六级冲刺备考阅读练习1
<p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="future">future</span> <span word="history">history</span> <span word="books">books</span> <span word="might">might</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="record">record</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="deprived">deprived</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="eyes">eyes</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="hurry">hurry</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="place">place</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="another">another</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="failed">failed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="anything">anything</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="way">way</span>. <span word="Air">Air</span> <span word="travel">travel</span> <span word="gives">gives</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="birds">birds</span>-<span word="eye">eye</span> <span word="view">view</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span><span word="or">or</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="less">less</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="wing">wing</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="aircraft">aircraft</span> <span word="happens">happens</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="way">way</span>. <span word="When">When</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="travel">travel</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="car">car</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="train">train</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="blurred">blurred</span> <span word="image">image</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="countryside">countryside</span> <span word="constantly">constantly</span> <span word="smears">smears</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="windows">windows</span>. <span word="Car">Car</span> <span word="drivers">drivers</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="particular">particular</span>, <span word="are">are</span> <span word="forever">forever</span> <span word="obsessed">obsessed</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="urge">urge</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="on">on</span>: <span word="they">they</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="stop">stop</span>. <span word="Is">Is</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="lure">lure</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="motorways">motorways</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="what">what</span>? <span word="And">And</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="sea">sea</span> <span word="travel">travel</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="hardly">hardly</span> <span word="deserves">deserves</span> <span word="mention">mention</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="perfectly">perfectly</span> <span word="summed">summed</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="words">words</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="old">old</span> <span word="song">song</span>: <span word="I">I</span> <span word="joined">joined</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="navy">navy</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="see">see</span>? <span word="I">I</span> <span word="saw">saw</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sea">sea</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="typical">typical</span> <span word="twentieth">twentieth</span>-<span word="century">century</span> <span word="traveler">traveler</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="man">man</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="says">says</span> <span word="Ive">Ive</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="there">there</span>.<span word="You">You</span> <span word="mention">mention</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="remotest">remotest</span>, <span word="most">most</span> <span word="evocative">evocative</span> <span word="place">place</span>-<span word="names">names</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="El">El</span> <span word="Dorado">Dorado</span>, <span word="Kabul">Kabul</span>, <span word="Irkutsk">Irkutsk</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="someone">someone</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="bound">bound</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="Ive">Ive</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="there">there</span><span word="meaning">meaning</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="drove">drove</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="at">at</span> 100 <span word="miles">miles</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="hour">hour</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="somewhere">somewhere</span> <span word="else">else</span>. </p><p> <span word="When">When</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="travel">travel</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="speeds">speeds</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="present">present</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="nothing">nothing</span>: <span word="you">you</span> <span word="live">live</span> <span word="mainly">mainly</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="future">future</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="spend">spend</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="looking">looking</span> <span word="forward">forward</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="arriving">arriving</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="place">place</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="actual">actual</span> <span word="arrival">arrival</span>, <span word="when">when</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="achieved">achieved</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="meaningless">meaningless</span>. <span word="You">You</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="move">move</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="again">again</span>. <span word="By">By</span> <span word="traveling">traveling</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="this">this</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="suspend">suspend</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="experience">experience</span>; <span word="the">the</span> <span word="present">present</span> <span word="ceases">ceases</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="reality">reality</span>: <span word="you">you</span> <span word="might">might</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="dead">dead</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="traveler">traveler</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="foot">foot</span>, <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="hand">hand</span>, <span word="lives">lives</span> <span word="constantly">constantly</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="present">present</span>. <span word="For">For</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="traveling">traveling</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="arriving">arriving</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="thing">thing</span>: <span word="he">he</span> <span word="arrives">arrives</span> <span word="somewhere">somewhere</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="step">step</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="makes">makes</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="experiences">experiences</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="present">present</span> <span word="moment">moment</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="eyes">eyes</span>, <span word="his">his</span> <span word="ears">ears</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="whole">whole</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="body">body</span>. <span word="At">At</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="end">end</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="journey">journey</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="feels">feels</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="delicious">delicious</span> <span word="physical">physical</span> <span word="weariness">weariness</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="knows">knows</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="sound">sound</span>. <span word="Satisfying">Satisfying</span> <span word="sleep">sleep</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="his">his</span>: <span word="the">the</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="reward">reward</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="true">true</span> <span word="travellers">travellers</span>.</p>
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