1、 高三英语培优名著阅读之心灵鸡汤精选 Two Kinds of People班级：_学号：_姓名：_心灵鸡汤精选Two Kinds of People话题归类阅读难度词数家庭教育五星821【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 nobodys looking.J.C. WattsOur boys had taken
2、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 Winters cruel joke. The relentless South Dakota wind had turned cardboard boxes into winters version of tumbleweeds. They were scattered everywhere. I nee
3、ded 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, Id s
4、nagged 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.
5、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 charcoal briquets. In the b
6、ackground, 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: con
7、ference 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
8、 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 t
9、he 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 wont.”He continued, “It made me realize that we all get t
10、o decide what kind of person were going to be a person who leaves the world better than how they found it, or a person who doesnt.”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?”Its been fo
11、rty years since that conversation. Ive lost track of how many times his unspoken advice has affected the choices Ive 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
12、 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 ar
13、e just two kinds of people in the world.”Today, my fathers 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 wil
14、l you be?”Im 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
15、the park, snagged the box and, with a grin as broad as my frozen face would allow, slam-dunked it into the bin!My dads 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.relentlessrlentlsadj._2.s
16、catterskt(r)vt._3.parka pkn._4.scurryskrivi._5.snagsnvt._6.cramkrmvt._7.temptationtemptenn._8.echoekvi._9.charcoaltkln._10.meandermind(r)vi._11.alfalfalflfn._12.scenariosnrin._13.plopplpvi._14.bullyblivt._15.renegaderenedadj._n._16.bubblebblvi._17.slam-dunkslmdkvt._18.tumbleweedstmblwidn._19.coveral
17、lskvrlzn._20.mittenmtnn._21.zigzagzzvi_22.straystreadj._23.grimacerms vi._24.figurativelyfrtvliadv._25.sizzleszlv._26.briquetbriketn._27.moomuvi._28.hallwayhlwen._29.wrapperrp(r)n._30.penetratingpentretadj._31.backdropbkdrpn._32.mobilitymbltin._33.grinrnn._【句子学习】请根据中文句子填空。(一）动作描写1. I _ insulated cov
18、eralls 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, Id _ 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 rea
19、dy 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. Im _ 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
20、 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, BCMy dad had drowned in Pitt Lake, five years ago. Looking back, I realize what Mu
21、m 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, bu
22、t Mum couldnt 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 didnt
23、 have any fond hidden away. When he didnt 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
24、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 werent 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 dol
25、lars. 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 g
26、oodies. 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.relentlessrlentlsadj.不停的2.scatterskt(r
27、)vt.分散3.parka pkn.派克大衣4.scurryskrivi.急匆匆地走5.snagsnvt.抓住6.cramkrmvt.把塞进7.temptationtemptenn.诱惑8.echoekvi.回响9.charcoaltkln.木炭10.meandermind(r)vi.蜿蜒而行;漫步11.alfalfalflfn.苜蓿12.scenariosnrin.脚本; 设想13.plopplpvi.扑通一声把放入14.bullyblivt.恐吓; 伤害; 胁迫15.renegaderenedadj.变节的n.变节者16.bubblebblvi.起泡; 冒泡17.slam-dunkslmd
28、kvt.扣篮18.tumbleweedstmblwidn.风滚草19.coverallskvrlzn.工作服20.mittenmtnn.连指手套21.zigzagzzvi.曲折前进22.straystreadj.零星的23.grimacerms vi.做鬼脸24.figurativelyfrtvliadv.比喻地25.sizzleszlv.发出咝咝声26.briquetbriketn.煤饼27.moomuvi.发出哞哞声28.hallwayhlwen.走廊29.wrapperrp(r)n.包装纸30.penetratingpentretadj.深刻的31.backdropbkdrpn.(事态或
29、活动的)背景32.mobilitymbltin.流动性33.grinrnn.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 scurried out the door and zigzagged across the driveway like a chic
30、ken 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, Id 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
31、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. Im 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 conti
32、nued walking, I began to reconsider my plan. At one moment, the boots I had been longing for flashed through my head. And then my Mums 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 tha
33、t 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 d
34、oor. I could hardly wait to see my mothers 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.
