2023届高三英语二轮复习学案名著阅读之心灵鸡汤精选ATenthofaMile

名著阅读之心灵鸡汤精选 A Tenth of a Mile

班级：____________学号：____________姓名：____________

心灵鸡汤精选A Tenth of a Mile

【文章梗概】因为不良的饮食习惯和生活习惯，我体重超重，但我并不想改变。在居家颓废生活的日子里，我偶然浏览到旧时的小伙伴胖子已瘦很多。第二天，在女友的鼓励下，我从改变饮食入手，到在小区周围散步和走路，再到定跑1/10公里的小目标。我在放弃和坚持间抉择，一点一滴的进步着。我终于在一周之内完成了既定目标，增强了运动的信心。
ck bottom became the solid foundation on which I rebuilt my life.   ~J.K. Rowling

All my life, I have been overweight. Many factors have played into that simple fact. Poor eating habits and a picky appetite left me eating bulk amounts of the least nutritious foods. A larger interest in video games than sports left little desire for participating in school activities. Mostly, it was the lack of desire to better myself.

Losing my job made matters worse than they ever were as a kid. With plenty of money in my bank account, I decided to coast for a while. Why not enjoy the break? Naturally, my car decided to springan oil leak a week later. Though still operable, it was in my best interest not to drive here and there.

This resulted in my already-deep depression getting even worse. I lounged around my apartment, barely moving. Having my own money meant I could have whatever I wanted for dinner. Often, I ended up ordering pizza. The calories racked up fast. Since I had no scale, I can only guess what the overall damage was.

The turning point came from an odd place. One night, scrolling through Facebook, I found a picture of an old school friend. Obesity was no stranger to him back in the day. Weighing well more than me, I imagined he would never change.

So imagine my surprise when I saw that he had shrunk to half the size I remembered.

I started my process of bettering myself the next day. Getting groceries from the store was step one. Thanks to my girlfriend, my food palate had expanded ever so slightly. A $30 bill for somewhat healthier meals that lasted a week bested $20 deliveries every day. The next step — which I dreadedmost — was exercise.

I started slow. Running was not on my agenda for a while. I began with walks around the neighborhood, circling the shortest block I could find. Even that was taxing at first. Don’t get me started on the properregimenI went through next. Push-ups, lunges and squats, oh my!

My body ached, and nothing excited me more than the prospect of quitting. My girlfriend’s encouragement was my only deterrent.

Then, it happened. My walks eventually expanded to several blocks’ worth. On the fifth day of my fitness binge, I stared far down the road, probably a tenth of a mile in length. That might sound short to some, but back   then it might as well have been an ocean wide.

“Way too far to run,” I told myself. The rare bursts beyond simple walking had lasted mere seconds. But, in the back of my mind, another voice spoke.

It said, “I can do this.”

My feet took off without a second thought. Right away, familiar burning pulsed through them, all the way up my legs. Passing parked cars and houses alike, a similar pain throbbed in my lungs. I was desperate for air. Silly me had forgotten my water at home. Nothing was going to help me but stopping. It would have been so simple to stop.

“I can do this,” I croaked aloud, sounding like a dying man.

My body disagreed. Less than halfway to the end of the street, I started wavering. Running turned to jogging, which turned to a halfhearted trot. It must have been quite a sight for the neighbors. I bet they thought the same thing I did: I should quit.

“I can do this,” I said instead.

Embellishment might sell this story a little sweeter, but I won’t lie. By the end, I came up a little short. Thirty feet or so divided me from my goal. I thought myself a fool. Clearly, I was never going to make it. But when I looked back, I couldn’t believe my eyes. The distance seemed farther then, after almost crossing it all. After months of doing nothing but sitting and eating, I had almost achieved my desire in less than a week.

I’d call it breathtaking, but you can blame the running on that.

Ignoring the agony, I walked home and performed my workout. I must have lain down for hours after my shower. Yet, throughout it all, my smile never faded. By morning, I was ready to take on the challenge again. And, to my surprise, I surpassed it. I blazed through the stop sign and rounded the corner, not halting until I returned to my apartment.

My physical and mental health improved hand-in-hand. The farther I pushed myself, the better I felt. It’s been a month now. While I haven’t completely escaped thoughts of giving up, they’re quieter now. Quieter than the voice that urged me forward, a voice I scarcely recognized as my own.

“I can do this.”

【词汇过关】

请写出下面文单词在文章中的中文意思。

1.bulk [bʌlk] n.___________________________

2.coast  [kəʊst] vi.___________________________

3.spring [sprɪŋ] vi.___________________________

4.lounge [laʊndʒ] vi ___________________________

5.scroll [skrəʊl] vi ___________________________

6.shrink [ʃrɪŋk] vi ___________________________

7.palate [ˈpælət] n. ___________________________

8.dread [dred] n.___________________________v.___________________________

9.agenda [əˈdʒendə] n.___________________________

10.taxing [ˈtæksɪŋ] adj.___________________________

11.regimen [ˈredʒɪmən] n.___________________________

12.Push-up  n.___________________________

13.lunge [lʌndʒ] n.___________________________

14.squat [skwɒt] n. ___________________________

15.deterrent [dɪˈterənt] n.___________________________

16.binge [bɪndʒ] n. ___________________________

17.pulse [pʌls] vi.___________________________

18.throb [θrɒb] vi ___________________________

19.croak [krəʊk] vi. ___________________________

20.waver  [ˈweɪvə(r)] vi. ___________________________

21.trot [trɒt] vi. ___________________________

22.embellishment  [ɪmˈbelɪʃmənt] n.___________________________

23.agony [ˈæɡəni] n.极___________________________

24.surpass [səˈpɑ:s] vt.___________________________

25.blaze [bleɪz] vi.___________________________

26.halt [hɔ:lt] vi___________________________

【句子学习】

请根据中文句子填空。

（一）动作描写

1. I _______________________ around my apartment,_______________________.
我在公寓里闲逛，几乎不动。

2. I _______________________ through the stop sign _______________________the corner, _______________________ until I returned to my apartment.
我飞快地穿过停车标志，拐过街角，直到回到我的公寓才停下来。

3. My feettook off ______________________________________________. Right away, familiar burning _______________________ them, all the way up my legs. Passing parked cars and houses alike, a similar pain _______________________ in my lungs. I was desperate for air.

我想都没想就出发了。马上，一种熟悉的灼烧感从脚上向上一直蔓延到我的双腿。 经过停着的汽车和房屋时，我的肺抽搐般疼痛。我极度渴望呼吸新鲜空气。

（二）情绪描写

1. My body _______________________, and nothing_______________________ me ______________________________________________ of quitting.

我的身体感到疼痛，没有什么比中断更让我兴奋的了。

2. Yet, _______________________ it all, my smile_______________________.____________ morning, I ________________________take on the challenge again.

然而，在这一切中，我的微笑从未消失。 到了早上，我准备再次接受挑战。

3. _______________________ I pushed myself, _______________________ I felt.

我越逼自己，我感觉就越好。

（三）心理描写

1.____________ I haven’t completely________________________________giving up, they’re quieter now. Quieter than the voice ________________________________, a voice I scarcely recognized as my own.

“I can do this.”

虽然我还没有完全摆脱放弃的想法，但它们现在更安静了。比催我往前走的声音还要安静，那个我几乎听不出是我自己的声音。 

“我能做到。”

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。

Marathons are not for the faint of heart, nor the faint of lungs.You might think you’re up for it, but then your lungs will remind you halfway through that this might be too much.I have a ton of respect for people who do compete in them.Make sure you stretch a lot before you do one! This story though, is about someone who could have finished the race sooner but chose not to.

There are people who are well in-shape to run a marathon, and marines (海军陆战队士兵) are definitely some of those people.Military training is some of the toughest out there.They’ll make you do push up (俯卧撑) after push up, course after course, and they’ll make you do it regularly.A marine is thus well-prepared to run something like a marathon race.

Myles Kerr was a 19-year-old marine who joined in a 5-kilometre marathon.As the name implies, a 5-kilometre marathon is 5 kilometers of running you have to do.And 5 kilometers is a lot to run on foot.It is definitely not a distance you should attempt without a lot of preparation and training.Myles, thanks to his training, was even able to wear boots while he ran.

While Myles and the other marines with him could handle this just fine, one other runner couldn’t.It was 9-year-old Brandon Fuchs.The boy joined in the race as part of a group.However, he got separated from the group as the race progressed.He was now quite far behind and struggling to finish the race.

Brandon is just 9 years old, but he is fond of sports.He always sits in front of TV watching matches of all kinds of sports, especially matches concerning running.He ever participated in some kinds of running races, which made him even more interested in sports.When he knew a short-distanced marathon was to be held in his city, he signed up for it without hesitation.

注意：

1.续写词数应为150左右

2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。

It just happened that the boy caught sight of Myles.

Seeing Myles run together with Brandon, people felt confused.

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.bulk [bʌlk] n.大（量）

2.coast  [kəʊst] vi.（做事）不出力

3.spring [sprɪŋ] vi.突然出现

4.lounge [laʊndʒ] vi 懒洋洋地站（坐、躺）

5.scroll [skrəʊl] vi 滚屏

6.shrink [ʃrɪŋk] vi 缩小; 皱缩

7.palate [ˈpælət] n. 味觉

8.dread [dred] n.恐惧v.非常害怕

9.agenda [əˈdʒendə] n.议程

10.taxing [ˈtæksɪŋ] adj.繁重的;费力的

11.regimen [ˈredʒɪmən] n.生活规则，养生之道

12.Push-up  n.俯卧撑

13.lunge [lʌndʒ] n.弓箭步

14.squat [skwɒt] n. 蹲坐

15.deterrent [dɪˈterənt] n.威慑因素; 遏制力

16.binge [bɪndʒ] n. (短时间的)狂热行动

17.pulse [pʌls] vi.搏动;跳动

18.throb [θrɒb] vi (有规律地)抽动，抽痛

19.croak [krəʊk] vi. 呱呱地叫;发牢骚；死

20.waver  [ˈweɪvə(r)] vi. 踌躇; 犹豫不决

21.trot [trɒt] vi. 快步; 疾走; 小跑

22.embellishment  [ɪmˈbelɪʃmənt] n.装饰; 修饰;

23.agony [ˈæɡəni] n.极大的痛苦

24.surpass [səˈpɑ:s] vt.超越; 优于; 胜过

25.blaze [bleɪz] vi.燃烧;闪耀;夺取，摘取

26.halt [hɔ:lt] vi阻止，中断

【句子学习】

请根据中文句子填空。

（一）动作描写

1. I lounged around my apartment,barely moving.
我在公寓里闲逛，几乎不动。

2. I blazed through the stop sign and rounded the corner, not halting until I returned to my apartment.
我飞快地穿过停车标志，拐过街角，直到回到我的公寓才停下来。

3. My feettook off without a second thought. Right away, familiar burning pulsed through them, all the way up my legs. Passing parked cars and houses alike, a similar pain throbbed in my lungs. I was desperate for air.

我想都没想就出发了。马上，一种熟悉的灼烧感从脚上向上一直蔓延到我的双腿。 经过停着的汽车和房屋时，我的肺抽搐般疼痛。我极度渴望呼吸新鲜空气。

（二）情绪描写

1. My body ached, and nothing excited me more than the prospect of quitting.

我的身体感到疼痛，没有什么比中断更让我兴奋的了。

2. Yet, throughout it all, my smilenever faded.By morning, I was ready to take on the challenge again.

然而，在这一切中，我的微笑从未消失。 到了早上，我准备再次接受挑战。

4. The farther I pushed myself, the better I felt.

我越逼自己，我感觉就越好。

（三）心理描写

1.While I haven’t completelyescaped thoughts ofgiving up, they’re quieter now. Quieter than the voice that urged me forward, a voice I scarcely recognized as my own.

“I can do this.”

虽然我还没有完全摆脱放弃的想法，但它们现在更安静了。比催我往前走的声音还要安静，那个我几乎听不出是我自己的声音。 

“我能做到。”

拓展练习读后续写参考答案

It just happened that the boy caught sight of Myles.Brandon then spoke the words “Sir? Will you please run with me?”, so Myles slowed down and ran alongside him.The other marines with him had already ran far ahead and had no idea what Myles was doing.They even feared that he might have bitten off more than he could chew with the race, and that he might have come down with fatigue or an injury.

Seeing Myles run together with Brandon, people felt confused.But they wouldn’t know it until the pair made it to the finish line.They both finished the race, but Myles did give up the lead he worked hard to get.That didn’t matter to him though.This boy needed him, and that mattered a whole lot more.Myles’s action meant a lot to the 9- year-old Brandon.But the marine didn’t think it was a big deal.Myles said that he was just doing what any man would do.