青春期觉醒 Adolescent Awakening
We often take for granted the very things that most derve our gratitude.
~Cynthia Ozick
Growing up, I wanted to be just like my mom. She was kind and______________________（慈悲的，富有同情心的）. People always emed to feel comfortable in her prence（ ）. For years, she was a____________ in our community. I loved going to the local nursing home with her to help while she taught the _____________(居民们) a ceramic（陶瓷的） class. Their eyes_________(亮了juzi) when Mama walked through the door. The ladies, their lips stained crimson, would ___________(闲聊) and snicker（窃笑） as they painted their pottery. I looked forward to tho days. Until I hit（ ） my pre-teen years. Suddenly, I was北京水晶石 too caught up in（ ） my adolescent world to worry about helping others. On one ____________(特定的，特别的) summer day, when I was twelve, Mama came into my room and told me to get up, _____________(穿好衣服)and meet her at the car.
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I had planned to spend the day at the lake with friends. Why did she have to ________(破
坏)everything? ______________(终于，最后), I made my way outside. The sun was stifling（ ）. I imagined the cool, crisp lake water _____________(reduce>信仰的英文舒缓) my sweltering（闷热的） skin. Irritated（ ）, I climbed into the car and slammed the door shut（ ）. We sat in silence. I was too ____________(焦躁不安) to make __________________(谈话，对话).
"Tasha, would you like to know where we are going?" Mama asked________(平静地).
"I guess no" I muttered under my breath（ ）.
"Sweetheart, we are going to _______________(做志愿工作) at a children's shelter today. I have been there before and I think it would__________(使…受益) you to visit," she explained.
I felt a knot slowly form in my stomach. How was I suppod to help there?
When we reached the___________(收容所), I was rather surprid. It was a spacious( ) white Victorian home. As we_____________(接近，走近)the large front porch, I noti
ced a porch swing and veral rocking chairs. Wind chimes（风铃） played a soothing（抚慰的） tune while hanging ferns（悬挂着的蕨类植物） welcomed us. Maybe this wasn't going to be so bad.
Mama rang the doorbell. As we stood waiting, my hands began to_________(流汗). I wasn't sure if it was the summer heat or the anticipation（预感） of what I was about to ___________(遇见terminus,邂逅，遭遇). Moments later, the heavy oak door flew open（突然打开） and we were__________(迎接，问候) by a plump（丰腴的） woman with red hair and blue eyes. She led us to the front room where all of the children were playing. Toys were_____________(展开，铺开，散开) across the floor. I noticed a baby who body was scarred with iron marks（烫痕）. I was told it was becau she wouldn't stop crying. I cringed at the thought（ ）. The ______________(绝大多数) of the children had_____________(显而易见的，值得注意的) physical scars such as dark bruis, deep scratches and blistering burns. Others hid their ____________(情感的)wounds.大破天幕杀机主题曲
As I took in my surroundings（ ）, I felt a gentle tug on my shirt. I looked down to e a little girl with brown eyes looking up at me.
"Hi. I'm Ashley. You wanna play dolls with me?" she asked, her cherub face beaming.
I looked over at Mama for reinforcement. She smiled and nodded.
I turned back toward the young girl and whispered, "Sure. I would love to play dolls."
Her tiny hand reached up（抬起手、足等） and _________(攫取，抓住) mine, as if to comfort me. And we walked toward the dollhou.
My mom taught me a __________(珍贵的，有价值的) lesson that summer. I returned to the shelter with her veral times. During tho visits, some of the children shared their troubled pasts with me in great detail and I learned to be ___________(感激的，感恩的) for all that I had. Today, as I____________（努力） instillphysicalmemory（逐渐灌输）合肥蛋糕培训学校 values and morals in my own child, I______________(回顾，回想) that experience. It was a______________(意义深远的) time in my young life that I will never forget.
初三英语单词表
1. The author admired her mom for ________.
A. her kindness to others B. her excellent teaching
C. her quality of honesty D. her positive attitude to life
2. According to Paragraph 3, when she was asked to go out with her mom, the author was________.
A. excited B. angry C. surprid D. worried
3. From the passage we learn most children in the shelter ________.
A. were often punished by staff B. weren’t allowed to go outside
C. were once treated badly D. all suffered from mental illness
4. The underlined word “reinforcement” in the passage is clost in meaning to “________”.
A. truth B. help C. comfort D. support
5. What lesson did the author learn from her experience?
A. To value what you take for granted. B. To play with children is fun.
C. To love others is to love yourlf. D. To do as what your parents do.
