心灵鸡汤+读后续写43+The+Cycle+of+Life+导学案- 高三英语一轮复习

TheCycleofLife一、请根据两个提示句进行故事续写，150词左右。Springcamelatetomyhomethisyear.Itusuallybeginsinmid-March,butthisyearitdidnotcomeuntilMayfourth.EarlyMarchfifteenyearsago,Ibroughthomeasouvenir,acowskull,andhungitoverthedoortothegarageasasimpledecoration,butwithinaweek,twosparrowsmovedinandbuiltanestinacoupleofdays.Eversincethenwehavemeasuredthearrivalofspringbywhenanewfamilyofsparrowsmovesintotheskull.Sparrowsneverre-useanoldnest,soeveryyearIcarefullyremovetheoldmaterials.Rightfromthefirstyear,InoticedthatthenestwascomposedmostlyofdoghairfromourLabrador,Layla,whosehairisanidealmaterialforabird’snest.Forfifteenyears,ourbabybirdscameintotheworldonabedofourdog’shair.Laylawouldalwaysstationherselfonthepatio(露台)asthemonitorandguardianofthesparrowfamilies.Attheslightestactivity,shewouldchargeintothehousetoalertus.Thebesttimeswerewatchingthebabybirdsbeingpushedoutofthenesttoflyforthefirsttime.Thatusuallybroughtadogdanceofjoy.Thenonedayalittlefellowfailedandcrashedhard.Laylaslowlywalkedovertothetinybirdandsniffedit.Whenitdidnotmove,sheproddeditwithhernoseandturnedtomeasiftosay,“Dosomething!”Ihaverarelyfeltsohelpless,butatthesametime,Ifeltimmenselyproudofmydog’sempathyforanotherlivingcreature.ThebirdsbecameanimportantpartofLayla’slife,andsomeinnerclockalwaysalertedhertotheirannualreturn.Whentheywereinresidence,shewatchedthemdayandnight.Andwhentheylefteachyear,theremovaloftheoldnestbecamearitualforbothofus.Shewouldburyhernoseinit,takingintheirscent,sensingthatapartofherhadkeptthemsafeandwarm.Overtheyears,Laylamotheredandguardedatleast100sparrowsandthoughtofeachofthemasherownpups.Tooursorrow,LaylabecameverysickandwenttoheavenlastDecember.__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Thatday,thenewly-arrivedpuppyrushedintothehousetoalertusthatsomethingwashappening._________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________二、原版品读TheCycleofLifeSpringcamelatetomyhomethisyear.Itusuallybeginsinmid-March,butthisyearitdidnotcomeuntilMayfourth.Butthen,Ihaveadifferentwayofmeasuringitsarrival.YearsagowhiledrivingthroughNewMexico,mywifeandIweretakenbythelocaltraditionofcowskullsasdecoration.TheyareaubiquitousartifactoftheSouthwest.Wereturnedhomewithoneofourown.Wehungitoverthedoortothegarageasasimpledecoration,butwithinaweek,twoambitioussparrowshadmovedinandbegantobuildanest.Thelargeeyesocketsmadeaperfectpicturewindowforthemwithaviewofourentirebackyard,andtheroofoverhangprotectedthemfromcatsandsquirrels.ThatwasinearlyMarch,fifteenyearsago,andeversincethenwehavemeasuredthearrivalofspringbywhenanewfamilyofsparrowsmovesintotheskull.Theyareindustriouslittlecrittersthatbuildanewnestinacoupleofdays.Themalecollectsmaterials,andthefemaleexpertlyweavesthemintoacomfortablehome.Withatwo-weekgestationandanothercoupleofweeksforbirthandflightlessons,thefamilywillbegonefiveorsixweeksafterstartingconstruction.Sparrowsbuildanewnesteveryyearandwillnotre-useanoldone,soeveryyearIcarefullyremovetheoldmaterials.Rightfromthefirstyear,InoticedthatthenestwascomposedmostlyofdoghairfromourLabrador,Layla.Labradorsshedlikeasnowstorm,andtheirhairissoftandpliable,anidealmaterialforabird’snest.Forfifteenyears,ourbabybirdscameintotheworldonabedofourdog’shair.Laylawouldalwaysstationherselfonthepatioasthemonitorandguardianofthesparrowfamilies.Attheslightestactivity,shewouldchargeintothehousetoalertus.Thebesttimeswerewatchingthechicksbeingpushedoutofthenesttoflyforthefirsttime.Theywouldplummetlikearock,franticallyflappingtheirlittlewings,andthenatthelastsecondpullupoutofthecrashdivetoflybackhome.Thatusuallybroughtadogdanceofjoy.OnlyoncedoIrecallalittlefellownotpullingupintimeandcrashinghard.Laylaslowlywalkedovertothetinybirdandsniffedit.Whenitdidnotmove,sheproddeditwithhernoseandturnedtomeasiftosay,“Dosomething!”Ihaverarelyfeltsohelpless,butatthesametime,Ifeltimmenselyproudofmydog’sempathyforanotherlivingcreature.ThebirdsbecameanimportantpartofLayla’slife,andsomeinnerclockalwaysalertedhertotheirannualreturn.Whentheywereinresidence,shewatchedthemdayandnight.Andwhentheylefteachyear,theremovaloftheoldnestbecamearitualforbothofus.Shewouldburyhernoseinit,makingsureeveryonewasgonewhiletakingintheirscent,sensingthatapartofherhadkeptthemsafeandwarm.Overtheyears,IestimatethatLaylamotheredandguardedatleast100sparrowsandthoughtofeachofthemasherownpups.WelostLaylaafewmonthsback,andmaybethatiswhyspringdidnotcomeinMarch.Butwehaveanewpuppynowwhoistryingtofillsomeverylargepaws.OnMayfourth,sherushedintothehousetoalertusthatsomethingwashappening.Outside,shehadtakenupherstationonthesamespotwhereLaylahadkepthervigilforsomanyyears,andthethreeofuswatchedtwosparrowsbuildanewnestintheskull.Witnessingnewlifebeingbornintheremnantsofanoldoneisaprofoundlythought-provokingexperience,especiallywhenIrealizethatforfifteenyearsIhavebeengiftedbythecycleoflifeplayingoutinmyownbackyard.Andsincethenewdogautomaticallytookupthestationofthelast,Ichoosetobelieveitisnotacoincidence.Sincealldogsgotoheaven,IamsureLaylasentthispuppytokeepwatchoverherbirds.I.Wordsforunderstanding（加粗的单词为熟记单词，其它认识即可）：单词音标词性释义单词音标词性释义skull[skʌl]n颅骨;头(盖)骨;dive[daɪv]n.俯冲ubiquitous[juːˈbɪkwɪtəs]adj无处不在的;recall[rɪˈkɔːlv.回忆起;回想起artifact[ˈɑːtɪfækt]n手工艺品sniff[snɪf]v.闻measure[ˈmeʒə(r)]vt估量，判定prod[prɒd]v戳;socket[ˈsɒkɪt]n(电源)插座;窝;empathy[ˈempəθi]n.移情;同情;共鸣;同感industrious[ɪnˈdʌstriəs]adj勤劳的immensely[ɪˈmensli]adv极大地critter[ˈkrɪtə(r)]n.生物residence[ˈrezɪdəns]n居住;住所weave[wiːv]vt编织ritual[ˈrɪtʃuəl]n仪式;礼节gestation[dʒeˈsteɪʃn]n妊娠(期);bury[ˈberi]vt埋藏;覆盖remove[rɪˈmuːv]vt.去除;去掉scent[sent]n气味;香味compose[kəmˈpəʊz]v组成;作曲sense[sens]vt.感觉到;意识到shed[ʃed]vt摆脱;使落下estimate[estɪmeɪt]vt估计;估算;pliable[ˈplaɪəbl]adj易弯曲的;mother[ˈmʌðə(r)]vt像母亲般地照顾station[ˈsteɪʃn]vt.派驻;使驻扎guard[ɡɑːd]vt.保卫;看守patio[ˈpætiəʊ]n露台，平台rush[rʌʃ]v.冲;迅速移动guardian[ˈɡɑːdiən]n守护者vigil[ˈvɪdʒɪl]n值夜charge[tʃɑːdʒ]vi向…方向冲去remnant[ˈremnənt]n残余物alert[əˈlɜ:t]vt使警惕profoundly[prəˈfaʊndli]adv极大地;深刻地;plummet[ˈplʌmɪt]vi暴跌;速降thought-provoking[ˈθɔːtprəvəʊkɪŋ]adj发人深省的frantically['fræntɪklɪ]adv疯狂地;gift[ɡɪft]vt.白送;白给flap[flæp]vt振(翅);automatically[ˌɔːtəˈmætɪkli]adv自动地；机械地crash[kræʃ]n碰撞;相撞coincidence[kəʊˈɪnsɪdəns]n巧合短语释义短语释义takeupone'sstation站岗watchover监督;照顾III.Readtoappreciate:FillintheblanksaccordingtoChinesetranslations1.Layla慢慢地走向小麻雀，在它身上嗅了嗅。Laylaslowlywalkedovertothetinybirdand______________it.(Action)2.当小麻雀没有动弹的时候，Layla用鼻子在它身上戳了戳，转过头，好像在说，“做点事吧！”Whenitdidnotmove,she___________itwithhernoseandturnedtomeasif_____________________,“Dosomething!”(Action)3.小狗Layla总会把鼻子埋进麻雀的窝里，确保每只麻雀都离开了。同时，它会把每只麻雀的气味记下来，确保它能让麻雀们安全和温暖。Shewouldburyhernoseinit,_________________everyonewasgone_________takingintheirscent,sensingthatapartofherhadkeptthemsafeandwarm.(Action)4.那通常会让小狗高兴得手舞足蹈。Thatusuallybroughtadog____________________________.(Emotion)5.我很少感到如此无助，但与此同时，我为我家狗狗感到极其自豪，因为它对另一个生命的同情。Ihaverarelyfeltso___________,butatthesametime,Ifelt_____________proudofmydog’sempathyforanotherlivingcreature.(Emotion)IV.LanguageinuseApplicationofthekeywords:FillintheblanksaccordingtotheChinesesentences1.我继续比照医生办公室里的图表来判断他病情的发展。Icontinuedto___________hisprogressagainstthechartsinthedoctor'soffice.2.她灵巧地把花编成了一个花环。Shedeftly___________theflowersintoagarland.3.这些人来清除后院的垃圾。Themencameto__________therubbish___________thebackyard.4.法律制度是由人组成的，而人是会犯错误的。Thelegalsystem________________________________people,andpeoplemakemistakes.5.他冲进我的房间,要求知道发生了什么事。Hecame_____________intomyroomanddemandedtoknowwhatwasgoingon.6.他想提醒人们小心该团体的活动。Hewantedto____________peopletotheactivitiesofthegroup.7.货车失控撞上了一辆公共汽车的尾部。Atruckwentoutofcontroland_____________intothebackofabus.8.狗把骨头埋在花园里。Thedog____________itsboneinthegarden.9.我猜他感觉到我有些紧张。Iguesshe____________thatIwasalittlenervous.10.狗守护着主人的行李。Thedog_______________________itsowner'sluggage.11.这棵树估计至少有700年了。Thetree______________________tobeatleast700yearsold.Imitationofthescenes：Thebesttimeswerewatchingthechicksbeingpushedoutofthenesttoflyforthefirsttime.Theywouldplummetlikearock,franticallyflappingtheirlittlewings,andthenatthelastsecondpullupoutofthecrashdivetoflybackhome.Thatusuallybroughtadogdanceofjoy.模仿：儿子蹒跚学步的样子___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________2.Andwhentheylefteachyear,theremovaloftheoldnestbecamearitualforbothofus.Shewouldburyhernoseinit,makingsureeveryonewasgonewhiletakingintheirscent,sensingthatapartofherhadkeptthemsafeandwarm.模仿：每天早上班主任进教室的场景________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Key:一、读后续写Tooursorrow,LaylabecameverysickandwenttoheavenlastDecember.Gonewithherwasourhappyhoursinthebackyard.MemoriesofworkingwithLayleflashedinmymindwhenitwastimetoemptythenest.TearswelledupinmyeyeswhenIreachedforLayla’ssofthair.ThedayswithoutLaylaseemedlikeayearandIwaslongingforthearrivalofspringmorethanever.Butbothspringandthesparrowsseemedtoforgetu