名著阅读之心灵鸡汤精选 Lost and Found 学案-高三英语二轮复习培优

高三英语培优·名著阅读之心灵鸡汤精选LostandFound班级：____________学号：____________姓名：____________心灵鸡汤精选LostandFound话题归类阅读难度词数个人经历/品德三星1116【文章梗概】12岁的作者在生日时想要新自行车但家里没钱给他买。在装饰和整理买来的一个二手床头柜时，作者意外在里面发现很多钱以及一份遗嘱，在经过心理斗争之后决定通过二手店家去联系立遗嘱女士的家人，最终将钱物归原主。Themeasureofaman’srealcharacteriswhathewoulddoifheknewhewouldneverbefoundout.ThomasB.MacaulayItwasmytwelfthbirthday,andwhatIreallywantedmostwasanewbicycle.Abluelow-riderwithfattires.ButIknewthatmyfamilycouldn’taffordone.MyparentssaidthatIshouldbehappythatIhadabicycleatall—ifyoucancallthatricketyoldthingthatIownabike.Anewbikewasjustadream,soIsettledforanightstand.IfiguredthatatleastIwouldhaveasafeplacetokeepmyprivatestuffawayfromthereachofmypeskyyoungerbrothers.So,Iaskedmyparentsforanightstandwithlockabledrawers.Andthat’swhatIgot.Wewenttothesecondhandfurniturestoreandfoundanolddarkbrownnightstand.Itdidn’tlooktoocool,butatleastithaddrawersthatIcouldkeeplocked.IdecidedthatIwouldpaintitandgluesomestickersonittomakeitlookbetter.Afterwetookithome,Iwasgettingreadytopaintit.WhenIpulledthedrawersout,Ifeltsomethingstucktothebackofthelowestdrawer.Ireachedinallthewaytotheback,andguesswhatIfound?AZiplocbagwithsomepapersinit.Cool!MaybeI’vefoundsomebody’ssecretstuff,Ithought.WhenIopenedthebag,Irealizedthatthepapersweresomekindofofficial-lookingdocuments.And,wrappedinthepaperswereabunchoftenandtwentydollarbills!Talkaboutfindingatreasure!Andonmybirthday!“Isthissomekindofjoke?”Isaidaloud.Maybemyfamilywasplayingatrickonme.Maybethiswasfakemoney.Butitlookedprettyreal.Somebodyhadbeenstashingmoneyinthisbagandhidingitinthebackofthelockeddrawer.Iwentaheadandreadthepapers,anditturnedouttobeawill.Someoldladywasleavinghersavingsforhersonandgrandchildren.Allthiswastooweird.Mymindwasgoingcrazy.WasItheluckiesttwelve-year-oldever?WiththismoneyIcouldbuythecoolestbicycle.Icouldevenbuybicyclesformybrothers.Whoknows?MaybeIevenhadenoughheretogetacarformyparents,sothattheycouldtrashthatembarrassingoldjunkerthatwehaveforacar.“Finderskeepers,losersweepers,”IstartedsingingasIbegancountingthemoney.WhenIreachedathousanddollars,Ihadtostop.Mymotherwasknockingonmybedroomdoor.Iquicklyclosedthedrawerwiththemoneyinit.“Howisyourpaintingjobcomingalong?Doyouwantsomehelp?”“No...thanks,Mom,Ihaven’tevenstarted.I...I’llcallyouwhenit’sready.”“Iseverythingallright?”sheasked.No,everythingwasnotright.Actually,mystomachwasgrowling.“I’mokay,”Ifibbed.“I’llletyouknowwhenit’sready.”Whenmymotherleftmyroom,Ilayonmybed,and,staringattheceiling,Istartedthinkingaboutthispastweek.First,Ididn’tmakethebasketballteam.Then,Iflunkedthemathtest.Finally,mylittlebrotherdestroyedmyscienceproject.(That’swhyIneededanightstandwithlockeddrawers.)Andnow,Ifoundthismoneyonmybirthday—theonlygoodnewsinalongtime.Asolutiontomyproblems.Yet,Idon’tfeelgoodaboutit.Howcome?Iwouldhavetomakeupliestotellmyfamilyandfriends.“Finderskeepers...”thesayinggoes.Butthatmoneywasn’treallymeantforme,wasit?Theladyhadbeensavingitforherfamily.Shemusthavediedandnobodyknewaboutthemoneyhiddeninthenightstand.Herfamilydonatedittothesecondhandstore,andnowitwasinmyhands.Whatadilemma!Icouldkeepitandgetallkindsofstuffformeandmyfamily.Itwouldn’tbetoobadformetokeepit,ifIsharedit...right?Ibargainedwithmyself.Whataboutkeepingsomeandreturningtherest?Afterall,nobodyknewhowmuchmoneywasthere...anditwasmybirthday!OrIcouldgiveitallback.Tellthetruth.Nonewbicycles.Nocar.“Somebodyhelpmewiththis!”Ipleaded.ButIreallydidn’tneedsomeoneelsetogivemetheanswer.Ialreadyknewrightfromwrong.That’swhyIflunkedthemathtesteventhoughIcouldhavecheated.Idecidednottoflunkthistest.Itwasatestofhonor.Myhonor.IcalledmyparentsandmybrothersintomybedroomandshowedthemwhatIhadfound.Theywerewide-eyed—speechless!Whentheyasked,“Whatshouldwedoaboutthis?”Ialreadyhadtheanswer.“Let’stakeitbacktothestoreandfindherfamily.”AsIsaidthis,mystomachquieteddown.Thestoreownerscouldnotbelieveitwhenwetoldthemthestory.“Youmeantosayyoufoundoverathousanddollarsincashandyouareheretoreturnit?”theyasked,almostatthesametime.Lookingthroughtheirdonationrecords,theyfoundthefamily’stelephonenumber.Theyphonedthemrightthereandthen,andwithinafewminutes,theyallcameovertothestore:herson,hiswifeandtheirthreechildren—afamilyprettymuchlikeours.Theparentshadtearsintheireyes.Theoldlady’stwelve-year-oldgrandsonjustkeptlookingatmeaspeopleweretellingthestoryoverandover.Yousee,theywereallstillsadaboutherdeath.Andthefatherhadjustlosthisjob.Theyhadbeenprayingforhelp,anditturnedoutthatIbroughtintheanswertotheirprayers.Myactofhonestynotonlyhelpedthempaytherent,butstrengthenedtheirfaithandgavethemhope.Ihadneverfeltbetter.NonewbicyclecouldhavemademefeelasgoodaboutmyselfasIfeltthatday.Imayhaveflunkedthemathtest,butIpassedamoreimportantone—alostandfoundtestofmyowncharacter.AntonioAnguloJr.,twelve

AstoldbyMarisolMuñoz-Kiehne【词汇过关】请写出下面文单词在文章中的中文意思。1.rickety [ˈrɪkəti] adj._______________________2.nightstand [naɪtstænd] n._______________________3.pesky [ˈpeski] adj._______________________4.sticker [ˈstɪkə(r)] n._______________________5.bunch [bʌntʃ] n._______________________6.stash [stæʃ] vt._______________________7.trash [træʃ] vt._______________________8.fib [fɪb] vi._______________________9.ceiling [ˈsi：lɪŋ] n._______________________10.flunk [flʌŋk] v._______________________11.plead [pli：d] vt._______________________12.pray [preɪ] vi._______________________【句子学习】请根据中文句子填空。（一）动作描写1.WhenI_______________thedrawersout,Ifeltsomething_______________thebackofthelowestdrawer.I_______________inallthewaytotheback,andguesswhatIfound?当我把抽屉抽出来的时候，感觉最底下的抽屉被什么东西塞住了。我把手一直伸到最里面，心里想着我会发现什么呢？“Finderskeepers,losersweepers,”IstartedsingingasIbegan_______________themoney.手里数着这些钱，我随即哼着：“谁捡到归谁，谁丢了谁倒霉”。Whenmymotherleftmyroom,Ilayonmybed,and,_______________attheceiling,Istartedthinkingaboutthispastweek.当妈妈离开房间的时候，我躺在床上，盯着天花板，脑海里开始回放这一周发生的事情。Theparents______________________________.Theoldlady’stwelve-year-oldgrandsonjustkeptlookingatmeaspeopleweretellingthestoryoverandover.那队父母在那里眼中噙着泪水，当周围的人一直谈论这个事的时候，老妇人12岁的孙子一直看着我。拓展练习Directions:Readthefollowingpassage.Summarizethemainideaandthemainpoint(s)ofthepassageinnomorethan60words.Useyourownwordsasfaraspossible.ThemusicinyouAnypartygoercantapherheeltoanunfamiliarsongwithoutrealizingit.Yetwhenaskedonsite,shemightreply:“Music?Idon’tknowanythingaboutthat.”Maybeyou’veheardavariationonthistheme:“Idon’thaveamusicalboneinmybody.”Mostofusmakemusicpubliclyjustafewtimesayear,whenit’ssomeone’sbirthdayandthecakecomesout.Privately,it’sadifferentstory.Webeltouttunesintheshowerandcreaterhythmtracksonoursteeringwheel.Butwhenwethinkaboutmusicalexpertise,wetendtoimagineprofessionalswhospecializeinperformance,peoplewe’dpaytohear.Asfortherestofus,ourbumblingprivateefforts,ratherthanillustratingthatweshareanirresistibleurgetomakemusic,seemonlytodemonstratethatwedon’tenjoyessentialmusicalcapacity.Butthemorepsychologistsinvestigatemusicality,themoreitseemsthatnearlyallofusaremusicalexperts,inquiteasurprisingsense.Alotofthemostinterestingandsubstantialelementsofmusicalityarethingsthatweallshare.Wearen’ttalkingaboutinstinctive,inbornuniversalshere.Ourmusicalknowledgeistheproductoflongexperience;maybenotyearsspentoveraninstrument,butalifetimespentabsorbingmusicfromtheopenwindowofeverypassingcar.Infact,forallitsremarkablepower,musicisingoodcompany.Manyofourfeelingsaregovernedbyasimilarrule.Wedon’tknowhowwecometolikecertainfoodmorethanothers.Wedon’tknowwhywefallinlove.Yetintheveryactofmakingthesechoiceswerevealtheeffectsofahostofinstinctivementalprocesses.Thefactthatwerespondtomusicsonaturallyandnormallyactuallyspeakstoitsstrengthanduniversality.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.rickety [ˈrɪkəti] adj.摇摇欲坠2.nightstand [naɪtstænd] n.床头柜3.pesky [ˈpeski] adj.讨厌的4.sticker [ˈstɪkə(r)] n.胶带5.bunch [bʌntʃ] n.串;束;扎6.stash [stæʃ] vt.藏匿;隐藏7.trash [træʃ] vt.丢弃8.fib [fɪb] vi.撒谎;9.ceiling [ˈsi：lɪŋ] n.天花板;10.flunk [flʌŋk] v.不及格,失败11.plead [pli：d] vt.申辩;恳求12.pray [preɪ] vi.祈祷【句子