2023届高三英语二轮复习学案名著阅读之心灵鸡汤精选AChristmasMemory

名著阅读之心灵鸡汤精选 A Christmas Memory

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心灵鸡汤精选A Christmas Memory

【文章梗概】 11月，我、Jack和三孩子开心去看足球赛，小儿突然命危，一纽约警察John尽力急救并送至医院，但孩子不幸猝死。虽得John陪熬过痛苦时光，我们仍郁郁寡欢。圣诞节前夜，我带礼物回家途中，看万家灯火，触景生情，内心不再相信圣诞老人的存在。一圣诞老人来家里给孩子们送圣诞祝福，后发现是John特意冒雪前来扮演圣诞老人，意在宽慰我们，送来圣诞欢乐。

Christmas is doing a little something extra for someone

~Charles Schulz

The snow fell softly, its delicate lace-patterned snowflakeslingering on my woolen poncho. I half-carried, half-dragged my cumbersome load — a large garbage sack loaded with gifts — across the whitening street. It was almost midnight on Christmas Eve, but I was in no hurry to get home. Tears blurred the kaleidoscope of multicolored lights that blinked cheerily from our neighbor’s houses. More subdued candles dimly lit every window at our house in their halfhearted attempt to feign cheer. Suddenly I stopped and stared. A white-bearded, red-clad, overstuffed figure was tapping gently at our front door and muttering “Ho! Ho! Ho!”

What is he doing here? I thought bitterly.

Christmas wasn’t coming to No. 5 Jodi Lane this year. I feared it might never come again. My mind raced back to that day in November, the day our joy seemed to disappear forever.

The fall weather was just turning crisp, and my husband Jack and I and our three children squeezed into the car to head out for the Junior Midgets Sunday afternoon football game. Our two older children, Tara, four, and Sean, eighteen months, ran up and down the bleachers while I tended the baby, Christopher, who was three months old. He was snuggled up warmly in his carriage, napping on his stomach, oblivious to the noise and chill in the air.

“I haven’t seen your newest addition yet,” one of our friends, Tony, called, coming to my side. He smiled and peeked into the buggy. Always eager to show off the baby, I lifted him out, his face turned toward Tony. The smile faded from Tony’s face, and horror filled his eyes. What was wrong? I turned Christopher to me. His beautiful, perfect little face was a contorted, grayish-blue. I screamed.

Another parent — a New York City policeman — leapt from the bleachers, grabbed Christopher from my arms and began applying CPR before the screams had died from my lips. An ambulance was on standby for the football game, and the policeman ran toward it with our lifeless baby cradled in his arms. Jack ran behind them. By the time they pulled away, I had collapsed, and a second ambulance was called to take me to the hospital.

When I arrived minutes later, the policeman who had carried Christopher away opened the door of my ambulance. His name was John, and his brown eyes were kind as he jumped up and sat by me in the ambulance. I didn’t like what I saw in his eyes. He reached out one of his massive hands — hands that had tried to save my baby — and held mine.

“Let’s pray for a moment before we go inside,” he said gently.

“Is he alive?” I pleaded.

I didn’t want to pray — not then, not for a long time afterwards. John led me into the hospital to Jack, and we stood together as we heard the medical explanation: SIDS (sudden infant death syndrome). Our son was another infant who had simply died in his sleep. No one knew why or how. There had been little anyone could do at the hospital. Christopher was dead when I lifted him from the carriage. He had died sometime during his warm, safe naptime.

We had set out that morning — a family with three happy, healthy children. Jack and I returned that evening huddled and bewildered in the backseat of John’s car. Tara and Sean were at a friend’s house. And Christopher, our baby, was dead.

John and his family lived about three blocks from us. A twenty-year veteran of the NYPD, John was experienced in dealing with death, but he was neither hardened nor immune to it. It was his patience and compassion that carried us through the worst hours of our lives.

The weeks that followed encompassed the two most joyous family holidays of the year — Thanksgiving and Christmas — but for us, they were a pain-filled blur. Jack and I were so overwhelmed with grief, we cut ourselves off from everyone and each other.

By the beginning of December, if I could have stopped Christmas from coming for the entire world, I would have done it. Christmas has no right coming this year, I thought angrily.

But now, close to midnight on Christmas Eve, Santa Claus was intruding at my front door. If ever I had entertained a belief in the existence of Santa Claus, this was certainly the moment of stark reality — the time I knew he didn’t, never did and never would exist.

Angry and exhausted, I set down the load of packages I’d bought for the children weeks ago. I had donated Christopher’s presents to Birth Right shortly after his death. Tara’s and Sean’s gifts had been hidden safely from their spying eyes at a neighbor’s house until this evening. I felt a pang of guilt. Jack and I probably hadn’t done a very good job of preparing for Christmas this year; we had numbly gone through the motions of selecting and decorating a tree with Tara and Sean.

By the time I reached the front steps, Jack had opened the door and was looking blankly at the bulky figure. His eyes landed on me, behind the Santa; he probably thought I had dragged the guy home in a feeble attempt to revive some Christmas spirit. I shrugged my shoulders, indicating I was just as bewildered as he, and entered the house behind the red-suited man.

Santa ignored us. He merrily bounced up the stairs and made a beeline to the children’s bedrooms. He woke Tara first, gently calling her by name. She sat straight up and smiled. Of course Santa was standing by her bed! What else could you expect on Christmas Eve, her four-year-old mind reasoned, and she immediately launched into a recital of her wish list. “A Barbie doll with lots of clothes, a tea set, Candyland and a doll that really wets,” she finished happily. Santa hugged her and made her promise she would go right back to sleep. “Don’t forget, I’ve been a very good girl,” she called after him.

Santa walked into Sean’s room. Sean wasn’t so enthusiastic about waking up (he never was), and he was a bit skeptical, but he remembered getting a reindeer lollipop at the mall from some guy who looked like this and decided to let him stay. Santa lifted him out of his crib. Sean smiled sleepily and gave Santa a hug.

I looked at the big strong hands that gently held my son and, lifting my eyes to Santa’s face, saw kindly brown eyes gazing at me over the folds of his fluffy white beard. I remembered those strong hands and the warmth of those eyes.

“Oh, John!” I cried and burst into tears. Santa reached out to Jack and me and held us close. “Thought you might all need a little Christmas tonight,” he said softly.

Soon Santa left, and we watched him walk out into the snow-covered street toward the warmth of his own home and family. Jack and I wordlessly placed our packages under the tree and stepped back to see their bright paper glow under the Christmas tree lights. Santa had come to No. 5 Jodi Lane. And so had Christmas.

【词汇过关】

请写出下面文单词在文章中的中文意思。

1.snowflake [ˈsnəʊfleɪk] n.___________________________

2.linger [ˈlɪŋɡə] vi.___________________________

3.poncho [ˈpɑntʃo] n.___________________________

4.cumbersome [ˈkʌmbəsəm] adj.___________________________

5.sack [sæk] n.___________________________

6.blur [blɜː] vt.___________________________

7.kaleidoscope [kəˈlaɪdəskəʊp] n.___________________________

8.subdued [səbˈdjuːd] adj.___________________________

9.feign [feɪn] vt.___________________________

10.dimly [ˈdɪmli] adv.___________________________

11.red-clad [red-klæd] adj. ___________________________

12.mutter [ˈmʌtə] vi.___________________________

13.crisp [krɪsp] adj.___________________________

14.bleachers [ˈbliːtʃərz] n.___________________________

15.snuggle [ˈsnʌɡl] vi.___________________________

16.oblivious [əˈblɪvɪəs] adj.___________________________

17.chill [tʃɪl] n.___________________________

18.peek [piːk] vi.___________________________

19.buggy [ˈbʌgɪ] n.___________________________

20.contorted [kənˈtɔːtɪd] adj.___________________________

21.grayish-blue [ˈɡreɪɪʃ-bluː] adj.___________________________

22.cradle [ˈkreɪdl] vt.___________________________

23.massive [ˈmæsɪv] adj.___________________________

24.infant [ˈɪnfənt] n.___________________________

25.huddle [ˈhʌdl] vi.___________________________

26.bewilder [bɪˈwɪldə] vi.___________________________

27.veteran [ˈvetərən] n.___________________________

28.compassion [kəmˈpæʃn] n.___________________________

29.encompass [ɪnˈkʌmpəs] vt.___________________________

30.overwhelm [ˌəʊvəˈwelm] vt.___________________________

31.grief [ɡriːf] n.___________________________

32.intrude [ɪnˈtruːd] vi.___________________________

33.stark [stɑːk] adj.___________________________

34.pang [pæŋ] n.___________________________

35.motion [ˈməʊʃn] n.___________________________

36.bulky [ˈbʌlkɪ] adj.___________________________

37.feeble [ˈfiːbl] adj.___________________________

38.revive [rɪˈvaɪv] vt.___________________________

39.shrug [ʃrʌɡ] vt.___________________________

40.beeline [ˈbiːlaɪn] n.___________________________

41.recital [rɪˈsaɪtl] n.___________________________

42.lollipop [ˈlɒlipɒp] n.___________________________

43.crib [krɪb] n.___________________________

44.gaze [ɡeɪz] vi.___________________________

45.fluffy [ˈflʌfɪ] adj.___________________________

46.glow [ɡləʊ] vi.___________________________

【句子学习】

请根据中文句子填空。

（一）动作描写

1.I _____________________, _____________________ my cumbersome load — a large garbage sack loaded with gifts — across the whitening street.

我半拖半拉着我的庞大沉重的行李— 一个装满礼物的垃圾麻袋— 穿过变白的街道。

2.A white-bearded, red-clad, overstuffed figure was _____________________ at our front door and _____________________ “Ho! Ho! Ho!”

 一个长着白胡子的，穿着红衣服的，身材臃肿的家伙正在轻轻地敲我家的大门，嘴里嘟囔着“嗬嗬嗬”。

3.He__________________________________________ in his carriage, __________________________________________,_____________________the noise and chill in the air.

 他温暖地依偎在车里，趴着在打瞌睡，完全没有注意到外面的声音和空气中的寒意。

（二）情绪描写

1._____________________Tony’s _____________________, and__________________________________________.

 汤尼脸上的笑容渐渐消失了，眼里充满了恐惧。

2.Jack and I __________________________________________, we cut ourselves off from everyone and each other.

 杰克和我太过于悲伤，我们把自己与所有人以及彼此都隔绝了。

3._____________________, I set down the load of packages I’d bought for the children weeks ago.

又生气又累，我放下了几周之前给孩子们买的一堆包裹。

4.I __________________________________________.

我感觉到一阵负罪感。

（三）环境描写

1._____________________, its __________________________________________lingering on my woolen poncho.

 雪轻柔地落下，精致的蕾丝花纹的雪花缓慢消失在我的羊毛斗篷上。

2.Tears blurred the __________________________________________ that __________________________________________ our neighbor’s houses.

  眼泪模糊了邻居家那闪烁着的令人愉悦的、千变万化的、五颜六色的灯火。

3.More subdued candles dimly lit every window at our house _______________________________________________________________.

更加令人抑郁的烛光暗淡地照亮着我们家的每一扇窗户，它们只是半心半意地装出高兴的样子。

4._____________________was just_____________________.

 秋天的天气刚刚转凉

（四）修辞

1.We __________________________________________— a family with three_____________________, _____________________ children. Jack and I__________________________________________ in the backseat of John’s car.

那天早上我们出发时是一个有着三个快乐、健康孩子的家庭。那天晚上杰克和我却是蜷缩在约翰的车里，茫然不知所措。

2.If ever I had entertained a belief in the existence of Santa Claus, this was certainly the moment of stark reality — the time I knew __________________________________________.

 如果我曾经相信圣诞老人的存在，那么现在这绝对是一个残酷的现实，我知道他不存在，从来没有存在过，也将永远不会存在。

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。

“David, it’s time for breakfast,” Mrs. Motangi called. “There’s a birthday present for you to open.”

David ran into the kitchen and saw a shiny new soccer ball on the table. He smiled and started jumping up and down with excitement. “Can I take the ball to school with me, please?” asked David. “Of course,” Mrs. Motangi said. “But you need to be careful with your first real soccer ball.”

At school, David immediately put his soccer ball under his desk. During the morning lessons, he kept quietly tapping the ball with his foot to make sure it was still there. Finally, it was break time. David seized the ball and quickly ran outside. He kicked the ball skillfully across the field to a group of students.

Soccer was David’s favorite sport. Since he had arrived in England and started school two months ago, he had played soccer every day during the break. Break was always his favorite time because he didn’t have to speak English, a language that was still fairly new to him. When he played soccer, he would forget that he felt like an outsider at this new school

“Look!” called David. “I got a new soccer ball. We can use it for our game today.” The other students exchanged glances and just stared at David. These were the most words David had ever spoken to them.

“We don’t need your ball,” said a tall boy, Jacob. “We already have one.” Jacob liked playing soccer but poorly. Jacob kicked David’s ball with all his strength. The ball soared over the school’s high fence, bounced once, and rolled to the back of a nearby house. “What a good kick!” screamed the other kids, jumping up and down and slapping Jacob on the back. David watched in horror as his cherished football went out of sight, tears coming to his eyes. What would his mother say?

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。

Paragraph 1: He was going outside when his teacher, Mr. Bleachers, came with the ball.

Paragraph 2: With the help of David, they got prepared for the soccer match between classes.

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.snowflake [ˈsnəʊfleɪk] n.雪花

2.linger [ˈlɪŋɡə] vi.缓慢消失

3.poncho [ˈpɑntʃo] n.斗篷

4.cumbersome [ˈkʌmbəsəm] adj.大而笨重的

5.sack [sæk] n.麻布袋

6.blur [blɜː] vt.使模糊不清

7.kaleidoscope [kəˈlaɪdəskəʊp] n.千变万化

8.subdued [səbˈdjuːd] adj.抑郁的

9.feign [feɪn] vt.假装

10.dimly [ˈdɪmli] adv.昏暗地

11.red-clad [red-klæd] adj. 穿红衣的

12.mutter [ˈmʌtə] vi.嘟囔

13.crisp [krɪsp] adj.凉爽的

14.bleachers [ˈbliːtʃərz] n.露天看台

15.snuggle [ˈsnʌɡl] vi.依偎

16.oblivious [əˈblɪvɪəs] adj.没察觉

17.chill [tʃɪl] n.寒意

18.peek [piːk] vi.偷看

19.buggy [ˈbʌgɪ] n.童车

20.contorted [kənˈtɔːtɪd] adj.扭曲的

21.grayish-blue [ˈɡreɪɪʃ-bluː] adj.灰蓝色的

22.cradle [ˈkreɪdl] vt.轻轻抱着

23.massive [ˈmæsɪv] adj.结实的

24.infant [ˈɪnfənt] n.婴儿

25.huddle [ˈhʌdl] vi.蜷缩

26.bewilder [bɪˈwɪldə] vi.迷糊

27.veteran [ˈvetərən] n.老手

28.compassion [kəmˈpæʃn] n.同情

29.encompass [ɪnˈkʌmpəs] vt.包含

30.overwhelm [ˌəʊvəˈwelm] vt.压倒

31.grief [ɡriːf] n.悲伤

32.intrude [ɪnˈtruːd] vi.闯入

33.stark [stɑːk] adj.残酷的

34.pang [pæŋ] n.一阵

35.motion [ˈməʊʃn] n.动作

36.bulky [ˈbʌlkɪ] adj.庞大的

37.feeble [ˈfiːbl] adj.无力的

38.revive [rɪˈvaɪv] vt.复苏

39.shrug [ʃrʌɡ] vt.耸

40.beeline [ˈbiːlaɪn] n.直线

41.recital [rɪˈsaɪtl] n.逐一列举

42.lollipop [ˈlɒlipɒp] n.棒棒糖

43.crib [krɪb] n.婴儿床

44.gaze [ɡeɪz] vi.凝视

45.fluffy [ˈflʌfɪ] adj.毛茸茸的

46.glow [ɡləʊ] vi.发光

【句子学习】

请根据中文句子填空。

（一）动作描写

1.I half-carried, half-dragged my cumbersome load — a large garbage sack loaded with gifts — across the whitening street.

我半拖半拉着我的庞大沉重的行李— 一个装满礼物的垃圾麻袋— 穿过变白的街道。

2.A white-bearded, red-clad, overstuffed figure was tapping gently at our front door and muttering “Ho! Ho! Ho!”

 一个长着白胡子的，穿着红衣服的，身材臃肿的家伙正在轻轻地敲我家的大门，嘴里嘟囔着“嗬嗬嗬”。

3.He was snuggled up warmly in his carriage, napping on his stomach,oblivious tothe noise and chill in the air.

 他温暖地依偎在车里，趴着在打瞌睡，完全没有注意到外面的声音和空气中的寒意。

（二）情绪描写

1.The smile faded from Tony’s face, andhorror filled his eyes.

 汤尼脸上的笑容渐渐消失了，眼里充满了恐惧。

2.Jack and I were so overwhelmed with grief, we cut ourselves off from everyone and each other.

 杰克和我太过于悲伤，我们把自己与所有人以及彼此都隔绝了。

3.Angry and exhausted, I set down the load of packages I’d bought for the children weeks ago.

又生气又累，我放下了几周之前给孩子们买的一堆包裹。

4.I felt a pang of guilt.

我感觉到一阵负罪感。

（三）环境描写

1.The snow fell softly, its delicate lace-patterned snowflakeslingering on my woolen poncho.

 雪轻柔地落下，精致的蕾丝花纹的雪花缓慢消失在我的羊毛斗篷上。

2.Tears blurred the kaleidoscope of multicolored lights that blinked cheerily from our neighbor’s houses.

  眼泪模糊了邻居家那闪烁着的令人愉悦的、千变万化的、五颜六色的灯火。

3.More subdued candles dimly lit every window at our house in their halfhearted attempt to feign cheer.

更加令人抑郁的烛光暗淡地照亮着我们家的每一扇窗户，它们只是半心半意地装出高兴的样子。

4.The fall weather was just turning crisp.

 秋天的天气刚刚转凉

（四）修辞

1.We had set out that morning— a family with threehappy, healthy children. Jack and Ireturned that eveninghuddled and bewildered in the backseat of John’s car.

那天早上我们出发时是一个有着三个快乐、健康孩子的家庭。那天晚上杰克和我却是蜷缩在约翰的车里，茫然不知所措。

2.If ever I had entertained a belief in the existence of Santa Claus, this was certainly the moment of stark reality — the time I knew he didn’t, never did and never would exist.

 如果我曾经相信圣诞老人的存在，那么现在这绝对是一个残酷的现实，我知道他不存在，从来没有存在过，也将永远不会存在。

拓展练习读后续写参考范文

He was going outside when his teacher, Mr. Bleachers, came with the ball. The “conflict” didn’t escape his notice. Having returned it to David, he turned to Jacob, demanding an apology. Jacob, drooping his head, uttered a sincere “sorry”. “Boys, remember the coming soccer match? With David, we can be a stronger team,” Mr. Bleachers said with encouragement. David cast Jacob a smile, who immediately straightened up his slumped shoulders. In the following days, it was David’s patient guidance that saw their strides in football skills.     

With the help of David, they got prepared for the soccer match between classes. With soaring confidence and sharpened football skills, they put five consecutive wins under their belt and entered the tight final. Although the rival scored a goal first, Jacob battled to tie it with David’s smart assistance. Finally, they won the game. Wild cheers and applause erupted from the stand. When David held the trophy high, he knew that it was the football from his mother that overcame the language barrier and befriended his class.