高三英語(yǔ)培優(yōu)·名著閱讀之心靈雞湯精選ShowingUp班級(jí)：____________學(xué)號(hào)：____________姓名：____________心靈雞湯精選ShowingUp話題歸類閱讀難度詞數(shù)樂(lè)于助人四星740【文章梗概】從小，我就看著我的媽媽與身邊的人友好相處、對(duì)周邊的老人敬愛(ài)相助、對(duì)有困難的人不吝幫助。她總是主動(dòng)熱情地與別人打招呼，經(jīng)常親手做美味的食物與人分享，定期拜訪老人甚至是陌生人—幫忙打掃、贈(zèng)送食物、傾聽(tīng)交流，還常常開(kāi)車做免費(fèi)司機(jī)載老婦人們到鄰鎮(zhèn)買藥品或生活必需品。在我要生三胎的時(shí)候更是盡心盡力地照顧我。母親的言傳身教讓我看到了母親的樂(lè)善好施，也讓我明白了助人不僅在于言更在于行。Itisn’twhatwesayorthinkthatdefinesus,butwhatwedo.~JaneAustenMomquicklyletgoofmyhandaswewalkedthroughthedoor,deliveringawarmhugandasweethellotoeachresidentinthelivingroom.Ididn’twanttobethere,butthiswaswhatmymotherdid.Shelovedvisitingtheelderly.Manyyearsbefore,whenIwasakid,Momoftensentmeacrossthestreetwithaplateofsupperforanelderlyneighbor.Igrewupwatchinghernotonlysharedelicioushomemadesupperswiththesethankfulneighbors,butalsotakethetimetositandvisitwiththem—deliveringnotjustfoodbutfriendship.AsIgotolder,Ijoinedherasshevisitedelderlyfriendsandfamily,evenstrangers—visitsthatwerefilledwithlaughterandfunstories.Momwastednotimewhileshewasthere—sweepingthekitchenfloor,checkingthefridgeforoldfood,washinganydishesleftinthesink,andplacingawarm,homemadeapplecakeonthecountertoptobeenjoyedlater.Sheheldhandsandlistenedcloselytostories,anditwasasifanartistwererepaintingtheportraitsaroundus—addinganewsparkletounhappyeyes,andsmilestosorrowfulfaces.Momlaughedonedayasshetoldmethatsomeoneintownhadstartedcallinghervanthe“widowwagon.”InthesmalltownwheresheandDadlived,allthefolkstraveledseventy-fivemilestothenexttowntoseethedoctorandshopforgroceries.Momregularlychauffeuredolderladiesfordaysfilledwithmiscellaneouserrands,appointments,andlunchattheGoldenCorral.Thespaceinthe“widowwagon”wasfilledwithlaughterandchatter,alongwithbagsofgroceriesandfilledprescriptions,asthisbandofwomencompletedtheirjourneybeforeMomdepositedthemattheirhomes.Ofcourse,Momgavemegreatcarealongthewayaswell.WhenthedoctortoldmethatIwouldhavetostayinbedforthelasttwomonthsofmythirdpregnancy,Mommovedinwithus—cooking,cleaning,doingthelaundry,andcaringforourtwolittleboys.Ivividlyrememberherwalkingintomybedroomwithaplateoffreshlycutpineapple,strawberries,blackberriesandgreenapplesontopofaservingofcottagecheeseandaglassoficedwater.Ifeltsoloved.Wedidn’taskMomtocome;shedidn’taskhowshecouldhelp;sheknewwhattodoandsimplyshowedup—likeMaryPoppinslandingontheporch,bagandumbrellaintow.Momtaughtmealotaboutmakingtimeforothers—notwithwordsnecessarily,butwithheractions.Shewastheverybestatseeinganeedandtakingcareofit—notjustofferingtohelp,butshowingup.So,Ishouldn’thavebeensurprisedthatdayassheletgoofmyhandwhenwewalkedin.Shelovedthisplace.Shewasinherelementandbeganimmediatelydoingwhatshealwayshad—warmlygreetingeachperson.Momdidn’trememberthedaysoffeedingneighbors,drivingladiestotown,orvisitinglonelyfriendsandfamily.Thesweetmemoriesofvisitingfolksatthenursinghome,however,musthavebeenhiddeninacorner,safefornowfromthatunwelcomestalker:Alzheimer’s.Shehadtoldmemanyyearsago,“Ilovethisplace!Whenit’stime,pleasejustbringmehere!”Andso,herewewere,abouteightyearsafterthatdreadfuldiagnosis.Aswestumbleddowntheroughandrockyroadtogoodbye,IrealizedMomhadtaughtuslongagohowtodothis.Itwasokaytohavenoideawhattosayattimes.Itwasmostimportantjusttobethere—tolaughevenifIhadnoideawhatwasfunny,andtoholdherhandandtellhershewasbeautiful.SheloveditwhenIvisited,evenifIwassomeoneshehadnevermetbefore.Atleastonceaweek,IremindedherwhoIwas.Sometimes,shebelievedme,andsometimesshedidn’t.Mostly,itdidn’treallymattertoher,onewayortheother.“DidyouknowI’myourdaughter?”“Nope.”“Well,Iam.MynameisTracieMarie.”“Hmmm.”“You’reagoodmom.”“Good.”Momhadtaughtmewhattodo—howtoshowupandrepainttheportraitsallaroundus,addinganewsparkletounhappyeyesandsmilestosorrowfulfaces.【詞匯過(guò)關(guān)】請(qǐng)寫(xiě)出下面文單詞在文章中的中文意思。1.define [d??fa?n] vt.___________________2.resident [?rez?d?nt]

n.___________________3.portrait [?p??rtr?t] n___________________4.sparkle [?spɑ?rkl]

n.___________________5.wagon [?w?ɡ?n]

n___________________6.chauffeur [?o??f??r]

vt.___________________7.miscellaneous [?m?s??le?ni?s] adj.___________________8.errand [?er?nd]

n.___________________9.chatter [?t??t?r]

n.___________________10.deposit [d??pɑ?z?t]

vt___________________11.tow [to?]

vt.___________________12.feed(fed-fed) [fi?d]

vt.___________________13.stalker [?st?k?r]

n.___________________14.dreadful [?dredfl]

adj.___________________15.diagnosis [?da??ɡ?no?s?s]

n.___________________16.stumble [?st?mbl]

vt.___________________17.rocky [?rɑ?ki]

adj.___________________【句子學(xué)習(xí)】請(qǐng)根據(jù)中文句子填空。（一）動(dòng)作描寫(xiě)1.Momquicklyletgoofmyhandaswewalkedthroughthedoor,_________________________________________________________eachresidentinthelivingroom.當(dāng)我們進(jìn)門(mén)的時(shí)候，媽媽迅速放開(kāi)了我的手，給客廳里的每一位居民送去了溫暖的擁抱和甜蜜的問(wèn)候。2.Mommovedinwithus—_________________________________________________________ourtwolittleboys.媽媽搬過(guò)來(lái)和我們同住——燒飯、打掃、洗衣、還照顧兩個(gè)外孫。3.Aswe___________________downtheroughandrockyroadtogoodbye,IrealizedMomhadtaughtuslongagohowtodothis.當(dāng)我們跌跌撞撞地走在崎嶇不平的道別路上時(shí)，我意識(shí)到媽媽很早以前就教過(guò)我們?cè)趺醋觥＃ǘ┣榫w描寫(xiě)1.The___________________memoriesofvisitingfolksatthenursinghome,however,musthavebeenhiddeninacorner,safefornowfromthat___________________stalker:Alzheimer’s.然而去養(yǎng)老院看望老人的甜蜜記憶一定藏在一個(gè)角落里，不受這個(gè)不速之客——老年癡呆癥的影響。2.Andso,herewewere,abouteightyearsafterthat___________________diagnosis.因此，在那次可怕的診斷后大約八年，我們來(lái)到了這里。（三）環(huán)境描寫(xiě)1.Thespaceinthe“widowwagon”________________________________________________.“寡婦車”里充滿了歡聲笑語(yǔ)。（四）修辭1.Itwas_________________________________________________________.這如一位藝術(shù)家正在重繪我們周圍的這些人的肖像。2.Momhadtaughtmewhattodo—howto___________________and_________________________________________________________.媽媽教會(huì)我能做些什么——如何及時(shí)伸出援手，讓別人重拾歡樂(lè)。3.Addanewsparkleto___________________,andsmilesto___________________.讓笑容重返到這些愁眉不展的人的身上。拓展練習(xí)讀后續(xù)寫(xiě)閱讀下面材料，根據(jù)其內(nèi)容和所給段落開(kāi)頭語(yǔ)續(xù)寫(xiě)兩段，使之構(gòu)成一篇完整的短文。OverthesummerImovedfromTexastoMissouri.Thiswasmysecondyearofhighschool,butmyfirstyearofschoolinMissouri.Iwasreallynervousaboutstartinganewschoolandhavingpeoplelikeme.IdecidedthatIwouldbemuchhappierinanewschoolifImadefriendsthatwereso-called“popular”.Gettinginwiththerightgroupofpeoplewouldmakemylifeawholelotbetter.Iboughtanewoutfitsothefirstdaywouldbeperfect.Onthefirstdayofschool,scared,yeteagertobeginmynewlife,Iwalkedupthestairs.Myfirstclasswasgeometry,butwherewasthat?Iwasstandinginthehalllookingconfused,whenashort,blondgirlwearingglassescameupandasked,“Areyounew?Youlooklost.Doyouwantmetohelpyoufindyourclass?MynameisDiane.What’syours?”Eventhoughsheseemedabitstrange,definitelynotthekindofpersonIwantedtobeassociatedwith,Idecidedtoanswerheranyway.Iwas,afterall,lost.Afterexchangingnames,Ifollowedherupthestairsanddownahallwayontheright.Whenwereachedmyroomshesaid,“Well,hereyouare.Itwasnicemeetingyou.IhopeIseeyouagainandyourdaygoesallright.”Isaidaquickthank-youandwavedgood-bye.Onceinsidetheclassroom,Isawonebiggroupofpeoplehuddledaroundsomeonewhoseemedtobetellingsomesortofstory.Iwalkedoverandgotcloseenoughtooverhear.Alleyesweregluedtotheguyinthemiddleofthecircle.Idecidedthatthisguywaspopular.Afewminuteslatertheteachertoldeveryonetogofindaseatandgetreadyfortheclass.Imanagedtogetonerightnexttotheguy.Isaid,“Hi,mynameisAprilandI’mnewhere.”Hesaidcoldly,“Hi,I’mJohnny.”Thatclassdraggedonandon.Finally,thebellrang.Iturnedtohimandasked,“I’mnotsurewheremynextclassis,couldyouhelpmefindit?”Helookedatmeandthensaidaquickno,turnedbacktohisfriends,andwalkedoutoftheclassroom.注意：1.續(xù)寫(xiě)詞數(shù)應(yīng)為150左右;2.請(qǐng)按如下格式在答題卡的相應(yīng)位置作答。Astheywerewalkingout,Iheardtheywerealllaughingatme.BeforeIwasreadytogohome,Iheardafamiliarvoicecallingmyname.心靈雞湯精選答案【詞匯過(guò)關(guān)】請(qǐng)寫(xiě)出下面文單詞在文章中的中文意思。1.define [d??fa?n] vt.下定義；闡明2.resident [?rez?d?nt]

n.常住居民3.portrait [?p??rtr?t] n.肖像4.sparkle [?spɑ?rkl]

n.閃光5.wagon [?w?ɡ?n]

n.貨車6.chauffeur [?o??f??r]

vt.駕;驅(qū)車送7.miscellaneous [?m?s??le?ni?s] adj.各種各樣的8.errand [?er?nd]

n.差事9.chatter [?t??t?r]

n.閑聊10.deposit [d??pɑ?z?t]

vt.放下11.tow [to?]

vt.拖帶(某人/物)12.feed(fed-fed) [fi?d]

vt.給(人)食物13.stalker [?st?k?r]

n.迫害者14.dreadful [?dredfl]

adj.可怕的15.diagnosis [?da??ɡ?no?s?s]

n.診斷16.stumble [?st?mbl]

vt.跌跌撞撞地走17.rocky [?rɑ?ki]

adj.困難的【句子學(xué)習(xí)】請(qǐng)根據(jù)中文句子填空。（一）動(dòng)作描寫(xiě)1.Momquicklyletgoofmyhandaswewalkedthroughthedoor,deliveringawarmhugandasweethellotoeachresidentinthelivingroom.當(dāng)我們進(jìn)門(mén)的時(shí)候，媽媽迅速放開(kāi)了我的手，給客廳里的每一位居民送去了溫暖的擁抱和甜蜜的問(wèn)候。2.Mommovedinwithus—cooking,cleaning,doingthelaundry,andcaringforourtwolittleboys.媽媽搬過(guò)來(lái)和我們同住——燒飯、打掃、洗衣、還照顧兩個(gè)外孫。3.Aswestumbleddowntheroughandrockyroadtogoodbye,IrealizedMomhadtaughtuslongagohowtodothis.當(dāng)我們跌跌撞撞地走在崎嶇不平的道別路上時(shí)，我意識(shí)到媽媽很早以前就教過(guò)我們?cè)趺醋?。（二）情緒描寫(xiě)1.Thesweetmemoriesofvisitingfolksatthenursinghome,however,musthavebeenhiddeninacorner,safefornowfromthatunwelcomestalker:Alzheimer’s.然而去養(yǎng)老院看望老人的甜蜜記憶一定藏在一個(gè)角落里，不受這個(gè)不速之客——老年癡呆癥的影響。2.Andso,herewewere,abouteightyearsafterthatdreadfuldiagnosis.因此，在那次可怕的診斷后大約八年，我們來(lái)到了這里。（三）環(huán)境描寫(xiě)1.Thespaceinthe“widowwagon”wasfilledwithlaughterandchatter.“寡婦車”里充滿了歡聲笑語(yǔ)。（四）修辭1.Itwasasifanartistwererepaintingtheportraitsaroundus.這如一位藝術(shù)家正在重繪我們周圍的這些人的肖像。2.Momhadtaughtmewhattodo—howtoshowupandrepaintthepor