一、词汇运用。（改编自 Reading 短文）
Johnsy was badly ill and her life was in great danger. She had a high fever and became so 1.
hopeless
(hope) that she thought she would die when the last leaf 2.
dropped
(drop) from the old tree outside the window.
Sue felt worried and tried her best to make Johnsy live 3.
actively
(active). She went to ask Behrman for help. Behrman was an old 4.
painter
(paint) who had planned to paint a great masterpiece for a long time.
After 5.
hearing
(hear) the news, Behrman was surprised at Johnsy's silly idea. On a rainy night, the last real leaf fell. However, the next morning, Johnsy was 6.
amazed
(amaze) to find one leaf still there. The leaf made Johnsy 7.
realize
(realize) her mistake and she decided to live bravely.
Day by day, she got much 8.
better
(good). Then Sue told her the 9.
truth
(true). Behrman painted the leaf on a cold rainy night, so he later caught a bad cold and died. The painted leaf was his most 10.
wonderful
(wonder) work.
解析：
【分析】
本题为英语词汇运用题，解题思路为：先通读短文理解整体语境，再针对每个空格，结合句子结构、语法规则（如词性、时态、非谓语形式等），分析所给单词需变形的形式，最终填入正确词汇。
【解析】
1. 空格前为系动词became，需形容词作表语，结合语境“绝望的”，故填hopeless。
2. 此处是when引导的时间状语从句，主句为一般过去时，从句需用一般过去时，故填dropped。
3. 空格修饰动词live，需用副词，故填actively。
4. 空格前有不定冠词an，需表示职业的名词，paint对应的职业名词为painter，故填painter。
5. after是介词，介词后接动名词作宾语，故填hearing。
6. 主语是人Johnsy，修饰人表示“感到惊讶的”需用ed结尾的形容词，故填amazed。
7. 固定搭配make sb do sth要求用动词原形，故填realize。
8. much可修饰形容词比较级，good的比较级为better，故填better。
9. 空格前有定冠词the，需用名词，true对应的名词为truth，故填truth。
10. 空格修饰名词work，需用形容词，wonder对应的形容词为wonderful，故填wonderful。
【答案】
1. hopeless 2. dropped 3. actively 4. painter 5. hearing 6. amazed 7. realize 8. better 9. truth 10. wonderful
【知识点】
英语词汇变形、词性转换、动词时态
【点评】
本题考查学生在语境中对词汇形式的灵活运用能力，涉及基础语法知识点，需结合上下文分析空格的语法成分，难度适中。
【难度系数】
0.4
