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PartIWriting(30minutes)
Directions:
Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteanessayentitledManandComputerbycommentingonthesaying,“Therealdangerisnotthatthecomputerwillbegintothinklikeman,butthatmanwillbegintothinklikethecomputer.〞Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsbutnomorethan200words.
ManandComputer
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$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
Directions:
Inthissection,youwillhear8shortconversationsand2longconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,oneormorequestionswillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconversationandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Aftereachquestiontherewillbeapause.Du
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