高三年級上學(xué)期英語課外閱讀自主欣賞與閱讀填空

高三年級上學(xué)期英語課外閱讀自主欣賞與填空思考第一課

Iwenttoasmallcharterschoolformiddleschool.Ourlish/literatureteacherwasbrandnewtoteaching,ifIremembercorrectlyshewasonly22whichseemedoddatthetime.Shealwaysdidherbesttobesocheerfulandmakelearningfun.Butthethingthatruly

solidifiedherspotasmyfavoriteteacherwasthatforeverystudent’sbirthdayshewouldgiveyouapersonalizedmininotebook.Itwasjustasimplesmallcompositionnotebookbutshehadfilledthefirstcouplepagestellingmehowmuchshelovedhavingmeasastudent,howfarsheknewIwouldgo,andotheraffirmations.Itseemssmallbutasa13yearoldwhohadacrappyhomelifeitmadeallthedifferenceinhowIactedtherestoftheyear.Junioryearofhighschool,Englishclass.Wewerediscussingastorywehadread.Onestudent(let'scallhimCarl,)madeapoint.TheteacherwasdismissiveandbasicallysaidCarlwaswrong.Thenextday,afterwetookourseatstheteachersaid,"Beforewebegin,IwasthinkingaboutwhatCarlsaidyesterday.Iwaswrongtodismissitsoquickly.Let'stakealookatthatagain."

HethenwentontorepeatCarl'spointand

initiateaconversationwiththeentireclass.Aftertheconversation,itbecameapparentCarl'spointwasindeedoffbase,butIwasimpressedtheteacherpubliclyownedhismistakeandwentdownthepathheshouldhave.WhenIwasinthe1stgrademymothergavemeoneofMANYreallyawfulhaircuts.Thefirstdaybackatschool

afterwardthekidspickedonmehorribly.SomuchthatIranoutandhid.Theprincipalfoundmeandwewentbacktotheclassroomandheaskedmetowaitoutsideforaminutewhilehetalkedtotheclass.HethenwalkedmetohisofficeandboughtmeaCoke.Thenextday-firstthinginthemorning-wehadanassemblywiththeentireschoolandhewalkeduponstagewithhisheadshavedcompletelybaldandtalkedabout

bullyingandthelike.Butthethingthattruly

solidifiedherspotasmyfavoriteteacherwasthatforshewouldgiveyouapersonalizedmininotebook.Iactedtherestoftheyear，Englishclass.WhenIwasinthegrademymothergavemeoneofMANYreallyawfulhaircuts.第二課Love

愛情

Iloveyounotbecauseofwhoyouare,butbecauseofwhoIamwhenIamwithyou.

Nomanorwomanisworthyourtears,andtheonewhois,won'tmakeyoucry.

Theworstwaytomisssomeoneistobesittingrightbesidethemknowingyoucan'thavethem.

Neverfrown,evenwhenyouaresad,becauseyouneverknowwhoisfallinginlovewithyoursmile.

Totheworldyoumaybeoneperson,buttoonepersonyoumaybetheworld.

Don'twasteyourtimeonaman/woman,whoisn't

willing

towastetheirtimeonyou.

Justbecausesomeonedoesn'tloveyouthewayyouwantthemto,doesn'tmeantheydon'tloveyouwithalltheyhave.

Don'ttrytohard,thebestthingscomewhenyouleastexpectthemto.

Maybe

God

wantsustomeetafewwrongpeoplebeforemeetingtherightone,sothatwhenwefinallymeettheperson,wewillknowhowtoe

grateful.

Don'tcrybecauseitisover,smilebecauseithappened.

1.Iloveyounotbecauseof,butbecauseofwhoIamwhenIamwithyou.Don'ttrytohard,thebestthingscomewhento.

3.Don'tcrybecause,smilebecause.

第三課

Howevermeanyourlifeis,meetitandliveit;donot

shun

itandcallithardnames.Itisnotsobadasyouare.Itlookspoorestwhenyouarerichest.Thefault-finderwillfindfaultsinparadise.Loveyourlife,poorasitis.Youmayperhapshavesomepleasant,thrilling,glorioushours,eveninapoor-house.Thesettingsunisreflectedfromthewindowsofthealms-houseasbrightlyasfromtherichman's

abode;thesnowmeltsbeforeitsdoorasearlyinthespring.Idonotseebutaquietmindmayliveas

contentedly

there,andhaveascheeringthoughts,asinapalace.Thetown'spoorseemtomeoftentolivethemostindependentlivesofany.Maybetheyaresimplygreatenoughtoreceivewithout

misgiving.Mostthinkthattheyareabovebeingsupportedbythetown;butitoftenhappensthattheyarenotabovesupportingthemselvesbydishonestmeans.whichshouldbemoredisreputable.Cultivatepovertylikeagardenherb,like

sage.Donottroubleyourselfmuchtogetnewthings,whetherclothesorfriends,Turntheold,returntothem.Thingsdonotchange;wechange.Sellyourclothesandkeepyourthoughts.

Thetown'spoorseemtomeoftentolive.Thetown'spoorseemtomeoftentolivelivesofany.Donottroubleyourselftogetnewthings,whetherclothesorfriends,Turnthe,returntothem.

第四課Iteach

economicsatUNLVthreetimesperweek.LastMonday,atthebeginningofclass,I

cheerfully

askedmystudentshowtheirweekendhadbeen.Oneyoungmansaidthathisweekendhadnotbeensogood.Hehadhiswisdomteethremoved.Theyoungmanthen

proceeded

toaskmewhyIalwaysseemedtobesocheerful.HisquestionremindedmeofsomethingI‘dreadsomewherebefore:"Everymorningwhenyougetup,youhaveachoiceabouthowyouwanttoapproachlifethatday,"Isaid."Ichoosetobecheerful.""Letmegiveyouanexample,"Icontinued,addressingallsixtystudentsintheclass."Inadditionto

teaching

hereatUNLV,IalsoteachoutatthecommunitycollegeinHenderson,17milesdownthefreewayfromwhereIlive.OnedayafewweeksagoIdrovethose17milestoHenderson.IexitedthefreewayandturnedontoCollegeDrive.Ionlyhadtodriveanotherquartermiledowntheroadtothecollege.Butjustthenmycardied.Itriedtostartitagain,buttheenginewouldn‘tturnover.SoIputmyflasherson,

grabbed

mybooks,andmarcheddowntheroadtothecollege.""AssoonasIgotthereIcalledAAAandarrangedfora

tow

trucktomeetmeatmycarafterclass.ThesecretaryintheProvost‘sofficeaskedmewhathashappened.‘Thisismyluckyday,‘Ireplied,smiling.""‘Yourcarbreaksdownandtodayisyourluckyday?‘Shewaspuzzled.‘Whatdoyoumean?‘""‘Ilive17milesfromhere.‘Ireplied.‘Mycarcouldhavebrokendownanywherealongthefreeway.Itdidn‘t.Instead,itbrokedownintheperfectplace:offthefreeway,withinwalkingdistanceofhere.I‘mstillabletoteachmyclass,andI‘vebeenabletoarrangeforthetowtrucktomeetmeafterclass.Ifmycarwasmeanttobreakdowntoday,itcouldn‘thavebeenarrangedinamoreconvenientfashion.‘""These