高中必修一 · 第 4 课
给予的礼物 The Gift of Giving
志愿支教之旅让四个朋友走进山村小学。他们带去的不只是书本，还有外面的世界。
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2课文精读：给予的礼物 (The Gift of Giving · 约428词)
志愿支教之旅让四个朋友走进山村小学。他们带去的不只是书本，还有外面的世界。 读课文，先自己理解，再点 🔊 听朗读。
The Gift of Giving
The bus climbed slowly up the mountain road, and the city disappeared behind a curtain of green. Inside, forty students were heading to a village school for a three-day volunteer teaching trip. 'We will be teaching English, science, and art,' Han Mei reminded everyone. 'And we will be learning something too, whether we know it or not.' Li Lei looked out at the terraced fields and nodded.
公交车沿着山路缓缓爬升，城市消失在绿色幕帘之后。车上是四十名学生，正前往一所山村小学进行三天支教。„我们要教英语、科学和艺术，„Han Mei 提醒大家，„而且我们也会学到一些东西，不管我们知不知道。„李雷望着窗外的梯田，点了点头。
The school was smaller than their classroom. There were sixty children and three teachers, and the library had fewer books than Jack's bedroom. But the children's eyes were huge and bright, and they pressed around the visitors like flowers turning to the sun. 'Do you really know English?' a small boy asked Jack. 'Every word?' Jack knelt down. 'Not every word,' he said honestly. 'But I know the important ones, like hello and hope.'
学校比他们的教室还小。六十个孩子、三位老师，图书馆的书比 Jack 卧室的书还少。但孩子们的眼睛又大又亮，像花朵朝太阳一样围拢过来。“你们真的会英语吗？”一个小男孩问 Jack，“每个单词都会？”Jack 蹲下来：“不是每个都会，”他老实说，“但重要的我都会，比如 hello 和 hope。”
The first lesson was chaos and joy. Han Mei taught the children to sing an English song, and their voices filled the little classroom like birds. Lily organised a drawing competition, and Li Lei was amazed by a girl who drew a rocket with the sun smiling behind it. 'Where do you want to go?' he asked her. 'To see the stars,' she said. 'But first I need to pass the exam to the county school.'
第一堂课是混乱与欢乐。Han Mei 教孩子们唱英文歌，歌声像鸟儿一样充满小小的教室。Lily 组织了绘画比赛，李雷被一个画火箭、后面微笑太阳的女孩惊住了。“你想去哪里？”他问她。“去看星星，”她说，“但首先我要考上县里的中学。”
Jack, who had expected to be bored, found himself the most popular person in the school. He taught the boys a football trick, then sat under a tree reading picture books to a circle of children. 'You are good at this,' Lily said, surprised. Jack shrugged, embarrassed. 'They do not know I am failing physics,' he said. 'To them, I am just the guy with the funny voice.'
本以为会无聊的 Jack，成了学校里最受欢迎的人。他教男孩子们一个足球花招，然后坐在树下给一圈孩子读绘本。“你很擅长这个，”Lily 惊讶地说。Jack 不好意思地耸耸肩：“他们不知道我物理不及格，在他们眼里，我只是那个声音搞笑的哥哥。”
On the last day, the visitors donated books, sports equipment, and a projector the school had never dreamed of owning. Han Mei gave a short speech: 'You have given us more than we have given you. You have shown us that happiness does not need much — just a roof, a teacher, and someone who believes in you.' The headmaster wiped his eyes, and the children sang the English song one last time.
最后一天，来访者捐赠了图书、体育器材和一台学校想都不敢想的投影仪。Han Mei 做了简短发言：“你们给我们的比我们给你们的更多。你们让我们看到：幸福不需要太多——只要一个屋顶、一位老师，和一个相信你的人。”校长擦了擦眼睛，孩子们最后一次唱起那首英文歌。
On the bus home, nobody spoke for a long time. Then Jack said: 'I thought we went there to give. It turns out they were the ones giving.' Li Lei wrote in his notebook: 'Giving is not a loss. It is the only way to multiply what you have.' The bus rounded the mountain, and below them, the village school grew small, but the song in their hearts grew loud.
回家的公交车上，大家很久没有说话。然后 Jack 说：“我以为我们是去给予的，结果给予的是他们。”李雷在笔记本上写道：“给予不是损失，它是让你拥有的东西倍增的唯一方式。”公交车绕过山弯，山下的村小越来越小，但他们心中的歌声越来越响亮。
📖 读后理解（0/6）
1. How long was the volunteer teaching trip?
2. What surprised Li Lei at the drawing competition?
3. What did the girl want to do?
4. What did the visitors donate on the last day?
5. What did Han Mei say happiness needs?
6. What did Li Lei write about giving?
3语法小课堂：名词性从句高考综合 & 主谓一致
名词性从句高考综合
主语/宾语/表语/同位语从句（陈述语序）
What we learned from the children will stay with us forever. （我们从孩子身上学到的东西将永远伴随我们。）
I wonder whether the donation reached the school. （我想知道捐款是否到达学校。）
The reason why we volunteer is that we believe in giving. （我们做志愿者的原因是我们相信给予。）
⚠️ 名词性从句一律陈述语序；reason 后的表语从句用 that 不用 because。
主谓一致（深化）
主语决定谓语单复数
The number of volunteers is growing. （志愿者人数在增长。）
A number of books have been donated. （许多书已被捐赠。）
Every student, together with their parents, is welcome. （每个学生及其家长都受欢迎。）
⚠️ the number of + 复数名词 → 单数谓语；a number of → 复数谓语。
👨🏫Cozy 老师说：高中语法重在「在语境中理解」——多读课文里的例句，语法自然就活了。
4课后练习（0/13）
1. ___ we learned from the children will stay with us forever.
2. I wonder ___ the donation reached the school.
3. The reason why we volunteer is ___ we believe in giving.
4. The number of volunteers ___ growing.
5. A number of books ___ been donated.
6. The bus climbed slowly up the ___ road.
7. The children pressed around the visitors like flowers turning to the ___ .
8. Their voices filled the little classroom like ___ .
9. We donated books, sports equipment, and a ___ .
10. Happiness does not need much — just a roof, a teacher, and someone who ___ in you.
11. Giving is not a loss; it is the only way to ___ what you have.
12. It ___ they who were giving, not us, said Jack.
13. Every student, together with the teachers, ___ moved by the visit.