我为什么要上大学

Why I Came to College? 我为什么要来上大学？

1 Why did I choose to attend college? (为什么我要上大学呢？)I have asked myself many times during the past three and a half months.（在过去的三个半月里我已经问自己很多次了）Did I come because of because of my parents’ influence or because of the goal lf my own?（我上大学是不是受我父亲的影响还是我自己的目标呢？）After thinking about these questions many times, I have reached the conclusion that it is something that I truly want to do. （经过反复仔细思考这些问题后，我得出结论我相信上大学是我真正想做的）

2 Originally my parents did influence my opinions about education in general.（本来我的父亲影响着我的教育思想）From the beginning of my schooling, my parents seemed to assume that I would attend college, and by the time I reached senior high school, I had become used to that idea as well.（从开始上学起，我父亲就给我定下了上大学的目标，当我读高中时，我已经有了很好的理想）

3 When I entered senior high school, I attended the college preparatory program there, looking ahead four year to college.（当我进入高中，我参加了大学预备课程，关注未来四年的大学）Then gradually I became truly in many of the subjects .（然后渐渐地我成了真正的许多课题）And I felt that I wanted to continue to study those areas .（我认识到我要继续在这些领域学习）As my senior high school drew to a close, I began to realize why I had this hope. (在我高中快要结束的时候，我开始意识到我为什么希望能尽快结束高中生活)

4 Finally, I began to recognize in my life a strong desire to obtain knowledge.（最后，我开始认识到自己强烈的学习知识的欲望）I knew that I would not be to simply end my educational career with senior high school and enter the working world.（我知道，我不会简单地结束我的高中学习，进入社会参加工作。） I truly felt a need to continue learning in order to get a better understanding of the word around me. （我真正感觉到我需要继续学习才能更好的认识这个世界）My final decision to attend college seemed a natural one ,and my choice of engineering as a field of study came easily as well.（我最终决定要去读大学似乎已经很正常了，我选择了学习工程领域，这相对容易）

I、choose the best answer according to the text you have read. 1、why does the writer come to college? It is . A、because of his parents

B、because of his teacher

C、because he wants to find a good job later

D、because he wants to continue to study what he is interested in

2、What is the function of “did” in Paragraph 2 ? A、To indicate the past time.

B、To emphasize the word “influence”. C、To act as a verb. D、No special function.

3、What does “hope”mean in Paragraph 3 ? A、To make friends with the workers. B、To find a job.

C、To go to the factory. D、To find a part-time job.

4、What does “enter the working world” mean in paragraph 4? A、To make friends with the workers. B、To find a job.

C、To go to the factory.

D、To find a part-time job.

5、Why does the writer say “my final decision to attend college seemed a natural one”?

A、Because is was decided by the writer’s parents. B、Because the writer studied very well. C、Because the writer liked nature.

D、Because the writer had a clear idea about why he came to college.

II、Discuss the following questions with your partners.

1、Why do you come to college?

答: Perhaps my coming is either by chance or by coincidence .However, the main reason why l come for this college to further my study and make great progress in my Lesson .l also look forward to the knowledge that they will give me .The saying is going as, \is Power \more knowledge l own, the wider my view is .With the help of the knowledge l learned ,l will easily face the difficulties happened on me.

2、What do you think about the function of college education?

答:the function of college education: 1. generate research 2.disseminate knowledge, 3.and prepare a diverse body of scholars. Our graduates become leaders in their fields while enhancing the development and effective functioning of individuals, schools, and families.