高三英语培优·名著阅读之心灵鸡汤精选 A Divine Creature（答案在最后）
班级：____________学号：____________姓名：____________
心灵鸡汤精选A Divine Creature
话题归类 | 阅读难度 | 词数 |
| 地木耳 交换礼物；亲情 | 三星 | 511 车前子的作用 |
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【文章梗概】 我厨房里挂着一只淘到的燕子陶瓷装饰品，姐姐看到后也很喜欢，但我一直不舍得把它送给她。圣诞节到来之际，我决定把它作为礼物送给姐姐。第二年圣诞节，我收到了姐姐送的礼物——正是这只燕子。此后二十多年里，我们两家轮流把燕子当成礼物送给对方，这变成我们两家圣诞节的传统。
Christmas is the ason of joy, of holiday greetings exchanged, of gift-giving, and of families united.
~Norman Vincent Peale
The painted navy blue swallow, artistically perched on its ceramic nest, caught her eye. My sister Romary, being a country girl and no stranger to real diving swallows in her barns, had a passion for the “divine creatures,” as she called them.
“I really love it,” she said about my new piece of art.
“Thanks. I love it, too.”
My two-dollar yard-sale find looked perfect on my kitchen wall, and, although it held little significance, I did think it was a lovely bit of décor. Romary always admired it when she came over. I was tempted to give it to her, but it looked great on my kitchen wall.
When the holidays approached, I got busy finding gifts and crossing names off my list. I couldn’t stop thinking about how much Romary had loved that little bird. She was a single mom with six children and she didn’t have a lot of her own treasures.
I had to do it. I climbed up the stepstool and lifted the little ceramic piece off its nail. I found a box and wrote a note: “A true gift is something you really treasure yourlf. . . Lov
e you, big sister. And Merry Christmas!”
When Romary carefully peeled back the tissue on Christmas Day and saw the swallow, she was in awe. Then when she read the note, her eyes welled. We hugged and she promid she would care for “our swallow.” If I ever changed my mind she would give it back to me in a heartbeat. I assured her I would not change my mind.
The following Christmas, I opened a lovely square box and pulled back the tissue. The swallow was back! Romary’s note expresd her thankfulness for having the swallow on her wall for a year.
And so the tradition of the Christmas Swallow began. It has become the highlight of our gift exchange and our children and grandchildren look forward to the swallow exchange every year.
Now, when my year is up, I remove the swallow from my wall and smile. I know it doesn’t look nice but I leave the nail empty during the years when the swallow is hanging at Romary’s.
褒禅山记
That empty nail reminds me of the importance of family and how giving from the heart is the best kind of gift. Our little bird has flown back and forth between our homes each Christmas for twenty-four years now. Romary and I are not getting any younger but each year when one of us opens “the box” we giggle like schoolgirls.
One year, Romary almost forgot to bring the swallow. She had to turn the car around and run inside to take it down and wrap it up. One year, I almost dropped it. But so far, so good. We haven’t misd a beat. Who would have guesd that a emingly insignificant two-dollar treasure could bring so much Christmas joy year after year?
【词汇过关】
请写出下面文单词在文章中的中文意思。
1.perch [pɜːtʃ] vi.___________________________
软件工程就业前景
2.ceramic [səˈræmɪk] adj.___________________________晚上泡的茶第二天能喝吗
3.barn [bɑːn] n.___________________________
4.divine [dɪˈvaɪn] adj.___________________________
5.décor [deɪkɔː] n.___________________________
6.giggle [ˈɡɪɡl] vi.___________________________
7.assure [əˈʃʊə(r)] vt.___________________________
8.stepstool [steps'tuːl] n.___________________________
9.emingly ['siːmɪŋli] adv. ___________________________
10.well [wel] vi.___________________________
11.significance [sɪɡ'nɪfɪkəns] n. ___________________________
12.highlight ['haɪlaɪt] n.___________________________
【句子学习】
请根据中文句子填空。
(一)动作描写
眼睛疼是什么原因
1.I _____________________ up the stepstool and _____________________ the little ceramic piece off its nail.
我爬上梯凳，把小陶瓷品(燕子)从钉子上取下来。
2.The following Christmas, I _____________________a lovely square box and _____________________ the tissue.
第二年圣诞节，我打开一个可爱的方形盒子，撕下包装纸。
3.Now, when my year is up, I _____________________ the swallow from my wall and smile.
现在，当我的一年结束时，我把燕子从墙上拿下来，微笑着。
4.She had to _____________________ the car around and _____________________ inside to take it down and _____________________ it up.
她不得不把车调头，跑进去把它取下来，包起来。
中国最大贪官(二)情绪描写
1.When Romary carefully _____________________ back the tissue on Christmas Day and saw the swallow, 销售流程八个步骤she _____________________.
当罗斯玛丽在圣诞节小心地撕下包装纸，看到燕子时，她感到吃惊。
2.Then when she read the note, her eyes welled.
然后，当她读到便条时，她热泪盈眶。
3.Romary’s note expresd her thankfulness for having the swallow on her wall for a year.
罗斯玛丽的便条表达了她对这只燕子挂在墙上一年的感激之情。
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。
In gift shops, it is likely that many tourists would pass by what may be a symbol of Portugal: swallows made of glass. In Portugal, people gift the birds for weddings, anniversaries, houwarmings and going-away gatherings.
