1、高三英语培优名著阅读之心灵鸡汤精选 All the Good Things班级：_学号：_姓名：_心灵鸡汤精选All the Good Things话题归类阅读难度词数善良品质三星1146【文章梗概】作者在教书生涯初期，曾为一名叫做Mark的学生在课堂上滔滔不绝讲小话而惩罚该生。但Mark每一次都有礼貌地感谢老师。一次偶然的机会，为了鼓舞学生士气，作者让学生在纸上写下彼此的优点。多年后，在Mark的葬礼上，作者意外发现Mark及其他的学生都保存了当年的那张纸。那一刻，作者痛哭欲绝。A kind word is like a spring day. Russian ProverbHe was i
2、n the third-grade class I taught at Saint Marys School in Morris, Minnesota. All 34 of my students were dear to me, but Mark Eklund was one in a million. Very neat in appearance, he had that happy-to-be-alive attitude that made even his occasional mischievousness delightful.Mark also talked incessan
3、tly. I tried to remind him again and again that talking without permission was not acceptable. What impressed me so much, though, was the sincere response every time I had to correct him for misbehaving. “Thank you for correcting me, Sister!” I didnt know what to make of it at first but before long
4、I became accustomed to hearing it many times a day.One morning my patience was growing thin when Mark talked once too often. I made a novice-teachers mistake. I looked at Mark and said, “If you say one more word, I am going to tape your mouth shut!”It wasnt 10 seconds later when Chuck blurted out, “
5、Mark is talking again.” I hadnt asked any of the students to help me watch Mark, but since I had stated the punishment in front of the class, I had to act on it.I remember the scene as if it had occurred this morning. I walked to my desk, very deliberately opened the drawer and took out a roll of ma
6、sking tape. Without saying a word, I proceeded to Marks desk, tore off two pieces of tape and made a big X with them over his mouth. I then returned to the front of the room.As I glanced at Mark to see how he was doing, he winked at me. That did it! I started laughing. The entire class cheered as I
7、walked back to Marks desk, removed the tape and shrugged my shoulders. His first words were, “Thank you for correcting me, Sister.”At the end of the year I was asked to teach junior high math. The years flew by, and before I knew it Mark was in my classroom again. He was more handsome than ever and
8、just as polite. Since he had to listen carefully to my instruction in the “new math,” he did not talk as much in ninth grade.One Friday things just didnt feel right. We had worked hard on a new concept all week, and I sensed that the students were growing frustrated with themselves and edgy with one
9、 another. I had to stop this crankiness before it got out of hand. So I asked them to list the names of the other students in the room on two sheets of paper, leaving a space between each name. Then I told them to think of the nicest thing they could say about each of their classmates and write it d
10、own.It took the remainder of the class period to finish the assignment, but as the students left the room, each one handed me their paper. Chuck smiled. Mark said, “Thank you for teaching me, Sister. Have a good weekend.”That Saturday, I wrote down the name of each student on a separate sheet of pap
11、er, and I listed what everyone else had said about that individual. On Monday I gave each student his or her list. Some of them ran two pages. Before long, the entire class was smiling. “Really?” I heard whispered. “I never knew that meant anything to anyone!” “I didnt know others liked me so much!”
12、No one ever mentioned those papers in class again. I never knew if they discussed them after class or with their parents, but it didnt matter. The exercise had accomplished its purpose. The students were happy with themselves and one another again.That group of students moved on. Several years later
13、, after I had returned from a vacation, my parents met me at the airport. As we were driving home, Mother asked the usual questions about the trip: How the weather was, my experiences in general. There was a slight lull in the conversation.Mother gave Dad a sideways glance and simply said, “Dad?”My
14、father cleared his throat. “The Eklunds called last night,” he began.“Really?” I said. “I havent heard from them for several years. I wonder how Mark is.”Dad responded quietly. “Mark was killed in Vietnam,” he said. “The funeral is tomorrow, and his parents would like it if you could attend.” To thi
15、s day I can still point to the exact spot on I-494 where Dad told me about Mark.I had never seen a serviceman in a military coffin before. Mark looked so handsome, so mature. All I could think at that moment was, Mark, I would give all the masking tape in the world if only you could talk to me.The c
16、hurch was packed with Marks friends. Chucks sister sang “The Battle Hymn of the Republic.” Why did it have to rain on the day of the funeral? It was difficult enough at the graveside. The pastor said the usual prayers and the bugler played taps. One by one those who loved Mark took a last walk by th
17、e coffin and sprinkled it with holy water.I was the last one to bless the coffin. As I stood there, one of the soldiers who had acted as a pallbearer came up to me. “Were you Marks math teacher?” he asked. I nodded as I continued to stare at the coffin. “Mark talked about you a lot,” he said.After t
18、he funeral most of Marks former classmates headed to Chucks farmhouse for lunch. Marks mother and father were there, obviously waiting for me. “We want to show you something,” his father said, taking a wallet out of his pocket. “They found this on Mark when he was killed. We thought you might recogn
19、ize it.”Opening the billfold, he carefully removed two worn pieces of notebook paper that had obviously been taped, folded and refolded many times. I knew without looking that the papers were the ones on which I had listed all the good things each of Marks classmates had said about him. “Thank you s
20、o much for doing that,” Marks mother said. “As you can see, Mark treasured it.”Marks classmates started to gather around us. Chuck smiled rather sheepishly and said, “I still have my list. Its in the top drawer of my desk at home.” Johns wife said, “John asked me to put his in our wedding album.” “I
21、 have mine, too,” Marilyn said. “Its in my diary.” Then Vicki, another classmate, reached into her pocketbook, took out her wallet and showed her worn and frazzled list to the group. “I carry this with me at all times,” Vicki said without batting an eyelash. “I think we all saved our lists.”Thats wh
22、en I finally sat down and cried. I cried for Mark and for all his friends who would never see him again. - Helen P. Mrosla【词汇过关】请写出下面文单词在文章中的中文意思。1.mischievousnessmistivsnisn._2.incessantlynsesntliadv._ 3.tapetepvt._ 4.blurtbltvt._5.deliberatelydlbrtliadv._6.proceedprsidvt._7.shrugrvt._）8.frustrated
23、frstretdadj._9.lulllladj._10.servicemansvsmnn._11.gravesiderevsadn._ 12.pastorpst(r)n._ 13.billfoldblfldn._ 14.batbtvt._ 【句子学习】请根据中文句子填空。(一) 动作描写1. Without saying a word, I _ to Marks desk, _two pieces of tape and _ with them over his mouth.我一言不发地走到马克桌前，撕下两截胶带，在他嘴上贴了个大大的“X”。2.The entire class _ as I
24、 _ back to Marks desk, _ the tape and _ my shoulders. 当我走回马克的讲台，取下胶带，耸了耸肩时，全班同学都欢呼起来。3. Then Vicki, another classmate, _ into her pocketbook, _ her wallet and _ her worn and frazzled list _ the group.接着，另一个同学维姬从她的皮夹里拿出钱包，把那张破旧不堪的单子给大家看。 (二) 情绪描写1.One morning _ when Mark talked once too often.一天早上，马克
25、继续经常讲话，我已经不耐烦了。2.We had worked hard on a new concept all week, and I _ that the students were _with themselves and _ one another. 整个星期我们都在努力学习一个新概念，我感觉到学生们对自己越来越失望，对彼此也越来越急躁。3.“I carry this with me at all times,” Vicki said _. “I think we all saved our lists.”“我一直把它带在身上。”维姬眼睛一眨也不眨地说。“我想我们都保存了自己的清单。”
26、(三) 环境描写1.The church _ Marks friends. 教堂里挤满了马克的朋友。2._ rain on the day of the funeral?为什么非得在葬礼那天下雨?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。When I lived in Portland, Oregon, I taught English as a Second Language at a local community college. I had adult students in my class from Vietnam, Mexico,
27、Russia and many other countries. Although they came from many lands, fighting for a better life in America, they had one thing in common: a desperate yearning (渴望) to learn English well.Many of the students worked in a factory for twelve hours throughout the night and hurriedly took a bus in the mor
28、ning straight to our 8:00 A.M. class. They attended my class on time whatever the weather. Sometimes I would see them struggling to keep their eyes open in the beginning. However, their active participation in class drove away their physical tiredness as well as livened up the atmosphere.I still rem
29、ember the day when I taught a simple dialogue called “Shopping for a New Coat”. To teach the course, I asked several students to role-play the dialogue. Alexander from Hungary, one of the most hardworking members of the class, volunteered to stand up and act it out. Hard as he tried, he still made l
30、ots of mistakes. However, I praised him. After class, he hurried to me and raised a bunch of questions by gesture. I was not quite sure about his questions, so I explained the key points again. After that, he nodded and stuttered, “Thank you, Mrs. Green! Your encouragement really made my day!”Actual
31、ly, it was him who made my day. Sometimes I wondered if I was really teaching my students in the best way possible. But I gave my all to this class, and they gave their all to me. If nothing else, they would always remember what to say if they ever went “shopping for a new coat”. Soon, the language
32、course came to an end.注意：1. 所续写短文的词数应为150左右；2. 续写部分分为两段，每段的开头语已为你写好。On the last day of class, they threw a wonderful party that was filled with good food and laughter.I lifted from the box a beautiful, new, full-length coat.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.mischievousnessmistivsnisn.恶作剧 2.incessant
33、lynsesntliadv.不停地 3.tapetepvt.用胶带粘贴 4.blurtbltvt.突然说出5.deliberatelydlbrtliadv.故意地6.proceedprsidvt.行进，前往7.shrugrvt.耸（肩）8.frustratedfrstretdadj.沮丧的9.lulllladj.轻微的10.servicemansvsmnn.军人11.gravesiderevsadn.坟墓边 12.pastorpst(r)n.牧师;牧民 13.billfoldblfldn.皮夹子 14.batbtvt.击球;打击 【句子学习】请根据中文句子填空。(四) 动作描写1. Witho
34、ut saying a word, I proceeded to Marks desk, tore off two pieces of tape and made a big X with them over his mouth.我一言不发地走到马克桌前，撕下两截胶带，在他嘴上贴了个大大的“X”。2.The entire class cheered as I walked back to Marks desk, removed the tape and shrugged my shoulders. 当我走回马克的讲台，取下胶带，耸了耸肩时，全班同学都欢呼起来。3. Then Vicki, an
35、other classmate, reached into her pocketbook, took out her wallet and showed her worn and frazzled list to the group.接着，另一个同学维姬从她的皮夹里拿出钱包，把那张破旧不堪的单子给大家看。 (五) 情绪描写1.One morning my patience was growing thin when Mark talked once too often.一天早上，马克继续经常讲话，我已经不耐烦了。2.We had worked hard on a new concept all
36、 week, and I sensed that the students were growing frustrated with themselves and edgy with one another. 整个星期我们都在努力学习一个新概念，我感觉到学生们对自己越来越失望，对彼此也越来越急躁。3.“I carry this with me at all times,” Vicki said without batting an eyelash. “I think we all saved our lists.”“我一直把它带在身上。”维姬眼睛一眨也不眨地说。“我想我们都保存了自己的清单。”
37、(六) 环境描写1.The church was packed with Marks friends. 教堂里挤满了马克的朋友。2.Why did it have to rain on the day of the funeral?为什么非得在葬礼那天下雨?拓展练习读后续写参考范文On the last day of class, they threw a wonderful party that was filled with good food and laughter. I was amazed that they had learned enough English to even c
38、oordinate such an event with each other. The food was delicious, with wonderful dishes from over ten different countries. Then, Alexander from Hungary called everyones attention before he proudly handed me a large, neatly wrapped box. After the ribbon was untied and the top was off, I gently pulled
39、back the wrapping paper.I lifted from the box a beautiful, new, full-length coat. “We went shopping for a new coat!”, they all exclaimed in wonderfully perfect English. These were people who lived in small apartments, sent money back to families in their home countries and barely could make ends mee
40、t. I was simply doing my job, teaching English, and their gratitude was beyond the bounds of what I ever could possibly have expected. I wear the coat they gave me with pride and gratitude; its my favorite. Every time I wear the coat, I think fondly of themall of them and their desire and struggle to start a new life in America.
