Engineering students are supposed to be examples of practicality and rationality (理性), but

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 with a large engineering department, many famous professors and lots of good labs and research equipment. But that’s not what I did.
I chose to study engineering at a small liberal-arts (文科) university that doesn’t even offer a major in electrical engineering. Obviously, this was not a practical choice; I 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 weren’t studying science or engineering. My parents, teachers and other adults praised me for such a wise choice. They told me I was wise and grown-up 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 didn’t care if you had values or were flexible. I was going to be a complete engineer: technical expert and excellent humanist all in one.
　Now I’m 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 liberal-arts courses, I have learned there are reasons why few engineering students try to reconcile engineering with liberal-arts courses in college.
　The reality that has blocked my path to become the typical successful student is that engineering and the liberal arts simply don’t mix as easily as I supposed in high school. Individually they shape a person in very different ways. The struggle to reconcile the two fields of study is difficult.
【小题1】Why did the author choose to study engineering at a small liberal-arts university? A．He intended to become an engineer and humanist. B．He intended to be a reasonable student with noble ideals. C．He wanted to be an example of practicality and rationality. D．He wanted to communicate with liberal-arts students.【小题2】According to the author, by communicating with people who study liberal arts, engineering students can . A．become noble idealists B．broaden their knowledge C．find a better job in the future D．balance engineering and liberal arts【小题3】 Which word below can replace the underlined word “reconcile”?A．confuseB．compareC．combineD．compete【小题4】The underlined sentence in 1st paragraph means .A．he has failed to achieve his ideal aimsB．he is not a practical and rational studentC．his choice of attending to a small liberal-arts university is reasonableD．his idea of combining engineering with liberal - arts is noble and wise【小题5】 The author suggests in this passage that . A．liberal-arts students are supported to take engineering courses B．technical experts with a wide vision are expected in the society C．successful engineering students are more welcomed in the society D．engineering universities with liberal-arts courses are neededA

(答案→)A 解析：文章大意：作者讲述了一段自己的经历来说明自己不明智的选择。他抱着今后成为一名既是技 术专家又是人文主义者的目的选择在一所很小的文科大学里学习理科结果证明他的选择并非如他原来想像的那么理想。【小题1】A文章第二段中间作者谈到了他这样选择的原因“I wanted to open my eyes and expand my vision by communicating with people...”。 【小题1】B 文章第二段“I wanted to open my eyes and expand my vision by interacting with people who weren’t studying science or engineering.”中expand my vision 与选项A的broaden their horizons属于同义替代。【小题1】C 考查词义推测。根据句意可知reconcile为“结合之意”。【小题1】A 这句话的大概意思是工程类的学生被认为是很实际并很理性的但轮到我选择教育时我成了理想主义者和傻瓜。言下之意是他的教育失败了。 【小题1】B从作者选择学校和专业的理由来推断社会需要知识面宽的专业人才。

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