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优点英语 优点英语 2023年高考英语新热点时文阅读-励志故事 题型 主要内容 1 阅读理解 讲述Willard Wigan自幼患有阅读障碍症。他爱上了创造微小的事物，比如给蚂蚁建一座“精装修”的房子。在妈妈的鼓励下，Willard努力成为一名微雕艺术家。 2 阅读理解 介绍了中国女子足球运动员王霜的相关经历和成就。 3 阅读理解 作者在大学的第一年遇到了一位87岁的年龄来上大学的老人，两人并成为了朋友，作者在老人的身上学到了学习不分年龄，什么时候做事儿都不晚，不要给自己留下遗憾。 4 完形填空 患癌症的艺术家罗伯特·亚历杭德罗积极乐观，珍惜当下，把活着的每一天都当作自己的礼物。他在网上写下的这句话“Every morning is an opportunity for rebirth”感动了许多人。 5 完形填空 亚马逊网站创始人的故事。 01 （2022·广东·华南师大附中高三阶段练习）Five-year-old Willard Wigan struggled to tell the difference between an M and a W or a 6 and a 9. Unfortunately, his schoolteacher knew nothing about dyslexia (阅读障碍症), a learning disability that can make letters and numbers confusing. She didn’t try to help him. Not surprisingly, Willard didn’t like school. Usually, his mind drifted—to playing outside, to his dog Maxie, or to the ants that lived near his family’s garden shed. Willard was especially curious about those ants. He felt like them—small and insignificant. Thus, when he noticed some ants trying to build a house, he decided to help them! Willard constructed a little building. Then he sprinkled sugar inside to encourage the ants to move in. When they did, Willard built more houses. At school, Willard still struggled, but now he knew he could do something special. Maybe he wasn’t a failure after all. If he had trouble with his reading or math, Willard would later go home and creat tiny furniture for the ant houses. He even built an ant school, with teeny swings, ladders, seesaws, and a merry-go-round. His artistic skill increased, and a love for little things began to grow in his heart. At age nine, Willard began carving faces on toothpicks. He discovered that his ability improved when he held his breath as he worked. When he quit school at age 15 to help support his family, Willard still spent his spare time carving. His confidence grew as more people appreciated his talent. Eventually, he quit his factory job to pursue his dream of becoming one of the best artists in the world. Now, years later, Willard carves the