2023屆高三英語二輪復(fù)習(xí)學(xué)案名著閱讀之心靈雞湯AChristmasMemory

名著閱讀之心靈雞湯精選AChristmasMemory

班級：學(xué)號：姓名：

心靈雞湯精選AChristmasMemory

話題歸類閱讀難度詞數(shù)

難忘的圣誕經(jīng)歷五星1274

【文章梗概】11月，我、Jack和三孩子開心去看足球賽，小兒突然命危，一紐約警察

John盡力急救并送至醫(yī)院，但孩子不幸猝死。雖得John陪熬過痛苦時光，我們?nèi)杂粲艄褮g。

圣誕節(jié)前夜，我?guī)ФY物回家途中，看萬家燈火，觸景生情，內(nèi)心不再相信圣誕老人的存在。

一圣誕老人來家里給孩子們送圣誕祝福，后發(fā)現(xiàn)是John特意冒雪前來扮演圣誕老人，意在

寬慰我們，送來圣誕歡樂。

Christmasisdoingalittlesomethingextraforsomeone

“CharlesSchulz

Thesnowfellsoftly,itsdelicatelace-patternedsnowflakeslingerinRonmy

woolenponcho.Ihalf-carried,half-draggedmycumbersomeload-alargegarbage

sackloadedwithgifts一acrossthewhiteningstreet.Itwasalmostmidnighton

ChristmasEve,butIwasinnohurrytogethome.Tearsblurredthekaleidoscope

ofmulticoloredlightsthatblinkedcheerilyfromourneighborJshouses.More

subduedcandlesdimlyliteverywindowatourhouseintheirhalfheartedattempt

tofeigncheer.SuddenlyIstoppedandstared.Awhite-bearded,red-clad、

overstuffedfigurewastappinggentlyatourfrontdoorandmuttering"Ho!Ho!Ho!”

Whatishedoinghere?Ithoughtbitterly.

Christmaswasn,tcomingtoNo.5JodiLanethisyear.Ifeareditmightnever

comeagain.MymindracedbacktothatdayinNovember,thedayourjoyseemedto

disappearforever.

Thefallweatherwasjustturningcrisp,andmyhusbandJackandIandourthree

chiIdrensqueezedintothecartoheadoutfortheJuniorMidgetsSundayafternoon

footballgame.Ourtwoolderchildren,Tara,four,andSean,eighteenmonths,ran

upanddownthebleacherswhi1eItendedthebaby,Christopher,whowasthreemonths

old.Hewassnu^ledupwarmlyinhiscarriage,nappingonhisstomach,oblivious

tothenoiseandchillintheair.

“IhavenJtseenyournewestadditionyet,“oneofourfriends,Tony,called,

comingtomyside.Hesmiledandpeekedintothebuggy.Alwayseagertoshowoff

thebaby,Iliftedhimout,hisfaceturnedtowardTony.ThesmilefadedfromTony's

face,andhorrorfilledhiseyes.Whatwaswrong?IturnedChristophertome.His

beautiful,perfectlittlefacewasacontorted、grayish-blueIscreamed.

Anotherparent-aNewYorkCitypoliceman-leaptfromthebleachers,grabbed

ChristopherfrommyarmsandbeganapplyingCPRbeforethescreamshaddiedfrom

mylips.Anambulancewasonstandbyforthefootballgame,andthepolicemanran

towarditwithourlifelessbabycradledinhisarms.Jackranbehindthem.Bythe

timetheypulledaway,Ihadcollapsed,andasecondambulancewascalledtotake

metothehospital.

WhenIarrivedminuteslater,thepolicemanwhohadcarriedChristopheraway

openedthedoorofmyambulance.HisnamewasJohn,andhisbrowneyeswerekind

ashejumpedupandsatbymeintheambulance.Ididn,t1ikewhatIsawinhis

eyes.Hereachedoutoneofhismassivehands-handsthathadtriedtosavemy

baby一andheldmine.

“Let'sprayforamomentbeforewegoinside,“hesaidgently.

“Ishealive?”Ipleaded.

Ididn'twanttopray-notthen,notforalongtimeafterwards.Johnledme

intothehospitaitoJack,andwestoodtogetherasweheardthemedicalexplanation:

SIDS(suddeninfantdeathsyndrome).Oursonwasanotherinfantwhohadsimplydied

inhissleep.Nooneknewwhyorhow.Therehadbeenlittleanyonecoulddoatthe

hospital.ChristopherwasdeadwhenIliftedhimfromthecarriage.Hehaddied

sometimeduringhiswarm,safenaptime.

Wehadsetoutthatmorning一afamilywiththreehappy,healthychiIdren.Jack

andIreturnedthateveninghuddledandbewilderedinthebackseatofJohn,scar.

TaraandSeanwereatafriend'shouse.AndChristopher,ourbaby,wasdead.

Johnandhisfamilylivedaboutthreeblocksfromus.Atwenty-yearveteranof

theNYPD,Johnwasexperiencedindealingwithdeath,buthewasneitherhardened

norimmunetoit.Itwashispatienceandcompassionthatcarriedusthroughthe

worsthoursofourlives.

Theweeksthatfollowedencompassedthetwomostjoyousfamilyholidaysofthe

year-ThanksgivingandChristmas-butforus,theywereapain-filledblur.Jack

andIweresooverwholinedwithgrief,wecutourselvesofffromeveryoneandeach

other.

BythebeginningofDecember,ifIcouldhavestoppedChristmasfromcomingfor

theentireworld,Iwouldhavedoneit.Christmashasnorightcomingthisyear,

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Ithoughtangrily.

Butnow,closetomidnightonChristmasEve,SantaClauswasintrudingatmyfront

door.IfeverIhadentertainedabeliefintheexistenceofSantaClaus,thiswas

certainlythemomentofstarkreality一thetimeIknewhedidn,t,neverdidand

neverwouldexist.

Angryandexhausted,IsetdowntheloadofpackagesI'dboughtforthechildren

weeksago.IhaddonatedChristopher'spresentstoBirthRightshortlyafterhis

death.Tara'sandSean,sgiftshadbeenhiddensafelyfromtheirspyingeyesat

aneighbor'shouseuntilthisevening.Ifeltapangofguilt.JackandIprobably

hadn,tdoneaverygoodjobofpreparingforChristmasthisyear;wehadnumbly

gonethroughthemotionsofselectinganddecoratingatreewithTaraandSean.

BythetimeIreachedthefrontsteps,Jackhadopenedthedoorandwaslooking

blanklyatthebulkyfigure.Hiseyeslandedonme,behindtheSanta;heprobably

thoughtIhaddraggedtheguyhomeinafeebleattempttorevivesomeChristmasspirit.

Ishruggedmyshoulders,indicatingIwasjustasbewilderedashe,andenteredthe

housebehindthered-suitedman.

Santaignoredus.Hemerrilybouncedupthestairsandmadeabeelinetothe

children,sbedrooms.HewokeTarafirst,gentlycallingherbyname.Shesat

straightupandsmiled.OfcourseSantawasstandingbyherbed!Whatelsecould

youexpectonChristmasEve,herfour-year-oldmindreasoned,andsheimmediately

launchedintoarecitalofherwishlist."ABarbiedollwithlotsofclothes,a

teaset,Candylandandadol1thatreallywets,“shefinishedhappily.Santahugged

herandmadeherpromiseshewouldgorightbacktosleep."Don'tforget,I've

beenaverygoodgirl,“shecalledafterhim.

SantawalkedintoSean'sroom.Seanwasn'tsoenthusiasticaboutwakingup(he

neverwas),andhewasabitskeptical,butherememberedgettingareindeerlollipop

atthemallfromsomeguywholookedlikethisanddecidedtolethimstay.Santa

liftedhimoutofhiscrib.SeansmiledsleepilyandgaveSantaahug.

Ilookedatthebigstronghandsthatgentlyheldmysonand,liftingmyeyes

toSanta'sface,sawkindlybrowneyesgazingatmeoverthefoldsofhisfluffy

whitebeard.Irememberedthosestronghandsandthewarmthofthoseeyes.

“Oh,John!”Icriedandburstintotears.SantareachedouttoJackandmeand

heldusclose."ThoughtyoumightallneedalittleChristmastonight,“hesaid

softly.

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SoonSantaleft,andwewatchedhimwalkoutintothesnow-coveredstreettoward

thewarmthofhisownhomeandfamily.JackandIwordlesslyplacedourpackages

underthetreeandsteppedbacktoseetheirbrightpaperglowundertheChristmas

tree1ights.SantahadcometoNo.5JodiLane.AndsohadChristmas.

【詞匯過關(guān)】

請寫出下面文單詞在文章中的中文意思。

1.snowflake['snaufleik]n.

2.linger['llQga]vi.____________________________

3.poncho['pantjo]n.____________________________

4.cumbersome['kAmbasQm]adj.

5.sack[seek]n.____________________________

6.blur[bl3:]vt.____________________________

7.kaleidoscope[ka'laidesksup]n.

8.subdued[seb'dju:d]adj.

9.feign[fem]vt.____________________________

10.dimly['dimli]adv.______________________________

11.red-clad[red-kl?d]adj.

12.mutter['mAtalvi.______________________________

13.crisp[knsp]adj.

14.bleachers['bliitjerz]n.

15.snuggle['snAg1]vi.____________________________

16.oblivious[s'blivias]adj.

17.chill[tfil]n.______________________________

18.peek[pi:k]vi.

19.buggy['bAgl]n.______________________________

20.contorted[ken'to:tid]adj.

21.grayish-blue['greiif-blu：]adj.

22.cradle['kreidl]vt.

23.massive['meesiv]adj.

24.infant['infant]n.______________________________

25.huddle['hAd1]vi.______________________________

26.bewilder[bl'wilda]vi.

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27.veteran['vetarGn]n._______________________________

28.compassion[kQm'psefn]n.

29.encompass[in'kAmpas]vt.

30.overwhelm[.auva'welm]vt._______________________________

31.griefgri：f]n.

32.intrude[in'tru：d]vi.

33.stark[sta:k]adj._______________________________

34.pang[p把n]n.________________________________

35.motion['mQuJn]n._—

36.bulky['bAlki]adj.—

37.feeble['fi：bl]adj.______________________________

38.revive[ri'vaiv]vt.

39.shrug[frAg]vt.

40.beeline['bi:lain]n.

41.recital[n'saitl]n.

42.lollipop['iDlipDp]n.

43.crib[knb]n._______________________________

44.gaze[geiz]vi._______________________________

45.fluffy:'flAfl]adj.______________________________

46.glow[glsu]vi.

【句子學(xué)習(xí)】

請根據(jù)中文句子填空。

(-)動作描寫

1.I_______________________,mycumbersomeload—alarge

garbagesackloadedwithgifts-acrossthewhiteningstreet.

我半拖半拉著我的龐大沉重的行李——個裝滿禮物的垃圾麻袋一穿過變白的街道。

2.Awhite-bearded,red-clad,overstuffedfigurewasatour

frontdoorand"Ho!Ho!Ho!”

一個長著白胡子的，穿著紅衣服的，身材臃腫的家伙正在輕輕地敲我家的大門，嘴里嘟嚷

著“啼嘀嘀”。

3.Heinhiscarriage,

________________________________________________,thenoiseand

chillintheair.

他溫暖地依偎在車?yán)?，趴著在打瞌睡，完全沒有注意到外面的聲音和空氣中的寒意。

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（二）情緒描寫

1.Tony，s,

and.

湯尼臉上的笑容漸漸消失了，眼里充滿了恐懼。

2.JackandI,wecutourselvesofffrom

everyoneandeachother.

杰克和我太過于悲傷，我們把自己與所有人以及彼此都隔絕了。

3.,IsetdowntheloadofpackagesI'dboughtforthechildren

weeksago.

又生氣又累，我放下了幾周之前給孩子們買的一堆包裹。

4.1.

我感覺到一陣負(fù)罪感。

（三）環(huán)境描寫

1.,itslingering

onmywoolenponcho.

雪輕柔地落下，精致的蕾絲花紋的雪花緩慢消失在我的羊毛斗篷上。

2.Tearsblurredthethat

ourneighbor'shouses.

眼淚模糊了鄰居家那閃爍著的令人愉悅的、千變?nèi)f化的、五顏六色的燈火。

3.Moresubduedcandlesdimlyliteverywindowatourhouse

更加令人抑郁的燭光暗淡地照亮著我們家的每一扇窗戶，它們只是半心半意地裝出高興的

樣子。

4.wasjust.

秋天的天氣剛剛轉(zhuǎn)涼

（四）修辭

1.We—afamilywith

three,children.Jackand

IinthebackseatofJohn,scar.

那天早上我們出發(fā)時是一個有著三個快樂、健康孩子的家庭。那天晚上杰克和我卻是蜷縮

在約翰的車?yán)?，茫然不知所措?/p>

2.IfeverIhadentertainedabeliefintheexistenceofSantaClaus,thiswas

certainlythemomentofstarkreality一thetimeIknew

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如果我曾經(jīng)相信圣誕老人的存在，那么現(xiàn)在這絕對是一個殘酷的現(xiàn)實，我知道他不存在，

從來沒有存在過，也將永遠(yuǎn)不會存在。

拓展練習(xí)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。

“David,it'stimeforbreakfast,,,Mrs.Motangicalled."There'sabirthday

presentforyoutoopen.”

Davidranintothekitchenandsawashinynewsoccerballonthetable.Hesmiled

andstartedjumpingupanddownwithexcitement."CanItaketheballtoschool

withme,please?”askedDavid."Ofcourse,"Mrs.Motangisaid."Butyouneed

tobecarefulwithyourfirstrealsoccerball.”

Atschool,Davidimmediatelyputhissoccerbal1underhisdesk.Duringthe

morninglessons,hekeptquietlytappingtheballwithhisfoottomakesureitwas

sti11there.Finally,itwasbreaktime.Davidseizedtheballandquicklyranoutside.

Hekickedtheballskillfullyacrossthefieldtoagroupofstudents.

SoccerwasDavidJsfavoritesport.SincehehadarrivedinEnglandandstarted

schooltwomonthsago,hehadplayedsoccereverydayduringthebreak.Breakwas

alwayshisfavoritetimebecausehedidn,thavetospeakEnglish,alanguagethat

wasstillfairlynewtohim.Whenheplayedsoccer,hewouldforgetthathefelt

likeanoutsideratthisnewschool

“Look!”calledDavid."Igotanewsoccerball.Wecanuseitforourgame

today."TheotherstudentsexchangedglancesandjuststaredatDavid.Thesewere

themostwordsDavidhadeverspokentothem.

“Wedon,tneedyourball,“saidatallboy,Jacob."Wealreadyhaveone.”

Jacoblikedplayingsoccerbutpoorly.JacobkickedDavid'sballwithallhis

strength.Theballsoaredovertheschool'shighfence,bouncedonce,androlled

tothebackofanearbyhouse."Whatagoodkick!”screamedtheotherkids,jumping

upanddownandslappingJacobontheback.Davidwatchedinhorrorashischerished

footballwentoutofsight,tearscomingtohiseyes.Whatwou1dhismothersay?

注意：1.續(xù)寫詞數(shù)應(yīng)為150左右；2.請按如下格式在答題卡的相應(yīng)位置作答。

Paragraph1:Hewasgoingoutsidewhenhisteacher,Mr.Bleachers,camewiththe

bal1.

Paragraph2:WiththehelpofDavid,theygotpreparedforthesoccermatchbetween

classes.

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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.snowflake['snaufleik]n.雪花

2.1inger['liQga]vi.緩慢消失

3.poncho['pantjo]n.斗篷

4.cumbersome['kAmbasam]adj.大而笨重的

5.sack[seek]n.麻布袋

6.blur[bl3i]vt.使模糊不清

7.kaleidoscope[ka'laideskaup]n.千變?nèi)f化

8.subdued[seb'dju：d]adj.抑郁的

9.feign[feln]vt,假裝

10.dimly[dimli]adv.昏暗地

11.red-clad[red-kl?d]adj.穿紅衣的

12.mutter['mAte]vi.嘟嘎

13.crisp[knsp]adj.涼爽的

14.bleachers['bli:tjerz]n.露天看臺

15.snuggle['snAgl]vi.依偎

16.oblivious[e'bllviGs]adj.沒察覺

17.chill[tfil]n.寒意

18.peek[pi：k]vi.偷看

19.buggy['bAgl]n.童車

20.contorted[ken*to:tid]adj.扭曲的

21.grayish-blue['greilf-blu：]adj.灰藍(lán)色的

22.cradle['kreidl]vt.輕輕抱著

23.massive[m?siv]adj.結(jié)實的

24.infant['infant]n.嬰兒

25.huddle['hAdl]vi.蜷縮

26.bewilder[bl'wilde]vi.迷糊

27.veteran['veteran]n.老手

28.compassion[kam'p?fn]同情

29.encompass[in'kAmpes]vt.包含

30.overwhelm[.auva'welm]vt.壓倒

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31.grief[gri：f]n.悲傷

32.intrude[in'tru：d]vi.闖入

33.stark[sta：k]adj.殘酷的

34.pang[p領(lǐng)]n.一陣

35.motion['mQuJn]n.動作

36.bulky['bAlkl]adj.龐大的

37.feeble['fi：bl]adj.無力的

38.revive[n'vaiv]Vt.復(fù)蘇

39.shrug[["9]vt.聳

40.beeline['bi:lain]n.直線

41.recital[n'saltl]n.逐一列舉

42.lollipop['iDlipDp]n.棒棒糖

43.crib[knb]n.嬰兒床

44.gaze[gelz]vi.凝視

45.fluffy:'flAfi]adj.毛茸茸的

46.glow[glau]vi.發(fā)光

【句子學(xué)習(xí)】

請根據(jù)中文句子填空。

（一）動作描寫

1.Ihalf-carried,half-draggedmycumbersomeload——alargegarbagesackloaded

withgifts-acrossthewhiteningstreet.

我半拖半拉著我的龐大沉重的行李一一個裝滿禮物的垃圾麻袋一穿過變白的街道。

2.Awhite-bearded,red-clad,overstuffedfigurewastappinggentlyatourfront

doorandmuttering“Ho!Ho!Ho!”

一個長著白胡子的，穿著紅衣服的，身材臃腫的家伙正在輕輕地敲我家的大門，嘴里嘟嘎

著“嘀嘀瞞”。

3.Hewassnuggledupwarmlyinhiscarriage,nappingonhisstomach,oblivioustothe

noiseandchillintheair.

他溫暖地依偎在車?yán)?，趴著在打瞌睡，完全沒有注意到外面的聲音和空氣中的寒意。

（二）情緒描寫

1.ThesmilefadedfromTony'sface,andhorrorfilledhiseyes.

湯尼臉上的笑容漸漸消失了，眼里充滿了恐懼。

2.JackandIweresooverwhelmedwithgrief,wecutourselvesofffromeveryone

andeachother.

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杰克和我太過于悲傷，我們把自己與所有人以及彼此都隔絕了。

3.Angryandexhausted,IsetdowntheloadofpackagesI'dboughtforthechildren

weeksago.

又生氣又累，我放下了幾周之前給孩子們買的一堆包裹。

4.1feltapangofguilt.

我感覺到一陣負(fù)罪感。

（三）環(huán)境描寫

1.Thesnowfellsoftly,itsdelicatelace-patternedsnowflakes!ingeringonmy

woolenponcho.

雪輕柔地落下，精致的蕾絲花紋的雪花緩慢消失在我的羊毛斗篷上。

2.Tearsblurredthekaleidoscopeofmulticoloredlightsthatblinkedcheerilyfrom

ourneighbor,shouses.

眼淚模糊了鄰居家那閃爍著的令人愉悅的、千變?nèi)f化的、五顏六色的燈火。

3.Moresubduedcandlesdimlyl