大学英语四六级阅读训练【阅读理解专项】21天（9-21）.pdf

2023年6月四六级阅读训练

（9/21）

工程学专业

Engineeringstudentsaresupposedtobeexamplesofpracticality

andrationality，butwhenitcomestomycollegeeducationIaman

idealistandafool.InhighschoolIwantedtobeanelectricalengineer

and,ofcourse,anysensiblestudentwithmyaimswouldhavechosena

collegewithalargeengineeringdepartment，famousreputationandlots

ofgoodlabsandresearchequipment.Butthat‘snotwhatIdid.

Ichosetostudyengineeringatasmallliberal-arts(文科)university

thatdoesn‘tevenofferamajorinelectricalengineering.Obviously,this

wasnotapracticalchoice;Icamehereformorenoblereasons.Iwanted

abroadeducationthatwouldprovidemewithflexibilityandavalue

systemtoguidemeinmycareer.Iwantedtoopenmyeyesandexpand

myvisionbyinteractingwithpeoplewhoweren’tstudyingscience

orengineering.Myparents,teachersandotheradultspraisedmefor

suchasensiblechoice.TheytoldmeIwaswiseandmaturebeyondmy

18years,andIbelievedthem.

IheadedofftocollegesureIwasgoingtohaveanadvantageover

thosestudentswhowenttobigengineering“factories”wherethey

didn‘tcareifyouhavevaluesorwereflexible.Iwasgoingtobea

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completeengineer:technicalgeniusandsensitivehumanist(人文学者)all

inone.

NowI‘mnotsosure.Somewherealongthewaymynobleideals

crashedintoreality,asallnobleidealseventuallydo.Afterthreeyears

ofstrugglingtobalancemath,physicsandengineeringcourseswith

liberal-artscourses,Ihavelearnedtherearereasonswhyfew

engineeringst