1、高三英语培优名著阅读之心灵鸡汤精选 A Dose of Compassion班级：_学号：_姓名：_心灵鸡汤精选A Dose of Compassion话题归类阅读难度词数心灵治愈五星1008【文章梗概】任教九年后，我被诊断患有多发性硬化症，但依然坚守岗位。深思熟虑后，以防万一，我将诊断结果告知了校长和学校诊所护士Janice。在学校不慎摔倒后Janice细心为我抹药包扎，并关切询问我的近况。她的温柔关怀触及我内心最脆弱的地方，让我瞬间破防。Janice的一剂同情，一剂善良，以及倾听的耳朵温暖了我和无数像一年级生Jonny那样进入诊所的孩子们。There never was any heart
2、 truly great and generous that was not also tender and compassionate.Robert SouthAny first-year elementary teacher knows that half the children she sends to the nurse arent sick at all. But whats a teacher to do? If she sends him and he isnt sick, he misses a math test. But if she doesnt send him an
3、d he is sick, he may throw up all over the classroom. It is that thought that makes even veteran teachers tremble.So she sends little Johnny to the clinic. He practically skips down the hall with the clinic pass clutched tightly in his little fist. After five or ten minutes he returns to the classro
4、om. The paraphernalia he brings back tells the story: two saltine crackers for a tummy ache, a Dixie cup with ice for a sore throat, or a Band-Aid for anything that involves even the most microscopic speck of blood. He walks back into class proudly displaying the proof that he was indeed declared to
5、 be in need of medical attention by a trained professional. At our school, her name is Nurse Janice.I had been teaching for nine years when I was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis, a chronic and unpredictable disease. The diagnosis brought with it worry, and surprisingly, relief. It meant that there
6、 was a name for my suffering. There was a reason for my debilitating fatigue and weakness. But it also meant that life changes would occur over which I had no control.Learning about the disease and how to cope with it filled my time and my thoughts. The fatigue was unbearable. No matter how much I s
7、lept or rested, I was still tired. On the outside I looked the same; no one would have suspected a thing. But the truth was, my health was deteriorating. Daily injections slowed the progression of the disease, but I was fighting an invisible enemy. And I hated it. I began losing strength in my right
8、 leg, which caused me to limp when I was tired. And when I started losing my balance, stumbling and staggering, it was just one more indignity to add to the list. Still, I bravely and stoically continued to teach.After a lot of thought, I decided to tell only two people at work about my diagnosis: t
9、he principal and the school nurse.“I want you to know just in case,” I explained to Nurse Janice. “I dont expect anything to ever happen at work. But if it does youll know my medical history.”“Thank you, Karen,” she said, looking into my eyes. “And how are you with all of this?”“Im fine,” I said, st
10、ill in denial. “Im fine. But I dont want anybody to know, okay?”“This is between you and me,” she promised.A few months later, her promise would be tested. As I was hurrying across the classroom one day, I stumbled. In an instant I was falling. My arm slammed into a desk as I fell to the floor, wher
11、e I landed on my stomach. A coworker rushed to my side. Tears started to well as I slowly got up.When I entered the clinic, Nurse Janice looked up. “Karen, whats wrong?”“I fell,” I managed to say.“Keep an eye on the kids in the clinic,” she said to the nearby receptionist.She led me to an empty offi
12、ce next to the clinic and shut the door behind her. I sat down holding my arm as she knelt in front of me, gently wiggling my pant leg up to reveal a badly skinned knee. “This might sting a little,” she said, putting ointment on it.She asked questions and reassured me. Her eyes were kind and comfort
13、ing. I felt as if I was her only patient, and that she had all the time in the world. She carefully bandaged my knee and then looked at my upper arm, which was already turning purple over an area the size of a brick.She put her hand on mine and asked, “How are you?”“Well, my arm is starting to hurt
14、and . . . ” I started.“No,” she said softly. “How are you?”I knew her question wasnt about a skinned knee or a bruised arm. The question was deeper. My life had been turned upside down with the diagnosis of MS and I hadnt cried a single tear. But now I cried . . . and cried. I wept for lost dreams a
15、nd an uncertain future. I sobbed deeply, from the core of my being. She consoled me, and then I cried some more. When the tears slowed and then finally stopped, she brought me a cold, wet paper towel to put over my swollen eyes.“Take as much time as you need,” she soothed.When I was ready to reenter
16、 the world again, I followed her back to the clinic to get a bag of ice for my arm. Kids were lined up to see the nurse; one with tear-streaked cheeks, another holding her stomach, and a few more sat waiting to tell their stories.As I walked out of the clinic, I glanced back and had to smile. Nurse
17、Janice was on her knees, with the face of a small child cupped gently in her hands. This is what she does day after day, I thought. Students come and go. Sick or not, they get a dose of compassion, a dose of kindness, and a listening ear. They get a moment to be the only one in the room.Healing take
18、s place in that little clinic with the cartoon posters. It takes place while sitting on a green vinyl bed, with a nurse looking into the eyes of a child and listening, really listening, to what is said, and to what isnt said. And the cup of ice or saltine crackers he takes back to class may not prov
19、e to his teacher that he was truly hurting. But it is proof to one small child . . . and me . . . that in that moment, we are more important than anyone else in the world.【词汇过关】请写出下面文单词在文章中的中文意思。1.dosedsn._passionkmpnn._3.tendertend(r)adj._;passionatekmpntadj._5.veteranvetrnadj._6.paraphernaliaprfne
20、ilin._7.saltine crackerssltinkrkz_8.tummy tmin._9.Dixie cupdiksikp_10.Band-Aidbndeidn._11.microscopicmaikrskpikadj._12.speckspekn._13.diagnosedaignzvt._14.sclerosissklrsisn._15.chronickrnikadj._16.diagnosisdaignsisn._17.debilitatingdibiliteitiadj._18.fatigueftign._19.deteriorateditirireitvi._;20.inj
21、ectionindeknn._21.stumblestmblvi._22.staggerstg(r)v._23.indignityindigntin._24.stoicallystikliadv._25.denialdinailn._26.kneel nilvi._27.wigglewiglvt._28.revealrivilvt._29.skinnedskindadj._30.stingstin. _31.ointmentintmntn._32.bandagebndidvt._33.bruisedbruzdadj._34.sobsbvi._35.consoleknslvt._36.towel
22、taln._37.soothesuvt._38.streakstrikvt._39.cupkpvt._40.healinghilin. _41.vinylvainln._【句子学习】请根据中文句子填空。（一）动作描写1. He practically _ the hall with the clinic pass _. 他用小拳头紧紧抓住诊所通行证，几乎是从大厅里蹦了下来。2. And when I started l_, _ and _, it was just one more indignity to add to the list. 当我开始失去平衡，跌跌撞撞，蹒跚而行时，这只不过是又
23、一次让人感到耻辱的事情。3. “Thank you, Karen,” she said, _. “谢谢你，凯伦。”她看着我的眼睛说。4. As I was _ the classroom one day, I _. 有一天，当我匆匆穿过教室时，我绊倒了。5. My arm _ a desk as I _, where I _.我的胳膊砰地撞在桌子上，我倒在地板上，腹部着地。5. A coworker _. 一个同事冲到我身边。7. I sat down _ as she _ in front of me, gently _ my pant leg up to reveal a badly sk
24、inned knee.我托着胳膊坐了下来，她跪在我面前，轻轻地扭动我的裤腿，露出了我那严重擦伤的膝盖。8. She carefully _ my knee and then looked at my upper arm, which was already turning purple over an area the size of a brick.她仔细包扎我的膝盖，然后看着我的上臂，上面有了一块砖头大小的淤青。9. Nurse Janice was _, with the face of a small child _ gently in her hands.珍妮丝护士跪在地上，双手温柔
25、地捧着一个小孩的脸。（二）情绪描写1. It is that thought that makes even veteran teachers _. 正是这种想法让资深教师们都战栗不已。2. Tears started to _as I slowly got up. 我慢慢地站起来，眼泪开始涌出。3. I _ deeply, from the core of my being. 我从内心深深地抽泣起来。（三）神情描写Her eyes were _. 她的眼睛温柔而令人感到安慰。（四）修辞I felt _ I was her only patient, and that she had all
26、the time in the world.我觉得我好像是她唯一的病人，她拥有世界上所有的时间。(明喻)（五）主旨揭示Students come and go. Sick or not, they get a dose of _, a dose of _, and a listening ear.学生来来往往。无论生病与否，他们都会得到一份同情，一份善良，一只倾听的耳朵。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。续写的词数应为150左右。As a college student majoring in engineering, Tom was i
27、n bad need of an advanced computer, which would cost him an arm and a leg. Tom chose not to upset his parents with this issue because he didnt want to be dependent on them all the time. After careful consideration, Tom decided that a second-hand computer of high quality would also do and he could af
28、ford one with the money he had earned by taking part-time jobs.One Saturday morning, Tom went into a second-hand computer shop. Luckily for him, he came across a computer of the exact model he wanted. Better still, it was nearly brand new and was sold at just a third of its original price. It meant
29、that if Tom bought it, he would still have 300 dollars left. It seemed too good to be true! Out of curiosity, Tom asked the shop owner why the computer was sold at such a low price. “Oh, its a sad story,” replied the owner, adding that it was from a college student called Steven who was diagnosed wi
30、th some type of cancer last month and now was badly in need of money for his treatment.Hearing this, Tom felt truly sorry for the young man who was supposed to have a promising future. But at the same time, he also felt lucky to have this ideal computer for his college life. Without hesitation, he p
31、aid the shop keeper, took the computer and went back to his dorm (宿舍). He couldnt wait to show his computer to his roommates. Everyone in the dorm thought Tom was lucky to have got the computer.But deep in his heart, he knew something was not going right. With the phone number given by the shop owne
32、r, Tom contacted Steven and paid him a visit. 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.dosedsn.一剂passionkmpnn.同情;怜悯3.tendertend(r)adj.温柔的;passionatekmpntadj.富有同情心的5.veteranvetrnadj.老练的6.paraphernaliaprfneilin.大量用品7.saltine crackerssltinkrkz苏打饼干8.tummy tmin.胃;肚子9.Dixie cupdiksikp纸杯10.Band-Aidbndeidn.邦迪牌创可贴1
33、1.microscopicmaikrskpikadj.微小的12.speckspekn.斑点13.diagnosedaignzvt.诊断(疾病)14.sclerosissklrsisn.硬化症15.chronickrnikadj.慢性的;16.diagnosisdaignsisn.诊断17.debilitatingdibiliteitiadj.使人虚弱的18.fatigueftign.疲劳19.deteriorateditirireitvi.恶化;20.injectionindeknn.注射21.stumblestmblvi.跌跌撞撞地走22.staggerstg(r)v.摇摇晃晃地走23.i
34、ndignityindigntin.侮辱24.stoicallystikliadv.坚忍地25.denialdinailn.否认26.kneel nilvi.跪着(knelt - knelt)27.wigglewiglvt.扭动28.revealrivilvt.显示29.skinnedskindadj.擦伤的30.stingstin. (身体)剧痛31.ointmentintmntn.药膏32.bandagebndidvt.用绷带包扎33.bruisedbruzdadj.碰伤的34.sobsbvi.啜泣;35.consoleknslvt.安慰36.toweltaln.毛巾37.soothesu
35、vt.抚慰;38.streakstrikvt.使布满条痕39.cupkpvt.使(双手)成圆状托起40.healinghilin. (情感创伤的)愈合41.vinylvainln.乙烯基塑料【句子学习】请根据中文句子填空。（一）动作描写1. He practically skips down the hall with the clinic pass clutched tightly in his little fist. 他用小拳头紧紧抓住诊所通行证，几乎是从大厅里蹦了下来。6. And when I started losing my balance, stumbling and stag
36、gering, it was just one more indignity to add to the list. 当我开始失去平衡，跌跌撞撞，蹒跚而行时，这只不过是又一次让人感到耻辱的事情。7. “Thank you, Karen,” she said, looking into my eyes. “谢谢你，凯伦。”她看着我的眼睛说。8. As I was hurrying across the classroom one day, I stumbled. 有一天，当我匆匆穿过教室时，我绊倒了。5. My arm slammed into a desk as I fell to the f
37、loor, where I landed on my stomach.我的胳膊砰地撞在桌子上，我倒在地板上，腹部着地。9. A coworker rushed to my side. 一个同事冲到我身边。7. I sat down holding my arm as she knelt in front of me, gently wiggling my pant leg up to reveal a badly skinned knee.我托着胳膊坐了下来，她跪在我面前，轻轻地扭动我的裤腿，露出了我那严重擦伤的膝盖。8. She carefully bandaged my knee and
38、then looked at my upper arm, which was already turning purple over an area the size of a brick.她仔细包扎我的膝盖，然后看着我的上臂，上面有了一块砖头大小的淤青。9. Nurse Janice was on her knees, with the face of a small child cupped gently in her hands.珍妮丝护士跪在地上，双手温柔地捧着一个小孩的脸。（二）情绪描写1. It is that thought that makes even veteran tea
39、chers tremble. 正是这种想法让资深教师们都战栗不已。4. Tears started to well as I slowly got up. 我慢慢地站起来，眼泪开始涌出。5. I sobbed deeply, from the core of my being. 我从内心深深地抽泣起来。（三）神情描写Her eyes were kind and comforting. 她的眼睛温柔而令人感到安慰。（四）修辞I felt as if I was her only patient, and that she had all the time in the world.我觉得我好像是
40、她唯一的病人，她拥有世界上所有的时间。(明喻)（五）主旨揭示Students come and go. Sick or not, they get a dose of compassion, a dose of kindness, and a listening ear.学生来来往往。无论生病与否，他们都会得到一份同情，一份善良，一只倾听的耳朵。拓展练习读后续写参考范文But deep in his heart, he knew something was not going right. When he began using the computer to complete his ass
41、ignment, he just couldnt stay calm and peaceful in mind, even feeling a sense of guilt. Of course he didnt do anything wrong, but an inner voice kept echoing in his mind: “Theres something else you can do.” Tom thought it over and an idea sprang to his mind. The next day, he went back to the shop an
42、d asked the shop owner how he could get in touch with Steven.With the phone number given by the shop owner, Tom contacted Steven and paid him a visit. Handing over the computer to its original owner, Tom said: “I do believe you will need it after you beat the disease.” Before Steven could say a word
43、, Tom added: “And I also have 300 dollars for you. I can take more odd jobs and will get a new computer before long.” Moved into tears, Steven replied: “Thank you so much my friend! You can keep the computer until I go back to campus, by which time I think you will have saved enough for a new computer.” Inner peace came back to Tom when he used the computer again.
