17.Because,like most of you,I began college in my teens,but the second year,I was offered my dream job at Universal Studios,so I dropped out.
Well,I left college because I knew exactly what I wanted to do,and some of you know,too-but some of you don't.Or maybe you thought you knew but are now questioning that choice.Maybe you're sitting there trying to figure out how to tell your parents that you want to be a doctor and not a comedy writer.
I told my parents if my movie career didn't go well,I'd re-enroll.It went all right.But eventually,I returned for one big reason.
Most people go to college for an education,and some go for their parents,but I went for my kids.I'm the father of seven,and I Kept insisting on the importance of going to college,but I hadn't walked the walk.So,in my fifties,I re-enrolled at Cal State-Long Beach,and I earned my degree.
Well,what you choose to do next is what we call in the movies the'character-defining moment.'
Life is one strong,long string of character-defining moments.And I was lucky that at 18I knew what I exactly wanted to do.But I didn't know who I was.How could I?And how could any of us?Because for the first 25years of our lives,we are trained to listen to voices that are not our own.Parents and professors fill our heads with wisdom and information,and then employers and mentors (有經驗的顧問)take their place and explain how this world really works.
And I want to be clear that your intuition(直覺) is different from your conscience.They work together,but here's the distinction:Your conscience shouts,"here's what you should do,"while your intuition whispers,"here's what you could do."Listen to that voice that tells you what you could do.Nothing will define your character more than that.
29.The author went to college in his fifties in order toC.
A.get an educational degree
B.go for his parents
C.give hid children an example
D.earn a good reputation
30.According to the author's view,what should we mainly follow when we choose our career?B
A.Our parents'advice.
B.Our own intuition.
C.Our conscience.
D.Our teachers'advice
31.What's the right order of the events in the speech?C
①Took his job ②Got married and had children
③Graduated from college ④Dropped out of children
A.④③①②
B.④③②①
C.④①②③
D.④②①③
分析 文章以作者親身的事情為例子,講述了在面臨選擇的時候,自己的直覺是很重要的.
解答 CBC
29.C 推理題.根據第四段but I went for my kids以及So,in my fifties,I re-enrolled at Cal State-Long Beach,and I earned my degree.可知,在我50幾歲去上大學主要給孩子樹立榜樣,故選C.
30.B 推理題.最后一段Your conscience shouts,"here's what you should do,"while your intuition whispers,"here's what you could do告訴我們你的良心告訴你應該做什么,你的直覺告訴你能做什么,所以在選擇自己事業(yè)上還是要靠直覺,故選B.
31.C 細節(jié)題.從第一段I was offered my dream job at Universal Studios,so I dropped out.可知,最開始我放棄上大學機會,去參加工作,所以最先發(fā)生的事情是④①,在50幾歲重新去上大學目的是給孩子樹立榜樣,故②③后發(fā)生,故選C.
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