1．First，I want to tell you how proud we are．Getting into Columbia is a real testament of what a great wellrounded student you are．Your academic，artistic，and social skills have truly blossomed（展現(xiàn)） in the last few years．You should be as proud of yourself as we are．
College will be the most important years in your life．It is in college that you will truly discover what learning is about．You often question"what good is this course"．I encourage you to be inquisitive，but I also want to tell you："Education is what you have left after all that is taught is forgotten．"What I mean by that is the material taught isn't as important as you gaining the ability to learn a new subject，and the ability to analyze a new problem．That is really what learning in college is about-this will be the period where you go from teachertaught to masterinspired，after which you must become selflearner．
Do not fall into the trap of dogma（教條）．There is no single simple answer to any question．Remember during your high school debate class，I always asked you to take on the side that you don't believe in？I did that for a reason-things rarely"black and white"，and there are always many ways to look at a problem．You will become a better problem solver if you recognized that．This is called"critical thinking"，and it is the most important thinking skill you need for your life．This also means you need to become tolerant and supportive of others．I will always remember when I went to my Ph．D．a(chǎn)dvisor and proposed a new thesis topic，he said"I don't agree with you，but I'll support you．"
"            "． Follow your passion in college．Take courses you think you will enjoy．Don't be trapped in what others think or say．Steve Jobs says when you are in college，your passion will create many dots，and later in your life you will connect them．Enjoy picking your dots，and be assured one day you will find your calling，and connect a beautiful curve through the dots．
Most importantly，make friends and be happy．College friends are often the best in life，because during college you are closer to them physically than to your family．Also，going through independence and adulthood is a natural bonding experience．
Bonne chance，my angel and princess．May Columbia become the happiest four years in your life．
58．What can be inferred from the passage？A
A．It's a parent's letter intended for a college student．
B．Parents are proud but worried about unpredictable future of children．
C．Learning skills are the top priority in Columbia．
D．Though uneducated，the writer offers practical college guidance．
59．Which of the following is the most appropriate to fill in the blank at the end of the 3rd paragraph？B
A．So do take each subject seriously，and even if what you learn isn't critical for your life，the skills of learning will be something you cherish forever．
B．After the years，I have learned this isn't just flexibility，but encouragement of critical thinking．
C．When I faced the greatest challenge in my life，you gave me a big hug．
D．Your Columbia degree will take you far even if you don't graduate with honors．
60．By mentioning Steve Jobs，the author intends to tell us thatB．
A．your dream of connecting dots to form a beautiful curve will be realized．
B．following your own heart in college may guarantee opportunities of success．
C．Steve Jobs is a typical example to illustrate that freedom and enjoyment count．
D．Steve Jobs owes his success to his critical thinking．

分析 本文屬于記敘文閱讀，是父母寫(xiě)給即將步入大學(xué)的大學(xué)生的信，告訴了我們大學(xué)將是我們?nèi)松钪匾臅r(shí)光，在大學(xué)里會(huì)發(fā)現(xiàn)學(xué)習(xí)的真諦，因此我們要珍惜大學(xué)的生活．

解答 58．A  主旨大意題，通讀全文可知本文是父母給即將步入大學(xué)的大學(xué)生寫(xiě)的信，故選A．
59．B  推理判斷題，根據(jù)第三段This is called"critical thinking"，and it is the most important thinking skill you need for your life．This also means you need to become tolerant and supportive of others．I will always remember when I went to my Ph．D．a(chǎn)dvisor and proposed a new thesis topic，he said"I don't agree with you，but I'll support you．"可知什么是批判性思維，由此可推知空白處應(yīng)當(dāng)與批判性思維有關(guān)，故選B．
60．B  細(xì)節(jié)理解題，根據(jù)第四段Steve Jobs says when you are in college，your passion will create many dots，and later in your life you will connect them．Enjoy picking your dots，and be assured one day you will find your calling，and connect a beautiful curve through the dots．可知文中作者提到史蒂夫•喬布斯是為了告訴我們要在大學(xué)中追隨自己的內(nèi)心，這樣可能會(huì)得到成功的機(jī)會(huì)，故選B．

點(diǎn)評(píng) 考查學(xué)生的細(xì)節(jié)理解和推理判斷能力．做細(xì)節(jié)理解題時(shí)一定要找到文章中的原句，和題干進(jìn)行比較，再做出正確選擇．在做推理判斷題時(shí)不要以個(gè)人的主觀想象代替文章的事實(shí)，要根據(jù)文章事實(shí)進(jìn)行合乎邏輯的推理判斷．

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