三、写作练习
春节快到了，学校英语广播站正在举办以“A Perfect Gift for My Loved One”为主题的征文活动，优秀作品将在校园广播中被朗读。请你写一篇英语短文，向全校同学分享你心中最理想的礼物。可以参考以下提示：
1. Who are you going to give a gift to?
2. What is the perfect gift you would like to give him / her?
3. Why is it a perfect gift for him / her?
4. How would you give the gift and what would you say to him / her?

The Spring Festival is coming. It is a time to show our love to the people who care about us. For me, the person I want to thank most is my mother.
My ideal gift for her is a handmade photo album. I will fill it with our family photos and write down what I want to say to her on each page. I think this is the ideal gift because it comes from my heart. It is not expensive, but it is full of sweet memories. On Chinese New Year’s Eve, I will give it to her with a big hug and say, “Mum, thank you for everything. I love you. ” I believe she will be deeply moved.

【分析】
本次写作主题为“A Perfect Gift for My Loved One”，需围绕四个提示要点展开：确定礼物赠送对象、明确理想礼物、说明礼物的意义、阐述赠送方式与话语。解题思路为：先贴合春节感恩的氛围选择赠送对象（如母亲），再挑选有情感意义的礼物（如手工相册），接着从“真心、回忆”角度说明礼物的价值，最后设计温馨的赠送场景与表达，确保内容紧扣主题、情感真挚，符合校园征文的要求。
【解析】
写作时需严格遵循提示要点：1. 明确赠送对象为母亲，呼应春节感恩的主题；2. 确定礼物为手工相册，内容包含家庭照片和想对母亲说的话；3. 说明礼物的意义：虽不贵重，但饱含真心与甜蜜回忆，比昂贵物品更有温度；4. 安排赠送时间（除夕）、方式（拥抱+礼物）和话语（表达感谢与爱意），使文章结构完整、情感饱满，适合校园广播朗读。
【答案】
The Spring Festival is coming. It is a time to show our love to the people who care about us. For me, the person I want to thank most is my mother.
My ideal gift for her is a handmade photo album. I will fill it with our family photos and write down what I want to say to her on each page. I think this is the ideal gift because it comes from my heart. It is not expensive, but it is full of sweet memories. On Chinese New Year’s Eve, I will give it to her with a big hug and say, “Mum, thank you for everything. I love you. ” I believe she will be deeply moved.
【知识点】
英语应用文写作、情感类短文表达、春节主题英语写作
【点评】
本文紧扣征文主题，结构清晰，围绕提示要点完整展开，情感真挚自然，用手工相册这一具体载体传递对母亲的爱，语言流畅，符合校园广播朗读的要求，是一篇优秀的征文作品。
【难度系数】
0.5

阅读课文，回答问题
1. Why did Johnsy think she would die?

2. What did Sue ask Johnsy to do before she went to find Behrman?

3. What did Behrman do to save Johnsy’s life?

4. Why did Behrman die at the end of the story?

1. Because she believed that she would die when the last leaf on the ivy vine fell.
2. She asked Johnsy to close her eyes and try to sleep.
3. He painted a leaf on the wall during the cold rainy night so that Johnsy would see it and not lose hope.
4. Because he was wet and icy cold from being out all night.

【分析】
这几道题是针对课文《最后一片叶子》的细节理解题，解题时需回忆课文具体情节，针对每个问题定位对应的原文细节，提取关键信息作答。具体来说，第1题需找到Johnsy将自身生命与常春藤最后一片叶子绑定的表述；第2题定位Sue找Behrman前对Johnsy的要求；第3题明确Behrman救Johnsy的具体行为；第4题梳理Behrman死亡的直接原因。
【解析】
1. 课文中Johnsy将自己的生命与常春藤的叶子命运绑定，她认为当常春藤最后一片叶子掉落时自己就会死去，因此得出对应原因；
2. Sue在去寻找Behrman前，要求Johnsy闭上眼睛尝试睡觉；
3. Behrman为让Johnsy重拾希望，在寒冷的雨夜在墙上画了一片常春藤叶子；
4. Behrman雨夜外出画叶子，被雨水淋湿且受冻，因此最终去世。
【答案】
1. Because she believed that she would die when the last leaf on the ivy vine fell.
2. She asked Johnsy to close her eyes and try to sleep.
3. He painted a leaf on the wall during the cold rainy night so that Johnsy would see it and not lose hope.
4. Because he was wet and icy cold from being out all night.
【知识点】
英语阅读理解（细节理解）、课文内容理解
【点评】
本题考查经典课文《最后一片叶子》的细节内容，属于基础阅读理解题，要求学生熟悉课文情节，准确提取关键信息，巩固对课文的理解。
【难度系数】
0.8

听下面一段对话，回答第1～2题。
1. Why did Tom decide to make a scarf instead of buying a gift?
A. He thought a scarf was more beautiful.
B. He couldn't afford the gift he wanted to buy.
C. His sister asked him to make one for her.
2. What did Tom do to make the scarf special?
A. He bought the best wool from a store.
B. He chose her favourite colour and added a heart pattern.
C. He asked his sister what kind of scarf she liked.

1. B 2. B