Reading1:NevergiveupDoyouknowthem?KobeBryantYaoMingSpudWebbHeight:198cmHeight:226cmHeight:170cm170cm237cm1.3m

TheshortestplayerintheNBASpudWebbsmallpotato斯巴德?韋伯（SpudWebb）身高僅1.7米，被昵稱為“土豆”。他在NBA共征戰(zhàn)12個(gè)賽季，出戰(zhàn)814場(chǎng)常規(guī)賽，平均每場(chǎng)得分9.9分。1986年，韋伯在全明星灌籃大賽中戰(zhàn)勝所有對(duì)手，成為了NBA歷史上最矮的灌籃王。韋伯原地彈跳高度是1.3米左右，助跑彈跳是1.5米左右。韋伯從不因?yàn)閵Z得灌籃大賽冠軍而到處自吹自擂，反而更加認(rèn)真地打球，受到了許多球迷的贊賞。SpudwebbwontheSlamDunkContest(NBA灌籃大賽)borninTexas,theUSAjoinedtheAtlantaHawksbecametheshortestplayerintheNBA

atthattimewontheSlamDunkContestHowdidSpudWebb

becomeagreatNBAplayer?198519861963

灌籃大賽2powerfuladjectives(形容詞)

Para

1small__smallest__bigbiggestAsmallman's

bigdream.IfyouwereSpudWebb’sfriendandclassmate,whatwillyousaytohimifhetellsyouhisbigdream?Para1

Para2juniorhigh2adverbphrasesoftime(時(shí)間副詞短語)

wasrefused

thestaroftheteamHe

didnot

loseheart.atfirstHow

didSpudmakesuchadifference?Fromthenon2.SomepeoplethoughtSpudWebbwasluckybecausethechancewaswaitingforhim.Doyouagreewithit?Why?

Chancefavors(青睞)onlythepreparedmind.Para2

Hescored

20

pointsinhis

first

game.2images(畫面)ofSpudWebbPara3seniorhighsittinginthestands

practisinginthecourtsgotthecoachtochangehismindWhat

wasthecoach's"mind"?3.Excuseme,Spud,whatdidyouoftendoorwhatdidyouthinkaboutwhensittinginthestandswithoutthechanceofplayingthegame?Para3Para42

schoolstoplaybasketballincollege;universityjuniorcollegeNorthCarolinaStateUniversity

gettingascholarshipHowdidSpudattracttheattentionoftheuniversity?Heledhisteamtothenationalchampionship.4.Manyyearslater,inaTVinterviewSpudoncesaid,"Infact,afterthenationalchampionship,Igotmorethanthescholarshipanditwasmoreimportantforme."

Para4Whatdoyouthink

"it"was?Para52

basketballleaguestoplayin

NBAanotherbasketballleague19851984UnknownWheredidSpudplaybasketballbefore1985?5.WhatdoesthewriterthinkofSpudWebb?Canyoufindoneadjective(形容詞)toshowthewriter'sopinioninpara5?Hewasa

great

player.Hehadmany

great

achievements.Para5Para6ThelessonSpudWebbgaveus

Youalmostanythingifyounevergiveup.

candoAchieving

his

BIG

dream.

6.TowhomdidSpudwanttoprove"sizeandbodytypedoesn'tmatter..."?coachesuniversitiestheNBAhimselfteammates

Para6readers

...Spud’swaytosuccess

Stagesbadluck

thereason

hisactionachievementsJuniorHighSeniorHighCollege/UniversityNBACareerwasrefusedtoplayHewastoosmall.didn’tloseheartscore20pointsin….thestaroftheteamleaderoftheteam…PlayeroftheYearin…led..toNationalChampionship;gettingascholarshipnointerestinhimshorterthantheothersremaininaleaguejoinedtheNBA;wontheSlamDunkContestsitinthestandsbecauseofhisheightpractiseevenharderNo…invitehim.Only170cmtall

decidedtoplay…

Para3becauseofhisheightPara4only170cmPara5morethan20cmtallerthan...

Para1verysmall——

Para2toosmall

TheshortestplayerintheNBA

hadabigdream

didnotloseheart

practisedevenharder

ledhisteamto...remained...FurtherDiscussion

Inthejourneyofgrowingup,Spudalwaysheldfasttohisdreamandnevergaveup.

"Growingup"islikeajourney.Itneverendsbecauseitisabeautifulprocess(過程).

"Growingup"meansmoreaboutgrowthofourmindthanthechangeofoursize.

"Growingup"isalittlepainfulbutitiswellworthenjoying.Whataboutyou?Howdoyouunderstand"growingup"?Whatwillyoud