1、高三英语培优名著阅读之心灵鸡汤精选 A Hug with No Arms班级：_学号：_姓名：_心灵鸡汤精选A Hug with No Arms话题归类阅读难度词数特殊儿童爱的表达四星878【文章梗概】儿子从出生起就行为异常，哭闹，极少回应父母的爱举。诊断出自闭症后我们内心很难接受，但还是默默陪伴，见证着他种种不同于常人的怪行，冷漠，哭喊，拒人如冰霜。但疾病没有完全剥夺他对爱的表达，他偶尔会赞美“我”，甚至要求与“我”进行“非接触性”拥抱。在“我”做了他并不喜欢的糖蜜饼干后，他还是赏光拿了几块，并夸赞贴近以示爱意。不用手的拥抱，对于一个母亲来说，已经足够。Millions and millio
2、ns of years would still not give me half enough time to describe that tiny instant of all eternity when you put your arms around me and I put my arms around you.Jacques PrvertWhen our boy was born, he didnt gaze at faces the way Id seen other babies do with their mommies. He cried for hours. Being h
3、eld close in a soft blanket did not soothe him. Neither did music, gentle bouncing, a clean diaper, or a bottle. Hed refused to nurse, struggling away from my skin. We were blessed with a baby who seemed not to love us. I had a constant fear that something was wrong.Family advice didnt help. They in
4、sisted we were just nervous first-time parents and the baby was fine, or that hed outgrow it when he could talk instead of fuss, or that it was my fault for painting the nursery when I was pregnant. Id stenciled teddy bears around the baseboards to welcome him home.Our boy had a cherubs face, big bl
5、ue eyes and soft pudgy cheeks. He pronounced simple words, but my “Say mama . . .” brought silence. I gave him a dollhouse, hoping to interest him in playing family. The dolls plastic cradle had a battery-operated voice that called out, “Mama.” Our boy imitated the high-pitched, strangely automated
6、sound. It was better than nothing but not enough for me.He caught the flu as a toddler. Small and feverish, he let me hold him on my lap for almost an hour. I breathed his precious smell while his warm weight lay against my heart.At age four, our boy was diagnosed with Asperger syndrome. Though Id s
7、uspected a problem, the autism spectrum wasnt the one I wanted to hear. I tried to love it out of him with sweet words and extra snuggling. Hed squirm away, shouting, “Thats too much!”He showed no sadness when our dog died, but wept huge rolling tears when I bought orange Jell-O. He preferred old T-
8、shirts and sweat pants from the thrift store, clothes already worn thin by someone elses child. He chattered endlessly, but only about Legos and the tractors he made. Even after working with doctors and therapists, his heart seemed unreachable.Instead of anticipating the joy a milestone gift would b
9、ring, my husband and I learned to cringe. Our boy threw screaming, red-faced fits at the sight of his new tricycle, the scooter hed asked for, his birthday skates. Parenthood wasnt supposed to be like this.Things got a little better in kindergarten. While he still didnt like faces, he looked at the
10、hem of my dress one morning, and declared, “A good mom wears a skirt.” It was high praise.I worried, though, that he wouldnt sit close to me or smile when I smiled. He didnt show love. My deeper fear was that he didnt feel it either. When Id drop him off at school, Id hear kids call to their mothers
11、, “Love you, Mom!” Our boy would slam the car door without looking back, no matter how many times I asked him for a quick wave. He didnt seem to have the cuddly kid gene.Eventually, I resigned myself to his distance and odd preferences, the emptiness of the house.As a young teenager, he suddenly ask
12、ed for a “hug with no arms” meaning that we would stand next to each other without touching, without our eyes meeting, and silently agree we were hugging. I was stunned down to my toes. He wanted affection, but a glass prison window stood between us. I cherished anything he had to give.One evening,
13、after a stress-filled day at work, I sat at the kitchen table wiping my eyes with the back of my hand. My husband listened while I poured out the day. I spotted our boy lurking around the corner. He was an expert eavesdropper.To unwind, I mixed up a batch of molasses cookies. The smell of cinnamon a
14、nd the ovens warmth gave me a coziness I needed, but I began to dread our boys reaction. He despised molasses cookies, the chewiness and the gritty sugar on his fingers. In the past, hed yelled or stormed out when I made any cookie besides chocolate chip.Tonight, however, he walked into the kitchen
15、and picked up a stack of five cookies, wiping his sugary fingers on his jeans. He glanced into my eyes and looked away. Then he leaned near me in an armless hug.“These are my favorite cookies, Mom.”He was lying. He hated molasses cookies. What he did with them, Ill never know. Im sure he didnt eat t
16、hem. But he must have planned to comfort me. His words were a hug.He will likely never throw his arms around me, but Ive come to understand what our boy must have known all along. A hug, even without arms, and a few carefully chosen words can fill a hole in the heart.I leaned close and said, “I love
17、 you, too.”【词汇过关】请写出下面文单词在文章中的中文意思。1.outgrowatrvt._2.fussfsn._3.stencilstenslvt._4.cherubterbn._5.pudgypdiadj._6.toddlertdl(r)n._7.feverishfi:vradj._8.Asperger sprrn._9.syndromesndromn._10.spectrumspektrmn._11.snugglesnlvi._12.squirmskw:rmvi._13.anticipatentspetvt._14.cringekrndvi._15.fitftn._16.cud
18、dlykdliadj._17.eavesdropperi:vzdr:prn._18.unwindnwandvi._19.molassesmlszn._20.cinnamonsnmnn._21.dreaddredvt._22.despisedspazvt._23.chewinesstu:inisn._24.grittyrtiadj._【句子学习】请根据中文句子填空。（一）动作描写1. Hed refused to nurse, _ my skin.他会拒绝照顾，挣扎着不愿挨着我。2. He pronounced simple words, but my “Say mama . . .” _.他能
19、说出几个简单的词语，但是我对他说“叫妈妈”时却没有任何回应。3. I tried to love it _ him with sweet words and _. Hed _, shouting, “Thats too much!”我试着为了他爱上这种病，但当我跟他说甜言蜜语或是要求多一点拥抱时，他会扭动着走开，大喊“太多了！”4. Our boy would _, no matter how many times I asked him for a quick wave. 无论我多少次请求他跟我们挥手告别，他都会兀自猛地关上车门，再也不回头看我们。（二）情绪描写1. Our boy _ hi
20、s new tricycle.我们的儿子一看到他的新三轮车，就会红着脸大喊大叫，乱发脾气。2. I _.我无比震惊。（三）修辞描写1. He wanted affection, but _. 他想要亲密和爱意，但一堵无形的玻璃墙却横亘在我们中间。2. A hug, even without arms, and a few carefully chosen words can _.一个哪怕没有用手的拥抱，和一些精心挑选的话语，就足以填补内心的空洞了。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。We had just completed a unit
21、on community heroes, and I had given my kindergarten class an assignment to write or draw about their favorite hero. Each child was busy creating colorful masterpieces decorated with fire helmets and shiny police badges. Several students had chosen to draw large-than-life brothers and sisters or mom
22、s and dads.However, one little boy was having difficulty with the assignment. Cameron had touched my heart early in the school year. He was on the autism spectrum (自闭症), but that didnt matter to me or his classmates. We all loved him just the way he was. He was full of wonderful stories and brought
23、a special feeling to our classroom. He often snorted when he laughed, and the rest of the class would laugh along with him.I sat and watched as Austin, a little boy with freckles (雀斑), worked with Cameron. Austin had a wonderful way of interacting with Cameron, and he helped him find his hero. Withi
24、n a few minutes, Cameron quickly began drawing blue lines and curves on his paper.Finally, it was time for everybody to share their hero pictures. I listened as each student proudly stood in front of the class, picture held high, and described his or her hero. Maddies daddy was a policeman. She shar
25、ed how her daddy and his dog helped catch bad guys. Corys dad was a football coach, and he helped kids get big and strong and win lots of games. Even Mark, who was very shy, held up a larger-than-life picture of his mom and spoke just above a whisper as he shared how she was his hero because she alw
26、ays took care of him.Then it was Camerons turn to share his hero. Cameron stood up and anxiously placed his large blue stick-figured drawing in front of his face. He then quickly blurted out it was a picture of me. He added that I helped him learn things and then quickly sat back down. Tears began t
27、o form in the corner of my eyes, but nothing could have prepared me for what happened next.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。Paragraph 1: Finally, Austin walked to the front to share his hero. Paragraph 2: The tears were now making their way down my cheeks, but were suddenly cut off in mid-stre
28、am. 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.outgrowatrvt.长大而不再具有2.fussfsn.大惊小怪3.stencilstenslvt.用模板印制4.cherubterbn.小天使5.pudgypdiadj.肥胖的6.toddlertdl(r)n.学步儿童7.feverishfi:vradj.发烧的，忙乱的8.Asperger sprrn.阿斯伯格综合征9.syndromesndromn.综合征10.spectrumspektrmn.范围11.snugglesnlvi.紧抱，偎依12.squirmskw:rmvi.扭来扭曲13.anticipaten
29、tspetvt.期待，盼望14.cringekrndvi.退缩，畏惧，局促15.fitftn.大发脾气16.cuddlykdliadj.令人想拥抱的17.eavesdropperi:vzdr:prn.偷听者18.unwindnwandvi.放松19.molassesmlszn.糖蜜，糖浆20.cinnamonsnmnn.肉桂21.dreaddredvt.畏惧，害怕22.despisedspazvt.鄙视，厌恶23.chewinesstu:inisn.嚼劲24.grittyrtiadj.质地如砂砾的【句子学习】请根据中文句子填空。（一）动作描写1. Hed refused to nurse, s
30、truggling away from my skin.他会拒绝照顾，挣扎着不愿挨着我。2. He pronounced simple words, but my “Say mama . . .” brought silence.他能说出几个简单的词语，但是我对他说“叫妈妈”时却没有任何回应。3. I tried to love it out of him with sweet words and extra snuggling. Hed squirm away, shouting, “Thats too much!”我试着为了他爱上这种病，但当我跟他说甜言蜜语或是要求多一点拥抱时，他会扭动着
31、走开，大喊“太多了！”5. Our boy would slam the car door without looking back, no matter how many times I asked him for a quick wave. 无论我多少次请求他跟我们挥手告别，他都会兀自猛地关上车门，再也不回头看我们。（二）情绪描写1. Our boy threw screaming, red-faced fits at the sight of his new tricycle.我们的儿子一看到他的新三轮车，就会红着脸大喊大叫，乱发脾气。2. I was stunned down to m
32、y toes.我无比震惊。（三）修辞描写1. He wanted affection, but a glass prison window stood between us. 他想要亲密和爱意，但一堵无形的玻璃墙却横亘在我们中间。2. A hug, even without arms, and a few carefully chosen words can fill a hole in the heart.一个哪怕没有用手的拥抱，和一些精心挑选的话语，就足以填补内心的空洞了。拓展练习读后续写参考范文Finally, Austin walked to the front to share hi
33、s hero. I was certain it would be a policeman. However, he surprised me when he proudly held up a picture of his friend Cameron. He shared that Cameron was his hero because he had this sickness that made it really hard to learn, but he was like Superman and was really smart. He had drawn a red cape
34、on his cartoon-like picture of Cameron and decorated the costume with a large red “C” on Camerons chest.The tears were now making their way down my cheeks, but were suddenly cut off in mid-stream. Cameron suddenly stood up, and put his arms up in the air as if he were going to take off and fly. He j
35、oyfully shouted out, “Im Superman!” The entire class stood up and began striking Superman gestures, too. Within minutes, we were all laughing as though we had each truly discovered the secret of becoming superheroes. Teachers are tasked with a very important job, leading their children in discovering their own amazing qualities and helping them find their inner superhero.
