2023届高三英语二轮复习学案 名著阅读之心灵鸡汤精选 WITHOUT A NIGHTLIGHT.docx

1、高三英语培优名著阅读之心灵鸡汤精选 Without a Nightlight班级：_学号：_姓名：_心灵鸡汤精选Without a Nightlight话题归类阅读难度词数水上无助自救三星802【文章梗概】一在一个暖和的夏夜，作者一行五人在船坞坐着，Paul提议邀约Chelsea和“我”乘着一根钢管(tube)下水游过一片海湾。虽有犹豫过是否安全，三人却大胆地出发了。意想不到的是遇到了直逼而来的船，伴着轰鸣声三人害怕极了。他们选择跳下水，船就从他们的肩上、头顶开过去，虽不同程度受伤了，但所幸安全回到了岸上。Paul很自责，但三人勇敢地自救以及噩梦般的经历给“我”留下了阴影，感叹劫后余生。Wha

2、tever failures I have known, whatever errors I have committed. have been the consequence of action without thought.Bernard M. Baruch The moon shone down on the lake like a spotlight. It was a warm summer evening, and I found the night sky, with its glistening stars, relaxing to watch. Five of us wer

3、e sitting on the dock, wishing we could go for a swim. Paul asked Chelsea and me if we wanted to get on a big yellow tube and go across the cove. It sounded like fun.We were on the tube, paddling across the lake, when Chelsea said that she was having doubts. Was it safe crossing the lake in this tub

4、e? Paul said that he had done this before and that there was nothing to worry about. The boat speed limit was five miles an hour and all boats needed to have at least two lights on.We were cruising along when, suddenly, Kari started yelling from the dock, saying she heard a boat coming. We didnt thi

5、nk anything about it, figuring we were on the opposite side from where the boat would be. Then suddenly, the noise became loud enough for us to hear over our splashing feet. We all began to panic.We yelled back to the dock, asking them if they could see a boat, but no one could. So we kept going unt

6、il the roar was louder than our voices. Then, all of a sudden, Kari started screaming, “Come back!” Her voice sounded scared, so we desperately started looking for a boat. Out of nowhere, over the roar of the engine and the kicking of our feet, Kari yelled, “Oh my God, theres a boat!” The way she sa

7、id it terrified me and I started to cry. None of us knew what to do.We stayed as still as we could. Chelsea and I were on the tube. She was on my left and Paul was on my right, floating in the water. Once we were still, all I could hear was my heart pounding, the yelling all around me, and the roar

8、of a boat coming closer and closer every second. Then suddenly, right in front of me, was my worst nightmare. There, just a few feet away, was the boat. It was coming right at us!Chelsea froze right in her spot, screaming. I pushed her into the water and jumped in after her, just in time to save my

9、own life. As I went under water, I felt the boat skidding over my shoulder like a jet.I looked up through the water, but at first I could not find the surface. Finally, I got to the top and took the biggest breath Ive ever taken. But the terrifying situation was not over. The boat came back, looking

10、 for what it had struck, and almost hit us again.Chelsea was above the water by the time I came up, and I could hear her yelling for Paul and me. I answered her, but Paul did not. It seemed as though we were calling for Paul forever, but thinking back, it was only about twenty seconds. At last, Paul

11、 came to the surface, and we made it back to the dock. Kari had to pull me in with the life rope because I felt like I could not move. Once we all got onto the dock, one of the men who was in the boat brought our tube in for us.Paul kept saying that it was his fault and that he was to blame for us a

12、lmost being killed. We assured him that we had made the decision to go and that he was not to blame. We sat on the dock telling our own versions of what had happened. The only way that our stories differed was the way the boat hit all of us. The boat hit me on the shoulder while I was trying to push

13、 off the bottom of the boat. Chelsea pushed off the boat with her hands; Paul got hit on the head. Everyone agreed that I had saved Chelsea by pushing her off the tube.The next afternoon, which was Fathers Day, my parents and I went over to Pauls house to have a cookout. When we were all sitting on

14、the dock, we told them our story. I spent a lot of the day thinking about how lucky we were just to be alive. That moment gave me nightmares for almost a year. To this day, I can still see the color of the waves and feel the way my heart was beating when I finally came up for air. That was one exper

15、ience that I will never forget.Without a doubt, the next time we go out on the lake at night, well bring along a light!【词汇过关】请写出下面文单词在文章中的中文意思。1.spotlightsptlatn._2.glisteninglsnadj._3.dockdkn._4.covekvn._5.paddlepdlv._6.cruisekruzv._7.figuref(r)v._8.splashsplv._9.roarr(r)v./n._10.nightmarenatme(r)n

16、._11.skidskdv./n._12.jetdetn._13.terrifyingterfaadj._14.assure(r)v._15.versionvnn._【句子学习】请根据中文句子填空。1. We _ the tube, _ across the lake, _ Chelsea said that she was having doubts. 我们正坐在钢管上，划着桨渡河，这是Chelsea(突然)说她有困惑。2. We were _ along when, suddenly, Kari started _ from the dock, saying she heard a boa

17、t coming. 我们正在一路航行，这时突然Kari从船坞那儿尖叫起来，说她听到船来了。3. The way she said it _ me and I started to cry. 她说话的方式吓到了我，我开始哭了起来。4. Chelsea _, screaming. Chelsea愣在了原地，尖叫起来。（二）情绪描写1. Once we were _, all I could hear was _, the yelling all around me, and the _ of a boat coming closer and closer every second. 一旦我们静止不

18、动，我能听到了只有我的心脏在怦怦跳，叫喊声环绕着我，每一秒船的隆隆声都逼得越来越近。2. It seemed _ we _ Paul forever, but thinking back, it was _ about twenty seconds. 仿佛我们一直在呼叫Paul，没有停，但回想起来，也就是20秒的时间。3. I spent a lot of the day thinking about _ just to _. 那一天的大多数时候，我都在想我能活下来是多么的幸运。（三）环境描写1. The moon _ like a spotlight. It was a warm summe

19、r evening, and I _ the night sky, with its _, _ to watch. 月亮像聚光灯一般照着湖面。这是一个暖洋洋的夏夜，看着带有闪闪群星的夜空，真是太惬意了。2. Then suddenly, the noise became loud enough for us to hear over our splashing feet. 随后，突然，吵闹声变得很大，吵到我们都听不见双足溅水(的声音)。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。Some years ago, a ship headed for C

20、hina. All the passengers boarded the ship, including an officer, his wife, their only childa little boy five years old, and a large Newfoundland dog called Bobby. Everybody in the ship liked Bobby, he was so good - tempered and playful, but the boy was the dogs constant playmate. He was a happy litt

21、le guy, and the two are so fond of each other.One evening while the little boy and the dog were playing together, the ship shook suddenly, and splash (扑通一声) went the child into the sea!A cry was raised, “A hand over! A hand over!” and the brave dog jumped over the side of the ship, and swam towards

22、the boy.The little boys father, half crazy, jumped with others into a small boat; but it was too dark to see far before them. All gave the child up for lost.At last they heard a splash on the left side of the ship. “Pull on, quick!” cried the father. The boat was turned, the men pulled with all thei

23、r strength, and in a moment brave Bobby was alongside, holding up the child in his mouth! Joy! Joy! Joy!The boat was rowed back to the ship; the half-drowned (差点淹死的) boy soon got better; the parents were delighted; and brave Bobby was caressed (抚摸) by all.At the Cape-of-Good-Hope, the passengers wer

24、e to be landed. The officer going to the boat, with his wife and child; but he told the sailors to hold the Newfoundland dog tight by the collar till the boat was some distance from the ship. “You will then see,” said he, “what a strong swimmer he is.”Brave Bobby pulled again and again to get loose,

25、 but all failed; for they held him till the boat was near the shore. But as soon as the officer gave the signal, the dog was set free, and away he went into the sea to chase after (追赶) his masters.Suddenly the poor animal set up a shrill howl, and threw himself out of the water.Just at that moment t

26、he shark, which had got very close to the dog, turned on his back and opened his frightening mouth!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.spotlightsptlatn.聚光灯2.glisteninglsnadj.闪光的，发亮的3.dockdkn.船坞; 船埠4.covekvn.小海湾5.paddlepdlv.用桨划船6.cruisekruzv.巡航; 乘船游览7.figuref(r)v.认为)8.splashsplv.泼洒；泼在.上9.roarr(r)v./n.轰

27、隆隆声; 咆哮10.nightmarenatme(r)n.噩梦11.skidskdv./n.侧滑；打滑12.jetdetn.喷气式飞机13.terrifyingterfaadj.可怕的，令人害怕的14.assure(r)v.使放心; 使确信15.versionvnn.描述、说法【句子学习】请根据中文句子填空。1. We were on the tube, paddling across the lake, when Chelsea said that she was having doubts. 我们正坐在钢管上，划着桨渡河，这是Chelsea(突然)说她有困惑。2. We were crui

28、sing along when, suddenly, Kari started yelling from the dock, saying she heard a boat coming. 我们正在一路航行，这时突然Kari从船坞那儿尖叫起来，说她听到船来了。3. The way she said it terrified me and I started to cry. 她说话的方式吓到了我，我开始哭了起来。4. Chelsea froze right in her spot, screaming. Chelsea愣在了原地，尖叫起来。（二）情绪描写1. Once we were still

29、, all I could hear was my heart pounding, the yelling all around me, and the roar of a boat coming closer and closer every second. 一旦我们静止不动，我能听到了只有我的心脏在怦怦跳，叫喊声环绕着我，每一秒船的隆隆声都逼得越来越近。2. It seemed as though we were calling for Paul forever, but thinking back, it was only about twenty seconds. 仿佛我们一直在呼叫P

30、aul，没有停，但回想起来，也就是20秒的时间。3. I spent a lot of the day thinking about how lucky we were just to be alive. 那一天的大多数时候，我都在想我能活下来是多么的幸运。（三）环境描写1. The moon shone down on the lake like a spotlight. It was a warm summer evening, and I found the night sky, with its glistening stars, relaxing to watch. 月亮像聚光灯一般

31、照着湖面。这是一个暖洋洋的夏夜，看着带有闪闪群星的夜空，真是太惬意了。2. Then suddenly, the noise became loud enough for us to hear over our splashing feet. 随后，突然，吵闹声变得很大，吵到我们都听不见双足溅水(的声音)。拓展练习读后续写参考范文Suddenly the poor animal set up a shrill howl, and threw himself out of the water. “A shark ! A shark !” sounded from the boat to the

32、ship. Bobby swam right and left, and dived and made sharp turns, showing his teeth, and never allowing the shark time to turn on his back, without doing which the monster could bite him. Poor Bobby swam and dodged (躲闪), till he was almost tired out.“Stop rowing,” cried the officer to the men “and tu

33、rn the boat back.”Just at that moment the shark, which had got very close to the dog, turned on his back and opened his horrid mouth! Bobby was all but gone. His master, the officer rose, pointed his gun, and fired. In a moment the water was tinged with blood: the horrid jaws of the shark were shattered to pieces! The men then rowed to the spot where Bobby was swimming about. The officer pulled the dog into the boat; the child threw his little arms around him; and the men in the boat, and the sailors in the ship, cried out with joy!