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1、北京大学生英文自我介绍比赛第一名作品OnNovember301985,exactly150yearsafterMarkTwainhadcometotheworld,1wasborntoamiddle-classfamily.IbelievedthatsincethepersonwhovivifiedTomSawyerandIsharethesamebirthday,1hadsomehowinheritedmuchofthecuriosityandnaughtinessfromhim.Thesimilaritybetweenthewaywardnovelcharacterand1wereevid
2、entevenwhenIwasjustalittlechild.SoonafterIlearnedhowtowalk,1usedtoplayhide-and-seekwithmyparentsinoursmallhouse.Later,asIhadlearnedtheropestorideabicycle,myfamilyfinallyrecognizedthattheyoughttosetregulationsforme,otherwisetheymightsoonbetiredofseekingme,justasTomsrelatives.However,thingsbegantochan
3、gebeforelong.Aftermyfathertaughtmehowtoreadandcount,Istartedtoleadamoresedentarylife.Ihavereadordaydreamedinsteadofcausingtroubles.Itseemedthateducationwasagoodwaytodistractasmalldemon.AmongthedaydreamsIhad,theoneIfoundithardtoforgetoccurredtomewhenIwas6yearsold.Onthatspecialmorning,Imiraculouslybeg
4、anwonderingwhethermyactionsandthoughtsweresetbeforeIeveracteditout,justasanactoractedinaccordancewithawrittenscript.Werethistrue,thefactthatIwasthinkingofwhethermyactionswerefixedinascriptwasalsowritteninthesamescenario.Therefore,myrealizationregardingcontemplationsaboutwhatIwasconsideringwassetinas
5、criptwerealsowritteninthesamescenariowastypedinthescript,too.Andthesequencewentintoinfinity.Aftertheheadachearosefromthisdiscoursefinallyfadedaway,Idecidedtobemorerealisticaboutmydaydreams.Verysoon,Ihadreachedschoolageandstartedmyeducationinschools.Luckily,Iwasadmittedtothehonoredclass,gettingplenty
6、ofextracurricularcoursessuchasmonographicstudiesandscientificexperimentswithstudentsinhighergrades.Andoneoftheexperimentshasdecisivelyturnedmydaydreamsintoanotherdirectionuptonow.ItisachemistryexperimententitledSimulatingthePhenomenaofLife”.Followingthedirections,weconcoctedacertainelectrolytewithca
7、re,andthenputagrainofmetalintotheliquid.Theinstructoraskedustoobserveandtakedownalltheobservablechangesinsidethetesttube.Duringthenexthour,whatamazedUSwerethebranchesandleaf-likepartsgrowingfromthegranule.Astheplant-likestuffgrewmoreandmoreluxuriant,thewholethingboremoreandmoreresemblancetoawaterwee
8、d.Mostofusevenexpectittoblossomandtobearfruitsaswewaitedfortheslowbutsteadygrowth.Althoughourexpectationscontinuedtobloom,theinstructorrequestedourattentionandthrewinaquestionthatIfindtoohardtoanswer:,IsthethingyouObSerVedanylessthanabeing?Justifyyouranswer.,Whatadifficultquestion!Iexclaimed.Before1
9、couldcomeupwithwell-groundedreasons,theteacherconductedasurveyofouranswers.Raiseyourhandifyouthinkitisalivingthing.Icouldseethatmostofmyseniorclassmateschosethisoption.nAndforthosewhoconsiderthewholethingshouldnotbeviewedasanorganism,pleaseraiseyourhand.Iraisedmyhandhesitatingly,wonderingwhetherthis
10、wasthecorrectchoiceornot.MaybeIwastheonlyonewhoselectedthischoice,theteacheraskedmyreasons.Ijustthinkthatlifecannotbemadesosimply.AfterIsaidthis,IfeltanembarrassingpausePerVadedthelaboratory.AsRabindranathTagorewrote,Ifirmlybelievedthatlifeisaperpetualsurprise.Everycreaturewasmadewithdignity,andalll
11、ivingthingsreceivedtheirliveselegantly.Afterabewilderingexplanationthatfollowed,Ifinallyrealizedthatthestemsandleavesweremerelycrystalsofchemicalcompounds.Although1hadguessedcorrectly,IbegantomakeheadortailofwhatIsaacNewtonhadoncesaid:,TomyselfIseemtohavebeenonlylikeaboyplayingontheseashore,anddiver
12、tingmyselfinnowandthenfindingasmootherpebbleorprettiershellthanordinary,whilstthegreatoceanoftruthlayundiscoveredbeforeme.Studyingscienceislikereadingdetectivestories,andIwaslookingforwardtobeoneofthedetectives.1.ater,Ihaveparticipatednotonlyinsciencefairs,butalsoinallkindsofacademiccontests,hopingt
13、osharpenresearchabilities.Ihavewonthethirdprizeinschoolsciencefair,gotabronzemedalinNationalComputerScienceContestforHighSchoolStudentsheldbytheMinistryofEducation,andbeenawardedforexcellenceserviceinComputerNetworkCenterofChien-KuoSeniorHighSchool.IhavealsobeenelectedasanAcademicDepartmentcommissio
14、nerofInformationClubduringmyhighschoolyears,andtheMinisterofAcademicDepartmentofPhilosophicalThinkingClubincollege.Moreover,IhadbeenadmittedtoentertheimperialexaminationhallasastudentrepresentativetoexaminethetestquestionsonJCEEin2004.Tbme,thesecreditsverymuchresemblepostcardswithmajesticsceneryphot
15、osonit.Theyarenothingmorethanencouragementsderivingfromsomegloriouspast.Whatisreallymagnificentistherealscenewherethephotosweretaken.Genuineknowledgeisthescenery,andthatiswhatIpursue.AsJonathantheseagullputit:Thegullseesfarthestwhoflieshighest.,OnceIwasaHuckFinnwhotroubledmyfamilyalot.AndnowIwish1wouldbeaPeterPaninthefieldoflifescienceandrealizemydreamsconcerningunravelingthemysteryoflife.Iamstillonthewaytothehallofknowledge,playingandwanderingaroundthefields,justasanaughtyboywoulddo.