Passage 3　(2016·江苏)

　　话题：从平凡走向卓越

　　词数：714

　　Not so long ago，most people didnt know who Shelly－Ann Fraser－Pryce was going to become.She was just an average high school athlete.There was every indication that she was just another Jamaican teenager without much of a future.However，one person wanted to change this.Stephen Francis observed then eighteen－year－old Shelly－Ann at a track meet and was convinced that he had seen the beginnings of true greatness.Her times were not exactly impressive，but even so，he sensed there was something trying to get out，something the other coaches had overlooked when they had assessed her and found her lacking.He decided to offer Shelly－Ann a place in his very strict training sessions.Their cooperation quickly produced results，and a few years later at Jamaicas Olympic trials in early 2008，Shelly－Ann，who at that time only ranked number 70 in the world，beat Jamaicas unchallenged queen of the sprint(短跑)．

　　“Where did she come from？” asked an astonished sprinting world，before concluding that she must be one of those one－hit wonders that spring up from time to time，only to disappear again without signs.But Shelly－Ann was to prove that she was anything but a one－hit wonder.At the Beijing Olympics she swept away any doubts about her ability to perform consistently by becoming the first Jamaican woman ever to win the 100 metres Olympic gold.She did it again one year on at the World Championships in Berlin，becoming world champion with a time of 10.73—the fourth fastest time ever.

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