高三英语二轮复习学案-名著阅读之心灵鸡汤精选：Away in a Manger

高三英语培优·名著阅读之心灵鸡汤精选Away in a Manger（答案在最后）
班级：____________学号：____________姓名：____________
【文章梗概】圣诞前的一次全家出行，五岁的儿子问父亲：“怎么从未见父亲哭过？”这一问题引出了父亲对于男人惯有的坚忍克己的反思。

他并不希望自己的下一代压抑他们的情绪，便告诉孩子：“眼泪是好事，是上帝治愈悲伤的方式。

”平安夜，父亲在儿子美妙的歌声里泪流满面。

仪式之后，儿子看到父亲湿润的眼睛并告诉他：“有时生活太美妙，我们不得不流泪！”
Christmas gift suggestions:
To your enemy, forgiveness.
To an opponent, tolerance.
To a friend, your heart.
To a customer, service.
To all, charity.
To every child, a good example.
To yourself, respect.
~Oren Arnold
One afternoon about a week before Christmas, my family of four piled into our minivan to run an errand, and this question came from a small voice in the back seat: “Dad,” began my five-year-old son, Patrick, “how come I’ve never seen you cry?”
Just like that. No preamble. No warning. Surprised, I mumbled something about crying when he wasn’t around, but I knew that Patrick had put his young finger on the largest obstacle to my own peace and contentment— the dragon-filled moat separating me from the fullest human expression of joy, sadness and anger. Simply put, I could not cry.
I am scarcely the only man for whom this is true. We men have been conditioned to believe that stoicism is the embodiment of strength. We have traveled through life with stiff upper lips, secretly dying within.
For most of my adult life, I have battled depression. Doctors have said much of my problem is physiological, and they have treated it with medication. But I know that my illness is also attributable to years of swallowing rage, sadness and even joy.
Strange as it seems, in this world where macho is everything, drunkenness and depression are safer ways than tears for many men to deal with feelings. I could only hope the same debilitating handicap would not be passed to the next generation.
So the following day when Patrick and I were in the van after playing at a park, I thanked him for his curiosity. Tears are a good thing, I told him, for boys and girls alike. Crying is God’s way of healing people when they’re sad. “I’m glad you can cry whenever you’re sad,” I said. “Sometimes daddies have a harder time showing how they feel. Someday I hope I do better.”
Patrick nodded. In truth, I held out little hope. But in the days before Christmas, I prayed that somehow I could connect with the dusty core of my own emotions.
“I was wondering if Patrick would sing a verse of ‘Away in a Manger’during the service on Christmas Eve,” the church youth director asked in a message left on our answering machine.
My wife Catherine and I struggled to contain our excitement. Our son’s first solo.
Catherine delicately broached the possibility, reminding Patrick how beautifully he sang, telling him how much fun it would be. Patrick himself seemed less convinced and frowned. “You know, Mom,” he said, “sometimes when I have to do something important, I get kind of scared.”
Grown-ups feel that way, too, he was assured, but the decision was left to him. His deliberations took only a few minutes.
“Okay,” Patrick said. “I’ll do it.” From the time he was an infant, Patrick has enjoyed an unusual passion for music. By age four he could pound out several bars of Wagner’s “Ride of the Valkyries” on the piano.
For the next week Patrick practiced his stanza several times with his mother. A rehearsal at the church went well. Still, I could only envision myself at age five, singing into a microphone before hundreds of people. When Christmas Eve arrived, my expectations were limited.
Catherine, our daughter Melanie and I sat with the congregation in darkness as a spotlight found my son, standing alone at the microphone. He was dressed in white, with a pair of angel wings.
Slowly, confidently, Patrick hit every note. As his voice washed over the people, he seemed a true angel, a true bestower of Christmas miracles.
There was eternity in Patrick’s voice that night, a beauty rich enough to penetrate any reserve. At the sound of my son, heavy tears welled at the corners of my eyes.
His song was soon over, and the congregation applauded. Catherine brushed away tears. Melanie sobbed next to me.
After the service I moved to congratulate Patrick, but he had more urgent priorities. “Mom,” he said as his costume was stripped away, “I have to go to the bathroom.”
As Patrick disappeared, the pastor wished me a merry Christmas, but emotion choked off my reply. Outside the sanctuary I received congratulations from fellow church members.
I found my son as he emerged from the bathroom. “Patrick, I need to talk to you about something,” I said, smiling. I took him by the hand and led him into a room where we could be alone. I knelt to his height and admired his young face, the large blue eyes, the dusting of freckles on his nose and cheeks, the dimple on one side.
He looked at my moist eyes quizzically.
“Patrick, do you remember when you asked me why you had never seen me cry?”
He nodded.
“Well, I’m crying now.”
“Why, Dad?”
“Your singing was so wonderful it made me cry.”
Patrick smiled proudly and flew into my arms.
“Sometimes,” my son said into my shoulder, “life is so beautiful you have to cry.”
Our moment together was over too soon. Untold treasures awaited our five-year-old beneath the tree at home but I wasn’t ready for the traditional plunge into Christmas lust yet. I handed Catherine the keys and set off for the mile-long hike home.
The night was cold and crisp. I crossed a park and admired the full moon hanging low over a neighborhood brightly lit in the colors of the season. As I turned toward home, I met a car moving slowly down the street, a family taking in the area’s Christmas lights. Someone inside rolled down a window.
“Merry Christmas,” a child’s voice yelled out to me.
“Merry Christmas,” I yelled back. And the tears began to flow all over again.
【词汇过关】
请写出下面文单词在文章中的中文意思。

1.errand[ˈerənd]n._____________________________
2.preamble[ˈpri:æmbl] n._____________________________
3.mumble [ˈmʌmbl]vi._____________________________
4.moat[məʊt]n._____________________________
5.stoicism [ˈstəʊɪsɪzəm]n._____________________________
6.embodiment[ɪmˈbɒdimənt]n._____________________________)
7.physiological[ˈfɪziə'lɒdʒɪk(ə)l]adj._____________________________
8.medication [ˌmedɪˈkeɪʃn]n._____________________________
9.attributable[əˈtrɪbjətəbl]adj._____________________________
10.rage[reɪdʒ]n._____________________________
11.macho [ˈmætʃəʊ]n._____________________________
12.debilitating[dɪˈbɪlɪteɪtɪŋ]adj._____________________________
13.handicap[ˈhændikæp]n._____________________________
14.broach[brəʊtʃ]vt._____________________________
15.frown [fraʊn]vi._____________________________
16.assured [əˈʃʊəd]adj._____________________________
17.deliberation[dɪˌlɪbəˈreɪʃn]n._____________________________
18.pound[paʊnd]vt._____________________________
19.stanza[ˈstænzə]n._____________________________
20.envision [ɪnˈvɪʒn]vt._____________________________
21.congregation [ˌkɒŋɡrɪˈɡeɪʃn]n._____________________________
22.spotlight[ˈspɒtlaɪt]n._____________________________
23.bestower[bɪs'təʊər]n._____________________________
24.eternity [ɪˈtɜ:nəti]n._____________________________
25.penetrate[ˈpenətreɪt]vt._____________________________
26.reserve[rɪˈzɜːv]n._____________________________
27.strip[strɪp]vt._____________________________
28.pastor[ˈpɑːstə(r)]n._____________________________
29.sanctuary[ˈsæŋktʃuəri]n._____________________________
30.dimple[ˈdɪmpl]n._____________________________
31.quizzically['kwizikəli]adv._____________________________
32.plunge[plʌndʒ]n._____________________________
33.lust[lʌst]n._____________________________
34.crisp[krɪsp]adj._____________________________
【句子学习】
请根据中文句子填空。

（一）动作描写
1. My family of four ___________________ our minivan to run an errand.
我一家四口挤进我们的小货车去办事。

2. I ______________something about crying.
我嘟囔着有关哭的东西。

3. But I know that my illness is also attributable to years of____________________rage, sadness and even joy.
但我知道，我的病也与多年来压抑愤怒、悲伤甚至喜悦有关。

4.Catherine delicately ________________the possibility.
凯瑟琳小心翼翼地提出了这种可能性。

5.By age four he could ________________ several bars of Wagner’s “Ride of the Valkyries” on the piano.
四岁时，他就能在钢琴上弹奏瓦格纳的《女武神的骑行》的几个小节。

（二）情绪描写
1. We have traveled through life ________________________________, ________________.
我们在人生旅途中一直咬紧牙关，内心却在悄悄枯竭。

2. My wife Catherine and I ________________________________.
我的妻子凯瑟琳和我努力控制我们内心的激动。

3. Patrick himself ________________________________.
帕特里克本人似乎没那么确信，眉头紧锁。

4.There was eternity in Patrick’s voice that night, ________________________________.
那天晚上帕特里克的声音有一种永恒，一种足以穿透任何矜持的美。

（三）环境描写
The night was ________________________________. I crossed a park and admired ________________________________________________________________.
这一夜又冷又干。

我穿过一个公园，欣赏着低垂在社区上空的一轮满月，月光被圣诞季的色彩所照亮。

（四）外貌描写
I knelt to his height and admired his young face, _____________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________________我曲膝蹲下与他平视，欣赏着他年轻的脸，大大的蓝眼睛，鼻子和脸颊上的雀斑，还有一边的酒窝。

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。

A little kindness goes a long way. It is incredible how one simple act can completely turn a person’s day around. These simple, precious moments are what makes life so special.
Julie Bick is a single mother of two lovely children, aged 8 and 10, and she thinks her family is her world. She absolutely adored her mom and dad growing up, and she kept a good relationship with them as an adult—although the stresses of life sometimes got in the way of them spending time together.
Unfortunately, Julie’s mom passed away unexpectedly. She wasn’t able to make the memories she would have hoped to, and it bothered her deeply. She was determined not to make the same mistake twice.
Then in 2017, just one year after her mom died, Julie’s dad was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease (老年痴呆). The worried daughter was totally overwhelmed (不堪重负的), but she remembered the promise she had made to herself after losing her mother. This news served as a reason for spending more quality time with her dad.
Julie decided that the best thing to do was stick together. She and her children, Carlee and
Brantlee, moved in with her dad. They wanted to give him the best life, so they became his caretakers. This seemed to cheer her dad up, which was all too essential at such a critical point in his life.
This new living situation was not without difficulties, but it was worth it to Julie to be there for her father. Still, the woman was struggling a lot: She was a mother, a caretaker, a breadwinner, and an individual. It could be hard to balance it all.
Sometimes Julie felt overwhelmed by the situation life had thrown at her, but she always tried to manage it. She never wanted to show her worries to her dad, because she didn’t want to cause him stress. When she cried, she would wipe away her tears before he could see them. But Julie and her dad were close, and he knew that something was troubling her.
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。

Fortunately, Harold, a garbage man, comforted the dad and daughter with his kindness.
It meant so much to Julie that this man would take time out of his day to help her.
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.errand[ˈerənd]n.(短程)差事;跑腿
2.preamble[ˈpri:æmbl] n.(做事的)前奏
3.mumble [ˈmʌmbl]vi.咕哝,含糊地说
4.moat[məʊt]n.护城河,城壕
5.stoicism [ˈstəʊɪsɪzəm]n.坚忍(精神)
6.embodiment[ɪmˈbɒdimənt]n....的化身(体现)
7.physiological[ˈfɪziə'lɒdʒɪk(ə)l]adj.生理机能;生理
8.medication [ˌmedɪˈkeɪʃn]n.药; 药物
9.attributable[əˈtrɪbjətəbl]adj.可归因于
10.rage[reɪdʒ]n.愤怒; 狂怒
11.macho [ˈmætʃəʊ]n.男子汉
12.debilitating[dɪˈbɪlɪteɪtɪŋ]adj.(使身心)衰弱
13.handicap[ˈhændikæp]n.障碍
14.broach[brəʊtʃ]vt.开始谈论，引入(尤指令人尴尬或有异议的话题)
15.frown [fraʊn]vi.皱眉; 蹙额
16.assured [əˈʃʊəd]adj.自信的; 有把握的;
17.deliberation[dɪˌlɪbəˈreɪʃn]n.考虑，深思熟虑
18.pound[paʊnd]vt.反复击打
19.stanza[ˈstænzə]n.诗/歌曲的节，段
20.envision [ɪnˈvɪʒn]vt.展望; 想象
21.congregation [ˌkɒŋɡrɪˈɡeɪʃn]n.(教堂的)会众
22.spotlight[ˈspɒtlaɪt]n.聚光灯
23.bestower[bɪs'təʊər]n.赐予者
24.eternity [ɪˈtɜ:nəti]n.永恒; 永生
25.penetrate[ˈpenətreɪt]vt.穿透; 穿过
26.reserve[rɪˈzɜːv]n.矜持
27.strip[strɪp]vt.除去衣服
28.pastor[ˈpɑːstə(r)]n.牧师
29.sanctuary[ˈsæŋktʃuəri]n.庇护所; 圣所
30.dimple[ˈdɪmpl]n.酒窝; 笑靥
31.quizzically['kwizikəli]adv.疑惑地
32.plunge[plʌndʒ]n.卷入; 参与
33.lust[lʌst]n.渴望，享受
34.crisp[krɪsp]adj.凉爽的
【句子学习】
请根据中文句子填空。

（一）动作描写
1. My family of four piled into our minivan to run an errand.
我一家四口挤进我们的小货车去办事。

2. I mumbled something about crying.
我嘟囔着有关哭的东西。

3. But I know that my illness is also attributable to years of swallowing rage, sadness and even joy.
但我知道，我的病也与多年来压抑愤怒、悲伤甚至喜悦有关。

6.Catherine delicately broached the possibility.
凯瑟琳小心翼翼地提出了这种可能性。

7.By age four he could pound out several bars of Wagner’s “Ride of the Valkyries” on the piano.四岁时，他就能在钢琴上弹奏瓦格纳的《女武神的骑行》的几个小节。

（二）情绪描写
1. We have traveled through life with stiff upper lips, secretly dying within.
我们在人生旅途中一直咬紧牙关，内心却在悄悄枯竭。

2. My wife Catherine and I struggled to contain our excitement.
我的妻子凯瑟琳和我努力控制我们内心的激动。

3. Patrick himself seemed less convinced and frowned.
帕特里克本人似乎没那么确信，眉头紧锁。

5.There was eternity in Patrick’s voice that night, a beauty rich enough to penetrate any reserve.那天晚上帕特里克的声音有一种永恒，一种足以穿透任何矜持的美。

（四）环境描写
The night was cold and crisp. I crossed a park and admired the full moon hanging low over a neighborhood brightly lit in the colors of the season.
这一夜又冷又干。

我穿过一个公园，欣赏着低垂在社区上空的一轮满月，月光被圣诞季的色彩所照亮。

（四）外貌描写
I knelt to his height and admired his young face, the large blue eyes, the dusting of freckles on his nose and cheeks, the dimple on one side.
我曲膝蹲下与他平视，欣赏着他年轻的脸，大大的蓝眼睛，鼻子和脸颊上的雀斑，还有一边的酒窝。

拓展练习读后续写参考范文
Fortunately, Harold, a garbage man, comforted the dad and daughter with his kindness.
Harold was an extremely nice man who had good relationships with everyone in the neighborhood. He was known all around the block for his friendliness. Every Monday he would visit with the garbage truck. One Monday, when Julie just spent a rough night and swept her tears, her father approached her and said, “Don’t worry, Julie. Harold is my friend. He would like a day with me tomorrow so that you can free yourself for a moment.”
It meant so much to Julie that this man would take time out of his day to help her.His kind heart left her with a restored faith in humanity. She knew no matter what disease her father had, it would never take away his love for her. Although Harold had picked up their garbage for many years, he truly didn’t know well about her. But when he knew that the father had Alzheimer’s disease, he would take time to look after them. There was so much good in this world, and it started with simple acts of kindness.。