2024版高考英语一轮总复习课时质量评价27Unit1Art新人教版选择性必修第完整版7208354.pdfVIP

课时质量评价(二十七)

选择性必修第三册UNIT1

主题语境：绘画、建筑等领域的代表性作品和人物

Ⅰ．阅读理解

(2023·唐山模拟)Threeyearsintomypostdoctoral(博士后的)position,Idecided

Ineededanewcareerplan．Afterapplyingformorethantwodozenteachingjobs,

Ihadntlandedasingleinterview．Iwasdisappointedbutnotsurprised．Iwas

applyinginthemiddleofthe2008financialcrisis,whenmanyuniversitiescarried

outhiringfreezes,andmypublicationrecorddidntstandout．

Onedayaftermyfailedjobsearch,myofficematewasamazedbywhatajournals

scientificillustratorhaddonetothesketches(草图)inherreviewarticlewith

artistictechniques．Ithoughttomyself,“Thatwouldbesuchafunjob．”Along

dormant(蛰伏的)dreamofbecominganartistbegantostir．

Myfamilywasburstingwithmathematiciansandengineerswhopursuedmusicand

literatureintheirsparetime,soitfeltnaturaltohavemydailyliferevolve

aroundscience,withartasmydreamylunarcompanion．Ihadonceconsideredgoing

toartschoolbuthadputthatideaasidewhenIdecidedtopursuechemistryasan

undergraduate．Intheyearsthatfollowed,Ikeptupmyinterestinartbytaking

drawingandpaintingclassesatnight．

Idecidedtotestoutanewcareerdirectionbycreatingsimilarillustrations

formyinstitutesnewsletters．Ispentnightsandweekendsreadingscientificpapers

andthinkingabouthowtoillustratetheresults．Itwasafuntask—something

thatengagedmyartistic,creativesideandmadeuseofmyscientifictraining．I

feltIwasontherightpath．

Itwasexcitingtofindacareerthatdrewonmydiverseskillset．Ididfeel

asenseoflossfornotbecominganacademiceducator,andIworriedIdbeletting

downthepeopleandinstitutionswhodinvestedtimeandresourcesinme．Butit

helpedtoremindmethatmynewcareerpathwasntremovedfromscience．Inowwork

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