2023届高三英语二轮复习学案 名著阅读之心灵鸡汤精选 SNOWED IN.docx

1、名著阅读之心灵鸡汤精选 Snowed In班级：_学号：_姓名：_心灵鸡汤精选Snowed In话题归类阅读难度词数助人（雪天爱心救援）四星673【文章梗概】Barbara的外孙女身患疾病，急需肝脏移植，一天早上她接到电话，位于600英里外的Omaha一家医院找到了和她外孙女肝脏匹配的捐赠者，需要她们12小时之内赶到那里。但是她们所面临的困难是大雪封路，全城交通瘫痪，因此Barbara想方设法集结各方力量，全城人民一起行动，最终及时把她的外孙女送到医院，成功地进行了肝脏移植手术。Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed pe

2、ople can change the world, indeed its the only thing that ever has.Margaret MeadIf it takes a village to raise a child, then January 17, 1994, was the day it took a village to save a child.Barbara Schmitt sipped coffee and watched the snow outside her window pile up. The city of Louisville, Kentucky

3、, was paralyzed, with drifts up to two feet deep, but she and the two granddaughters she was helping to raise didnt mind. They were going to spend the day warm indoors, playing and watching the blizzard.Ashley, age six, chatted excitedly. Her three-year-old sister Michelle wassubdued. Michelle was o

4、ne of the hundreds of American children awaiting a new liver.Waiting and praying were a daily routine for Barbara Schmitt, but today the prayers were more intense. Michelle had been showing danger signs that made an immediate liver transplantcritical, but the telephone was as silent as the snowy sce

5、ne outside.Then at nine in the morning, the phone rang. Here was the news Barbara needed. A hospital in Omaha had located the right liver donor, they were sure it was a match for Michelle, and they needed her there within 12 hours.Barbara couldnt tell what to do firstrejoice or despair. The greatest

6、 gift Michelle would ever receive was awaiting her, and here they were, snowbound, 600 miles away. “Were snowed in,” Barbara told the medical coordinator on the line. “The airport is 17 miles away, trucks are jackknifing off the roads, and theres no way were going to get there.”“Dont give up,” the w

7、oman told Barbara. “You have 12 hours to reach Omaha, so start thinking!”Fortunately, the phone lines were still working, so Barbara got to work. She started by calling Sharon Stevens, a hairdresser who runs Hair Angels, a fund for children with special needs. Sharon had already lined up a Lear jet

8、and two pilots to fly the Schmitts to Omaha when transplant time came. How to get from the Schmitts house to the jet was the big question, but Sharon was as determined as Barbara to make this work. “Start packing. I dont know how, but youre going to make it,”Next, Sharon put out a call for help thro

9、ugh the local radio station. WHAS broadcast continuous messages, inviting listeners to call in with ideas and suggestions. Teresa Amshoff heard the story and suggested that the church parking lot adjoining her house, only a mile from the Schmitts, would make a perfect helicopter landing pad. As prec

10、ious minutes ticked away, the Amshoffs rushed from door to door, pleading for help to clear the lot. Neighbors, already exhausted from shoveling their own driveways, came without hesitation. Within half an hour, 50 volunteers were working in sub-zero winds to clear the area of snow.Someone called Ki

11、m Phelps of Skycare, an airlift service, and he offered to dispatch a helicopter to take Michelle to the airport. The church lot was confirmed as a workable launch pad, and Kim got busy arranging rides to the church for the medical team.In the meantime, Barbara called Lear jet pilot Jason Smith to b

12、e sure he could make it to the airport. Like everyone else, he and his co-pilot were snowbound, but he promised that they would be there. A policeman and neighbor were able to drive them to the jet just in time.Finally, with dusk looming, WHAS sent a four-wheel vehicle to transport Michelle and her

13、family to the church. When they pulled into the meticulously cleared parking lot, there were 150 people, leaning on shovels, surrounded by mountainous piles of snow. As fire trucks arrived to provide makeshift landing lights for the helicopter, the crowd mushroomed to 300, applauding and waving as t

14、he Schmitts flew off into the snowy night.Michelles transplant was a success. It was the success not only of a skilled medical team, a child with the fight to survive and a family that wouldnt give up-but the success of a whole village that found something much better to do on January 17 than to sta

15、y warm inside and watch the snow.Susan G. Fey【词汇过关】请写出下面文单词在文章中的中文意思。1.sipspvt._2.paralyzeprlazvt._3.driftdrftn._4.blizzardblzdn._5.subduedsbdjudadj._6.awaitwetvt._7.intensentensadj._8.transplanttrnsplntn. _9.criticalkrtkladj._10.rejoicerdsvi._11.despairdspe(r)vi._12.snowboundsnbandadj._13.coordinat

16、orkdnet(r)n._14.jackknifedknafvi._15.adjoindnvt._16.ticktkvi._17.pleadplidvi._18.exhaustedzstdadj._19.shovelvlvt._20.dispatchdsptvt._21.loomlumvi._22.meticulouslymtkjlsliadv._23.makeshiftmekftadj._24.mushroommrmvi._【句子学习】请根据中文句子填空。（一）动作描写1. As precious minutes ticked away, the Amshoffs_ from door to

17、 door, _ for help to clear the lot.随着宝贵的时间一分一秒地过去，阿姆肖夫一家挨家挨户地跑来跑去，请求人们帮助清理停车场。2. Neighbors, already_ from _ their own driveways, _.邻居们刚刚铲平自家车道筋疲力尽，却毫不犹豫地赶来了。3. Finally, with dusk looming, WHAS_a four-wheel vehicle to_Michelle and her family to the church.最后，随着黄昏的临近，WHAS派了一辆四轮车把米歇尔和她的家人送到教堂4. When th

18、ey _ into the meticulously cleared parking lot, there were 150 people, _ on shovels, _ mountainous piles of snow.当他们把车开进经过仔细清理的停车场时，150人靠着铁锹，周围是成堆的积雪。5. The crowd _to 300,_and_ as the Schmitts flew off into the snowy night.当施密特一家飞入雪夜时，人群如雨后春笋般迅速增至300人，他们一边鼓掌一边挥手。（二）情绪描写1. Ashley, age six, _. Her thr

19、ee-year-old sister Michelle _.六岁的艾希礼兴奋地聊天。她三岁的妹妹米歇尔却闷闷不乐。2. Barbara couldnt tell what to do first_.芭芭拉不知道该先做什么，是高兴还是绝望。3. How to get from the Schmitts house to the jet was the big question, but Sharon was as_ as Barbara to make this work.如何从施密特家到坐上喷气式飞机是个大问题，但沙龙和芭芭拉一样下定决心要让这一切顺利进行。（三）环境描写1. The city

20、 of Louisville, Kentucky, was paralyzed, _.肯塔基州的路易斯维尔市陷入瘫痪，积雪深度达两英尺。拓展练习读后续写There was no one on the streets, not even a police car. When you dont even see a police car, you know its bad out there. It was a Sunday night in February 1978. I was on my way to the night duty with ambulance, and the snow

21、was really coming down.When I got to the workplace at 6:25 P.M. my partner, Joe, arrived a few minutes later, and the other workers went home.The call came in at 7:20 P.M. It was said that at the Children Hospital, there was a baby called Jack with a healthy heart but near death. In Hamilton was ano

22、ther very sick baby named Mary who was waiting for a heart transplant (移植). If we could get Mary to the Children Hospital in time, Jacks parents were ready to stop his life support and the doctors would be able to use his heart to save Marys life.The dispatcher (调度员) was looking for volunteers to pi

23、ck up a nurse, a doctor and Mary from Hamilton, and took them to the Children Hospital where Jack was dying. The problem was this heavy snowstorm. All of southern region was almost shut down, and nothing was moving anywhere. So they were asking for volunteers. The driving conditions were so bad that

24、 to accept the task was a challenge. But, with our help that night, although one baby would die, the other one might live. That was the deal.When I explained the situation to my partner, he just looked at me. And I said to the dispatcher, “Okay, were going. Lets move now.”With great efforts, we fina

25、lly entered the medical centre in Hamilton. After they got on our ambulance, we headed toward the Children Hospital. Time was precious.Faced with strong winds, we inched our way along the road, feeling like we were flying a plane in the middle of a fogsometimes we couldnt see anything. We slowly mad

26、e our way under such driving conditions.Suddenly, they realized how to arrive there in time became urgent (急迫的). Joe and I both looked at each other with a broad 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.sipspvt.小口喝2.paralyzeprlazvt.使瘫痪3.driftdrftn.雪堆4.blizzardblzdn.暴风雪5.subduedsbdjudadj.闷闷不乐的6.await

27、wetvt.等待7.intensentensadj.热切的8.transplanttrnsplntn. 移植（器官）9.criticalkrtkladj.至关重要的10.rejoicerdsvi.高兴11.despairdspe(r)vi.绝望12.snowboundsnbandadj.被雪困住的13.coordinatorkdnet(r)n.协调员14.jackknifedknafvi.弯成V字形15.adjoindnvt.紧挨16.ticktkvi.(钟表) 发出滴答声17.pleadplidvi.恳求;乞求18.exhaustedzstdadj.筋疲力尽的;19.shovelvlvt.铲

28、20.dispatchdsptvt.派遣21.loomlumvi.逼近22.meticulouslymtkjlsliadv.细心地23.makeshiftmekftadj.临时的24.mushroommrmvi.迅速增长【句子学习】请根据中文句子填空。（一）动作描写1. As precious minutes ticked away, the Amshoffs rushed from door to door, pleading for help to clear the lot.随着宝贵的时间一分一秒地过去，阿姆肖夫一家挨家挨户地跑来跑去，请求人们帮助清理停车场。2. Neighbors,

29、already exhausted from shoveling their own driveways, came without hesitation.邻居们刚刚铲平自家车道筋疲力尽，却毫不犹豫地赶来了。3. Finally, with dusk looming, WHAS sent a four-wheel vehicle to transport Michelle and her family to the church.最后，随着黄昏的临近，WHAS派了一辆四轮车把米歇尔和她的家人送到教堂4. When they pulled into the meticulously cleare

30、d parking lot, there were 150 people, leaning on shovels, surrounded by mountainous piles of snow.当他们把车开进经过仔细清理的停车场时，150人靠着铁锹，周围是成堆的积雪。5. The crowd mushroomed to 300, applauding and waving as the Schmitts flew off into the snowy night.当施密特一家飞入雪夜时，人群如雨后春笋般迅速增至300人，他们一边鼓掌一边挥手。（二）情绪描写1. Ashley, age six

31、, chatted excitedly. Her three-year-old sister Michelle was subdued.六岁的艾希礼兴奋地聊天。她三岁的妹妹米歇尔却闷闷不乐。2. Barbara couldnt tell what to do firstrejoice or despair.芭芭拉不知道该先做什么，是高兴还是绝望。3. How to get from the Schmitts house to the jet was the big question, but Sharon was as determined as Barbara to make this wo

32、rk.如何从施密特家到坐上喷气式飞机是个大问题，但沙龙和芭芭拉一样下定决心要让这一切顺利进行。（三）环境描写1. The city of Louisville, Kentucky, was paralyzed, with drifts up to two feet deep.肯塔基州的路易斯维尔市陷入瘫痪，积雪深度达两英尺。拓展练习读后续写参考范文Suddenly, we realized how to reach there in time became urgent (急迫的). We were burning more fuel than usual because of our slo

33、w speed and the bad conditions. Joe and I were both watching the fuel level and not saying a word. We would likely use up fuel. We had to go for the hospital. I called the dispatcher for help. To our surprise, she told us that a police car was available and we could expect it on the way. So, we put

34、on our full emergency lights. Under their escort (护送), we continued our way confidently. Eventually, we stopped right in front of the doors.Joe and I both looked at each other with a broad smile. We shut off our lights, our engineeverything. It was now nearly five A.M. The whole trip took much longe

35、r than usual. We called the dispatcher to say we had successfully completed our mission. We later learned the surgery was a success, and one set of parents that day had cause to celebrate life. We were totally tired, but also happy, knowing that because of our efforts, a baby had lived. When I got home later that morning, I dropped into bed exhaustedbut fell asleep feeling good about myself, and my life.8