名著阅读之TheCellPhone学案-高三英语二轮复习

高三英语培优•名著阅读之心灵鸡汤精选TheCellPhone

班级：学号：姓名：

心灵鸡汤精选TheCellPhone

话题归类阅读难度词数

寻回失物四星1043

【文章梗概】我和一些退伍军人乘船出游回到码头。在我清理完船只并准备将它吊出水

面时，我的手机从口袋里滑出来掉进水里。当我到商店拿到我的新手机时，被告知只能找回

已经备份过的联系人和语音信箱，但存在手机SIM卡里有关我儿子的照片和视频会永远丢

失。为了找回这些珍贵的记忆，我想方设法去水里捞回了手机。最后，销售员帮我把手机的

照片和视频恢复了。

Whatmattersmost,Godwasthereforme,whenIneededhim.

〜LailahGiftyAkita

Iwascomingbackfromaboatoutingwithafewveterans、partofmynonprofitthat

workswithwoundedwarriors.Weweremotoringthroughthecanalsheadingbacktomy

dockwhenIreceivedacallandansweredmycellphone.Endingthecall,Islippedthephone

inmyArmyjackefsbreastpocket.

Wesaidourgoodbyes,andIgotbusycleaningtheboat,gettingitreadytobehoistedoutof

thewater.Andthenithappened.Ileanedovertoattachalinetooneoftheboatcleats,andmycell

phoneslidoutofmypocketandrightintothewater.

Istoodfrozenonthebowoftheboat,watchinginhorrorasmyphoneslowlysankintothe

murkydepthsuntilitwasnolongervisible.Ithoughtaboutjumpingintosaveit,butIknewthe

waterwouldbecold,Iwouldn'tbeabletoseethephoneduetopoorvisibility,andIdidn'trelish

rakingmyhandsthroughthemucktryingtofeelforit.Iknewthatthephonemusthavesunkat

leastfourtofivefeetbeforeithitbottom,andthenitwouldhavesettledintoafootormoreof

muckysilt.

IdecidedIshouldjustcontinuetoputmyboatupontheliftandthenvisittheVerizonstore

togetanewphone.Afterall,I'dbeentoldthatmydatawasbeingbackedup,soIshouldbeable

toretrievealltheinfothatwasonmynowwaterloggedphone.

WhenIgottothestore,IwastoldthatgettinganewphonewouldnotbeaproblembecauseI

hadinsurance,butthattheonlydatatheybackedupwasmycontactsandvoicemail.Myphotos

andvideoswerelostforever,astheyresidedontheSIMcardthatwasinthesunkenphone.Unless

Ihadbackedthemuponmycomputer,theyweregone.

Ihadn'tbackedthemup,andwhentherealitysankin,Iburstoutcrying.Therewerepictures

andvideosonmyphoneofmysongoingthroughbasictrainingandofothervisitsIhadhadwith

himatFt.BraggbeforehehadbeendeployedtoAfghanistan.Thesewerepicturesandvideosthat

couldneverbereplaced.ItfeltasifIwerelosingmysonalloveragain.

Iknowthesalesmanfelthorrible,andIcouldseethathewasnotsurewhattodowiththis

gsiericalwomanwhowashavingatotalfncitdown.HeknewthatIhad,justafewmonthsago,

buriedmyson.

“Iamsosorry,“hesaid,"Ireallydon'tknowofanyonewhohaseverbeenabletorecover

theirphoneonceitwentintothewater.Butifyoucansomehowretrieveit,Imaybeabletosave

thepicturesandvideosontheSIMcard.Thecardcanbeinthewaterforabouttwohoursbefore

theimagesstarttodeteriorated

Ileftthestoredeterminedtorescuemyphone,eventhoughtheoddswereagainstme.1

jumpedinmycaranddrovetoseeafriendwhohadaswimmingpool.Karenwouldhaveanet,

andIwasdefinitelygoingtoneedanetifIhadanyhopeofretrievingthephone.

Igotthenetandwenthometolowermyboatbackintothewater.ThenI“vergditto

whereIthoughtitwaswhenmyphoneslippedoutofmypocket.Mymotherwasstandingatthe

topofthedockwatching.

Iturnedtoherandsaid,“Mom,pleasepraylikeyouhaveneverprayedbefore.”

Aftersayingaquickprayermyself,IdippedthenetintothewateruntilIfeltithitbottom.ThenI

pusheditdownintothesilt,scoopeditthroughthemuckandliftedupthenet.Iwatchedasabout

twelveinchesofthebrownmuckysubstancebegandrainingoutthroughthenetting.Thenethad

afewholesinit,soIwaswomedthatImightjustdropthephonerightbackin,evenifIwas

luckyenoughtoscoopitup.

Afteraboutthree-quartersofthemuckhadleakedout,IthoughtIsawthecomerofabright

bluephonecase.Itwasamiracle.Withjustonescoop,Ihadmyphone.Unbelievable.Iquickly

swungthenetaroundtomymother,whowasalsostandingthereinshock.Shegrabbedthephone

fromthenetandstartedtodryitoffwithatowel.

Ithrewdownthenetandboundedupthedockstairs.Grabbingthephonefrommymother's

hands,IthankedherandtoldherIwouldbebackassoonasIcould.Ijumpedintomycarand

spedofftothephonestore.

Iranintothestoreholdingupthephoneforthesalesmantosee.

“Look...canyoubelieveit?Iwasabletoretrievemyphone.Pleasetellmethatyoucansave

mypictures

ThesalesmantookthephonefrommyhandsandpulledouttheSIMcard.Hereachedfora

bottleofclearsolution,rinsedtheSIMcardandthendrieditoffwithacloth.

"Iwon'tknowforsureuntilIputtheSIMcardintoaphone.Givemeyournewphone,9,he

said.

Ihandedhimmyphone,andheputtheSIMcardinsideandthenliftedthephonetohisear.

“Icanhearthatit'stryingtoload.That'sagoodsign.”

Thenhelookedatthescreen.Iwasholdingmybreathandtryingtoreadhisface.Icouldn't

tellifhesawanythingornot.Thenheturnedthefaceofthephoneslowlyaroundtome,andIsaw

it:apictureofmyson.Iexhaled,andoncemorebrokedownandcriedasIsanktomyknees,

thankingGodforhisblessings.

【词汇过关】

请写出下面文单词在文章中的中文意思。

1.veteran['vetaran]n.__

2.dock[dok]n._

3.hoist[host]vt._

4.cleat[kli:t]n._

5.murkyJm3：ki]adj..

6.relish['relillvt._

7.rakefrek]vt._

8.muck[mAk]n._

9.mucky['niAki]adj..

lO.silt[sit]n._

11.retrieve[ri'triiv]vt..

12.waterlogged['wotalDgd]adj..

13.reside[ri'zadjvi..

14.deploy[dvt..

15.hysterical[h^sterkljadj..

16.meltdown[*meltdaun]n.

17.deteriorate[di*tBriaret]vi..

18.maneuver[ma'nu^o]vt.

19.scoop[sku:p]vt..

2O.drain[dren]vi.

21.bound[baund]vi.__

22.solution[sslu:川n..

23.rinse[rns]vt.__

24.exhale[ekshei]vi._

【句子学习】

请根据中文句子填空。

（一）动作描写

1.I__________________inmycarandtoseeafriendwhohada

swimmingpool.

我跳进车里，开车去见一个有游泳池的朋友。

2.Afteraquickprayermyself,Ithenetintothe

wateruntilIithitbottom.

在做了一个简短的祈祷后，我把网浸入水中，直到我感觉到它触到了底部。

3.Then1itdownintothesilt,itthroughthemuck

andupthenet.

然后我把它推到淤泥中，把它舀过淤泥，然后抬起网。

（二）情绪描写

1.Ionthebowoftheboat,asmyphoneslowly

sankintothemurkydepthsuntilitwasnolongervisible.

我站在船头一动不动，惊恐地看着我的手机慢慢沉入黑暗的深处，直到再也看不见。

2.Whentherealitysankin,I.

面对残酷的现实，我放声大哭。

3.1wasandhisface.

我屏住呼吸，试图读懂他的表情。

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。

Iwouldliketotellyouastoryaboutmyself.ItwasacoldJanuarynightwhenIwasgrowing

sickofmylifeinSanFrancisco.ThereIwas,walkinghomeatoneinthemorningafteratiring

practiceatthetheater.Withopeningnightonlyaweekaway,Iwasstilllearningmylines.Iwas

havingtroubledealingwithmypart-timejobatthebankandmyactingatnightatthesametime.

Tired,Ialmosthadnotimetorelax.AsIwalked,Ithoughtseriouslyaboutgivingupbothacting

andSanFrancisco.Isaidtomyself,"Itistimetosaygoodbye.^^Citylifehadbecometoomuchfor

me.IhadexpectedtorealizemydreamsinsuchabigcitybutitseemedthatIwasabandoned.No

onenoticedmeandnoonecaredforme.

AsIwalkeddownemptystreetsundertallbuildings,Ifeltverysmall.Itwasfreezingcold

withwindblowingwildly.Ibeganrunning,bothtokeepwarmandtokeepawayfromsome

possiblerobbers.Veryfewpeoplewerestilloutexceptafewsad-lookinghomelesspeopleunder

blankets.

Aboutablockfrommyapartment,Iheardasoundbehindme.Iturnedquickly,half

expectingtoseesomeonewithaknifeoragun.Thestreetwasempty.AllIsawwasashining

streetlight.Inspiteofthis,thenoisehadmademenervous,soIstartedtorunfaster.NotuntilI

reachedmyapartmentbuildingandunlockedthedoordidIrealizewhatthenoisehadbeen.Ithad

beenmywalletfallingtothesidewalk.InsidethewalletwasthemoneythatIdependedontopay

fortherentthismonth.SuddenlyIwasn'tcoldortiredanymore.WhatIdesperatelywantedwas

mymissingwallet,mypreciouswallet,withoutwhichIcouldn'tcovermyexpenses.

注意：

1.续写词数应为150左右；

2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。

SoItookactionimmediately.

Avoicefromtheinsideofthegarbage（垃圾）truckcaughtmyattention.

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.veteranJvetoron]n.退伍军人

2.dock[dok]n.码头

3.hoist[host]vt.吊起

4.cleat[kli:t]n.金属桩

5.murkyJm3：ki]adj.昏暗的

6.relish[telidvt.喜欢

7.rakeIrekJvt.耙

8.muck[mA]n.淤泥

9.muckyJmAki]adj.肮脏的

lO.silt[sit]n.淤泥

11.retrieve[ri'trizv]vt,找回

12.waterlogged[,w3lalngd]adj.水浸的

13.reside[ritad]vi.居住在

14.deploy[dI'phjvt.调动

15.hysterical[hibterkl]adj.歇斯底里的

16.meltdown['meltdaun]n.情绪突然失控

17.deteriorate[di'tBriarel]vi.变坏

18.maneuver[mo1nu:vo]vt.（使某物）移动

19.scoop[sku:p]vt.用勺儿舀

2O.drain[dren]vi.流出

21.bound[baund]vi.跳跃着跑

22.solutionn.溶液

23.rinse[rns]vt.冲洗

24.exhale|ekshei]vi.呼气

【句子学习】

请根据中文句子填空。

（一）动作描写

1.1jumpedinmycaranddrovetoseeafriendwhohadaswimmingpool.

我跳进车里，开车去见一个有游泳池的朋友。

2.Aftersayingaquickprayermyself,IdippedthenetintothewateruntilIfeltithitbottom.

在做了一个简短的祈祷后，我把网浸入水中，直到我感觉到它触到了底部。

3.ThenIpusheditdownintothesilt,scoopeditthroughthemuckandliftedupthenet.

然后我把它推到淤泥中，把它舀过淤泥，然后抬起网。

（二）情绪描写

1.Istoodfrozenonthebowoftheboat,watchinginhorrorasmyphoneslowlysankintothe

murkydepthsuntilitwasnolongervisible.

我站在船头一动