2017届高考英语阅读素材：请记住，你是与众不同的
<p> 请记住，你是与众不同的</p><p> 请记住，你是与众不同的 <span word="A">A</span> <span word="well">well</span>-<span word="known">known</span> <span word="speaker">speaker</span> <span word="started">started</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="seminar">seminar</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="holding">holding</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="a">a</span> $20 <span word="bill">bill</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="room">room</span> <span word="of">of</span> 200, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="asked">asked</span>, "<span word="Who">Who</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="this">this</span> $20 <span word="bill">bill</span>?" <span word="Hands">Hands</span> <span word="started">started</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="up">up</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="said">said</span>, "<span word="I">I</span> <span word="am">am</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="give">give</span> <span word="this">this</span> $20 <span word="to">to</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="you">you</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="first">first</span>, <span word="let">let</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="this">this</span>." <span word="He">He</span> <span word="proceeded">proceeded</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="crumple">crumple</span> <span word="the">the</span> 20 <span word="dollar">dollar</span> <span word="note">note</span> <span word="up">up</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="then">then</span> <span word="asked">asked</span>, "<span word="Who">Who</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="wants">wants</span> <span word="it">it</span>?" <span word="Still">Still</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="hands">hands</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="air">air</span>. "<span word="Well">Well</span>," <span word="he">he</span> <span word="replied">replied</span>, "<span word="what">what</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="this">this</span>?" <span word="He">He</span> <span word="dropped">dropped</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ground">ground</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="started">started</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="grind">grind</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="floor">floor</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="shoe">shoe</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="picked">picked</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="up">up</span>, <span word="now">now</span> <span word="crumpled">crumpled</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="dirty">dirty</span>. "<span word="Now">Now</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="wants">wants</span> <span word="it">it</span>?" <span word="Still">Still</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="hands">hands</span> <span word="went">went</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="air">air</span>. "<span word="My">My</span> <span word="friends">friends</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="learned">learned</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="valuable">valuable</span> <span word="lesson">lesson</span>. <span word="No">No</span> <span word="matter">matter</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="money">money</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="wanted">wanted</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="decrease">decrease</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="value">value</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="worth">worth</span> $20." "<span word="Many">Many</span> <span word="times">times</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="lives">lives</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="dropped">dropped</span>, <span word="crumpled">crumpled</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="ground">ground</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="dirt">dirt</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="decisions">decisions</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="circumstances">circumstances</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="way">way</span>. <span word="We">We</span> <span word="feel">feel</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="though">though</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="worthless">worthless</span>; <span word="but">but</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="matter">matter</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="happened">happened</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="happen">happen</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="lose">lose</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="value">value</span>." "<span word="Dirty">Dirty</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="clean">clean</span>, <span word="crumpled">crumpled</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="finely">finely</span> <span word="creased">creased</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="priceless">priceless</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="love">love</span> <span word="you">you</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="worth">worth</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="lives">lives</span> <span word="comes">comes</span>, <span word="not">not</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="know">know</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="by">by</span> ...<span word="WHO">WHO</span> <span word="WE">WE</span> <span word="ARE">ARE</span>." "<span word="You">You</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="special">special</span> — <span word="don">don</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="ever">ever</span> <span word="forget">forget</span> <span word="it">it</span>." 一位有名的演讲家手里拿着一张20美元的纸币，开始了讨论会。在200人的屋子里，他问道：“谁想要这20美元纸币？” 开始有人举手。他说：“我会把这20美元纸币给你们中间的一位，但是，先看看我这么做。” 他开始把这张纸币揉皱，然后他问道：“还有人想要它吗？”仍然有很多手举在空中。 “好，”他说道，“如果我这样做会怎么样呢？”他把纸币扔到地上，开始用皮鞋使劲踩踏。 然后他拣起又脏又皱的纸币，“现在，还有人要它吗？” 空中仍举着很多手。 “朋友们，刚刚你们已经得出一个非常宝贵的经验。不管我怎么糟蹋这张纸币，你们仍然想要它，因为它的价值没有降低。它仍然是20美元。” “在生活中，很多次我们被自己制定的决策和身边的环境所抛弃、蹂躏，甚至碾入尘土。我们感到自己一无是处。但是不管发生了什么，或者将要发生什么，你们都永远不会失去自己的价值。” “无论你肮脏或者干净，皱巴巴的或者被折磨，对周围爱你的人来说你仍然是无可替代的。我们生活的价值不在于我们做了什么，或者我们认识谁，生活的价值在于我们是谁。” “你是与众不同的，永远不要忘记这一点！”</p>
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