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高三英语培优•名着阅读之心灵鸡汤精选Christmas in July班级学号姓名心灵鸡汤精选Christmas in July话题归类阅读难度词数温暖医护五星1386【文章梗概】夏日炎炎,病房的孩子们欢度七月圣诞我一直照料的女孩史黛丝问我“最喜欢圣诞节什么”,我告诉她是“会让我想起我爱的人的装饰”当晚我和往常一样给她讲睡前故事,她送了我一份礼物,让我到真正的圣诞再打开史黛丝在十月的一天离开了,我非常想念她等到平安夜我打开礼物,发现是个雪人挂饰一史黛丝记住了我那天的回答每年圣诞,这个挂饰都会让我想起我爱的那个小女孩Children areGods apostles,sent forth,day byday,to preach of love,and hopeand peace.〜J.R.LowellA dropof sweattrickled downthe sideof myface.As Iwalked throughthe doorinto thebuilding,a blastof coolairenveloped me.“Thank goodnessfbr air-conditioning!,9I saidloudly to the receptionistin thelobby.She noddedin agreementasshe answereda calland Igot onto the elevator.“What number”asked alittle boyin ared wagonbeing pulledby hismom.I lookedat himand smiled.NumberHe pushedthe button as hesmiled backat mewith blueeyes thatsparkled.He hadno hair,and hismouth wascoveredwith apaper mask.He wasntfrom myfloor...the maskson myfloor wereoxygen masks,and theystill hadtheirown hair.As a pediatric nursein apediatric hospitalthese sightswere acommon and accepted part of myjob.It wasJuly24,a swelteringsummer day.But whenthe elevatordoors openedto thefifth floor,it waslike ascenefrom awinter wonderland.There was a lightedChristmas treein thecorner andpaper snowflakeshanging fromeveryceiling tile.Red ribbonsadorned allthe doorknobsof thepatient rooms,and snowmenwere pastedon everyotheravailable openspace.The Christmascarol WeWish Youa Merry Christmas“played in the background,harmonized byAlvinand theChipmunks.The playroomwas filledwith childrenwith oxygen tanks and IV polesin tow.There wasmuchlaughter andgiggling goingonas the playlady“turned to me and said,“MerryChristmas!We arecelebrating Christmasin July...so thatmakes todayChristmas Eve!Hope youvegot yourshopping done!”I smiledat herinventiveness andsaid,What agreat idea,Betsy!Two Christmasesin oneyear.These kidsmusthave beenreally good!,,As myafternoon shiftbegan and I startedmy assignment,I saweachofSantas Julyelves“I wasassigned to,allgathered in the playroom,still gigglingand listeningto theChipmunks.I dida quickcheck tomake sureeveryone wasokay,and letthem getback tothe fun.After playtimewas finishedand IVpoles andoxygentankswith kidsattached werereturned totheir rooms,I beganmyrounds.I savedStacey forlast soI couldspend moretime with her asneeded.She waswaiting for me,with thatslightlylopsided grin and those huge brown eyes.I had been caring for herfor manymonths.Her voicesounded faraway withthe oxygenmask pulledtightly overher cheeks.Kathy,what doyou likebestabout Christmas^^I didntreally thinkabout myanswer,I justsaid,“I lovedecorating thetree.I havesome specialomaments thatremindme ofpeople I love.^^While doingher treatmentswe talkedabout Christmas,and I told herpartofa storyT rememberedfrom when I washerage,about amouse that ate Santas cake.I couldntremember the end andwhat happenedtothe mouse,but I said Iwouldtry tofind out.I couldsee she was reallytired whenher treatmentto clearher lungswas finished.She fellasleep duringdinnerwhile watchingTV;she didnthave theenergy ofmost othereight-year-olds.I wasconscious of the subtlechanges,and Iknewher treatmentoptions werelimited.I understoodthat she was slippingaway.No matterhow muchI lovedher,Icould notchange that.Stacey sleptmuch of the evening.As usual,she awakenedwhen Tcame tosay goodnight.It wasa ritualwe hadstartedwhenIfirst startedcaringforher.Whenever myshift wasalmost over,I wouldcome totell hera story,she wouldbrush her teeth and say her prayers,and Iwould hugand kissher andtuck herin herbed for the night.Since itwasChristmas EveinJuly,I recited“The NightBefore Christmas^^fbr her.Just as I wasabout toleave,she handed me asmallpackage wrappedin whitetissue paperand tiedwith ared rihhon.I wastouched andsurprised.uCan Iopen itnowsince it is aftermidnight anditisChristmas...inJuly”“No,I wantyou towait fbrthe real Christmas,with snow,and trees,and Santa...in December.”I gaveher anothergentle squeeze,andsaid,“You areso specialto me.I loveyou.I cantwait tillChristmas toseewhat itis!”She smiledfrom beneathher oxygenmask andsaid,“You haveto promiseyou willwait.”I assuredher Iwould wait,just asshe asked.The dogdays ofsummer turnedinto thecool,crisp days of fall.Stacey and I watchedfrom herhospital roomas thechildrenplayed inthe parkacross thestreet.Soon thebrilliant crimsonand yellowof theleaves heraldedthe arrivalofOctober.Staceys breathingwas becomingincreasingly difficultand sherequired moreoxygen tokeep hercomfortable.Her usuallysallow complexionwas nowa bluishhue,and shechose herwords carefullywhenever shespoke.It requiredmostof herenergy totalk,and when she said,“Im tired/5it wasntjust tired.She wastired offighting forevery breath.Stacey wrotea noteto methat afternoonto askif Iwould Pleeeesefind outwhat happenedto thatmouse thatateSantas cake.I wantto knowhow thestoiy ends.”I hadforgotten abouttelling herthat taleuntil shereminded meabout ourChristmas inJuly party.The nextmorningbefore work,I calledthe familyfriend whohad toldme thestory whenI wasyoung.Itoldhim thecircumstances and allabout Stacey,and thatshewaswaiting for the end of thestory.He gladlytold thestory again,and thistime,I wroteitdown.During Staceystreatment thenext afternoon,I recitedthe restofthetale about themousethatateSantascake.Shesmiled whenI finished,and withgreat effortsaid,“Thank you.Now Iknow whathappens at theend.”When hergrandmotherarrived thatevening,as thesunset glowedpink andpuiple inthe sky,Stacey closedher eyesand diedpeacefullyin hergrandmas arms.Now herstory wascompleted too.I waswithher when shedied,as Ihadbeenon manyafternoons andevenings of her younglife.I missedher terribly.I missedher bigbrown eyesand herlopsided smilethat drewme eagerlyback towork every day.I missedthe farawaysoundofhervoice behindher oxygenmask,and thehugs and kisses shegave meatthebeginning andendof myworkdays onmy firstjob asapediatricnurse.I felther absenceeverydayfrom thatday on.But timepassed,as itdoes.We celebratedThanksgiving witha feasttogether atwork,and theholiday rushbegan.Soon itwas therealChristmas Eve.I returnedhome fromwork thatevening andastheclock struckmidnight,I tookoutthepackage Staceyhad givenmeinJuly.On thetag in her childishscrawl,shed written,To Kathy.Iloveyou.Do notopen untilDecember
25.“Islowly lenvvond thered ribbonand removedthe crinkledtissue paper.Inside thepackage wasa whitesnowman with儿big greenpolka dots.He worea blackfelt hat,had bluebutton eyes,andared,lopsided grin.A loopof greenyamwrapped asa scarfaround hisneck,and anotherloop wasglued tohis backso hewas readyto hangon thetree.As mytears fell on the snowman,I recalledthe words1said to herwhen she asked what I liked best about Christmas...decorating thetree withspecial ornamentsthat remindme ofpeople Ilove.Each ChristmasasIunwrap theornament,the tissuepaper becomesmore fragileand yellowedwith age.I rereadStaceyssimple declarationof loveand caressthe polka-dot snowman.His lopsided grin is a legacyofthelittle girlthat Iloved.Kathleen E.Jones【词汇过关】请写出下面文单词在文章中的中文意思
1.trickle ftrikl]vi.
2.blast[blast]n.__________________________________
3.sparkle[fspakl]vi._______________________________
4.pediatric[pidi*trik]n._______________________________
5.sweltering[sweltri]adj._______________________________
6.adorn[d:nj vt._________________________________
7.doorknob[d:nb]n.________________________________
8.giggling[gigl!n.________________________________
1.1nventiveness[inventivns]n.
1.10opsided[lp!saidicl]adj._______________________________
11.grin LgrinJn.________________________________
12.ornament[nmnt]n._______________________________
13.conscious[kns]adj.________________________________
14.subtleadj._______________________________________
15.ritual[Titul]n.________________________________
16.tuck[tk]vt._______________________________
17.ribbon[Tibn]n.________________________________
18.assure[*r]vt.______________________________
19.crisp[krisp]adj.__________________________________
20.crimson[krimzn]n._____________________________________
21.herald fher^]vt.________________________________
22.sallow fsl]adj._______________________________plexion[km,plekn]n._________________________________
24.hue[hju:]n.___________________________________
25.glow[gl]vi.__________________________________
26.scrawl[skr:l]n.________________________________
27.unwind[n,waind]vt.____________________________________
28.crinkled[krikld]adj.________________________________
29.polka dotsn.___________________________________毛
30.felt
31.loop[lu:p]n.__________________________________
32.yarn[ja:n]n.___________________________________
33.caress[kres]vt.________________________________
34.1egacy[legsi]n.________________________________【句子学习】请根据中文句子填空
(一)动作描写
1.A dropof sweatthe sideof myface.汗滴顺着一侧脸流下来
2.He pushedthe button.他边微笑回应我,边按下按钮,蓝色的眼睛闪耀着
3.・・・,she wouldand,and I______________________________________________________________for the night.她刷牙、祷告完,我会拥抱、亲吻她,然后帮她掖好被子让她睡觉
(二)情绪描写她正等着我,一双圆圆的棕色眼睛,咧着嘴微笑
1.She waswaiting for me,•
2.the snowman,I recalledthe wordsI saidto herwhensheasked whatIlikedbest aboutChristmas...眼泪落到雪人上,我想起了当时她问我最喜欢圣诞节什么时,我回答她的话
(三)环境描写
1.As Iwalked throughthe doorinto thebuilding,.我穿过门进楼,一阵凉意笼住了我
2.It wasJuly24,.这是月日,一个酷热难耐的夏日
7243.The turnedinto炎炎夏日变成凉爽秋日
(四)外貌描写
1.Her usuallywas now,and shechose herwords carefullywhenever shespoke.她通常蜡黄的脸色,现在有些发绿她每次说话,都小心翼翼
2.He.他头戴黑色毡帽,有一双蓝眼睛,咧着嘴笑拓展练习读后续写阅读下面短文,根据所给情节进行续写,使之构成一个完整的故事A SpecialAppointmentYears agoI movedto WoodlandHills totake ajob ina smallhospitals emergencydepartment.No onewanted to(轮班)work onChristmas Eve,so theshift wenttome.I kissedmy familygoodbye andwent offto spendthe nightinthe hospital.It wasa thanklessjob.At9pm,the ambulancebrought ina manin his60s whowas havinga heartattack.His facewas pale,and hewasfrightened.The wholenight Idid mybest tosave hislife.Before Ileft inthe morningto spendChristmas withmy family,I stoppedby tosee howhewasdoing.It wasstill tough,but hehad survivedthe nightand wassleeping.The followingyear Igot Christmas Eve dutyagain.At9pm sharp,the wardclerk toldme therewasacouple whowanted to speakwith me.When Iapproached them,the manintroduced himselfas Mr.Lee andsaid,You probablydontremember me,but lastChristmasEveyou savedmy life.Thank youfortheyear yougave me.He andhis wifehuggedme,handedmea smallgift,and left.The followingyear anew doctorhad joinedthe group,but Iwantedtosee ifMr.And Mrs.Lee wouldreturn.Thistime,I volunteeredfortheshift.I keptan eyeon the door.Once again,at exactly9pm,the Leesappeared,carrying awarmlywrapped bundle.It wastheir newgrandchild.Mr.Lee,his familyandIspent13Christmas Evestogether.In thelater yearsthe staffall knewabout thestory andwouldwork togive metime withhim inthe breakroom,where wespent ahalf-hour eachChristmasEve.所续写短文的词数应为左右;
1.150续写部分分为两段,每段的开头语已为你写好;
2.Paragraph1:Last yearI sawMrs.Lee aloneinthehospital witha giftforme.Paragraph2:(水晶)(雕I carefullyopened thepackage andfound acrystal bellinside withthe wordFriendship“engraved刻)on it.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(使)滴,淌
1.trickle ftrikl]vi.强劲气流
2.blast[blast]n.闪烁;闪耀
3.sparkle[*spakl]vi.儿科
4.pediatric[piditrik]n..热得难受的
5.sweltering[*sweltri]adj装扮;装饰球形门拉手
6.adorn[d:n]vt.
7.doorknob[d:nb]n..吃吃的笑
8.giggling[gigl]n
9.inventiveness[in,ventivns]n创意lO.lopsided[lp,saidid]adj.歪斜的露齿笑;咧嘴笑
11.grin[grin]n.装饰物;饰品
12.ornament[nmnt]n.意识到不明显的仪规;礼节.将(孩
13.conscious[kns]adj.
14.subtle fstl]adj.
15.ritual[,ritul]n.
16.tuck[tk]vt子)在床上安顿好丝带
17.ribbon[Tibn]n.().向…保证
18.assure[r]vt(天气)寒冷干燥的
19.crisp[krisp]adj.深红色
20.crimson[krimzn]n.
21.herald[!herld]vt,预示
22.sallow[fsl]adj.蜡黄的plexion[km!plekn]n.面色;肤色;气色
24.hue[hju:]n.颜色;色度,发出柔和稳定的光
25.glow[gl]vi不工整的字迹
26.scrawl[skr:l]n.松开(卷绕之物)
27.unwind[n*waind]vt.,皱的
28.crinkled[krikld]adj(布料上的)圆点花纹
29.polka dotsn..毛毡
30.felt圆圈;环形
31.loop[lu:p]n.纱线
32.yarn[ja:n]n.爱抚;抚摸
33.caress[kres]vt.
34.1egacy[,legsi]n.遗赠【句子学习】请根据中文句子填空
(一)动作描写汗滴顺着一侧脸流下来
1.A dropof sweattrickled downthe sideofmyface.他边微笑回应我,边按下按钮,蓝色的
2.He pushedthe buttonas hesmiled backat mewith blueeyes thatsparkled.眼睛闪耀着
3.she wouldbrushherteethandsayherprayers,andIwould hugandkissher andtuck herinherbed forthenight.她刷牙、祷告完,我会拥抱、亲吻她,然后帮她掖好被子让她睡觉
(二)情绪描写她正等着我,一双圆圆的棕色
1.She waswaiting forme,with thatslightly lopsidedgrinandthosehugebrowneyes.眼睛,咧着嘴微笑
2.As mytearsfellonthesnowman,I recalledthe wordsIsaidtoherwhensheaskedwhatT likedbestaboutChristmas...眼泪落到雪人上,我想起了当时她问我最喜欢圣诞节什么时,我回答她的话
(三)环境描写我穿过门进楼,一阵凉意笼住了
1.As Iwalked throughthedoorinto thebuilding,a blastof coolair envelopedme.我这是月日,一个酷热难耐的夏日
2.It wasJuly24,a swelteringsummer day.724炎炎夏日变成凉爽秋日
3.The dogdaysofsummer turnedinto thecool,crisp daysoffall.
(四)外貌描写她通常
1.Her usuallysallow complexionwas nowa bluishhue.and shechose herwords carefullywhenever shespoke.蜡黄的脸色,现在有些发绿她每次说话,都小心翼翼他头戴黑色毡帽,有一双蓝眼睛,咧着嘴
2.He worea blackfelt hat.had bluebutton eyesandared,lopsidedgrin.9笑拓展练习读后续写参考范文Paragraph1:Last yearI sawMrs.Lee aloneinthehospital witha giftforme.Mrs.Lee lookedpale.She toldme Mr.Lee diedfromanother heartattack twodays ago.But hehad neverforgot ourappointment.He preparedthe lastgift daysago.Theylived witha gratefulheart andhad ameaningful lifefor aslong as13years.The appointmentisareminder ofthe fortunetheygot fromme andthe God.Paragraph2:I carefullyopened thepackage andfound acrystal bellinside withthe wordFriendship“engraved onit.Now,myfamily,my friendsandIring thatbell onevery ChristmasEve atexactly9pm andoffer ourbest wishestotheman whowewont forget.The bellalways remindsus ofbeing helpfulto othersand thankfulto peoplewho havehelped me.。