1、高三英语培优名著阅读之心灵鸡汤精选 Annies Legacy班级：_学号：_姓名：_心灵鸡汤精选Annies Legacy话题归类阅读难度词数面对挫折四星1214【文章梗概】遭遇危机，作者人生陷入低谷，对过去和未来担忧和焦虑让他无法做任何事情。他来到了Annie阿姨家寻求帮助，发现儿时玩牌算命的游戏也无法化解心中的忧郁。Annie劝他既然无法改变过去，预测未来，不如抛开一切忧虑活在当下。两人来到海边，美景和放风筝带来的简单快乐让人放松，心情明朗。待生活慢慢好转，作者再次拜访Annie,却发现她因心脏病突发而去世。作者痛失知己，但会永远记得Annie的忠告。这也是Annie留下的最珍贵的遗产。
2、The first recipe for happiness is: Avoid too lengthy meditation on the past.Andr MauroisAs I drove to Annies cottage, my mind was filled with worry. A relationship that had seemed promising had ended. My company was downsizing, and I didnt know if my job was safe. I was already overextended on my mo
3、rtgage, and now my small house needed work, which meant dipping into my ever-decreasing savings once again.Accelerating around the bend, I could see her cottage at the end of the lane. At that moment, a shaft of sunlight hit my windscreen, and for a moment I was blinded. Narrowly missing an old ston
4、e wall, I slowed down. I need to focus, I scolded myself, but it was difficult to stop the thoughts that were chasing around my head. I was worrying about the past and trying to predict the future, and I didnt know which problem to focus on first. I needed advice.Some would say that my aunt who was
5、well known in the village for her eccentricities was not the best person to give advice on matters of the heart or finances. But Annie had never failed me in the past, and she had somehow managed to scratch out a living alone on this small farm for years.Leaving my car on her drive and walking aroun
6、d to the back of her cottage, I found her feeding the chickens. A frayed dress hung loosely on her small frame, tied neatly at the waist with string. Hens clucked around her feet. She saw me and made her way to the gate. As she drew closer, I could see the fatigue around her eyes. I felt a surge of
7、affection and admiration at how, despite her age, she managed to keep her small farm going.Half an hour later, each of us holding mugs of tea, I filled her in on the details. Annie and I had a somewhat novel way of problem solving that involved a pack of well-thumbed playing cards from which she wou
8、ld “tell my fortune.” As a child, I had believed we found the future in the cards. Later, I realised it was a clever form of analysis, but we still liked to play the game.That day, though, the cards were not much help and seemed to be adding to the muddle in my head. After throwing ideas around for
9、a while and feeling a bit despondent, I got up to make another cup of tea. But then Annie stopped me. Quite forcefully, she put her hand over my arm and said, “How long are you going to keep worrying over the past and the future?” I had to admit for the past few days I had thought of little else. Sh
10、e carried on, “You cannot change the past. We cannot predict the future. The only advice I can give you is to live in the moment. If you dont, before you know it, all those moments will be gone, and you wont even have the memories because you wasted them thinking about what has happened and worrying
11、 about what could be.”I think she realised she had spoken a little harshly as she carried on more softly, “Dont let yesterday and tomorrow take away today.”As I made more tea, I thought it through and had to agree that I had been spending too much time worrying over things for which, at the moment,
12、there was no solution. Outside, it was a beautiful spring day. The beach was a mere fifteen-minute drive away. Annies face lit up when I suggested we take a picnic to the beach.On the shoreline, it was slightly breezy but warm enough. Gulls swooped close by and landed on the wall. The sea, though qu
13、ite far out, was blue and clear. Dog walkers threw sticks, and a couple of horse riders cantered along the shoreline. People smiled as they passed, relaxed by the calm, wide-open space.We walked for a while until we found a bench with a great view. Annie headed off towards a beach shop. I guessed sh
14、e was going for ice cream. However, when she returned, she was carrying two oblong shapes that looked like sticks. With a secretive grin, she started to undo the packages. I laughed when I realised she had bought a couple of kites.We took the kites onto the top of the sea defences. After one or two
15、false starts, the breeze caught them. Before long, we could not think of anything but controlling the kites as they skipped and bounced in the sky, making us run forward or dash quickly backwards. Out of the corner of my eye, I could see people stop and smile, enjoying the view of two women in billo
16、wing clothes, running around, bumping into each other, and laughing wildly.When we finally ran out of steam, we sat on the grass and looked up at the sky. I looked at Annie. On her face was an expression of pure pleasure. I was glad she and I hadnt spent the afternoon trying to find answers to my pr
17、oblems, but had instead enjoyed the day.A couple of weeks later, I decided to pay Annie another visit. She had been right about telling me not to worry too much. Things had already improved. My job was once again safe, and some quotes for repairing my house werent as high as I expected. So it was wi
18、th excitement one evening after work that I put a little camping stove in the car and drove out to her place. It was a great evening for supper on the beach.As I turned out of the bend at the top of the lane to Annies cottage, I reflected on how just a short time ago I had been so lost in worry that
19、 I nearly crashed my car. I could see Annies cottage at the end of the lane, welcoming as it always was.But then my stomach gave a jolt. In front of Annies cottage stood an ambulance, its engine idling. I could just make out the uniforms of two paramedics as they crossed the garden.I left the hospit
20、al later that evening holding a small carrier bag containing Annies belongings. The heart attack had been mercifully swift. She didnt suffer, I was told by the neighbour who had been visiting and called the ambulance.Over the weeks and months, as I came to terms with my grief at losing my friend and
21、 confidante, Annies advice often came to mind.We could have sat in the cottage on that beautiful spring day drinking tea and trying to solve my problems, but instead we chose to enjoy the time at the beach. I will always be grateful for Annies advice and that day we spent together, even flying kites
22、 together like young girls.Her legacy to me is the beautiful piece of wisdom that will stay with me always: “Dont let yesterday and tomorrow take away today.” Michelle Emery 【词汇过关】请写出下面文单词在文章中的中文意思。1.overextendvrkstendv. _2.mortgagemd n._3.acceleratekselret v._4.shaftftn. _5.eccentricityeksentrsti n
23、. _6.failfel v. _7.frayfre v. _8.cluckklk v._9.fatiguefti n. _10.surgesdn._11.well-thumbedwelmd adj._12.muddlemdln. _13.despondentdspndntadj. _14.harshlyhladv. _15.breezybriziadj. _16.canterkntv._17.oblongbladj. _18.billowingbl adj._19.quotekwtn. _20.reflectrflektv. _21.joltdltn._22.idleadl v._23.pa
24、ramedicprmedkn._24.mercifully m:sifuli adv. _25.confidantknfdnt n._26.legacylegsin. _【句子学习】请根据中文句子填空。（一）动作描写1. I _, and now my small house needed work, which meant _ once again. 因为贷款我本来就已经透支，现在小屋需要修理，这就意味必须再次动用越来越少的存款。2. _ an old stone wall, I _. 差点儿撞在一堵破旧的石头墙上，我放慢了速度。3. But Annie had never _ in the
25、 past, and she had somehow managed to _ alone on this small farm for years. 但是Annie从未让我失望过，而且也不知怎么地她就能独自一人在这个小农场维持着生计。4. Half an hour later, each of us holding mugs of tea, I _. 半小时后，俩人一人端着一杯茶，我把所有的苦恼都向她一一倾诉。（二）情绪描写1. I _ at how, despite her age, she managed to keep her small farm going. 我心生一股强烈的崇敬和
26、喜爱之情，赞叹她一把年纪竟能让这个小农场正常运转。2. That day, though, the cards were not much help and seemed to _. 然而，那天的扑克并没有多少帮助，似乎让我更加困惑了。3. _ when I suggested we take a picnic to the beach. 当我建议去海边野餐时，Annie脸上顿时满面春光。4. _, she started to undo the packages. 笑容神秘，她开始拆那个包装盒。（三）环境描写1. On the shoreline, it was _. Gulls _ and
27、 landed on the wall. The sea, though quite far out, was blue and clear. 海岸线上，微风和煦。海鸥俯冲下来落在墙头。大海，宁静悠远，湛蓝清澈。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，使之构成一个完整的短文。续写的词数应为150左右。A few years ago, a child was lost in the woods. He was out with his brothers and sisters gathering berries, and was accidentally separat
28、ed from them, and lost. The children, after looking in vain (徒劳地) for some time in search of the little wanderer, returned, just in the dusk of the evening, to tell their parents that their brother was lost and could not be found.The woods, at that time, were full of bears. The darkness of a cloudy
29、night was rapidly coming on, and the alarmed father, gathering a few of his neighbors, hurried to search for the lost child. The mother remained at home almost distracted with suspense (心神不宁).As the clouds gathered, and the darkness increased, the father and neighbors with highly excited fears went
30、across the woods in all directions and raised loud shouts to attract the attention of the child.But their search was in vain. They could find no trace of the wanderer and as they stood under the branches of the tall trees and listened, they wished they might hear his weak voice. However, no sound wa
31、s brought to their ears, except the strong wind as it swept through the thick branches of the forest.The gathering clouds threatened an approaching storm, and the deep darkness of the night had already enveloped them. It was difficult to imagine what the feelings of that father were. And who could i
32、magine how deep the worry is, which filled the heart of that mother, as she heard the wind and looked at the darkness in which her child wandering?The search was continued in vain till nine oclock in the evening. Then , one of the parties was sent back to the village, to collect the villagers for a
33、more extensive (广泛的) search. Every heart sympathized in the sorrows of the anxious parents. Soon groups of the people were seen climbing the hill. Before long, the rain began to fall, but no news came back to the village of the lost child. Hardly an eye was that night closed in sleep, and there was
34、not a mother who did not feel for the parents.Paragraph IThe night passed away, and the morning dawned, and yet no news came.Paragraph IIAbout seven in the morning, villagers made arrangements for a final search.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.overextendvrkstendv. 使（人）承担过多2.mortgagemd n. 贷款3.accel
35、eratekselret v. 加速4.shaftftn. 一束（光）5.eccentricityeksentrsti n. 古怪行为6.failfel v. 让（人）失望7.frayfre v. (使织物边沿)磨损8.cluckklk v.(鸡)咯咯地叫9.fatiguefti n. 疲劳;劳累10.surgesdn. (强烈感情的)突发11.well-thumbedwelmd adj.(书)被翻旧的12.muddlemdln. 糊涂;混乱;困惑13.despondentdspndntadj. 苦恼的;沮丧的14.harshlyhladv. 严厉地;15.breezybriziadj. 微风
36、的16.canterkntv.(骑马）慢跑17.oblongbladj. 长方形的;18.billowingbl adj.(风吹)鼓起的;19.quotekwtn. 开价;出价20.reflectrflektv. 认真思考21.joltdltn. 震动22.idleadl v.（机器）不熄火23.paramedicprmedkn. 护理人员24.mercifully m:sifuli adv. 仁慈地25.confidantknfdnt n. 知己26.legacylegsin. 遗产【句子学习】请根据中文句子填空。（一）动作描写1. I was already overextended on
37、 my mortgage, and now my small house needed work, which meant dipping into my ever-decreasing savings once again. 因为贷款我本来就已经透支，现在小屋需要修理，这就意味必须再次动用越来越少的存款。2. Narrowly missing an old stone wall, I slowed down. 差点儿撞在一堵破旧的石头墙上，我放慢了速度。3. But Annie had never failed me in the past, and she had somehow mana
38、ged to scratch out a living alone on this small farm for years. 但是Annie从未让我失望过，而且也不知怎么地她就能独自一人在这个小农场维持着生计。4. Half an hour later, each of us holding mugs of tea, I filled her in on the details. 半小时后，俩人一人端着一杯茶，我把所有的苦恼都向她一一倾诉。（二）情绪描写1. I felt a surge of affection and admiration at how, despite her age,
39、 she managed to keep her small farm going. 我心生一股强烈的崇敬和喜爱之情，赞叹她一把年纪竟能让这个小农场正常运转。2. That day, though, the cards were not much help and seemed to be adding to the muddle in my head. 然而，那天的扑克并没有多少帮助，似乎让我更加困惑了。3. Annies face lit up when I suggested we take a picnic to the beach. 当我建议去海边野餐时，Annie脸上顿时满面春光。
40、4. With a secretive grin, she started to undo the packages. 笑容神秘，她开始拆那个包装盒。（三）环境描写1. On the shoreline, it was slightly breezy but warm enough. Gulls swooped close by and landed on the wall. The sea, though quite far out, was blue and clear. 海岸线上，微风和煦。海鸥俯冲下来落在墙头。大海，宁静悠远，湛蓝清澈。拓展练习读后续写参考范文The night pas
41、sed away, and the morning dawned, and yet no news came. Mum kept pacing up and down in the room, looking out of the window anxiously and nervously. At the thought of her little boy who might be threatened by wild bears, she felt a lump in her throat. Outside of the window, a howling storm was sweepi
42、ng crazily, with the loud shouts from all parties echoing in every corner of the village. Their coats and helmets were all wet through with rain and sweat. Exhausted as they were, none of them ever paused for a rest.About seven in the morning, villagers made arrangements for a final search. This tim
43、e, they found themselves walking on a foreign path. All at once, a man shouted with wild excitement as he found berries on the ground. Following the berries, they soon found the little wanderer in the dark corner of a dark cave, shivering and weeping in fear. The father sprang to his feet and dashed towards the boy, holding him into his arms tightly. At the sight of his father and all the familiar villagers, the boy eventually beamed a relieved and tired smile, with tears blurring his vision.
