二轮复习学案-名著阅读之心灵鸡汤精选:A Dose of Compassion

高三英语培优·名著阅读之心灵鸡汤精选 A Dose of Compassion（答案在最后）

班级：____________学号：____________姓名：____________

心灵鸡汤精选A Dose of Compassion

话题归类

心灵治愈

阅读难度

五星

词数

1008

【文章梗概】任教九年后，我被诊断患有多发性硬化症，但依然坚守岗位。深思熟虑后，以防万一，我将诊断结果告知了校长和学校诊所护士Janice。在学校不慎摔倒后Janice细心为我抹药包扎，并关切询问我的近况。她的温柔关怀触及我内心最脆弱的地方，让我瞬间破防。Janice的一剂同情，一剂善良，以及倾听的耳朵温暖了我和无数像一年级生Jonny那样进入诊所的孩子们。

There never was any heart truly great and generous that was not also tender and

compassionate.

~Robert South

Any first-year elementary teacher knows that half the children she sends to the nurse aren’t

sick at all. But what’s a teacher to do? If she sends him and he isn’t sick, he misses a math test.

But if she doesn’t send him and he is sick, he may throw up all over the classroom. It is that

thought that makes even veteran teachers tremble.

So she sends little Johnny to the clinic. He practically skips down the hall with the clinic pass

clutched tightly in his little fist. After five or ten minutes he returns to the classroom. The

paraphernalia he brings back tells the story: two saltine crackers for a tummy ache, a Dixie cup

with ice for a sore throat, or a Band-Aid for anything that involves even the most microscopic

speck of blood. He walks back into class proudly displaying the proof that he was indeed declared

to be in need of medical attention by a trained professional. At our school, her name is Nurse

Janice.

I had been teaching for nine years when I was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis, a chronic

and unpredictable disease. The diagnosis brought with it worry, and surprisingly, relief. It meant

that there was a name for my suffering. There was a reason for my debilitating fatigue and

weakness. But it also meant that life changes would occur over which I had no control.

Learning about the disease and how to cope with it filled my time and my thoughts. The

fatigue was unbearable. No matter how much I slept or rested, I was still tired. On the outside I

looked the same; no one would have suspected a thing. But the truth was, my health was

deteriorating. Daily injections slowed the progression of the disease, but I was fighting an

invisible enemy. And I hated it. I began losing strength in my right leg, which caused me to limp

when I was tired. And when I started losing my balance, stumbling and staggering, it was just one

more indignity to add to the list. Still, I bravely and stoically continued to teach.

After a lot of thought, I decided to tell only two people at work about my diagnosis: the

principal and the school nurse.

“I want you to know just in case,” I explained to Nurse Janice. “I don’t expect anything to

ever happen at work. But if it does you’ll know my medical history.”

“Thank you, Karen,” she said, looking into my eyes. “And how are you with all of this?”

“I’m fine,” I said, still in denial. “I’m fine. But I don’t want anybody to know, okay?”

“This is between you and me,” she promised.

A few months later, her promise would be tested. As I was hurrying across the classroom one

day, I stumbled. In an instant I was falling. My arm slammed into a desk as I fell to the floor,

where I landed on my stomach. A coworker rushed to my side. Tears started to well as I slowly got

up.

When I entered the clinic, Nurse Janice looked up. “Karen, what’s wrong?”

“I fell,” I managed to say.

“Keep an eye on the kids in the clinic,” she said to the nearby receptionist.

She led me to an empty office next to the clinic and shut the door behind her. I sat down

holding my arm as she knelt in front of me, gently wiggling my pant leg up to reveal a badly

skinned knee. “This might sting a little,” she said, putting ointment on it.

She asked questions and reassured me. Her eyes were kind and comforting. I felt as if I was

her only patient, and that she had all the time in the world. She carefully bandaged my knee and

then looked at my upper arm, which was already turning purple over an area the size of a brick.

She put her hand on mine and asked, “How are you?”

“Well, my arm is starting to hurt and . . . ” I started.

“No,” she said softly. “How are you?”

I knew her question wasn’t about a skinned knee or a bruised arm. The question was deeper.

My life had been turned upside down with the diagnosis of MS and I hadn’t cried a single tear. But

now I cried . . . and cried. I wept for lost dreams and an uncertain future. I sobbed deeply, from the

core of my being. She consoled me, and then I cried some more. When the tears slowed and then

finally stopped, she brought me a cold, wet paper towel to put over my swollen eyes.

“Take as much time as you need,” she soothed.

When I was ready to reenter the world again, I followed her back to the clinic to get a bag of

ice for my arm. Kids were lined up to see the nurse; one with tear-streaked cheeks, another

holding her stomach, and a few more sat waiting to tell their stories.

As I walked out of the clinic, I glanced back and had to smile. Nurse Janice was on her knees,

with the face of a small child cupped gently in her hands. This is what she does day after day, I

thought. Students come and go. Sick or not, they get a dose of compassion, a dose of kindness,

and a listening ear. They get a moment to be the only one in the room.

Healing takes place in that little clinic with the cartoon posters. It takes place while sitting on

a green vinyl bed, with a nurse looking into the eyes of a child and listening, really listening, to

what is said, and to what isn’t said. And the cup of ice or saltine crackers he takes back to class

may not prove to his teacher that he was truly hurting. But it is proof to one small child . . . and

me . . . that in that moment, we are more important than anyone else in the world.

【词汇过关】

请写出下面文单词在文章中的中文意思。

[dəʊs] n.______________________________

sion [kəmˈpæʃn] n.______________________________

[ˈtendə(r)] adj.______________________________;

sionate [kəmˈpæʃənət] adj.______________________________

n [ˈvetərən] adj.______________________________

ernalia [ˌpærəfə'neiliə] n.______________________________

e crackers [sɔːlˈtiːnˈkrækəz] ______________________________

[ˈtʌmi] n.______________________________

cup [ˈdiksikʌp] ______________________________

-Aid [ˈbændeid] n.______________________________

copic [ˌmaikrəˈskɒpik] adj.______________________________

[spek] n.______________________________

se [ˈdaiəgnəʊz] vt.______________________________

sis [skləˈrəʊsis] n.______________________________

c [ˈkrɒnik] adj.______________________________

sis [ˌdaiəgˈnəʊsis] n.______________________________

tating [diˈbiliteitiŋ] adj.______________________________

e [fəˈtiːg] n.______________________________

orate [diˈtiəriəreit] vi.______________________________;

ion [inˈdʒekʃn] n.______________________________

e [ˈstʌmbl] vi.______________________________

r [ˈstægə(r)] v.______________________________

ity [inˈdignəti] n.______________________________

lly [ˈstəʊikli] adv.______________________________

[diˈnaiəl] n.______________________________

[niːl]vi.______________________________

[ˈwigl] vt.______________________________

[riˈviːl] vt.______________________________

d [skind] adj.______________________________

[stiŋ] n. ______________________________

nt [ˈɔintmənt] n.______________________________

e [ˈbændidʒ] vt.______________________________

d [bruːzd] adj.______________________________

[sɒb] vi.______________________________

e [kənˈsəʊl] vt.______________________________

[ˈtaʊəl] n.______________________________

[suːð] vt.______________________________

[striːk] vt.______________________________

[kʌp] vt.______________________________

g [ˈhiːliŋ] n. ______________________________

[ˈvainl] n.______________________________

【句子学习】

请根据中文句子填空。

（一）动作描写

1. He practically ________________ the hall with the clinic pass

________________________________________________.

他用小拳头紧紧抓住诊所通行证，几乎是从大厅里蹦了下来。

2. And when I started l________________________________, ________________ and

________________, it was just one more indignity to add to the

list.

当我开始失去平衡，跌跌撞撞，蹒跚而行时，这只不过是又一次让人感到耻辱的事情。

3. “Thank you, Karen,” she said, ________________________________.

“谢谢你，凯伦。”她看着我的眼睛说。

4. As I was ________________ the classroom one day, I ________________.

有一天，当我匆匆穿过教室时，我绊倒了。

5. My arm ________________ a desk as I ________________________________, where I

________________________________.

我的胳膊砰地撞在桌子上，我倒在地板上，腹部着地。

5. A coworker ________________________________.

一个同事冲到我身边。

7. I sat down ________________________________ as she ________________ in front of me,

gently ________________ my pant leg up to reveal a badly

skinned knee.

我托着胳膊坐了下来，她跪在我面前，轻轻地扭动我的裤腿，露出了我那严重擦伤的膝盖。

8. She carefully ________________ my knee and then looked at my upper arm, which was

already turning purple over an

area the size of a brick.

她仔细包扎我的膝盖，然后看着我的上臂，上面有了一块砖头大小的淤青。

9. Nurse Janice was ________________________________, with the face of a small child

________________ gently in her hands.

珍妮丝护士跪在地上，双手温柔地捧着一个小孩的脸。

（二）情绪描写

1. It is that thought that makes even veteran teachers ________________.

正是这种想法让资深教师们都战栗不已。

2. Tears started to ________________as I slowly got up.

我慢慢地站起来，眼泪开始涌出。

3. I ________________ deeply, from the core of my being.

我从内心深深地抽泣起来。

（三）神情描写

Her eyes were ________________________________.

她的眼睛温柔而令人感到安慰。

（四）修辞

I felt ________________ I was her only patient, and that she had all the time in the world.

我觉得我好像是她唯一的病人，她拥有世界上所有的时间。(明喻)

（五）主旨揭示

Students come and go. Sick or not, they get a dose of ________________, a dose of

________________, and a listening ear.

学生来来往往。无论生病与否，他们都会得到一份同情，一份善良，一只倾听的耳朵。

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。续写的词数应为150左右。

As a college student majoring in engineering, Tom was in bad need of an advanced computer,

which would cost him an arm and a leg. Tom chose not to upset his parents with this issue because

he didn’t want to be dependent on them all the time. After careful consideration, Tom decided that

a second-hand computer of high quality would also do and he could afford one with the money he

had earned by taking part-time jobs.

One Saturday morning, Tom went into a second-hand computer shop. Luckily for him, he

came across a computer of the exact model he wanted. Better still, it was nearly brand new and

was sold at just a third of its original price. It meant that if Tom bought it, he would still have 300

dollars left. It seemed too good to be true! Out of curiosity, Tom asked the shop owner why the

computer was sold at such a low price. “Oh, it’s a sad story,” replied the owner, adding that it was

from a college student called Steven who was diagnosed with some type of cancer last month and

now was badly in need of money for his treatment.

Hearing this, Tom felt truly sorry for the young man who was supposed to have a promising

future. But at the same time, he also felt lucky to have this ideal computer for his college life.

Without hesitation, he paid the shop keeper, took the computer and went back to his dorm (宿舍).

He couldn’t wait to show his computer to his roommates. Everyone in the dorm thought Tom was

lucky to have got the computer.

But deep in his heart, he knew something was not going right.

With the phone number given by the shop owner, Tom contacted Steven and paid him a visit.

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。

[dəʊs] n.一剂

sion [kəmˈpæʃn] n.同情;怜悯

[ˈtendə(r)] adj.温柔的;

sionate [kəmˈpæʃənət] adj.富有同情心的

n [ˈvetərən] adj.老练的

ernalia [ˌpærəfə'neiliə] n.大量用品

e crackers [sɔːlˈtiːnˈkrækəz] 苏打饼干

[ˈtʌmi] n.胃;肚子

cup [ˈdiksikʌp] 纸杯

-Aid [ˈbændeid] n.邦迪牌创可贴

copic [ˌmaikrəˈskɒpik] adj.微小的

[spek] n.斑点

se [ˈdaiəgnəʊz] vt.诊断(疾病)

sis [skləˈrəʊsis] n.硬化症

c [ˈkrɒnik] adj.慢性的;

sis [ˌdaiəgˈnəʊsis] n.诊断

tating [diˈbiliteitiŋ] adj.使人虚弱的

e [fəˈtiːg] n.疲劳

orate [diˈtiəriəreit] vi.恶化;

ion [inˈdʒekʃn] n.注射

e [ˈstʌmbl] vi.跌跌撞撞地走

r [ˈstægə(r)] v.摇摇晃晃地走

ity [inˈdignəti] n.侮辱

lly [ˈstəʊikli] adv.坚忍地

[diˈnaiəl] n.否认

[niːl]vi.跪着(knelt - knelt)

[ˈwigl] vt.扭动

[riˈviːl] vt.显示

d [skind] adj.擦伤的

[stiŋ] n. (身体)剧痛

nt [ˈɔintmənt] n.药膏

e [ˈbændidʒ] vt.用绷带包扎

d [bruːzd] adj.碰伤的

[sɒb] vi.啜泣;

e [kənˈsəʊl] vt.安慰

[ˈtaʊəl] n.毛巾

[suːð] vt.抚慰;

[striːk] vt.使布满条痕

[kʌp] vt.使(双手)成圆状托起

g [ˈhiːliŋ] n. (情感创伤的)愈合

[ˈvainl] n.乙烯基塑料

【句子学习】

请根据中文句子填空。

（一）动作描写

1. He practically skips down the hall with the clinic pass clutched tightly in his little fist.

他用小拳头紧紧抓住诊所通行证，几乎是从大厅里蹦了下来。

6. And when I started losing my balance, stumbling and staggering, it was just one more

indignity to add to the

list.

当我开始失去平衡，跌跌撞撞，蹒跚而行时，这只不过是又一次让人感到耻辱的事情。

7. “Thank you, Karen,” she said, looking into my eyes.

“谢谢你，凯伦。”她看着我的眼睛说。

8. As I was hurrying across the classroom one day, I stumbled.

有一天，当我匆匆穿过教室时，我绊倒了。

5. My arm slammed into a desk as I fell to the floor, where I landed on my stomach.

我的胳膊砰地撞在桌子上，我倒在地板上，腹部着地。

9. A coworker rushed to my side.

一个同事冲到我身边。

7. I sat down holding my arm as she knelt in front of me, gently wiggling my pant leg up to reveal

a badly

skinned knee.

我托着胳膊坐了下来，她跪在我面前，轻轻地扭动我的裤腿，露出了我那严重擦伤的膝盖。

8. She carefully bandaged my knee and then looked at my upper arm, which was already turning

purple over an

area the size of a brick.

她仔细包扎我的膝盖，然后看着我的上臂，上面有了一块砖头大小的淤青。

9. Nurse Janice was on her knees, with the face of a small child cupped gently in her hands.

珍妮丝护士跪在地上，双手温柔地捧着一个小孩的脸。

（二）情绪描写

1. It is that thought that makes even veteran teachers tremble.

正是这种想法让资深教师们都战栗不已。

4. Tears started to well as I slowly got up.

我慢慢地站起来，眼泪开始涌出。

5. I sobbed deeply, from the core of my being.

我从内心深深地抽泣起来。

（三）神情描写

Her eyes were kind and comforting.

她的眼睛温柔而令人感到安慰。

（四）修辞

I felt as if I was her only patient, and that she had all the time in the world.

我觉得我好像是她唯一的病人，她拥有世界上所有的时间。(明喻)

（五）主旨揭示

Students come and go. Sick or not, they get a dose of compassion, a dose of kindness, and a

listening ear.

学生来来往往。无论生病与否，他们都会得到一份同情，一份善良，一只倾听的耳朵。

拓展练习读后续写参考范文

But deep in his heart, he knew something was not going right. When he began using the

computer to complete his assignment, he just couldn’t stay calm and peaceful in mind, even

feeling a sense of guilt. Of course he didn’t do anything wrong, but an inner voice kept echoing in

his mind: “There’s something else you can do.” Tom thought it over and an idea sprang to his

mind. The next day, he went back to the shop and asked the shop owner how he could get in touch

with Steven.

With the phone number given by the shop owner, Tom contacted Steven and paid him a visit.

Handing over the computer to its original owner, Tom said: “I do believe you will need it after you

beat the disease.” Before Steven could say a word, Tom added: “And I also have 300 dollars for

you. I can take more odd jobs and will get a new computer before long.” Moved into tears, Steven

replied: “Thank you so much my friend! You can keep the computer until I go back to campus, by

which time I think you will have saved enough for a new computer.” Inner peace came back to

Tom when he used the computer again.