高中英语北师大版选择性必修三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.(节选自外研版新教材选择性必修第三册Unit6)词汇积累1.insist/In'sIst/v．坚称，坚决认为2．secrecy/'siːkrəsi/n．保密，秘密状态3．shaving/'ʃeIvIŋ/n．刮胡子4．flush/flʌʃ/v．(使)发红5．plum/plʌm/n．李子；梅子6．dispose/dI'spəʊz/v．排列，布置Period2Lesson1TheLastLeaf—ReadingComprehensionⅠ.匹配单词1．adventureA．astorythatisbasedonimagination2．romanceB．excitingorfullofinterestingideas3．fantasyC．anunusual，excitingordangerousexperience，journeyorseriesofevents4．stimulatingD．astoryaboutaloveaffair5．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.选词填空eq\x(submitto，awidevarietyof，takeplace，beusedtodoing，atleast)1．Iamfondofawidevarietyofliteraryworks，suchassciencefiction，detectivenovelsandromanticstories.2．TheSpringFestivaltakesplacewhenfrozenriversandsoilbegintomeltinNorthChina.3．Afteraheateddiscussion，Ihadtosubmittothelawyerwhowasverystubborn.4．Theessayyousubmitshouldcontainatleast800words.5．HavingstayedinLondonforhalfayear，thechemistwasstillnotusedtocommunicatinginEnglish.Step1速读——整体理解文意Ⅰ.明文章大意Whatdoesthetextmainlytellus?A．Alastivyleafonthewall.B．MrBehrman—afailedpainter.C．Astoryaboutakindofseveredisease.D．Abeautifulandsorrowfulstorywithasurprisingending.答案DⅡ.悉层次结构Matchthemainideawitheachpart.Part1Paras.1－3A．Johnsygotillwithpneumonia.Part2Paras.4－11B．Behrmandiedofpneumoniaafterpainting“thelastleaf”forJohnsyonthecoldrainynight.Part3Paras.12－13C．JohnsychangedherattitudetolifeintheeffortsofSueandMrBehrman.答案Part1APart2CPart3BStep2细读——逐段获取细节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(拟人)．C．Hyperbole(夸张)．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读后——讨论深度理解1．WhatdoyouthinkSue’scomment“it’sBehrman’smasterpiece”means？(Criticalthinking)答案ItwaspaintedsotruetolifethatJohnsydidn’tevenfinditwasapicture.ItisthebestarthehadeverpaintedbecauseitkeptJohnsyhopefulandalive.2．Whatdoyouthinkthestoryistryingtoexpress？(Creativethinking)答案Thestoryistryingtoexpresshowpeopleloveandtakecareofeachother.Italsoinvitesreaderstothinkaboutattitudestowardslife.Step4总结——课文语法填空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解读——长句难句分析1．GreenwichVillageisaplacewheretheartpeoplecametogether，huntingforapartmentswithnorth-facingwindowsandlowrents.[句式分析]此句是复合句。wheretheartpeoplecametogether是定语从句；huntingfor...为现在分词短语作状语，和从句主语theartpeople构成主动关系。[自主翻译]格林尼治村是个艺术人士聚集的地方，他们在那里寻找窗户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为现在分词短语作状语，和分句主语she构成主动关系。[自主翻译]“肺炎先生”把他冰冷的手指放在约翰西身上，于是她躺在床上，几乎不动，盖着毯子，眼睛盯着一堵空墙。3．BehrmanandSuelookedoutthewindowatthevineandnoticedthattherewasjustoneremainingleaf.[句式分析]此句是复合句。其中looked和noticed为并列谓语；that引导宾语从句；remaining意为“剩下的”，和被修饰词leaf构成主动关系。[自主翻译]伯曼和苏望着窗外的藤蔓，发现藤枝上只剩下最后一片叶子了。4．What’smore，acoldrainwasfalling，mixedwithsnow.[句式分析]此句是简单句。mixedwithsnow为过去分词短语作状语，和acoldrain构成被动关系。[自主翻译]更糟糕的是，外面下起冰冷的雨来，雨夹着雪。5．Didn’tyouwonderwhyitnevermovedaninchwhenthewindblew?[句式分析]此句是复合句。主句是一个反问句，意为“(难道)你不觉得奇怪吗”；why引导宾语从句；when引导时间状语从句。[自主翻译](难道)你不觉得奇怪吗，为什么那片叶子在风中一动不动呢？Ⅰ.阅读理解A(2023·江西赣州高二期末)AnnieErnaux，aFrenchwriterandprofessor，hasbeenawardedthe2022NobelPrizeinLiterature.The82-year-oldwriterisknownforworksthatmakeitdifficulttodistinguishbetweenmemoir(回忆录)andfiction.Bornin1940inFrance，ErnauxgrewupintheFrenchcountrysideafterWorldWarⅡ.Havingspentover50yearsasawriter，the82-year-oldwinnerhaspublishedmorethan30booksthatexploreddeeplyinherownlifeexperience.Herfirstbook，CleanedOut，releasedin1974，wasanautobiographical(自传)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(镜头)ofErnaux’sownmemory.语篇解读本文是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了获得2022年诺贝尔文学奖的法国作家、教授安妮·埃尔诺的创作之路以及她在文学上的成就。1．WhenwasErnaux’sfirstbookpublished?A．In2020. B．In1990.C．In1974. D．In1940.答案C解析细节理解题。根据第三段中的“Herfirstbook，CleanedOut，releasedin1974”可知，她的第一本书于1974年发行。故选C。2．What’sthefourthparagraphmainlyabout?A．Ernaux’sachievementinliterature.B．Ernaux’searlylifeexperienceinFrance.C．TheinfluenceofErnaux’sbookTheYears.D．AnintroductiontoErnaux’sbookTheYears.答案D解析段落大意题。根据第四段内容可知，第四段主要是对《悠悠岁月》这本书的介绍。故选D。3．WhatcanweknowaboutLookattheLights，MyLove?A．Itissetinasuperstore.B．Itisabest-sellerinFrance.C．Itisanautobiographicalnovel.D．ItisbeingtranslatedintoEnglish.答案D解析细节理解题。根据最后一段首句“ErnauxhasanotherbookbeingtranslatedintoEnglish，duein2023，titledLookattheLights，MyLove.”可知，这本书正被译成英文。故选D。4．WhichwordscanbestdescribeErnaux?A．Devotedandproductive.B．Kind-heartedandgrateful.C．Considerateandgenerous.D．Humorousanddetermined.答案A解析推理判断题。根据第二段中的“Havingspentover50yearsasawriter，the82-year-oldwinnerhaspublishedmorethan30booksthatexploreddeeplyinherownlifeexperience.”可知，埃尔诺一生致力于文学创作，著作颇丰。故选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.语篇解读这是一篇记叙文。本文主要讲述了Rafael认为诗歌可以让医生倾听病人的故事，可以缩小医生与病人之间的距离，因此他组建了读写讲习班。5．What’sRafaelCampo?A．He’sadoctor.B．He’saphysicist.C．Heisateacherinaseniorschool.D．Heisastudentatamedicalschool.答案A解析细节理解题。根据第一段末句“Rafaelisaphysician，professorandahighlyrespectedpoet.”可知，Rafael的职业是一名医生，故选A。6．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“immersed”inparagraph2mean?A．Committed. B．Forced.C．Absorbed. D．Persuaded.答案C解析词义猜测题。根据文章第二段画线词所在句中的“reallyhearingtheirvoices”可推知，他与病人在一起的时候，会听病人们诉说自己的故事，应该会沉浸在病人的故事里，故“immersed”的意思是“沉浸于……”。故选C。7．WhatdoesAndreaSchwartzthinkofpoetry?A．Itcontributestomedicalwork.B．Itismostlyproducedbydoctors.C．Ithasnothingtodowithdoctors.D．Itkeepsdoctorsawayfrompatients.答案A解析推理判断题。根据第四段可知，AndreaSchwartz认为医务工作相比其他行业，会产生更多作家，这是因为病人处于痛苦时，医生与病人之间的互动力量很大，其实这是医生帮助病人的一种方式，医生和病患关系紧密就有助于医疗效果，故推知AndreaSchwartz认为诗歌有利于医疗工作，故选A。8．Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?A．AGoodMedicineTastesBitterB．PoetryHealsthePainC．SadPoetryIsaReadyMedicineD．APoemaDayKeepstheDoctorAway答案B解析标题归纳题。本文主要讲述了Rafael认为诗歌可以让医生倾听病人的故事，可以缩小医生与病人之间的距离，有助于医学治疗，因此他组建了读写讲习班，B项“诗歌治愈伤痛”能够概括主题，故选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.语篇解读本文是一篇书评。文章主要介绍了一本书AlmostAstronauts：13WomenWhoDaredtoDream，具体讲述了这本书的主要内容以及意义。9．Whydidn’tthe13womenmakeitintospaceinthe1960s?A．Theydidn’tmeettheskillstandard.B．Theylackedrelatedexperience.C．Theywereblockedbyprejudice.D．TheydisobeyedtherulesofNASA.答案C解析细节理解题。根据第二段中的“whentherewasanunspokenruleinAmerica:youhadtobeamanifyouwantedtobeanastronaut”以及第三段内容可知，这13名女性不能成为宇航员的原因是当时存在性别歧视，她们受到了社会偏见的阻碍。故选C。10．Whichofthefollowingbestdescribes“Mercury13”？A．Ambitiousanddetermined.B．Creativeandimaginative.C．Cautiousandmodest.D．Generousandhelpful.答案A解析推理判断题。根据第三段内容可知，她们参加了“太空中的女性”项目，不仅完成了测试，还超过了男性宇航员的成绩。然而，她们的雄心、勇气和成就被NASA和其他政府人物忽视了。第四段讲虽然她们没能进入太空，但她们继续努力推动女性加入太空计划，她们的坚定为后辈的成功奠定了基础。由此可推断，这些女性有雄心，有毅力，有决心。故选A。11．Whatcanwelearnfromthe13women’sstory?A．Helpingothersishelpingyourself.B．Stickingtodreamsmakesadifference.C．Educationplaysasignificantrole.D．Lovebreaksdownbarriers.答案B解析推理判断题。根据第四段中的“Becauseoftheircourageousstruggle，latergenerationssucceeded.”以及最后一段中的“Notonlyarethesewomenexcellentrolemodels...therelativeequalitytoday.”可知，这13位女性的故事体现了“坚持梦想才能产生影响”。故选B。12．What’sthepurposeofthetext?A．Toinformthepublicofanevent.B．Toexplainaphenomenon.C．Toargueoverasocialissue.D．Torecommendabook.答案D解析写作意图题。根据最后一段中的“Iwouldrecommendthisbooktoanyyoungwoman，especiallyoneinhighschool...peoplethinkisappropriate.”并结合全文可推断，这篇文章的主要目的是推荐一本书。故选D。Ⅱ.七选五(2023·河南南阳高二期末)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