名著閱讀之心靈雞湯精選 Lost and Found 學(xué)案-高三英語二輪復(fù)習(xí)培優(yōu)

高三英語培優(yōu)·名著閱讀之心靈雞湯精選LostandFound班級：____________學(xué)號：____________姓名：____________心靈雞湯精選LostandFound話題歸類閱讀難度詞數(shù)個人經(jīng)歷/品德三星1116【文章梗概】12歲的作者在生日時想要新自行車但家里沒錢給他買。在裝飾和整理買來的一個二手床頭柜時，作者意外在里面發(fā)現(xiàn)很多錢以及一份遺囑，在經(jīng)過心理斗爭之后決定通過二手店家去聯(lián)系立遺囑女士的家人，最終將錢物歸原主。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

AstoldbyMarisolMu?oz-Kiehne【詞匯過關(guān)】請寫出下面文單詞在文章中的中文意思。1.rickety [?r?k?ti] adj._______________________2.nightstand [na?tst?nd] n._______________________3.pesky [?peski] adj._______________________4.sticker [?st?k?(r)] n._______________________5.bunch [b?nt?] n._______________________6.stash [st??] vt._______________________7.trash [tr??] vt._______________________8.fib [f?b] vi._______________________9.ceiling [?si：l??] n._______________________10.flunk [fl??k] v._______________________11.plead [pli：d] vt._______________________12.pray [pre?] vi._______________________【句子學(xué)習(xí)】請根據(jù)中文句子填空。（一）動作描寫1.WhenI_______________thedrawersout,Ifeltsomething_______________thebackofthelowestdrawer.I_______________inallthewaytotheback,andguesswhatIfound?當(dāng)我把抽屜抽出來的時候，感覺最底下的抽屜被什么東西塞住了。我把手一直伸到最里面，心里想著我會發(fā)現(xiàn)什么呢？“Finderskeepers,losersweepers,”IstartedsingingasIbegan_______________themoney.手里數(shù)著這些錢，我隨即哼著：“誰撿到歸誰，誰丟了誰倒霉”。Whenmymotherleftmyroom,Ilayonmybed,and,_______________attheceiling,Istartedthinkingaboutthispastweek.當(dāng)媽媽離開房間的時候，我躺在床上，盯著天花板，腦海里開始回放這一周發(fā)生的事情。Theparents______________________________.Theoldlady’stwelve-year-oldgrandsonjustkeptlookingatmeaspeopleweretellingthestoryoverandover.那隊父母在那里眼中噙著淚水，當(dāng)周圍的人一直談?wù)撨@個事的時候，老婦人12歲的孫子一直看著我。拓展練習(xí)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.rickety [?r?k?ti] adj.搖搖欲墜2.nightstand [na?tst?nd] n.床頭柜3.pesky [?peski] adj.討厭的4.sticker [?st?k?(r)] n.膠帶5.bunch [b?nt?] n.串;束;扎6.stash [st??] vt.藏匿;隱藏7.trash [tr??] vt.丟棄8.fib [f?b] vi.撒謊;9.ceiling [?si：l??] n.天花板;10.flunk [fl??k] v.不及格,失敗11.plead [pli：d] vt.申辯;懇求12.pray [pre?] vi.祈禱【句子