名著阅读之心灵鸡汤精选 The Power of Kindness 学案-高三英语二轮复习培优

高三英语培优·名著阅读之心灵鸡汤精选ThePowerofKindness班级：____________学号：____________姓名：____________心灵鸡汤精选ThePowerofKindness话题归类阅读难度词数友善助人三星771【文章梗概】作者和朋友正在闲聊，忽然朋友注意到一位女士银行卡余额不足不能支付账单。朋友主动过去看这位女士是不是需要帮助。这位女士说在圣诞节前刚刚失去了自己的丈夫，现在她和两个女儿没有了经济来源。我和朋友决定试图帮助她。在圣诞节的时候，我们决定买一些礼物给这位女士和她的孩子。但是为了不让她尴尬，我们说是圣诞老人送来的礼物。最终她收下了这些来自“圣诞老人”的礼物。Extendyourselfinkindnesstootherhumanbeingswhereveryoucan.~OprahWinfreyAfewdaysbeforeChristmas,agirlfriendcalledmetoseeifIwantedtograbacoffee.Asanewmom,Iwasalwayslookingforanexcusetogetoutofthehouse,soIagreedimmediately.Imusthavedesperatelyneededsomeadulttimebecause,twocoffeeslater,Ihadbarelyletmyfriendcutinaword.Amotheroftwoherself,shecompletelyunderstoodandgladlyletmechatteron.Abouthalfwaythroughanotherstory,Inoticedmyfriendwasn’tlisteninganymore.Shewasclearlydistractedbysomethingovermyshoulder.Turningaround,Inoticedafranticwomantryingtogetherbankcardtowork.“Doyouknowher?”Iaskedmyfriend.“Ido.Givemeaminute.I’mgoingtogoandseeifIcanhelp,”shereplied,standinguptowalkovertoher.Afewminuteslater,myfriendreturnedtothetablewiththefranticwoman.Thewomanlookedupset.Hereyeswereswollen,asifshe’dbeencryingallnight.Shelookedpale,tired,anddisheveled.AfterIwasintroduced,myfriendaskedherifshewasokay.Sheadmittedshewasn’tandburstintotears.Alarmedbyhersuddenoutburst,Iquicklyjumpeduptograbhersomenapkinsasmyfriendcomfortedher.WhenIreturnedtothetable,Icouldsenseshewasalittleembarrassedbyheremotionalresponse.Wantingtoputheratease,Iquicklytoldhernottoworry.IsharedthatIwasanewmomwithraginghormones,andI’dalreadycriedfourteentimesthatday.Shelaughedatmysillyconfession,butsoonhertearswereflowingagain.Forthenextforty-fiveminutes,myfriendandIbothsatandpatientlylistenedtoher.ShelostherhusbandbeforeChristmasandtheirbankaccountswerenowleftnothing.Throughmyfriend’squestioning,Iwasabletogatherthatshewasastay-at-homemomoftwo,.Inonesplitsecond,herentirelifehadcomecrashingdownaroundher.Wetriedourbesttocheerherup.Myfriendeventriedtogivehersomecash,whichsherefused.Whenshefinallygotuptoleave,shewipedhertears,thankedusbothforlistening,andwalkedout.“Wow,canyoubelievehersadstory?”myfriendasked,shakingherheadindisbelief.“No,Ican’t,”Ianswered,alittleshakenbytheentireencounter.AsIdrovehome,Icouldn’tstopthinkingabouthowdepressedshelookedwhensheleftthecoffeeshop.Noonedeservestofeelthatsad,Ithought,especiallyrightbeforeChristmas.TheremustbesomethingIcandotohelp.Irackedmybrainforananswer.Gladly,asolutioncame.IdecidedtomakeChristmasalittlebetterforherfamilybybuyingthemafewgifts.Iknewitwouldn’tsolvetheirproblems,butitcoulddistractthemfromtheirpainforatleastaday.AssoonasIgothome,Icalledmygirlfriendandexcitedlyexplainedmyplan.Sheagreedwithmethatitwouldprobablybebestifshedeliveredthepresentsandsaidtheywerefromananonymousdonor.Thewomanfelthumiliatedenough,andthelastthingIwantedtodowasembarrasshermore.OnChristmasEvemorning,Idrovetomyfriend’shouseanddroppedoffalargeboxoffoodandafewpresentsforthethreeofthem,alladdressedfromSantaClaus.IfeltlikeaChristmasElfandlovedthefeelingofbeingabletospreadsomeChristmascheer.Oncemygirlfriendhaddeliveredeverything,shecalledtoreportthatthekidshadbeenoverjoyedandexcitedtoreceivetheirpresents.However,theirmomseemedembarrassedtoreceivecharityfromastrangerandfeltshecouldn’tacceptthepackages.MyfriendinsistedthatSantadidn’tacceptreturns.Eventually,themomacceptedthekindnessandthankedmyfriendforbringingthem.Fromthatdayforward,Iunderstoodthepowerofkindnessandnevermissedanopportunitytospreadsomearound.Acomplimenttoafriendorco-workerholdssomuchmoremeaningformenow.HoldingthedoororevensmilingatastrangeronthestreetisacknowledgmentthatIseethem.Goingoutofmywayforsomeonehelpsmeconnectwithpeopleonadeeperlevel.Imaynotbechangingtheentireworldwiththeseactions,buttheycaneasilychangesomeone’sworldwhendonefromtheheart,atChristmastimeandallyearlong.【词汇过关】请写出下面文单词在文章中的中文意思。1.chatter [ˈtʃætə(r)] v.__________________2.distract [dɪˈstrækt] v.__________________3.frantic [ˈfræntɪk] adj.__________________4.disheveled [dɪˈʃev(ə)ld] adj.__________________5.napkin [ˈnæpkɪn] n.__________________6.rage [reɪdʒ] v.__________________7.hormone [ˈhɔːməʊn] n.__________________8.confession [kənˈfeʃn] n.__________________9.rack [ræk] v.__________________10.anonymous [əˈnɒnɪməs] adj.__________________11.donor [ˈdəʊnə(r)] n.__________________12.humiliate [hjuːˈmɪlieɪt] v.__________________13.elf [elf] n.__________________14.compliment [ˈkɒmplɪmənt] n.__________________【句子学习】请根据中文句子填空。（一）外貌描写Thewoman____________________.________________________________________,asifshe’dbeencryingallnight.Shelookedpale,tired,anddisheveled.那女人看起来很沮丧。她的眼睛肿了，好像哭了一整夜。她脸色苍白，疲惫不堪，衣冠不整。（二）动作描写1.AfterIwasintroduced,myfriendaskedherifshewasokay.She____________________________________________________________.在介绍完我之后，我的朋友问她是否还好。她承认自己状况不是太好，然后大哭起来。2.________________________________________,Iquicklyjumpeduptograbhersomenapkinsasmyfriend____________________her.我被她突然情绪的爆发吓了一跳，很快跳起来给她拿了几张纸巾，我的朋友也在安慰她。（三）情绪描写1.Hertearswere____________________again.她又流出了眼泪。2.Oncemygirlfriendhaddeliveredeverything,shecalledtoreportthatthekidshadbeen________________________________________toreceivetheirpresents.当我的女朋友把所有的东西都送去后，她打来电话说，孩子们收到他们的礼物非常高兴和兴奋。（四）主旨描写1.________________________________________________________________________________.从那天起，我明白了善良的力量，而且从未错过一个传播善良的机会2.____________________________________________________________.以我的方式帮助别人有助于我与人建立更深层次的联系。拓展练习读后续写阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。续写的词数应为150左右。Travellingcanteachyoualot.Sometimes,onyourjourney,despitecomingfromtotallydifferentbackgrounds,wewereabletoconnectonahumanlevelandlearnfromeachother.Ihavelearnedaboutkindnesswhentravellingintoomanyways,butthereisoneparticularexamplethatstandsoutinmymemory.Eightyearsago,afriendandIjourneyedtoPuertoPlata,DominicanRepublictorentaprivatevillaonthebeachanddosomerelaxing.Inthemorning,wewenttoseethenewsunsparkledgoldacrosstheripplesofgentlesea.Intheevening,westeppedbarefootonthesoftsandybeach,feelingthewavestouchingourfeetandwatchingthesettingsunleavingtheskyafirewithorangeandgreenlight.Itwassomuchfunlivingonthebeach.Apartfromthebreathtakingsceneryonthebeach,IwasalsoconstantlytouchedbythewarmhospitalityoftheDominicanpeopleingeneral,butPedrototallyblewmeaway.Heworkedatourvillaasthesecurityguard.Healsoregularlyprovidedassistancetoallguestsbyaccompanyingthemontheirexcursionstoensuretheywouldbesafeamonglocalsceneswheretouristsmaynotbecommonorcouldbetakenadvantageof.However,hedidnotspeakgoodEnglishsooftenitwasabitchallengingforhim.Luckily,IspeakSpanishsoIwasabletocommunicateverywellwithPedroandthisdelightedhim.Duetothis,wechattedalotandfeltveryconnected.Pedroinsistedoncateringtooureveryneed.Hewouldnotevenletusliftafingerinthevilla,whichwasaboveandbeyondhisduties.Hetoldusweremindedhimofhisdaughterandhefeltlikeour“Papa”sohehadtotakecareofus.WhatreallyblewmeawaythoughisthatPedrobasicallyendedupsavingmylife.Paragraph1:AfterIarrived,Isuddenlyfoundmyselfcatchingaheavycoldandfeltterrible.Paragraph2:Thedaybeforeourdeparture,IwasfinallyfeelingalotbetterduetothemedicalcareIwasgiven.心灵鸡汤精选答案【词汇过关】请写出下面文单词在文章中的中文意思。1.chatter [ˈtʃætə(r)] v.唠叨，喋喋不休2.distract [dɪˈstrækt] v.使分心3.frantic [ˈfræntɪk] adj.发狂似的4.disheveled [dɪˈʃev(ə)ld] adj.不整洁的5.napkin [ˈnæpkɪn] n.餐巾纸6.rage [reɪdʒ] v.（感情）强烈表现7.hormone [ˈhɔːməʊn] n.激素，荷尔蒙8.confession [kənˈfeʃn] n.供认,供状；承认，坦白9.rack [ræk] v.折磨，使痛苦10.anonymous [əˈnɒnɪməs] adj.匿名的11.donor [ˈdəʊnə(r)] n.捐献者，捐赠者12.humiliate [hjuːˈmɪlieɪt] v.羞辱，使蒙羞13.elf [elf] n.小精灵14.compliment [ˈkɒmplɪmənt] n.赞扬，称赞【句子学习】请根据中文句子填空。（一）外貌描写Thewomanlookedupset.Hereyeswereswollen,asifshe’dbeencryingallnight.Shelookedpale,tired,anddisheveled.那女人看起来很沮丧。她的眼睛肿了，好像哭了一整夜。她脸色苍白，疲惫不堪，衣冠不整。（二）动作描写1.AfterIwasintroduced,myfriendaskedherifshewasokay.Sheadmittedshewasn’tandburstintotears.在介绍完我之后，我的朋友问她是否还好。她承认自己状况不是太好，然后大哭起来。2.Alarmedbyhersuddenoutburst,Iquicklyjumpeduptograbhersomenapkinsasmyfriendcomfortedher.我被她突然情绪的爆发吓了一跳，很快跳起来给她拿了几张纸巾，我的朋友也在安慰她。（三）情绪描写1.Hertearswereflowingagain.她又流出了眼泪。2.Oncemygirlfriendhaddeliveredeverything,shecalledtoreportthatthekidshadbeenoverjoyedandexcitedtoreceivetheirpresents.当我的女朋友把所有的东西都送去后，她打来电话说，孩子们收到他们的礼物非常高兴和兴奋。（四）主旨描写1.Fromthatdayforward,Iunderstoodthepowerofkindnessandnevermissedanopportunitytospreadsomearound.从那天起，我明白了善良的力量，而且从未错过一个传播善良的机会2.Goingoutofmywayforsomeonehelpsmeconnectwithpeopleonadeeperlevel.以我