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Section 2 “The Last Leaf”的课文习读环节
课时目标
1.略读文章，熟悉主题语境，获取文章的主旨大意。
2.细读文章，找出相关的细节信息并梳理短篇小说的特点。
3.运用与话题相关的语言知识，对文中提到的三个人物进行简单的描述和评价。
文意整体把握
Ⅰ.理清文脉结构
Ⅱ.把握主旨大意
1．What does the text mainly tell us？( )
A．A last ivy leaf on the wall.
B．Mr Behrman — a failed painter.
C．A story about a kind of severe disease.
D．A beautiful and sorrowful story with a surprising ending.
2．Match the main idea with each part.
Part 1(Paras.1～3) A．Johnsy got ill with
pneumonia.
Part 2(Paras.4～11) B．Behrman died of pneumonia
after painting “the last leaf”
for Johnsy on the cold
rainy night.
Part 3(Paras.12～13) C．Johnsy changed her attitude
to life in the efforts of Sue and Mr Behrman.
文意深度理解
(一)阅读理解
1．What's the purpose of the first paragraph？( )
A．To introduce the topic.
B．To describe a scene of life.
C．To introduce the background of the story.
D．To describe a place.
2．What can we learn from Paragraph 3？( )
A．People put their hopes on Johnsy.
B．The chance of Johnsy's survival was slim.
C．Johnsy needed to think about her future more.
D．People should encourage Johnsy to stick to her dream.
3．Why did Johnsy change her attitude？( )
A．Sue encouraged her to be brave and she was moved.
B．Behrman persuaded her to give up her stupid idea.
C．She was encouraged by the brave leaf and realised that it was wrong of her to want to die.
D．The doctor told her something cheerful.
4．What can we infer from the last paragraph？( )
A．The janitor saw Mr Behrman go out that rainy night.
B．Mr Behrman got pneumonia because of painting in the cold rainy night.
C．Mr Behrman would become famous for his masterpiece.
D．Mr Behrman went to prevent the last leaf from falling off.
5．How is the story developed？( )
A．By following time order.
B．By following space order.
C．By following logical order.
D．By following the changes of feelings.
[Tip]
判断小说写作顺序
小说的叙述方式有多种类型，比较常见的有顺叙、倒叙、插叙、补叙、平叙。本文在叙述情节的时候是采用的是顺叙，即按时间的先后顺序来写。情节发展脉络分明，层次清晰。
(二)阅读表达
1．What do you think Sue's comment “it's Behrman's masterpiece” means
_________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________
2．What do you think the story is trying to express？(The answers may vary)
_________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________
内化读文技法
透过情节叙述，感悟小说内涵
本文是一篇由欧·亨利所著的短篇小说。文章以第三人称的叙述方式，运用了拟人等特殊的修辞手法来描写人物，拓展情节，以烘托小说的悲剧气氛。在小说的结尾处，作者笔锋一转，完全颠覆读者的假想：所有人都认为不可能有绝世之作的老画家却画出了激发垂死之人强烈求生欲望的神圣作品。作者用这样出乎意料的结尾赞美了艺术家之间真诚的友谊，引导读者敬畏生命，体会友谊对人类的重要性以及人性的真善美。阅读时要注意透过情节叙述，尤其是小说的意外结局，感悟小说要表达的深层含义。
(一)赏用词之妙
1．Greenwich Village is a place where the art people came together, hunting for apartments with north facing windows and low rents.
赏析：本句中的“low”形象地写出了来格林威治村的艺术人士的生活状况。
2．But Johnsy's mind was made up.
赏析：本句中“mind”在短语中提前，意在强调Johnsy的决心。英语中有时为了表达上的需要，会强调某些短语中的某个词以达到效果。
[仿写训练]
①英译汉
These people are living on relatively low incomes.
________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
②试标出下面句子中强调的词汇：
Some measures have been taken to stop the river from being polluted.
(二)赏句式之高
1．Are there people in the world that foolish to think they'll die because leaves drop off from a vine
赏析：they'll die为省略连词that的宾语从句，作动词think的宾语；because引导原因状语从句，意为“因为”。该句通过询问的方式，强调了这种认为叶子掉落意味着人死亡的想法的荒谬性。
2．Didn't you wonder why it never moved an inch when the wind blew
赏析：why引导宾语从句；when引导时间状语从句，意为“当……的时候”。该句目的是引发约翰西的思考，促使她去探究这个现象背后的原因。
[仿写训练] (用高级句式完成句子)
①He owed an apology ________________________________________________.
他应该道歉，因为他要为自己的所作所为负责。
②She explained briefly ________________________________________________.
她简要地解释了为什么她又迟到了，(之后)匆匆离去。
(三)赏修辞之功
1．In November, a cold, unseen stranger, whom the doctors called Pneumonia, arrived in Greenwich Village.
赏析：本句中作者运用了拟人的修辞手法，形象地把肺炎比作一位残酷、不留情面的恶魔，残忍地夺去弱幼者的生命。
2．One leaf remained on the vine, bravely holding on in the wind and rain.“It will fall today.And I will die with it.”
赏析：本句中使用的“bravely”运用了拟人的修辞手法，写出了最后一片叶子的坚强。
3．I want to go sailing down, down, just like one of those poor, tired leaves.
赏析：作者在本句中运用了委婉语go sailing down, down来替代常用语die，委婉不直接，也说明了对生命还抱有一丝希望。另外还使用了明喻，把自己比作一片可怜的叶子。
[仿写训练] (试翻译下列句子并体会修辞手法的运用)
①Thirsty soil drank in the rain.
________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
②The flowers nodded in the breeze.
________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
③He hopes to pass away like a hero when he is old.
________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
(四)赏文笔之美(伏笔描写)
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.
赏析：这段话通过“looked out the window at the vine”等描述，形象地描绘了 Behrman 和 Sue 观察窗外葡萄藤的场景，增强了画面感。通过描写自然环境，衬托出人物的悲伤心情，为下面故事的反转埋下伏笔。
(五)赏逻辑之顺
Johnsy's eyes were open, but they weren't watching her.Instead, she stared out the window and counted backwards: “Ten, nine, eight, seven ...”
赏析：本句中使用“instead”形成前后对比，说明Johnsy对待生命的态度，为后文进一步描述做铺垫。
[仿写训练] (试翻译下面的句子)
他没有回答，反而转身离开了房间。
________________________________________________________________________
文学，如同一朵绽放的花朵，吐露着真理和美的芬芳。它是一扇通往梦幻与魔力的大门，让我们的心灵在其中徜徉。每一篇文字，都是一段生命的抒情，记录着人类思想与情感的轨迹；它犹如一面镜子，映射着人类灵魂。让我们共同踏上文学之旅，感受其中的真情与美景，体味生命的深沉与绚丽。
The wonder of literature
A child and a man were walking on the beach when the child found a shell and held it to his ear.Suddenly he heard strange, low, musical sounds.These sounds seemed to be from another world and the child listened to them with wonder. and that the shell caught a range of sounds too faint for human ears. a new world, but the unnoticed music of the old.
Some such experience as this lies in store for us when we begin the study of literature.Let a little song appeal to the ear, or a great book to the heart, and we discover a new world, a world of dreams and magic.To enter and enjoy this new world, we need to love literature, and make an effort to explain it.Behind every book is a man, behind the man is the race, and behind the race are the natural and social environments.We must know all these, In a word, we have now reached a point where we wish to enjoy and understand literature.The first step is to determine some of its significant qualities.
The first quality of literature is its description of truth and beauty.Some truth and beauty remain unnoticed until a sensitive human soul brings them to our attention, just as the shell reflects the unnoticed sounds.A hundred men may pass a field and see only dead grass; but a poet stops, looks deeper, sees truth and beauty, and writes，“Yesterday's flowers am I．” One who reads it is capable
The second quality of literature is its appeal to our feelings and imagination.Its attraction lies more in what it awakens in us than what it says.When Christopher Marlowe's Doctor Faustus asks in the presence of Helen, “Was this the face that launched a thousand ships？” he opens a door through which
The third quality of literature, coming out of the other two, is its permanence.To achieve this, it should contain two elements: universal interest and personal style.Good literature reflects the most basic of human nature — love and hate, joy and sadness, fear and hope.It also takes on a personal style — no writer can describe human life without reflecting his own life and experiences.
In summary, literature is the expression of life in forms of truth and beauty, the written record of man's thoughts and feelings, and the history of the human soul.
滴水穿石
1．由文积词汇
unnoticed adj. 未被注意的，被人忽视的
magic n. 魔力
determine vt. 确定
description n. 描写，描述
imagination n. 想象
permanence n. 永久，持久性
element n. 要素，基本部分
reflect vt. 反映
2．据文悟句式
句①：两个that都引导宾语从句。
句②：what引导主语从句；not ...but ...意为“不是……而是……”，连接两个并列成分。
句③：if引导条件状语从句；is to speak表示按计划将要发生的事。
句④：who 引导定语从句，修饰先行词One; that 引导定语从句，修饰先行词 the beauty。
句⑤：through which 为“介词＋关系代词”，引导定语从句，修饰先行词 a door；“a world of love, beauty and heroism”作 a new world 的同位语。
Section 2 “The Last Leaf”的课文习读环节
NO.1 精阅读
文意整体把握
Ⅰ.①Johnsy ②November ③ill ④leaves ⑤fell
⑥remained ⑦painted
Ⅱ.1.D 2.Parts 1～3 ACB
文意深度理解
(一)1～5 CBCBA
(二)1.It was painted so true to life that Johnsy didn't even find it was a picture.It is the best art he had ever painted because it kept Johnsy hopeful and alive.
2．The story is trying to express how people love and take care of each other.It also guides readers to think about attitudes towards life.
NO.2 美表达
(一)①这些人靠相对低的收入生活。 ②measures
(二)①because he was to blame for what he had done
②why she was late again and left in a hurry
(三)①饥渴的土壤在雨中畅饮。
②花儿在微风中点头。
③他希望自己老的时候能像英雄一样死去。
(五)He didn't reply.Instead, he turned around his heel and left the room.(共82张PPT)
Section 2 “The Last Leaf”
的课文习读 环节
课时目标
课时目标
1.略读文章，熟悉主题语境，获取文章的主旨大意。
2.细读文章，找出相关的细节信息并梳理短篇小说的特点。
3.运用与话题相关的语言知识，对文中提到的三个人物进行简单的描述和评价。
目 录
NO.1 精阅读 / 提升阅读“理解力”
NO.2 美表达 / 强化写作“基本功”
NO.3 慧人生 / 以文化人“增才情”
课时检测
精阅读 / 提升阅读“理解力”
NO.1
文意整体把握
Ⅰ.理清文脉结构
Johnsy
November
ill
leaves
fell
remained
painted
Ⅱ.把握主旨大意
1．What does the text mainly tell us
A．A last ivy leaf on the wall.
B．Mr Behrman — a failed painter.
C．A story about a kind of severe disease.
D．A beautiful and sorrowful story with a surprising ending.
√
2．Match the main idea with each part.
Part 1(Paras.1～3) A．Johnsy got ill with
pneumonia.
Part 2(Paras.4～11) B．Behrman died of pneumonia
after painting “the last leaf”
for Johnsy on the cold rainy
night.
Part 3(Paras.12～13) C．Johnsy changed her attitude to life in the efforts of Sue and Mr Behrman.
答案：Parts 1～3 ACB
文意深度理解
(一)阅读理解
1．What's the purpose of the first paragraph
A．To introduce the topic.
B．To describe a scene of life.
C．To introduce the background of the story.
D．To describe a place.
√
2．What can we learn from Paragraph 3
A．People put their hopes on Johnsy.
B．The chance of Johnsy's survival was slim.
C．Johnsy needed to think about her future more.
D．People should encourage Johnsy to stick to her dream.
√
3．Why did Johnsy change her attitude
A．Sue encouraged her to be brave and she was moved.
B．Behrman persuaded her to give up her stupid idea.
C．She was encouraged by the brave leaf and realised that it was wrong of her to want to die.
D．The doctor told her something cheerful.
√
4．What can we infer from the last paragraph
A．The janitor saw Mr Behrman go out that rainy night.
B．Mr Behrman got pneumonia because of painting in the cold rainy night.
C．Mr Behrman would become famous for his masterpiece.
D．Mr Behrman went to prevent the last leaf from falling off.
√
5．How is the story developed
A．By following time order.
B．By following space order.
C．By following logical order.
D．By following the changes of feelings.
√
[Tip]
判断小说写作顺序
小说的叙述方式有多种类型，比较常见的有顺叙、倒叙、插叙、补叙、平叙。本文在叙述情节的时候是采用的是顺叙，即按时间的先后顺序来写。情节发展脉络分明，层次清晰。
(二)阅读表达
1．What do you think Sue's comment “it's Behrman's masterpiece” means
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
It was painted so true to life that Johnsy didn't even find it was a picture.It is the best art he had ever painted because it kept Johnsy hopeful and alive.
2．What do you think the story is trying to express？(The answers may vary)
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
The story is trying to express how people love and take care of each other.It also guides readers to think about attitudes towards life.
内化读文技法
透过情节叙述，感悟小说内涵
本文是一篇由欧·亨利所著的短篇小说。文章以第三人称的叙述方式，运用了拟人等特殊的修辞手法来描写人物，拓展情节，以烘托小说的悲剧气氛。在小说的结尾处，作者笔锋一转，完全颠覆读者的假想：所有人都认为不可能有绝世之作的老画家却画出了激发垂死之人强烈求生欲望的神圣作品。作者用这样出乎意料的结尾赞美了艺术家之间真诚的友谊，引导读者敬畏生命，体会友谊对人类的重要性以及人性的真善美。阅读时要注意透过情节叙述，尤其是小说的意外结局，感悟小说要表达的深层含义。
美表达 / 强化写作“基本功”
NO.2
(一)赏用词之妙
1．Greenwich Village is a place where the art people came together, hunting for apartments with north-facing windows and low rents.
赏析：本句中的“low”形象地写出了来格林威治村的艺术人士的生活状况。
2．But Johnsy's mind was made up.
赏析：本句中“mind”在短语中提前，意在强调Johnsy的决心。英语中有时为了表达上的需要，会强调某些短语中的某个词以达到效果。
[仿写训练]
①英译汉
These people are living on relatively low incomes.
____________________________
②试标出下面句子中强调的词汇：
Some _____________ have been taken to stop the river from being polluted.
这些人靠相对低的收入生活。
measures
(二)赏句式之高
1．Are there people in the world that foolish to think they'll die because leaves drop off from a vine
赏析：they'll die为省略连词that的宾语从句，作动词think的宾语；because引导原因状语从句，意为“因为”。该句通过询问的方式，强调了这种认为叶子掉落意味着人死亡的想法的荒谬性。
2．Didn't you wonder why it never moved an inch when the wind blew
赏析：why引导宾语从句；when引导时间状语从句，意为“当……的时候”。该句目的是引发约翰西的思考，促使她去探究这个现象背后的原因。
[仿写训练] (用高级句式完成句子)
①He owed an apology_________________________________________.
他应该道歉，因为他要为自己的所作所为负责。
②She explained briefly____________________________________.
她简要地解释了为什么她又迟到了，(之后)匆匆离去。
because he was to blame for what he had done
why she was late again and left in a hurry
(三)赏修辞之功
1．In November, a cold, unseen stranger, whom the doctors called Pneumonia, arrived in Greenwich Village.
赏析：本句中作者运用了拟人的修辞手法，形象地把肺炎比作一位残酷、不留情面的恶魔，残忍地夺去弱幼者的生命。
2．One leaf remained on the vine, bravely holding on in the wind and rain.“It will fall today.And I will die with it.”
赏析：本句中使用的“bravely”运用了拟人的修辞手法，写出了最后一片叶子的坚强。
3．I want to go sailing down, down, just like one of those poor, tired leaves.
赏析：作者在本句中运用了委婉语go sailing down, down来替代常用语die，委婉不直接，也说明了对生命还抱有一丝希望。另外还使用了明喻，把自己比作一片可怜的叶子。
[仿写训练] (试翻译下列句子并体会修辞手法的运用)
①Thirsty soil drank in the rain.
_________________________
②The flowers nodded in the breeze.
____________________
③He hopes to pass away like a hero when he is old.
_____________________________________
饥渴的土壤在雨中畅饮。
花儿在微风中点头。
他希望自己老的时候能像英雄一样死去。
(四)赏文笔之美(伏笔描写)
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.
赏析：这段话通过“looked out the window at the vine”等描述，形象地描绘了 Behrman 和 Sue 观察窗外葡萄藤的场景，增强了画面感。通过描写自然环境，衬托出人物的悲伤心情，为下面故事的反转埋下伏笔。
(五)赏逻辑之顺
Johnsy's eyes were open, but they weren't watching her.Instead, she stared out the window and counted backwards: “Ten, nine, eight, seven ...”
赏析：本句中使用“instead”形成前后对比，说明Johnsy对待生命的态度，为后文进一步描述做铺垫。
[仿写训练] (试翻译下面的句子)
他没有回答，反而转身离开了房间。
_______________________________________________________________________
He didn't reply.Instead， he turned around his heel and left the room.
慧人生 / 以文化人“增才情”
NO.3
文学，如同一朵绽放的花朵，吐露着真理和美的芬芳。它是一扇通往梦幻与魔力的大门，让我们的心灵在其中徜徉。每一篇文字，都是一段生命的抒情，记录着人类思想与情感的轨迹；它犹如一面镜子，映射着人类灵魂。让我们共同踏上文学之旅，感受其中的真情与美景，体味生命的深沉与绚丽。
Some such experience as this lies in store for us when we begin the study of literature.Let a little song appeal to the ear, or a great book to the heart, and we discover a new world, a world of dreams and magic.To enter and enjoy this new world, we need to love literature, and make an effort to explain it.Behind every book is a man, behind the man is the race, and behind the race are the natural and social environments.We must know all these,
In a word, we have now reached a point where we wish to enjoy and understand literature.The first step is to determine some of its significant qualities.
The first quality of literature is its description of truth and beauty.Some truth and beauty remain unnoticed until a sensitive human soul brings them to our attention, just as the shell reflects the unnoticed sounds.A hundred men may pass a field and see only dead grass; but a poet stops, looks deeper, sees truth and beauty, and writes，
The second quality of literature is its appeal to our feelings and imagination.Its attraction lies more in what it awakens in us than what it says.
The third quality of literature, coming out of the other two, is its permanence.To achieve this, it should contain two elements: universal interest and personal style.Good literature reflects the most basic of human nature — love and hate, joy and sadness, fear and hope.It also takes on a personal style — no writer can describe human life without reflecting his own life and experiences.
In summary, literature is the expression of life in forms of truth and beauty, the written record of man's thoughts and feelings, and the history of the human soul.
滴水穿石
1．由文积词汇
unnoticed adj. 未被注意的，被人忽视的
magic n. 魔力
determine vt. 确定
description n. 描写，描述
imagination n. 想象
permanence n. 永久，持久性
element n. 要素，基本部分
reflect vt. 反映
2．据文悟句式
句①：两个that都引导宾语从句。
句②：what引导主语从句；not ...but ...意为“不是……而是……”，连接两个并列成分。
句③：if引导条件状语从句；is to speak表示按计划将要发生的事。
句④：who 引导定语从句，修饰先行词One; that 引导定语从句，修饰先行词 the beauty。
句⑤：through which 为“介词＋关系代词”，引导定语从句，修饰先行词 a door；“a world of love, beauty and heroism”作 a new world 的同位语。
课时检测
Ⅰ.阅读理解
A
Apple Seeds
Circulation: 1 Year, 9 Issues (期)
Cover Price: $ 42.55 per issue
Price For You: $ 33.95
Product Description: Apple Seeds is an award-winning magazine filled with stories for kids aged from 7 to 9.The cover is very soft, providing durability (耐用性) that allows each issue to be enjoyed for many years to come.Besides, there is a big surprise for you — it's being sold at a more favorable discount (折扣) than usual.
Better Life
Circulation: 1 Year, 12 Issues
Cover Price: $ 44.55 per issue
Price For You: $ 15.00
Product Description: Designed for those who have a strong interest in personal lifestyle, Better Life is America's complete home and family service magazine.It offers help with food, recipes, decorating, building, gardening, family health, money management, and education.
Humor Times
Circulation: 1 Year, 12 Issues
Cover Price: $ 36.00 per issue
Price For You: $ 11.95
Product Description: Humor Times magazine is for those who love to laugh! Full of cartoons and humor columns, it shows up in your mailbox once a month and keeps you smiling all year round! In today's world, you need a reason to laugh.So let's find it in Humor Times.
News China
Circulation: 1 Year, 12 Issues
Cover Price: $ 47.88 per issue
Price For You: $ 19.99
Product Description: News China magazine is the English edition of China Newsweek.The magazine covers the latest Chinese domestic news in politics, business, society, environment, culture, sports and travels, etc.It is the first comprehensive news magazine for readers interested in China.
语篇解读：本文是一篇应用文。文章介绍了四种出版物的发行量、售价、优惠价及其具体内容和特点。
1．What do we know about Apple Seeds
A．You can receive it every month if you buy it.
B．The soft cover can make it kept long.
C．It is the cheapest among all the magazines.
D．The magazine will surprise you for many years.
√
解析：细节理解题。根据Apple Seeds部分中的“The cover is very soft, providing durability that allows each issue to be enjoyed for many years to come.”可知，Apple Seeds的软封面使得它能保存很长时间。
2．What kind of people may buy News China
A．People crazy about personal lifestyle of the Chinese.
B．People who have a strong sense of humor.
C．People curious about China's politics and culture.
D．People who have interest in news around the world.
√
解析：细节理解题。根据News China部分中的“The magazine covers the latest Chinese domestic news ... the first comprehensive news magazine for readers interested in China.”可知，想了解中国的政治和文化的人会买这本杂志。
3．Which magazine may best help you relax after a day of hard work
A．Apple Seeds. B．News China.
C．Better Life. D．Humor Times.
解析：推理判断题。根据Humor Times部分中的“Humor Times magazine is for those who love to laugh ... keeps you smiling all year round！”可知，这本杂志可以让人们一直笑，而笑可以帮助你在一天的辛苦工作之后放松。
√
B
When I was a kid, if someone told me that I would grow up to become a published author and founder of a youth literacy (读写能力) foundation, I would have laughed and kept walking.Even now when I see the title of my latest picture book, My Very Favorite Book in the Whole Wide World, I shake my head, not quite believing that the book has my name on it.But the truth is, this story comes from my own personal experience.
It took me a very long time to find my personal reading voice.In Valdosta, where I grew up, my community promoted two pathways to a better life for little boys like me: being an athlete or being an entertainer.I was no different than the other kids, so I did what felt natural: play football and overlook school.School presented challenges every day and so did football practice, but overcoming physical adversity (逆境) was on trend with my neighborhood's culture.Reading books was not so much.
Fortunately, I went to college.That's where my reading struggles really reared their ugly head.Trips to the grocery store were stressful because there was so much reading involved in the simple act of buying food.I would misread labels and grab the wrong items.Once, I picked up applesauce thinking it was apple slices.
I didn't notice my mistake until I got home and realized that it was my inability to understand the differences in the wording on the labels that caused the mistake.I realized that I needed to make an important decision.If I wanted to be a better version of me, I had to become a stronger reader.
I joined a book club and read every free moment I had.My journey with reading also created a desire in me to inspire others who struggled with reading.So I started a nonprofit, Share the Magic Foundation, trying to transform the lives of children living in underserved communities through literacy.
语篇解读：作者在一个鼓励男孩们当运动员或做演员的社区长大，以至于忽视了学业。作者上了大学并在意识到自己的问题后，想让自己变得更好，于是开始阅读。作者不仅成了出版作家而且还成立了非营利性基金会以帮助更多人去阅读。
4．What does the author think of his new book
A．It's beyond his expectations.
B．It's helpful for youth literacy.
C．It's full of humor and wisdom.
D．It's an exact record of his early life.
√
解析：推理判断题。根据第一段中的“I shake my head, not quite believing that the book has my name on it”可推知，这件事情超出了作者的预期。
5．What was the root reason for the author's failure to find his reading voice
A．The influence of his community.
B．His dream to be an entertainer.
C．The challenges he met in study.
D．His preference for football.
√
解析：细节理解题。根据第二段中的“my community promoted two pathways to a better life for little boys like me: being an athlete or being an entertainer ...overcoming physical adversity was on trend with my neighborhood's culture.Reading books was not so much.”可知，作者所在的社区鼓励男孩们当运动员或做演员，对上学并不重视，这是作者阅读少的根源。
6．What does the underlined phrase “reared their ugly head” in Paragraph 3 mean
A．Changed. B．Concluded.
C．Surfaced. D．Disappeared.
√
解析：词义猜测题。结合第三段中的“I would misread labels and grab the wrong items ...it was my inability to understand the differences in the wording on the labels that caused the mistake.”可知，作者早年忽视学业，以至于在上了大学之后，读写方面的问题显现了出来，故C项与画线短语的意思最为接近。surface意为“显露”。
7．Which of the following can best describe the author
A．Reflective and warm-hearted.
B．Persuasive and absent-minded.
C．Creative and stubborn.
D．Ambitious and cautious.
√
解析：推理判断题。 根据第三段中的“I realized that ...become a stronger reader.”可以看出，作者是一个善于反思的人；再根据最后一段中的“I started a nonprofit ...living in underserved communities through literacy”可知，作者是一个热心的人。综合可知，A项正确。
Ⅱ.阅读七选五
Have you ever tried to write a poem It's easier than you might think.Poems are a lot like song lyrics.A good poem reveals an honest feeling about something.Follow these steps to write a poem.
First, pay attention to the world around you — little things, big things, people, animals, buildings, events, etc. 8 You can do just about anything in a poem.That's why poetry writing is so wild and free: There are no rules. 9 What would you like your poem to be about Your poem will be more powerful if you choose a topic you feel strongly about.
Now freely write for five minutes about your topic.Then go back and read it. 10 Circle these to use in your poem.
Write your poem.Remember, a poem doesn't have to rhyme (押韵)．It doesn't have to use sentences. 11 And it should sound nice to you.
Have a friend read your poem aloud to you.Do you like the way it sounds 12
I believe that poetry is the most exquisite (优美的) form of writing.And anyone can write a poem if they want to.
A．Then, choose your topic.
B．Explore different types of poems.
C．Do any words or phrases stand out
D．What do you see, hear, taste, smell, and feel
E．But it should show your feelings about the topic.
F．If not, go back and rewrite the parts you don't like.
G．Choose a paragraph from a favourite book and turn it into a poem.
语篇解读：本文是一篇说明文。作者针对如何写诗这一问题，给出了自己的一些建议。
8．选D 前文提到了留心你身边的事物，故D项“你看到什么、听到什么、尝到什么、闻到什么和感觉到什么？”承接上文，符合语境。
9．选A 根据下文“Your poem will be more powerful if you choose a topic you feel strongly about.”中的关键词“choose a topic”可知，A项“然后选择你的主题”符合语境，且其中的“Then”与上文的“First”呼应。
10．选C 上文提到，围绕你的主题自由地写五分钟，然后返回去读；再根据下文“Circle these to use in your poem.”可知，C项“有任何词或短语很引人注目吗？”承上启下，符合语境。
11．选E 上文提到一首诗不需要押韵，它不需要使用句子，故E项“但是它应该表达你对于这个主题的感情”与上文构成转折关系，并与下文语意顺承，符合语境。
12．选F 上文询问你是否喜欢诗歌的节奏，故F项“如果不喜欢，回去重写你不喜欢的部分”承接上文，符合语境。1 / 4
UNIT 8 课时检测(二) “The Last Leaf”的课文习读环节
Ⅰ.阅读理解
A
Apple Seeds
Circulation: 1 Year, 9 Issues (期)
Cover Price: $42.55 per issue
Price For You: $33.95
Product Description: Apple Seeds is an award winning magazine filled with stories for kids aged from 7 to 9.The cover is very soft, providing durability (耐用性) that allows each issue to be enjoyed for many years to come.Besides, there is a big surprise for you — it's being sold at a more favorable discount (折扣) than usual.
Better Life
Circulation: 1 Year, 12 Issues
Cover Price: $44.55 per issue
Price For You: $15.00
Product Description: Designed for those who have a strong interest in personal lifestyle, Better Life is America's complete home and family service magazine.It offers help with food, recipes, decorating, building, gardening, family health, money management, and education.
Humor Times
Circulation: 1 Year, 12 Issues
Cover Price: $36.00 per issue
Price For You: $11.95
Product Description: Humor Times magazine is for those who love to laugh! Full of cartoons and humor columns, it shows up in your mailbox once a month and keeps you smiling all year round! In today's world, you need a reason to laugh.So let's find it in Humor Times.
News China
Circulation: 1 Year, 12 Issues
Cover Price: $47.88 per issue
Price For You: $19.99
Product Description: News China magazine is the English edition of China Newsweek.The magazine covers the latest Chinese domestic news in politics, business, society, environment, culture, sports and travels, etc.It is the first comprehensive news magazine for readers interested in China.
1．What do we know about Apple Seeds
A．You can receive it every month if you buy it.
B．The soft cover can make it kept long.
C．It is the cheapest among all the magazines.
D．The magazine will surprise you for many years.
2．What kind of people may buy News China
A．People crazy about personal lifestyle of the Chinese.
B．People who have a strong sense of humor.
C．People curious about China's politics and culture.
D．People who have interest in news around the world.
3．Which magazine may best help you relax after a day of hard work
A．Apple Seeds. B．News China.
C．Better Life. D．Humor Times.
B
When I was a kid, if someone told me that I would grow up to become a published author and founder of a youth literacy (读写能力) foundation, I would have laughed and kept walking.Even now when I see the title of my latest picture book, My Very Favorite Book in the Whole Wide World, I shake my head, not quite believing that the book has my name on it.But the truth is, this story comes from my own personal experience.
It took me a very long time to find my personal reading voice.In Valdosta, where I grew up, my community promoted two pathways to a better life for little boys like me: being an athlete or being an entertainer.I was no different than the other kids, so I did what felt natural: play football and overlook school.School presented challenges every day and so did football practice, but overcoming physical adversity (逆境) was on trend with my neighborhood's culture.Reading books was not so much.
Fortunately, I went to college.That's where my reading struggles really reared_their_ugly_head.Trips to the grocery store were stressful because there was so much reading involved in the simple act of buying food.I would misread labels and grab the wrong items.Once, I picked up applesauce thinking it was apple slices.I didn't notice my mistake until I got home and realized that it was my inability to understand the differences in the wording on the labels that caused the mistake.I realized that I needed to make an important decision.If I wanted to be a better version of me, I had to become a stronger reader.
I joined a book club and read every free moment I had.My journey with reading also created a desire in me to inspire others who struggled with reading.So I started a nonprofit, Share the Magic Foundation, trying to transform the lives of children living in underserved communities through literacy.
4．What does the author think of his new book
A．It's beyond his expectations.
B．It's helpful for youth literacy.
C．It's full of humor and wisdom.
D．It's an exact record of his early life.
5．What was the root reason for the author's failure to find his reading voice
A．The influence of his community.
B．His dream to be an entertainer.
C．The challenges he met in study.
D．His preference for football.
6．What does the underlined phrase “reared their ugly head” in Paragraph 3 mean
A．Changed. B．Concluded.
C．Surfaced. D．Disappeared.
7．Which of the following can best describe the author
A．Reflective and warm hearted.
B．Persuasive and absent minded.
C．Creative and stubborn.
D．Ambitious and cautious.
Ⅱ.阅读七选五
Have you ever tried to write a poem It's easier than you might think.Poems are a lot like song lyrics.A good poem reveals an honest feeling about something.Follow these steps to write a poem.
First, pay attention to the world around you — little things, big things, people, animals, buildings, events, etc.__8__ You can do just about anything in a poem.That's why poetry writing is so wild and free: There are no rules.__9__ What would you like your poem to be about Your poem will be more powerful if you choose a topic you feel strongly about.
Now freely write for five minutes about your topic.Then go back and read it.__10__ Circle these to use in your poem.
Write your poem.Remember, a poem doesn't have to rhyme (押韵)．It doesn't have to use sentences.__11__ And it should sound nice to you.
Have a friend read your poem aloud to you.Do you like the way it sounds __12__
I believe that poetry is the most exquisite (优美的) form of writing.And anyone can write a poem if they want to.
A．Then, choose your topic.
B．Explore different types of poems.
C．Do any words or phrases stand out
D．What do you see, hear, taste, smell, and feel
E．But it should show your feelings about the topic.
F．If not, go back and rewrite the parts you don't like.
G．Choose a paragraph from a favourite book and turn it into a poem.
UNIT 8 课时检测(二)
Ⅰ.阅读理解
[A]
语篇解读：本文是一篇应用文。文章介绍了四种出版物的发行量、售价、优惠价及其具体内容和特点。
1．选B 细节理解题。根据Apple Seeds部分中的“The cover is very soft, providing durability that allows each issue to be enjoyed for many years to come.”可知，Apple Seeds的软封面使得它能保存很长时间。
2．选C 细节理解题。根据News China部分中的“The magazine covers the latest Chinese domestic news ... the first comprehensive news magazine for readers interested in China.”可知，想了解中国的政治和文化的人会买这本杂志。
3．选D 推理判断题。根据Humor Times部分中的“Humor Times magazine is for those who love to laugh ... keeps you smiling all year round！”可知，这本杂志可以让人们一直笑，而笑可以帮助你在一天的辛苦工作之后放松。
[B]
语篇解读：作者在一个鼓励男孩们当运动员或做演员的社区长大，以至于忽视了学业。作者上了大学并在意识到自己的问题后，想让自己变得更好，于是开始阅读。作者不仅成了出版作家而且还成立了非营利性基金会以帮助更多人去阅读。
4．选A 推理判断题。根据第一段中的“I shake my head, not quite believing that the book has my name on it”可推知，这件事情超出了作者的预期。
5．选A 细节理解题。根据第二段中的“my community promoted two pathways to a better life for little boys like me: being an athlete or being an entertainer ...overcoming physical adversity was on trend with my neighborhood's culture.Reading books was not so much.”可知，作者所在的社区鼓励男孩们当运动员或做演员，对上学并不重视，这是作者阅读少的根源。
6．选C 词义猜测题。结合第三段中的“I would misread labels and grab the wrong items ...it was my inability to understand the differences in the wording on the labels that caused the mistake.”可知，作者早年忽视学业，以至于在上了大学之后，读写方面的问题显现了出来，故C项与画线短语的意思最为接近。surface意为“显露”。
7．选A 推理判断题。 根据第三段中的“I realized that ...become a stronger reader.”可以看出，作者是一个善于反思的人；再根据最后一段中的“I started a nonprofit ...living in underserved communities through literacy”可知，作者是一个热心的人。综合可知，A项正确。
Ⅱ.阅读七选五
语篇解读：本文是一篇说明文。作者针对如何写诗这一问题，给出了自己的一些建议。
8．选D 前文提到了留心你身边的事物，故D项“你看到什么、听到什么、尝到什么、闻到什么和感觉到什么？”承接上文，符合语境。
9．选A 根据下文“Your poem will be more powerful if you choose a topic you feel strongly about.”中的关键词“choose a topic”可知，A项“然后选择你的主题”符合语境，且其中的“Then”与上文的“First”呼应。
10．选C 上文提到，围绕你的主题自由地写五分钟，然后返回去读；再根据下文“Circle these to use in your poem.”可知，C项“有任何词或短语很引人注目吗？”承上启下，符合语境。
11．选E 上文提到一首诗不需要押韵，它不需要使用句子，故E项“但是它应该表达你对于这个主题的感情”与上文构成转折关系，并与下文语意顺承，符合语境。
12．选F 上文询问你是否喜欢诗歌的节奏，故F项“如果不喜欢，回去重写你不喜欢的部分”承接上文，符合语境。
