Question

【题目】A young college student thought that he chose the wrong major(专业) at a common college，so he drank every day and didn't study at all.He became more and more frustrated(挫败的)．

But he was never absent from Professor Yang's biology class.He liked the course.Besides，Yang's class was so interesting that he always listened carefully，never caring about whether the other students were paying attention or not in class.Once he put a note in the homework he handed in，saying：“Professor，it is said that today's college students are cheaper than potatoes.Do you agree？”

That day Professor Yang sent for him after class.When he came，he found the professor at a table with a plate of food.They drank happily with their meal.

When they became half drunk，the professor showed a small potato that was sprouting(发芽的)．“Do you know how much this costs？” he asked the young man.“It's soft but poisonous(有毒的)．Nobody will take it even if it's free.” He then threw the potato away.The professor then showed him another potato.It was half the size of a football and perfectly round.“This potato is organic(有机的)．It is not only large and fresh but also free of pollution.It is in high demand and quite expensive.”

The young man was impressed by what he'd heard.“Be such a potato，” said the professor.

【1】Why did the young college student feel frustrated？(不超过10个词)

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【2】How did the professor tell the young man to try to better himself？(不超过10个词)

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【3】What does the writer want to tell us？(不超过15个词)

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Answer 1

【答案】

【1】 Because he didn't like his major./Because he thought that he chose the wrong major.

【2】 By showing him two different potatoes.

【3】 The writer wants to tell us that our value depends on ourselves.

【解析】

一位年轻的大学生认为他选择了一所普通大学的错误的专业，每天饮酒根本不学习，之后一位教授用两个土豆的例子告诉他人的价值是取决于自身的。

【1】句意：为什么年轻的大学生会感到挫败？原文“A young college student thought that he chose the wrong major(专业) at a common college”（一位年轻的大学生认为他选择了一所普通大学的错误的专业）说明这个大学生有挫败感的原因是“不喜欢自己的专业”或是说他认为他自己选了错误的专业，故填：Because he didn't like his major./Because he thought that he chose the wrong major.

【2】句意：教授是如何告诉年轻人尽力让自己更好的？教授通过土豆的例子来教育年轻人，他先拿出了一个发芽的小土豆（a small potato that was sprouting）然后又拿出了一个很大的有机土豆（organic potato），通过土豆的对比来教育年轻人，所以他是通过向年轻人展示两个土豆来让年轻人努力去做更好的自己的，故填： By showing him two different potatoes.

【3】句意：作者想要告诉我们什么？通过教授的两个土豆可以发现那个发芽的土豆是没人要的，是会被扔掉的，但是那个有机的土豆是需求量很大而且比较昂贵的，说明虽然都是土豆，但是价值是不一样的，作者想要告诉我们自己的价值取决于我们自己，故填：The writer wants to tell us that our value depends on ourselves.