Unit1单元背景探索阅读
阅读提示：本文主要讲述了作者高中时期对选择大学专业及上哪所大学的困惑。
Thesenioryearwassupposedtobethebestyearofmyhighschoollife.Butsometimes,itseemedlikethemoststressfulyear.Atthebeginningofthefirstschoolyear,IknewthatIwasgoingtopickacollegeandamajor,andIthoughtthatIwasgoingtomajorinjournalism.①Ihadalreadytakenmanycollegetours.ButonedayIthoughtaboutitandaskedmyself,“Doyoureallywanttobeajournalist?Doyoureallyenjoywritingsomuchastomakeityourcareer?”
Ididn’tknowtheanswerstomyownquestions,andIfeltlost.Myresearchhadfocusedonjournalism.NowthatIdoubtedmymajor,Ibegantodoubtthecollegesaswell.②Ifearedthatallthattimespentvisitingcollegeswasfinallyawaste.
Afterrealizingthis,Istartedtogetreallystressed.Myfriendskepttellingmewhattheywantedtobeandwhichcollegestheywantedtogoto.③ItseemedasthougheveryonehadtheirfutureplannedoutwhileIwasstilluncertainwhatmymajorwouldbe.
OnedayinOctober,Iwasonthetrainwithsomefriendsandtheywerealldiscussingtheirdreamcollegesandhoweager(渴望的)theywereforthemajorstheyhadchosen.④Oneofmyfriendstoldusthatshehaddecidedtogointonursingsincehersophomoricyear.Ifeltjealous—Iwasn’teventhinkingaboutthecollegeoneyearago.Thensomeoneaskedme,“Mel,whatcollegedoyouwanttogoto?”
Iwascaughtoffguard.“Uh,what?”Isaid,tryingtobuytime.
Thenanotherfriendjumpedin,“Mel，whatmajorareyougoingtostudy?”
“Um,I’mnotreallysure,”Isaid.“Ihaven’tdecidedyet.”
Theworldseemedtostopmovingformytwofriends.“What?Howcouldyoubeunsureaboutit?”