2014 高考英语阅读理解基础训练二轮精品题（20）及答案 <br />阅读理解------ <br />Engineering students are supposed to be examples of practicality and rationality <br />(理性), but when it comes to my college education I am an idealist and a fool. In <br />high school I wanted to be an electrical engineer and, of course, any reasonable <br />student with my aims would have chosen a college with a large engineering department, <br />many famous professors and lots of good labs and research equipment. But that&#039;s not <br />what I did. <br /> I chose to study engineering at a small liberal-arts (文科) university that doesn&#039;t <br />even offer a major in electrical engineering. Obviously, this was not a practical <br />choice; I came here for more noble reasons. I wanted a broad education that would <br />provide me with flexibility and a value system to guide me in my job. I wanted to <br />open my eyes and expand my vision by communicating with people who weren&#039;t studying <br />science or engineering. My parents, teachers and other adults praised me for such <br />a wise choice. They told me I was wise and grown-up beyond my 18 years, and I believed <br />them. <br />　I headed off to the college and sure I was going to have an advantage over those <br />students who went to big engineering &quot;factories&quot; where they didn&#039;t care if you had <br />values or were flexible. I was going to be a complete engineer: technical expert <br />and excellent humanist all in one. <br />　Now I&#039;m not so sure. Somewhere along the way my noble ideas crashed into reality, <br />as all noble ideas finally do. After three years of struggling to balance math, <br />physics and engineering courses with liberal-arts courses, I have learned there are <br />reasons why few engineering students try to reconcile engineering with liberal-arts <br />courses in college. <br />　The reality that has blocked my path to become the typical successful student is <br />that engineering and the liberal arts simply don&#039;t mix as easily as I supposed in <br />high school. Individually they shape a person in very different ways. The struggle <br />to reconcile the two fields of study is difficult. <br />6. Why did the author choose to study engineering at a small liberal-arts university? <br />A. He intended to become an engineer and humanist. <br />B. He intended to be a reasonable student with noble ideals. <br />C. He wanted to be an example of practicality and rationality. <br />D. He wanted to communicate with liberal-arts students. <br />7. According to the author, by communicating with people who study liberal arts, <br />engineering students can ___________. <br />A. become noble idealists <br />B. broaden their knowledge <br />C. find a better job in the future <br />D. balance engineering and liberal arts <br />8. Which word below can replace the underlined word &ldquo;reconcile&rdquo;? <br />A. confuse B. compare C. combine D. compete <br />9. The underlined sentence in 1st paragraph means ___________. <br />A. he has failed to achieve his ideal aims <br />B. he is n...