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1、Unit1CollegeLifePassageASoMuchtoLearnItwasthelastdayoffinalexaminationsinalargeEasternuniversity.Onthestepsofonebuilding,agroupofengineeringseniorshuddled,discussingtheexamduetobegininafewminutes.Ontheirfaceswasconfidence.Thiswastheirlastexambeforetheywentonto
2、commencementandjobs. Sometalkedofjobstheyalreadyhad;othersofjobstheywouldget.Withallthisassuranceoffouryearsofcollegestudy,theyfeltreadyandabletoconquertheworld. Theapproachingexam,theyknew,wouldbeasnap.Theprofessorhadsaidtheycouldbringanybooksornotestheywan
3、ted,requestingonlythattheydidnottalktoeachotherduringthetest. Jubilantly,theyfiledintotheclassroom.Theprofessorpassedoutthepapers.Andtheirsmilesbroadenedasthestudentsnotedtherewereonlyfiveessay-typequestions. Threehourspassed.Thentheprofessorbegantocollectthe
4、papers.Thestudentsnolongerlookedconfident.Ontheirfaceswasafrightenedexpression.Noonespokeastheprofessorfacedtheclasswiththepapersinherhand. Shesurveyedtheworriedfacesbeforeher,thenasked:“Howmanycompletedallfivequestions?”?Notahandwasraised.“Howmanyansweredfou
5、r?”Stillnohands.“Three?Two?”Thestudentsshiftedrestlesslyintheirseats.“One,then?Certainlysomebodyfinishedone.”Buttheclassremainedsilent.Theprofessorputdownthepapers.“ThatisexactlywhatIexpected,”shesaid. “Ijustwanttoimpressuponyouthat,eventhoughyouhavecompleted
6、fouryearsofengineering,therearestillmanythingsaboutthesubjectyoudon’tknow.Thesequestionsyoucouldnotanswerarerelativelycommonineverydaypractice.”Then,smiling,sheadded:“Youwillallpassthiscourse,butrememberthateventhoughyouarenowcollegegraduates,youreducationhasj
7、ustbegun.” Theyearshaveobscuredthenameofthisprofessor,butnotthelessonshetaught.A篇学无止境 故事发生在一所东部大学里。那是终考的最后一天。一幢教学楼的台阶上围着一群大四的工科生,都在谈论即刻就要开始的考试。他们脸上都带着自信。这是毕业前的最后一场考试了,考完后,即是毕业典礼。然后他们将各奔前程。 话题转到了工作上,有的谈起了找好的工作,有的则谈论着要找的工作。4年的大学学习给了他们自信,使他们觉得自己足以征服世界。 眼前这场考试
8、,不过是一碟小菜罢了。老师已经说过可以携带所需的任何书本或笔记,只要不在考试时交头接耳就行了。 学生们兴高采烈地步入教室。试卷发下来了。看到只有5道论述题,他们一个个脸笑上开了花。 3小时过去后,老师开始收卷。学生们先前的那份自信再也看不到了,而是满脸惊慌。老师握着试卷,面对全班,大家都沉默不语。 她扫了一眼眼前这一张张不安的脸,问道:"5道题全答完的