2023届高三英语二轮复习学案名著阅读之心灵鸡汤ARandomGiftofSweetness

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【文章梗概】一个雨天，一对满面愁容的老年夫妻到店里冲洗一组他们结婚的照片作为

圣诞礼物送给丈夫已经过世的母亲。这份礼物在母亲在世时因为各种原因一直未能送出。店

员Dennis知道后，感同身受，在老年夫妻付款时，赠给他们一包薄荷味巧克力作为安慰与

鼓励，却不想，这种巧克力也是母亲每年必送给夫妻的礼物。这个善举引起了夫妻对母亲爱

和温暖的回忆。他们非常感谢Dennis。

Thereisnogreaterloanthanasympatheticear.

"FrankTyger

Dennisglancedathiswatchandsmiled.Hewastiredandtherewereonlyforty-five

minutestogountilclosingtimeattheRite-Aidwhereheworked.Thestorewasnearly

emptyanyway,eventhoughChristmaswasrightaroundthecorner.Itwasprobably

becauseitwasraining.

Theautomateddoorsopenedandamiddle-agedcoupleenteredpurposefully,wetfrom

thepersistentprecipitation.Themanwascarryingaportfoliounderhistrenchcoat

toprotectitfromtherain.Thewomanwaswearingastylishredraincoat,very

appropriatefortheholidays,butlookedsadandstressed.Dennisofferedhis

assistance.

“Youprintphotos,right?”themaninquiredwithanaccentthattippedDennis

offthatthegentlemanwasn,tlocal.

“Yessir,machine'srightoverthere,“Dennissaid,pointingpastcolorful,

hoiidaydisplaysfeaturinganassortmentofgiftideas."Letmeassistyou,

please.”

Asthetriowalkedovertothekioskthathousedthephotographicequipmentand

supplies,Dennisnoticedthatthecouplelookedtiredandsad.

Dennispositionedhimse1fbehindtheequipment,andbrieflyreacquaintedhimseIf

withitsfunctionality."Okay,howcanIhelpyougoodpeople?v

Themanstartedtospeak,butthewordsdidnotcome.Sohiswife,hergraying

blondhaircoveredwitharainbonnet,explained:"Wehavesomephotosfromour

weddingnearlythirtyyearsagowe'dliketogetcopiesof,“shesaid.uPlease

makethempretty.They'reforJohn,smother,mymother-in-law,Joyce.”

Dennissmiledwarmlyatthecouple."That'sverynice.AChristmasgift,huh?”

“Well…no,notexactly.We,vepromisedherthesephotosforyears,butalways

putitoff.Maybewewerejustlazy,orforgot,Idon'tknow.Shealwayswanted

asetfromourweddingday,butitjustneverhappened.It'sfunnyhowthingsget

awayfromyouinlife.”

“Well,betterlatethannever,right?”saidDennis.

Thewomanpursedherlipstogethertightlyandgaveasiightnodinagreement.

Denniswenttoworkreproducingthestackofaboutfiftyphotographs,buthalfway

throughtheprocessthemachinebegantooverheat.Somewhatembarrassed,Dennis

calledanotheremployee,Sandy,tothesectiontoassist.Theyneededtomakethis

holidaygiftforthisnicecouplebeforethestoreclosed.

Fornearlyfifteenminutes,DennisandSandytinkeredwiththeequipment,

disassembledandthenreassembledcomponents、untilfinally,theygotitworking

properlyagain.Thecouplenevercomplainedandpatientlystoodtherethroughout

theordeal、indrippingattire.

Withonlyfivephotoslefttocopy,Dennis,withanoteofexcitement,exclaimed,

“Ijustknowyourmom'sgoingtobeoverjoyedtofinallygetthesephotosfrom

youguys!IalmostwishIcouldseeherfacewhensheopensthemup.”

Therewasalong,awkwardsilencefromthecouple.Dennisimmediatelysensedhe

hadsaidsomethingthatinitiatedXheuncomfortablemoment,andquicklyapologized.

“Sorry,I'mbeingchattytonight:weJrealmostdone.Thankyouforyourpatience,

folks.”

“No,you'refine,Dennis,“Johnanswered,readingtheemployeenametag,uThese

photosareindeedformymombutshewon'tbeabletoseethem.Yousee,shedied

thisweekandthefuneralistomorrow.We'11putthephotosinhercasket,cradled

inherarms.”

Themansighedheavily,andhiswifewipedawayatear."Youwereright,Dennis,

*betterlatethannever,huh?”

DennisaskedSandytofinishthejobandhesteppedaway.Thecouplehadbeenso

patient,sokind,despitetheequipmentmalfunctionsandcircumstances,allthe

whi1edealingwiththepainoflosingalovedoneandrightbeforetheChristmas

holidays.Denniswantedtooffersometoken,somesmallgift,torecognizetheir

goodnessandpositivespirit.Hewandereddownoneoftheaislesandrandomlygrabbed

aseasonallydecoratedbagofred,greenandgoldfoil-wrappodcandiedmints、and

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discreetlypurchasedthemwithhisowncash.Thenhebaggedtheitemandpushedit

aside.

Thecoupleapproachedtheregistertopayfortheircompletedphotos.Dennissmiled

andrangupthepurchase,andthankedthecoupleagainfortheirpatience,then

offeredhiscondolences.Theynoddedandbegantoleave.

“Ohwait,sorry,Inearlyforgot,“Dennisannounced."It'snothing,really,

butIwantedtogetyoutwosomethingforyourincrediblepatiencetonightwithour

stubbornequipment,andwithitbeingsoclosetoChristmasandall."Thenhehanded

themtheplasticbagwiththecandy.Thecoupleshylyacceptedthegiftandpulled

outitscontents.Theybothstartedcrying.

Dennisbegantoapologize.

“No,no,you'refine,“the1advstammered^ithasmile."Yousee,youjustmade

ournight,Dennis.TheonlywayIcansayitisyouareanangel…ourChristmas

angel.”

Denniswasdumbfounded.Itwasonlyasimplebagofchocolatemints.

Themanexplained,“YouwouldJveneverknownit,buteveryChristmaswhenwe

wou1dvisitmymotherinNewYorkforthehoiidaysshewouldgiveusthreethings:

agiftcardtoourfavoriterestaurantchain,somethingshequiltedthatyear,and***

Hecouldn'tfinishthesentence.

“AbagofAndeschocolatemints,“hiswifeconcluded.Thensherepeated,"A

ChristmasbagofAndes...theexactsamethingyoujustgaveus."Denniscould

notspeak.Outofhundredsofitemshecouldhaveselectedfromtheshelvesforthis

couple,hehadselectedtheoneitemthatofferedthemhopeandpeaceandjoyand

love.

aThankyouDennis;we'11neverforgetyou,“Johnmanagedastheybegantoleave

thestore."Youhavenoideahowmuchthismeanstous!”

ThenthecoupledepartedintotherainychillofnightwhileDennissilentlylocked

upthestore,turnedoffthelightsandsetthealarmsystem.Butnotbefore

purchasingasecondbagofAndeschocolatemints,anearlyChristmasgifttotake

hometohiswife.

"DavidMichaelSmith

【词汇过关】

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请写出下面文单词在文章中的中文意思。

1.persistent[pe'sistant]adj.

2.functionality[.fAOkfQ'n^lGti]n.

3.precipitation[pri(sipi'teijn]n.

4.blond[blond]adj.

5.portfolio[poit'fGulieu]n.

6.bonnet['bonit]n.______________________________

7.trench[trentj]n.______________________________

8.purse[p3：s]vt.______________________________

9.stylish['stailif]adj.

10.stack[stsek]n.______________________________

11.tip[tip]vt.

12.dripping['dripir]]adj.

13.note[neut]

14.overjoyed[,8Uva'd30id]adj.________________________________

15.chatty['tjseti]adj._______________________________

16.casket['kaiskit]n.

17.malfunction[.mserfAOkfn]n.________________________________

18.recognize['rekagnaiz]vt._______________________________

19.foil-wrap

20.discreetly[di'skriitli]adv.________________________________

21.register['red31st3(r)]n.

22.incredible[in'kredabl]adj._____________________________

23.dumbfound[dAm'faund]vt._____________________________

24.depart[dl'pa:rt]v._____________________________

25.overheat[.ouvar'hi：t]vi.

26.assortment[o'so:rtmant]n.

27.tinker['tiQkGr]vi.

28.trio['tri:ou]n.____________________________

29.disassemble[.disa'sembl]v.

30.kiosk['ki：a:sk]n.____________________________

31.reassemble[,ri：e'sembl]vi.

32.position[pa'zifn]vt.

33.component[kem'pounant]n.

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34.reacquaint[,ri:a'kweint]V.____________________________

35.ordeal[□:r'di:1]n._____

36.attire[a'taier]n.

37.exclaim[ik'sklelm]v._______

38.initiate[I'nifieit]vt.

39.nametag['neim^seg]n._______

40.cradle['kreidl]v._______

41.token['touken]n.________

42.aisle[ail]n.走廊

43.mint[mint]n.薄荷糖

44.bag[bsg]v.把装进袋子

45.condolence[ken'doulans]n.吊唁

46.stammer['st^mGr]V.结结巴巴地说

47.quilt[kwilt]vt.缝合

48.house[haus]vt.收藏存放

【句子学习】

请根据中文句子填空。

（一）动作描写

1Thewomanand

这位女士紧紧抿了抿嘴唇，微微点了点头以示同意。

2.Therewasalong,fromthecouple.Dennisimmediately

hehadsaidsomethingthatthe

uncomfortablemoment,andquickly.

突然这对夫妻透出一阵长长的尴尬的沉默。Dennis马上感知到他说了不该说的话引起了

这样令人不快的气氛，继而马上道歉。

3.Theman,andhiswife

那位老先生沉重地叹了一口气，他的妻子则抹了抹眼泪。

4.Thecouplehadbeensopatient,sokind,al1thewhile

losingalovedoneandrightbeforetheChristmasholidays.Dennis

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somesmallgift,theirgoodnessand

positivespirit.

这对老夫妻在圣诞节前，忍着失去所爱之人的痛苦，还如此耐心友善地等待服务。Dennis

想要准备一些小礼物来感谢他们的善意和赞赏他们积极的精神。

5.Heoneoftheaislesandaseasonally

decoratedbagofcandiedmints,them

withhisowncash.Thenhetheitemandpusheditaside.

他下楼逛了逛，随意抓起了应季包装的薄荷糖果袋，自掏现金购买了它们。之后将它们打

包，暂时放在一边。

(-)情绪描写

1Dennisatthecouple

Dennis朝这对夫妻温和地笑了笑。

2.Dennis,,“Ijustknowyourmom's

goingtobeoverjoyedtofinallygetthesephotosfromyouguys!

Dennis兴奋地惊呼：“我猜想你目前在拿到这些照片后会非常高兴的。”

3.“No,no,you'refine,“thelady_______________________________________________

“不不不，不是你的问题。”这位女士微微笑了笑。

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。续写的词

数应为150左右。

Oneevening,aworkmanwasexhaustedlymakinghiswayhomeafterwork.Whenhe

stoppedtorestbythesideoftheroad,awomancameby,pushingacartfullof

flowers.Thesmellofherblossomssofilledtheairwithsweetnessthatitseemed

totakeawaythetirednessinhisbonesandlifthisspirits.Hehadneverexperienced

suchwonderfromthemanybloomsofhisowngarden."HowmuchmustIpay,orwhat

mustIdo,tohavesomeofyourwonderfulflowers?”heaskedthewoman.

“Oh,sir,"shesaid,utakewhatyourwishfor.”

“WhatreturnmustImakeforthem?”heaskedagain.

“Yourgratitudeisenough,“shesaid,“andit'sapleasuretosharethebeauty

offlowerswithyou.”

Sothemanfilledhisarmswithblossomsandhurriedjoyfullyhome.Hiswife

andhischildrenwerealsogladovertheremarkableflowers,forthey,too,

discoveredthatthesightofthemwasadelightandthesmellofthemrefreshedthe

soul.

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Inordernottolosehisvaluablepossession,themanplantedtheblossomsin

asmallplotoflandbehindhishouse.Sunlightandwaterkeptthemamazingly

beautiful-theystillperformedtheirfantasticmagic.

Everyday,hischildrentookdelightinplayingintheyardandalwayssangand

dancedaroundtheflowers.Theyalllikedthelovelygifttheirfatherhadreceived

andeveninvitedmanyoftheirfriendstosharethisfantasticmagictogether.When

childrencametoplayneartheflowers,themanoverandoverwarnedthemagainst

carelessnessandwildplayforfearthattheywouldwalkontheflowersanddamage

them.Buttheflowersremainedstrongaslongastherewasenoughsunandwaterto

nourish（滋养）them.Nowhereelsecouldthemanorhiswifeorchildrenfindsuch

remarkablerelaxationfromtiredness,suchcomfortinsadness,suchspiritual

nourishmentasthoseremarkableflowersprovided.

Withthenewsspreadingandmorepeoplecomingtoappreciatehistreasure,the

manbecameevenmoreconcernedabouthisremarkableflowers.

Paragraph1:

Hewasdeterminedtoprotecttheflowers.

Paragraph2:

However,theflowersseemedtofadedaybyday,sothemanwenteverywherefor

help.

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.persistent[pa'sistant]adj.坚持不懈的

2.functionality[^AQkfe'nseleti]n.功能

3.precipitation[pri^ipi'teifn]n.降水（如雨，雪，冰雹）

4.blond[blond]adj.（多指毛发）金黄色的；

5.portfolio[poit'feuliau]n.照片集

6.bonnet['bonit]n.软帽

7.trench[trentj]n.战壕雨衣

8.purse[p3：s]Vt.।喊嘴

9.stylish['stalllj]adj.时髦的

10.stack[suek]n.一堆

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11.tip[tip]vt.透露消息

12.dripping['dripir]]adj.湿淋淋的

13.note[naut]n.音调

14.overjoyed[.auvG'dsoid]adj.狂喜的

15.chattyftf«ti]adj.爱讲闲话的

16.casket['kaiskit]n.棺材

17.malfunction[.masl'fAOkfn]n.故障

18.recognizefrekagnaiz]vt.赞赏

19.foil-wrap铝箔包装

20.discreetly[di'skri：tli]adv.谨慎地

21.register「red31sta(r)]n.现金出纳机

22.incredible[in'kredabl]adj.不可思议的

23.dumbfound[dAm'faund]vt.使惊呆

24.depart[di'pairt]v.启程

25.overheat[^uvar'hi：t]vi.过热

26.assortment[8'sO：rtmant]n.各种各样

27.tinker:'tinker]vi.笨手笨脚地做事

28.trio['tri:ou]n.三人

29.disassemble[.disa'sembl]v.拆卸

30.kiosk['ki:a:sk]n.自助服务终端

31.reassemble[,ri：9'sembl]vi.重新集合

32.position[pa'zifn]vt.使处于

33.component[kam'pounant]n.组成部份

34.reacquaint[,ri：a'kweint]v.重新认识

35.ordeal[o：r'di：1]n.磨难

36.attire[Q'taisr]n.〈正式>服装

37.exclaim[ik'skleim]v.呼喊

38.initiate[I'nifieit]vt.发起

39.nametag['neim.tceg]n.名牌

40.cradle['kreidl]v.轻轻抱着

41.token['toukQn]n.代金券

42.aisle[ail]n.走廊

43.mint[mint]n.薄荷糖

44.bag[b纪9]v.把....装进袋子

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45.condolence[kan'doulens]n.吊唁

46.stammer['st纪mar]v.结结巴巴地说

47.quilt[kwilt]vt.缝合

48.house[haus]vt.收藏存放

【句子学习】

请根据中文句子填空。

（一）动作描写

1Thewomanpursedherlipstogethertightlyandgaveaslightnodinagreement.

这位女士紧紧抿了抿嘴唇，微微点了点头以示同意。

2.Therewasalong,awkwardsilencefromthecouple.Dennisimmediatelysensed

hehadsaidsomethingthatinitiatedtheuncomfortablemoment,andquickly

apologized.

突然这对夫妻透出一阵长长的尴尬的沉默。Dennis马上感知到他说了不该说的话引起了

这样令人不快的气氛，继而马上道歉。

3.Themansighedheavily,andhiswifewipedawayatear.

那位老先生沉重地叹了一口气，他的妻子则抹了抹眼泪。

4.Thecouplehadbeensopatient,sokind,allthewhiledealingwiththepain

oflosingalovedoneandrightbeforetheChristmasholidays.Denniswantedto

offersomesmallgift,torecognizetheirgoodnessandpositivespirit.

这对老夫妻在圣诞节前，忍着失去所爱之人的痛苦，还如此耐心友善地等待服务。Dennis

想要准备一些小礼物来感谢他们的善意和赞赏他们积极的精神。

5.Hewandereddo