The reality that has blocked my path to become the typical successful student is that engineering and the liberal arts simply don't mix as easily as I supposed in high school. Individually they shape a person in very different ways. The struggle to reconcile the two fields of study is difficult.

　　文章大意：本文作者以自身的经历说明很难做到文理兼顾，共同发展。因而自己当初想要成为通晓人文科学的杰出工程师，是不切实际的。

　　36. At present, the writer is studying _____.

　　A. Engineering at a college with a large engineering department.

　　B. Engineering in a small liberal-arts university.

　　C. Literature in a liberal-arts university.

　　D. Communicating and technology.

　　【答案】B

　　【解析】细节理解题。根据I chose to study engineering in a small liberal-arts (文科）university

　　37. Why did the writer choose his major in a different way from ordinary students?

　　A. because he wanted to be an electrical engineer in high school.

　　B. Because he didn't like studying in labs.

　　C. Because he intended to turn out a technical expert.

　　D. Because he expected to get improved more iii humanities.

　　【答案】D

　　【解析】细节理解题。根据I was going to be a complete engineer: technical genius and sensitive humanist (人文学者) all in one.”，

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