1、高三英语培优名著阅读之心灵鸡汤精选 At Face Value班级：_学号：_姓名：_心灵鸡汤精选At Face Value话题归类阅读难度词数关爱动物四星961【文章梗概】五年前，我做了一个梦，指引我去一个地方收养一只狗。我很好奇，于是去了指定地方看了所有的狗，都没有发现梦里的那只狗。就在我快要离开的时候，无意中发现了它，却被告知已经被别人收养。后来那家人把那只狗送给了我。小狗两岁时，我患上癫痫。About five years ago I had a recurring dream. The message was clear and precise, directing me to go
2、 to a specific shelter and adopt a particular dog. It was obvious from the dream that I would know the dog by something unusual about its face. But when I woke up, I could never recall what the unique facial feature was. I could only remember it was important for identifying the right dog.I was very
3、 curious and felt compelled to follow the instructions in the dream. So early one Saturday morning, I went to the specified shelter to check the available canine adoptees. After looking carefully at all the dogs, I was disappointed that not one dog had anything unusual about its face. There were lot
4、s of cute puppies and just as many appealing older dogs, but I didnt feel a connection to any of them.On my way out of the shelter, I noticed a box of puppies just outside of view from the main area. My attention was drawn to one puppy in particular, and I decided to take a closer look. The one pupp
5、y appeared to have no fur on his face, while the rest of the litter were all black with spots of white. I was worried about the strange-looking pup, and hoped he hadnt been injured. The puppies were a mix of black Lab and Chesapeake Bay retriever, called Chesapeake Labs. Each pup was named after a t
6、ype of pasta. The one who had captured my interest was Fettuccine. On closer inspection, I realized he did have fur on his face, but it was a very odd shade of gray that made it look like skin. Satisfied that he was okay, I turned to leave the shelter.And then it hit me: The faceits the dog with the
7、 unusual face! Immediately, I returned to the puppy and picked him up. As I lifted him from the box, his large and clumsy paws reached over my shoulders to cling tightly to my back. We bonded instantly, and I knew we belonged together. I could not leave without him, so I headed for the adoption desk
8、. In that short amount of time, the gray-faced pup had wrapped his paws around my heart.Meeting with the adoption counselor, I was informed that a family had already selected him. There was, however, still a slight chance since the family had not made their final decision. They were choosing between
9、 Fettuccine, the gray-faced pup, and his littermate, a female named Penne. I decided to wait for their decision. I hung around outside, watching the door. After an anxiety-filled hour, I saw the family leaving the shelter carrying Fettuccine. I began to cry inside. Then I realized a member of the fa
10、mily, the mother, was walking straight toward me. They knew I was awaiting their decision, and I was prepared for the worst. My heart pounded and I stood frozen in place as she approached. For a moment she didnt say a word or give any indication of her decision, then, with a broad grin, she said, “H
11、eres your dog.”I was speechless as grateful tears gushed from my eyes. I hugged the puppy to me and again felt those big front paws securely hugging my back. Although I was thankful to have him then, I didnt know how thankful I would be later.I took the gray-faced pup home and named him Dominic, kee
12、ping Fettuccine as his middle name. From the start, he was not at all a typical, rambunctious puppy. He was very calm, serious and didnt play much. However, he was obedient, intelligent and very attentive. We lived happily together, and as Dom grew into a healthy, robust dog, he became my valued com
13、panion.When Dominic was two years old, I was diagnosed with a seizure disorder. I was having full-blown grand mal seizures as well as milder petit mal types. These seizures caused me to collapse into unconsciousness. Upon awakening, I would always find Domon top of me. At first I was not at all happ
14、y to have a ninety-pound dog lying on top of me, until I came to realize he was preventing me from hurting myself by restricting my thrashing movements.During mild seizures, Dom stood rock solid, so I could hold onto his front legs until the seizure passed. He was also helpful after a seizure. As I
15、began to regain consciousness, I was aware of his “voice.” Focusing on his barking became a means to bring me back to full consciousness. I soon came to rely on Dom to warn me before a seizure would take hold, and wed work through it together, each of us knowing what we had to do till the crisis pas
16、sed. Dom was my four-legged medical assistant.During my worst period, I had five grand mal seizures a day. They came without warning, but the force of the seizures and the physical injuries I received were minimized when the vigilant Dom sprang into action. Dominic, the puppy I was led to in a dream
17、, turned out to be a natural-born seizure-assistance doga one-in-a-million pup with astounding instincts.For about a year I had seizures every day, then they gradually started to subside. I am now well, and seizure-free. Dom has returned to his previous daily doggy activities, though still watchful
18、of me and ready to be of assistance. He finds ways to help out around the houseand I indulge his sense of duty, since that is what he lives for.Some heroes wear a uniform or a badge; my hero wears fur.Linda Saraco【词汇过关】请写出下面文单词在文章中的中文意思。1.recurringrkradj._pelkmpelv._3.caninekenann._4.retrieverrtriv(
19、r)n._5.capturekpt(r)v._6.clingklv._7.counselorkansl(r)n._8.grinrnv._9.rambunctiousrmbksadj._10.seizuresi(r)n._11.petitpetadj._12.unconsciousnessnknsnsn._13.vigilantvdlntadj._14.subsidesbsadv._15.indulgendldv._【句子学习】请根据中文句子填空。（一）动作描写1. My attention was drawn to one puppy in particular, and I decided
20、to _.我的注意力特别被一只小狗吸引，我决定仔细看看。2. As I _ him from the box, his large and clumsy paws _ over my shoulders to _ tightly to my back.我把他从箱子里抱起来时，他笨拙的大爪子越过我的肩膀紧紧地贴在我的背上。3. I _ around outside, _ the door.我在外面闲逛，盯着门。4. My heart _ and I _ frozen in place as she approached.她走近时，我的心怦怦直跳，僵硬在原地。（二）情绪描写1. I was ver
21、y _ and felt _ to follow the instructions in the dream.我很好奇，觉得有必要按照梦中的指示去做。2. After looking carefully at all the dogs, I was _ that not one dog had anything unusual about its face.仔细看了所有狗之后，我很失望，没有一只狗的脸有什么不寻常的地方。3. I _ the strange-looking pup, and _ he hadnt been injured.我很担心这只长相奇怪的小狗，希望它没有受伤。4. _,
22、I turned to leave the shelter.他没事，我很满意，我转身离开收容所。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。A few years ago，we adopted(收养) a lovely dog whom we named Gypsy. We didnt know her age, background, or how she ended up wandering the streets of a large southern city with no owner. But we felt sure shed had
23、 a difficult life, as she moved back whenever we wanted to touch her. She seemed particularly afraid of strange men. Gradually, Gypsy adapted to her new home with us, and she followed me around everywhere I went silently. Nothing seemed to make her bark (叫)，but we thought she was just a quiet dog as
24、 she seemed happy with us otherwise.Not long after we brought her home, I had an operation on my leg. Gypsy seemed to dislike the coming and going of doctors, and visiting nurses-especially the males. She was still silent, but she barked at the ones she liked least. This led us to believe it must ha
25、ve been a male who had mistreated her before.One day about a year after my operation, I was in the bathroom giving Gypsy a bath. Suddenly，I fell onto the floor. Luckily，I fell between the tub(浴盆) and water pipe. If I had hit one of them, I feel certain that would have been the end of me.Unfortunatel
26、y, I had no way to seek for help. The door was closed, and I didnt have my phone with me. My husband wouldnt be home from work for hours, so I did the only thing I could think of: I started shouting for help as loudly as I could.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。Gypsy was clearly confused(困惑的) by
27、 my shouting.Soon, my neighbor was in the house.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.recurringrkradj.再发的pelkmpelv.强迫3.caninekenann.犬4.retrieverrtriv(r)n.寻回犬5.capturekpt(r)v.俘获6.clingklv.抓住7.counselorkansl(r)n.顾问8.grinrnv.露齿而笑9.rambunctiousrmbksadj.难控制的10.seizuresi(r)n.（疾病的）突然发作11.petitpetadj.小的12.uncon
28、sciousnessnknsnsn.无意识13.vigilantvdlntadj.警觉的14.subsidesbsadv.趋于平静，平息15.indulgendldv.满足【句子学习】请根据中文句子填空。（一）动作描写1. My attention was drawn to one puppy in particular, and I decided to take a closer look.我的注意力特别被一只小狗吸引，我决定仔细看看。2. As I lifted him from the box, his large and clumsy paws reached over my sho
29、ulders to cling tightly to my back.我把他从箱子里抱起来时，他笨拙的大爪子越过我的肩膀紧紧地贴在我的背上。3. I hung around outside, watching the door.我在外面闲逛，盯着门。4. My heart pounded and I stood frozen in place as she approached.她走近时，我的心怦怦直跳，僵硬在原地。（二）情绪描写1. I was very curious and felt compelled to follow the instructions in the dream.我很
30、好奇，觉得有必要按照梦中的指示去做。2. After looking carefully at all the dogs, I was disappointed that not one dog had anything unusual about its face.仔细看了所有狗之后，我很失望，没有一只狗的脸有什么不寻常的地方。3. I was worried about the strange-looking pup, and hoped he hadnt been injured.我很担心这只长相奇怪的小狗，希望它没有受伤。4. Satisfied that he was okay, I
31、 turned to leave the shelter.他没事，我很满意，我转身离开收容所。拓展练习读后续写参考范文Gypsy was clearly confused(困惑的) by my shouting. She shook slightly at first. However, after a few minutes, she did the only thing she knew to do. She lay down with her wet back pressed against mine. It comforted us both. She looked at me sil
32、ently, as if trying to tell me that all would be fine. After an hour, my throat was painful from shouting. I heard a voice outside that sounded like an angel. “Do you need help?” It was my next-door neighbor, who had just come home and heard my shouts. “Yes! Ive fallen, and I think I hurt myself ser
33、iously!” I called. “Im in the bathroom.”Soon, my neighbor was in the house. She comforted me and immediately called 911. The ambulance came. To my relief, Gypsy looked calm with all the strange men in the house. She seemed to realize they were there to help me. I was rushed to hospital and accepted treatment. With pain killers, I was able to go home later that day. No sooner had I got into the house than Gypsy came running. How lucky I was to accept her as my family member!
