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【题目】 Sue looked out of the window. All she saw was an old yellow and green ivy(常青藤)plant. The halfdead plant had few leaves on it because of the autumn winds.

“There are only five，now，” said Joanna.

“Five what，dear？What are you counting？”

“The ivy leaves，” Joanna answered. “When the last one goes，I'll die. I've known that for two days. Didn't the doctor tell you about it？”

“Joanna，don't say that. Now，eat some soup and I'll finish my picture.”

“I don't want any soup，” said Joanna，looking out of the window. “Now there are only four.”

“Joanna dear，try to sleep. I must ask Mr Berman to come up. I want to draw a picture of him as a poor old farmer.”

Mr Berman，who was over 60 years old，lived downstairs. He was a painter too，but he never sold anything，and he drank a lot. Sue told him all about what Joanna was saying.

“She can't really think about this will happen！The poor woman！” he cried.

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Finally there was only one last leaf on the ivy plant. After a few windy days，the leaf was still there.

“Susie，” said Joanna，“I've been a bad girl. That last leaf is telling me that it was very wrong of me to want to die. Bring me some soup，dear.”

The next day，the doctor said，“She's out of danger. But poor Mr Berman downstairs is dying. There's no hope for him，I'm afraid.”

That afternoon Sue went into Joanna's bedroom.

“Joanna dear，Mr Berman died today. And do you know why？One terrible，cold wet night he took a ladder and some green and yellow paint and he climbed up，and— oh，look at the last ivy leaf on the wall！Why didn't it ever move in the wind？Can't you see？It was Mr Berman's last great picture. He painted it there the night that the last leaf fell.”

【1】Why didn't Joanna want to have soup in the beginning?

A.Joanna was waiting for death.B.The doctor asked her not to have it.

C.The soup Sue cooked was not tasty.D.She was not hungry or thirsty at all.

【2】According to the passage，which of the following sentences about Mr Berman is NOT true?

A.Mr Berman was a helpful painter living one floor below Sue.

B.Mr Berman liked drinking very much and often drank a lot.

C.Mr Berman owned a lot of money by selling his paintings.

D.Mr Berman died after he painted the ivy leaf on a cold night.

【3】What can we learn from the passage?

A.Sue told Joanna that she went downstairs to Mr Berman's house to ask him for help.

B.Sue didn't tell Joanna what happened to Mr Berman when he was painting the ivy leaf.

C.Joanna knew that the last leaf she saw was painted by Mr Berman before Sue told her.

D.Joanna stayed alive in the end probably because of the last ivy leaf painted on the wall.

【4】Which might be the best title of this passage?

A.The green plantB.The last leafC.A kind friendD.A helpful painter

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】A

【2】C

【3】D

【4】B

【解析】

本文节选自美国作家欧·亨利的作品《最后一片叶子》。描写一位老画家为患肺炎而奄奄一息的穷学生画最后一片常春藤叶的故事。

【1】推理判断题。题干问：乔安娜为什么一开始不想喝汤？根据文章“When the last one goes, I'll die”可知，乔安娜再得知自己的病情之后认为当最后一片叶子凋零之时，自己也将离去，所以她在消极地等待死亡。故选A。

【2】推理判断题。题干问：根据短文，下列关于伯曼先生的句子中哪个是不正确的？根据文中“He was a painter too，but he never sold anything”可知，伯曼先生也是一位画家但是他从未卖出过一幅画。C选项Mr Berman owned a lot of money by selling his paintings（伯曼先生通过卖他的画有很多钱）表述错误。故选C。

【3】推理判断题。题干问：我们能从这篇文章中知道什么？根据文中“That last leaf is telling me that it was very wrong of me to want to die.”可知，最后一片叶子告诉乔安娜，她想死的想法是错误的。最后一片叶子就是乔安娜活下去的希望，有了那片叶子，她才有活下去的动力。故选D。

【4】最佳标题题。题干问：这篇文章最佳标题是什么？根据文章可知，叶子贯穿全文，最后一片叶子是乔安娜活下去的希望，也让她有了活下去的动力。而伯曼先生也是因为在他生命的最后时刻画上了最后一片叶子，完成了令人震撼的杰作。故答案为B。