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

名著阅读之心灵鸡汤精选 Two Kinds of People

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心灵鸡汤精选Two Kinds of People

【文章梗概】一冬天，作者冒着严寒，捡起了被风吹走的许许多多垃圾，正当作者要放弃去捡一个纸箱子的时候，他想起来父亲对他的教导。世界上有两种人，一种是伸手去做事的人，另外一种是观望的人。这个教导对作者的一生产生重大的影响，引导了他走向真善美之路。

Character is doing the right thing when nobody’s looking.

~J.C. Watts

Our boys had taken the recycling bin out to the street the night before, because our morning pickup was at the crack of dawn. The next morning, I discovered Old Man Winter’s cruel joke. The relentless South Dakota wind had turned cardboard boxes into winter’s version of tumbleweeds. They were scattered everywhere. I needed to run out and gather them before the collection truck pulled up. I zipped insulated coveralls over my PJs, added a parka and scarf, and then sealed myself up with mittens and a cap. I scurried out the door and zigzagged across the driveway like a chicken pecking for seeds.

In a few moments, I’d snagged the stray boxes and crammed them into the bin. It was a good thing. My face was quick to remind me that exposed skin in below-zero temperatures is not a good idea.

I was ready to dash back into the house when I spied it. One of the cardboard boxes had made its merry way to the park next door. I grimaced as I fought the temptation to leave it there. I stood frozen (figuratively and literally) as the words my father had spoken years before began to echo in my brain.

I could hear his voice as it carried over the sound of burgers sizzling from the heat of Kingsford charcoalbriquets. In the background, cows were meandering and mooing as they made their way from the field to the stock tank. I sniffed the sweet smell of freshly cut alfalfa. I was sitting cross-legged on the picnic table as we made small talk. I asked him how his day at work had been.

He indicated it was fairly typical: conference calls, meetings, and paperwork. And then he caught himself and said that one interesting thing had happened. Someone in the hallway had walked past a piece of garbage.

He had my attention. What was so important about a piece of garbage? I thought.

He went on to describe the scenario. His place of business had rather long hallways. He said he noticed a wrapper at the end of the hall. He kept himself back and observed the number of people who walked past it. He could tell that some of the folks had seen it but chose not to stop. Eventually, someone picked up the wrapper and plopped it in the mouth of a waiting garbage can.

And then my dad said something that has stuck with me ever since.

“I learned today that there are two kinds of people in the world — the kind who, when they see garbage, will stop and pick it up… and the kind who won’t.”

He continued, “It made me realize that we all get to decide what kind of person we’re going to be — a person who leaves the world better than how they found it, or a person who doesn’t.”

Then he looked at me with a smile and his penetrating, blue eyes. I knew that he was asking me, without saying it out loud, “What kind of person will you be?”

It’s been forty years since that conversation. I’ve lost track of how many times his unspoken advice has affected the choices I’ve made. Some of those decisions were of major consequence; my career, my marriage, my callings… all of them were influenced by those words.

And yet, the truth is, those big decisions were shaped by hundreds of little choices that youth gave me the opportunity to make first:

Classmate being bullied? Stand up for him.

Money to spend? Save it up.

Litter in the street? Pick it up.

Want to give up? Pull yourself up.

Each time, I had a decision to make. And the backdrop for them all? “There are just two kinds of people in the world.”

Today, my father’s advice is finding its way into my kids’ lives. Their choices regarding vocation and how they conduct themselves in relationships, as well as being of service to others, are being influenced by that unspoken challenge: “What kind of person will you be?”

I’m grateful for his words, but even more for the way he modeled what it looks like to leave the world better than how you found it.

Oh, and that renegade cardboard box? You already know what happened. Despite having all the mobility of a Michelin Man bubbled in layers of clothing, I ran to the park, snagged the box and, with a grin as broad as my frozen face would allow, slam-dunked it into the bin!

My dad’s been gone for more than a decade now, but I still tell him I get it: Two kinds of people, Dad… two kinds of people.

— Cindy K. Krall —

【词汇过关】

请写出下面文单词在文章中的中文意思。

1.relentless [rɪˈlentləs] adj.________________________________

2.scatter [ˈskætə(r)] vt.________________________________

3.parka  [ˈpɑːkə] n.________________________________

4.scurry [ˈskʌri] vi.________________________________

5.snag [snæɡ] vt.________________________________

6.cram [kræm] vt.________________________________

7.temptation [tempˈteɪʃn] n.________________________________

8.echo [ˈekəʊ] vi.________________________________

9.charcoal [ˈtʃɑːkəʊl] n.________________________________

10.meander [miˈændə(r)] vi.________________________________

11.alfalfa [ælˈfælfə] n.________________________________

12.scenario [səˈnɑːriəʊ] n.________________________________

13.plop [plɒp] vi.________________________________

14.bully [ˈbʊli] vt.________________________________

15.renegade [ˈrenɪɡeɪd] adj._____________n._____________

16.bubble [ˈbʌbl] vi.________________________________

17.slam-dunk [ˈslæmdʌŋk] vt.________________________________

18.tumbleweeds [ˈtʌmbl]wiːd n.______________________________

19.coveralls [ˈkʌvərɔːlz] n.______________________________

20.mitten [ˈmɪtn] n.______________________________

21.zigzag [ˈzɪɡzæɡ] vi______________________________

22.stray [streɪ] adj.______________________________

23.grimace [ˈɡrɪməs]  vi.______________________________

24.figuratively ['fɪɡərətɪvli] adv.______________________________

25.sizzle [ˈsɪzl] v.______________________________

26.briquet [briˈket] n.______________________________

27.moo [muː] vi.______________________________

28.hallway [ˈhɔːlweɪ] n.______________________________

29.wrapper [ˈræpə(r)] n.______________________________

30.penetrating [ˈpenətreɪtɪŋ] adj.______________________________

31.backdrop [ˈbækdrɒp] n.______________________________

32.mobility [məʊˈbɪləti] n.______________________________

33.grin [ɡrɪn] n.______________________________

【句子学习】

请根据中文句子填空。

(一）动作描写

1. I________________ insulated coveralls over my PJs, ________________ a parka and scarf, and then ________________________________ with mittens and a cap. 我在睡衣上拉上隔热连体服，加了一件派克大衣和围巾，然后用连指手套和帽子把自己封闭起来。
2. I ________________the door and ________________ the driveway like a chicken ________________ seeds.

我匆匆走出门，像一只啄食种子的鸡一样曲折地穿过车道。

3. In a few moments, I’d________________ the stray boxes and ________________________________ the bin.没过多久，我已抓住了那些     杂散的盒子，把它们塞进了垃圾箱。
4. I was ready to ________________________________ the house when I spied it.我正准备冲回进入房中，这时我发现了它。

（二）情绪描写

1. I ________________________________ (figuratively and literally) as the words my father had spoken years before began to ________________________________.当我父亲多年前所说的话开始在我的脑海中回响时，我僵住了（从比喻和字面意义上来说）。
2. I’m________________ his words.我很感谢他的话。

（三）环境描写

In the background, cows _______________________ and ________________ as they made their way from the field to the stock tank.在背后，奶牛正蜿蜒前行着、哞哞叫着从田野回到饮水槽。

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。

It was the late 1930s, and things were tough. Mum had a hard time raising us on her own in our small community of New Westminster, BC．My dad had drowned in Pitt Lake, five years ago.

Looking back, I realize what Mum went through sending us kids to school. Every morning she would tuck（塞进）a new piece of cardboard in our shoes, because our soles（鞋底）were worn out. When we got home, Mum would have “French toast” ready for us. Constant moving was typical for my family in those times. Rent was 25 dollars a month, but Mum couldn’t pay it, and we knew we would be evicted（驱逐）right after Christmas on the first of January.

Christmas was approaching, and we were entitled to a twenty-five-dollar Christmas fund from social services. The inspector came to our house, and searched it from top to bottom to be sure we didn’t have any fond hidden away. When he didn’t find any, he issued the cheque to Mum. Mum said that instead of buying food, she would use the 25 dollars to pay back rent, assuring us all of a roof over our heads for a little while longer. She told us then there would be nothing for Christmas.

Unknown to Mum, I had been selling Christmas tree, shoveling snow, and doing odd jobs to earn enough money to buy a new pair of boots. Boots that weren’t patched, boots with no cardboard in the soles. I knew exactly which boots I wanted. They were ten-inch Top Genuine Pierre Paris and they had a price of 23 dollars.

Well, the big day came on the afternoon of Christmas Eve. I was excited, as I hurried up the road to the shoe store, but on the way I noticed a house with Christmas lights and decorations. It was then that I realized at our house, we had no lights, no decorations, nor any money for Christmas goodies. I knew that we would have no turkey or ham for Christmas, and I felt sad.

Paragraph 1：

As I continued walking, I began to reconsider my plan.

Paragraph 2：

With great excitement and tears in my eyes, I knocked on the door.

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.relentless [rɪˈlentləs] adj.不停的

2.scatter [ˈskætə(r)] vt.分散

3.parka  [ˈpɑːkə] n.派克大衣

4.scurry [ˈskʌri] vi.急匆匆地走

5.snag [snæɡ] vt.抓住

6.cram [kræm] vt.把…塞进

7.temptation [tempˈteɪʃn] n.诱惑

8.echo [ˈekəʊ] vi.回响

9.charcoal [ˈtʃɑːkəʊl] n.木炭

10.meander [miˈændə(r)] vi.蜿蜒而行;漫步

11.alfalfa [ælˈfælfə] n.苜蓿

12.scenario [səˈnɑːriəʊ] n.脚本; 设想

13.plop [plɒp] vi.扑通一声把…放入

14.bully [ˈbʊli] vt.恐吓; 伤害; 胁迫

15.renegade [ˈrenɪɡeɪd] adj.变节的n.变节者

16.bubble [ˈbʌbl] vi.起泡; 冒泡

17.slam-dunk [ˈslæmdʌŋk] vt.扣篮

18.tumbleweeds [ˈtʌmbl]wiːd n.风滚草

19.coveralls [ˈkʌvərɔːlz] n.工作服

20.mitten [ˈmɪtn] n.连指手套

21.zigzag [ˈzɪɡzæɡ] vi.曲折前进

22.stray [streɪ] adj.零星的

23.grimace [ˈɡrɪməs]  vi.做鬼脸

24.figuratively ['fɪɡərətɪvli] adv.比喻地

25.sizzle [ˈsɪzl] v.发出咝咝声

26.briquet [briˈket] n.煤饼

27.moo [muː] vi.发出哞哞声

28.hallway [ˈhɔːlweɪ] n.走廊

29.wrapper [ˈræpə(r)] n.包装纸

30.penetrating [ˈpenətreɪtɪŋ] adj.深刻的

31.backdrop [ˈbækdrɒp] n.(事态或活动的)背景

32.mobility [məʊˈbɪləti] n.流动性

33.grin [ɡrɪn] n.咧着嘴笑

【句子学习】

请根据中文句子填空。

(一）动作描写

5. I zipped insulated coveralls over my PJs, added a parka and scarf, and then sealed myself up with mittens and a cap. 我在睡衣上拉上隔热连体服，加了一件派克大衣和围巾，然后用连指手套和帽子把自己封闭起来。
6. I scurriedout the door and zigzagged across the driveway like a chicken pecking for seeds.

我匆匆走出门，像一只啄食种子的鸡一样曲折地穿过车道。

7. In a few moments, I’d snagged the stray boxes and crammed them into the bin.没过多久，我已抓住了那些     杂散的盒子，把它们塞进了垃圾箱。
8. I was ready to dash back into the house when I spied it.我正准备冲回进入房中，这时我发现了它。

（二）情绪描写

3. I stood frozen (figuratively and literally) as the words my father had spoken years before began to echo in my brain.当我父亲多年前所说的话开始在我的脑海中回响时，我僵住了（从比喻和字面意义上来说）。
4. I’m grateful for his words.我很感谢他的话。

（三）环境描写

In the background, cows were meandering and mooing as they made their way from the field to the stock tank.在背后，奶牛正蜿蜒前行着、哞哞叫着从田野回到饮水槽。

拓展练习读后续写参考范文

As I continued walking, I began to reconsider my plan. At one moment, the boots I had been longing for flashed through my head. And then my Mum’s face appeared, drowned in sorrow, trying in vain to explain to us all why we should celebrate Christmas with no presents, no decorations or no turkey. At exactly that moment, it came to my awareness how selfish I was. Feeling the money in my sweaty hand, I made a big decision and stepped into the grocery store. Having finished shopping, I made my way home, excited and proud of my choice.

Paragraph 2：

With great excitement and tears in my eyes, I knocked on the door. I could hardly wait to see my mother’s face! No sooner had I opened the door than some of the Christmas goodies fell inside onto the floor. She just stood there, dumbfounded. Holding back the tears, I said, “Merry Christmas!” Next moment, I was welcomed by the most passionate hugs and kisses from my beloved Mum.