高中英語北師大版選擇性必修三UNIT 8 Period 2　Lesson 1 The Last Leaf-Reading Comprehension

FirstSnowMrRobertLyndoncesaidofJaneAusten’scharacters：“Theyarepeopleinwhoselivesaslightfallofsnowisanevent.”EvenattheriskofappearingtothisfairandwittyreviewerasanotherMrWoodhouse，Imustinsist1thatlastnight’sfallofsnowherewasanevent.Iwasnearlyasexcitedaboutitthismorningasthechildren,whomIfoundalllookingthroughthewindowatthemagicoutsideandtalkingawayasexcitedlyasifChristmashadsuddenlycomeroundagain.Thefactis,however，thatthesnowwasasstrangeandfascinatingtomeasitwastothem.Itisthefirstfallwehavehadherethiswinter，andlastyearIwasoutofthecountry，sweatinginahotclimate，duringthesnowyseason，sothatitreallydoesseemanagesinceIsawthegroundsofantasticallycarpeted.Thefirstfallofsnowisnotonlyaneventbutitisamagicalevent.Yougotobedinonekindofworldandwakeuptofindyourselfinanotherquitedifferent，andifthisisnotmagic，thenwhereisittobefound？Theverysecrecy2andquietnessofthethingmakesitmoremagical.WhenIgotupthismorningtheworldwasacoldplaceofdeadwhiteandpaleblues.Thelightthatcamethroughthewindowswasverystrange,anditmadethefamiliarbusinessofsplashingandshaving3andbrushinganddressingverystrangetoo.Thenthesuncameout，andbythetimeIhadsatdowntobreakfastitwasshiningbravelyandflushing4thesnowwithdelicatepinks.Thedining-roomwindowhadbeentransformedintoalovelyJapaneseprint.Thelittleplum5treeoutside，withthefaintlyflushedsnowliningitsbranchesandartfullydisposed6alongitstrunk，stoodinfullsunlight.(節(jié)選自外研版新教材選擇性必修第三冊Unit6)詞匯積累1.insist/In'sIst/v．堅(jiān)稱，堅(jiān)決認(rèn)為2．secrecy/'si?kr?si/n．保密，秘密狀態(tài)3．shaving/'?eIvI?/n．刮胡子4．flush/fl??/v．(使)發(fā)紅5．plum/pl?m/n．李子；梅子6．dispose/dI'sp??z/v．排列，布置Period2Lesson1TheLastLeaf—ReadingComprehensionⅠ.匹配單詞1．a(chǎn)dventureA．a(chǎn)storythatisbasedonimagination2．romanceB．excitingorfullofinterestingideas3．fantasyC．a(chǎn)nunusual，excitingordangerousexperience，journeyorseriesofevents4．stimulatingD．a(chǎn)storyaboutaloveaffair5．dramaticE．tosaysththatyouhavelearned6．mystery

F．sudden，greatorexciting7．recite

G．togiveadocument,proposal,etc.tosbinauthority8．submit

H．somethingthatisdifficulttounderstand答案1.C2.D3.A4.B5.F6.H7.E8.GⅡ.選詞填空eq\x(submitto，awidevarietyof，takeplace，beusedtodoing，atleast)1．Iamfondofawidevarietyofliteraryworks，suchassciencefiction，detectivenovelsandromanticstories.2．TheSpringFestivaltakesplacewhenfrozenriversandsoilbegintomeltinNorthChina.3．Afteraheateddiscussion，Ihadtosubmittothelawyerwhowasverystubborn.4．Theessayyousubmitshouldcontainatleast800words.5．HavingstayedinLondonforhalfayear，thechemistwasstillnotusedtocommunicatinginEnglish.Step1速讀——整體理解文意Ⅰ.明文章大意Whatdoesthetextmainlytellus?A．Alastivyleafonthewall.B．MrBehrman—afailedpainter.C．Astoryaboutakindofseveredisease.D．Abeautifulandsorrowfulstorywithasurprisingending.答案DⅡ.悉層次結(jié)構(gòu)Matchthemainideawitheachpart.Part1Paras.1－3A．Johnsygotillwithpneumonia.Part2Paras.4－11B．Behrmandiedofpneumoniaafterpainting“thelastleaf”forJohnsyonthecoldrainynight.Part3Paras.12－13C．JohnsychangedherattitudetolifeintheeffortsofSueandMrBehrman.答案Part1APart2CPart3BStep2細(xì)讀——逐段獲取細(xì)節(jié)Ⅰ.ReadParas.1－3anddothefollowingexercises.1．What’sthepurposeofthefirstparagraph?A．Tointroducethetopic.B．Todescribeasceneoflife.C．Tointroducethebackgroundofthestory.D．Todescribeaplace.答案C2．Whatrhetoricalmethodisusedtodescribepneumonia?A．Simile(明喻)．B．Personification(擬人)．C．Hyperbole(夸張)．D．Parallelism(排比)．答案B3．Whatcanwelearnfromparagraph3?A．PeopleputtheirhopesonJohnsy.B．ThechanceofJohnsy’ssurvivalwasslim.C．Johnsyneededtothinkaboutherfuturemore.D．PeopleshouldencourageJohnsytosticktoherdream.答案BⅡ.ReadParas.4－11anddothefollowingexercises.1．WhatwasMrBehrman’sresponsetoJohnsy’sbeliefaboutlife?A．Hethoughtitveryimpressive.B．Hewassurprisedatit.C．Hefounditworthadmiration.D．HethoughtSuewaslying.答案B2．WhydidJohnsychangeherattitude?A．Sueencouragedhertobebraveandshewasmoved.B．Behrmanpersuadedhertogiveupherstupididea.C．Shewasencouragedbythebraveleafandrealisedthatitwaswrongofhertowanttodie.D．Thedoctortoldhersomethingcheerful.答案C3．Whatdoestheword“it”refertoinline43?答案Theword“it”referstotheleafpaintedbyMrBehrman.Ⅲ.ReadParas.12－13anddothefollowingexercise.Whatcanweinferfromthelastparagraph?A．ThejanitorsawMrBehrmangooutthatrainynight.B．MrBehrmangotpneumoniabecauseofpaintinginthecoldrainynight.C．MrBehrmanwouldbecomefamousforhismasterpiece.D．MrBehrmanwenttopreventthelastleaffromfallingoff.答案BⅣ.Readthewholepassageagainanddothefollowingexercises.1．HowcanwedescribeJohnsy，SueandMrBehrman?Johnsy：(1)Sensitive，pessimisticSue：(2)Caring，helpfulMrBehrman：(3)Kind，selfless2．Howisthestorydeveloped?A．Byfollowingtimeorder.B．Byfollowingspaceorder.C．Byfollowinglogicalorder.D．Byfollowingthechangesoffeelings.答案AStep3讀后——討論深度理解1．WhatdoyouthinkSue’scomment“it’sBehrman’smasterpiece”means？(Criticalthinking)答案ItwaspaintedsotruetolifethatJohnsydidn’tevenfinditwasapicture.ItisthebestarthehadeverpaintedbecauseitkeptJohnsyhopefulandalive.2．Whatdoyouthinkthestoryistryingtoexpress？(Creativethinking)答案Thestoryistryingtoexpresshowpeopleloveandtakecareofeachother.Italsoinvitesreaderstothinkaboutattitudestowardslife.Step4總結(jié)——課文語法填空SueandJohnsywerefriendsandtheyhadtheirstudioatthetopofathree-storybuilding.Unfortunately，Johnsy1.suffered(suffer)frompneumoniaandlayonthebed，staringoutthesmallwindowand2.counting(count)backwards：“Ten，nine，eight，seven...”Shesaidweaklyshemustgowhen3.thelastleaffell.ThedoctortoldSuetoencouragehertothink4.morehopeful(hopeful)thoughts，aboutthefuture，aboutliving.Atthesametime，SuewenttofetchMrBehrman5.who/thatwasafailedpaintertobeamodelforherdrawing.WhenSuetoldhimaboutJohnsy’slongingtoslipawaylikethe6.leaves(leaf)，theoldmandecidedsomethingmust7.bedone(do)tokeepJohnsyhopeful，especiallywhenhesawacoldrainwasfalling,8.mixed(mix)withsnow.Thenextmorningtherewasstilloneleafontheivyvine.Afteranotherterriblenight，itwasstillthere.ThenJohnsysawthepoweroflifeandwantedtolive.9.WiththehelpofthedoctorandSue，Johnsywasoutofdanger10.gradually(gradual)．However，MrBehrmandiedafterpaintingaleafthatwouldneverfallthatcoldrainynight.Theleafdrawnbyhimwasanactualmasterpiece.Step5解讀——長句難句分析1．GreenwichVillageisaplacewheretheartpeoplecametogether，huntingforapartmentswithnorth-facingwindowsandlowrents.[句式分析]此句是復(fù)合句。wheretheartpeoplecametogether是定語從句；huntingfor...為現(xiàn)在分詞短語作狀語，和從句主語theartpeople構(gòu)成主動關(guān)系。[自主翻譯]格林尼治村是個藝術(shù)人士聚集的地方，他們在那里尋找窗戶朝北且租金低廉的公寓。2．MrPneumoniaplacedhisicyfingeronJohnsy;andshelay，barelymoving，inherbedstaringatablankwallunderherblanket.[句式分析]此句是并列句。barelymoving和staringatablankwall為現(xiàn)在分詞短語作狀語，和分句主語she構(gòu)成主動關(guān)系。[自主翻譯]“肺炎先生”把他冰冷的手指放在約翰西身上，于是她躺在床上，幾乎不動，蓋著毯子，眼睛盯著一堵空墻。3．BehrmanandSuelookedoutthewindowatthevineandnoticedthattherewasjustoneremainingleaf.[句式分析]此句是復(fù)合句。其中l(wèi)ooked和noticed為并列謂語；that引導(dǎo)賓語從句；remaining意為“剩下的”，和被修飾詞leaf構(gòu)成主動關(guān)系。[自主翻譯]伯曼和蘇望著窗外的藤蔓，發(fā)現(xiàn)藤枝上只剩下最后一片葉子了。4．What’smore，acoldrainwasfalling，mixedwithsnow.[句式分析]此句是簡單句。mixedwithsnow為過去分詞短語作狀語，和acoldrain構(gòu)成被動關(guān)系。[自主翻譯]更糟糕的是，外面下起冰冷的雨來，雨夾著雪。5．Didn’tyouwonderwhyitnevermovedaninchwhenthewindblew?[句式分析]此句是復(fù)合句。主句是一個反問句，意為“(難道)你不覺得奇怪嗎”；why引導(dǎo)賓語從句；when引導(dǎo)時間狀語從句。[自主翻譯](難道)你不覺得奇怪嗎，為什么那片葉子在風(fēng)中一動不動呢？Ⅰ.閱讀理解A(2023·江西贛州高二期末)AnnieErnaux，aFrenchwriterandprofessor，hasbeenawardedthe2022NobelPrizeinLiterature.The82-year-oldwriterisknownforworksthatmakeitdifficulttodistinguishbetweenmemoir(回憶錄)andfiction.Bornin1940inFrance，ErnauxgrewupintheFrenchcountrysideafterWorldWarⅡ.Havingspentover50yearsasawriter，the82-year-oldwinnerhaspublishedmorethan30booksthatexploreddeeplyinherownlifeexperience.Herfirstbook，CleanedOut，releasedin1974，wasanautobiographical(自傳)novelaboutsomethingthatwasstillillegalinFrance.Soshewrotethebookinsecret.“Myhusbandhadmadefunofmeaftermyfirstmanuscript，”shetoldtheNewYorkTimesin2020.“IpretendedtoworkonaPhDpapertohavetimealone.”AndthebookwastranslatedintoEnglishin1990.Afterdecadesofdiggingherownpastinvariousworks，ErnauxpublishedTheYears，whichmanycriticssawasherownstatement.Firstpublishedin2008，TheYearswasanexpansivelookatthesocietythatcreatedher.Whileitwasanexaminationofeachyearofherlifefrom1940to2006，Ernauxavoidedanyuseofthepronoun“I”infavorofabroader“we”orsometimes“she”．Inreviewingthe2018EnglishtranslationofTheYearsfortheLAReviewofBooks，writerAzarinSadeghcomparedreadingittodiggingthrougholdfamilyphotos.ErnauxhasanotherbookbeingtranslatedintoEnglish，duein2023，titledLookattheLights，MyLove.Accordingtothebook’spressrelease，it’sa“meditation(冥想)onthephenomenonofthebig-boxsuperstore”．Ofcourse，throughthelens(鏡頭)ofErnaux’sownmemory.語篇解讀本文是一篇記敘文。文章主要講述了獲得2022年諾貝爾文學(xué)獎的法國作家、教授安妮·埃爾諾的創(chuàng)作之路以及她在文學(xué)上的成就。1．WhenwasErnaux’sfirstbookpublished?A．In2020. B．In1990.C．In1974. D．In1940.答案C解析細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第三段中的“Herfirstbook，CleanedOut，releasedin1974”可知，她的第一本書于1974年發(fā)行。故選C。2．What’sthefourthparagraphmainlyabout?A．Ernaux’sachievementinliterature.B．Ernaux’searlylifeexperienceinFrance.C．TheinfluenceofErnaux’sbookTheYears.D．AnintroductiontoErnaux’sbookTheYears.答案D解析段落大意題。根據(jù)第四段內(nèi)容可知，第四段主要是對《悠悠歲月》這本書的介紹。故選D。3．WhatcanweknowaboutLookattheLights，MyLove?A．Itissetinasuperstore.B．Itisabest-sellerinFrance.C．Itisanautobiographicalnovel.D．ItisbeingtranslatedintoEnglish.答案D解析細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)最后一段首句“ErnauxhasanotherbookbeingtranslatedintoEnglish，duein2023，titledLookattheLights，MyLove.”可知，這本書正被譯成英文。故選D。4．WhichwordscanbestdescribeErnaux?A．Devotedandproductive.B．Kind-heartedandgrateful.C．Considerateandgenerous.D．Humorousanddetermined.答案A解析推理判斷題。根據(jù)第二段中的“Havingspentover50yearsasawriter，the82-year-oldwinnerhaspublishedmorethan30booksthatexploreddeeplyinherownlifeexperience.”可知，埃爾諾一生致力于文學(xué)創(chuàng)作，著作頗豐。故選A。BAsastudentatamedicalschool，Samthinkspoetryisabigpartofhislife，thankstohisnewteacher，RafaelCampo，whobelievespoetrycanbenefiteverydoctor’seducationandwork.Rafaelisaphysician，professorandahighlyrespectedpoet.“Poetryisineveryencounterwithmypatients.Ifwedoanythingwhenwe’rewithourpatients，we’rereallyimmersedintheirstories，reallyhearingtheirvoices.And，certainly，that’swhatapoemdoes，”hesaid.Rafaelworriesthatsomethingimportanthasbeenlostinmedicineandmedicaleducationtoday：humanity，whichhefindsinpoetry.Toendthat，heleadsaweeklyreadingandwritingworkshopformedicalstudentsandresidents.Hethinksmedicaltrainingfocusestoomuchondistancingthedoctorfromhisorherpatients，andpoemscanhelpclosethatgap.Third-yearresidentAndreaSchwartzwasoneoftheworkshopregulars.Shesaid，“Ithinkthere’snootherprofessionotherthanmedicinethatproducesasmanywritersasitdoes.AndIthinkthatisbecausethere’sjustsomuchpowerindoctorsandpatients’interactingwhenpatientsareattheirsaddestmoments.”Noteveryonebelievesthat’swhatdoctorsshoulddo，though.Rafaelsaid，“Iwasafraidofhowpeoplemightjudgeme，actually.Inthemedicalprofession，asmanypeopleknow，wemustalwaysputtheemergencyfirst.But，youknow，thatkindoftreatment，ifit’shappeninginthehospital，veryregrettably，sadly，resultsinabadoutcome.Thefamilyissittingbythebedside.Thepatienthasn’tsurvivedthecancer.Don’twestillhavearoleashealersthere？”InapoemtitledHealth，Rafaelwritesofthewishtoliveforeverinaworldmadepainlessbyourincurablejoy.Hesayshewillcontinueteachingstudents，helpingpatientsandwritingpoems，hisownbrandofmedicine.語篇解讀這是一篇記敘文。本文主要講述了Rafael認(rèn)為詩歌可以讓醫(yī)生傾聽病人的故事，可以縮小醫(yī)生與病人之間的距離，因此他組建了讀寫講習(xí)班。5．What’sRafaelCampo?A．He’sadoctor.B．He’saphysicist.C．Heisateacherinaseniorschool.D．Heisastudentatamedicalschool.答案A解析細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第一段末句“Rafaelisaphysician，professorandahighlyrespectedpoet.”可知，Rafael的職業(yè)是一名醫(yī)生，故選A。6．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“immersed”inparagraph2mean?A．Committed. B．Forced.C．Absorbed. D．Persuaded.答案C解析詞義猜測題。根據(jù)文章第二段畫線詞所在句中的“reallyhearingtheirvoices”可推知，他與病人在一起的時候，會聽病人們訴說自己的故事，應(yīng)該會沉浸在病人的故事里，故“immersed”的意思是“沉浸于……”。故選C。7．WhatdoesAndreaSchwartzthinkofpoetry?A．Itcontributestomedicalwork.B．Itismostlyproducedbydoctors.C．Ithasnothingtodowithdoctors.D．Itkeepsdoctorsawayfrompatients.答案A解析推理判斷題。根據(jù)第四段可知，AndreaSchwartz認(rèn)為醫(yī)務(wù)工作相比其他行業(yè)，會產(chǎn)生更多作家，這是因?yàn)椴∪颂幱谕纯鄷r，醫(yī)生與病人之間的互動力量很大，其實(shí)這是醫(yī)生幫助病人的一種方式，醫(yī)生和病患關(guān)系緊密就有助于醫(yī)療效果，故推知AndreaSchwartz認(rèn)為詩歌有利于醫(yī)療工作，故選A。8．Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?A．AGoodMedicineTastesBitterB．PoetryHealsthePainC．SadPoetryIsaReadyMedicineD．APoemaDayKeepstheDoctorAway答案B解析標(biāo)題歸納題。本文主要講述了Rafael認(rèn)為詩歌可以讓醫(yī)生傾聽病人的故事，可以縮小醫(yī)生與病人之間的距離，有助于醫(yī)學(xué)治療，因此他組建了讀寫講習(xí)班，B項(xiàng)“詩歌治愈傷痛”能夠概括主題，故選B。CThelift-offofanyNASAspaceshuttleisalwaysahugeevent，butonJuly23,1999，itwasparticularlyemotionalforagroupofwomenwhosenicknamewasthe“Mercury13”．Onthatday，EileenCollinsbecamethefirstwomantocommandaspaceshuttleever.AlmostAstronauts:13WomenWhoDaredtoDreamisaphotoessaybookthattellsthestoryofthirteenfemalepilots，knownasthe“Mercury13”，whoattemptedtojoinNASA’sastronautprograminthe1960s，whentherewasanunspokenruleinAmerica:youhadtobeamanifyouwantedtobeanastronaut.TheyparticipatedintheWomeninSpaceprogram，inwhichtheynotonlycompletedthetestsbutalsosurpassedtheresultsofmaleastronauts.However，theirambition，courage，andachievementswereignoredbyNASAandothergovernmentfigures，involvingVicePresidentLyndonB．Johnson，whowasinfavorofprohibitingwomenfrombeingastronauts.Ofcourse，those13womennevermadeittospace，buttheycontinuedtopushforfemalepilotstobeadmittedtothespaceprogram.Becauseoftheircourageousstruggle，latergenerationssucceeded.Youngerfemalereaderswillenjoyreadingthesestoriesaboutwomenwhoovercamecriticism，prejudiceandinjusticeanddaredtoachievemorethantherolessocietywishedthemtoplay.Notonlyarethesewomenexcellentrolemodelsforourgirls，buttheyarealsoagoodreminderofhowhardwomenoncefoughtforus，sowecanenjoytherelativeequalitytoday.Iwouldrecommendthisbooktoanyyoungwoman，especiallyoneinhighschoolwhoisreadytotakeontheworldonherown，onewhomaybequestioningwhereshewilltakeherlifeanddefinitelyonewhomaybedreamingbiggerthanmostpeoplethinkisappropriate.語篇解讀本文是一篇書評。文章主要介紹了一本書AlmostAstronauts：13WomenWhoDaredtoDream，具體講述了這本書的主要內(nèi)容以及意義。9．Whydidn’tthe13womenmakeitintospaceinthe1960s?A．Theydidn’tmeettheskillstandard.B．Theylackedrelatedexperience.C．Theywereblockedbyprejudice.D．TheydisobeyedtherulesofNASA.答案C解析細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段中的“whentherewasanunspokenruleinAmerica:youhadtobeamanifyouwantedtobeanastronaut”以及第三段內(nèi)容可知，這13名女性不能成為宇航員的原因是當(dāng)時存在性別歧視，她們受到了社會偏見的阻礙。故選C。10．Whichofthefollowingbestdescribes“Mercury13”？A．Ambitiousanddetermined.B．Creativeandimaginative.C．Cautiousandmodest.D．Generousandhelpful.答案A解析推理判斷題。根據(jù)第三段內(nèi)容可知，她們參加了“太空中的女性”項(xiàng)目，不僅完成了測試，還超過了男性宇航員的成績。然而，她們的雄心、勇氣和成就被NASA和其他政府人物忽視了。第四段講雖然她們沒能進(jìn)入太空，但她們繼續(xù)努力推動女性加入太空計(jì)劃，她們的堅(jiān)定為后輩的成功奠定了基礎(chǔ)。由此可推斷，這些女性有雄心，有毅力，有決心。故選A。11．Whatcanwelearnfromthe13women’sstory?A．Helpingothersishelpingyourself.B．Stickingtodreamsmakesadifference.C．Educationplaysasignificantrole.D．Lovebreaksdownbarriers.答案B解析推理判斷題。根據(jù)第四段中的“Becauseoftheircourageousstruggle，latergenerationssucceeded.”以及最后一段中的“Notonlyarethesewomenexcellentrolemodels...therelativeequalitytoday.”可知，這13位女性的故事體現(xiàn)了“堅(jiān)持夢想才能產(chǎn)生影響”。故選B。12．What’sthepurposeofthetext?A．Toinformthepublicofanevent.B．Toexplainaphenomenon.C．Toargueoverasocialissue.D．Torecommendabook.答案D解析寫作意圖題。根據(jù)最后一段中的“Iwouldrecommendthisbooktoanyyoungwoman，especiallyoneinhighschool...peoplethinkisappropriate.”并結(jié)合全文可推斷，這篇文章的主要目的是推薦一本書。故選D。Ⅱ.七選五(2023·河南南陽高二期末)Literatureisatermusedtodescribewrittenandsometimesspokenmaterial.Itmostcommonlyreferstoworksofthecreativeimagination，includingpoetry，drama，fiction，nonfiction，andinsomeinstances，journalism，andsongs.WhatIsLiterature?Generallyspeaking，literaturerepresentsthecultureandtraditionofalanguageoranation.1It’sclearthattheaccepteddefinitionofliteratureisconstantlychangingandevolving.Formany，thewordliteraturesuggestsahigherartform.Merelyputtingwordsonapagedoesn’tnecessarilymeancreatingliterature.Acommonstandardistheacceptedbodyofworksforagivenauthor.LiteraryFictionvsGenreFiction2Genrefictionincludestypessuchasmystery，sciencefiction，western，romance，thriller，andhorror.Ittypicallydoesnothaveasm