高三英語培優·名著閱讀之心靈雞湯精選ThirdHomeaCharm!班級：____________學號：____________姓名：____________心靈雞湯精選ThirdHomeaCharm!話題歸類 閱讀難度 詞數人與動物 三星 522【文章梗概】女兒Hilary和女婿Joey收養了一條狗Leo。Leo之前被兩個主人收養過，都沒有得到善待，這次是第三次被收養了。作者選取了一次遛狗的經歷和Leo唱歌的經歷來懷念Leo。Leo在第三個家里待了十年，第三次遇到了一個好人家，得到了很好的照顧。MydaughterHilaryandherhusbandJoeywerereadyforadog.Theylovedtheideaofadoptingarescue.WhentheyheardaboutLeo,theydrovestraightovertoseehim.Asayoungdog,Leohadbeentiedupoutsideforlongperiodsoftimeinallkindsofweather.Hewasoftenwithoutfoodandwater.Concernedneighborsfinallyreportedhismistreatment,andLeowastakentoashelter.“Thesecondownerwasn’ttherightpersonforLeo,either,”explainedthewomanattheshelter.“Idon’tknowwhysheadoptedhim.Shewasanolderlady,andLeohadwaymoreenergythanshecouldhandle.“Tokeephimoffherfurniture,”thewomancontinued,“sheputmousetrapsoneverything.Needlesstosay,hedoesn’tlikeanyonetouchinghispaws.”HilaryandJoeywereayoungcoupleandhadtheenergytomatchthenowfifteen-month-old,big-pawed,broad-chested,handsomedogbeforethem.TheyadoptedhimandIgottomeethimforthefirsttimewhentheyvisitedusonEaster.“Ifyouwakeupbeforeus,Mom,youcantakehimout,butyouhavetopromisetoholdtheleashwithtwohands,”warnedHilary.Ihadenteredmyfiftiesbythattime,butworkedoutregularlytomaintainphysicalfitnessandstrength.“Honey,don’tworry.I’mstrong,”Isaid,abitdisappointedthatshethoughtIcouldn’thandleadog.“Mom,I’mnotdoubtingthatyou’restrong.It’sjustthatLeo’sreallystrong.”“Okay,Ipromise.”Thenextmorning,aspredicted,Iwokefirst.IattachedtheleashtoLeo’sharness,excitedtowalkadogagain.“Okay,Leo,let’sgo.”Dutifully,Iheldtheleashwithtwohands.Itfeltabitawkward,butIunderstoodnowwhyHilaryinsistedthatIdoublemygripontheleash.LeopulledmuchharderthanWatson,theSpringerSpanielwhowasourfamilypetforfourteenyears.Sofar,sogood,Ithought,whenwereachedthefirstcorner.LeoandIturnedwestandcontinuedalongalongcedarhedge.“Beepbeep!”Mydentalhygienistdrovepastandwaved.Automatically,Iwavedback,takingoneofmyhandsofftheleash.Inthatinstant,agraysquirreldartedfrombelowthecedars.Leolungedandranafterit,pullingmeoffmyfeetanddraggingme,bellydown,anothertenfeet.It’snotclearwhetherLeotiredofthesquirrelortheweightthatdraggedbehindhim,butIwasrelievedwhenmy“ride”cametoanend.Afewyearsintolifeathisnewhome,Leoshowedhimselftobeasinger,aswell.ItallstartedtheyearthatIgavemydaughteratrumpetforChristmas.Theinstrumentthatsheplayedinhighschoolwascorrodedontheinside.Shemissedplayingfromtimetotime,butespeciallyattheholidays.“Mom,you’vegottocomeoverandseethis,”Hilaryexclaimedonthephoneoneday.“WhenIstartplayingmytrumpet,Leowalkstothedoorway,turnshisheadawayfrommelikehe’sshy,andstartssinging.Hedoesn’tbark,buthowlskindoftunefully.”AbitoftimepassedbeforeIhadachancetowitnessthemusicalsideofmygrand-dog.Inthattime,Leohadrefinedhistaste.Hedidn’tjoininwitheverysong,butcouldn’tresist“MoonlightSerenade”whenHilaryplayedit.“Youcan’tlookdirectlyathimwhenhesingsorsayanythingbecausehe’llstop,”advisedmydaughter.Afewnotesintothesong,truetoHilary’sword,Leowalkedintothedoorwaybetweenthekitchenandlivingroom.Heturnedhisbackendtousandbeganto“sing.”Itwashardnottolaugh.Therewasmuchlaughterinthetenyearsthathelivedwiththem,andmany,manytearswhenhepassed.I’msogladthathisthirdhomewasthecharm.【詞匯過關】請寫出下面文單詞在文章中的中文意思。1.leash [li??] n.____________________2.harness [?hɑ?n?s] n.____________________3.grip [ɡr?p] n.____________________4.cedar [?si?d?(r)] n.____________________5.hedge [hed?] n.____________________6.hygienist [ha??d?i?n?st] n.____________________7.dart [dɑ?t] vi.____________________8.lunge [l?nd?] vi.____________________9.trumpet [?tr?mp?t] n.____________________10.corrode [k??r??d] vi.____________________11.exclaime [?k?skle?m] vi.____________________12.tunefully [?tju?nf?li] adv. ____________________13.refine [r??fa?n] vt.____________________14.doorway [?d??we?] n.____________________【句子學習】請根據中文句子填空。(一)動作描寫1.I____________________theleash____________________Leo’sharness,____________________towalkadogagain.“Okay,Leo,let’sgo.”我給Leo的狗帶上面系上狗繩，非常興奮能再次遛狗，“好了，Leo,我們走吧。”2.Automatically,I____________________,____________________oneofmyhands____________________theleash.下意識地，我揮手回應，松開了牽狗的兩只手中的一只。3.Inthatinstant,agraysquirrel____________________frombelowthecedars.Leo________________________________________it,________________________________________,bellydown,anothertenfeet.在那一瞬間，一只灰松鼠從雪松下面沖了出來。Leo猛沖了過去追趕它，同時把我拖倒了，我趴著被拖行了十英尺。（二）情緒描寫1“Honey,don’tworry.I’mstrong,”Isaid,________________________________________thatshethoughtIcouldn’thandleadog.“寶貝兒，別擔心。我也很強壯，”我說的時候還有點失望，因為她覺得我還應付不了一條狗。2.____________________,Iheldtheleashwithtwohands.Itfelt____________________,butIunderstoodnowwhyHilaryinsistedthatIdoublemygripontheleash.我盡職盡責地用兩只手抓緊了狗繩。這讓人感覺有點尷尬，但是現在我明白了為什么Hilary堅持認為我應該加倍用力抓緊狗繩了。3.It’snotclearwhetherLeotiredofthesquirrelortheweightthatdraggedbehindhim,but____________________whenmy“ride”cametoanend.不清楚是Leo厭倦了那只松鼠，還是因為后面拖行的我的重量累了，但是我很寬慰我的拖行結束了。（三）外貌描寫HilaryandJoeywereayoungcoupleandhadtheenergytomatchthenow____________________,____________________,____________________,____________________dogbeforethem.Hilary和Joey是一對年輕夫婦，也有精力去照顧這個在他們面前的現在十五個月大的，大爪子的，寬胸膛的帥氣的狗。拓展練習讀后續寫閱讀下面材料，根據其內容和所給段落開頭語續寫兩段，使之構成一篇完整的短文。Ihadjustchangedintomyrunningclothesandwasleavingmyoffice,offforaruneventhoughitwaswellover38℃outside.Icouldn’texplainit,butIfelttheneedtorundespitetherecordheat.Aquarter-mileintomyjog,Iwasexhausted.Iadmitteddefeatandturnedaround.AsIapproachedmycar,Isawadogcirclingit.WhenIreachedforthedoorhandle,thedogdisappearedbeneaththecarintotheshade.Igrabbedmybottleandtookadrinkofwater.Ithengotdownonmykneestolookforthedog.WhenIstoodup,Ifoundhimsittinginthedriver’sseat,panting(喘息).Ireachedoverandstartedthecar,turningtheairconditioningonhigh.Heturnedhisfacetowardthevents,enjoyingthecoldair,hismoustacheblowing.Ipouredsomewaterintothebottlecapandofferedittothedog.Hedraineditinafewdesperategulps(一大口).Irefilleditseveraltimesbeforehehadhisfill.Heworenocollar.Iwalkedaroundbuttherewasnooneinsight.Istoodthere,lookingatthedogstaringbackatmethroughthewindow.Hewaitedpatientlyasifhe’dbeeninmycardozensoftimesbefore.Ididn’tknowwhattodo.Leavinghiminthatheatwasoutofthequestion.Hewoulddie.Idecidedtodrivehimhome.Beforewewereoutoftheparkinglot,hehadclimbedontomylap.Helookedupatme,andthenlickedmysweatyface.“Ugh!Nolicking!”Ihadneverbeenadogperson.Theysmelt,theywereloud,andtheyweremessy.Mynewly-marriedhusbandhadalreadyresignedtothefactthatwewouldneverhaveadog.Andnowonewasinmycar,onmylap!Ipulledintomydrivewayandshruggedasmyhusbandsawthedog,hiseyeswideatthisnewdevelopment.注意：1.續寫詞數應為150左右；2.請按如下格式在答題卡的相應位置作答。ItoldhimIwascallingtheanimalshelter,liftingthedogoutofthecar.Tendayslater,Iwenttothesheltertobringthedoghome.心靈雞湯精選答案【詞匯過關】請寫出下面文單詞在文章中的中文意思。1.leash [li??] n.皮帶;束縛2.harness [?hɑ?n?s] n.挽具;背帶,保護帶3.grip [ɡr?p] n.緊握;緊抓4.cedar [?si?d?(r)] n.雪松;雪松木5.hedge [hed?] n.樹籬6.hygienist [ha??d?i?n?st] n.牙科保健員7.dart [dɑ?t] vi.猛沖;突進;飛奔8.lunge [l?nd?] vi.猛沖;猛撲9.trumpet [?tr?mp?t] n.小號;喇叭10.corrode [k??r??d] vi.腐蝕;侵蝕11.exclaime [?k?skle?m] vi.呼喊;驚叫;12.tunefully [?tju?nf?li] adv. 聲音悅耳地;和諧地13.refine [r??fa?n] vt.改進;改善;使精練14.doorway [?d??we?] n.門道;門口;出入口【句子學習】請根據中文句子填空。(一)動作描寫1.IattachedtheleashtoLeo’sharness,excitedtowalkadogagain.“Okay,Leo,let’sgo.”我給Leo的狗帶上面系上狗繩，非常興奮能再次遛狗，“好了，Leo,我們走吧。”2.Automatically,Iwavedback,takingoneofmyhandsofftheleash.下意識地，我揮手回應，松開了牽狗的兩只手中的一只。3.Inthatinstant,agraysquirreldartedfrombelowthecedars.Leolungedandranafterit,pullingmeoffmyfeetanddraggingme,bellydown,anothertenfeet.在那一瞬間，一只灰松鼠從雪松下面沖了出來。Leo猛沖了過去追趕它，同時把我拖倒了，我趴著被拖行了十英尺。（二）情緒描寫1“Honey,don’tworry.I’mstrong,”Isaid,abitdisappointedthatshethoughtIcouldn’thandleadog.“寶貝兒，別擔心。我也很強壯，”我說的時候還有點失望，因為她覺得我還應付不了一條狗。2.Dutifully,Iheldtheleashwithtwohands.Itfeltabitawkward,butIunderstoodnowwhyHilaryinsistedthatIdoublemygripontheleash.我盡職盡責地用兩只手抓緊了狗繩。這讓人感覺有點尷尬，但是現在我明白了為什么Hilary堅持認為我應該加倍用力抓緊狗繩了。3.It’snotclearwhetherLeotiredofthesquirrelortheweightthatdraggedbehindhim,butIwasrelievedwhenmy“ride”cametoanend.不清楚是Leo厭倦了那只松鼠，還是因為后面拖行的我的重量累了，但是我很寬慰我的拖行結束了。（三）外貌描寫HilaryandJoeywereayoungcoupleandhadtheenergytomatchthenowfifteen-month-old,big-pawed,broad-chested,handsomedogbeforethem.Hilary和Joey是一對年輕夫婦，也有精力去照顧這個在他們面前的現在十五個月大的，大爪子的，寬胸膛的帥氣的狗。拓展練習讀后續寫參考范文ItoldhimIwascallingtheanimalshelter