Sue looked out of the window. All she saw was an old yellow and green ivy(常青藤)plant. The half?dead 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.

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 plant B.The last leaf C.A kind friend D.A helpful painter

Bicycle Safety

Operation

Always ride your bike in a safe, controlled manner on campus(校园).

Watch out for walkers and other bicyclists, and always use your lights in dark conditions.

Theft Prevention

Always securely lock your bicycle to a bicycle rack—even if you are only away for a minute. Register(注册)your bike with the University Department of Public Safety. It’s fast, easy, and free. Registration is useful when your bike is lost or stolen.

Rules of the Road

Riding on Campus: As a bicycle rider, you have to ride only on streets and posted bicycle paths. Riding on sidewalks or other walkways can lead to a fine(罚款). The speed limit for bicycles on campus is 15mph, unless otherwise posted. Always give the right of ways to walkers. If you get into an accident, you are required to offer some help, call the Department of Public Safety and stay there until the officer lets you go.

Bicycle Parking

Only park in areas for bikes. Trees, handrails(扶手), hallways, and sign posts are not for bicycle parking, and parking in such posts can result in a fine.

If you break the rules, you will be fined. Besides violating(违反) rules while riding bicycles on campus, you could be fined for:

No bicycle registration—$25 Wrong bicycle parking—$30

Blocking path with a bicycle—$40 Riding without a helmet(头盔)—$35

1.We can infer(推断)from the first part that _____.

A.walkers and bicyclists often fight B.there must be a light on a bicycle

C.we cannot ride bikes when it’s dark D.we should watch how others walk and ride

2.Registration of your bicycle may help you _____.

A.find your stolen bicycle B.pay less when you are fined

C.receive free repair services D.get a bicycle at a lower price

3.When you ride a bicycle on the campus, _____.

A.ride on posted bicycle paths and sidewalks B.cycle at a speed of over 15 mph

C.call the police before leaving in a case of accident D.put the walkers’ right of way first

4.If you lock your bicycle to a tree on the campus, you could be fined _____.

A.$25 B.$30 C.$35 D.$40

5.What is the passage mainly about?

A.Rules for a bicycle race on campus. B.Directions for a bicycle tour on campus.

C.A guide for safe bicycling on campus. D.Rules for riding motorcycles on campus.

We drink tea every day. But more than 400 years ago,most people in Europe did not know anything about tea. Some had heard about it,but very few knew what to do with it.

Here is a story about a sailor(水手)who went to countries all over the world. He had been to China and India. One day he came home and brought some tea as a present for his mother. She told her friends about the present and invited them to a “tea party”. When her friends came to the “tea party”,the old woman gave them brown tea leaves. Her friends began to eat them of course,but nobody liked the tea leaves. At that moment the sailor came in. He looked at the table and said,“Mother,what have you done with the tea?”

“I boiled it,as you said.”

“And what have you done with the water?”

“I poured it out,of course.” answered the mother.

“Now you may throw away the leaves,too.”said her son.

1.At the “tea party”,________.

A.everybody enjoyed the brown tea leaves

B.some of her friends enjoyed the brown tea leaves

C.nobody enjoyed the brown tea leaves

D.the old woman enjoyed the brown tea leaves

2.The son asked his mother to throw away the leaves,because________.

A.his mother had treated(招待)her friends with the wrong thing

B.the tea his mother had made was too strong

C.he didn't like his mother's friends

D.he himself didn't like the tea leaves

3.Where might the sailor come from?

A.America. B.Canada.

C.Thailand. D.England.

4.The sailor had been to________.

A.China and Australia

B.Brazil and Chile

C.China and Brazil

D.India and China

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