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份英语六级真题

2012年12月大学英语六级考试真题

Part I                                Writing                        （30minutes）

 ManandComputer

 PartII       ReadingComprehension （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$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,NicholasCarrnotesinhisbook TheShallows.TheaverageAmericanteenagersendsorreceives75textmessagesaday,thoughonegirlmanagedtohandleanaverageof10,000every24hoursforamonth.

Sinceluxuryisafunctionofscarcity,thechildrenoftomorrowwilllongfornothingmorethanintervalsoffreedomfromalltheblinkingmachines,streamingvideosandscrollingheadlinesthatleavethemfeelingemptyandtoofullallatonce.

Theurgencyofslowingdown—tofindthetimeandspacetothink—isnothingnew,ofcourse,andwisersoulshavealwaysremindedusthatthemoreattentionwepaytothemoment,thelesstimeandenergywehavetoplaceitinsomelargercontext.“Distractionistheonlythingthatconsolesusforourmiseries,”theFrenchphilosopherBlaisePascalwroteinthe17thcentury,“andyetitisitselfthegreatestofourmiseries.”Healsofamouslyremarkedthatallofman’sproblemscomefromhisinabilitytositquietlyinaroomalone.

Whentelegraphsandtrainsbroughtintheideathatconveniencewasmoreimportantthancontent,HenryDavidThoreauremindedusthat“themanwhosehorse trots （奔跑）,amileinaminutedoesnotcarrythemostimportantmessages.”

MarshallMcLuhan,whocamecloserthanmosttoseeingwhatwascoming,warned,“Whenthingscomeatyouveryfast,naturallyyoulosetouchwithyourself.”

Wehavemoreandmorewaystocommunicate,butlessandlesstosay.Partlybecausewearesobusycommunicating.Andwearerushingtomeetsomanydeadlinesthatwehardlyregisterthatwhatweneedmostarelifelines.

Sowhattodo?

MoreandmorepeopleIknowseemtobeturningtoyoga,or meditation （沉思）,or taichi （太极）；thesearen’tNewAge fads （时尚的事物）somuchaswaystoconnectwithwhatcouldbecalledthewisdomofoldage.Twofriendsofmineobservean“Internet sabbath （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.

Noneofthisisamatterof asceticism （苦行主义）；itisjustpureselfishness.Nothingmakesmefeelbetterthanbeinginoneplace,absorbedinabook,aconversation,ormusic.Itisactuallysomethingdeeperthanmerehappiness:

itisjoy,whichthe monk （僧侣）DavidSteindl-Rastdescribesas“thatkindofhappinessthatdoesn’tdependonwhathappens.”

Itisvital,ofcourse,tostayintouchwiththeworld.Butitisonlybyhavingsomedistancefromtheworldthatyoucanseeitwhole,andunderstandwhatyoushouldbedoingwithit.

Formorethan20years,therefore,Ihavebeengoingseveraltimesayear—oftenfornolongerthanthreedays—toaBenedictine hermitage （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,meditationand taichi?

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__________.

 PartIII            ListeningComprehension      （35minutes）

SectionA

11.A）Askhisbossforalighterschedule.B）Tradeplaceswithsomeoneelse.

C）Accepttheextraworkwillingly.D）Lookforamoresuitablejob.

12.A）Itisunusualforhiswifetobeathomenow.B）Heisuncertainwherehiswifeisatthemoment.

C）Itisstrangeforhiswifetocallhimatwork.D）Hedoesnotbelievewhatthewomanhastoldhim.

13.A）Themanisgoingtosendoutthememotomorrow.B）Themanwilldrivethewomantothestation.

C）Thespeakersaretravelingbytraintomorrowmorning.D）Thewomanisconcernedwiththeman’shealth