名著阅读之ThankstoBentley学案-高三英语二轮复习

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【文章梗概】我因为失去丈夫，感到孤单，不愿与人交往。为此，我领养了一只狗Bentley。

它却和我一样不喜欢与人亲近，不喜欢外出。在我鼓励Bentley外出却遭到强烈抵抗后，我

意识到我自己曾经也这样抵触那些鼓励我走出痛苦和孤单的亲朋好友们。于是我幡然悔悟，

下定决心接受邀请，接受他人的关爱，与Bentley一起治愈心伤，走向美好生活。

TodayIchoosetolivewithgratitudeforthelovethatfillsmyheart,thepeacethat

restswithinmyspirit,andthevoiceofhopethatsaysallthingsarepossible.

〜AuthorUnknown

ThemorningwasstillasIhuggedmyrobearoundmeandmademywaydownstairstothe

kitchen.Ithadbeenanotherfitfulnight,withdreamsIcouldn'tremember.Thereasonwasclear:I

stillhadn'tadjustedtolivingalone.Myhusbandhadpassedsometimeago,butIwasstillsteeped

insadness.Thehousefeltbigandempty,yetIhardlylefttheconfinesofitsprotectivewalls.

Tocombattheloneliness,I'dbroughthomealittleteacupMaltese.Theplanhadbeenfbrhim

tokeepmecompanyandoffercomfort.HewouldsitonmylapasIwatchedTVorreadabook

andsnugglebesidemewhenIclimbedintobedatnight.ButBentleywouldn'tcuddleforlong.

Afterafewminutes,he'dwrigg/etogetaway."Maltesearesupposedtobelapdogs.Theyliketo

beclose,"I'dremindhimwithafrown.

Asthemonthsworeonwithnochange,itbecameclearhedidn'tseemtocareawhitaboutmy

plan.Iwaslookingforsomelove,andBentleywasn'tveryaccommodating.Itwasdisappointing

thewayhe'dscamperofftohislittlehouseandthesolitudeofhisownbed.

Trainingdidn'tgoanybetter.BentleycontinuedtorunawaywhenIsaid"stay"andjumpup

whenIsaid"down."Ididmybesttoworkwithhim,butitwasdifficulttobeconsistentwhenI

wasfeelingsolow.Theonethinghedidn'tresistwasthewee-weepad.Iwasrelievedhetooktoit

rightaway.Nothavingtogooutsidehelpedmeavoidrunningintotheneighbors—withtheir

sympatheticglancesandofferstocomeinforacupoftea.Itwasn'tthatIdidn'tappreciatetheir

concern;Ijustwasn'tuptosocializing.

Bentleydidn'tseemtomindbeinghousebound.Hewascontenttoliedownandstareatmeas

Ipeckedawayonmylaptop.ButIoftenwonderedifhewasboredandifIwasabadmommy.To

assuagemyfeelings,I'dgrabhisyellowsqueakyduckoroneoftheothertoysfromthebasket

andwaveitunderhisnose.Tossingitwaydownthehallway,I'dshout,"Fetch!”tryingtoput

someexcitementintomyvoice.He'dlifthishead,butrarelybudged.

AnytimeI'dstrokehissoftearsandask,"What'sthematter,boy?"he'dgivemealow,cranky

growl."Rirrnr..."Itwasn'ttheleastbitmenacing,justhiswayofsaying,"Leavemealone.^^Still,

itwasobviousthatIneededtoputmoreeffortintoourbondingexperience.

“Comehere,Bentley,Icooedonedaywhenthesunshonebrightandtheskieswere

especiallyblue.We'dbeeninsidefbrsolong;Idecideditwasn'tfairtoBentley.Nomatterhow

contentIwastohideoutinthehouse,heneededsomefreshairandexercise.

“Gofbrawalkr

Onelookatthecherryredleash,andhetoreoffintheoppositedirection.Evenwithhistiny

legs,hecouldrunfasterthanme.

“Youdon'twanttoplay;youdon'twanttowalk!”Icriedout.Myarmsraisedinfrustrationas

Iroundedthecomer,tryingtocatchhim."Whatdogdoesn'tliketowalk?”

WhenIfinallyhadhimleashedupandmovedtowardthefrontdoor,heplantedhisbehind

finnlyonthefloor.Ipickedhimupandputhimonhisfeet."Heel!”Icommanded,m父gin父onthe

leash.Bentleydugin,andhisbottomwentdownagain.

1wasn'tabouttoarguewithadognobiggerthanapocketbook.Instead,Icarriedhimtothe

streetashewhinedandwiggled.Oncehewasontheground,hefoughteverystepofthewalk.He

keptlookingoverhisshouldertowardthehouse,andweonlygotasfarastheendoftheblock

whenhecompletelyrevolted.Hestoppedwithsuchforcethathisbacklegsliftedclearoffthe

ground.Healmostsomersaulted.

“Okay,"Irelented."Iguessthafsenoughfbrnow.”

Whenweturnedtowardthehouse,hebeganrunninglikearacehorse.Thelittleguywasmore

anxioustogethomethanIwas!

Assoonaswesteppedovertheth侬hold、hehurriedstraighttohisbed,letoutalongsighand

promptlyfellasleep.MyshouldersslumDed.NomatterhowItried,Icouldn'tunderstandwhat

waswrongwithhim.

Thephonerang,interruptingmythoughts.

“No,thankyou,Pam,"Isaid,declininganinvitationtolunch,thesameanswerI'dgivenmy

othertwofriendswhenthey'dcalledtoinvitemeout.Itwaskindofthemtothinkofme,butIjust

wasn'tinthemoodtodoanything.Ireturnedtomycomfychairwithabookinhand,contenttobe

bymyself.

Thenithitme.Bebymyself...justlikeBentley.

Isatupstraightandsetasidemybook.Bentleydidn'tlikeleavingthehouse,justlikeme.And

Bentleydidn'tfeellikedoinganything,justlikeme.Andlikeme,Bentleydidn'tliketolisten,just

likeIdidn'tlistentomyfriendswhotoldmeIneededtogetout—thatI'dstarttofeelbetterif

rdstopisolatingandpushmyselfalittlemore.Fdpracticallygrowledatthemtoleavemealone,

thewayBentleygrowledatme.

Itwasasoberingrcvelaiion.I'dbecomealmostarecluse.AndwhathadIdonetomypoor

puppy?

“BentleyBeauregard,wakeup!Wehaveworktodo.We'restartingoverfresh,rightnow.”

IpickedupthephoneanddialedPamback.uIsthatinvitationstillopen?"Icouldseeitallin

mymind'seye.Pamwouldserveoneofherfabulousmealsoutonthepatiowhilehersweetdog,

Indiana,prancedaroundtheyard,wavinghishappytail.

“Sure,comeonover,“shesaid.

“WouldyoumindifIbroughtBentley?^^

“Ofcoursenot.HeandIndycanplaywhilewehavelunch.^^

Onthedriveover,IlookedatBentley,curledsosweetlyinhisseat,andIsmiledforthefirst

timeinalongtime.Thelittleguyhadhelpedmetoseeabigtruth:Itwastimetoopenmyhurting

heartandallowtheloveinfromfamily,friendsandneighborswhoneverstoppedreachingoutto

encourageme.ThankstoBentley,Iwasontheroadtoa\ong-overduehealing,andIwastaking

himwithme.

【词汇过关】

请写出下面文单词在文章中的中文意思。

1.robeIrsub]n.______________________

2.fitful['ftfladj.______________________

3.steepedfsti：pt]adj.______________________

4.confine[kan*fan]n.______________________

5.snuggle[*sn^l]vi.______________________

6.cuddle[*kAdl]vi.________________________

7.wriggle[tgl]vi.________________________

8.whit[wt]n.一点点

9.accommodating[aUnmadetD]adj.

lO.scamper[bkaempo(r)]vi.

11.solitude['sulatjud]n.

12.wee-wee[wi:wi:]n.______________________

13.housebound['hausbaond]adj.

14.peck[pek]vi.________________________

15.assuage[abwe呵vt.________________________

16.squeaky[bkwiki]adj.

17.toss[tns]vt.________________________

18.budge[bAd©vi.________________________

19.stroke[strouk]vt.________________________

2O.cranky['kraqki]adj.古______________________

21.grow][graul]n./vi.________________________

22.menacing[*menasD]adj.

23.coo[ku：]vi.________________________

24.1eashn.vi.

25.behind[bilhand]n.______________________

26.heel[hi:l]vi.______________________

27.tug[tAg]vi.______________________

28.whine[wan]vi.______________________

29.wiggle[lw01Jvi.______________________

30.revolt[riKoolt]v.______________________

31.somersault['sAmasolt]vi.

32.relent[rrientjvi.________________________

33.thresholdf10rejfiaold]n.

34.slump[slAmp]vi.________________________

35.comfy[1kAmfi]adj.______________________

36.sobering['sooborg]adj.

37.revelation[irevo*le向n.显

38.recluse[ri*klu：s]n.________________________

39.fabulous[febjolos]adj.

40.patio[1Pset闻n.______________________

41.prance[pro：ns]vi.______________________

42.overdue[laova'dju：]adj.

【句子学习】

请根据中文句子填空。

（一）动作描写

1.HewouldonmylapasIwatchedTVorreadabookand

besidemewhenIintobedatnight.

当我看电视或读书时,他会坐在我的腿上；当我上床睡觉时，他会依偎在我身旁。

2.ButBentleywouldn'tforlong.Afterafewminutes,he'd

togetaway.

当时Bentley不会依偎很长时间,几分钟后，他就扭动着要离开。

3.Itwasdisappointingthewayhe'dofftohislittlehouseandthesolitude

ofhisownbed.

他欢快地跑向小屋，独自呆在床上地样子真是令人失望。

4.Hewascontenttodownandatmeas

Iawayonmylaptop.

当我玩电脑时，他很乐意躺着,盯着我看。

（二）情绪描写

1.Myhusbandhadpassedsometimeago,butIwasstill

前一段时间我丈夫去世，我依然沉浸在悲伤中。

2.rdremindhim__________________.

我皱着眉头提醒他。（wilhafrown表示不开心）

3.1__________________hetooktoitrightaway.

他很快就适应了，我松了一口气。

4._____________________________________.

我的肩膀塌了下来。（表示沮丧）

（三）环境描写

1.“Comehere,Bentley,"Icooedonedaywhen

“到这里来，Bentley。”有一天，我轻声对他说。外面阳光明媚，天空湛蓝。

（四）主题升华

1.Thelittleguyhadhelpedmetoseeabigtruth:

fromfamily,friendsand

neighborswhoneverstoppedreachingouttoencourageme.

这个小东西帮我看到了一个大真相：是时候敞开我受伤的心，接受那些不断鼓励我的亲朋好

友邻居们的关爱。

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。

Acoupleofyearsago,justasIdoeverywinter,IbaggedupalltheitemsinmyclosetthatI

nolongerwore,alongwiththeclothingmysonshadoutgrown（长得穿不下）.Iissuedacallto

actiontoallofmyfamilyandfriends,askingthemtodothesame.Itisalwaysmyhopeto

re一purpose（重新利用）thosethingsthatdonothingmorethantakeupspaceinourhomes,things

otherpeoplemightmakebetteruseof.Nothingbothersmemorethanselfishlysquirrelingthings

away,thingsthatweknowwewillneveruseorwear,whilepeopleinourcommunitygowithout.

Ifoundanuglypairofhand-knitted（手工编织）socksinoneofthebagsdonatedbyafriend.

Nottobemean,buttheywereabadmixtureofcoloredyam（纱线）：orange,purple,yellowand

blue.Ihadtodecide-garbageordonation?Itwasn'tliketheywereunusable.Theyweresimply

unpleasanttolookat,surelynotsomethinganyonewouldchoosetowear.Iimaginetheywerea

homemadegiftgonebad.

Iputtheuglysocksinthegarbage,buttenminuteslater,Itookthembackandputthemin

thedonationpile.Laterthatafternoon,mymotherandIdrovedowntoMadisonAvenuein

downtownPhoenix.EverywintersheandIloadupmyJeepwithourowncast-offs（自己不穿而

赠人的I日衣服）andthedonationsfromfriends,andwetakethemdowntown,alongwithfoodand

water,todistributetothemenandwomenlivingonthestreet.SometimesIevengetmyboys

involved.

Onthisparticularafternoon,asMomandIdistributedwarmclothingandhotfoodtoasmall

crowdofpeopleoutsidealocalhomelessshelter,Ireachedintothebagandpulledoutthelastof

thedonations—theuglysocks.Surreptitiously（偷偷地），Iheldtheminmyhandasthecrowdof

homelessquietlyleft,eachwithagratefulsmile,afistfuloffoodandanarmloadofclothing.

注意：

L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。

JustasIwasabouttodropthesocksbackintotheemptybag,ateenageboycameuptome.

“Thesesocksareperfectfbrme!”hesmiled.

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.robe[roub]n.睡袍

2.fitfulJflfladj.断断续续的

3.steeped[sti:pt]adj.充满…的

4,confine[konfen]n.边界，约束

5.snuggleJsnAgl]vi.依偎，蜷缩

6.cuddle[k^dl]vi.拥抱，依偎

7.wriggle[tgl]vi.扭动

8.whit一点点

9.accommodating[akumodeto]adj.乐于助人的

10.scamperJskaemp3（r）]vi.欢快地奔走

11.solitudeJsDlstjird]n.独处

12.wee-wee[wi：wi:]n.尿尿

13.housebound[*hausbaond]adj.闭门不出的

14.peck[pek]vi.啄；匆匆吻

15.assuage[abwed3]vt.缓和，减轻

16.squeakyJskwi：ki]adj.吱吱叫的

17.toss[tnsjvt.扔，抛

18.budge[b；Ads]vi.挪动

19.stroke[strouk]vt.轻抚，抚摸

2O.cranky[lkr^i）ki]adj.古怪的

21.growl[graul]n./vi.低吼

22.menacing['menasu]adj.恐吓的

23.coo[ku]vi,轻柔地说

24.1eash[li:f]n.皮带vi.拴住（尤指狗）

25.behindlbihandjn.同bottom,屁股（委婉）

26.heel[hil]vi.跟上，尾随

27.tugvi.用力拉

28.whine[wan]vi.哀鸣

l

29.wiggle[w0l]vi.扭动，摆动

30.revolt[ri^aolt]v.反抗

31.somersault['sAmasolt]vi.做滚翻

32.relent[rilent]vi.终于答应

33.threshold[1。rejiould]n.门槛

34.slump[sLxmp]vi.重重地坐下（或倒下）

35.comfy['kAmfi]adj.舒服的

36.sobering['saubari）]adj.令人警醒的

37.revelation[irevo'lejfi]n.显露，揭示

38.recluse[ri'klu：s]n.隐居人

39.fabulous[febjalas]adj.绝妙的

40.patio[b纪tieu]n.露台，平台

41.prance[pro:nsjvi.腾跃

42.overdue[lauva'dju：]adj.早应完成的

【句子学习】

请根据中文句子填空。

（一）动作描写

1.HewouldsitonmylapasIwatchedTVorreadabookandsnugglebesidemewhenIclimbed

intobedatnight.

当我看电视或读书时，他会坐在我的腿上；当我上床睡觉时，他会依偎在我身旁。

2.ButBentleywouldn'tcuddleforlong.Afterafewminutes,he'dwriggletogetaway.

当时Bentley不会依偎很长时间，几分钟后，他就扭动着要离开。

3.Itwasdisappointingthewayhe'dscamperofftohislittlehouseandthesolitudeofhisown

bed.

他欢快地跑向小屋，独自呆在床上地样子真是令人失望。

4.HewascontenttoliedownandstareatmeasIpeckedawayonmylaptop.

当我玩电脑时，他很乐意躺着，盯着我看。

（二）情绪描写

1.Myhusbandhadpassedsometimeago,butIwasstillsteepedinsadness.

前一段时间我丈夫去世，我依然沉浸在悲伤中。

2.I'dremindhimwithafroyvn.

我皱着眉头提醒他。（wilhafrown表示不开心）

3.1wasrelievedhetooktoitrightaway.

他很