高中英語美文賞讀10篇解析

1、 1 Something wonderful in a disaster It happened a few minutes past three, On May 27, 1995, our life was suddenly changed down, from the chestwhen my husband, Chris, fell from his horse as it jumped over a fenceChris was paralyzedAs he was thrown from his horse, we entered into a life of convenience

2、 with lots of unable to breathe normallyOr so we thought. We went from the haves to the “have渭瑯屳unexpected challengesWe came to learn that Yet what we discovered later were all the gifts that came out of sharing difficultiesAll over the world people cared for Chris so much that letters something won

3、derful could happen in a disaster By the end of the third week in a medical center in Virginia, about 35,000 poured in every dayand postcards mail had been received and sorted. pieces of We They gave us comfort and became a source of strength for us As a family, we opened letter after letter of lett

4、ers marked with Funny if we needed a laugh, or I would go to the pileused them to encourage ourselvesto the Disabled box to find advice from people in wheelchairs or even in bed living happily and successfully. And so here we offer one of them to you. These letters, we realized, had to be shared Dea

5、r Chris, No doubt your family and your accident last week My husband and I were so sorry to hear of your riding People everywhere are also giving you best challengefriends are giving you the strength to face this technical . wishes every day and we are among those who are keeping you aliveYours Sinc

6、erely, Nancy Reagan 一、生詞注解 laizd adj. 癱瘓的，麻痹的1. paralyzed p?r? est n.胸，胸腔；柜子，櫥2. chest t? 挑戰(zhàn)；質(zhì)問?lind n3. challenge ?t 傾瀉，流出灌，倒，注 vi.4. pour p?:r vt. 堆積一堆，一疊 v.5. pile pail n. 技術(shù)的，工藝的teknik?l a.6. technical ? 二、詞匯拓展1.doubt 【導(dǎo)學(xué)】 1)n. 懷疑，疑惑，不相信; have no doubt that 毫不懷疑，毫無疑心 theres no doubt that 這毫無疑問.

7、without doubt 無疑地，確實(shí)地； 2)vt. 懷疑，不信任 I dont doubt that 我毫不懷疑 I doubt whether/if 我懷疑 【例句】 1)He is without doubt the cleverest student Ive ever taught. 他確實(shí)是我所教過的學(xué)生中最聰明的。 2) I have no doubt that he will turn up on time. 我確信他會準(zhǔn)時(shí)到來。 頁22 共 頁1 第 3) There is no doubt that the opera will be performed in the B

8、eijing Forbidden City this month. 這臺歌劇本月一定會在紫禁城上演的。 4) I dont doubt that he will win. 我不懷疑他會贏. 5) I doubt if/whether he will win. 我懷疑他能否贏。 2. alive 【導(dǎo)學(xué)】 1) adj. 活著的;現(xiàn)存的 catch sb. alive 活捉 2)adj. 熱鬧的;充滿的 be alive with 充滿著 【例句】 1) The injured man is unconscious but still alive. 受傷的人不省人事但仍活著。 2) The to

9、wn was alive with rumors. 鎮(zhèn)上謠言四起。 三、短語辨析： 1. care for 【辨析】care for 和care about care for 多表示“照顧”，“喜歡” care about 多表示“在乎”，“關(guān)注”，“關(guān)心” 【例句】 1) She doesn t care for that colour 她不喜歡那種顏色。 2) He spent years caring for his sick mother 他數(shù)年中一直在照顧生病的母親。 3) Dont you care about this countrys future? 難道你不為國家前途擔(dān)憂嗎?

10、 2.by the end of 【辨析】by the end of , in the end, at the end和on end by the end 到為止 in the end 最后，結(jié)果 at the end 終了時(shí) on end 連續(xù)地 【例句】 1) He works three days on end. 他連續(xù)工作了三天。 2) At the end of the street youll find it. 到街道的盡頭,你就會看到了。 3) If you persevere with work, youll succeed in the end. 你如果把工作堅(jiān)持下去，最終會

11、取得成功的。 四、語法點(diǎn)撥 【例句】 頁22 共 頁2 第 1. All over the world people cared for Chris so much that letters and postcards poured in every day 【歸納】sothat引導(dǎo)結(jié)果狀語從句，表示“如此以致”,使用時(shí)要注意其倒裝方式，如： This book is so interesting that everyone wants to read it. 這本書很有趣，人人都想看看。 =So interesting is the book that everyone wants to r

12、ead it. 注意：so that通常用于引導(dǎo)目的狀語從句，表示“為了、以便”, 如： They got up early so that they could catch the early bus. 為了能趕上早班車，他們早早就起床了。 2. I would go to the pile of letters marked with Funny if we needed a laugh. 【歸納】the pile of letters marked with 其中marked with 為過去分詞作定語，相當(dāng)于定語從 句 that were marked with。注意體會現(xiàn)在分詞與過去

13、分詞作定語的差別： boiled water 開水 boiling water 正沸騰的水 developed countries發(fā)展的國家 developing countries 發(fā)展中國家 fallen leaves 落葉 falling leaves 正在飄落的葉子 changed condition 改變了的情況 changing condition 變化著的情況 2 A way to be with customers In the summer vacation of 1997, I was fixed with a job. I worked as a(n) assistant

14、 at Mr. Breens fruit shop. The fruit shop did good business. Most of the trade came from the housewives who lived in the neighborhood, but he also had regular customers who arrived outside the shop in cars . Mr Breen knew them all by name and they sometimes even had their order already made up , alw

15、ays getting me to carry it out to their car. They were clearly long-standing customers , and I suppose they must have stayed faithful to him because he had promised to sell good quality fruit. He had a way with them I had to admit that. He called every woman “madam” for a start , even those who clea

16、rly were not, but when he said it , it did not sound like flattery . It just sounded polite in an old-fashioned way . He was a great chatter as well. If he did not know them , he would greet them with a few words about the weather , but if he did , he would ask about their families or make jokes, al

17、ways cutting his cloth according to his customers. Whatever their bills came to, he always gave them back the few odd pence , and I am sure they thought he was very generous. But I thought he was the opposite. He never threw anything away. He was always looking for something for nothing. 一、生詞注解 1. f

18、aithful feiful a.忠誠的；盡職的；如實(shí)的，準(zhǔn)確可靠的 2. flattery fl?t?ri n.奉承；諂媚的舉動 3.odd pence 零錢 4.generous d?en?r?sa.慷慨的；寬厚的；大量的，豐富的 二、詞匯拓展 1. admit 【導(dǎo)學(xué)】 v. 允許進(jìn)入，承認(rèn) admit sth. 承認(rèn) admit doing sth. 承認(rèn)做了某事 頁22 共 頁3 第 admit( to sb.) that 承認(rèn) be admitted to 被接納 admit of 允許 【例句】 1) I must admit, its more difficult than I

19、 thought it would be. 我必須承認(rèn)，這比我想象的要困難得多。 2) He was admitted to the hospital suffering from burns. 他由于燒傷，被送入醫(yī)院治療。 3) His conduct admits of no excuse. 他的行為無可寬恕。 2.promise 【導(dǎo)學(xué)】 1) n. 諾言，約定，(有)希望，預(yù)示 make a promise 許下諾言 keep ones promise 保守諾言 break ones promise 打破諾言，說話不算數(shù) 2) v. 允諾，約定，預(yù)示，有可能 promise sb. t

20、o do sth. 答應(yīng)某人做某事 【例句】 1) I dont trust his promise to come for a visit. 我不相信他會如約前來訪問。 2) She has high promise of a pianist. 她大有希望成為鋼琴家。 3）I promise to return your bicycle on good condition. 我答應(yīng)一定完好無損地還你的自行車。 三、短語辨析： 1. by name 【辨析】by name, in the name of 和name after by name 名叫 in the name of 以的名義 na

21、me after 以命名 【例句】 1) Stop doing that, in the name of God! 看在上帝的分上,別干了! 2) She met a handsome boy, John by name. 她遇到了一位名叫約翰的英俊少年。 3) The child was named after its father, given its fathers first name. 這個(gè)小孩以他父親的名字而命名。 2. as well 【辨析】 as well和as well as as well 同樣，也 as well as 除之外(也)，既又; 和一樣好 【例句】 1) I

22、 write my own songs and I play the guitar as well. 我唱自己譜曲的歌，也彈吉他。 2) Do you burn coal as well as wood on this fire? 頁22 共 頁4 第 你是不是用煤也用木頭 生這爐火? 四、語法點(diǎn)撥 【例句】 1. Whatever their bills came to, he always gave them back the few odd pence 【歸納】whatever 引導(dǎo)讓步狀語從句，此處相當(dāng)于no matter what their bills came to. whate

23、ver 也可引導(dǎo)名詞性從句，如： You shouldnt have believed whatever he said. 你本不該相信他所說的一切。 2. He was always looking for something for nothing . 【歸納】be always doing表示“總是在做著”，表達(dá)說話人的一種感情，如贊揚(yáng)或者批評 等。如： My students are always studying hard. 我的學(xué)生總是在努力學(xué)習(xí)。 3 To give or not When a rather dirty , poorly dressed person kneels

24、 at your feet and puts out his hands to beg for a few coins , do you hurry on , not knowing what to do , or do you feel sad and hurriedly hand over some money ? What should our attitude to beggars be ? There can be no question that the world is full of terribly sad stories . It must be terrible to h

25、ave no idea where our next meal is going to come from . It seems cruel not to give some money to beggars . Certainly , most of the worlds great religions order us to be open-hearted and share what we have with those less fortunate than ourselves .But has the world changed ?Maybe what was morally rig

26、ht in the old days ,when one knew exactly who in the village had suffered misfortune and needed help ,is no longer the best idea. Quite a few people will not give to beggars .Let us look at their arguments. First ,some believe that many city beggars dress up on purpose to look pitiable and actually

27、make a good living from begging .Giving to beggars only encourages this sort of evil.Secondly , there is the worry that the money you give will be spent on beer ,wine or drugs .Thirdly ,there is the opinion that there is no real excuse for begging. One might be poor ,but that is no reason for losing

28、 ones sense of pride and self-dependence. Related to this is the opinion that the problem should be dealt with by the government rather than ordinary people .Some people think beggars should go to the local government department and receive help. It is hard to come to any final conclusion ; there ar

29、e various cases and we must deal with them differently .A few coins can save a life in some situations , and even if the money is wasted ,that does not take way the moral goodness of the giver. 一、生詞注解 1. religion ri?lid?n n.宗教，宗教信仰 2. morally m?:r?li adv. 道德上地，道義上地 3. misfortune mis?f?:t?n n.不幸，厄運(yùn)，逆

30、境；不幸事故，災(zāi)難 4. pitiable ?piti?bl a.引人憐憫的，可憐的 5. evil ?i:v?l a.邪惡的，壞的 n.邪惡，罪惡，禍害 二、詞匯拓展 頁22 共 頁5 第 1. sense 【導(dǎo)學(xué)】 1) n. 感覺，感官，理智，意義 common sense 常識(尤指判斷力) in a sense 在某種意義上 make sense 合理,可行;有意義,說得通 make sense of 理解 sense of touch 觸覺 sense of humor 幽默感 sense of responsibility 責(zé)任感 2) vt. 感覺，意識到，理解 sense s

31、th. 感覺到 【例句】 1) The horse sensed danger and stopped. 馬感覺到了危險(xiǎn)，于是停了下來。 2) It would make sense to leave early. 早點(diǎn)離開是明智的。 3）Im afraid I havent got a very good sense of directions, so I easily get lost. 恐怕我的方位感很差，因此我容易迷路。 2. case 【導(dǎo)學(xué)】 n. 情況，實(shí)情，箱，案例 in case 萬一. in case 以防萬一 in case of sth. 萬一 in this/that

32、 case 在情況下 in no case 絕不 in any case 在任何情況下 look into the case 調(diào)查案子 三、短語辨析 1. dealt with 【辨析】deal with 和do with do with 表示“處置”、“忍受”、“相處”、“有關(guān)”等，常與what連用。 deal with 意義很廣，常表示“對付”、“應(yīng)付”、“處理”、“安排”、“論述”、“涉 及”等，常與how 連用。 【例句】 1) I dont know how they deal with the problem . 我不知道他們?nèi)绾翁幚磉@個(gè)問題。 2）We cant do with

33、such carelessness . 我們不能容忍這種粗枝大葉的作風(fēng)。 3）I have nothing to do with him . 我跟他無任何關(guān)系。 4）They could properly deal with all kinds of situations . 他能恰當(dāng)?shù)貞?yīng)付各種局面。 四、語法點(diǎn)撥 【例句】 頁22 共 頁6 第 1. When a rather dirty , poorly dressed person kneels at your feet and puts out his hands to beg for a few coins , do you hur

34、ry on , not knowing what to do , or do you feel sad and hurriedly hand over some money ? 【歸納】句中 poorly dressed 為過去分詞作定語，修飾person，相當(dāng)于a person who is poorly dressed. not knowing what to do 為現(xiàn)在分詞否定式作伴隨狀語。體會下列現(xiàn)在分詞作狀語的用法： 1)Cant you read? Mary said angrily， pointing to the notice.（伴隨） “難道你不識字嗎？”瑪麗指著通知憤怒地

35、說。 2)Having read the letter, she got very excited.（原因） 讀過信后，她變得很興奮。 3)Not knowing her address, we couldnt get in touch with her.(原因) 不知道她的地址，我們無法與她取得聯(lián)系。 4)His parents were killed in the accident, leaving him an orphan.（結(jié)果） 他的父母在事故中遇難，他成了孤兒。 5)When crossing the road, please be careful.（時(shí)間） 過馬路時(shí)千萬小心。

36、6)Working hard, youll get a good achievement.（條件） 努力學(xué)習(xí)你就能取得好成績。 7)Working so hard, he failed again.（讓步） 盡管他如此努力還是失敗了 4 The only choice Scott and his companions were terribly disappointed. When they got to the South Pole, they found the Norwegians had beaten them in the race to be the first ever to r

37、each it. After planting the British flag at the Pole, they took a photograph of themselves before they started the 50-mile journey back. The journey was unexpectedly slow and the joy and excitement about the Pole had gone out of them. The sun hardly appeared. The snow storms always made it impossibl

38、e to sight the stones they had set up to mark their way home. To make things worse. Evans, whom they had all thought of as the strongest of the five, fell badly into a deep hole in the ice. Having struggled along for several days, he suddenly fell down and died. The four who were left pushed on at t

39、he best speed they could manage. Captain Oates had been suffering for some time from his frozen fact; at night his feet swelled so large that he could hardly put his boots on the next morning, and he walked bravely although he was in great pain . He knew his slowness was making it less likely that t

40、he others could save themselves. He asked them to leave him behind in his sleeping-bag, but they refused, and helped him on a few more miles, until it was time to put up the tent for another night.The following morning, while the other three were still in their sleeping-bags, he said. “I am just goi

41、ng outside and may be gone some time.” He was never seen again. He had walked out alone into the snow storm, hoping that his death would help his companions. 一、生詞注解 1. companion k?m?p?ni?n n.同伴，伴侶 2. Norwegian n?:?wi:d?n a. the slightest spark could set them off. 這些煙火要格外小心，稍有火星就能引起爆炸。 頁22 共 頁8 第 4)

42、If you want to catch that train wed better set off for the station immediately. 你要是想趕上那班火車，咱們就最好馬上動身去火車站。 5) They set out on the last stage of their journey. 他們開始了旅行的最後一程。 2.put up 【辨析】put up, put up with, put on和put off put up 建造；舉起(提高)； 提供食宿 put up with 忍受 put on穿上,戴上；上演；增加(體重) put off 推遲，推延 【例句】

43、1)They put up a tent by the fire. 他們在火堆旁搭起了一個(gè)帳篷。 2) We can put all of you up for the night. 我們可以安排你們所有人過夜。 3) Im not going to put up with this! 我再也受不了啦！ 4)The man put on his smock and went out. 那人穿上罩衫，然后走了出去。 5) If you eat a lot of sugar, youll put on weight. 如果吃很多糖,體重就會增加 6) She keeps putting off g

44、oing to the dentist. 她老是拖延著不去看牙病。 四、語法點(diǎn)撥 【例句】 1. To make things worse. Evans, whom they had all thought of as the strongest of the five, fell badly into a deep hole in the ice. 【歸納】to make things worse, 使事情更糟.類似表達(dá)還有：to make matters worse，whats worse，worse still和even worse. whom they had all thought

45、of as the strongest of the five 為非限制定語從句，先行詞為 Evans.引導(dǎo)非限制定語從句的引導(dǎo)詞主要有：who, whom, which, when, where. 5 Empty Nest Syndrome While income worry is a rather common problem of the aged, loneliness is another problem that aged parents may face. Of all the reasons that explain their loneliness, a large geo

46、graphical distance between parents and their children is the major one. This phenomenon is commonly known as “Empty Nest Syndrome”. In order to seek better chances outside their countries, many young people have gone abroad, leaving their parents behind with no clear idea of when they will return ho

47、me. Their parents spend countless lonely days and nights, taking care of themselves, in the hope that someday their children will come back to stay with them. The fact that most of these young people have gone to Europeanized or Americanized societies makes it unlikely that they will hold as tightly

48、 to the value of duty as they would have if they had not left their countries. Whatever the case, it has been noted that the values they hold do not necessarily match what they actually do. This geographical and cultural distance also prevents the grown-up children from providing response in time fo

49、r their aged parents living by themselves. 頁22 共 頁9 第 The situation in which grown-up children live far away from their aged parents has been described as “distant parent phenomenon”, which is common both in developed countries and in developing countries. Our society has not yet been well prepared

50、for “Empty Nest Syndrome”. 一、生詞注解 1. geographical d?i:?gr?fik(?)l a.地理(學(xué))的 2. phenomenon fi?n?m?n?n n.現(xiàn)象，跡象；非凡的人，特殊的事物 3. nest nest n.巢，窩 vi.筑巢 4. syndrome ?sindr?um n.綜合癥狀；一系列表現(xiàn)(事件等) 5. response ri?sp?ns n.回答，答復(fù)；反應(yīng)，響應(yīng) 二、詞匯拓展 1.provide 【導(dǎo)學(xué)】 v. 供給，提供 provide sthfor sb 為某人提供 provide sbwith sth. 為某人提供

51、【例句】 1) The hotel provides a reservation of tickets for its residents. 這家旅館為旅客提供訂票服務(wù)。 2) He provides his family with food and clothes. 他為家里提供了食物和穿衣。 mon 【導(dǎo)學(xué)】 adj. 共同的，平常的，普通的 common sense 常識 common people 平民, 大眾 have in common 有共同點(diǎn) 【例句】 1) Hes not an officer, but a common soldier. 他不是軍官而是普通士兵。 2) I

52、have nothing in common with Jane. 我和簡毫無共同之處。 三、短語辨析 1.preventfrom 【辨析】prevent from, keepfrom和 stopfrom prevent sb. from doing sth. 防止.做什么(以預(yù)防為主) stop sb. from doing sth.停止.做什么(已經(jīng)在做了,要停止) keep sb from doing sth. 制止.做（from不可以省略） protect sb. from being .保護(hù).免遭（強(qiáng)調(diào)“保護(hù)”） 【例句】 1)The teacher wants to stop he

53、r students from jumping on the tables. 老師想阻止學(xué)生跳到桌子上去。 2) The teacher put a mat on the floor to prevent students from hurting themselves. 老師在地上鋪上墊子，防止學(xué)生受傷。 3) The manager wants to protect her secretary from being fired. 頁22 共 頁10 第 經(jīng)理不想讓她的秘書被解雇。 2.providewith 【辨析】 providewith 和supply with 兩者均可表示“供應(yīng)；供

54、給”，指對于缺乏或不足的事物進(jìn)行補(bǔ)充或供給。 supply常與tofor或with連用，其結(jié)構(gòu)是：supply sthtofor sb或supply sbwith sth.兩者均可表示“供應(yīng)；供給”，指對于缺乏或不足的事物進(jìn)行補(bǔ)充或供給。 provide常與for或with連用，其結(jié)構(gòu)是：provide sthor sb或provide sbwith sth. 【例句】 1)They supply food tofor the survivorsThey supply the survivors with food. 他們供應(yīng)食物給幸存者。 2) He provides food and cl

55、othes for his family.He provides his family with food and clothes. 他給家人提供衣食。 四、語法點(diǎn)撥 【例句】 1. The situation in which grown-up children live far away from their aged parents has been described as “distant parent phenomenon”, which is common both in developed countries and in developing countries. 【歸納】i

56、n which grown-up children live far away from their aged parents為定語從句，其先行 詞為situation. which is common both in developed countries and in developing countries 為非限制定語從句，其先行詞為distant parent phenomenon. 類似situation,其后定語從句 引導(dǎo)詞常用in which或where的還有case, stage, point等。如： The argument has come to a stage wher

57、e we must sit down and have a heart-to-heart talk. 我們目前應(yīng)當(dāng)坐下來好好談?wù)劻? 6 My painful small decision “Soon, youre going to have to move out!” cried my neighbor upon seeing the largest tomato plant known to mankind, or at least known in my neighborhood. One tiny 9-inch plant, bought for $1.25 in the spring

58、, has already taken over much of my rose bed, covering much of other plants, and is well on its way to the front door. Roses require a good deal of care, and if it werent for the pleasure they give, it wouldnt be worth the work. As it is, I have a garden full of sweet-smelling roses for most of the

59、year. bushes must be pruned in early spring, leaving ugly woody branches until the new growth appears a few weeks later. It was the space available in the garden that led me into planting just one little tomato plant. A big mistake. Soil conditions made just perfect for roses turn out to be even mor

60、e perfect for tomatoes. The daily watering coupled with full sun and regular fertilizing have turned the little plant into a tall bush. The cage I placed around it as the plant grew has long since disappeared under the thick leaves. Now the task I face in harvesting the fruit is twofold; First, I ha