1、高三英语培优名著阅读之心灵鸡汤精选 The Greatest Teacher of My Life班级：_学号：_姓名：_心灵鸡汤精选The Greatest Teacher of My Life话题归类阅读难度词数爱与希望四星906【文章梗概】作者的女儿Kelsey身患脑瘫，左手几乎不能动弹。但是从小她就很坚强、乐观，她从不在意别人的嘲笑和训练的艰辛，花了三年半的时间学会系鞋带，六岁学芭蕾舞，五年级的时候学打篮球。从女儿的身上，作者学会了坚持，见识了信仰和热爱的力量。女儿就是她一生最好的老师！Parents learn a lot from their children about copi
2、ng with life. Muriel SparkI had already been a teacher for 15 years when I met my greatest teacher. It wasnt in a classroom but in a hospital. She was my daughter Kelsey.Kelsey was born with cerebral palsy, and at age five she faced a battle with cancer that she later won. She has taught me many viv
3、id lessons about courage and determination, and Im a better person forever because of her patience with me.When she was four, she wanted to learn to tie her shoes just as her best friend had done. I was stumped. Because of her cerebral palsy, Kelsey has very little use of the fingers on her left han
4、d. If I couldnt tie a shoe single-handedly, how was I going to teach her?After three and a half years of persistence, Kelsey finally did it. I remember that first day of summer vacation, when she was seven and a half years old, as I watched and encouraged her. When she took her hand away to reveal t
5、wo neatly worked loops, she beamed from ear to ear and I cried for joy. And the truth is, no one ever asks Kelsey how old she was when she learned to tie her shoes. I learned about determination from her accomplishmentand much more. Pace wasnt going to be the important thing in Kelseys lifeaccomplis
6、hing her goals within her own timetable would be what mattered most.Throughout her cancer treatment, Kelsey took charge of her circumstances through creative play. In the hospital, the game was always “restaurant,” with Kelsey playing waitress and the rest of us cast as customers. For hours on end,
7、she lost herself in the drama, as if we werent in the hospital at all, but out in the world away from doctors and testsa world Kelsey was certain she would be a part of someday.At home, where she felt safer exploring deeper feelings, the play turned to “hospital.” In this game Kelsey was doctor-in-c
8、harge for a change. Her game included medical terms even we adults didnt understand. Wed just play along, knowing that Kelsey had found a way to cope.When she was six, she wanted to take ballet lessons. Im embarrassed to admit how much this frightened me. Her muscles were weak from chemotherapy, she
9、 had poor balance, and her weight had slipped to 34 pounds. I wasnt just afraid for her body, but for her feelings. She had no fear at this point and wore a patch over one eye, so I worried about the teasing she might get from the rest of the dance class. But I didnt know how to tell Kelsey all of t
10、his, and she wouldnt let up, so I enrolled her in a ballet school.Kelsey danced with abandon! Did she fall? Of course. Was she awkward? Very. But she was never self-conscious or inhibited, throwing herself into the process, completely unaffected by what she couldnt do. The sheer joy of dancing was e
11、nough. Every person who saw Kelsey dance came away with something special. She danced for four years. When she quit, it was only to announce that she wanted to take horseback riding lessons instead. This time I enrolled her without hesitating.In fifth grade, Kelsey excitedly brought home a registrat
12、ion form for intramural basketball. Now this was going to be a major challenge for her. She could run only slowly, shes short, and she still had the use of only one hand. Bells of caution went off inside my head again, but I had learned to ignore them. The excitement in her eyes emphatically cancele
13、d out all the drawbacks, and we signed her up.After the first practice the coach said that he was afraid to let her play in a game. When he explained how she might get hurt, I could see visions of lawsuits dancing in his head. But every child who plays sports takes risks, I reasoned with him, and if
14、 her risk was greater, her need to belong was greater still. After a few discussions and a little more encouragement, he decided to let her play. For two years, Kelsey played harder than any girl in the league. And while she never made a basket during a game, she brought other gifts that were more v
15、aluable to her teammates. In two years, I never once saw a player treat her as anything other than an asset. And after weeks of trying, when Kelsey finally made her first basket during practice, every girl in the entire gymfrom both teamsstopped and applauded.On game days, when we stopped at the gro
16、cery store, Kelsey quickly shed her winter coat and flung it into the grocery cart. It took me a while to realize why. She was so proud of her team shirt, she didnt want it to go unnoticed. Now Kelsey wasnt just winning her own personal triumphs, she was part of a team, too.Today, Kelsey is a happy,
17、 healthy seventh grader, still lapping up life, trying new challenges, and still teaching her friends and parents a lot about persistence, the power of belief and compassion.Kelsey, Ill never have a greater teacher!【词汇过关】1.cerebral palsyserbr()l p:lzn. _2.stumpstmpvt. _3.looplu:pn. _4.beambi:mvi. _5
18、.chemotherapyki:m()erp/n._6.patchptn. _7.enrollinrulvi. & vt. _8.with abandonbnd()npp. _9.inhibitednhbtdadj. _10.sheeradj. _11.intramuralntrmjr()ladj. _12.emphaticallyimftikliadv. _13.assetsetn. _14.flingflvt. _15.triumphtramfn. _16.lap uplp_请写出下面文单词在文章中的中文意思。【句子学习】请根据中文句子填空。1. Kelsey _!凯尔西纵情地跳舞！2.
19、When she _ to reveal two neatly worked loops, she _ and I _. 当她把手拿开，露出两个整齐的圆环时，她咧着嘴笑着，而我高兴得哭了起来。3. _, when Kelsey finally made her first basket during practice, every girl in the entire gymfrom both teams_.经过几周的尝试，当凯尔西终于在练习中完成了她的第一个投篮时，体育馆两队的女孩们都停下来为她鼓掌。4. When she was six, she wanted to take ballet
20、 lessons. _. 六岁时，她想去上芭蕾舞课。我不好意思承认这让我多么害怕。5. But she was never self-conscious or inhibited, _, _ what she couldnt do. _ of dancing was enough.但她从没有这样自知，也不会拘束，而是全身心地投入到这个过程中，完全不受到残疾的影响。跳舞带来的纯粹的乐趣就足够了。6. She _ at this point and wore a patch over one eye, so _ the teasing she might get from the rest of
21、the dance class.此时她一点也不害怕，一只眼睛上戴了眼罩，所以我担心她会被其他舞蹈课的人戏弄。7. _, but I had learned to ignore them. _, and we signed her up.我的脑海里又敲响了警钟，但我已经学会了忽略它们。她眼中的兴奋很明显能消除了所有的缺点，所以我们给她报了名。8. She _ her team shirt, she _. 她为自己的球队队服感到骄傲，她想让每个人都注意到它。拓展练习读后续写I looked out at the smiling faces packed into the school hall.
22、Flashes from cameras lit up in all directions. The applause filled my cars. I had done it. I had really done it.Just a few months earlier, I would never have pictured myself acting in, a play in front of two hundred people. But when the time came, I got up on stage and faced one of my greatest fears
23、-and-proved I could do more than I ever gave myself credit for. I found a new person inside me, a much more daring, outgoing person who had been hidden all along, just waiting for the opportunity to appear.If not for my teacher, Mrs. Sather, I might never have found that opportunity.In the first and
24、 second grade, I was extremely shy. I had friends, but it just wasnt in my personality to be very outgoing, even when I knew someone well. I was afraid I would do or say something wrong, so usually I just smiled and listened to other peoples conversations. I did well in school and I loved to write.
25、However, I would escape into my writing, where I could be myself and never had to worry about what other people thought of me. In my stories, I was never shy.My teacher, Mrs. Sather, always encouraged me to write more. She told our class to go after our dreams and dig in with both hands. I think she
26、 was one of the first people to see my inner strength. One day, she announced that our class was going to perform a play she had written. ll begin to cast everyone tomorrow, she said. I need someone who is not afraid to be on stage in front of the public to play the lead part of Dorothy. Anybody wan
27、t to try? A few excited hands shot upmice, of course, was not one of themad Mrs. Sather smiled. Well talk more about it tomorrow, she said. Then the bell rang and my classmates slowly left the classroom.Paragraph 1:When I was loading up my backpack. Mrs. Sather asked me to go to her.Paragraph 2:Fast
28、-forward through five months of practicing, we were ready.心灵鸡汤精选答案【词汇过关】1.cerebral palsyserbr()l p:lzn. 脑瘫2.stumpstmpvt. 难住、难倒3.looplu:pn. 圈、环4.beambi:mvi. 眉开眼笑5.chemotherapyki:m()erp/n. 化疗6.patchptn. 眼罩7.enrollinrulvi. & vt. 登记8.with abandonbnd()npp. 纵情、沉湎9.inhibitednhbtdadj. 拘谨、拘束的10.sheeradj. 完全十
29、足的11.intramuralntrmjr()ladj. 校内的12.emphaticallyimftikliadv. 明显地13.assetsetn. 财富、资产14.flingflvt. 扔、抛、丢15.triumphtramfn. 胜利、成功16.lap uplp欣然接受请写出下面文单词在文章中的中文意思。【句子学习】请根据中文句子填空。1. Kelsey danced with abandon!凯尔西纵情地跳舞！2. When she took her hand away to reveal two neatly worked loops, she beamed from ear to
30、 ear and I cried for joy. 当她把手拿开，露出两个整齐的圆环时，她咧着嘴笑着，而我高兴得哭了起来。3. And after weeks of trying, when Kelsey finally made her first basket during practice, every girl in the entire gymfrom both teamsstopped and applauded.经过几周的尝试，当凯尔西终于在练习中完成了她的第一个投篮时，体育馆两队的女孩们都停下来为她鼓掌。4. When she was six, she wanted to ta
31、ke ballet lessons. Im embarrassed to admit how much this frightened me. 六岁时，她想去上芭蕾舞课。我不好意思承认这让我多么害怕。5. But she was never self-conscious or inhibited, throwing herself into the process, completely unaffected by what she couldnt do. The sheer joy of dancing was enough.但她从没有这样自知，也不会拘束，而是全身心地投入到这个过程中，完全
32、不受到残疾的影响。跳舞带来的纯粹的乐趣就足够了。6. She had no fear at this point and wore a patch over one eye, so I worried about the teasing she might get from the rest of the dance class.此时她一点也不害怕，一只眼睛上戴了眼罩，所以我担心她会被其他舞蹈课的人戏弄。7. Bells of caution went off inside my head again, but I had learned to ignore them. The excitem
33、ent in her eyes emphatically canceled out all the drawbacks, and we signed her up.我的脑海里又敲响了警钟，但我已经学会了忽略它们。她眼中的兴奋很明显能消除了所有的缺点，所以我们给她报了名。8. She was so proud of her team shirt, she didnt want it to go unnoticed. 她为自己的球队队服感到骄傲，她想让每个人都注意到它。拓展练习读后续写参考范文When I was loading up my backpack, Mrs. Sather asked
34、me to go to her. Mrs. Sather stared into my eyes as if seeing my inner self locked away inside. “I was thinking you would be perfect for Dorothy.” Mrs. Sather wanted me in this role. She shocked me, for I was always a shy person, not even dare to speak loud in public. Hearing Mrs. Sathers words, I r
35、ealized it was time to make a change. I decided to throw off my shy cloak. I wanted to prove that I also could do something good in public. After seconds of hesitation, I nodded my head, confidently saying “Mrs. Sather, I want to, no, I am determined to play the role.Fast-forward through five months
36、 of practicing, we were ready. Still, I was as nervous as I had ever been. “It doesnt matter how you do tonight, Mrs. Sather encouraged me, as if reading my thoughts when she came backstage for a final check. “You have already shown yourself how wonderful you are.” She was right and the performance was very successful. At the end of the play, when the audience stood and applauded, I knew they were not just cheering for my performance that night, but for the performances they knew would come in later years because of my new found confidence.
