1、语言朋友(63)阅读理解Engineering students are supposed to be examples of practicality and rationality (理性)，but when it comes to my college education I am an idealist and a fool.In high school I wanted to be an electrical engineer and, of course, any reasonable student with my aims would have chosen a college
2、 with a large engineering department, many famous professors and lots of good labs and research equipment.But thats not what I did.I chose to study engineering in a small liberalarts (文科)university that doesnt even offer a major in electrical engineering.Obviously, this was not a practical choice; I
3、 came here for more noble reasons.I wanted a broad education that would provide me with flexibility and a value system to guide me in my job.I wanted to open my eyes and expand my vision by communicating with people who werent studying science or engineering.My parents, teachers and other adults pra
4、ised me for such a wise choice.They told me I was wise and grownup beyond my 18 years, and I believed them.I headed off to the college and sure I was going to have an advantage over those students who went to big engineering “factories” where they didnt care if you had values or were flexible.I was
5、going to be a complete engineer: technical expert and excellent humanist all in one.Now Im not so sure.Somewhere along the way my_noble_ideas_crashed_into_reality,_as all noble ideas finally do.After three years of struggling to balance math, physics and engineering courses with liberalarts courses,
6、 I have learned there are reasons why few engineering students try to reconcile engineering with liberalarts courses in college.The reality that has blocked my path to become the typical successful student is that engineering and the liberal arts simply dont mix as easily as I supposed in high schoo
7、l.Individually they shape a person in very different ways.The struggle to reconcile the two fields of study is difficult.解题导语：作者想在一个文科学校学习工程专业，以拓宽自己的知识面，提升自己的人文素养，然而他发现这非常困难。1At present, the writer is studying _AEngineering at a college with a large engineering departmentBEngineering in a small libe
8、ralarts universityCLiterature in a liberalarts universityDCommunicating and technology解析：细节理解题。根据第二段“I chose to study engineering in a small liberalarts university”可知选B。答案：B2Why did the writer choose his major in a different way from ordinary students?Abecause he wanted to be an electrical engineer
9、in high school.BBecause he didnt like studying in labs.CBecause he intended to turn out a technical expert.DBecause he expected to get improved more in humanities.解析：细节理解题。根据第二段“I wanted a broad education that would provide me with flexibility and a value system to guide me in my job.I wanted to ope
10、n my eyes and expand my vision by communicating with people who werent studying science or engineering.”可知选D。答案：D3What can be inferred from the underlined sentence in Paragraph 4?ANo noble idea can be out of touch with reality eventually.BThe writers noble ideas are practical.CNoble ideas have nothi
11、ng to do with reality.DThe writer considered his noble ideas as valuable as others.解析：词义猜测题。根据第一段的“I am an idealist and a fool”和最后一段的“The reality that has blocked my path to.”可知画线部分指没有想法能够脱离现实，故选A。答案：A4What problem has the writer found in his study at college?AHe cant get used to the engineer factor
12、y.BMath, physics and engineering courses are too difficult to learn.CIts hard to combine engineering with the literal arts.DHe has made no progress in the literal arts.解析：细节理解题。根据最后二段“engineering and the liberal arts simply dont mix as easily as I supposed in high school”可知很难把工程与文学艺术结合起来，故选C。答案：C5Ho
13、w has the writer felt about his choice?AHe felt proud at the beginning but a bit doubtful at present.BHe has been feeling positive all the time.CHe has decided to give up.DHe shares the same opinion with his parents and teachers.解析：细节理解题。根据第二段“My parents, teachers and other adults praised me for suc
14、h a wise choice.They told me I was wise and grownup beyond my 18 years, and I believed them.”和第四段“Now Im not so sure.”可知选A。答案：A短文改错假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号()，并在其下面写出该加的词。删除：把多余的词用斜线()划掉。修改：在错的词下划一条横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。注意：1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词。
15、2只允许修改10处，多者(从第11处起)不计分。 Sandy is seventeen years old.And she is much busy.She never has enough time for that she wants to do.Like many other girls about her age, she spends hours on the telephone, talks to her friends.She often goes out on the weekends, and she looks after children for other famili
16、es to get some money.But, of course, during the school years she herself has a lot homework to do.During the football season, Sandy is more busier than usual.She and other pretty girls are cheer leaders.They jump up and down together, cheering when the team have played well.When the team is not play
17、ing so well, the girls try their best encourage the players.The cheers are usually not long, but it takes a long time to practise shout them together.Sandy is seventeen years old. And she is busy. She never has enough time for she wants to do.Like many other girls about her age, she spends hours on
18、the telephone, to her friends. She often goes out on the weekends, and she looks after children for other families to get some money. ， of course, during the school years she herself has a lot homework to do. During the football season, Sandy is busier than usual. She and other pretty girls are cheer leaders. They jump up and down together, cheering when the team played well. When the team is not playing so well, the girls try their best encourage the players. The cheers are usually not long, but it takes a long time to practise them together.