高三英語培優(yōu)?名著閱讀之心靈雞湯精選SaveMe,Mummy!

班級：學(xué)號：____________姓名：

心靈雞湯精選SaveMe,Mummy!

話題歸類閱讀難度詞數(shù)

化解噩夢四星1390

【文章梗概】一位母親在結(jié)婚之后做過四次同樣的噩夢，時常被嚇得驚慌失措，后來噩夢中

的小男孩又頻繁的出現(xiàn)在母親的夢境中，時洗荏苒，那位母親逐漸也成熟了和自己的丈夫-

唐擁有了自己的孩子-David,然而老天爺似乎和她開了個玩笑，多年前的那個噩夢在兒子

David六歲和爸比出去shopping時實現(xiàn)了，夢現(xiàn)相識，作為一位母親，她害怕著，于是不顧

一切地向兒子沖去，在卡車沖過來撞上的那一剎那，母親抓住兒子，躲過了這個玩笑，最后

母親終于釋然了，化解了這個潘多拉的結(jié)局。

Ixvokeupdrenchedwithsweat.Itwasthefourthtimethedreamhadcometohauntme

sinceIgotmarried,andIcouldn'tunderstandwhy.

Italwaysstartedthesameway,withmesteppingoutontothebalconyofourduplextoseealittle

boywavingtomefromacrossthestreet.HeworeaT-shirtwithasuperherologoonitandapairof

matchinglongpants.Iwavedback,andhesaidsomethingIcouldn'thearbeforeleapingoffthecurb

toruntowardme.Ashedid,anout-of-controltruckbarreleddowntheroadinhisdirection.Itriedto

screaminwarning,butnosoundcame-onlyamuffledhissleftmythroatasIwatchedthechild

flytowardmefromtheimpact.1rantokneelbesidehim.Ashelaythere,helookedatmehelplessly

andwhispered,t€Saveme,Mummy.Onlyyoucansaveme."Hiseyesclosed,andhewasgone.

Myhusband,Don,stirredbesideme."Areyouokay?^^heasked.uYouweremoaning.”

“Ihadanightmare,1whispered.4€Itseemedsoreal.^^

“Doyouwanttotalkaboutit?”heasked,rollingovertofaceme.

"No,I'llbefine,^^Iassuredhim."Gobacktosleep.”

Hedid,butIremainedwide-awake.Iwaiteduntilhisbreathingevened,andthenslowlycreptout

ofbedandintothekitchen.Itwas6:00a.m.,andIhadtobeupinanhouranyway,soIputonsome

coffee.

Asitbrewed,Ithoughtaboutwhathadawokenme.Thefirsttimeithappened,Iimmediately

consultedthedreambookthatIkeptonmynighttable,butitonlygavemeanambiguous

interpretationofthedifferentimagesIwasabletoremember.

Itmadenosense.Iwastwenty-one,marriedayear,andwehadnochildren.Norwerewe

planningtobecomeparentsanytimesoon,ifatall.Welikedkids,butwewerehappythewaywe

were—freetogowherewewantedatamomenfsnotice.Weenjoyedotherpeople'schildren,but

wereinnohurrytohaveourown.Maybewe'dchangeourmindsoneday,butrightthentherewas

noreasonforanyonetocallme“Mummy"-letaloneanapparitionthatcametomeinmysleep.

Thatlittleboyinvadedmydreamsseveralmoretimesoverthenextfewyears,alwayswearing

identicalclothes.Nothingeverchanged-includingthathorrificaccident.EverytimeIwokeup

fromit,Iwasequallypuzzledanddisturbed,butforsomeinexplicablereasonIkeptittomyself,

perhapsinthehopethatitmightenddifferentlyonedayorstopaltogether.

Eventually,likemostcouples,myhusbandandImatured.Wesettleddownandbeganthinking

aboutourfutureinsteadoflivingeverydayasifitwasourlast.Attheageoftwenty-seven,Ifound

myselfyearningforababy.Luckily,Donfeltthesameway,andaboutayearlater,Davidcompleted

ourlittlefamily.

Ienjoyedeverysecondofmotherhood,marvelingathowIcouldhaveeverthoughtmylifewas

completewithoutachild.Ireveledinallmyson'sstages,frombeinghelplessandreliantonmefor

everything,tohisfirststepsandtheindependencethatmilestonebroughtwithit.Ashebeganto

explorehissurroundings,Ifoundmyselfseeingtheworldwithfresheyesfromatoddler's

perspective.Myhusband,averyhands-onfather,savoredhisroleinDavid'slifeeverybitasmuch

asIdidmine.

Timepassedquickly.Tdallbutforgottenthatterribledreambecauseithadn'trecurredsincethe

nightbeforeIgavebirth.However,whenDavidturnedsix,hebegantoeerilyresemblethechild

whoinvadedmysleepandcalledouttomeallthoseyearsago.Myuneasereturned,heightening

evenmorewhenmysonbecameobsessedwiththesamefamoussuperherowhoselogoappearedon

theclothingtheyoungsterworeinthenightmare.

Itriedtoconvincemyselfthatitwasallinmyhead——thatnotonlydidallchildrenhavefantasy

idolstheyadmired,butthatmycloudedmemoryofthatlittleboyandDavidhadsimplymin父led

togetherinmymindtobecomeone.Istillhadnevertoldmyhusbandwhatcausedmetowakeupso

frightened,disturbedanddisorientedallthosetimes,anditseemedsillytobringitupnow.Instead,

Iburiedmyworriesandchalkedoffmyfearstobeingoverprotective,buttheycontinuedtoniggleat

me.

Onespringday,whenDavidwasseven,heaskedustotakehimshoppingsohecouldspend

somemoneyhe'dsavedup.Sinceoneofusneededtostayhomeforadeliverywewereexpecting,

Donoptedtotakehimandmakeitaboys'dayout-evenagreeingtotakethebus,somethingour

sonlovedtodo.

“Callmeanhourbeforeyougethome,^^Iaskedmyhusband."I'llstartdinnersoyouwon'thave

towaittoolongtoeat."Heagreed.

Atabout5:30,hecalled,announcingtheywereontheirway.Forty-fiveminuteslater,while

everythingsimmeredonthestove,Idecidedtotakemybookoutsideontothebalconytoreadwhile

Iwaited.Tomysurprise,whenIsteppedout,Ispottedthemontheothersideofthestreet,walking

towardthehouse.

Immediately,InoticedDavid'snewsneakers.Theywereimpossibletomiss,theirpristine

whitenessaglaringcontrastagainstthenewblacktrousershe'dobviouslyinsistedonwearinghome.

IgrinnedasIwatchedhimstopandremovehisjackettohandtohisdad,nodoubtsohecouldshow

methefulleffectoftheoutfithe'dboughtwithhismoney.

Whenheturnedaround,Igaspedinhorror.Thefrontoftheshirtandpantssportedthesame

insigniaI'dseensomanytimes,rightbeforethelittleboyinthedreamrantowardme!Astrong

senseofddiGvu(似曾相識)coursedthroughmybody,causingeverynervetotingle,whileall

movementaroundmedeceleratedintoslowmotion.

Iwatchedmyson'sfacebrighteninahugesmilewhenhespottedme.Hishandraisedinthat

familiarwave,andmyhearttripleditsbeat.

“Look,Mummy!Ihavenewshoes!”heannounced."LookhowfastIcanrun!^^

BeforeDoncouldreactorstophim,Davidspedinmydirection,jumpingoffthecurbandright

intothestreet.

Thistime,myscreamwasshrillenoughtoshatterglass.Withoutthinking,Ijumpedoffthe

balconyandsprintedtowardhim.Halfwayacrossthestreet,ImanagedtograbmysonandPFOD”

thetwoofustothesidewalkhe'dcomefrom.Aswelandedonthehardconcrete,Iheardthe

deafeningblareofatruckhornbehindus.Mylonghairwhippedagainstmyfaceandintomyeyes

fromthehotgustofaircomingfromthevehicleasitwhippedpastus,slammingintothesidewalk

Fdleftsecondsearlier.Thesickeningcrunchofmetalfilledourearsasthetruckcollidedwithour

neighbor'smetalfence,comingtoasmokystandstillintheiryard.

Dazed,Icheckedmysonforinjuries.Otherthanascrapedarm,hewasfine.SowasI.My

husbandhelpedusup,hisfacepalewithshock.Thetruckdriver,alsounhurt,ranovertoseeifwe

wereokay.

“Mummy-yousavedme!”Davidexclaimed,hiseyeswide.

“Yes,"Iwhisperedback."Thistime,Idid.”

Thenightmarewasover,anditfinallyhadahappyending.

【詞匯過關(guān)】

請寫出下面文單詞在文章中的中文意思。

1.haunt[hoht]vi.____________________________________

2.duplexJdju：pleks]n.________________________________

3.barrel[baeraljvt.________________________________

4.crept[krept]v.________________________________

5.ambiguousasmbfijuas________________________________

6.inexplicable[ink'splkabljadj.________________________________

7.recurred[ri'ksrd]v.在________________________________

8.disoriented[dsbrentd]adj.________________________________

9.niggle[,ngl]v.使________________________________

10.simmerJsmo(r)]v._______________________________

11.tingle['tDglJvi._________________________________

12.sprint[sprnt]v._________________________________

13.blare[blea(r)]v._______________________________

14.slam[slasm]v._______________________________

15.drench[drentjjvt.______________________________

16.curb[ksrb]n.)

17.muffle['mAflJ_______________________________

18.brew[bru：]v._______________________________

19.apparition[laepa*1r2ifi]n._______________________________

20.toddler[^rxllaCr)Jn._________________________________

21.eerily['orili]adj.________________________________

22.mingle[Imggl]v.____________________________________

23.optedJnptd]v.__________________________________

24.insignia[nbgnia]n.________________________________________

25.triple[(trpl]____________________________________

26.propel[pre'pel]v._________________________

27.horn[horn]n._________________________

28.crunch[krAntj_________________________

【句子學(xué)習(xí)】

請根據(jù)中文句子填空。

(-)動作描寫

1.Italwaysstartedthesameway,withmethe

ofourtoseealittleboywavingtomefromacrossthe

street.

事情總是以同樣的方式開始，我走到復(fù)式公寓的陽臺上，看到一個小男孩從街對面向我招手。

2....onlyathe

childmetheimpact.

當(dāng)我看著孩子從撞擊中飛向我時，只有一聲低沉的嘶嘶聲留在我的喉嚨里。

3.Thistime,myscreamwas__________________________________

這一次，我的尖叫聲刺耳得把玻璃震碎了。

4.

唐還沒來得及做出反應(yīng)或阻止他，大衛(wèi)就朝我的方向飛奔而去，從路邊跳下，直奔街道。

(二)心理描寫

1.Thatlittleboyseveralmoretimesoverthenextfew

years

在接下來的幾年里，那個小男孩又多次侵犯我的夢想

2.Instead,Iandmyfearstobeing

oveq)rotective,butthey___________________________________.

相反，我掩埋了我的憂慮，把我的恐懼歸因于過度保護(hù)，但施們繼續(xù)對我嘮叨。

拓展練習(xí)讀后續(xù)寫

閱讀下面材料，根據(jù)其內(nèi)容和所給段落開頭續(xù)寫兩段，使之構(gòu)成一篇完整的短文。

Jimmyalwaysperceivedhimselfasaprogressivedad,veryopentodifferentmindsand

perceptions.Whilehehadimaginedallsortsofheadacheshissonwouldpossiblybringhimto

confront,neverdiditoccurtohimthattheheadachewouldcomesoearly.

Whenhissonwasjustababy,askedabouthisfavoritecolor,hebabbledout“pink”.

Seriously,whatababysaidwasn'tabigdealandJimmydidn'tmakeafussatthatmoment,but

deepdowninside,hefeltsomewhatuncomfortableandahugequestionmarkkepthauntinghim.

Howcouldaboysupposedtoloveballgamesandracingcarsbecomeafanofpink,acolorthat

wasgenerallyregarded“girly”?

Jimmyevenworriedaboutthefutureschoollifeofhisson.Herepeatedlypictureda

horrifyingsituationwherehissongotbulliedbecausehewaslabelledgirly.Onsomenights,inhis

nightmare,theteasehissonsufferedandthemiserablescreamshissonletoutseemedlouder

againstthedeafeningsilenceandtheintensedarknessofthenight.

Oneincidentalwayssucceededanother.Oneday,whenJimmyreturnedhomefromalong

day'stediouswork,hiswifeshowedhimaphotoonherphonewhereallthefingernailsofapair

oflittlehandswerecoloredblack.Apparently,thosewerehisson'shands.Hissonmighthave

thoughtitwascooltolearnfromhismotherpaintinghernails,sohegrabbedamarkerand

coloredhisown.

Jimmygotshockedinside.WhathissonhaddonetohisnailshitJimmy'sbottomline.He

wasonthevergeofexplosion,withalltheworstideasdashingbackandforthinhismind.Atthe

thoughtofthepossibilitythathisrecurringnightmarewouldcometrueandthathissonwouldbe

discriminatedoutofhisownchoiceandpreferencethatwerenotgenerallyaccepted,healmost

collapsedasifhehadbeentornapartandhishearthadgotsmashedtopieces.Heconsidered

scoldinghissonnotbecausehissonhadshamedhim,butbecausehecouldnolongermaskhis

wonyarousedbyhisson'sroughfuturethathethoughtwasduetocome.

注意：

1.續(xù)寫詞數(shù)應(yīng)為150左右；

2.請按照如下格式在答題卡的相應(yīng)位置作答。

Hiswifesensedhisoveranxietyandtriedtocomforthim.

Feelingsomewhatashamed,hewalkedintohisson'sroom.

心靈雞湯精選答案

【詞匯過關(guān)】

請寫出下面文單詞在文章中的中文意思。

1.haunt[hohtjvi.困擾

2.duplex[Hju：pleks]n.復(fù)式公寓

3.barrel['beerol]vt.(飛馳

4.crept[krept]v.爬(ere印過去式)

5.ambiguousaem'bgjuos模棱兩可的

6.inexplicable[ink'splkabl]adj.費國華的

7.recurred[riksrd]v.在發(fā)生

8.disoriented[dsbrentd]adj.迷失方向的

9.niggle['ngljv.使煩擾

lO.simmer[!smo(r)]v.文火燉

11.tinglef'togl]vi.強(qiáng)烈地感到

12.sprint[sprnt]v.沖過來

13.blarefbleo(r)]v.發(fā)出

14.slam[slsemjv.猛勁一摔

15.drench[drentj]vt.浸濕

16.curb[ksrb]n.路邊（本意指控制）

17.muffleI'm/fl]在文中指低沉的

18上rewfbru：]v.釀造

19.apparitionhasps%加]n.幽靈

20.toddler[bdla(r)]n.蹣跚學(xué)步的孩子

21.eerily['orili]adj.奇怪的

22.mingle['mogl]v.使混雜

23.opted[luptd]v.決定

24.insignia[nbgnio]n.標(biāo)志

25.triple[(trpl]三倍(量詞)

26.propel[pre'pel]v.推

27.hom[hoi-njn.喇叭

28.crunch[krAntJ嘎吱聲

【句子學(xué)習(xí)】

請根據(jù)中文句子填空。

（一）動作描寫

1.Italwaysstartedthesameway,withmesteDDin儀outontothebalconyofourduplextoseealittle

boywavingtomefromacrossthestreet.

事情總是以同樣的方式開始，我走到復(fù)式公寓的陽臺上，看到一個小男孩從街對面向我招手0

2....onlyamuffledhissleft/nythroatas/watchedthechildflytowardmefromtheimpact.

當(dāng)我看著孩子從撞擊中飛向我時，只有一聲低沉的嘶嘶聲留在我的喉嚨里。

3.Thistime,myscreamwasshrillenoii史htoshatter儀kiss.

這一次，我的尖叫聲刺耳得把玻璃震碎了。

4.BeforeDoncouldreactorstoi)him,Davidsuedin"ydirection,iiunpinRoffthecurbandrig/zf

intothestreet.

唐還沒來得及做出反應(yīng)或阻止他,大衛(wèi)就朝我的方向飛奔而去，從路邊跳下，直奔街道。

(-)心理描寫

1.Thatlittleboyinvadeddreani3severalmoretimes