高三英语培优·名著阅读之心灵鸡汤精选 Act 3
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心灵鸡汤精选Act 3
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父女亲情 五星 997
【文章梗概】我小时候,爸爸总在打字机上写小说。后来我们大吵一架,冷战四年。是彼此的思念让我们最后原谅和解。爸爸过世后,我发现了他写给妈妈的情书,这刷新了我对爸爸的认知---他不是只有严肃的样子,也有温柔多情的一面。这封信也重新点燃了我对写作的热爱。人生如戏,这就是我和爸爸的故事---第一幕,是误解;第二幕,是争执;第三幕,是爱。
We cannot destroy kindred: Our chains stretch a little sometimes, but they never break.
~Marie de Rabutin-Chantal, Marquise de Sévigné
Most of my childhood memories of my father include watching him as he sat at his desk, typing away on his typewriter for hours almost every night. He dreamed of publishing a novel. He worked tirelessly on it for years. It was a serious, unsentimental novel, much like my father, who was a serious, unsentimental man. Or so I thought.
Despite being fearful of my father, I could not help but be fascinated by his never-ending typing. Dad used his index fingers to type, and he typed very loudly. Peck, peck, peck emanated constantly from his corner of the family room.
Although I was a generally obedient child, I morphed into a teenage hellion. While I was busy rebelling against my overly protective parents, my father continued working on his novel. Between heated arguments, he and I ignored each other. Looking back, I believe this was how it had to be for us. During this time, I fell in love with the written word, but never shared this new passion with Dad. His peck, peck, peck was just background noise to me during those teenage years.
When I was twenty-two years old, my father and I had a monumental argument that led to my dramatic departure from his house. I refused to return for another four years. And during those four long years, I did not utter a single word to him.
While I was on this self-imposed sabbatical from my father, my career progressed nicely. My life appeared to be pleasant and stable. And yet, I often dreamed about my father, feeling melancholy and empty when I awoke. Eventually, my mother shared with me that he frequently cried in his sleep, fretting about my absence. Given that he was an outwardly unemotional man, I did not know how to react except with disbelief. I wanted to return to him, but he and I were worlds apart, at least in my mind. It seemed like we could not coexist peacefully.
Still, I was completely torn. Throughout my twenties, I did some extensive soul-searching. Finally, I had a stunning breakthrough: My father and I were actually the same! Both of us were strong-willed and proud and, most importantly, we missed each other dearly. I realized it wasn’t his job to be the person I wanted him to be. It was my job to love and accept the person he was. These epiphanies led to a miraculous and long-awaited reconciliation with Dad that shocked everyone. Our silent war was finally over after four emotionally excruciating years.
He never asked me why I drastically changed my attitude toward him. He just took me back into his open arms without asking for even a semblance of an explanation — just what one would expect a loving and forgiving father to do. To be honest, at the time, I didn’t know if he had forgiven me or I had forgiven him. But looking back, I realize that we had forgiven each other.
During the golden years of his life, we had a wonderful time together. Eventually, he started to talk to me about his novel. Peck, peck, peck became a newly comforting sound to my ears. But I still never talked to him about my love for writing. Mostly, I felt I had to “forget” about writing to pursue a more practical career. Or perhaps I feared I would never be as talented a writer as he was. After all, the last thing I wanted to do was to disappoint my father.
As I grew closer to Dad, I thought I knew everything there was to know about him. Little did I know about the surprise he would leave me.
When I was thirty-two, he passed away right before Father’s Day. After the funeral, I was organizing his belongings when I found a very old manuscript that I did not recognize. As I began to read it, I realized that it was an extremely romantic account about my mother, a love letter so to speak, written by my father! I was in shock as I read his beautiful words. Was the hopeless, sentimental romantic who wrote this letter actually my frequently stern, serious father I could not believe it, and neither did anyone else.
My mother had little recollection of this letter, which led me to suspect that I was the first person to read it. It was as if my father had let me in on his life’s secret so that we could continue our relationship even after he had left. I missed him even more.
One of the biggest ironies of my life is that I understood my father better in death than I did when he was alive. The way I see it now, this love story between Dad and me happened exactly the way it was meant to. For most of my life, I didn’t really understand him, and when I was ready to truly know and appreciate him, he was gone. But in his absence, Dad left me a hidden treasure in the form of a romantic account, a love letter, about my mother so that I could discover the man that he was underneath.
Perhaps I was meant to find his letter later in life so that he could inspire me to write again. Dad passed away before realizing his dream of completing his novel. However, I know in my heart that he is sitting right next to me, finishing his novel as I type these very words. I can hear the peck, peck, peck — the sound of my father, the secret hopeless romantic.
As an aspiring screenwriter, I have been taught to tell my stories in the classic three-act structure of most films. When I look back at my relationship with my father, I realize that our relationship played out just like a classic tale of forgiveness. In Act 1, I misunderstood him. In Act 2, I fought him. But in Act 3, I loved him.
【词汇过关】
请写出下面文单词在文章中的中文意思。
1.unsentimental [' nsent ment( )l] adj.___________________________
2.fearful [ f f( )l] adj.___________________________
3.fascinated [ f s ne tit] adj.___________________________
4.emanate [ em ne t] vi. ___________________________
5.obedient [o bidi nt] adj.___________________________
6.morphed [m rf] vi. ___________________________
7.hellion ['heli n] n.___________________________
8.rebel [ reb( )l] vi.___________________________
9.monumental [ m nj ment( )l] adj. ___________________________
10.utter [ t r] vt. ___________________________
11.self-imposed [ self m p zd] adj.___________________________
12.sabbatical [s b t k( )l] n. ___________________________
13.melancholy [ mel nk li] adj. ___________________________
14.fret [fret] vi. ___________________________
15.outwardly [ a tw rdli] adv. ___________________________
16.unemotional [ n m ( )n l] adj.___________________________
17.torn [t rn] adj.__________________________
18.extensive [ k stens v] adj.___________________________
19.soul-searching [s ls rt ] n.___________________________
20.stunning [ st n ] adj.___________________________
21.epiphany [ 'p f ni] n. ___________________________
22.miraculous [m r kj l s] adj. ___________________________
23.long-awaited [ l we t d adj.___________________________
24.reconciliation [.rek ns li'e ( )n] n. ___________________________
25.excruciating [ k skru i e t ] adj. ___________________________
26.drastically [ dr st kl ] adv. ___________________________
27.semblance [ sembl ns] n. ___________________________
28.manuscript [ m nj skr pt] n.___________________________
29.stern [st rn] adj. ___________________________
30.recollection [.rek 'lek ( )n] n. ___________________________
31.aspiring [ spa r ] adj.___________________________
32.screenwriter [ skrin ra t r] n. ___________________________
【句子学习】
请根据中文句子填空。
(一)动作描写
1. He __________________________________________on it for years.
多年来,他不知疲倦地写小说。
2. Between__________________________________________, he and I ignored each other.
常常在激烈的争吵间隙,我们都不理对方。
3. And during those four long years, I did not _____________________ a single word to him.
在这漫长的四年里,我一个字都没跟他说过。
4. Eventually, my mother _____________________ with me that he frequently cried in his sleep, fretting about my absence.
最后,妈妈告诉我,他经常在睡觉时哭泣,为我离家而烦恼。
5. It seemed like we could not _____________________.
看起来我们是不能和平共处的。
(二)心理描写
1. Despite __________________________________________ my father, I could not help but __________________________________________ his never-ending typing.
我虽然很怕爸爸,但对他不停打字这件事很是着迷。
2. Still, I was completely _____________________.
然而,我内心十分纠结。
3. Or perhaps I _____________________ I would never be as talented a writer as he was.
亦或许,我担心我成不了像他那样有才华的作家。
4. After all, __________________________________________ was to _____________________ my father.
毕竟,我最不想做的事是让爸爸失望。
5. __________________________________________ the surprise he would leave me.
我没想到他会留给我惊喜。
(三)环境描写
1. His peck, peck, peck was just __________________________________________ to me during those teenage years.
他“哒哒哒”打字的声音对十几岁的我来说就是背景噪音。
2. Peck, peck, peck became __________________________________________ to my ears.
“哒哒哒”成了全新的、让我安心的声音,在我耳中回响。
(四)修辞
In Act 1, I _____________________ him. In Act 2, I _____________________ him. But in Act 3, I _____________________ him.
人生如戏---第一幕,是误解。第二幕,是争执。第三幕,是爱。
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。
Riya, an 8-year-old pupil, lived happily in a big city with her parents, who loved Riya dearly and did what they could to buy what she wanted for her. Riya was smart and excellent in her studies. Not only that, she was always ready to help others.
One day when Riya entered her classroom, she saw a crowd admiring Riya’s friend Mary’s new pen and talking cheerfully. Riya fell in love with that pen at first glance and desired to get Mary’s permission to let her use it. Seconds later, the school bell rang, sending the children hurrying to the school grounds for morning prayers.
After a while, their teacher Grace let Riya fetch some chalk from the classroom, in which Riya once again saw Mary’s delicate pen, lying on the desk elegantly. Riya took it fondly and went to her desk, ready to write on her book with the lovely pen when she heard the sound of someone walking by. Without thinking, she put the pen in her pocket and saw who it was. Jane, her other friend, was returning to the classroom. Riya immediately ran out from the back door noiselessly and went to the playground to pray
The morning prayers finished, everyone went to class, followed by their teacher Grace. The moment Mary found her pen was missing, she got annoyed. Without delay, she ran to the front and complained to Grace, saying in tears, “Someone must have stolen my new pen.”
Having quietened the noisy class, Grace asked them who was in the classroom during the prayers. Almost everyone pointed at Jane, who explained she just felt uncomfortable when praying and came back to rest. Grace asked Jane if she had taken Mary’s new pen, to which Jane said no firmly, insisting she knew nothing about that pen. But she had nobody to prove her words. Suspected and feeling sad, Jane burst out crying.
Everything happened fast and unexpectedly before Riya suddenly realized the pen was still in her pocket. She froze on the spot, afraid of being treated as a thief.
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。
But Riya knew what was the right thing to do.
Grace nodded and patted Riya on the back with a relieved smile.
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.unsentimental [' nsent ment( )l] adj.理智的
2.fearful [ f f( )l] adj. 害怕的
3.fascinated [ f s ne tit] adj. 着迷的
4.emanate [ em ne t] vi. 发出,产生
5.obedient [o bidi nt] adj.顺从的,听话的
6.morphed [m rf] vi. 变形,变身
7.hellion ['heli n] n.调皮捣蛋的孩子
8.rebel [ reb( )l] vi. 叛逆,反叛
9.monumental [ m nj ment( )l] adj. 极大的,里程碑式的
10.utter [ t r] vt. 说出
11.self-imposed [ self m p zd] adj.自己强加的
12.sabbatical [s b t k( )l] n. 休假
13.melancholy [ mel nk li] adj. 郁闷的
14.fret [fret] vi. 苦恼,烦恼
15.outwardly [ a tw rdli] adv. 表面上
16.unemotional [ n m ( )n l] adj.不露感情的
17.torn [t rn] adj.纠结的,撕裂的
18.extensive [ k stens v] adj.广泛的
19.soul-searching [s ls rt ] n.反省,内省
20.stunning [ st n ] adj.极好的
21.epiphany [ 'p f ni] n. 顿悟,领悟
22.miraculous [m r kj l s] adj. 奇迹般的,不可思议的
23.long-awaited [ l we t d adj.等待(或期待)已久的
24.reconciliation [.rek ns li'e ( )n] n. 和解,和好
25.excruciating [ k skru i e t ] adj. 折磨人的,极痛苦的
26.drastically [ dr st kl ] adv. 激烈地,大幅度地
27.semblance [ sembl ns] n. 相似物
28.manuscript [ m nj skr pt] n.手稿,底稿
29.stern [st rn] adj. 严厉的
30.recollection [.rek 'lek ( )n] n. 回忆,记忆
31.aspiring [ spa r ] adj.有抱负的
32.screenwriter [ skrin ra t r] n. 编剧
【句子学习】
请根据中文句子填空。
(一)动作描写
1. He worked tirelessly on it for years.
多年来,他不知疲倦地写小说。
2. Between heated arguments, he and I ignored each other.
常常在激烈的争吵间隙,我们都不理对方。
3. And during those four long years, I did not utter a single word to him.
在这漫长的四年里,我一个字都没跟他说过。
4. Eventually, my mother shared with me that he frequently cried in his sleep, fretting about my absence.
最后,妈妈告诉我,他经常在睡觉时哭泣,为我离家而烦恼。
5. It seemed like we could not coexist peacefully.
看起来我们是不能和平共处的。
(二)心理描写
1. Despite being fearful of my father, I could not help but be fascinated by his never-ending typing.
我虽然很怕爸爸,但对他不停打字这件事很是着迷。
2. Still, I was completely torn.
然而,我内心十分纠结。
3. Or perhaps I feared I would never be as talented a writer as he was.
亦或许,我担心我成不了像他那样有才华的作家。
4. After all, the last thing I wanted to do was to disappoint my father.
毕竟,我最不想做的事是让爸爸失望。
5. Little did I know about the surprise he would leave me.
我没想到他会留给我惊喜。
(三)环境描写
1. His peck, peck, peck was just background noise to me during those teenage years.
他“哒哒哒”打字的声音对十几岁的我来说就是背景噪音。
2. Peck, peck, peck became a newly comforting sound to my ears.
“哒哒哒”成了全新的、让我安心的声音,在我耳中回响。
(四)修辞
In Act 1, I misunderstood him. In Act 2, I fought him. But in Act 3, I loved him.
人生如戏---第一幕,是误解。第二幕,是争执。第三幕,是爱。
拓展练习读后续写参考范文
But Riya knew what was the right thing to do. Nervous and anxious as she was, Riya took courage to walk toward Jane, standing in front of her and saying in an apologetic voice, “Sorry, Jane, it was I that made you misunderstood by others.” Then, Riya turned around to tell Grace what was the truth and claimed that the misunderstanding was caused by her inconsideration. She apologized to Mary with head bowed and tears running down her cheeks, asking sincerely, “I am really sorry for using the new pen without your permission. But I did not do it on purpose.Could you please forgive me ” After her words, the air in the classroom seemed to be still like dead water.
Grace nodded and patted Riya on the back with a relieved smile. She cleared her throat, uttering, “Riya, I am so touched by your honesty and courage. You are a good girl.” She also expressed her apology to Jane and comforted her. She told the whole class that making a mistake was not terrible and that the courage to admit it truly counted. Apparently, Riya set a good example for everyone else. Since it was a misunderstanding, Mary grinned understandingly at Riya and replied, “I forgive you and I’d like to share this new pen with you.” Hearing her words, Riya couldn’t help hugging Mary. It was at that time that Riya came to realize what mattered most was not the mistake made by her but honesty and courage to take the blame for it.