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1、Collegestudentsconstantlyhearthepraisesofeducation.阅读理解答案 Collegestudentsconstantlyhearthepraisesofeducation.Wehaveallbecomeusedtobelievingthatacollegeeducationisalwaysaguaranteeofaneasierlife.Iwasnineyearsoldwhenmyfourth-gradeteacherpresentedmewithatask,towritedownall
2、ofthethingsIwantedinmylife.Ifilledmypaperwiththingslike:ownabighouseandhaveservants;berichandhaveagoodjob.Thenextdaymyteacherhandedbackmypaperandinredinkshewrote:“GOTOCOLLEGE.”Foralongtime,IwasconvincedthatonceIobtainedaneducation,BAM!Lifewouldbe However,educationcanno
3、tpromiseallwishes,dreams,anddesires.Societymustrejectthefoolishideathatacollegeeducation’smainpurposeistosatisfyourdesiresandsecuresuccess.Likemostchallengingthings,educationisagambleinwhichresultsdependentirelyonpeople’sabilitytolookpasttheirwantstoseetherealismandreas
4、onbehindtheir Forinstance,myfirstyearofcollege,Itookasociologyclass.Inclass,weweretaughtthatThirdWorldcountrieswerepoor.Welearnedthatourqualityoflifewouldbealmostimpossibleforanaveragepersoninthosecountries.Ibegantoexaminemyowndesiretoberich.Toalwaysgoaftermoneyfeltsel
5、fishwhenknowingothershadnoneatall.Learningaboutothersociety’sfinancialsituationsforcedmetolookbeyondwhatIwanted.i Throughtheprocessofeducation,everythingoncedesiredistested.Wantingsomethingnolongerisenough;it’smoreimportanttoexaminewhywewantitandwhetherwereallywantit.W
6、henmydesireformoneychanged,everythingchanged.Istoppedlongingformoney-drivencareersandstoppedvaluingthepeoplewhohadthem.IbegantoexaminethethingsIpurchasedandmyreasonforwantingthem.3 Educationisatooltobeusedtodevelopandadvanceourdesires,sowecandiscoverthethingsthataretru
7、lysignificantinlife.Educationisasourcetoexpandoursocietytoseebeyondthesuperficialappealsandthe“quickfixes”,leavingthebeliefofaneffortlesslifebehindinordertodesireameaningful 1.Theauthor’sfourth-gradeteacherprobablyagreedthat______.T A.theauthorwasanambitiousstudentU
8、B.theauthorshouldsetmorerealisticgoalsp C.acollegestudentwouldleadaneasierlifed D.acollegedegreewasthekeytot
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