12.2.4 课外阅读拓展篇
Reading B
Who would you be？[2]
Imagine that you could become another person.Whose life would you like to experience? Eighth-graders from a high school in Chengdu, Sichuan, share their ideas.Let’s take a look!
Cheng Xudong
I’d like to be the famous soccer player Luis Suarez.He is a talented player.He is good at scoring goals.Though he sometimes gets upset when he loses, he still keeps playing.As a big fan of soccer, I would like to be him and experience his life.
Li Xintong
Who would I like to be？ I would proudly say my mother.She is an ordinary（普通的）woman with long wavy（波浪形的）hair and a pair of black glasses.She is a teacher.To make life better for our family，she works hard and often has little time to sleep.I saw her break down（崩溃）a couple times because she was too tired.But she quickly cheered up and faced her difficulties with full energy.I want to be like her.
Yao Tianhao(https://www.daowen.com)
I would like to be the artist known as Avicii.His real name is Tim Bergling.He showed talent in music when he was 8, mixing sounds in his little bedroom.Later, his music became popular around the world.Though he died at 29, he had a great love for music.Many people will remember him.
Wang Yajie
For me，I’d like to be one of my ancestors（祖先）.I would go back in time and experience his life.There might not be anything special about him.But I could see how my family came into being and even how I was born.If something in the past changed，I wouldn’t be alive today.Is it right to say “lucky me”？
【注释】
[1]摘自《21世纪学生英文报》初一版第735期2021-04-26
[2]摘自《21世纪学生英文报》初一版第744期，2021-06-28。