高中英语二轮复习学案名著阅读之心灵鸡汤精选backonthehorse.docx

名著阅读之心灵鸡汤精选 Back on the Horse班级：_学号：_姓名：_心灵鸡汤精选Back on the Horse话题归类阅读难度词数困难挫折五星1023【文章梗概】9岁的时候，我用自己的零花钱买了一只小马驹，名叫邦尼。有一天，我正在骑马的时候，邦尼突然加速，从一个木板下穿过，而我重重地砸在木板上，幸运的是，我并没有受严重的伤。爸爸说有一颗钉子穿透了马鞍刺痛了邦尼。邦尼和我都决定不放弃，再次尝试。通过这次经历，我得到了一个教训学会再次尝试，并使用不同方法，以取得更好结果。Failure is only the opportunity more intelligently to begin again.Henry FordWhen I was nine years old, I badly wanted a dog, but my sister was allergic. Knowing my love for animals, my parents allowed me to graduate straight from caring for gerbils and walking the neighbors dog to getting a pony. Bonnie was a dappled brown Shetland pony with a blondmane and tail.While I was a lucky child, I was not a pampered child. I paid for Bonnie with my allowance and money Id earned from doing extra chores. I had no previous horse experience, and I had to learn everything about Bonnies needs because she was my responsibility. I learned how to feed, water and care for her every day. I hauledbales of hay, sacks of feed and buckets of water. I cleaned her stall, wielding a pitchfork and pushing a wheelbarrow. I learned how to brush Bonnie and pick the stones out of her hooves without getting kicked or stepped on.My parents had no previous experience with horses either, so we learned together. They helped by hauling the grain and hay from the feed mill, and scheduling Bonnies regular hoof trims and veterinary exams. We learned how to properly fit Bonnies bridle and strap on her saddle.My first riding lesson on Bonnie was in an outdoor arena with a wood fence. The painted white boards that circled the ring were nailed to the outsides of wooden posts.I was feeling fine in the saddle, riding around the oval ring, when Bonnie bolted suddenly. Those horizontal boards were mounted low so as to stop a full-size horse from exiting, but Bonnie was short enough to duck her head and run under one of the boards. She fit, but I did not. Hanging on for dear life, I slammed into the board and knocked it off the posts to which it was nailed. The force of the blow knocked me off Bonnie. As I slid off her right side, the saddle spun around until it was hanging upside down from her belly with my left foot stuck in the stirrup. Bonnie, now at a gallop, dragged me along the ground by my left foot. I still remember the ground scraping along my back as my head bounced up and down and the sky appeared and disappeared. Mercifully, my left foot finally came free. I was left lying on my back with the wind knocked out of me, the dust from Bonnies hasty retreat clouding up all around.Mom and Dad hurried over to assess the damage. Fortunately, I was a sturdy child. Although I was covered with dust and would soon be black and blue, I wasnt bleeding profusely and didnt have any broken bones. We didnt wear helmets in those days, and I was a bit dazed, but my skull was intact, and my head seemed to be okay. Mom tended to me as I caught my breath, while Dad hiked off to the far pasture to retrieve Bonnie and the saddle that was hanging upside down from her belly.What had spooked Bonnie so suddenly? We hadnt seen or heard anything. Dad said that hed found a nail protruding from the underside of the saddle. The jab from the nail must have penetrated the saddle blanket and startled Bonnie. Dad fixed the nail so it didnt protrude and re-secured the saddle on Bonnies back.Once Bonnie and I had calmed down and were reassured, trying again was the only option. It was presented humanely, with plenty of support and an explanation for why the ride would be much smoother the second time the nail had been fixed! It helped that Bonnie was exhausted from her gallop to the far corner of the pasture, and that Dad held the reins and led Bonnie around the ring with me back up in the saddle.Bonnie and I learned that trying again could change things. Most people have heard the old saying, “Get back on the horse that threw you.” People usually use that saying figuratively, but I learned it quite literally. As an impressionable nine-year-old, I learned without a doubt that something that had spun completely out of control into terrifying chaos just a few minutes earlier could turn out to be quite enjoyable the second time. We had survived the chaos! I learned to try again, and to try differently the next time to achieve a better result.That experience had an enormously positive effect on my life. I think of all the times since then when something went terribly wrong, and I knew viscerally that I could try again and expect a completely different outcome. Like when I was in graduate school and my professor told me I wasnt graduate school material. I was stunned, but I didnt give up. I fired him as my advisor, found an advisor who believed in me, and earned two graduate degrees. Or when I lost my job due to a corporate acquisition and layoff. Instead of panicking, I took time to write a book and think about what I really wanted to do. Then I found a better job at a higher salary.I learned to try again, and to trydifferentlythe next time to achieve a better result.My wise parents helped Bonnie learn the lesson well, too. From then on, Bonnie and I were friends, exploring many happy trails together while the saddle and I stayed up top!I never saw the nail. Over the years, Ive sometimes wondered if the “nail under the saddle” was a parental white lie to help get me back on the horse a way to convince me to mount Bonnie and try again, with Dad holding the reins. Recently, almost fifty years later, I asked my parents if there really had been a nail sticking out. They both agreed emphatically that there was, and Dad told me more about how he had fixed it.And that is why my family says, “Get back on the horse that threw you but check under the saddle for a nail first!” This great advice has served me well for most of my life.【词汇过关】请写出下面文单词在文章中的中文意思。1.gerbildbln. _2.ponypnin. _3.dappleddæpldadj. _4.blondblndadj. _5.manemenn. _6.pamperedpæmpdadj. _7.choret(r)n. _8.haulhlvt. _9.balebeln. _10.sacksækn. _11.stallstln. _12.wieldwildvt. _13.pitchforkptfkn. _14.wheelbarrowwilbærn. _15.hoofhufn. _16.veterinary vetrnerin. _17.bridlebradln. _18.strapstræpn._19.saddlesædln. _20.ovalvladj. _21.boltbltvi. _22.horizontalhrzntladj. _23.duckdkvi. _24.gallopælpn. _25.scrapeskrepvi. _26.retreatrtritn. _27.sturdystdiadj. _28.profusely pr'fju:sladv. _29.dazeddezdadj._30.skullskln. _31.intactntæktadj. _32.retrievertrivvt. _33.spookspukvt. _34.protrudeprtrudvi. _35.jabdæbn. _36.penetratepentretvt. _37.startlesttlvt. _38.reinrenn. _39.figurativelyfgjrtvladv. _40.literallyltrliadv. _41.viscerallyvsrladv. _42.stunnedstndadj. _43.acquisitionækwznn. _44.emphatically m'fætkladv. _【句子学习】请根据中文句子填空。（一）动作描写1.I _ bales of hay, sacks of feed and buckets of water. I _ her stall, _ a pitchfork and _ a wheelbarrow.我拖干草，拉饲料，运水。我清洁她的马厩，挥舞着干草叉，推着手推车。2. Hanging on for dear life, I _ into the board and _ it off the posts to which it was nailed.命悬一线，我狠狠地砸在木板上，把木板从钉子固定的木桩上撞了下来。3. As I _ off her right side, the saddle _ around until it was _ upside down from her belly with my left foot _ in the stirrup.当我从她的右边滑下来时， 马鞍转了个圈直到它倒挂在邦尼的腹部，而我的左脚还卡在马镫上。（二）情绪描写1. We didnt wear helmets in those days, and I was _, but my skull was intact, and my head seemed to be okay.那时我们是不穿头盔的。我有点晕晕乎乎的，但是我的头骨完好无损，脑袋也还好。2. Once Bonnie and I had _, trying again was the only option.当邦尼和我都平静下来后，我们安下心来，再次尝试是我们唯一的选择。3. I was _, but I didnt give up.我目瞪口呆，但是我没有放弃。（三）结尾警句1. _ more intelligently to begin again.失败只是更聪明地重新开始的机会2. I learned to try again, and to try differently the next time to _.我学会再次尝试，并且运用不同的方法以达到更好的结果。拓展练习读后续写阅读下而材料, 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。A Run to RememberThirteen can be a challenging age. Not only did I have to adapt to my changing body. I also had to deal with my parents bitter divorce, a new family and the upsetting move from my country home to a crowded suburb. When we moved, my beloved companion, a small brown pony(小马), had to be sold. Feeling helpless and alone, I couldnt eat or sleep, and I cried all of the time. I missed my family, my home and my pony. Finally, my father, realizing how much I missed my pony, purchased an old red horse for me at a local market. My horse, Cowboy, was without a doubt the ugliest horse in the world. He was pigeon-toed and knock-kneed. But I didnt care about his faults. I loved him beyond all reasons. I joined a riding club and faced rude comments and mean snickers about Cowboys looks. I never let on how I felt, but deep down inside, my heart was breaking. The other members rode beautiful registered horses. When Cowboy and I entered the events where the horse is judged on appearance, we were quickly out of the game. I finally realized that my only chance to compete would be in the timed-speed events. I chose barrel racing(绕桶赛), an event in which a horse and its rider attempt to complete a triangular pattern around three barrels in the fastest time. One girl named Becky rode a big brown horse in the race events. She always won the blue ribbons. Needless to say, she didnt feel threatened when I competed against her at the next show. She didnt need to. I came in next to last. The bitter memory of Beckys smirks(得意的笑)made me determined to beat her. For the whole next month, I woke up early every day and rode Cowboy five miles to the arena(运动场地). We practiced for hours in the hot sun and then I would walk Cowboy home. On the way home I would be so tired; those five miles seemed twice as long. All of our hard work didnt make me feel confident by the time the show came. I sat at the gate and sweated it out while I watched Becky and her horse charge through the pattern of barrels, finishing the course with case. 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。My turn finally came. No cheers filled the air when I finished my show. 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.gerbildbln. 沙鼠2.ponypnin. 小马驹3.dappleddæpldadj. 有斑点的4.blondblndadj. 金发的5.manemenn. 鬃毛6.pamperedpæmpdadj. 娇惯的7.choret(r)n. 家务活8.haulhlvt. 拖拽9.balebeln. 大捆10.sacksækn. 麻袋11.stallstln. 马厩12.wieldwildvt. 挥舞13.pitchforkptfkn. 干草叉14.wheelbarrowwilbærn. 手推车15.hoofhufn. 蹄16.veterinary vetrnerin. 兽医17.bridlebradln. 马笼头18.strapstræpn. 袋子19.saddlesædln. 马鞍20.ovalvladj. 椭圆形的21.boltbltvi. 狂奔，窜22.horizontalhrzntladj. 水平的23.duckdkvi. 低头弯腰24.gallopælpn. 飞奔25.scrapeskrepvi. 刮擦26.retreatrtritn. 后退，撤退27.sturdystdiadj. 结实的28.profusely pr'fju:sladv. 大量地29.dazeddezdadj. 神志不清的30.skullskln. 颅骨31.intactntæktadj. 完好无损的32.retrievertrivvt. 找回，取回33.spookspukvt. 使惊吓34.protrudeprtrudvi. 伸出35.jabdæbn. 刺，戳36.penetratepentretvt. 刺穿37.startlesttlvt. 使大吃一惊38.reinrenn. 缰绳39.figurativelyfgjrtvladv. 形象地40.literallyltrliadv. 根据字面意思41.viscerallyvsrladv. 发自肺腑地42.stunnedstndadj. 惊呆了43.acquisitionækwznn. 收购44.emphatically m'fætkladv. 断然地【句子学习】请根据中文句子填空。（一）动作描写1.I hauled bales of hay, sacks of feed and buckets of water. I cleaned her stall, wielding a pitchfork and pushing a wheelbarrow.我拖干草，拉饲料，运水。我清洁她的马厩，挥舞着干草叉，推着手推车。2. Hanging on for dear life, I slammed into the board and knocked it off the posts to which it was nailed.命悬一线，我狠狠地砸在木板上，把木板从钉子固定的木桩上撞了下来。3. As I sild off her right side, the saddle spun around until it was hanging upside down from her belly with my left foot stuck in the stirrup.当我从她的右边滑下来时， 马鞍转了个圈直到它倒挂在邦尼的腹部，而我的左脚还卡在马镫上。（二）情绪描写1. We didnt wear helmets in those days, and I was a bit dazed, but my skull was intact, and my head seemed to be okay.那时我们是不穿头盔的。我有点晕晕乎乎的，但是我的头骨完好无损，脑袋也还好。2. Once Bonnie and I had calmed downand were reassured, trying again was the only option.当邦尼和我都平静下来后，我们安下心来，再次尝试是我们唯一的选择。3. I was stunned, but I didnt give up.我目瞪口呆，但是我没有放弃。（三）结尾警句1. Failure is only the opportunity more intelligently to begin again.失败只是更聪明地重新开始的机会2. I learned to try again, and to try differently the next time to achieve a better result.我学会再次尝试，并且运用不同的方法以达到更好的结果。拓展练习读后续写参考范文My turn finally came. As I urged Cowboy forward, he stumbled, and almost fell, much to the delight of the other riders. I jammed my hat down on my head, stroked Cowboy's big red neck and entered the arena. At the signal, we dashed toward the first barrel, quickly whipped around it and with perfect precision rounded the second and thundered on to the third. We tore around the final curve and shot for the finish line.No cheers filled the air when I finished my show. The end of our run was met with surprised silence. With the sound of my heart pounding in my ears, I heard the announcer call our time. Cowboy and I had beaten Becky and her proud fancy horse! I gained much more than a blue ri