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1、Unit3ParttwoListeningIWilmaRudolphwasthe20thof22childreninherfamily.Shewasbornearlierthanexpectedandalmostdiedatbirth.Whenshewas4yearsold,shegotscarletfever.Oneofherlegsbecameparalyzed.Atage9,shebegantolearntowalkwithouthelp.By12shecouldwalkverywell.Doctorssaiditwasami
2、racle.Thatsameyearshedecidedtobecomearunner.Sheenteredaraceandcameinlast.Forthenextfewyearseveryracesheenteredshecameinlast.Everyonetoldhertoquit,butshekeptonrunning.Onedaysheactuallywonarace.Andthenanother.Fromthenonshewoneveryracesheentered.Eventuallythislittlegirl,w
3、howastoldshewouldneverwalkagain,wentontowin3Olympicgoldmedals.PartthreePracticeoneJohnTalbott—theWrestlerAttheSmallCollegeNationalWrestlingTournaments,JohnTalbottofSimpsonCollegewonthefirstplaceinthe158-poundweightdivisionbydefeatingfouropponentsinarow.Theunusualthinga
4、boutthisannouncementisthatJohnTalbottismissingthelowerpartofbothofhislegs!Helosthislowerlegsjustbelowthekneesinanaccidentwhenhewasnineyearsold.Accordingtohiscoachheisthemosthard-workingwrestleronhisteam,andhehasdevelopedgreatstrengthinhisupperbodyandarmsbyweighttrainin
5、g.Inaddition,JohnTalbottsimplywillnotacceptthathishandicapwillkeephimfromdoinganythinghewantstodoinlife.PracticetwoTheCouragetoTry(Atadormitoryloungeonacollegecampus.Twostudents,John,abiologymajor,andMary,anEnglishmajor,aresharingamorningnewspaper.)John:Didyouseethisar
6、ticleaboutJaneGoodall?Mary:No,butI'veheardofthename.Idon'trememberwhyshe'sfamous.John:Well,she'sprobablytheworld'stopauthorityonthebehaviorofchimpanzeesandgorillas.Shehaswrittenseveralbooks,publishedmanyarticles,andlecturedallovertheworldaboutherstudies.Mary:Howdidsheb
7、eginherworkinthisarea?John:That'squiteastory.Thearticlesaysthatshewasatimidtwenty-six-yearoldpersonwithoutauniversityeducationwhenshegotthecouragetocallLouisLeakey,thefamousanthropologistattheMuseumofNaturalHistoryinKenya.Shehadbeenworkingasawaitress,savinghermoney,and
8、hopingforachancetostudyanimals.Mary:Whathappenednext?John:Leakeyofferedherajobashisassistantin1960.Shepaidherownexpen