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【文章梗概】看到夏令营名单，我一方面遗憾自己没有入选，另一方面为Kayla的入选而耿

耿于怀。虽然Kayla很聪明也很漂亮，但在我的眼中她更是一个尖酸刻薄的女孩：她平时笑

话我们的方方面面；对撞窗死去的鸟儿无丝毫怜悯之心。直到一次我无意听到了她母亲与她

刻薄的对语并看到她笔记本上写到自己无法融入群体的痛苦感受，我才真正开始了解她，并

对她态度改观。

Everyonehasuntoldstoriesofpainandsadnessthatmaketheinloveandlivealittledifferently

thanyoudo.Stopjudging;instead,trytounderstand.

-AuthorUnknown

Iwasstandinginmydadsbiologyclassroomafterschool,lookingatalistofstudents

beingconsideredforCampSkyline.Skylinewasaspecialyearlyretreatthatonlycertain

studentsgottoattend.Myoldestbrotherhadgottentogo,andIdesperatelywantedtofallow

inhisfootsteps.Unfortunately,itwasmysenioryear,andIstillhadn'tbeennominated.

“Ew,whyisKaylaonhere?"Iasked,myfacescruncheduplikerdjusttastedprunejuice.

Dad'sresponsetomyquestionwasperfectlylegitimate:"Whyareyoulookingataprivatelist

thatdoesn'tbelongtoyou?”

Hehadmethere.I父rumbledsomethingaboutthelistbeingoutintheopenwhereanyonecould

seeit,andthensatdowntostartmyca/cidiishomework.Afteraminute,Dadseemedtotakepity

onme.

“Skylineisn'tjustforacademicallygiftedstudents,youknow.It'salsoaplacefbrpeopleto

cleartheirheadsandsortouttheissuesintheirlives.Therearelotsofreasonsstudentsget

selectedbesidesgoodgrades.^^

I史runtedandkeptworking.Ialreadyknewgradesalonedidn'tgetoneintoSkyline.Iftheydid,

my4.0GPAwould'veearnedmeanominationyearsago.

"It'sanamazingexperience,Dadaddedwistfully.Asastaffmember,he'dattendedthecamp

numeroustimes."Michaelwasluckyenoughtogo.Ialwayshopedyouwouldbe,too.”

Thatmakestwoofus,Ithought.But,apparently,onceagain,Ihadn'tmadethecut.Iprobably

wouldn'thavefeltsobadifIhadn'tseenKayla'snameonthelist.

rdknownKaylafbralmostfouryears.Wetookmanyofthesamehonors-levelclasses.Aside

frombeingsmart,Kaylawasalsopretty.Hermixedracialbackgroundgaveherlong,darkcurls

andsmooth,mocha-coloredskin.Shedefinitelywasn'thurtingfbrfriends,either.Aloudcrowdof

laughinggroupiesseemedtofollowhernomatterwhereshewasheaded,whetheritwasthe

cafeteriaorthebathroom.

Beingintelligent,beautiful,andpopularwould9vebeenenoughfbrmostpeople,butnotKayla.

Shehadtobeonemorethingontopofitall:The.Meanest.Girl.On.The.Planet.

Shealwaysseemedtobemakingfunofmyfriendsandme—whatwewerewearing,howwe

talked,what“dumb”expressionswehappenedtohaveonourfacesatanygivenmoment.

Hercrueltywasn'tlimitedtomysocialgroup,either——oreventhehumanspecies.Onetime,

duringGermanclass,abirdsmashedintothewindowanddied.Whileeveryoneelsestoodthere

horrified,Kaylastartedlaughingbecausethebird“lookedstupidwhenithittheglass.”

That'sjustwhoshewas.

OrsoIthought.

AboutamonthafterspottingtheSkylinelist,Iwasonceagainworkinginmydad'sclassroom

afterschoolwhenKaylawalkedinunexpectedly.Quickly,Iduckedmyhead,hopingshewouldn't

saysomethingmean.Thankfully,sheignoredmeandheadedforthephoneinthecomer.I

wonderedifshehadpermissiontouseit,butwasn'tabouttodrawherattention(orwrath)by

asking.

AsIsatbythestinkyturtletank,outliningmyAPEnglishpaper,Kaylamadehercall.I'mnot

surewhatitwasabout.Iwashonestlytryingmyhardestnottoeayesdrop.

Butblockingouttheconversationbecameimpossiblewhenthewomanontheotherendofthe

linestartedscreamingatKaylasoloudlythatIcouldheareverysyllable.

Kaylatriedtoreasonwithher,butthescreamingcontinued.Meanwords.Nastywords.Words

Kaylaherselfhadsaidmanytimesaboutmyfriendsandme.

Stupid.Dumb.Idiot.Loser.

Itriedtomakemyselfdeafandinvisibleatthesametime.Whenthecallfinallyended,Kayla

rushedfromtheroomwithoutlookinginmydirection.Hercheekswerered,butIdon'tthinkshe

wascrying.Iwould'vebeen.

WhileIattemptedtogobacktoworkonmyEnglishpaper,thephonecallhauntedme.Ikept

wonderingifthescreamingwomanwasKayla'smother.Myownmotherneverwould'vesaid

thosewordstome,nomatterhowbadlyIscrewedup.IfeltsomethingIneverthoughtI'dfeelfor

myarchenemy—pity.

Quickly,Ishookawaythethought.No.ThiswasKayla.TheMeanGirl.Afterallthesnide

commentsandhaughtylooksshe'dthrownmyway,shedidn'tdeserveanyemotionexcept

cotUempt.

AfewweekswentbyandFdmostlyforgottenaboutthephonecall.Iwaswalkingtolunchone

afternoonwhenIspottedaspirednotebooklyinginthehallway.Therewasnonameonthecover,

soIdecidedtotakeittotheoffice.

rdonlywalkedafewfeetwhenapieceofpaperslippedoutandswoopedtothefloor.The

pagehadashortparagraphtypedonit,andasinglenamejumpedoutatmefromthetext:Kayla.

IknewIhadnorighttoreadit,butKayla'slatestdisparagin*remarkwasstillfreshinmy

mind.Apparently,only“hicks“woreoveralls.Well,maybe“hicks”alsoreadpapersthatwere

carelesslyleftoutinthehallwayforanyonetofind.

Smirking,Ibegantoread.

Injustafewshortwords,Kayladescribedhowshefeltaboutbeingofmixedracialheritage.

Shewasblackwhenshewaswithherblackfriendsandwhitewhenshewaswithherwhitefriends,

butsheneverreallyfitwitheithergroup.Iwasshockedtolearnthatherskincolor,whichIhad

alwaysseenasbeautiful,wasactuallyasourceofisolaikm,confusionandlowself-esteemforher.

Carefully,Islippedthepaperbackintothenotebook.

Ididn'tknowwhattodowiththeinformationI'djustlearned.Kayla,thegirlwhoneverwent

anywherewithoutanentireposse,feltaloneinawayIcouldneverpossiblyunderstand.

AsIwalkeddownthehallway,Dad'swordsaboutCampSkylinecameback:"It'saplacefor

peopletocleartheirheads,sortouttheissuesintheirlives.”

Forthefirsttime,Irealizedwhathemeant.Skylinewasn'taprizetobewon.Itwasahavenfor

kidswhoneededhelp.Kidswhowereconfusedorsad.Kidswhosemomscreamednastywordsat

them.KidslikeKayla.

Insteadofresentingherforstealingmyspot,Isuddenlyfoundmyselfactuallyhopingshe'dget

selected.Maybeitwouldhealthewoundsthosenastywordshadleftonher.Maybeshe'dfinally

findaplaceshetrulybelonged.

Ashighschooldrewtoaclose,KaylaandIweren'texactlyfriends,butshedidstartbeinga

littlenicer,andIstoppedcallinghermyarchenemy.Lookingbacknow,Idon'teventhinkofher

as“TheMeanGirl"anymore.Ithinkofherasthegirlwhotaughtmeoneofthegreatestlessons

ofmylife:It'seasytojudgeotherpeople.Towritethemoffasmean,stupid,lazy,incompetenl.

It'smuchharder—andfarmoreworthwhile—totrytounderstandthem.

【词汇过关】

请写出下面文单词在文章中的中文意思。

1.retreat[n*tri:t]n__________________

2.nominate[*na:mnet]vt.

3.scrunch[skrAntjvt.__________________

4.prune[pru：n]n.____________________

5.legitimate1111dstmat]a.

6.grumbleI'grAmblJvt./vi.

7.calculus[kielkjalas]n.

8.grunt[gr^ntjvt./vi.

9.nomination[ina:mi!neifi]n.

10.wistfully[3stfali]adv.

11.groupie[bru：pi]n.

12.smash[smaej]vt./vi

13.wrath[rae°]n.__________________

14.stinkyf'stpki]adj.

15.eavesdropJi:vzdra:p]vi.

16.nasty['naesti]adj.

17.invisible[n*zabljadj

18.screwup[skru：]__________________

19.archenemy|ja：rtJ'enomi]n.

2O.haughty[hoti]adj.

21.contempt[kon'tempt]n.

22.spiral['sparal]adj.

23.swoop[swu：p]v.____________________

24.disparaging[dI'spaerdso]adj.

25.hick[hk]n.____________________

26.smirk[smsrk]v.____________________

27.isolation[）asale而]n.

28.esteemn.

29.resent[ri'zent]v.__________________

30.incompetent[nka：mptant]adj.

31.snide[snad]adj.

【句子学习】

请根据中文句子填空。

（一）动作描写

1.Quickly,Imyhead,hopingshewouldn'tsaysomethingmean.

我赶紧低下头，希望她不会说什么刻薄的话。

2.I'donlywalkedafewfeetwhenapieceofpaperand

tothefloor.

我只走了几英尺，就有一张纸滑了出来,嗖地掉在地上。

3.Carefully,Ithepaperbackintothenotebook.

我小心翼翼地把纸放回笔记本。

（二）情绪描写

].“Ew,whyisKaylaonhere?^^Iasked,likeI'd

justtastedprunejuice.

“呃，为什么凯拉在这里?”我问道，我的脸皱成一团，就像刚尝到了西梅汁。

2.,Ibegantoread.

得意一笑，我开始阅读纸上的文字。

3.1somethingaboutthelistbeingoutintheopenwhereanyonecouldsee

it,andthensatdowntostartmycalculushomework.

我抱怨说这个列表被放在了一个任何人都能看到的地方，然后坐下来开始我的微积分作业。

（三）心理描写

1.IknewIhadnorighttoreadit,butKayla'slatest

我知道我没有权利读它，但凯拉最近的轻蔑言论仍然记忆犹新。

2.Quickly,Ishookawaythethought.

很快，我摆脱了这种想法。

（五）修辞

l.Thepagehadashortparagraphtypedonit,and

fromthetext:Kayla.

页面上打出了一小段文字，其中一个名字跳入我的眼帘:凯拉。

2.WhileIattemptedtogobacktoworkonmyEnglishpaper,

当我试着回去写我的英语论文时，电话萦绕在我心头。

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。

LettinggoofGinger

Feedingthestraycats（流浪猫）inmyneighborhoodusedtobepartofmydailyroutine.Idid

itoutofcompassion（同情）andloveforanimals.

WhenIwenthomefromschool,Iusuallyfoundseveralstraycatsinthecommunity.They

hadsharpears,thinbodiesandlongtails.Theycouldn'thelpbutsurroundthegarbagecanand

pickoutthegarbagetoeat.Whentheirnosessmelledthefragranceofthesnacksinmyhands,

theystoodinfrontofmepitifully,asiftheywantedtoaskmeforsomethingtoeat.WhenIsaw

thattheywerepitiful,Igavethemoneofthesnacks.Whentheywerefull,theywouldwagtheir

tailscontentedly,asiftothankme.

Butlastmonth,myfavoritecatnamedGingerenteredanewstageoflife:shegavebirthtoa

litterofcutekitties!Thrilledandexcited,Iboughtthemabrand-newcatnest,foodbowlsand

evenalargepackofcatfoodsothatGingercouldtakecareofherbabieswithafullstomach.I

placethewholepackageofloveandcarebehindthebushessothatthey'dbesafeandsound.

However,afewdayslaterIfoundoutthatwhatIboughtforGingerwasgone!Istarted

lookingforGingerandhernestrightaway.Tomysuiprise,aproperty（物业）managershowedup

andtoldmesomethingthatwasrathershockingandunacceptable.knowwhatyou'relooking

fbr,“saidthemiddle-agedman."Relax.Thecatfamilyissafe,andtheydidn'tneedwhatyou

boughtforthem.^^

注意：1.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。

Mymindwasfilledwithquestionsandanger,butheseemedprepared.

Iunderstoodwhathesaid.

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.retreat[ri*tri：t]n.静修

2.nominateflna：mnetlvt.提名

3.scrunchIskrAntJJvt.使蜷缩

4.prune[pru：n]n.西梅干

5.legitimate[li'dstmot]a.合情合理的

6.grumble['gEAmblJvt./vi.抱怨

7.calculus[kselkjalos]n.微积分

8.grunt[gn\nt]vt./vi.嘟哝

9.nomination[incrmihe问n.提名

10.wistfully[kvstfali]adv.渴望的

11.groupiel'gru：pi]n.狂热追随者

12.smash[smsej]vt./vi.猛烈撞击

13.wrath[rae9]n.盛怒

I4.stinkyl'str）kijadj.十分难闻的

15.eavesdrop[kvzdrap]vi.窃听

16.nasty['naestijadj.恶意的

17.invisible[n'vzabljadj.隐形的

18.screwup[skru：]弄糟

19.archenemyha:rt『en3mi]n.大敌

2O.haughty[holi]adj.傲慢的

21.contempt[kan'tempt]n.蔑视

22.spiral['sparal]adj.螺旋式的

23.swoop[swu：p]v.俯冲；猛扑

24.disparaging[dI'spaerdsu]adj.贬低的

25.hick[hk]n.乡下人

26.smirk[smsrk]v.得意的笑

27.isolation[laEah向n.隔离

28.esteemn.尊重；敬重

29.resent[ri'zent]v.愤恨

30.incompetent[nka:mptant]adj.无能的

31.snide[snad]adj.讽刺的

【句子学习】

请根据中文句子填空。

（一）动作描写

1.Quickly,Iduckedmyhead,hopingshewouldn'tsaysomethingmean.

我赶紧低下头，希望她不会说什么刻薄的话。

2.I'donlywalkedafewfeetwhenapieceofpaperslippedoutandswoopedtothefloor.

我只走了几英尺，就有一张纸滑了出来，嗖地掉在地上。

3.Carefully,Islippedthepaperbackintothenotebook.

我小心翼翼地把纸放回笔记本。

（二）情绪描写

1.“Ew,whyisKaylaonhere?,,Iasked,myfacescruncheduplikerdjusttastedprunejuice.

“呃，为什么凯拉在这里?”我问道，我的脸皱成一团，就像刚尝到了西梅汁。

2.Smirking,Ibeganto