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英语六级真题第一套

2012年12月英语六级考试真题试卷（第一套）

PartIWriting（30minutes）

Directions:

Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteanessayentitledManandComputerbycommentingonthesaying,“Therealdangerisnotthatthecomputerwillbegintothinklikeman,butthatmanwillbegintothinklikethecomputer.”Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsbutnomorethan200words.

ManandComputer

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PartIIReadingComprehension（SkimmingandScanning）（15minutes）

Directions:

 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.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, 

;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.

注意：

此部分试题请在答题卡1上作答。

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.Theauthortakeswalksandreadsandloseshims