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初中版>21世纪学生英文报·初三版>第332期

Neverforgethowsmallyouare

Therewasonceayoungmanwho,aftersomesmallachievements,begantofeelself-satisfied（自满的）.

Oneday,theyoungmantookawalkwithawisemanfromthetown.Onthewaytheyoungmanwasbragging（吹牛）abouthimself,butthewisemandidn’tsayaword.“Lookdownward,whatdoyousee?

”askedthewisemanoncetheygottoapeak（山顶）.

“Iseetrees,farmland,housesandpeopleassmallasantsworkinginthefields（田野）,”theyoungmansaid.

“Whatdoyoufeel?

”thewisemanasked.

“Everythingisbelowme.IfeellikeI”theyoungmananswered.ruletheEarth,

Thewisemansaidnothing.Afteraminute,heaskedtheyoungmantolookup.“Whatdoyouseethistime?

”thewisemanasked.

“Iseebirdsflyingaroundhighmountains,thewhitecloudsonthemountainsandtheblueskyabovethewhiteclouds,”theyoungmananswered.

Thenheaskedthewiseman’sfeelings.

“Ifeelsmallandpowerless,”thewisemananswered.“Apersonwhoknowstolookupwardcanclearlyunderstandhisposition.Apersonwhoknowstheblueskyisalwaysoverheadwon’tbesofoolishastobelieveherulesovertheEarthoranyotherpeople.”

Theyoungmanfeltfoolishforhispride.Fromthenon,wheneverhebegantofeelasiftheworldowedhimsomething,helookedupattheskyandrememberedhowsmallhereallywas.

初中版>21世纪学生英文报·初三版>第333期

Howmuchforamiracle?

An8-year-oldchildheardherparentstalkingaboutherlittlebrotherAndrew.Allsheknewwasthathewasverysickandtheyhadnomoney.Onlyaveryexpensiveoperationcouldsavehim.

Onemorning,thegirlheardherfathersaytohermother:

“OnlyamiraclecansaveAndrewnow.”Thegirlwenttoherbedroom,collectedallofhermoneyandcounteditcarefully.Shehurriedtoadrugstore（药房）.

“HowcanIhelpyou?

”askedthesalesman（售货员）.

“Iwanttobuyamiracle,”thegirlanswered.“Mybrotherhassomethingbadgrowinginsidehishead.Mydaddysaysonlyamiraclecansavehim.Sohowmuchdoesamiraclecost?

”

“Wedon’tsellmiracleshere,mydear.I’msosorry,”thesalesmansaid,sadly.

“Whatkindofamiracledoesyourbrotherneed?

”askedawell-dressedmanstandingnearby.

“Idon’tknow,”sheanswered.“He’sreallysickandneedsanoperationinhishead.SoIbroughtallmymoney.”

“Howmuchdoyouhave?

”askedtheman.

“$1.11,”sheanswered.

“Well,whatluck,”saidtheman.“$1.11isthepriceofamiracle.Let’sgotoseeyourbrother.”

ThatmanwasDrCarltonArmstrong,afamousbraindoctor.Theoperationwassuccessfulanditwasn’tlongbeforeAndrewwaswellagain.Sometimesmiraclesdohappen.

1.Thegirlhurriedtothedrugstoreto_______.

A.buysomemedicineforherparentsB.askthesalesmantobuyamiracleforher

C.asksomeonetohelpherbrotherD.buysomethingcalleda“miracle”forherbrother

2.Whydidthemansay“$1.11isthepriceofamiracle”?

A.Becauseamiraclejustcost$1.11.B.Becausehewantedtosellmoremiracles.

C.Becausehewasmovedbythegirl.D.Becausehedidn’tknowtherealprice.

3.Andrewwaswellagainbecause_____.

A.hisparentsmadeenoughmoneyB.hissisterboughtsomemedicineforhim

C.afamousbraindoctorhelpedhimD.hissisterdidanoperationonhim

4.Fromthepassage,welearnthat_____.

A.miraclesmayhappenwhenthereisloveB.$1.11istherightamountofmoneytobuyamiracle

C.wecanbuymiraclesindrugstoresD.miraclescanbefoundeverywhere

初中版>21世纪学生英文报·初三版>第334期

Beapotato,butbethebest

Ayoungcollegestudentthoughtthathechosethewrongmajor（专业）atacommoncollege,sohedrankeverydayanddidn’tstudyatall.Hebecamemoreandmorefrustrated.

ButhewasneverabsentfromProfessorYang’sbiologyclass.Helikedthecourse.Besides,Yang’sclasswassointerestingthathealwayslistenedcarefully,nevercaringaboutwhethertheotherstudentswerepayingattentionornotinclass.

Onceheputanoteinthehomeworkhehandedin,saying:

“Professor,itissaidthattoday’scollegestudentsarecheaperthanpotatoes.Doyouagree?

”

ThatdayProfessorYangsentforhimafterclass.Whenhecame,hefoundtheprofessoratatablewithfoodonit.Theydrankhappilyovertheirmeal.

Whentheybecamehalfdrunk,theprofessorproducedasmallpotatothatwassprouting（发芽的）.“Doyouknowhowmuchthiscosts?

”heaskedtheyoungman.“It’ssoftbutpoisonous（有毒的）.Nobodywilltake”Hethenthrewthepotatoaway.itevenifit’sfree.

Theprofessorthenshowedhimanotherpotato.Itwashalfthesizeofafootballandperfectlyround.“Thispotatoisorganic（有机的）.Itisnotonlylargeandfreshbutalsofreeofpollution.Itisinhighdemandandquiteexpensive.”

Theyoungmanwasimpressedbywhathe’dheard.“Besuchapotato,”saidtheprofessor.

1.Whydidtheyoungcollegestudentfeelfrustrated?

A.Becausehebrokeupwithhisgirlfriendnotlongago.

B.Becausehethoughthechosethewrongmajor.

C.Becausehefailedinmostofthesubjectsatcollege.

D.Becausehedidn’tliketheprofessorsatcollege.

2.ThestudentwasneverabsentfromProfessorYang’sbiologyclassbecause_____.

A.ProfessorYangwasverykind

B.ProfessorYangwasverystrict

C.ProfessorYang’sclasswasinteresting

D.ProfessorYang’sclasswaseasytounderstand

3.ProfessorYangshowedthestudenttwodifferentpotatoestotellhimthat_____.

A.potatoeswerenotcheapatall

B.somesoftpotatoeswerepoisonous

C.organicpotatoescouldbepolluted

D.notallpotatoeswerethesame

4.Whatdoesthewriterwanttotellus?

A.Ourvaluedependsonourselves.

B.Collegestudentsarelikecheappotatoes.

C.Neverchangeyourmindevenifyou’rewrong.

D.Keepondoingwhatyouthinkisright.

初中版>21世纪学生英文报·初三版>第335期>

Itcanbealotofworktoadoptananimal,butitisalsoalotoffun.MollieLesser,18,ofChicago,US,recentlyadoptedalittledognamedBart.

BartisnotLesser’sfirstdog.ThefamilyhadanotherdogthatTheyadopted6-month-oldBartlastpassedawayoverthesummer.autumn.

“Weforgothowmuchenergyayoungdoghas,”Lessersaid.“Itcanbeverytime-consuming（耗时间的）.Myparentscompareittohavingababy.Weareeatingdinnerandmyparentsarelike:

‘WhereisBart?

Whatishedoing?

’”

Bartneedstobewalkedorletintothebackyardseveraltimesaday.Histrainer,LisaCollins,saysayoungdogactuallyneedstobeletoutdoorseverytwohours.

Havingadogisnotjustaboutplayingwithit.Parentsshouldexpecttheirdogtobite（咬）andjump.Collinssaysthat,throughpropertraining,animalscanlearntoobeycommandsfrombothadultsandkids.

Havingadogalsomeansprovidingfreshfood,waterandattentioneveryday.Patienceandtrainingisalsonecessary.Lessersaidherdoghasalreadychewedupapairofhershoes.They’vebeenworkingwithCollinstostopbadbehaviorlikechewingorjumpingonpeople.Beingapetownertakesalotoftime,butLesserdoesn’tmind.

“Fallinginlovewithapetiseasy,butadoptingapetisabigdecision,”saidLesser.“Thinkitoverbeforeyouadoptapet.”

1.HowoldwasBartwhenMollieadoptedhim?

A.3monthsold.B.6monthsold.C.10monthsold.D.1yearold.

2.HowoftendoesayoungdogactuallyneedtogooutaccordingtoLesser?

A.Every30minutes.B.Everyhour.

C.Every2hours.D.Every4hours.

3.Howcanwemakeanimalsobeyourcommands?

A.Bytrainingthemproperly.B.Bysendingthemtozoos.

C.Bylettingthemoutdoors.D.Bytalkingtothemoften.

4.WhatdoesLesserthinkofadoptingadog?

A.It’seasytodealwith.B.Itisn’tfunatall.

C.Itisajobforrichpeople.D.Itisaseriousthing.

初中版>21世纪学生英文报·初三版>第337期

Anoldwomanhadtwolargepots,oneoneachendofapole（扁担）.Shecarriedthepolewiththepotsacrossherneck.

Oneofthepotshadacrack（裂缝）initwhiletheotherpotwasperfectandalwaysdeliveredafullpotofwater.Attheendofthelongwalkfromthewelltothehouse,thecrackedpotarrivedonlyhalf-full.

Fortwoyearsthishappeneddaily,withthewomanbringinghomeonlyoneandahalfpotsofwater.Ofcourse,theperfectpotwasproud（骄傲的）.Butthepoorcrackedpotwasashamedofitsownimperfection.

Oneday,thecrackedpotspoketothewomanbythewell:

“Iamashamedofmyselfbecausethiscrackinmysidecauseswatertoleakoutallthewaybacktoyourhouse.”

Theoldwomansmiled:

“Didyounoticethatthereareflowersonyoursideofthepath,butnotontheotherpot’sside?

That’sbecauseIhavealwaysknownaboutyourcrack,soIplantedflowerseedsonyoursideofthepath.Andeverydaywhilewewalkback,youwaterthem.

“FortwoyearsIhavebeenabletopickthesebeautifulflowerstodecorate（装饰）thetable.Withoutyoubeingjustthewayyouare,Iwouldnothavethisbeauty.”

Eachofushasourowncracks.Butit’sthesecracksthatmakeourlivestogethersointerestingandmeaningful.

初中版>21世纪学生英文报·初三版>第338期

Whenshelookedahead,FlorenceChadwicksawnothingbutfog（雾）.Herbodywasnumb（麻木的）.Shehadbeenswimmingfornearly16hours.Attheageof34,hergoalwastobecomethefirstwomantoswimfromCatalinaIslandtotheCaliforniacoast.

OnthemorningofJuly4,1952,theseawaslikeanicebathandthefogwassothick（厚重的）thatshecouldhardlyseetheboatsthatsupportedher.Shetriedtogoon,hourafterhour,whilemillionswatchedheronnationaltelevision.

InoneoftheboatsnearFlorence,hermotherandhertrainerencouragedher.Theytoldheritwasn’tmuchfarther.Butallshecouldseewasfog.Theyurgedhernottogiveup.But,withonlyahalfmiletogo,sheaskedtobehelpedoutofthewater.

Stillwarminghercoldbodyseveralhourslater,shetold