英语六级真题及答案多题多卷.docx
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英语六级真题及答案多题多卷
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PartIIReadingComprehension(SkimmingandScanning)15minutes
ThirstgrowsforlivingunpluggedMorepeoplearetakingbreaksfromtheconnectedlifeamidthestillnessandquietofretreatsliketheJesuitCenterinWernersville,PennsylvaniaAboutayearago,IflewtoSingaporetojointhewriterMalcolmGladwell,thefashiondesignerMarcEckoandthegraphicdesignerStefanSagmeisterinaddressingagroupofadvertisingpeopleon"MarketingtotheChildofTomorrow".SoonafterIarrived,thechiefexecutiveoftheagencythathadinvitedustookmeaside.Whathewasmostinterestedin.hebegan,wasstillnessandquiet.Afewmonthslater,Ireadaninterviewwiththewell-knowncutting-edgedesignerPhilippeStarck.Whatallowedhimtoremainsoconsistentlyaheadofthecurve?
"IneverreadanymagazinesorwatchTV,"hesaid,perhapswithalittleexaggeration."NordoIgotococktailparties,dinnersoranythinglikethat."Helivedoutsideconventionalideas,heimplied,because"1livealonemostly,inthemiddleofnowhere."
Aroundthesametime,Inoticedthatthosewhopartwith$2285anighttostayinacliff-toproomatthePostRanchInninBigSur,California,paypartlyfortheprivilegeofnothavingaTVintheirrooms;thefutureoftravel,I'mreliablytold,liesin"black-holeresorts,"whichchargehighpricespreciselybecauseyoucan'tgetonlineintheirrooms.
Hasitreallycometothis?
Themorewayswehavetoconnect,themoremanyofusseemdesperatetounplug.InternetrescuecampsinSouthKoreaandChinatrytosavekidsaddictedtothescreen.
WriterfriendsofminepaygoodmoneytogettheFreedomsoftwarethatenablesthemtodisabletheveryInternetconnectionsthatseemedsoemancipatingnotlongago.EvenIntelexperimentedin2007withconferringfouruninterruptedhoursofquiettime(nophoneore-mail)everyTuesdaymorningon300engineersandmanagers.Workerswerenotallowedtousethephoneorsende-mail,butsimplyhadthechancetocleartheirheadsandtohearthemselvesthink.
TheaverageAmericanspendsatleasteightandahalfhoursadayinfrontofascreen.NicholasCarrnotesinhisbookTheShallows.TheaverageAmericanteenagersendsorreceives75textmessagesaday,thoughonegirlmanagedtohandleanaverageof10000every24hoursforamonth.
Sinceluxuryisafunctionofscarcity,thechildrenoftomorrowwilllongfornothingmorethanintervalsoffreedomfromalltheblinkingmachines,streamingvideosandscrollingheadlinesthatleavethemfeelingemptyandtoofullallatonce.
Theurgencyofslowingdown-tofindthetimeandspacetothink-isnothingnew,ofcourse,andwisersoulshavealwaysremindedusthatthemoreattentionwepaytothemoment,thelesstimeandenergywehavetoplaceitinsomelargercontext."Distractionistheonlythingthatconsolesusforourmiseries."theFrenchphilosopherBlaisePascalwroteinthe17thcentury,"andyetitisitselfthegreatestofourmiseries."Healsofamouslyremarkedthatallofman'sproblemscomefromhisinabilitytositquietlyinaroomalone.
Whentelegraphsandtrainsbroughtintheideathatconveniencewasmoreimportantthancontent,HenryDavidThoreauremindedusthat'.themanwhosehorsetrots(奔跑)amileinaminutedoesnotcarrythemostimportantmessages."
MarshallMcLuhan,whocamecloserthanmosttoseeingwhatwascoming,warned."Whenthingscomeatyouveryfast,naturallyyoulosetouchwithyourself"Wehavemoreandmorewaystocommunicate,butlessandlesstosay.Partlybecausewearesobusycommunicating.Andwearerushingtomeetsomanydeadlinesthatwehardlyregisterthatwhatweneedmostarelifelines.Sowhattodo?
MoreandmorepeopleIknowseemtobeturningtoyoga,ormeditation(沉思),ortaichi(太极);thesearen'tNewAgefads(时尚的事物)somuchaswaystoconnectwithwhatcouldbecalledthewisdomofoldage.Twofriendsofmineobservean"Internetsabbath(安息日)"everyweek,turningofftheironlineconnectionsfromFridaynighttoMondaymorning.Otherfriendstakewalksand"forget"theircellphonesathome.
Aseriesoftestsinrecentyearshasshown.Mr.Carrpointsout,thatafterspendingtimeinquietruralsettings,subjects"exhibitgreaterattentiveness,strongermemoryandgenerallyimprovedcognition.Theirbrainsbecomebothcalmerandsharper."Morethanthat,empathy(同感,共鸣),aswellasdeepthought.depends(asneuroscientistslikeAntonioDamasiohavefound)onneuralprocessesthatare'inherentlyslow."
IturntoeccentricmeasurestotrytokeepmymindsoberandensurethatIhavetimetodonothingatall(whichistheonlytimewhenIcanseewhatIshouldbedoingtherestofthetime).
IhaveyettouseacellphoneandIhaveneverTweetedorenteredFacebook.Itrynottogoonlinetillmyday'swritingisfinished,andImovedfromManhattantoruralJapaninpartsoIcouldmoreeasilysurviveforlongstretchesentirelyonfoot.Noneofthisisamatterofasceticism(苦行主义);itisjustpureselfishness.Nothingmakesmefeelbetterthanbeinginoneplace,absorbedinabook.Aconversation,ormusic.Itisactuallysomethingdeeperthanmerehappiness:
itisjoy.whichthemonk(僧侣)DavidSteindl-Rastdescribesas"thatkindofhappinessthatdoesn'tdependonwhathappens."
Itisvital,ofcourse,tostayintouchwiththeworld.Butitisonlybyhavingsomedistancefromtheworldthatyoucanseeitwhole,andunderstandwhatyoushouldbedoingwithit.
Formorethan20years.therefore,Ihavebeengoingseveraltimesayear-oftenfornolongerthanthreedays-toaBenedictinehermitage(修道院),40minutesdowntheroad,asithappens,fromthePostRanchInn.Idon'tattendserviceswhenIamthere,and1havenevermeditated,thereoranywhere;Ijusttakewalksandreadandlosemyselfinthestillness,recallingthatitisonlybysteppingbrieflyawayfrommywifeandbossesandfriendsthatIwillhaveanythingusefultobringtothem.Thelasttime1wasinthehermitage,threemonthsago.Ihappenedtomeetwithayoungish-lookingmanwitha3-year-oldboyaroundhisshoulders.
"You'rePicoaren'tyou?
"themansaid,andintroducedhimselfasLarry;wehadmet,1gathered,19yearsbefore,whenhehadbeenlivinginthehermitageasanassistanttooneofthemonks.
"Whatareyoudoingnow?
"Iasked.Wesmiled.Nowordswerenecessary.
"ItrytobringmykidshereasoftenasIcan,"hewenton.Thechildoftomorrow,Irealized,mayactuallybeaheadofus,intermsofsensingnotwhatisnew,butwhatisessential.
1.WhatisspecialaboutthePostRanchInn?
A)Itsroomsarewellfurnishedbutdimlylit.
B)Itmakesguestsfeellikefallingintoablackhole.
C)Thereisnoaccesstotelevisioninitsrooms.
D)Itprovidesalltheluxuriesitsguestscanthinkof.
2.Whatdoestheauthorsaythechildrenoftomorrowwillneedmost?
A)Convenienceandcomfortineverydaylife.C)Moreactivitiestofillintheirleisuretime.
B)Timeawayfromallelectronicgadgets.D)Greaterchancesforindividualdevelopment.
3.WhatdoestheFrenchphilosopherBlaisePascalsayaboutdistraction?
A)Itleadsustolotsofmistakes.C)Ithelpsreleaseourexcessenergy.
B)Itrendersusunabletoconcentrate.D)Itisourgreatestmiseryinlife.
4.AccordingtoMarshallMcLuhan,whatwillhappenifthingscomeatusveryfast?
A)Wewillnotknowwhattodowithourownlives.
B)Wewillbebusyreceivingandsendingmessages.
C)Wewillfinditdifficulttomeetourdeadlines.
D)Wewillnotnoticewhatisgoingonaroundus.
5.Whatdoestheauthorsayaboutyoga,meditationandtaichi?
A)Theyhelppeopleunderstandancientwisdom.C)Theyarewaystocommunicatewithnature.
B)Theycontributetophysicalandmentalhealth.D)Theykeeppeoplefromvariousdistractions.
6.WhatisneuroscientistAntonioDamasio'sfinding?
A)Quietruralsettingscontributealottolonglife.
B)One'sbrainbecomessharpwhenitisactivated.
C)Eccentricmeasuresareneededtokeepone'smindsober.
D)Whenpeoplethinkdeeply,theirneuralprocessesareslow.
7.TheauthormovedfromManhattantoruralJapanpartlybecausehecould_.
A)stayawayfromthenoiseofthebigcityC)enjoythebeautifulviewofthecountryside
B)livewithoutmoderntransportationD)practiceasceticisminalocalhermitage
8.Inordertoseetheworldwhole,theauthorthinksitnecessaryto_____.
9.Theauthortakeswalksandreadsandloseshimselfinthestillnessofthehermitagesothathecanbringhiswifeandbossesandfriends______.
10.Theyoungish-lookingmantakeshislittleboytothehermitagefrequentlysothatwhenhegrowsuphewillknow_______.
PartIIIListeningComprehension
SectionA
11.A)Shecancountonthemanforhelp.C)Shecanlendthemanasleepingbag.
B)Shehasotherplansforthisweekend.D)Shehasgotcampinggearforrent.
12.A)Themanshouldkeephiswords.C)Karenalwayssupportsheratwork.
B)Sheregretsaskingthemanforhelp.D)Karencantakehertotheairport
13.A)Hecan'taffordtogotravelingyet.C)Heusuallycheckshisbrakesbeforeatrip
B)HistriptoHawaiiwasnotenjoyable.D)HistriptoHawaiihasusedupallhismoney.
14.A)Therewasnothingleftexceptsomepie.C)Thewomanisgoingtopreparethedinner.
B)Themanhastofindsomethingelsetoeat.D)Juliehasbeeninvitedfordinner.
15.A)Submitnomorethanthreeletters.C)Applytothreegraduateschools.
B)Presentanewletterofreference.D)SendProfessorSmithaletter.
16.A)Hedeclinestojointhegardeningclub.
B)Heisaprofessionalgardenerintown.
C)Hepreferstokeephisgardeningskillstohimself.
D)Hewishestoreceiveformalt
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