Inmodernsocietyreceivingsystematiccollegeeducationseemsanecessarywayforsuccessasagraduatefromfirst-classuniversitymayalwaysgetmoreopportunitiesthanothers.Howeverifitisgolditwillshineoneday.Inthisarticl
Inmodernsocietyreceivingsystematiccollegeeducationseemsanecessarywayforsuccessasagraduatefromfirst-classuniversitymayalwaysgetmoreopportunitiesthanothers.Howeverifitisgolditwillshineoneday.InthisarticlewewillgettoknowthreemostsuccessfulpeopleinU.S.whoneverfinishedtheircollegeeducation.Followingexperiencesofthesesuccessfuldropoutsmaygiveyousomeinspiration.
1.BillGates
Harvard’scampuspaper“HarvardCrimson”calledBillGates“Harvard’smostsuccessfuldropout”whiletherestoftheworldpreferredtonamehim“theworld’srichestman”formorethanadecade.Nowevennotonthetopheisstillamongthelistoftheworld’swealthiestpeople.GatesenteredHarvardinthefallof1973.TwoyearslaterhedroppedouttofoundMicrosoftwithfriendPaulAllen.Andin2007hefinallyreceivedanhonorarydoctoratefromHarvard.
2.SteveJobs
TheiPadevenBuzzLightyearprobablywouldn’thaveexistedifSteveJobsstayedinschool.Becausehisfamilycouldn’taffordhiscollegeeducationJobshadtodropoutofReedCollegejustafterenteringfor6months.ThenhefoundAppleNeXTComputerandPixarwhichhadmadegreatinfluencesondevelopmentofmoderntechniqueandculture.Howeverthiswizardthoughtthathisbriefcollegeeducationwasnotworthless.
3.FrankLloydWright
AstheAmerica’smostcelebratedarchitectWrightspentmoretimeondesigningcollegesratherthanattendingclassesinthem.OncespentoneyearintheUniversityofWisconsin-MadisonthenheleftforChicagoandstartedtolearnfromLouisSullivanthe“fatherofmodernism."Wright’ssplendidresumeincludedmorethan500worksmostfamousofwhichareFallingwaterandNewYorkCity'sSolomonR.GuggenheimMuseum.
【小题1】Whatdoes“dropouts”inParagraphOnemean?
A.Hardworkingstudents.B.Verysuccessfulstudents.C.Studentsfailingtofinishtheirschooleducation.D.Studentsfrompoorfamilies.【小题2】WhichofthefollowingisrightaccordingtoParagraphOne?A.Peoplegraduatingfromfamousuniversitiesaremorelikelytogetjobs.B.Manysuccessfulpeoplehadtheexper