大学英语六级真题及答案Word文档格式.docx

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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$2,285anighttostayinacliff-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,thoughonegirlmanagedtohandleanaverageof10,000every24hoursforamonth.

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,andIhavenevermeditated,thereoranywhere;

Ijusttakewalksandreadandlosemyselfinthestillness,recallingthatitisonlybysteppingbrieflyawayfrommywifeandbossesandfriendsthatIwillhaveanythingusefultobringtothem.ThelasttimeIwasinthehermitage,threemonthsago,Ihappenedtomeetwithayoungish-lookingmanwitha3-year-oldboyaroundhisshoulders.

“You’rePico,aren’tyou?

”themansaid,andintroducedhimselfasLarry;

wehadmet,Igathered,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.

B）Timeawayfromallelectronicgadgets.

C）Moreactivitiestofillintheirleisuretime.

D）Greaterchancesforindividualdevelopment.

3.WhatdoestheFrenchphilosopherBlaisePascalsayaboutdistraction?

A）Itleadsustolotsofmistakes.

B）Itrendersusunabletoconcentrate.

C）Ithelpsreleaseourexcessenergy.

D）Itisourgreatestmiseryinlife.

4.AccordingtoMarshallMcLuhan,whatwillhappenifthingscomeatusveryfast?

A）Wewillnotknowwhattodowithourownlives.

B）Wewillbebusyreceivingandsendingmessages.

C）Wewillfinditdifficulttomeetourdeadlines.

D）Wewillnotnoticewhatisgoingonaroundus.

5.Whatdoestheauthorsayaboutyoga,meditationandtaichi?

A）Theyhelppeopleunderstandancientwisdom.

B）Theycontributetophysicalandmentalhealth.

C）Theyarewaystocommunicatewithnature.

D）Theykeeppeoplefromvariousdistractions.

6.WhatisneuroscientistAntonioDamasio’sfinding?

A）Quietruralsettingscontributealottolonglife.

B）One’sbrainbecomessharpwhenitisactivated.

C）Eccentricmeasuresareneededtokeepone’smindsober.

D）Whenpeoplethinkdeeply,theirneuralprocessesareslow.

7.TheauthormovedfromManhattantoruralJapanpartlybecausehecould_______.

A）stayawayfromthenoiseofthebigcity.

B）livewithoutmoderntransportation.

C）enjoythebeautifulviewofthecountryside.

D）practiceasceticisminalocalhermitage

8.Inordertoseetheworldwhole,theauthorthinksitnecessaryto__________.

9.Theauthortakeswalksandreadsandloseshimselfinthestillnessofthehermitagesothathecanbringhiswifeandbossesandfriends___________.

10.Theyoungish-lookingmantakeshislittleboytothehermitagefrequentlysothatwhenhegrowsuphewillknow__________.

PartIIIListeningComprehension（35minutes）

SectionA

Inthissection,youwillhear8shortconversationsand2longconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,oneormorequestionswillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconversationandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Aftereachquestiontherewillbeapause.Duringthepause,youmustr