life 14.apartments 【详解】句意:我叔叔住在一栋高楼的十楼,这栋楼总共有五十多套公寓套房。fifty意为“五十”,后面要接可数名词复数,apartment表示“公寓套房”,其复数形式为apartments。 15.anger 【详解】句意:当他听到不公平的批评时,他的脸因愤怒而变红。anger“愤怒”,不可数名词。 16.branches 【详解】句意:我院子里的这棵树长着长长的树枝,弟弟喜欢在树枝间攀爬。branch“树枝”可数名词,形容词“long”前无冠词,且句尾“among them”中them指代前面的树枝,需用复数branches。 17.masterpiece 【详解】句意:这位导演的最新影片是一部真正的杰作,将会被人们铭记多年。 “杰作”的英文是masterpiece,是可数名词,不定冠词a后接可数名词单数,因此填masterpiece。 18.published 【详解】句意:这本书于1838年首次出版,很快就成了畅销书。主语the book和publish构成被动关系,句子是一般过去时的被动语态,结构为“was+动词过去分词”,publish的过去分词为published。 19.scene 【详解】句意:这位作者生动描绘了伦敦贫民窟黑暗的场景。该处需一个名词,作described的宾语;中文提示“场景”,scene侧重文学、故事里的情景、场面,完全契合“作家生动描绘伦敦贫民窟黑暗场景”的语义,此处用单数形式即可。 20.B 21.A 22.E 23.C 24.F 【导语】本文是一篇A和安娜的对话,两人讨论了《西游记》这本书,交流了各自喜欢的角色,最后A邀请安娜放学后一起看相关电影,安娜同意的内容。 【详解】20.根据“A: Did you read the book Journey to the West last night?”和后文两人讨论书中角色,可知安娜读过这本书,选项B“是的,我读了。”符合语境。故选B。 21.根据“A: Because he always protects the weak.”可知,安娜在询问A喜欢孙悟空的原因,选项A“你为什么喜欢他?”符合语境。故选A。 22.根据“Who else do you like in the story?”可知,B问到了书中另一个角色,选项E“我也喜欢猪八戒。”符合语境。故选E。 23.根据“B: Great! I will go with you.”可知,A提出了一个邀请,选项C“放学后去看这个故事的电影怎么样?”符合语境。故选C。 24.根据前文“Great! I will go with you.”可知,两人约定好一起看电影,此处应是告别,选项F“到时候见。”符合语境。故选F。 25.apartment 26.fever 27.branches 28.dropped off 29.anger 30.foolish 31.masterpiece 32.beating 33.Actually 34.remain 【导语】本文是一篇记叙文,主要讲述了欧 亨利的短篇小说《最后一片叶子》的故事梗概,体现了希望和自我牺牲的力量。 【详解】25.句意:琼西和她的好朋友苏合住一套公寓。an后接单数名词,根据“Set in a small city apartment building in New York”可知,故事发生在公寓楼,方框中apartment,意为“公寓”,an提示用单数形式,符合语境。 26.句意:不幸的是,她在寒冬发高烧。a后面跟单数名词,后文提到卧床不起,此处指发烧,方框中fever,意为“发烧”,符合语境,a terrible fever意为“一场高烧”。 27.句意:她日复一日躺在床上,看着树枝上干枯的叶子。名词所有格tree’s后面跟名词,根据“the dry leaves on the tree’s…” 可知,叶子长在树枝上,方框中branch,意为“树枝”,树上不止一根树枝,变为复数branches,符合语境。 28.句意:寒风吹起,越来越多的叶子一片片掉落。此处缺少谓语动词,根据“the cold wind blew”可知,此处指树叶掉落,方框中drop off,意为“掉落”。全文讲述过去发生的故事,用一般过去时,drop的过去式是dropped,符合语境。 29.句意:当苏把琼西荒唐的想法告诉老贝尔曼时,老画家满腔怒火。介词with后面跟名词作宾语,根据“He thought it was completely wrong”可知,老人很生气,方框中anger,意为“生气”,不可数名词,符合语境。 30.句意:他称这是一个愚蠢的想法。修饰名词idea需要用形容词,根据“He thought it was completely wrong for a girl to tie her life to tree leaves”可知,此处表示一个愚蠢的想法,方框中fool变为形容词foolish“愚蠢的”,符合语境。 31.句意:尽管他又老又穷,但他一直梦想创作出属于自己的杰作。此处需要一个名词作宾语,根据后文“this simple painted leaf became his greatest work”可知,此处表示他的杰作,方框中masterpiece,意为“杰作”,符合语境。 32.句意:在那个风雨肆虐的雨夜,他不顾自身安危走进刺骨的寒风中。修饰名词night要用形容词,方框中beating,意为“(风雨)拍打肆虐的”,wild, beating rainy night 意为 “风雨肆虐的夜晚”,符合语境。 33.句意:事实上,这片简单画出来的叶子成了他最伟大的作品。此处作状语,承接上下文,方框中actually,意为“事实上”,符合语境,句首字母需大写。 34.句意:贝尔曼因为那个夜晚失去了生命,但他善良的精神将永远留在人们心中。will后面接动词原形,根据“but his spirit of kindness”可知,此处指精神永存,方框中remain,意为“留存;保持”,remain in people’s hearts意为“留在人们心中”,符合语境。 35.B 36.C 37.B 38.B 39.A 【导语】本文主要介绍了欧・亨利的人生经历、创作背景,以及他独具特色的意外式结局写作风格与作品价值。 【详解】35.文章第2段“He read widely in libraries, and this self-study built his rich knowledge base.”表明自学广泛阅读帮助Porter积累了丰富知识。 36.文章第2段“Those real-life people later became the models for the characters in his stories.”表明故事人物大多来自他遇到的现实生活中的普通人。 37.文章第3段“Life in prison was hard, but it pushed him to begin writing short stories to make money for his little daughter.”表明他在狱中写小说是为了给女儿赚钱。 38.文章第4段“Behind the sudden turn of plot, there is deep human care.”表明欧・亨利的意外结局蕴藏着对人类深切的关怀。 39.全文既介绍了欧 亨利的生平经历(早年、工作、入狱、纽约生活),又阐述了他作品关注普通人、意外结局带人文关怀的文学特征,A选项最能概括文章内容。 40.The Tang Dynasty. 41.A sad time. 42.Xu Yuanchong. 43.Less than 100 words. 44.His pleasure with the poor and simple life. 【导语】本文主要介绍了唐代诗人刘禹锡及其作品《秋词》和《陋室铭》的特点,通过对比传统悲秋情怀和刘禹锡笔下的乐观秋景,展现其诗歌的独特风格和人生哲学。 【详解】40.第一段直接交代“Liu Yuxi (772‑842), a famous poet and writer in the mid‑Tang Dynasty”,答案可直接提取朝代信息作答。 41.第二段直接写明“most ancient poets liked to describe autumn as a sad time”,答案可直接提取信息作答。 42.第三段直接提到“by experienced translator Xu Yuanchong”,答案可直接提取译者名字作答。 43.第四段直接说明“In Liu’s essay A Eulogy on the Humble Dwelling (《陋室铭》), with less than 100 words”,答案可直接提取字数信息作答。 44.第四段提到“it also shows how he was pleased with the poor and simple life.”,整合该句信息即可得出答案。 学科网(北京)股份有限公司 $