A sophomore reflects on her welcome - to - Harvard weekend and where it led Annenberg is quite large as far as dining halls go . You walk in for the first time as a pre - frosh ( 未来的一年级学生 ) during Visit as , the annual introduction to Harvard for pre - freshmen from across the United States and the world and you have one of two thoughts : Either you have just entered the world of Harry Potter and you are in the Great Hall , or you have no idea how you are going to find someone familiar in the sea of faces . At least , that was my first experience when I had dinner in Annenberg , the first - year students dining hall . I walked in with a girl I had met on the walk over , and we both showed our temporary IDs to get in . We sat down with some other pre - frosh she recognized from an open house earlier in the day , and we joined the conversation . That meal in Annenberg was the first time I met a guy my age who identified as a feminist ( 女权主义者 ) and that meant a lot to me as the then - president of the four - person feminist club at my high school . It was also when I learned the difference between the slang words SoCal and NorCal and it was the first time I passed my phone around and got so many new numbers that I wasn t sure whether I would be able to match each number with a face and name . These may seem like random things that happened over the course of a meal but occurrences like that continued throughout the duration of my first visit to Harvard . These interactions with the students who would become my friends and classmates made me feel a sense of connection and belonging No one was too much like me but I felt like I fit in with the Class of 2016 . I met students who had been on campus so many times that they knew their way around better than some upperclassmen and students like myself whose first major interaction with public transportation had been the subway ride to campus . I met students who had done amazing scientific research and won competitions for it and students who had published poetry . I met students who knew exactly what they wanted to study and students whose definition of college and time to explore were one and the same.On the afternoon of my last day visiting campus, my dad arrived. No one in my family had ever been to Boston. And my mom did not like the idea of me choosing a college before either she or my dad had seen and approved of my choice.Once he was here, I showed him around as if I had been on campus for weeks, not two days. It may sound cliched(陈词滥调的),but after just two days, it did not take too much imagination to see myself as a proud Harvard student. I was already amusedly exasperated(烦恼)that our mascot(吉祥物) was a color instead of an animal, I already knew never to leave my dorm without an umbrella, and I already had a dozen reasons why we were better than our rivals at MIT in New Haven.By the conclusion of my Visitas experience, I could see myself making Harvard my home, and in my time here so far, I feel as if I have done just that. I have found a family in my circle of friends, and I know that we will continue to be close for years to come. I have confronted my stage fright(怯场心理)by dancing with Harvard's folk dance team, been introduced to the business world by joining Harvard Undergraduate Women in Business,and gotten to look deeper into issues of identity and social justice as a part of Harvard Dialogues. The people here have taught me how to push my comfort zone and enjoy every minute of it.If you had told me in high school that I would have the opportunity to meet inspirational people like Malala Yousafzai* and perform in front of influential people like Bill Gates, I wouldn't have believed you, but I did just that this past September. If you had told me that I would be getting coffee with some of my favorite professors to talk about interests beyond what was taught in their classes, I would have thought it too ideal to actually happen,yet I have done that repeatedly.I learn something new every day from my passionate and driven peers and professors, and I am extremely grateful to have the opportunity to be a Harvard student and take advantage of all the resources this place has to offer. Harvard has repeatedly exceeded my expectations of what college would be like, and I cannot imagine myself anywhere else.Select the most appropriate answer for each of the following questions.1. When she was in high school, the writer already_A) strongly believed in social justiceB) showed interest in social studiesC) took an active stand on social issuesD] committed herself to working for social harmony2. For some students, going to college meant they would have the opportunity_A) to roam through a storehouse of knowledgeB) to make friends with guys they could identify withC) to interact with students accomplished in science and the artsD) to explore the modern challenges to feminism3. It can be inferred from the passage that the weather at Harvard is_A) unpleasantB) wetC drizzlyD) unpredictableAs a student of Harvard, the writer was encouraged_A] to be happy in taking on the hardest tasksB) to go beyond her current preconceived limitsC) to confront changing circumstancesD) to start living a fully active life5. At Harvard, the writer was able to fulfil her dreamA) of inquiring into the various aspects of social relationsB] of meeting music stars and celebritiesC) of getting to know people in the business worldD) of discussing over coffee matters of interest with her teachers
A sophomore reflects on her welcome - to - Harvard weekend and where it led Annenberg is quite large as far as dining halls go . You walk in for the first time as a pre - frosh ( 未来的一年级学生 ) during Visit as , the annual introduction to Harvard for pre - freshmen from across the United States and the world and you have one of two thoughts : Either you have just entered the world of Harry Potter and you are in the Great Hall , or you have no idea how you are going to find someone familiar in the sea of faces . At least , that was my first experience when I had dinner in Annenberg , the first - year students dining hall . I walked in with a girl I had met on the walk over , and we both showed our temporary IDs to get in . We sat down with some other pre - frosh she recognized from an open house earlier in the day , and we joined the conversation . That meal in Annenberg was the first time I met a guy my age who identified as a feminist ( 女权主义者 ) and that meant a lot to me as the then - president of the four - person feminist club at my high school . It was also when I learned the difference between the slang words SoCal and NorCal and it was the first time I passed my phone around and got so many new numbers that I wasn t sure whether I would be able to match each number with a face and name . These may seem like random things that happened over the course of a meal but occurrences like that continued throughout the duration of my first visit to Harvard . These interactions with the students who would become my friends and classmates made me feel a sense of connection and belonging No one was too much like me but I felt like I fit in with the Class of 2016 . I met students who had been on campus so many times that they knew their way around better than some upperclassmen and students like myself whose first major interaction with public transportation had been the subway ride to campus . I met students who had done amazing scientific research and won competitions for it and students who had published poetry . I met students who knew exactly what they wanted to study and students whose definition of college and time to explore were one and the same.
On the afternoon of my last day visiting campus, my dad arrived. No one in my family had ever been to Boston. And my mom did not like the idea of me choosing a college before either she or my dad had seen and approved of my choice.Once he was here, I showed him around as if I had been on campus for weeks, not two days. It may sound cliched(陈词滥调的),but after just two days, it did not take too much imagination to see myself as a proud Harvard student. I was already amusedly exasperated(烦恼)that our mascot(吉祥物) was a color instead of an animal, I already knew never to leave my dorm without an umbrella, and I already had a dozen reasons why we were better than our rivals at MIT in New Haven.
By the conclusion of my Visitas experience, I could see myself making Harvard my home, and in my time here so far, I feel as if I have done just that. I have found a family in my circle of friends, and I know that we will continue to be close for years to come. I have confronted my stage fright(怯场心理)by dancing with Harvard's folk dance team, been introduced to the business world by joining Harvard Undergraduate Women in Business,and gotten to look deeper into issues of identity and social justice as a part of Harvard Dialogues. The people here have taught me how to push my comfort zone and enjoy every minute of it.
If you had told me in high school that I would have the opportunity to meet inspirational people like Malala Yousafzai* and perform in front of influential people like Bill Gates, I wouldn't have believed you, but I did just that this past September. If you had told me that I would be getting coffee with some of my favorite professors to talk about interests beyond what was taught in their classes, I would have thought it too ideal to actually happen,yet I have done that repeatedly.
I learn something new every day from my passionate and driven peers and professors, and I am extremely grateful to have the opportunity to be a Harvard student and take advantage of all the resources this place has to offer. Harvard has repeatedly exceeded my expectations of what college would be like, and I cannot imagine myself anywhere else.
Select the most appropriate answer for each of the following questions.
1. When she was in high school, the writer already_
A) strongly believed in social justice
B) showed interest in social studies
C) took an active stand on social issues
D] committed herself to working for social harmony
2. For some students, going to college meant they would have the opportu
nity_
A) to roam through a storehouse of knowledge
B) to make friends with guys they could identify with
C) to interact with students accomplished in science and the arts
D) to explore the modern challenges to feminism
3. It can be inferred from the passage that the weather at Harvard is_
A) unpleasant
B) wet
C drizzly
D) unpredictable
As a student of Harvard, the writer was encouraged_
A] to be happy in taking on the hardest tasks
B) to go beyond her current preconceived limits
C) to confront changing circumstances
D) to start living a fully active life
5. At Harvard, the writer was able to fulfil her dream
A) of inquiring into the various aspects of social relations
B] of meeting music stars and celebrities
C) of getting to know people in the business world
D) of discussing over coffee matters of interest with her teachers
题目解答
答案
1.C 根据文中“That meal in Annenberg was the first time I met a guy my age who identified as a feminist ( 女权主义者 ) and that meant a lot to me as the then - president of the four - person feminist club at my high school .”可知作者在社会问题上采取积极立场。
2.A 根据文中“ I met students who had done amazing scientific research and won competitions for it and students who had published poetry . I met students who knew exactly what they wanted to study and students whose definition of college and time to explore were one and the same.”可知对于一些学生来说,上大学意味着他们有机会在知识的海洋里遨游。
3.D 根据前文“I already knew never to leave my dorm without an umbrella”可知哈佛经常下雨。
4.B根据前文“The people here have taught me how to push my comfort zone and enjoy every minute of it.”可知作者被鼓励要享受每一分钟。
5.D根据前文“I learn something new every day from my passionate and driven peers and professors, and I am extremely grateful to have the opportunity to be a Harvard student and take advantage of all the resources this place has to offer. ”可知在哈佛,这位作家得以实现她的梦想,在喝咖啡时与她的老师讨论感兴趣的问题。