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1、questions13-15arebasedonthefollowingpassagethispassageisadaptedfroma2003novelaboutacharacternamedGogolGanguli,theAmerican-bornofIndianimmigrants,Justbeforeleavinghomeforcollege,GogolchangedhisnametoNikhil.Whenheisaloneinhisdormroom,hetypesoutawrittenrequest,notifyingtheregistrar’sofficeofhisname
2、change,providingexamplesofhisformerandcurrentsignaturessidebyside,hegivesthesedocuments5toasecretary,alongwithacopyofthechange-of-namechange;hetellsthepersoninchargeofprocessinghisstudentIDandhislibrarycard.Hecorrectsthenameinstealth,notbotheringtoexplaintoJonathanandBrandon,10hisnewroommates,wh
3、athe’ssobusydoingallday,andthensuddenlyitisover.Aftersomuchworkitisnoworkatall.Bythetimetheupperclassmenarriveandclassesbegin,he’spavedthewayforawholeuniversitytocallhim15girlsatparties.Nikhilregistersforhisfirstfourclasses:IntroductiontotheHistoryofArt,MedievalHistory,asemesterofSpanish,Astrono
4、mytofulfillhishardsciencerequirement.Atthelastminuteheregistersforadrawingclassintheevenings.Hedoesn’ttellhisparentsaboutthe20drawingclass,somethingtheywouldconsiderfrivolousatthisstageofhislife,inspiteofthefactthathisowngrandfatherwasanartist.Theyarealreadydistressedthathehasn’tsettledonamajora
5、ndaprofession.Hisparentsexpecthimtobe,ifnotanengineer,thenadoctor,a25lawyer,aneconomistattheveryleast.ThesewerethefieldsthatbroughtthemtoAmerica,hisfatherrepeatedlyremindshim,theprofessionsthathaveearnedthemsecurityandrespect.Butnowthathe’sNikhilit’seasiertoignorehis30parents,totuneouttheirconce
6、rnsandpleas.Withrelief,hetypeshisnameatthetopsofhisfreshmanpapers.Hereadsthetelephonemessageshisroommatesleaveforcheckingaccount,writeshisnewnameintocoursebooks.35”MellamoNikhil,”hesaysinhisSpanishclass.ItisasNikhil,thatfirstcemester,thathegrowsagoateeanddiscovermusicianslikeBrianEnoandElvisCost
7、elloandCharlieParker.itisasNikhilthathetakesthetrainintoManhattanwithJonathan.ItisasNikhilthathe40introduceshimselftopeoplehemeets.Thereisonlyonecomplication:hedoesn’tfeellikeNikhil.Notyet.Partoftheproblemisthatthepeoplewhok
