2012年大学英语四级阅读选文一：.docVIP

2012年大学英语四级阅读选文一： 心胸开阔Big at Heart My best friend Larry is exceptionally small. Were in the fifth grade, but Larry is as short as a first grader. Although his body is small, Larry is big at heart. He has a sharp mind, too. All the kids who know Larry like him a lot.　　Sometimes he gets his share of teasing, but Larry knows how to handle it. When some smart mouth calls him Dopey, Sleepy or Bashful, Larry just laughs and starts humming, “Hi, Ho!”　　Larry loves sports, but he cant play some, like football. One tackle and he would be wiped out. But one sport seems to be made for Larry — baseball. Hes our star player. The legs that are too short for track and hurdles can pump up and down, carrying him around those bases faster than you can see. He can slide to safety under a baseman before hes noticed. And when hes in the field, he catches and throws that ball like the biggest of us.　　I remember when he first came to try out for our Little League team. The coach took one look and shook his head.　　“No, Im sorry, but we need big, strong players. Tell you what — we could use a batboy!”　　Larry just grinned and said, “Give me a chance to try out. If you still think Im a weak player, Ill be the best batboy you ever had!”　　The coach looked at him with respect, handed him a bat, and said, “Okay, its a deal.”　　Well, obviously no pitcher could aim the ball inside Larrys ten-inch strike zone! He would be a sure walk to first base every time, and the coach knew how to take advantage of that. And when he saw how fast Larrys legs could travel and how well he handled the ball, he bent over, patted Larry on the back, and said, “Im proud to have you on the team.”　　We had a winning season, and yesterday was our final game. We were tied with the Comets for the championship. Their pitcher Matt Crenshaw was a mean kid who never liked Larry — probably because he could never strike him out.　　Somehow we held the Comets through the top of the ninth inning, and we were tied when it was our