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大学生必备英语听力资料整理
英语六级听力2011-5
01晨读英语美文100篇六级knowledgeandVirtue
Passage1.knowledgeandVirtue
Knowledgeisonething,virtueisanother;
goodsenseisnotconscience,refinementisnothumility,
norislargenessandjustnessofviewfaith.
Philosophy,howeverenlightened,howeverprofound,
givesnocommandoverthepassions,noinfluentialmotives,novivifyingprinciples.
LiberalEducationmakesnottheChristian,nottheCatholic,butthegentleman.
Itiswelltobeagentleman,
itiswelltohaveacultivatedintellect,adelicatetaste,
acandid,equitable,dispassionatemind,
anobleandcourteousbearingintheconductoflife
—thesearetheconnaturalqualitiesofalargeknowledge;
theyaretheobjectsofaUniversity.
Iamadvocating,Ishallillustrateandinsistuponthem;
butstill,Irepeat,theyarenoguaranteeforsanctityorevenforconscientiousness,
andtheymayattachtothemanoftheworld,totheprofligate,
totheheartless,pleasant,alas,andattractiveasheshowswhendeckedoutinthem.
Takenbythemselves,theydobutseemtobewhattheyarenot;
theylooklikevirtueatadistance,buttheyaredetectedbycloseobservers,andinthelongrun;
andhenceitisthattheyarepopularlyaccusedofpretenseandhypocrisy,
not,Irepeat,fromtheirownfault,
butbecausetheirprofessorsandtheiradmirerspersistintakingthemforwhattheyarenot,
andareofficiousinarrogatingforthemapraisetowhichtheyhavenoclaim.
Quarrythegraniterockwithrazors,ormoorthevesselwithathreadofsilk,
thenmayyouhopewithsuchkeenanddelicateinstrumentsashumanknowledge
andhumanreasontocontendagainstthosegiants,thepassionandtheprideofman.
02Passage2.“Packing”aPerson
Aperson,likeacommodity,needspackaging.Butgoingtoofarisabsolutelyundesirable.Alittleexaggeration,however,doesnoharmwhenitshowstheperson'suniquequalitiestotheiradvantage.Todisplaypersonalcharminacasualandnaturalway,itisimportantforonetohaveaclearknowledgeofoneself.Amasterpackagerknowshowtointegrateartandnaturewithoutanytracesofembellishment,sothatthepersonsopackagedisnocommoditybutahumanbeing,livelyandlovely.Ayoungperson,especiallyafemale,radiantwithbeautyandfulloflife,hasallthefavorgrantedbyGod.Anyattempttomakeupwouldbeself-defeating.Youth,however,comesandgoesinamomentofdoze.Packagingforthemiddle-agedisprimarilytoconcealthefurrowsploughedbytime.Ifyoustillenjoylife'sexuberanceenoughtoretainself-confidenceandpursuepioneeringwork,youareuniqueinyournaturalqualities,andyourcharmandgracewillremain.Elderlypeoplearebeautifuliftheirriveroflifehasbeen,throughplains,mountainsandjungles,runningitscourseasitshould.Youhavereallylivedyourlifewhichnowarrivesatacomplacentstageofserenityindifferenttofameorwealth.Thereisnoneedtoresorttohair-dyeing;thesnow-cappedmountainisitselfabeautifulsceneoffairyland.Letyourlookschangefromyoungtooldsynchronizingwiththenaturalageingprocesssoastokeepinharmonywithnature,forharmonyitselfisbeauty,whiletheotherwayroundwillonlyendinunpleasantness.Tobeintheelder'scompanyislikereadingathickbookofdeluxeeditionthatfascinatesonesomuchastobereluctanttopartwith.Aslongasonefindswhereonestands,oneknowshowtopackageoneself,justasacommodityestablishesitsbrandbytherightpackaging.
03Passage3.ThreePassionsIHaveLivedfor
Threepassions,simplebutoverwhelminglystrong,havegovernedmylife:
thelongingforlove,thesearchforknowledge,
andunbearablepityforthesufferingofmankind.
Thesepassions,likegreatwinds,haveblownmehitherandthither,
inawaywardcourseoveradeepoceanofanguish,
reachingtotheveryvergeofdespair.
Ihavesoughtlove,first,becauseitbringsecstasy
—ecstasysogreatthatIwouldoftenhavesacrificedalltherestofmylife
forafewhoursforthisjoy.
Ihavesoughtit,next,becauseitrelievesloneliness
—thatterriblelonelinessinwhichoneshiveringconsciousness
looksovertherimoftheworldintothecoldunfathomablelifelessabyss.
Ihavesoughtit,finally,becauseintheunionofloveIhaveseen,
inamysticminiature,
theprefiguringvisionoftheheaventhatsaintsandpoetshaveimagined.
ThisiswhatIsought,andthoughitmightseemtoogoodforhumanlife,
thisiswhat—atlast—Ihavefound.
WithequalpassionIhavesoughtknowledge.
Ihavewishedtounderstandtheheartsofmen.
Ihavewishedtoknowwhythestarsshine...
Alittleofthis,butnotmuch,Ihaveachieved.
Loveandknowledge,sofarastheywerepossible,ledupwardtowardtheheavens.
Butalwayspitybroughtmebacktoearth.
Echoesofcriesofpainreverberateinmyheart.
Childreninfamine,victimstorturedbyoppressors,helplessoldpeople
—ahatedburdentotheirsons,
andthewholeworldofloneliness,poverty,andpainmakeamockeryofwhathumanlifeshouldbe.
Ilongtoalleviatetheevil,butIcannot,andItoosuffer.
Thishasbeenmylife.
Ihavefounditworthliving,andwouldgladlyliveitagain
ifthechancewereofferedme.
04Passage4.ALittleGirl
Sittingonagrassygrave,beneathoneofthewindowsofthechurch,wasalittlegirl.
Withherheadbentbackshewasgazingupattheskyandsinging,
whileoneofherlittlehandswaspointingtoatinycloud
thathoveredlikeagoldenfeatheraboveherhead.
Thesun,whichhadsuddenlybecomeverybright,shiningonherglossyhair,
gaveitametallicluster,anditwasdifficulttosaywhatwasthecolor,darkbronzeorblack.
Socompletelyabsorbedwassheinwatchingthecloudtowhichherstrangesongorincantationseemedaddressed,
thatshedidnotobservemewhenIroseandwenttowardsher.
Overherhead,highupintheblue,
alarkthatwassoaringtowardsthesamegauzycloudwassinging,asifinrivalry.
AsIslowlyapproachedthechild,
Icouldseebyherforehead,whichinthesunshineseemedlikeaglobeofpearl,
andespeciallybyhercomplexion,thatsheuncommonlylovely.
Hereyes,whichatonemomentseemedblue-gray,atanotherviolet,
wereshadedbylongblacklashes,curvingbackwardinamostpeculiarway,
andthesematchedinhuehereyebrows,
andthetressesthatweretossedabouthertenderthroatwerequiveringinthesunlight.
AllthisIdidnottakeinatonce;
foratfirstIcouldseenothingbutthosequivering,glittering,changefuleyesturnedupintomyface.
Graduallytheotherfeatures,especiallythesensitivefull-lippedmouth,
grewuponmeasIstoodsilentlygazing.
Hereseemedtomeamoreperfectbeautythanhadevercometomeinmyloveliestdreamsofbeauty.
Yetitwasnotherbeautysomuchasthelookshegavemethatfascinatedme,meltedme.
05passage5DeclarationofIndependence
WhenintheCourseofhumanevents,
itbecomesnecessaryforonepeopletodissolvethepoliticalbands
whichhaveconnectedthemwithanother,
andtoassumeamongthepowersoftheearth,
theseparateandequalstationtowhichtheLawsofNatureandofNature'sGodentitlethem,
adecentrespecttotheopinionsofmankind
requiresthattheyshoulddeclarethecauseswhichimpelthemtotheseparation.
Weholdthesetruthstobeself-evident,thatallmenarecreatedequal,
thattheyareendowedbytheirCreatorwithcertainunalienableRights,
thatamongtheseareLife,LibertyandthepursuitofHappiness.
—Thattosecuretheserights,GovernmentsareinstitutedamongMen,
derivingtheirjustpowersfromtheconsentofthegoverned,
—ThatwheneveranyFormofGovernmentbecomesdestructiveoftheseends,
itistheRightofthePeopletoalterortoabolishit,
andtoinstitutenewGovernment,
layingitsfoundationonsuchprinciplesandorganizingitspowersinsuchform,
astothemshallseemmostlikelytoeffecttheirSafetyandHappiness.
Prudence,indeed,willdictatethatGovernmentslongestablished
shouldnotbechangedforlightandtransientcauses;
andaccordinglyallexperiencehasshown,
thatmankindaremoredisposedtosuffer,whileevilsaresufferable,
thantorightthemselvesbyabolishingtheformstowhichtheyareaccustomed.
Butwhenalongtrainofabusesandusurpations,
pursuinginvariablythesameObjectevincesadesigntoreducethem
underabsoluteDespotism,itistheirright,itistheirduty,
tothrowoffsuchGovernment,andtoprovidenewGuardsfortheirfuturesecurity.
—SuchhasbeenthepatientsufferanceoftheseColonies;
andsuchisnowthenecessitywhichconstrainsthemtoaltertheirformerSystemsofGovernment.
ThehistoryofthepresentKingofGreatBritain[GeorgeIII]
isahistoryofrepeatedinjuriesandusurpations,
allhavingindirectobjecttheestablishmentofanabsoluteTyrannyovertheseStates.
Toprovethis,letFactsbesubmittedtoacandidworld.
06Passage6.ATributetotheDog
Thebestfriendamanhasintheworldmayturnagainsthimandbecomehisenemy.
Hissonordaughterthathehasrearedwithlovingcaremayproveungrateful.
Thosewhoarenearestanddearesttous,
thosewhomwetrustwithourhappinessandourgoodname,
maybecometraitorstotheirfaith.
Themoneythatamanhashemaylose.
Itfliesawayfromhim,perhapswhenheneedsitmost.
Aman’sreputationmaybesacrificedinamomentofill-consideredaction.
Thepeoplewhoarepronetofallontheirkneestodoushonorwhensuccessiswithus
maybethefirsttothrowthestoneofmalicewhenfailuresettlesitsclouduponourheads.
Theoneabsolutelyunselfishfriendthatmancanhaveinthisselfishworld,
theonethatneverdesertshim,
theonethatneverprove
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