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名著閱讀之心靈雞湯精選BlueStitches
班級:學(xué)號:姓名:
心靈雞湯精選BlueStitches
話題歸類閱讀難度詞數(shù)
參加學(xué)生會(huì)競選五星1334
【文章梗概】在與母親玩拼字游戲時(shí),我告知母親我將參加學(xué)生會(huì)競選秘書或副主席,而不
是主席,因?yàn)檎J(rèn)為自己一位白人女孩贏不了參加競選的西班牙男孩埃迪。然而,母親鼓勵(lì)我
競選主席,并為我準(zhǔn)備了競選演講的服裝-----條美麗的藍(lán)裙子。媽媽在縫制時(shí),為每一根
藍(lán)色的針腳注入了她的自信和力量。穿著這條裙子,我對自己的信心滿滿,最終贏得了學(xué)生
主席的競選。
Don'taskwhattheworldneeds.Askwhatmakesyoucomealive,andgodoit.Because
whattheworldneedsispeoplewhohavecomealive.
?HowardThurman
Mymotherwinkedassheaskedherseeminglyinnocentquestion."How'bouta
gameofScrabblev
“Youwinal1thetime,Mama.”
“Someday,you'11beatme.Todayjustmightbeyourday.”
Iacquiescedandsetuptheboard.In1980,Iwasajuniorinhighschool,and
mysiblingswerelonggonetocollegeandbeyond.Mamareliedonmeforherdaily
doseofconqueringsomeone.
ThatScrabblegamein1980holdsanotherspecialremembranceforme.No,Ididn't
win.Butthatnight,aswewagedwarwithwords,Ibroughtupanothercompetition
一onethatwouldchangethewayIsawmyself.
aMama,studentcouncilelectionsareintwoweeks.”
“Uh-huh.”
ShespelledoutQ-U-I-E-Tonaredtriple-wordspaceandwhistled.
“That'sprettygood,ifIdosaysomyself."Shesmiledatmeandthenstarted
countinghergazillionsofpoints.
aMama,didyouhearwhatIjustsaid?”
“Uh-huh.Forty-twopointsfor'quiet.'Yourturn.”
Ilookedatmytilesandsighed.IploppeddownM-A-K-E-Ronadouble-wordspace
andcounted:22.
“Iliketheideaofbeingpartofstudentcouncilmysenioryear.”
“Soundsgood.Twenty-eightpoints.”
“So,IhavetogototheofficetomorrowandpickupaformtofilloutifI
wanttorun.”
“Doyouwanttorunforstudentcouncil?”
“Idon,tknow.Soundsfun.”
“Fun?"Shefinallylookedupfromtheboardandintomyeyes.
Mother,itwillbemysenioryear.Iwanttohavefun.”
Shelookedbackathertiles.wLeadershipisaboutserving.Howdoyouwantto
serve?”
AsMamaspelledoutaZwordI'dneverheardof,Ithoughtaboutserving.She'd
runforelectedofficeinmysmalltownthreetimes,winningtheofficeofDistrict
CountyClerk.
“MaybeIwon'trun.”
Again,Mamalookedupatme.
“Youaren,tgoingtorunbecauseyouhavetoserve?”
Ifeltflusteredatthewaythisconversation,nottomentionthescore,was
headed.
“Robbie,thinkaboutyourtalents.Whatdoyouhavetoofferothers?Onceyou
getaclearpictureofthat,Ibetyouthatservicewillsound…well,itwillsound
fun.”
Mamawonthegame.Iwenttobedundecided.
Thenextday,Icamehomewiththeapplication.Afterdinner,Mamacalledmeinto
thelivingroom.
“Howaboutagameofspades?”
Thewinkaccompaniedtherequest.
“You'reon,Mama.I'vebeatenyouatspades.Doyouremember?w
Mothergrinnedandstartedshufflingthedeck."Idon,tknowwhatyou're
talkingabout.”
“Iamgoingtorunforstudentcouncil,“Iannouncedasweeachdrewourcards.
“Excellent."
“ButIdon'tknowwhatposition.Idon'treallywanttobetreasurer,butmaybe
secretaryoreventhevicepresident.”
Hereyesmetmine.
“Whynotpresident?”
Icouldn,tbelievethiswoman.Momknewmyhighschool?senrollmentwas250,
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grades9through12.Shealsoknewthatwelivedinatownof3,000people,85percent
ofwhomwereHispanic,15percentwhite.
“Youknowwhy.v
“No.”
“Mother,Iamawhitegirl.n
“Really?”
uWhitegirlsdon'twinagainstHispanicguys.EddieRodriguezhasalreadytold
everyoneheisrunningforpresident.NowaywillIwin.”
uRobbie,whattalentsdoyouhave?Howareyougoingtoserve?
“IthinkIcouldbeagoodleader.”
aLeading?Soundslikeaperfecttalentforpresident.”
“Itoldyou,Eddieisrunning.Mostofthetime,thepresidentisaguy,and
Eddieisreallypopular.”
“So,youarenotrunningforpresidentbecauseyouareagirlandyourcompetition
ispopular?”
aMother,youdon'tunderstandthepoliticsofhighschool.”
“Robbie,believeinyourselfandwhoyouaremeanttobe.Dothisfortheright
reasons.Winorlose,playthegamewell.”
Withthat,shewonourfirsthand.Andthesecond***
Thenextday,IdrewinadeepbreathasIwrotetheword“president”onthe
application.
Mamahappenedtobeanexcellentseamstress、soIaskedhertomakemeadress
formyElectionDayspeech.Immediately,sheheadedovertoMrs.Woods*sfabric
storeandfoundaboltofroyal-bluerayonknit.Itwasmyfavoritecolorandso
soft.
“Youwilllookverypresidentialinthis,“sheteasedme.Thatnight,Iwent
tosleeptothehumofherSingersewingmachine.
Thenextday,asIsatinthe1ibraryworkingonmyspeech,SusanBanksapproached
me.
“Robbie,isittrue?You'rerunningforstudentcouncilpresident?”
Itookadeepbreath."Yes."
“Wow,yougotguts.ButyoudoknowthatEddieisrunning,right?”
“Yes.”
“Um,nooffense,butyouaren'tgoingtowin.Eddieisreallypopular.
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Withthat,Susanturnedandleft.
Shewasn'ttheonlyclassmatewhoofferedthesameencouragement.ButIcouldn,t
backdown;everyoneknewIwasrunning.Besides,Mamawassewingmynewbluedress.
Twodaysbeforetheelection,Itriedonmymotheryscreation.Ilookedandfelt
beautiful.
“Mama,thisisincredible.Thankyou.”
uRobbie,listentowhatIamabouttotellyou.IprayedforyouasImadethis
dress.Itdoesn,tmatterifyouwin.Itmattersthatyouarebeingwhoyouaremeant
tobe."
ItwastheonlytimeIremembermymothersayingsheprayedforme.
OnElectionDay,al1thestudentswereherdedintotheauditorium.EddieandI
satonthestagewithRobert,LauraandMaria.Theywererunningunopposedforvice
president,treasurerandsecretary.Theywou1dgivetheirspeeches,andthenEddie
andIwouldgo.
AsIwatchedEddiegivehisspeech,mykneesknocked.Hewascalmandeasygoing,
encouragingthestudentstodothebestthingforourhighschoolbyvotingforhim.
Hisspeechwasveryshortandendedwithcheersfromthestudentbody.
Whathadpossessedmetosubjectmvse1ftothis?Suddenly,Iwashotandsweaty.
NowaywasIgoingtowinthis.
Myturncame,andIwalkedtothepodiumandlookedoutatmyclassmates.That's
whensomethingpowerfulhappened.Ilaunchedintomyspeechconfidently,evenmaking
myclassmateslaugh.
WhenIreflectonthatday,IliketothinkthatmybluedresswasmySuperman
outfit.AsMamasewed,sheinfusedeachbluestitchwithherconfidenceandstrength.
Afterthatday,mybeliefinmyselfquadrupled.NolongerwasImiId-manneredRobbie,
scaredofrevealingmytrueidentity.IwasRobbieFloyd,ayoungladymeanttobe
exactlywhoshewas.
WhenIcamehomethatday,mymotherwasfryingchickenonthestove.
“Mama,youwillneverbelieveit!”
“YouthinkyoucanbeatmeatScrabble99
Shegrinned,butkeptfocusedonthechicken.
“Mama,Iwon!"
Mamalookedupatme.Nowink.
“Ofcourse,youdid.”
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Robbielobst
【詞匯過關(guān)】
請寫出下面文單詞在文章中的中文意思。
1.wink[wiQk]v._____________________________________________
2.scrabble['skrsebl]n._____________________________________________
3.acquiesce[,?kwi'es]vi._____________________________________________
4.sibling['sibliq]n._____________________________________________
5.remembrance[n'membrans]n.___________________________________________
6.wage[weld”v.___________________________________________
7.council['kaunsl]n.委_______________________________________
8.gazillion[ga'zilJan]n.___________________________________________
9.tile[tail]n.___________________________________________
10.fluster['flAstQ(r)]v.___________________________________________
11.undecided[.Andi'saidid]adj.___________________________________________
12.grin[grin]v.___________________________________________
13.shuffle['JAf(a)1]v.___________________________________________
14.seamstress['si:mstrQs]n.___________________________________________
15.rayon[*reiDn]n.___________________________________________
16.presidential[.prezi'denjl]adj.___________________________________________
17.hum[hAm]n.___________________________________________
18.gut[gAt]n.___________________________________________
19.incredible[in'kredab(a)1]adj.___________________________________________
20.unopposed[^no'pauzd]adj.___________________________________________
21.subject[sab'd3ekt]v.___________________________________________
22.podium['paudiam]n.
23.outfit['autfit]n.
24.infuse[in'fju:z]V.
25.quadruple['kwodrup(a)1]vt.____________________________________
26.mild-mannered[.malld'm把nad]adj.
【句子學(xué)習(xí)】
請根據(jù)中文句子填空。
(一)動(dòng)作描寫
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1.Mymotherassheaskedherseeminglyinnocentquestion.
我母親眨了眨眼睛,問了一個(gè)看似無辜的問題。
2."Fun?"Shefinallytheboardand
myeyes.
“有趣?”她終于從棋盤抬起頭,看著我的眼睛。
3.Hereyesmine.
她的目光與我的相遇。
4.I.“Yes.”
我深吸了一口氣?!笆堑?。”
(二)情緒描寫
1.Shemeandthenstartedcountinghergazil1ionsofpoints.
她沖我笑了笑,然后開始數(shù)她的無數(shù)個(gè)點(diǎn)數(shù)。
2.Ilookedatmytilesand.
我看著我的棋子,嘆了口氣。
3.Motherandstartedshufflingthedeck.
母親咧嘴一笑,開始洗牌。
(三)情緒描寫
1.Iatthewaythisconversation,nottomentionthescore,was
headed.
我對這次談話的方式感到不安,更不用說結(jié)果了。
2.ButI;everyoneknewIwasrunning.
但我不能退縮,因?yàn)槊總€(gè)人都知道我在競選。
3.Iand.
我看起來很美,感覺也很美。
(四)外貌表情
1.Heand.
他很冷靜,很隨和。
拓展練習(xí)讀后續(xù)寫
閱讀下面材料,根據(jù)其內(nèi)容和所給段落開頭語續(xù)寫兩段,使之構(gòu)成一篇完整的短文。
Icouldn,tbelieveit.AsIwalkedintocampus,Isawposterseverywherewith
thewordsuThrowoutthestudentunionpresident!vonthem.
Asmyschoolmatesbeganarrivingoncampus,Iwatchedthemgatheraroundthe
postersandthenlookedtowardmebecauseIwasthepresident.Atthatmoment,I
feltthatIwastornintopiecesandtriedmybesttostaycalm.
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WhenIwaselectedthepresident,myfriendssaiditwasoneofthebestcampaigns
theyhadeverseen.Istarteditbyorganizingagroupofstudentstoclimbthe
mountainnearourschool.Whenwereachedthetopofthemountain,itfeltlikewe
wereatsummercamp.Welaughed,dancedandtoldjokes.Itwasreallyfun.While
playinglikelittlechildren,weagreedtodoitagainthefollowingweekanddecided
thateachofuswou1dbringanewfriend.
Westartedoutwithasmallgroupofhikers.Butasthewordspread,thenumber
ofparticipantsincreased.Onedayoncampus,Imetagirlinawheelchairandwe
startedtalking.HernamewasGrace.Iaskedherifshehadeverbeentothetop
ofthemountain.Shesaidshehadn't.ItoldherthatmyfriendsandIwouldcarry
herifshewereupforit.Graceacceptedtheoffer.Thenexttimewhenwewentup
themountain,wetookturnstocarryherinherchairallthewaytothemountain
top.
ThiswasprobablyoneofthemostmeaningfulthingsIdidduringthecampaign.
Bytheend,wehadoverseventy-fivepeopleclimbingthemountainonThursdays,
includingGrace.Allofuswhoparticipatedfeltlikewewerepartofsomethingmuch
biggerthanwewere.Wewerebuildingacommunityanditfeltgreatandnoonewas
surprisedthatIhadwontheelection.
注意:
L續(xù)寫詞數(shù)應(yīng)為150左右;
2.請按如下格式在答題卡的相應(yīng)位置作答。
ButIwassoproudofmyaccomplishmentthatIletmyprideoutofcontrol.
WhenIrealizedIhadmadeamistake,Idecidedtochange.
心靈雞湯精選答案
【詞匯過關(guān)】
請寫出下面文單詞在文章中的中文意思。
1.wink[wipk]v.眨眼示意
2.scrabble['skr?bl]n.拼字游戲
3.acquiesce[?kwi'es]vi.默許
4.sibling['sibliq]n.兄弟姐妹
5.remembrance[n'membrQns]n.i己'憶,回'憶
6.wage[weidj/v.發(fā)動(dòng)
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7.council['kaunsl]n.委員會(huì)
8.gazillion[gs'ziljan]n.很大的數(shù)目
9.tile[tall]n.棋子
10.fluster['flAsta(r)]v.心煩意亂
11.undecided[.Andi'saldid]adj.未決定的
12.grin[grin]v.露齒而笑
13.shuffle['jAf(a)l]v.洗(牌)
14.seamstress['si:mstrGs]n.女裁縫師
15.rayon['reion]n.人造絲
16.presidential[^rezi'denfl]adj.總統(tǒng)似的
17.hum[hAm]n.嗡嗡聲
18.gut[gAt]n.勇氣,魄力
19.incredible[in'kredab(a)1]adj.不可思議的
20u.nopposed[.Ane'pQUzd]adj.無對手的
21.subject[sab'dsekt]v.使經(jīng)受
22.podium['paudiam]n.講臺(tái)
23.outfit['autflt]n.全套服裝
24.infuse[m'fju:z]v.使充滿
25.quadruple[,kwDdrup(a)1]vt.(使)翻兩番
26.mild-mannered[(maild'msened]adj.溫良恭謹(jǐn)?shù)?/p>
【句子學(xué)習(xí)】
請根據(jù)中文句子填空。
(一)動(dòng)作描寫
1.Mymotherwinkedassheaskedherseeminglyinnocentquestion.
我母親眨了眨眼睛,問了一個(gè)看似無辜的問題。
2."Fun?"Shefinallylookedupfromtheboardandintomyeyes.
“有趣?”她終于從棋盤抬起頭,看著我的眼睛。
3.Ilereyesmetmine.
她的目光與我的相遇。
4.Itookadeepbreath."Yes.”
我深吸了一口氣?!笆堑摹?/p>
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