Question

【題目】A young college student thought that he chose the wrong major(專業(yè)) at a common college，so he drank every day and didn't study at all.He became more and more frustrated(挫敗的)．

But he was never absent from Professor Yang's biology class.He liked the course.Besides，Yang's class was so interesting that he always listened carefully，never caring about whether the other students were paying attention or not in class.Once he put a note in the homework he handed in，saying：“Professor，it is said that today's college students are cheaper than potatoes.Do you agree？”

That day Professor Yang sent for him after class.When he came，he found the professor at a table with a plate of food.They drank happily with their meal.

When they became half drunk，the professor showed a small potato that was sprouting(發(fā)芽的)．“Do you know how much this costs？” he asked the young man.“It's soft but poisonous(有毒的)．Nobody will take it even if it's free.” He then threw the potato away.The professor then showed him another potato.It was half the size of a football and perfectly round.“This potato is organic(有機(jī)的)．It is not only large and fresh but also free of pollution.It is in high demand and quite expensive.”

The young man was impressed by what he'd heard.“Be such a potato，” said the professor.

【1】Why did the young college student feel frustrated？(不超過10個(gè)詞)

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【2】How did the professor tell the young man to try to better himself？(不超過10個(gè)詞)

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【3】What does the writer want to tell us？(不超過15個(gè)詞)

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Answer 1

【答案】

【1】 Because he didn't like his major./Because he thought that he chose the wrong major.

【2】 By showing him two different potatoes.

【3】 The writer wants to tell us that our value depends on ourselves.

【解析】

一位年輕的大學(xué)生認(rèn)為他選擇了一所普通大學(xué)的錯(cuò)誤的專業(yè)，每天飲酒根本不學(xué)習(xí)，之后一位教授用兩個(gè)土豆的例子告訴他人的價(jià)值是取決于自身的。

【1】句意：為什么年輕的大學(xué)生會(huì)感到挫敗？原文“A young college student thought that he chose the wrong major(專業(yè)) at a common college”（一位年輕的大學(xué)生認(rèn)為他選擇了一所普通大學(xué)的錯(cuò)誤的專業(yè)）說明這個(gè)大學(xué)生有挫敗感的原因是“不喜歡自己的專業(yè)”或是說他認(rèn)為他自己選了錯(cuò)誤的專業(yè)，故填：Because he didn't like his major./Because he thought that he chose the wrong major.

【2】句意：教授是如何告訴年輕人盡力讓自己更好的？教授通過土豆的例子來(lái)教育年輕人，他先拿出了一個(gè)發(fā)芽的小土豆（a small potato that was sprouting）然后又拿出了一個(gè)很大的有機(jī)土豆（organic potato），通過土豆的對(duì)比來(lái)教育年輕人，所以他是通過向年輕人展示兩個(gè)土豆來(lái)讓年輕人努力去做更好的自己的，故填： By showing him two different potatoes.

【3】句意：作者想要告訴我們什么？通過教授的兩個(gè)土豆可以發(fā)現(xiàn)那個(gè)發(fā)芽的土豆是沒人要的，是會(huì)被扔掉的，但是那個(gè)有機(jī)的土豆是需求量很大而且比較昂貴的，說明雖然都是土豆，但是價(jià)值是不一樣的，作者想要告訴我們自己的價(jià)值取決于我們自己，故填：The writer wants to tell us that our value depends on ourselves.