读后续写心灵鸡汤学案
一、请根据两个提示句进行故事续写,150词左右。
Christmas was my father’s favorite holiday. He would fully decorate the outside of our brick cape, including a giant tree shape made from strands(股)of colored lights that he ran from the peak of the rooftop to the ground below. I’d watch him patiently untangle(解开)those lights for hours from the mess they always seemed to become in the storage box. Although no one touched the crate all year long, the strands of lights somehow managed to come out all twisted. My parents would joke that a gremlin(精灵)had sneaked in and messed them up!
Inside, our family Christmas tree stood proudly in the living room. My mother would separate the branches of the artificial tree with effort and tie them together with black thread for the perfect look! The tree would then sit, dark and waiting, as the excitement around it grew each day while we counted down to Christmas. On Christmas Eve, I could place one little toy on the tree before going to bed. While I was sleeping, Santa would come and decorate the rest of the tree before leaving presents under it. On Christmas morning, I would dash downstairs to find the tree in all its beautiful, twinkling glory! Oh, how magical Christmas was!
Only a few years later, my father passed away quite suddenly, leaving my mother a suffering widow(寡妇)and me a very sad and confused teen. That year, Mom’s joy for Christmas was nonexistent. As Christmas Eve approached, there was no talk of putting up a tree. With moving, we no longer had the old artificial one.
I knew what needed to be done. I trudged through the snow to the woods behind our house. And then I found the most beautiful, perfectly shaped pine tree! I had found our Christmas tree.
As my dog circled around me, seemingly curious as to what I was doing, I began to swing the axe at the trunk of the pine tree. While in motion, it was much heavier than I had anticipated, especially for my skinny teenage arms! But many swings later, the tree came down! I hummed(哼)Christmas tunes as I proudly dragged it home.
Then I made a tree stand from pieces of wood nailed together in a cross shape and set it up on our back porch. For me, the best gift that year was seeing the expression on my mother’s face when she saw the tree glistening in the dark.
二、原文学习
The Perfect Tree
Christmas was my father’s favorite holiday. He would fully decorate the outside of our brick cape, including a giant tree shape made from strands of colored lights that he ran from the peak of the rooftop to the ground below. I’d watch him patiently untangle those lights for hours from the mangled mess they always seemed to become in the storage crate. Although no one touched the crate all year long, the strands of lights somehow managed to come out all twisted. My parents would joke that a gremlin had sneaked in and messed them up!
Inside, our family Christmas tree stood proudly in the parlor’s big bay window. My mother would painstakingly separate the branches of the artificial tree and tie them together with black thread for the perfect look! The tree would then sit, dark and waiting, as the excitement around it mounted each day while we counted down to Christmas. On Christmas Eve, I could place one ornament on the tree before going to bed. While I was sleeping, Santa would come and decorate the rest of the tree before leaving presents under it. On Christmas morning, I would dash downstairs to find the tree in all its beautiful, twinkling glory! Oh, how magical Christmas was!
Only a few years later, my father passed away quite suddenly, leaving my mother a grieving widow and me a very sad and confused teen. That year, Mom’s joy for Christmas was nonexistent. As Christmas Eve approached, there was no talk of putting up a tree. With moving, we no longer had the old artificial one.
I knew what needed to be done. I trudged through the snow to the woods behind our house. And then I found the most beautiful, perfectly shaped pine tree! I had found our Christmas tree.
As my dog circled around me, seemingly curious as to what I was doing, I began to swing the axe at the trunk of the pine tree. While in motion, it was much heavier than I had anticipated, especially for my skinny teenage arms! But many swings later, the tree came down! I hummed Christmas tunes as I proudly dragged it home.
Then I made a tree stand from pieces of wood nailed together in a cross shape and set it up on our back porch. Digging through our Christmas decorations, I found strands of lights and began untangling them as my father had done so many Christmases past. While the tree was not nearly as tall as our artificial one, and there wasn’t much on it but lights, I thought it was one of the most beautiful trees I had ever seen. Having that tree kept my dad with us throughout the holiday season—our first without him.
For me, the best gift that year was seeing the expression on my mother’s face when she saw the tree glistening in the dark. As tears streamed down her face, I said, “Merry Christmas, Momma.” With that, she gathered me up in such a warm embrace that I can still feel it to this day. “Thank you, Doll. Your dad would be so proud,” she whispered as we clung to each other.
Now, almost five decades later, that holiday still holds a very special place in my heart for I was able to bring Christmas home that year for both my mother and me. And what a wonderful gift it was.
一、生词识记(加粗的单词为熟记单词,其它认识即可):
单词 音标 词性释义 单词 音标 词性释义
cape [ke p] n.海角; ornament [ n m nt] n.装饰品
strand [str nd] n.股;缕 grieve [ɡri v] vi.悲伤
peak [pi k] n.顶峰 widow [ w d ] n.寡妇
untangle [ n t ɡl] vt解开…的结 anticipate [ n t s pe t] vt.预期
mangle [ m ɡl] vt.毁坏 hum [h m] vt.哼唱
crate [kre t] n.板箱 tune [tju n] n.曲调
twist [tw st] v.扭曲 glisten [ ɡl sn] v.闪光
gremlin [ ɡreml n] n.精灵, embrace [ m bre s] vt.拥抱;
sneak [sni k] v.溜走 cling [kl ] vi. 紧贴
parlor [ pɑ l ] n.客厅
painstakingly [ pe nz te k l ] adv.十分小心地
mount [ma nt] vt.爬上
二、问题回答
1. Before the author’s father’s death, how did the family treat Christmas
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Mother
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2. What was the author’s feelings towards Christmas Find the supporting details.
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3. How did the author and her mother treat Christmas after her father’s death Why
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4. How did the author cut a pine tree
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5. Why did the author think the tree was the most beautiful
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6. How did the mother respond to her daughter’s gift Find the supporting details.
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三、单词填空(从词汇表中的加粗词汇中选择,注意变形)
1. 她的脸扭曲变形,好像要哭了。
She __________ her face as if she was about to cry.
2. 我趁她不注意从后门偷偷溜了进来。
I managed to __________ in through the back door while she wasn't looking.
3. 奥利芙冲进屋,抓起她的手袋又跑了出来。
Olive __________ into the room, grabbed her bag, and ran out again.
4. 我们艰难地穿过雪地走回了家。
We __________ home through the snow.
5.她把包往肩上一甩,快步向前走去。
__________ her bag over her shoulder, she hurried on.
他额头上的汗珠晶莹发亮。
Sweat __________ on his forehead.
7. 早晨的第一缕阳光从敞着的门道照进来。
The first rays of morning sunlight __________ through the open doorway.
8.她双手把孩子抱了起来。
She __________ up the child in her arms.
9.他们互相拥抱,许诺将保持联系。
They __________ and promised to keep in touch.
我们湿透了,衣服紧紧地贴在身上。
We got so wet that our clothes __________ to us.
11.托尼边开车边哼着曲子。
Tony was __________ to himself as he drove along.
四、场景模仿
1. While I was sleeping, Santa would come and decorate the rest of the tree before leaving presents under it. On Christmas morning, I would dash downstairs to find the tree in all its beautiful, twinkling glory! Oh, how magical Christmas was!
模仿:描写我睡觉时候梦见丈夫回来。第二天早晨打开门,很失望。
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I trudged through the snow to the woods behind our house. And then I found the most beautiful, perfectly shaped pine tree! As my dog circled around me, seemingly curious as to what I was doing, I began to swing the axe at the trunk of the pine tree. But many swings later, the tree came down! I hummed Christmas tunes as I proudly dragged it home.
模仿:小男孩迫不及待花园里种花,蜜蜂围着花飞。完成后,他哼起小曲,收拾好工具。
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3. As tears streamed down her face, I said, “Merry Christmas, Momma.” With that, she gathered me up in such a warm embrace that I can still feel it to this day. “Thank you, Doll. Your dad would be so proud,” she whispered as we clung to each other.
模仿:妈妈生日,收到我的礼物后,和我拥抱。
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Key:
1. Before the author’s father’s death, how did the family treat Christmas
Father He would fully decorate the outside of our brick cape.
Mother My mother would painstakingly separate the branches of the artificial tree and tie them together with black thread for the perfect look!
I On Christmas Eve, I could place one ornament on the tree before going to bed.
2. What was the author’s feeling towards Christmas Find the supporting details.
Excited.
Supporting details: We counted down to Christmas....On Christmas morning, I would dash downstairs to find the tree in all its beautiful, twinkling glory! Oh, how magical Christmas was!
3. How did the author and her mother treat Christmas after her father’s death Why
As Christmas Eve approached, there was no talk of putting up a tree. With moving, we no longer had the old artificial one. It is because her father passed away quite suddenly.
4. How did the author cut a pine tree
I began to swing the axe at the trunk of the pine tree. While in motion, it was much heavier than I had anticipated, especially for my skinny teenage arms! But many swings later, the tree came down!
5. Why did the author think the tree was the most beautiful
Having that tree kept my dad with us throughout the holiday season—our first without him.
6. How did the mother respond to her daughter’s gift Find the supporting details.
Moved.
With that, she gathered me up in such a warm embrace that I can still feel it to this day. “Thank you, Doll. Your dad would be so proud,” she whispered as we clung to each other.
三、单词填空
1. 她的脸扭曲变形,好像要哭了。
She twisted her face as if she was about to cry.
2. 我趁她不注意从后门偷偷溜了进来。
I managed to sneak in through the back door while she wasn't looking.
3. 奥利芙冲进屋,抓起她的手袋又跑了出来。
Olive dashed into the room, grabbed her bag, and ran out again.
4. 我们艰难地穿过雪地走回了家。
We trudged home through the snow.
5.她把包往肩上一甩,快步向前走去。
Swinging her bag over her shoulder, she hurried on.
他额头上的汗珠晶莹发亮。
Sweat glistened on his forehead.
7. 早晨的第一缕阳光从敞着的门道照进来。
The first rays of morning sunlight streamed through the open doorway.
8.她双手把孩子抱了起来。
She gathered up the child in her arms.
9.他们互相拥抱,许诺将保持联系。
They embraced and promised to keep in touch.
10.我们湿透了,衣服紧紧地贴在身上。
We got so wet that our clothes clung to us.
11.托尼边开车边哼着曲子。
Tony was humming to himself as he drove along.
四、场景模仿
1. 模仿:描写我睡觉时候梦见丈夫回来。第二天早晨打开门,很失望。
When I was sleeping, my husband would come and smilingly gave me his hand. The next morning, I jumped out of the bed and opened the door, only to find nobody outside. Oh, how disappointed I was.
2.模仿:小男孩迫不及待花园里种花,蜜蜂围着花飞。完成后,他哼起小曲,收拾好工具。
The boy cannot wait to plant the flowers in the garden, as the bees flew around him, seemingly curious as to what he was doing. It was not easy, but he made it. He hummed his favorite tunes as he cleared up the mess.
3. 模仿:妈妈生日,收到我的礼物后,和我拥抱。
As tears streamed down her face, I said,”Happy birthday, Momma.” With that, she gathered me up in such a warm embrace that I can still feel it to this day. “Thank you, Doll. This was the best gift I have got,” she whispered as we clung to each other.