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4．At the top of a three-story brick building，Sue and Johnsy had their studio．One of the girls was from Maine； the other from California．They had met in an Eighth Street restaurant，and found their tastes in art，chicory salad and bishop sleeves so much in tune that the joint studio resulted．That was in May．
    In November，a cold，unseen stranger，whom the doctors called"pneumonia"，stalked about the district，touching one here and there with his icy fingers．Johnsy was among his victims．
    One morning the busy doctor invited Sue into the hallway with a bushy，gray eyebrow．
"She has one chance in ten，"he said．"And that chance is for her to want to live．Your little lady has made up her mind that she's not going to get well．Has she anything on her mind？"
"She wanted to paint the Bay of Naples some day，"said Sue．
"Paint？Bosh!Has she anything on her mind worth thinking about twice？A man，for instance？"
"No，doctor； there is nothing of the kind．"
"Well，"said the doctor．"I will do all that science can accomplish．But whenever my patient begins to count the carriage in her funeral procession，I subtract 50 per cent from the power of medicines．"After the doctor had gone，Sue cried．
Johnsy lay，scarcely making a movement under the bedclothes，with her face toward the window．She was looking out and counting-counting backward．
"Twelve，"she said，and a little later"eleven，"and then"ten，"and"nine，"and then"eight，'and"seven，"almost together．
    Sue looked out of the window．What was there to count？There was only a bare，dreary yard to be seen，and an old，old ivy vine climbed half way up the brick wall of the brick house．The cold breath of autumn had blown away its leaves，leaving it almost bare．
"Six，'said Johnsy，in almost a whisper．"They're falling faster now．Three days ago there were almost a hundred．It made my head ache to count them．But now it's easy．There goes another one．There are only five left now．"
"Five what，dear？"
"Leaves，on the ivy vine．When the last one falls I must go，too．I've known that for three days．Didn't the doctor tell you？"
"Oh，I've never heard of such nonsense．Don't be so silly．Why，the doctor told me this morning that your chances for getting well soon were ten to one!Try to take some soup now，and let Sue go and buy pork chops for her sick child．"
56．What do you know about Sue and Johnsy from the first paragraph？A
A．They had a lot in common with each other．
B．They are from the same state in the United States．
C．They set up their studio on the third floor in order to see the ivy vine outside．
D．They both began wearing clothes with bishop sleeves only after they set up their studio．
57．Which of the following statements best describes the underlined word"pneumonia"？B
A．It was a stranger with magic power and was invisible to others．
B．It was a disease which resulted in many symptoms （症状），or even death．
C．It was a person who was moving around the district touching people with icy fingers．
D．It was someone who carried deadly bacteria and passed them to people without being noticed．
58．What can we learn from the passage？D
A．Johnsy had a bad temper and couldn't control her emotions very well．
B．Johnsy made up her mind to die because she had no confidence in science．
C．Johnsy counted the ivy vine leaves because she admired them and got inspiration from them．
D．The doctor believed that medicine would lose half of its power on the patient who did not want to live．
59．What may Sue do for her friend next？A
A．To go and buy pork chops for Johnsy
B．To prepare the funeral quickly．
C．To ask Johnsy to paint the Bay of Naples
D．To find Johnsy a boyfriend immediately．

Answer 1

分析 本文属于记叙文阅读，作者通过这篇文章主要向我们描述了Johnsy患了肺炎，认为自己像窗外的常春藤一样已经失去生的希望，等着常春藤的树叶落完就一起离世，医生说她没有求生欲导致药石无灵，Sue十分担心她．

解答 56．A．细节理解题．根据文章第一段"They had met in an Eighth Street restaurant，and found their tastes in art，chicory salad and bishop sleeves so much in tune that the joint studio resulted"可知Sue and Johnsy在艺术上有许多的共同喜好；故选A．
57．B．词义推断题．根据文章第二段"Johnsy was among his victims"Johnsy成了pneumonia的受害人之一，可知pneumonia应该是一种疾病，根据后文可知这会出现很多症状甚至导致死亡；故选B．
58．D．细节理解题．根据文章第七段"But whenever my patient begins to count the carriage in her funeral procession，I subtract 50 per cent from the power of medicines"但每当我的病人开始计数她的葬礼上的马车时，我认为药物的力量失去了50个百分点；可知医生认为，药物将失去它的一半的威力对不想活的病人；故选D．
59．A．推理判断题．根据文章最后一段"Try to take some soup now，and let Sue go and buy pork chops for her sick child"现在试着喝点汤吧，让苏去给她生病的孩子买排骨，可知Sue接下来会为她的朋友买排骨煲汤；故选A．

点评 考察学生的细节理解和推理判断能力，做细节理解题时一定要找到文章中的原句，和题干进行比较，再做出正确的选择．在做推理判断题不要以个人的主观想象代替文章的事实，要根据文章事实进行合乎逻辑的推理判断．