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参加学生会竞选五星1334

【文章梗概】在与母亲玩拼字游戏时，我告知母亲我将参加学生会竞选秘书或副主席，而不

是主席，因为认为自己一位白人女孩赢不了参加竞选的西班牙男孩埃迪。然而，母亲鼓励我

竞选主席，并为我准备了竞选演讲的服装-----条美丽的蓝裙子。妈妈在缝制时，为每一根

蓝色的针脚注入了她的自信和力量。穿着这条裙子，我对自己的信心满满，最终赢得了学生

主席的竞选。

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

【词汇过关】

请写出下面文单词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.

【句子学习】

请根据中文句子填空。

（一）动作描写

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1.Mymotherassheaskedherseeminglyinnocentquestion.

我母亲眨了眨眼睛，问了一个看似无辜的问题。

2."Fun?"Shefinallytheboardand

myeyes.

“有趣？”她终于从棋盘抬起头，看着我的眼睛。

3.Hereyesmine.

她的目光与我的相遇。

4.I.“Yes.”

我深吸了一口气。“是的。”

（二）情绪描写

1.Shemeandthenstartedcountinghergazil1ionsofpoints.

她冲我笑了笑，然后开始数她的无数个点数。

2.Ilookedatmytilesand.

我看着我的棋子，叹了口气。

3.Motherandstartedshufflingthedeck.

母亲咧嘴一笑，开始洗牌。

（三）情绪描写

1.Iatthewaythisconversation,nottomentionthescore,was

headed.

我对这次谈话的方式感到不安，更不用说结果了。

2.ButI;everyoneknewIwasrunning.

但我不能退缩，因为每个人都知道我在竞选。

3.Iand.

我看起来很美，感觉也很美。

（四）外貌表情

1.Heand.

他很冷静，很随和。

拓展练习读后续写

阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。

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续写词数应为150左右；

2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。

ButIwassoproudofmyaccomplishmentthatIletmyprideoutofcontrol.

WhenIrealizedIhadmadeamistake,Idecidedtochange.

心灵鸡汤精选答案

【词汇过关】

请写出下面文单词在文章中的中文意思。

1.wink[wipk]v.眨眼示意

2.scrabble['skr«bl]n.拼字游戏

3.acquiesce[«kwi'es]vi.默许

4.sibling['sibliq]n.兄弟姐妹

5.remembrance[n'membrQns]n.i己'忆,回'忆

6.wage[weidj/v.发动

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7.council['kaunsl]n.委员会

8.gazillion[gs'ziljan]n.很大的数目

9.tile[tall]n.棋子

10.fluster['flAsta(r)]v.心烦意乱

11.undecided[.Andi'saldid]adj.未决定的

12.grin[grin]v.露齿而笑

13.shuffle['jAf(a)l]v.洗(牌)

14.seamstress['si：mstrGs]n.女裁缝师

15.rayon['reion]n.人造丝

16.presidential[^rezi'denfl]adj.总统似的

17.hum[hAm]n.嗡嗡声

18.gut[gAt]n.勇气，魄力

19.incredible[in'kredab(a)1]adj.不可思议的

20u.nopposed[.Ane'pQUzd]adj.无对手的

21.subject[sab'dsekt]v.使经受

22.podium['paudiam]n.讲台

23.outfit['autflt]n.全套服装

24.infuse[m'fju:z]v.使充满

25.quadruple[,kwDdrup(a)1]vt.(使)翻两番

26.mild-mannered[(maild'msened]adj.温良恭谨的

【句子学习】

请根据中文句子填空。

（一）动作描写

1.Mymotherwinkedassheaskedherseeminglyinnocentquestion.

我母亲眨了眨眼睛，问了一个看似无辜的问题。

2."Fun?"Shefinallylookedupfromtheboardandintomyeyes.

“有趣？”她终于从棋盘抬起头，看着我的眼睛。

3.Ilereyesmetmine.

她的目光与我的相遇。

4.Itookadeepbreath."Yes.”

我深吸了一口气。“是的。