1、高三英语培优名著阅读之心灵鸡汤精选 The Green Boots 班级：_学号：_姓名：_心灵鸡汤精选The Green Boots 话题归类阅读难度词数自我成长三星852【文章梗概】一个五年级的小女孩在课堂上自信又自豪地背诵一首自己写的关于父亲的诗，被老师误认为是抄袭来的。老师罚她道歉，否则不能进教室。小女孩本想妥协去道歉并从此放弃语文课，但是在学校看门人的指点之后，她改变了自己的想法，因为她终于明白什么是值得去努力争取的。Dont compromise yourself. You are all youve got.Janis Joplin On Monday morning I wor
2、e my green platform boots to school for the first time since I had started at Edison Middle School.It was the day of the poetry festival, and I was excited. At my old school, I had won the poetry ribbon every year. Im horrible at sports, too shy to be popular and Im not cutebut I do write good poetr
3、y.The poem I wrote for the Edison Festival was about my dad. I had a good feeling about sharing how special he was to me, even if it was just with the fifth grade and Mrs. Baker.English class was not until after lunch period on Mondays, so by the time we started poetry, I was so nervous my mouth was
4、 dry as toast. When Mrs. Baker called on me, I had to clear my throat, take a breath and swallow about ten times before I could speak. I didnt even bother to look at my paper. Id spent so much time perfecting the rhymes, and counting the beats, that I knew the poem by heart.I had just started the th
5、ird verse when I noticed Mrs. Baker was glaring furiously at me. I stopped in the middle of a word and waited for her to say something.“Linda, you are supposed to be reading an original work, a poem you made up yourself, not reciting something you learned. That is called plagiarism!”“Oh, but its not
6、. I mean . . . I did make it up; its about my dad.” I heard a “Yeah, right!” from somewhere behind me, and someone else giggled.I felt as if Id somersaulted off the high dive and then, in midair, realized that there was no water in the pool. I opened my mouth to explain, but no words came out.“You w
7、ill leave the room and will not return until you are ready to apologize,” said Mrs. Baker. “Now. Go!”My last thought was a flash of understanding as to why the kids had nicknamed her “Battle-Ax Baker”then my brain just fizzled out, and I turned and left the room.Id been standing outside for about ha
8、lf an hour when Joseph, the school janitor, came over to ask me what heinous crime Id committed to be banished for so long. He loved using unusual words.Wed made friends one morning before school, when he saw me sitting alone, pretending to do homework. He invited me to help open up the classrooms,
9、and after that, it sort of became my job. He always talked to me as we wiped down the chalkboards and turned on the heat. Just that morning，hed been telling me that Mark Twain once said that the difference between the right word and the almost right word is like the difference between lightning and
10、a lightning bug. I liked that. My dad would have liked it, too.Now as Joseph waited for me to answer, he looked so kind and sympathetic that I poured out the whole story, trying not to cry. A tightness flashed over his face, and he jerked an enormous yellow duster out of the pocket of his gray overa
11、lls. “So what are you going to do?” he asked, rolling up the duster into a tight ball.I shrugged, feeling helpless and sad. “I dont know.”“Well, you are not going to stand here all day, are you?”I sighed. “I suppose Ill do what she said. You know . . . say Im sorry.”“Youll apologize?”I nodded. “What
12、 else can I do? Its no big deal. Ill just never write anything good in her class again.”He looked disappointed with my response, so I shrugged once more and turned away from him.“Linda.” The tone of his voice forced me to look back. “Accepting defeat, when you should stand up for yourself, can becom
13、e a very dangerous habit.” He twisted the duster around his fingers. “Believe me. I know!”He was staring right into my eyes. I blinked and looked down. His eyes followed mine, and we both noticed my green boots at the same time. Suddenly his face relaxed and creased into a huge smile. He chuckled an
14、d said, “Youre going to be just fine. I dont have to worry about you. When you put on those boots this morning, you knew you were the only Linda Brown in the whole world.” As if he didnt need it anymore, he cheerfully dropped the duster back into his pocket and folded his arms across his chest. “Tho
15、se are the boots of someone who can take care of herself and knows when something is worth fighting for.”His eyes, smiling into mine, woke up a part of me that had been asleep since Id come to this school, and I knew that he was right about me. Id just lost direction for a while. I took a deep breat
16、h and knocked on the classroom door, ready to face Mrs. Bakerready to recite my poem.Linda Rosenberg 【词汇过关】请写出下面文单词在文章中的中文意思。1.furiouslyfjrsliadv. _2.plagiarismpledrzmn._3.gigglelvi. _ 4.somersaultedsmsltvi._5.fizzlefzlvi._6.creasekrisvi. _7.janitordnt(r)n._8.heinoushensadj._9.banishbnvt. _10.jerkdk
17、vt._11.dusterdst(r)n.抹_12.overallvrl n._【句子学习】请根据中文句子填空。（一）动作描写（1）Now as Joseph waited for me to answer, he looked so _ that I _ the whole story, _.当约瑟夫等待我回答的时候，他看起来是如此和蔼和富有同情心以至于我把整件事情一吐为快，尽量忍住不哭。（2）He _. I _ and looked down. His eyes followed mine, and we both noticed my green boots at the same ti
18、me. Suddenly his face relaxed and _. 他正盯着我的眼睛。我眨了眨眼，低头看了看。他的眼睛紧盯着我，我们俩同时注意到了我的绿色靴子。突然，他的脸放松了，皱起了眉头，露出了灿烂的笑容。（二）情绪描写（1）English class was not until after lunch period on Mondays, so by the time we started poetry, I was so nervous _.英语课直到周一午饭后才开始，所以当我们开始背诗的时候，我紧张得口干舌燥。（2）When Mrs. Baker called on me, I
19、 had to _, _ and _ before I could speak.当贝克夫人叫到我时，我必须清嗓子，深呼吸，吞咽大约十次才能说话。（3）I felt as if Id _ and then, in midair, realized that there was no water in the pool. I opened my mouth to explain, but _.我感觉好像在高空跳水时翻了个跟头，然后在半空中意识到池子里没有水。我张嘴解释，但没有说出来。（4）His eyes, _, woke up a part of me that had been asleep
20、since Id come to this school, and I knew that he was right about me. 他眼中充满微笑地看着我的眼睛，唤醒了我心中自从来到这学校以来一直沉睡的那部分，而我知道他对我的看法是正确的。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。“Look at the little dog!” a girl screamed from across the street. “Shes got rain boots!” I smiled and waved. Yes Velma had her own r
21、ain boots, her own raincoat both of which matched the leash(拴绳) I was holding and the bow in her hair. I would never have put clothes on any animal I owned, but Velma wasnt my dog. Id just offered to walk her this morning when my neighbor Arlene suffered from her seasonal muscle pain.Velma was adora
22、ble. A real sweetie. A shih tzu(西施犬) who weighed no more than five pounds, she looked like a tiny mop running down the street. When Arlene had asked me to walk Velma, Id been happy to volunteer. I was less pleased when Arlene made me spend 20 minutes dressing her up.Once outside, Id expected to walk
23、 Velma around the block quickly. But with all the people stopping me every few minutes to comment on the little dog and her clothing, it was taking me forever. It was a relief to get her back home. I had done my good deed and could finally go off to work before I was late.“Thank you so much,” Arlene
24、 said at the door. I turned to go. “So Ill see you again at noon.”“Wait, what?”“Thats when Velma gets her next walk,” Arlene said, as if Id somehow agreed to a whole daily schedule.“Im sorry, but I have to be at work.”“Oh, I guess well see you at six then.”“Great.” I said, making my escape. I was a
25、quarter block away before it dawned on me that Id just agreed to walk her dog again at six! How had I let that happen? Was I that much of a people-pleaser that I automatically did things I really didnt want to do?That day was just the beginning. All the next week, Arlene “reminded” me to walk Velma
26、at various times throughout the day. I tried to tell her no, but eventually Id just get tongue-tied and give in.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。After that terrible week as Velmas “permanent” dog walker, I couldnt take it any more.“I really appreciate all you did for us,” Arlene said. “Thank you
27、, Linda.”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.furiouslyfjrsliadv. 狂怒地2.plagiarismpledrzmn.剽窃3.gigglelvi. 咯咯笑; 4.somersaultedsmsltvi.翻筋斗5.fizzlefzlvi. 发出嘶嘶声6.creasekrisvi. 皱起; 起皱纹7.janitordnt(r)n.看门人8.heinoushensadj.极恶毒的9.banishbnvt. 赶走；驱除10.jerkdkvt.急拉；猛推11.dusterdst(r)n.抹布; 擦布; 掸子12.overallvrl n.外套；工装
28、服【句子学习】请根据中文句子填空。（一）动作描写（1）Now as Joseph waited for me to answer, he looked so kind and sympathetic that I poured out the whole story, trying not to cry.当约瑟夫等待我回答的时候，他看起来是如此和蔼和富有同情心以至于我把整件事情一吐为快，尽量忍住不哭。（2）He was staring right into my eyes. I blinked and looked down. His eyes followed mine, and we bo
29、th noticed my green boots at the same time. Suddenly his face relaxed and creased into a huge smile. 他正盯着我的眼睛。我眨了眨眼，低头看了看。他的眼睛紧盯着我，我们俩同时注意到了我的绿色靴子。突然，他的脸放松了，皱起了眉头，露出了灿烂的笑容。（二）情绪描写（1）English class was not until after lunch period on Mondays, so by the time we started poetry, I was so nervous my mouth
30、 was dry as toast.英语课直到周一午饭后才开始，所以当我们开始背诗的时候，我紧张得口干舌燥。（2）When Mrs. Baker called on me, I had to clear my throat, take a breath and swallow about ten times before I could speak.当贝克夫人叫到我时，我必须清嗓子，深呼吸，吞咽大约十次才能说话。（3）I felt as if Id somersaulted off the high dive and then, in midair, realized that there w
31、as no water in the pool. I opened my mouth to explain, but no words came out.我感觉好像在高空跳水时翻了个跟头，然后在半空中意识到池子里没有水。我张嘴解释，但没有说出来。（4）His eyes, smiling into mine, woke up a part of me that had been asleep since Id come to this school, and I knew that he was right about me. 他眼中充满微笑地看着我的眼睛，唤醒了我心中自从来到这学校以来一直沉睡
32、的那部分，而我知道他对我的看法是正确的。拓展练习读后续写参考范文After that terrible week as Velmas “permanent” dog walker, I couldnt take it any more. My work and life had become a mess, and I had to think about making time for it every day. I was bored. I think I had to refuse her. I sincerely put forward to Arlene, “Im afraid I
33、cant walk your dog anymore.You see, my work needs to be punctual, and I have to do a lot of housework when I am at home. Although I like it very much, isnt it more enjoyable for you to walk it yourself? Maybe if you get some exercise while walking it， your seasonal muscle pain will get better.”“I re
34、ally appreciate all you did for us,” Arlene said. “Thank you, Linda.” Arlenes thanks made me regret not having refused earlier. I really appreciated her understanding. After I refused her, I felt very relieved. In life, we should learn to refuse, which is a symbol of a persons true maturity, a kind of wisdom, and more importantly, a kind of self-protection. Learning to refuse will make life easier, happier and more beautiful.
