2023屆高三英語二輪復習學案名著閱讀之心靈雞湯ChristmasPresence

名著閱讀之心靈雞湯精選ChristmasPresence

班級：學號：姓名：

心靈雞湯精選ChristmasPresence

話題歸類閱讀難度詞數(shù)

幫助他人四星879

【文章梗概】作者是一名護士，在圣誕平安夜這天要去醫(yī)院值班，正感到心情低落，無法與

家人共度節(jié)日的時候，在醫(yī)院結(jié)識了一名叫George的男子，George不僅細心體貼地幫助醫(yī)

務工作者照料病人，還為大家講笑話和愉悅氣氛，每個人都被他的“圣誕精神”所感染和

感動。故事解開了George的身份之謎，原來在George的妻子去世以后，一直以圣誕志愿者

的身份存在幫助他人。

%makealivingbywhatweget;wemakealifebywhatwegive.

"DuaneHulse

ItwasthenightbeforeChristmas,andallthroughtheeveningIreminisced,

fondlyrelivingpastChristmasesspentwithmyfamily.Asasecond-yearnursing

student,justnineteen,thiswastobemyfirstChristmasawayfromhome.Although

IknewthatsomedayI'dbeworkingonChristmas,Ineverexpectedtofeelthis

lonely.

Secludedinmyroom,IyearnedforthemouthwateringaromasofMom'sfreshly

bakedcookies,hotchocolateandlove.TheabsenceoftheusualRingling、slamming

doorsandringingtelephonesmadethedormitoryseemcoldandempty.Theunappetizing

smellofdisinfectantreplacedmyvisionsofcookiesandcocoa.

Standinginfrontofthemirror,Iconversedwithmyreflection."Youwanted

tobeanurse,didn,tyou?Well,you'realmostanurse.Here,syourchanceto

findoutwhatChristmasspiritreallymeans."Determinedtomakethebestofit,

Iturnedinearly.

“I'11behomeforChristmas.Youcancountonme....”Myfaithfulclock

radioannouncedreveilleasIslowlydraggedmyselfoutofatoasty-warmbed.I

trudgedacrossthesnow-filledstreetandgrabbedaquickbreakfastinthecafeteria

beforereportingfordutyonthemedical-surgica]unit.

AsIpreparedtotakevitalsignsonmyfirstpatient,Iwasstartledbvarobust

voicethatcamefrombehind.uMerryChristmastoyou.Wantanythingfromthe

cafeteria?I'mheadedthatway,Missy.”

Itookthestethoscopeoutofmyearsandturnedaround.Fromthedimlylitroom

Icouldseeasigantic、roly-polye1der1ygentlemanwithlong,curlyhair,al1decked

outinabright-redplaidshirttuckedhaphazardlyintobaggy,redtrousers.The

trousersappearedtobeheldupbyonlytwowide,fire-engineredsuspendersthat

hadlongsinceoutlivedtheirelasticity.Theonlythingmissingwasthebeard.This

SantaClausfacsimilewasstandinginthedoorwaywaitingpatientlyforananswer

tohisquery.

Lookingtowardthebrighthallwaylightsfromthedarkenedroom,Ithoughtfor

amomentthatIwasdreaming.

“No,thanks,“Iresponded."Ijustcameonduty.I'11grabsomethingat

lunch.”

Beforedisappearingdownthehallheadded,"Name'sGeorge.Justletmeknow

whatIcandoforyou,Missy.I'11berightback.

AsIcaredformypatients,Georgewasrightalongside.Iwatchedhimspread

hoiidaycheerashebecameaguesttothepatientswhohadnovisitorsthatday.

Whentraysarrived,heknewwhoneededassistanceandwhoneededtobefed.Heread

lettersandcardstothosewhoseeyescouldnolongerseethelettersonaprinted

page.George?spowerfulbodyandtenderhandswerealwaysreadytohelp,hold,turn,

pulluporliftapatient.Hewasa“gopher”whomadecountlesstripstothesupply

roomfortheuneedsofthemoment.”

Georgealsoknewwhentocallforhelp.WhilereadingalettertoMr.Jenkins,

Georgenoticedthatthepatientsuddenlystartedto“l(fā)ookfunny”andinstantly

rantothenurse,sstationtosummonaid.ThankstoGeorge?sswiftaction,we

managedtoreversetheeffectsofanimpendingdiabeticcoma.

JovialGeorgeclearlyenjoyedhelpingotherswhilehespreadcheerandtold

jokes一thesamejokes,overandoveragain,al1daylong,onepatientatatime.

WeallenjoyedhispresencethatChristmasday.

WhenIfinallytookmylunchbreak,Iwassurprisedtofindthecafeteria

elaboratelydecoratedfortheseason.Isatdownnexttooneofthestaffnurses

fromtheunit.DuringlunchwithAndrea,Ihadthechancetoaskaburningquestion.

“WhoisthisGeorgefellow?AndwhyishehereonChristmasDay?”

uAbouttenyearsago,Georgeswifebecameseriouslyill.Hespentalmostevery

wakingmomentbyherside.Thosetwolovebirdsweresodevotedtooneanother.There

wasnothinghewouldn'tdoforher."Andreastoppedforafewmoments,sipping

hercoffeeinsilence,beforecontinuing.uGeorgestartedtovisitotherpatients

whilehiswifewassleepingorhavingtreatments.Hewasheresomuchthatheseemed

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totakenaturallytohelpingoutwhereverhecould.

Mynaturalcuriositymademeask,“Doeshehaveanyfamily?”

AseriouslookcameoverAndrea,sfaceasshecontinued,“Theyneverhad

chiIdren,andasfarasIknow,therearenorelatives.Butyousee,Georgewatched

hiswifesufferforaverylongtime.Hesharedeverysecondofherpainandanguish.

OnChristmasEve,afterIpreparedhiswifeforsleep,theyprayedtogether.During

theprayer,GeorgepromisedhiswifethatifGodwouldtakeawayhermiserythat

night,bytakingher4home,'hewouldspendtherestofhis1ifeasaChristmas

volunteer.”

AndreaandIfinishedourlunchinsilence.

【詞匯過關(guān)】

請寫出下面文單詞在文章中的中文意思。

，

1.reminisce[（reminis]v._

2.relive[ri:'1iv]vt._

3.seclude[si'klu：d]vt._

4.yearn[j3：n]vi._________________________________________

5.mouthwatering['mau0jwo:tariij]adj.

6.aromas[a，rauma]n.___________________________________________

7.giggle['gig（6）1]v.__________________________________________

8.slamfslsem]v._________________________________________

9.unappetizing[，An'sepitaizir]]adj._________________________________________

10.disinfectant[disin，fekt（9）nt]n._________________________________________

11.converse[kan'v3：s]vi._________________________________________

12.faithful[,fei0ful]adj._________________________________________

13.reveille[ri'v$li]n._________________________________________

14.toasty-warm['taustiwo:m]adj._________________________________________

15.trudge[trAd^]v._________________________________________

16.medical-surgical['medik（a）1'S3:djik（9）1]

adj._________________________________

19.startled['sta:tld]adj.

20.robust[ra（u）'bAst]adj.

21.stethoscope['ste。eskaup]n.

22.dimly['dimli]adv.________________________________

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23.gigantic[djai'gaentik]adj.巨.

24.roly-polyfr9uli，pauli]adj.

25.decked[dek]vt.

26.plaid[plsed]n.

27.tuck[tAk]vt.

28.haphazardly[,h氏p'hazadli]adv.

29.outlive[aut，liv]vt.

30.elasticity[el<e，stisiti]n.

31.facsimile[Wsimili]

32.query['kwiari]n.

33.tray[trei]n

34.summon['sAman]vt.

35.impending[im，pendio]adj.

36.elaborately[i'1紀bar3tli]adv.

37.sip[sip]vi.

38.anguish['紀QgwiJ]n.痛苦

【句子學習】

請根據(jù)中文句子填空。

（一）動作描寫

1.GeorgeJs,hold,turn,pullup

orliftapatient.

喬治強壯的身體和溫柔的手隨時準備幫助，抱住，翻身，拉起或抬起病人。

2.Andreain

silence,

安德里亞停了一會兒，默默地喝著咖啡，然后繼續(xù)說下去。

（二）情緒描寫

1.inmyroom,IthemouthwateringaromasofMom's

freshlybakedcookies,hotchocolate

andlove.

我躲在自己的房間里，渴望媽媽新鮮出爐的餅干、熱巧克力和愛的令人垂涎的香氣。

2.aV11behomeforChristmas.

“我會回家過圣誕節(jié)。你可以相信我”。我忠實的時鐘收音機宣布道，于是我慢慢地

把自己從溫暖的

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床上拖了出來。

（三）環(huán)境描寫

theusualgiggling,slammingdoorsandringing

telephones.

沒有了平時的咯咯笑聲，沒有了“砰”的一聲關(guān)門聲，沒有了電話鈴聲，整個宿舍顯得冰冷

空曠。

（四）外貌描寫

Fromthediml。litroomIcould

see______________________________________________________

從昏暗的房間中，我可以看到一位身材魁梧的老紳士，留著一頭卷發(fā)，穿著一件鮮紅色的格

子襯衫，襯衫隨意地塞進寬松的紅色褲子里。

拓展練習讀后續(xù)寫

閱讀下面材料，根據(jù)其內(nèi)容和所給段落開頭語續(xù)寫兩段，使之構(gòu)成一篇完整的短文。

ItwasunusuallycoldthatyearonDecember25.Thesnowstormsweptacrossmy

city,withbitingwindpiercing（戈U破）thesilenceoftheemptystreet.

Iwasanurseondutyintheemergencyroom.Seatedbehindmydesk,Istared

throughtheglasswindowintothedarksky.Ididn,tthinktherewouldbeany

patients,sighingabouthavingtoworkonChristmas,whenalmostallthepeoplewere

enjoyingtheirfamilymembersJcompany.Justthen,fivepeopleshowedupinfront

ofmydesk,apalewomanandfoursmallchildren.Irosetomyfeetimmediately.

“Areyouallsick?”Iaskedsuspiciously.

“Yes."shesaidweaklyandloweredherhead.

Butwhenitcametodescriptionsoftheirpresentingproblems,thingsgota

littleconfusing.Twoofthechildrenhadheadaches,buttheheadachesweren't

accompaniedbythenormalbodylanguageofholdingtheheadortryingtokeepit

still.Twochildrenhadearaches,butonlyonecouldtellmewhichearwasaffected.

Themothercomplainedofacoughbutseemedtoworktoproduceit.

Somethingwaswrong,butIdidn'tsayanythingandexplainedthatitmightbe

alittlewhilebeforeadoctorsawher.Sheresponded,“Takeyourtime;it'swarm

here.

Onahunch（出于直覺），Icheckedthechartaftertheadmittingclerkhadfinished

registeringthefamily.Noaddress一theywerehomeless.Andthewaitingroomwas

warmandcomfortable.

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Ilookedoutatthefamilyhuddled(蜷縮)bytheChristmastree.Thelittleone

wasclappinghishandsandstampinghisfeet,withhiseyesfixedonthetelevision

screenwhilethebiggeronewaspointingatthetelevisionandyellingsomething

athermother.Theoldestonewaslookingatanornament(裝飾)ontheChristmastree.

注意：

1.所續(xù)寫短文的詞數(shù)應為150左右；

2.續(xù)寫部分分為兩段，每段的開頭語已為你寫好。

Ireturnedtothenurses'station.

WepreparedabigdinnerforourChristmasguests.

心靈雞湯精選答案

【詞匯過關(guān)】

請寫出下面文單詞在文章中的中文意思。

，

1.reminisce[ireminis]v.追憶；回想

2.relive[rii'liv]vt.再體驗

3.seclude[si,klu：d]vt.使隔開

4.yearn[j3：n]vi.渴望,向往

5.mouthwatering['mau6*wo：tario]adj.令人垂涎的

6.aromas[s'rauma]n.芳香，香味

7.gigglegig(e)1]v.咯咯笑的

8.slam['si紀m]v.砰地關(guān)上

9.unappetizing['An'出pitaizip]adj.引不起食欲的

10.disinfectant[disin，fekt(a)nt]n.消毒劑，殺菌劑

11.converse[kan'v3:s]vi.交談

12.faithful[’feiOful]adj.忠實的

13.reveille[riJvseli]n.起床號

14.toasty-warm['taustiwo:m]adj.暖和舒適的

15.trudge[trAdj]v.步履艱難地走

16.medical-surgicalmedik(e)TS3：d3ik(a)1]adj.醫(yī)用外科的

19.startledsta:tld]adj.受驚嚇的

20.robust[ra(u)*bAst]adj.強健的

21.stethoscopeUste0eskaup]n.聽診器

22.dimly[Jdimli]adv.微暗；朦朧地

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23.gigantic[d3ai，gaentik]adj.巨大的

24.roly-poly['rauli'pauli]adj.矮胖的

25.decked[dek]vt.裝飾某人

26.plaid[plsed]n.格子花呢

27.tuck[tAk]vt.卷起；擠進

28.haphazardly[.hajp*haezedli]adv.隨意地

29.outlive[aut1liv]vt.比…活得長

30.elasticity[el?stisiti]n.彈性

31.facsimile[f?k，simili]n.副本

32.querykwiari]n.問題，疑問

33.tray[trei]n.（醫(yī)用）托盤

34.summon['sAman]vt.召喚

35.impending[im，pendio]adj.迫在眉睫的

36.elaborately[Vl?barGtli]adv.精巧地

37.sip[sip]vi.啜飲

38.anguish['紀QgwiJ]n.痛苦

【句子學習】

請根據(jù)中文句子填空。

（一）動作描寫

1.George'spowerfulbodyandtenderhandswerealwaysreadytohelp,hold,turn,

pulluporliftapatient.

喬治強壯的身體和溫柔的手隨時準備幫助，抱住，翻身，拉起或抬起病人。

3.Andreastoppedforafewmoments,sippinghercoffeeinsilence,before

continuing.

安德里亞停了一會兒，默默地喝著咖啡，然后繼續(xù)說下去。

（二）情緒描寫

1.Secludedinmyroom,IyearnedforthemouthwateringaromasofMom'sfreshlybaked

cookies,hotchocolate

andlove.

我躲在自己的房間里，渴望媽媽新鮮出爐的餅干、熱巧克力和愛的令人垂涎的香氣。

2."I'11behomeforChristmas.Youcancounton加e....”Myfaithfulclock

radioannouncedreveilleasI

slowlydraggedmyselfoutofatoasty-warmbed.

“我會回家過圣誕節(jié)。你可以相信我”。我忠實的時鐘收音機宣布道，于是我慢慢地

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把自己從溫暖的

床上拖了出來。

（三）環(huán)境描寫

Theabsenceoftheusualgiggling,slammingdoorsandringingtelephonesmadethe

dormitoryseemcoldand