六级冲刺练习：阅读（121）
<p> <span word="But">But</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="speak">speak</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="leisure">leisure</span> <span word="nowadays">nowadays</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="thinking">thinking</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="securing">securing</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="opportunity">opportunity</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="something">something</span>; <span word="time">time</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="heavy">heavy</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="hands">hands</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="problem">problem</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="fill">fill</span> <span word="it">it</span>. <span word="Leisure">Leisure</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="longer">longer</span> <span word="signifies">signifies</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="space">space</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="difficulty">difficulty</span> <span word="secured">secured</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="pressure">pressure</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="events">events</span>: <span word="rather">rather</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="pervasive">pervasive</span> <span word="emptiness">emptiness</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="must">must</span> <span word="invent">invent</span> <span word="occupations">occupations</span>. <span word="Leisure">Leisure</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="vacuum">vacuum</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="desperate">desperate</span> <span word="state">state</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="vacancya">vacancya</span> <span word="vacancy">vacancy</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="mind">mind</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="body">body</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="commandeered">commandeered</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sociologists">sociologists</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="psychologists">psychologists</span>: <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="problem">problem</span>.</p><p> <span word="Our">Our</span> <span word="diurnal">diurnal</span> <span word="existence">existence</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="divided">divided</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="phases">phases</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="distinct">distinct</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="night">night</span>. <span word="We">We</span> <span word="call">call</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="play">play</span>. <span word="We">We</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="hours">hours</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="day">day</span>, <span word="and">and</span>, <span word="when">when</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="allowed">allowed</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="necessary">necessary</span> <span word="minimum">minimum</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="activities">activities</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="eating">eating</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="shopping">shopping</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rest">rest</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="spend">spend</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="various">various</span> <span word="activities">activities</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="known">known</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="recreations">recreations</span>, <span word="an">an</span> <span word="elegant">elegant</span> <span word="word">word</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="disguises">disguises</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fact">fact</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="usually">usually</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="play">play</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="hours">hours</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="leisure">leisure</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="spend">spend</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="various">various</span> <span word="forms">forms</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="passive">passive</span> <span word="enjoyment">enjoyment</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="entertainmentnot">entertainmentnot</span> <span word="football">football</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="watching">watching</span> <span word="football">football</span> <span word="matches">matches</span>; <span word="not">not</span> <span word="acting">acting</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="theatre">theatre</span>-<span word="going">going</span>; <span word="not">not</span> <span word="walking">walking</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="riding">riding</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="motor">motor</span> <span word="coach">coach</span>.</p><p> <span word="We">We</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="make">make</span>, <span word="therefore">therefore</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="hard">hard</span>-<span word="and">and</span>-<span word="fast">fast</span> <span word="distinction">distinction</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="play">play</span> <span word="but">but</span>, <span word="equally">equally</span>, <span word="between">between</span> <span word="active">active</span> <span word="play">play</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="passive">passive</span> <span word="entertainment">entertainment</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="suppose">suppose</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="decline">decline</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="active">active</span> <span word="playof">playof</span> <span word="amateur">amateur</span> <span word="sport">sport</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="enormous">enormous</span> <span word="growth">growth</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="purely">purely</span> <span word="receptive">receptive</span> <span word="entertainment">entertainment</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="given">given</span> <span word="rise">rise</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="sociological">sociological</span> <span word="interest">interest</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="problem">problem</span>. <span word="If">If</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="greater">greater</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="population">population</span>, <span word="instead">instead</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="indulging">indulging</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="sport">sport</span>, <span word="spend">spend</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="hours">hours</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="leisure">leisure</span> <span word="viewing">viewing</span> <span word="television">television</span> <span word="programmes">programmes</span>, <span word="there">there</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="inevitably">inevitably</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="decline">decline</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="health">health</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="physique">physique</span>. <span word="And">And</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="addition">addition</span>, <span word="there">there</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="psychological">psychological</span> <span word="problem">problem</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="yet">yet</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="trace">trace</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="mental">mental</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="moral">moral</span> <span word="consequences">consequences</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="prolonged">prolonged</span> <span word="diet">diet</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="sentimental">sentimental</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="sensational">sensational</span> <span word="spectacles">spectacles</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="screen">screen</span>. <span word="There">There</span> <span word="is">is</span>, <span word="if">if</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="optimistic">optimistic</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="possibility">possibility</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="diet">diet</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="thin">thin</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="unnourishing">unnourishing</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="permanent">permanent</span> <span word="effect">effect</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="anybody">anybody</span>. <span word="Nine">Nine</span> <span word="films">films</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="ten">ten</span> <span word="seem">seem</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="leave">leave</span> <span word="absolutely">absolutely</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="impression">impression</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="mind">mind</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="imagination">imagination</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="them">them</span>: <span word="few">few</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="give">give</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="coherent">coherent</span> <span word="account">account</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="film">film</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="saw">saw</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="week">week</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="last">last</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="longer">longer</span> <span word="intervals">intervals</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="must">must</span> <span word="rely">rely</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="management">management</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="sit">sit</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="film">film</span> <span word="twice">twice</span>.</p>
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