高三英語培優(yōu)·名著閱讀之心靈雞湯精選BlueStitches班級：____________學號：____________姓名：____________心靈雞湯精選BlueStitches話題歸類閱讀難度詞數(shù)參加學生會競選五星1334【文章梗概】在與母親玩拼字游戲時，我告知母親我將參加學生會競選秘書或副主席，而不是主席，因為認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，母親鼓勵我競選主席，并為我準備了競選演講的服裝——一條美麗的藍裙子。媽媽在縫制時，為每一根藍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，最終贏得了學生主席的競選。Don’taskwhattheworldneeds.Askwhatmakesyoucomealive,andgodoit.Becausewhattheworldneedsispeoplewhohavecomealive.~HowardThurmanMymotherwinkedassheaskedherseeminglyinnocentquestion.“How’boutagameofScrabble?”“Youwinallthetime,Mama.”“Someday,you’llbeatme.Todayjustmightbeyourday.”Iacquiescedandsetuptheboard.In1980,Iwasajuniorinhighschool,andmysiblingswerelonggonetocollegeandbeyond.Mamareliedonmeforherdailydoseofconqueringsomeone.ThatScrabblegamein1980holdsanotherspecialremembranceforme.No,Ididn’twin.Butthatnight,aswewagedwarwithwords,Ibroughtupanothercompetition—onethatwouldchangethewayIsawmyself.“Mama,studentcouncilelectionsareintwoweeks.”“Uh-huh.”ShespelledoutQ-U-I-E-Tonaredtriple-wordspaceandwhistled.“That’sprettygood,ifIdosaysomyself.”Shesmiledatmeandthenstartedcountinghergazillionsofpoints.“Mama,didyouhearwhatIjustsaid?”“Uh-huh.Forty-twopointsfor‘quiet.’Yourturn.”Ilookedatmytilesandsighed.IploppeddownM-A-K-E-Ronadouble-wordspaceandcounted:22.“Iliketheideaofbeingpartofstudentcouncilmysenioryear.”“Soundsgood.Twenty-eightpoints.”“So,IhavetogototheofficetomorrowandpickupaformtofilloutifIwanttorun.”“Doyouwanttorunforstudentcouncil?”“Idon’tknow.Soundsfun.”“Fun?”Shefinallylookedupfromtheboardandintomyeyes.“Mother,itwillbemysenioryear.Iwanttohavefun.”Shelookedbackathertiles.“Leadershipisaboutserving.Howdoyouwanttoserve?”AsMamaspelledoutaZwordI’dneverheardof,Ithoughtaboutserving.She’drunforelectedofficeinmysmalltownthreetimes,winningtheofficeofDistrictCountyClerk.“MaybeIwon’trun.”Again,Mamalookedupatme.“Youaren’tgoingtorunbecauseyouhavetoserve?”Ifeltflusteredatthewaythisconversation,nottomentionthescore,washeaded.“Robbie,thinkaboutyourtalents.Whatdoyouhavetoofferothers?Onceyougetaclearpictureofthat,Ibetyouthatservicewillsound…well,itwillsoundfun.”Mamawonthegame.Iwenttobedundecided.Thenextday,Icamehomewiththeapplication.Afterdinner,Mamacalledmeintothelivingroom.“Howaboutagameofspades?”Thewinkaccompaniedtherequest.“You’reon,Mama.I’vebeatenyouatspades.Doyouremember?”Mothergrinnedandstartedshufflingthedeck.“Idon’tknowwhatyou’retalkingabout.”“Iamgoingtorunforstudentcouncil,”Iannouncedasweeachdrewourcards.“Excellent.”“ButIdon’tknowwhatposition.Idon’treallywanttobetreasurer,butmaybesecretaryoreventhevicepresident.”Hereyesmetmine.“Whynotpresident?”Icouldn’tbelievethiswoman.Momknewmyhighschool’senrollmentwas250,grades9through12.Shealsoknewthatwelivedinatownof3,000people,85percentofwhomwereHispanic,15percentwhite.“Youknowwhy.”“No.”“Mother,Iamawhitegirl.”“Really?”“Whitegirlsdon’twinagainstHispanicguys.EddieRodriguezhasalreadytoldeveryoneheisrunningforpresident.NowaywillIwin.”“Robbie,whattalentsdoyouhave?Howareyougoingtoserve?”“IthinkIcouldbeagoodleader.”“Leading?Soundslikeaperfecttalentforpresident.”“Itoldyou,Eddieisrunning.Mostofthetime,thepresidentisaguy,andEddieisreallypopular.”“So,youarenotrunningforpresidentbecauseyouareagirlandyourcompetitionispopular?”“Mother,youdon’tunderstandthepoliticsofhighschool.”“Robbie,believeinyourselfandwhoyouaremeanttobe.Dothisfortherightreasons.Winorlose,playthegamewell.”Withthat,shewonourfirsthand.Andthesecond…Thenextday,IdrewinadeepbreathasIwrotetheword“president”ontheapplication.Mamahappenedtobeanexcellentseamstress,soIaskedhertomakemeadressformyElectionDayspeech.Immediately,sheheadedovertoMrs.Woods’sfabricstoreandfoundaboltofroyal-bluerayonknit.Itwasmyfavoritecolorandsosoft.“Youwilllookverypresidentialinthis,”sheteasedme.Thatnight,IwenttosleeptothehumofherSingersewingmachine.Thenextday,asIsatinthelibraryworkingonmyspeech,SusanBanksapproachedme.“Robbie,isittrue?You’rerunningforstudentcouncilpresident?”Itookadeepbreath.“Yes.”“Wow,yougotguts.ButyoudoknowthatEddieisrunning,right?”“Yes.”“Um,nooffense,butyouaren’tgoingtowin.Eddieisreallypopular.”Withthat,Susanturnedandleft.Shewasn’ttheonlyclassmatewhoofferedthesameencouragement.ButIcouldn’tbackdown;everyoneknewIwasrunning.Besides,Mamawassewingmynewbluedress.Twodaysbeforetheelection,Itriedonmymother’screation.Ilookedandfeltbeautiful.“Mama,thisisincredible.Thankyou.”“Robbie,listentowhatIamabouttotellyou.IprayedforyouasImadethisdress.Itdoesn’tmatterifyouwin.Itmattersthatyouarebeingwhoyouaremeanttobe.”ItwastheonlytimeIremembermymothersayingsheprayedforme.OnElectionDay,allthestudentswereherdedintotheauditorium.EddieandIsatonthestagewithRobert,LauraandMaria.Theywererunningunopposedforvicepresident,treasurerandsecretary.Theywouldgivetheirspeeches,andthenEddieandIwouldgo.AsIwatchedEddiegivehisspeech,mykneesknocked.Hewascalmandeasygoing,encouragingthestudentstodothebestthingforourhighschoolbyvotingforhim.Hisspeechwasveryshortandendedwithcheersfromthestudentbody.Whathadpossessedmetosubjectmyselftothis?Suddenly,Iwashotandsweaty.NowaywasIgoingtowinthis.Myturncame,andIwalkedtothepodiumandlookedoutatmyclassmates.That’swhensomethingpowerfulhappened.Ilaunchedintomyspeechconfidently,evenmakingmyclassmateslaugh.WhenIreflectonthatday,IliketothinkthatmybluedresswasmySupermanoutfit.AsMamasewed,sheinfusedeachbluestitchwithherconfidenceandstrength.Afterthatday,mybeliefinmyselfquadrupled.NolongerwasImild-manneredRobbie,scaredofrevealingmytrueidentity.IwasRobbieFloyd,ayoungladymeanttobeexactlywhoshewas.WhenIcamehomethatday,mymotherwasfryingchickenonthestove.“Mama,youwillneverbelieveit!”“YouthinkyoucanbeatmeatScrabble?”Shegrinned,butkeptfocusedonthechicken.“Mama,Iwon!”Mamalookedupatme.Nowink.“Ofcourse,youdid.”RobbieIobst【詞匯過關】請寫出下面文單詞在文章中的中文意思。1.wink [w??k] v.________________________________________2.scrabble [?skr?bl] n.______________________________________3.acquiesce [??kwi?es] vi.______________________________________4.sibling [?s?bl??] n.______________________________________5.remembrance [r??membr?ns] n.______________________________________6.wage [we?d?/ v.______________________________________7.council [?ka?nsl] n.委______________________________________8.gazillion [ɡ??z?lj?n] n.______________________________________9.tile [ta?l] n.______________________________________10.fluster [?fl?st?(r)] v.______________________________________11.undecided [??nd??sa?d?d] adj.______________________________________12.grin [ɡr?n] v.______________________________________13.shuffle [???f(?)l] v.______________________________________14.seamstress [?si?mstr?s] n.______________________________________15.rayon [?re??n] n.______________________________________16.presidential [?prez??den?l] adj.______________________________________17.hum [h?m] n.______________________________________18.gut [ɡ?t] n.______________________________________19.incredible [?n?kred?b(?)l] adj.______________________________________20.unopposed [??n??p??zd] adj.______________________________________21.subject [s?b?d?ekt] v.______________________________________22.podium [?p??di?m] n.______________________________________23.outfit [?a?tf?t] n.______________________________________24.infuse [?n?fju?z] v.______________________________________25.quadruple [?kw?dr?p(?)l] vt.______________________________________26.mild-mannered [?ma?ld?m?n?d] adj.______________________________________【句子學習】請根據(jù)中文句子填空。（一）動作描寫1.Mymother_______________assheaskedherseeminglyinnocentquestion.我母親眨了眨眼睛，問了一個看似無辜的問題。2.“Fun?”Shefinally______________________________theboardand_______________myeyes.“有趣?”她終于從棋盤抬起頭，看著我的眼睛。3.Hereyes_______________mine.她的目光與我的相遇。4.I______________________________.“Yes.”我深吸了一口氣?！笆堑摹！保ǘ┣榫w描寫1.She_______________meandthenstartedcountinghergazillionsofpoints.她沖我笑了笑，然后開始數(shù)她的無數(shù)個點數(shù)。2.Ilookedatmytilesand_______________.我看著我的棋子，嘆了口氣。3.Mother_______________andstartedshufflingthedeck.母親咧嘴一笑，開始洗牌。（三）情緒描寫1.I_______________atthewaythisconversation,nottomentionthescore,washeaded.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，因為每個人都知道我在競選。3.I_______________and_______________.我看起來很美，感覺也很美。（四）外貌表情1.He_______________and_______________.他很冷靜，很隨和。拓展練習讀后續(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,Isawposterseverywherewiththewords“Throwoutthestudentunionpresident!”onthem.Asmyschoolmatesbeganarrivingoncampus,IwatchedthemgatheraroundthepostersandthenlookedtowardmebecauseIwasthepresident.Atthatmoment,IfeltthatIwastornintopiecesandtriedmybesttostaycalm.WhenIwaselectedthepresident,myfriendssaiditwasoneofthebestcampaignstheyhadeverseen.Istarteditbyorganizingagroupofstudentstoclimbthemountainnearourschool.Whenwereachedthetopofthemountain,itfeltlikewewereatsummercamp.Welaughed,dancedandtoldjokes.Itwasreallyfun.Whileplayinglikelittlechildren,weagreedtodoitagainthefollowingweekanddecidedthateachofuswouldbringanewfriend.Westartedoutwithasmallgroupofhikers.Butasthewordspread,thenumberofparticipantsincreased.Onedayoncampus,Imetagirlinawheelchairandwestartedtalking.HernamewasGrace.Iaskedherifshehadeverbeentothetopofthemountain.Shesaidshehadn’t.ItoldherthatmyfriendsandIwouldcarryherifshewereupforit.Graceacceptedtheoffer.Thenexttimewhenwewentupthemountain,wetookturnstocarryherinherchairallthewaytothemountaintop.ThiswasprobablyoneofthemostmeaningfulthingsIdidduringthecampaign.Bytheend,wehadoverseventy-fivepeopleclimbingthemountainonThursdays,includingGrace.Allofuswhoparticipatedfeltlikewewerepartofsomethingmuchbiggerthanwewere.WewerebuildingacommunityanditfeltgreatandnoonewassurprisedthatIhadwontheelection.注意：1.續(xù)寫詞數(shù)應為150左右；2.請按如下格式在答題卡的相應位置作答。ButIwassoproudofmyaccomplishmentthatIletmyprideoutofcontrol.WhenIrealizedIhadmadeamistake,Idecidedtochange.心靈雞湯精選答案【詞匯過關】請寫出下面文單詞在文章中的中文意思。1.wink [w??k] v.眨眼示意2.scrabble [?skr?bl] n.拼字游戲3.acquiesce [??kwi?es] vi.默許4.sibling [?s?bl??] n.兄弟姐妹5.remembrance [r??membr?ns] n.記憶，回憶6.wage [we?d?/ v.發(fā)動7.council [?ka?nsl] n.委員會8.gazillion [ɡ??z?lj?n] n.很大的數(shù)目9.tile [ta?l] n.棋子10.fluster [?fl?st?(r)] v.心煩意亂11.undecided [??nd??sa?d?d] adj.未決定的12.grin [ɡr?n] v.露齒而笑13.shuffle [???f(?)l] v.洗(牌)14.seamstress [?si?mstr?s] n.女裁縫師15.rayon [?re??n] n.人造絲16.presidential [?prez??den?l] adj.總統(tǒng)似的17.hum [h?m] n.嗡嗡聲18.gut [ɡ?t] n.勇氣，魄力19.incredible [?n?kred?b(?)l] adj.不可思議的20.unopposed [??n??p??zd] adj.無對手的21.subject [s?b?d?ekt] v.使經(jīng)受22.podium [?p??di?m] n.講臺23.outfit [?a?tf?t] n.全套服裝24.infuse [?n?fju?z] v.使充滿25.quadruple [?kw?dr?p(?)l] vt.(使)翻兩番26.mild-mannered [?ma?ld?m?n?d] adj.溫良恭謹?shù)摹揪渥訉W習】請根據(jù)中文句子填空。（一）動作描寫1.Mymotherwinkedassheaskedherseeminglyinnocentquestion.我母親眨了眨眼睛，問了一個看似無辜的問題。2.“Fun?”Shefinallylookedupfromtheboardandintomyeyes.“有趣?”她終于從棋盤抬起頭，看著我的眼睛。3.Hereyesmetmine.她的目光與我的相遇。4.Itookadeepbreath.“