高三英語培優(yōu)·名著閱讀之心靈雞湯精選ThePowerofKindness班級：____________學(xué)號：____________姓名：____________心靈雞湯精選ThePowerofKindness話題歸類閱讀難度詞數(shù)友善助人三星771【文章梗概】作者和朋友正在閑聊，忽然朋友注意到一位女士銀行卡余額不足不能支付賬單。朋友主動(dòng)過去看這位女士是不是需要幫助。這位女士說在圣誕節(jié)前剛剛失去了自己的丈夫，現(xiàn)在她和兩個(gè)女兒沒有了經(jīng)濟(jì)來源。我和朋友決定試圖幫助她。在圣誕節(jié)的時(shí)候，我們決定買一些禮物給這位女士和她的孩子。但是為了不讓她尷尬，我們說是圣誕老人送來的禮物。最終她收下了這些來自“圣誕老人”的禮物。Extendyourselfinkindnesstootherhumanbeingswhereveryoucan.~OprahWinfreyAfewdaysbeforeChristmas,agirlfriendcalledmetoseeifIwantedtograbacoffee.Asanewmom,Iwasalwayslookingforanexcusetogetoutofthehouse,soIagreedimmediately.Imusthavedesperatelyneededsomeadulttimebecause,twocoffeeslater,Ihadbarelyletmyfriendcutinaword.Amotheroftwoherself,shecompletelyunderstoodandgladlyletmechatteron.Abouthalfwaythroughanotherstory,Inoticedmyfriendwasn’tlisteninganymore.Shewasclearlydistractedbysomethingovermyshoulder.Turningaround,Inoticedafranticwomantryingtogetherbankcardtowork.“Doyouknowher?”Iaskedmyfriend.“Ido.Givemeaminute.I’mgoingtogoandseeifIcanhelp,”shereplied,standinguptowalkovertoher.Afewminuteslater,myfriendreturnedtothetablewiththefranticwoman.Thewomanlookedupset.Hereyeswereswollen,asifshe’dbeencryingallnight.Shelookedpale,tired,anddisheveled.AfterIwasintroduced,myfriendaskedherifshewasokay.Sheadmittedshewasn’tandburstintotears.Alarmedbyhersuddenoutburst,Iquicklyjumpeduptograbhersomenapkinsasmyfriendcomfortedher.WhenIreturnedtothetable,Icouldsenseshewasalittleembarrassedbyheremotionalresponse.Wantingtoputheratease,Iquicklytoldhernottoworry.IsharedthatIwasanewmomwithraginghormones,andI’dalreadycriedfourteentimesthatday.Shelaughedatmysillyconfession,butsoonhertearswereflowingagain.Forthenextforty-fiveminutes,myfriendandIbothsatandpatientlylistenedtoher.ShelostherhusbandbeforeChristmasandtheirbankaccountswerenowleftnothing.Throughmyfriend’squestioning,Iwasabletogatherthatshewasastay-at-homemomoftwo,.Inonesplitsecond,herentirelifehadcomecrashingdownaroundher.Wetriedourbesttocheerherup.Myfriendeventriedtogivehersomecash,whichsherefused.Whenshefinallygotuptoleave,shewipedhertears,thankedusbothforlistening,andwalkedout.“Wow,canyoubelievehersadstory?”myfriendasked,shakingherheadindisbelief.“No,Ican’t,”Ianswered,alittleshakenbytheentireencounter.AsIdrovehome,Icouldn’tstopthinkingabouthowdepressedshelookedwhensheleftthecoffeeshop.Noonedeservestofeelthatsad,Ithought,especiallyrightbeforeChristmas.TheremustbesomethingIcandotohelp.Irackedmybrainforananswer.Gladly,asolutioncame.IdecidedtomakeChristmasalittlebetterforherfamilybybuyingthemafewgifts.Iknewitwouldn’tsolvetheirproblems,butitcoulddistractthemfromtheirpainforatleastaday.AssoonasIgothome,Icalledmygirlfriendandexcitedlyexplainedmyplan.Sheagreedwithmethatitwouldprobablybebestifshedeliveredthepresentsandsaidtheywerefromananonymousdonor.Thewomanfelthumiliatedenough,andthelastthingIwantedtodowasembarrasshermore.OnChristmasEvemorning,Idrovetomyfriend’shouseanddroppedoffalargeboxoffoodandafewpresentsforthethreeofthem,alladdressedfromSantaClaus.IfeltlikeaChristmasElfandlovedthefeelingofbeingabletospreadsomeChristmascheer.Oncemygirlfriendhaddeliveredeverything,shecalledtoreportthatthekidshadbeenoverjoyedandexcitedtoreceivetheirpresents.However,theirmomseemedembarrassedtoreceivecharityfromastrangerandfeltshecouldn’tacceptthepackages.MyfriendinsistedthatSantadidn’tacceptreturns.Eventually,themomacceptedthekindnessandthankedmyfriendforbringingthem.Fromthatdayforward,Iunderstoodthepowerofkindnessandnevermissedanopportunitytospreadsomearound.Acomplimenttoafriendorco-workerholdssomuchmoremeaningformenow.HoldingthedoororevensmilingatastrangeronthestreetisacknowledgmentthatIseethem.Goingoutofmywayforsomeonehelpsmeconnectwithpeopleonadeeperlevel.Imaynotbechangingtheentireworldwiththeseactions,buttheycaneasilychangesomeone’sworldwhendonefromtheheart,atChristmastimeandallyearlong.【詞匯過關(guān)】請寫出下面文單詞在文章中的中文意思。1.chatter [?t??t?(r)] v.__________________2.distract [d??str?kt] v.__________________3.frantic [?fr?nt?k] adj.__________________4.disheveled [d???ev(?)ld] adj.__________________5.napkin [?n?pk?n] n.__________________6.rage [re?d?] v.__________________7.hormone [?h??m??n] n.__________________8.confession [k?n?fe?n] n.__________________9.rack [r?k] v.__________________10.anonymous [??n?n?m?s] adj.__________________11.donor [?d??n?(r)] n.__________________12.humiliate [hju??m?lie?t] v.__________________13.elf [elf] n.__________________14.compliment [?k?mpl?m?nt] n.__________________【句子學(xué)習(xí)】請根據(jù)中文句子填空。（一）外貌描寫Thewoman____________________.________________________________________,asifshe’dbeencryingallnight.Shelookedpale,tired,anddisheveled.那女人看起來很沮喪。她的眼睛腫了，好像哭了一整夜。她臉色蒼白，疲憊不堪，衣冠不整。（二）動(dòng)作描寫1.AfterIwasintroduced,myfriendaskedherifshewasokay.She____________________________________________________________.在介紹完我之后，我的朋友問她是否還好。她承認(rèn)自己狀況不是太好，然后大哭起來。2.________________________________________,Iquicklyjumpeduptograbhersomenapkinsasmyfriend____________________her.我被她突然情緒的爆發(fā)嚇了一跳，很快跳起來給她拿了幾張紙巾，我的朋友也在安慰她。（三）情緒描寫1.Hertearswere____________________again.她又流出了眼淚。2.Oncemygirlfriendhaddeliveredeverything,shecalledtoreportthatthekidshadbeen________________________________________toreceivetheirpresents.當(dāng)我的女朋友把所有的東西都送去后，她打來電話說，孩子們收到他們的禮物非常高興和興奮。（四）主旨描寫1.________________________________________________________________________________.從那天起，我明白了善良的力量，而且從未錯(cuò)過一個(gè)傳播善良的機(jī)會(huì)2.____________________________________________________________.以我的方式幫助別人有助于我與人建立更深層次的聯(lián)系。拓展練習(xí)讀后續(xù)寫閱讀下面材料，根據(jù)其內(nèi)容和所給段落開頭語續(xù)寫兩段，使之構(gòu)成一篇完整的短文。續(xù)寫的詞數(shù)應(yīng)為150左右。Travellingcanteachyoualot.Sometimes,onyourjourney,despitecomingfromtotallydifferentbackgrounds,wewereabletoconnectonahumanlevelandlearnfromeachother.Ihavelearnedaboutkindnesswhentravellingintoomanyways,butthereisoneparticularexamplethatstandsoutinmymemory.Eightyearsago,afriendandIjourneyedtoPuertoPlata,DominicanRepublictorentaprivatevillaonthebeachanddosomerelaxing.Inthemorning,wewenttoseethenewsunsparkledgoldacrosstheripplesofgentlesea.Intheevening,westeppedbarefootonthesoftsandybeach,feelingthewavestouchingourfeetandwatchingthesettingsunleavingtheskyafirewithorangeandgreenlight.Itwassomuchfunlivingonthebeach.Apartfromthebreathtakingsceneryonthebeach,IwasalsoconstantlytouchedbythewarmhospitalityoftheDominicanpeopleingeneral,butPedrototallyblewmeaway.Heworkedatourvillaasthesecurityguard.Healsoregularlyprovidedassistancetoallguestsbyaccompanyingthemontheirexcursionstoensuretheywouldbesafeamonglocalsceneswheretouristsmaynotbecommonorcouldbetakenadvantageof.However,hedidnotspeakgoodEnglishsooftenitwasabitchallengingforhim.Luckily,IspeakSpanishsoIwasabletocommunicateverywellwithPedroandthisdelightedhim.Duetothis,wechattedalotandfeltveryconnected.Pedroinsistedoncateringtooureveryneed.Hewouldnotevenletusliftafingerinthevilla,whichwasaboveandbeyondhisduties.Hetoldusweremindedhimofhisdaughterandhefeltlikeour“Papa”sohehadtotakecareofus.WhatreallyblewmeawaythoughisthatPedrobasicallyendedupsavingmylife.Paragraph1:AfterIarrived,Isuddenlyfoundmyselfcatchingaheavycoldandfeltterrible.Paragraph2:Thedaybeforeourdeparture,IwasfinallyfeelingalotbetterduetothemedicalcareIwasgiven.心靈雞湯精選答案【詞匯過關(guān)】請寫出下面文單詞在文章中的中文意思。1.chatter [?t??t?(r)] v.嘮叨，喋喋不休2.distract [d??str?kt] v.使分心3.frantic [?fr?nt?k] adj.發(fā)狂似的4.disheveled [d???ev(?)ld] adj.不整潔的5.napkin [?n?pk?n] n.餐巾紙6.rage [re?d?] v.（感情）強(qiáng)烈表現(xiàn)7.hormone [?h??m??n] n.激素，荷爾蒙8.confession [k?n?fe?n] n.供認(rèn),供狀；承認(rèn)，坦白9.rack [r?k] v.折磨，使痛苦10.anonymous [??n?n?m?s] adj.匿名的11.donor [?d??n?(r)] n.捐獻(xiàn)者，捐贈(zèng)者12.humiliate [hju??m?lie?t] v.羞辱，使蒙羞13.elf [elf] n.小精靈14.compliment [?k?mpl?m?nt] n.贊揚(yáng)，稱贊【句子學(xué)習(xí)】請根據(jù)中文句子填空。（一）外貌描寫Thewomanlookedupset.Hereyeswereswollen,asifshe’dbeencryingallnight.Shelookedpale,tired,anddisheveled.那女人看起來很沮喪。她的眼睛腫了，好像哭了一整夜。她臉色蒼白，疲憊不堪，衣冠不整。（二）動(dòng)作描寫1.AfterIwasintroduced,myfriendaskedherifshewasokay.Sheadmittedshewasn’tandburstintotears.在介紹完我之后，我的朋友問她是否還好。她承認(rèn)自己狀況不是太好，然后大哭起來。2.Alarmedbyhersuddenoutburst,Iquicklyjumpeduptograbhersomenapkinsasmyfriendcomfortedher.我被她突然情緒的爆發(fā)嚇了一跳，很快跳起來給她拿了幾張紙巾，我的朋友也在安慰她。（三）情緒描寫1.Hertearswereflowingagain.她又流出了眼淚。2.Oncemygirlfriendhaddeliveredeverything,shecalledtoreportthatthekidshadbeenoverjoyedandexcitedtoreceivetheirpresents.當(dāng)我的女朋友把所有的東西都送去后，她打來電話說，孩子們收到他們的禮物非常高興和興奮。（四）主旨描寫1.Fromthatdayforward,Iunderstoodthepowerofkindnessandnevermissedanopportunitytospreadsomearound.從那天起，我明白了善良的力量，而且從未錯(cuò)過一個(gè)傳播善良的機(jī)會(huì)2.Goingoutofmywayforsomeonehelpsmeconnectwithpeopleonadeeperlevel.以我