英语四级阅读冲刺练习包括18

1、2020年英语四级阅读冲刺练习及答案(18)阅读资料：Engineeringstudentsaresupposedtobeexamplesofpracticalityandrationality,butwhenitcomestomycollegeeducationIamanidealistandafool.InhighschoolIwantedtobeanelectricalengineerand,ofcourse,anysensiblestudentwithmyaimswouldhavechosenacollegewithalargeengineeringdepartment,famousr

2、eputationandlotsofgoodlabsandresearchequipment.ButthatsnotwhatIdid.Ichosetostudyengineeringatasmallliberal-arts(科)universitythatdoesntevenofferamajorinelectricalengineering.Obviously,thiswasnotapracticalchoice;Icamehereformorenoblereasons.Iwantedabroadeducationthatwouldprovidemewithflexibilityandava

3、luesystemtoguidemeinmycareer.Iwantedtoopenmyeyesandexpandmyvisionbyinteractingwithpeoplewhowerentstudyingscienceorengineering.Myparents,teachersandotheradultspraisedmeforsuchasensiblechoice.TheytoldmeIwaswiseandmaturebeyondmy18years,andIbelievedthem.文IheadedofftocollegesureIwasgoingtohaveanadvantage

4、overthosestudentswhowenttobigengineering“factories”wheretheydidntcareifyouhavevaluesorwereflexible.Iwasgoingtobeacompleteengineer：technicalgeniusandsensitivehumanist(人文学者)allinone.NowImnotsosure.Somewherealongthewaymynobleidealscrashedintoreality,asallnobleidealseventuallydo.Afterthreeyearsofstruggl

5、ingtobalancemath,physicsandengineeringcourseswithliberal-artscourses,Ihavelearnedtherearereasonswhyfewengineeringstudentstrytoreconcile(协调)engineeringwithliberal-artscoursesincollege.Therealitythathasblockedmypathtobecomethetypicalsuccessfulstudentisthatengineeringandtheliberalartssimplydontmixaseas

6、ilyasIassumedinhighschool.Individuallytheyshapeapersoninverydifferentways;togethertheythreatentoconfuse.Thestruggletoreconcilethetwofieldsofstudyisdifficult.配套练习：Theauthorchosetostudyengineeringatasmallliberal-artsuniversitybecausehe_.wantedtobeanexampleofpracticalityandrationalityintendedtobeacombi

7、nationofengineerandhumanistwantedtocoordinateengineeringwithliberal-artscoursesincollegeintendedtobeasensiblestudentwithnobleidealsAccordingtotheauthor,byinteractingwithpeoplewhostudyliberalarts,engineeringstudentscan_.balanceengineeringandtheliberalartsreceiveguidanceintheircareersbecomenobleideali

8、stsbroadentheirhorizonsIntheeyesoftheauthor,asuccessfulengineeringstudentisexpected_.tohaveanexcellentacademicrecordtobewiseandmaturetobeimaginativewithavaluesystemtoguidehimtobeatechnicalgeniuswithawidevisionTheauthorsexperienceshowsthathewas_.A)creativeB)ambitiousunrealisticirrational5.Theword“they”in“.togethertheythreatentoconfus