文章大意：本文是一篇应用文。文章是对诺贝尔奖获得者Bernard Feringa教授的访谈，在这段访谈中，教授表示大学应鼓励学生勇于挑战、探索未知，培养未来创新型人才，并说明了自己热爱教学的原因。
2 . The following is part of an interview between Professor Bernard Feringa (a Nobel Price winner) and a CNN reporter.
Q: You often say that universities should be playgrounds. How can we make sure that this is a case?
A: I’m a strong believer in challenging students at all levels — to think, to discover and to go beyond the current knowledge. The universities have a special role here, because academic training and science should go beyond the current horizon. I think that we shouldn’t forget that we shouldn’t train our students for today or tomorrow; we should train them for 10 to 20 years from now. Because then they will be the innovators in our society, and they will be the persons that make a difference. Train our students for future means that they have to be able to surpass the border of our current knowledge. This is what I mean with playground. I mean that you have sufficient space to think, to discover and to be free to make mistakes, but in particular to make the next steps, be creative and not limited by what should be done. A lot of things happen by accident and suddenly you get a major breakthrough or new insight. Schools should encourage students to ask questions and be creative.
Q: What is it that you like so much about teaching?
A: I really enjoy the transfer of the beauty of knowledge: insights, questions, things that we don’t know, or the limitations of what we know. I never get tired of my job. I think that you share with your students the opportunity to transfer some knowledge, but also get a lot of things back by asking questions and discussing. Across all fields, from natural sciences to humanities, you have knowledge and insights built upon generations and decades. At the universities we have to transfer a lot of knowledge and teach students the basic skills and techniques. But it’s also our duty to go beyond that — to ask them questions about what we don’t know and what improvements we can make for the future. Doing surgery in the hospital now might be taken over by robots in the future. How are we going to deal with that? Or will we be able to make fuel for airplanes? These are challenging and tough questions but to share those with the students is really nice. Most of all, I think the beauty of knowledge and the excitement of insights and discoveries is fantastic.
1. What does the professor agree to?
| A．Students are bound to surpass their present teachers. |
| B．Students are expected to be different future citizens. |
| C．Students are supposed to have more academic training. |
| D．Students should definitely be encouraged to be challenged. |
2. What does “
plavground” mean to Bernard Feringa?
| A．An area for physical activities. | B．An area for extra-curricular experiments. |
| C．An area for bold exploration. | D．An area for academic improvements. |
3. Which saying can best describe the reason for the professor’s devotion to teaching?
| A．He who teaches learns. | B．Work makes a workman. |
| C．Never too old to learn. | D．Truth never fears investigation. |
4. How can you describe Professor Bernard Feringa?
| A．Respectable and reliable. | B．Innovative and devoted. |
| C．Generous and sharp-minded. | D．Independent and professional. |
