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PartIIReadingComprehension（SkimmingandScanning）（15minutes）

Inthispart,youwillhave15minutestogooverthepassagequicklyandanswerthequestionsonAnswerSheet1.Forquestions1-7,choosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA）,B）,C）andD）.Forquestions8-10,completethesentenceswiththeinformationgiveninthepassage.

Thirstgrowsforlivingunplugged

MorepeoplearetakingbreaksfromtheconnectedlifeamidthestillnessandquietofretreatsliketheJesuitCenterinWernersville,Pennsylvania.

Aboutayearago,IflewtoSingaporetojointhewriterMalcolmGladwell,thefashiondesignerMarcEckoandthegraphicdesignerStefanSagmeisterinaddressingagroupofadvertisingpeopleon"

MarketingtotheChildofTomorrow"

.SoonafterIarrived,thechiefexecutiveoftheagencythathadinvitedustookmeaside.Whathewasmostinterestedin.hebegan,wasstillnessandquiet. 

Afewmonthslater,Ireadaninterviewwiththewell-knowncutting-edgedesignerPhilippeStarck. 

Whatallowedhimtoremainsoconsistentlyaheadofthecurve?

"

IneverreadanymagazinesorwatchTV,"

hesaid,perhapswithalittleexaggeration."

NordoIgotococktailparties,dinnersoranythinglikethat."

Helivedoutsideconventionalideas,heimplied,because"

Ilivealonemostly,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.Andwe