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in art. For years, he had always been planning to paint a work of art, but had never yet begun it. He earned a
little money by serving as a model to artists who could not pay for a professional model. He was a fierce, little,
old man who protected the two young women in the studio apartment above him.
Sue found Behrman in his room. In one area was a blank canvas (画布) that had been waiting twenty-five
years for the first line of paint. Sue told him about Johnsy and how she feared that her friend would float away
like a leaf on the old ivy vine climbing hopelessly up the outside block wall.
Old Behrman was angered at such an idea. "Are there people in the world with the foolishness to die because
leaves drop off a vine? Why do you let that silly business come in her brain?"
"She is very sick and weak," said Sue, "and the disease has left her mind full of strange ideas."
"This is not any place in which one so good as Miss Johnsy shall lie sick," yelled Behrman. "Some day I will
paint a masterpiece, and we shall all go away."
Johnsy was sleeping when they went upstairs. Sue pulled the shade down to cover the window. She and
Behrman went into the other room. They looked out a window fearfully at the ivy vine. Then they looked at
each other without speaking. A cold rain was falling, mixed with snow. Behrman sat and posed as the miner.
The next morning, Sue awoke after an hour's sleep. She found Johnsy with wide-open eyes staring at the
covered window.
"Pull up the shade; I want to see," she ordered, quietly.
Sue obeyed.
After the beating rain and fierce wind that blew through the night, there yet stood against the wall one ivy
leaf. It was the last one on the vine. It was still dark green at the center. But its edges were colored with the
yellow. It hung bravely from the branch about seven meters above the ground.
"It is the last one," said Johnsy. "I thought it would surely fail during the night. I heard the wind. It will fall
today and I shall die at the same time."
"Dear, dear!" said Sue, leaning her worn face downtoward the bed. "Think.of me, if you won't think of
yourself. What would I do?"
But Johnsy did not answer.
The next morning, when it was light, Johnsy demanded that the window shade be raised. The ivy leaf was
still there. Johnsy lay for a long time, looking at it. And then she called to Sue, who was preparing chicken
soup.
"I've been a bad girl," said Johnsy. "Something has made that last leaf stay there to show me how bad I
was. It is wrong to want to die. You may bring me a little soup now."
An hour later she said:"someday I hope to paint the Bay of Naples."
Later in the day, the doctor came, and Sue talked to him in the hallway.
"Even chances. With good care, you'll win," said the doctor. "And now I must see another case I have in
your building. Behrman, his name is-some kind of an artist, I believe. Pneumonia (肺炎), too. He is an old,
weak man and his case is severe. There is no hope for him; but he goes to the hospital today to ease his pain."
The next day, the doctor said to Sue:"She's out of danger. You won. Nutrition and care now-that's all."
Later that day, Sue came to the bed where Johnsy lay, and put one arm around her.
"I have something to tell you, white mouse," she said."Mister Behrman died of pneumonia today in the
hospital. He was sick only two days. They found him the morning of the first day in his room downstairs
helpless with pain. His shoes and clothing were completely wet and icy cold. They could not imagine where
he had been on such a terrible night.
And then they found a lantern, still lighted. And they found a ladder that had been moved from its place.
And art supplies and a painting board with green and yellow colors mixed on it.
And look out the window, dear, at the last ivy leaf on the wall. Didn't you wonder why it never moved
when the wind blew? Ah, darling, it is Behrrnan's masterpiece-he painted it there the night that the last leaf felt."
B. The old ivy leaves have little to do with my getting well.
C. I am such a bad girl as to make everything messy.
D. Someday I hope to paint a masterpiece.
B. His drawing board had waited 25 years to receive the first line of his masterpiece.
C. He was protective of the two girls but mostly sensitive and fierce.
D. He was a professional model waiting for his great opportunity.
B. the three artists mentioned in the story shared a studio apartment
C. Behrman showed great sympathy for the two youth
D. Johnsy was somehow annoyed to be accompanied by a never-succeeded artist
B. The doctor thought that they should let her go.
C. The doctor believed that Johnsy had every chance of recovery.
D. The doctor put her chances at fifty-fifty.
B. she deserved more severe punishment
C. she should never forget about her dream
D. she was ashamed not to be able to support the other two
B. vivid contrasts
C. artistic imagination
D. arresting openings
听力
第一节
听下面5段对话，每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。
W：Did the thief get away?
M：Yes．No one realized what was happening and the thief was able to get away．
1．Why was the thief able to get away?
A．Because nobody noticed that something had been stolen．
B．Because the thief had managed to run away before people came．
C．Because the thief ran so fast that nobody could catch him．
M：Tom loves parties．I’m sure he would have come to the party if he’d been invited．
W：I agree．He couldn’t have been invited．
2．What are they talking about?
A．The party they went to．
B．Tom’s absence from the party．
C．Whether to invite Tom to the party．
W：I wonder what’s on television this evening．Have you got a newspaper?
M：Yes．The TV programmes are on the back page．
3．Why does the woman want to have a look at the newspaper?
A．To learn what programmes will be shown on TV．
B．To get to know the leatest news．
C．To look at TV set advertisements．
W：Is that your sister’s fur coat?
M：It can’t be hers．She never wears real fur．
4．What are they talking about?
A．An overcoat．
B．A phone call．
C．A fur coat．
M：Jane’s a very bright girl, isn’t she?
W：Yes．I wouldn’t work here if I were as bright as she is．
M：What would you do instead?
W：I’d get a job doing something exciting, where I’d meet interesting people and visit lots of different places．
5．What the woman would do if she was as bright as Jane?
A．She would find a more interesting job．
B．She would visit lots of different places．
C．She would meet interesting people．
第二节
听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。
听第6段材料，回答第6～7题。
M：Have you seen James’ new jacket? I bet(敢断定)it was expensive．
W：He told me it cost him ＄500．
M：I wish I were as rich as James．
W：Well, you may not be rich, but you’re much better looking than James．
M：Am I?
6．How much does James’ jacket cost?
A．＄400．
B．＄500．
C．＄600．
7．What can be inferred from the conversation?
A．The man is as rich as James．
B．The man is much better off than James．
C．The man is pleased to hear what the woman says．
听第7段材料，回答第8～11题。
Hi Bill．This is Louisa．I’m just calling to let you know that I’ll be a little late to your party tomorrow night．I have to put in a few extra hours at work to finish a report．I should finish sometimes between seven and eight though．Oh, then I’m planning on dropping by(顺便去)Lisa’s house for about an hour since she’s been sick recently．And, uh, one more thing．I’ll go home to pick up the snacks(小吃, 快餐)for the party．See you then．
8．Why will Louisa go to Bill’s house tomorrow?
A．To attend a party．
B．To meet an old friend．
C．To have dinner with Bill．
9．Why does Louisa have to work late?
A．She has to attend a meeting．
B．She has to finish a report．
C．She has to write a letter．
10．Why is Louisa going to visit Lisa after work?
A．Because Lisa is sick in bed．
B．Because she has to return something．
C．Because she is going to take Lisa to Bill’s house．
11．About what time will Louisa most likely arrive at Bill’s house?
A．7∶00 pm．
B．8∶00 pm．
C．9∶00 pm．
听第8段材料，回答第12～14题。
M：Hi．I don’t think we’ve met．My name’s Tom．
W：Hi, Tom．Nice to meet you．My name is Juanita, but everybody calls me Jenny．
M：Nice to meet you, Jenny．So, where are you from?
W：Well, originally I’m from England, but we moved to the United States when I was about five years old．My parents now live in Chile(智利)．That’s where they first met．How about you, Tom?
M：I was born in California(加利福尼亚), and we lived there until I was seven．Then, since my father worked for the military(军队), we moved all over the place．
W：Oh, yeah? Where are some of the places you’ve lived?
M：Mostly, we were overseas．We spent a total of ten years in Korea(朝鲜), Germany, and Japan．We were transferred(转移, 调职, 调动)back to the States three years ago．
W：Wow．It sounds like you’ve had an interesting life．So, what do you do now?
M：I’m a student at Rider University．
W：Oh really? What are you studying?
M：I’m majoring in physics．How about you? What do you do?
W：Well, I’m working as a sales representive(代表, 代理人)for Vega Computers(维加电脑公司)downtown．
M：Oh, really? My brother works there too．
12．Where is the woman from originally?
A．England．
B．The United States．
C．Chile．
13．When did the man and his parents return to the United States?
A．When the boy was 7 years old．
B．When the boy was 10 years old．
C．When the boy was 17 years old．
14．What is the man studying?
A．Physics．
B．Maths．
C．Biology．
听第9段材料，回答第15～17题。
W：Hey Taxi! Ah great．Thanks for pulling over(停下)．
M：Where do?
W：Well, I am going to the National Museum of Art(国家艺术馆), and…
M：Sure．No problem．
W：Uh, excuse me, how long does it take to get there?
M：Well, that all depends on the traffic, but it shouldn’t take more than twenty minutes for the average driver．And I’m not average, so we should be able to get there in less than twelve minutes．
W：Okay．Uh, sorry for asking, but do you have any idea how much it will be?
M：Oh, it shouldn’t be more than ＄18…not including a…uh-hum…a tip of course．
W：Oh, and by the way, do you know what time the museum closes?
M：Well, I would guess around 6∶00 o’clock．
W：Uh, do you have the time?
M：Yeah．It’s half past four．
W：Thanks．
15．For the average driver how long does it take to get to the National Museum of Art?
A．More than 20 minutes．
B．About 20 minutes．
C．About 12 minutes．
16．According to the driver how long does it take them to get to the museum?
A．12 minutes．
B．Less than 12 minutes．
C．A bit more than 12 minutes．
17．Which of the following is TRUE?
A．The driver is not sure what time the museum closes．
B．The woman can not get to the museum before it closes．
C．The woman wants to know how much she should pay for visiting the museum．
听第10段材料，回答第18～20题。
W：Hello．Today I’m interviewing Josha on his experiences going to a Japanese school．Now Josha, what time do you go to school?
M：Eight o’clock．
W：Eight o’clock．And do you go by yourself, or on a school bus?
M：No, I have a group that goes with me．
W：So you go with a group?
M：Uh-huh．
W：Now what kinds of things do you take to school?
M：I take my gym clothes(运动服), and I take my backpack(背包、双肩背书包)and my books, and stuff(东西)like that．
W：Okay and what is the first thing you do when you get to school?
M：We do “kiritsu, rei”．
W：We do “kiritsu” and “rei”．Now what are those?
M：It means “stand up, bow”．
W：Stand up and bow．
M：Uh-huh．
18．What kind of school does the boy go to?
A．A middle school．
B．An English school．
C．A Japanese school．
19．How does the boy go to school?
A．By himself．
B．By school bus．
C．With other boys and girls．
20．What do the students first do when they get to school?
A．Stand up and bow．
B．Line up and enter the classroom．
C．Do reading aloud．