2011年最新六级阅读理解练习（42）
<p> 42</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Present">Present</span> <span word="Is">Is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Most">Most</span> <span word="Important">Important</span></p><p> <span word="Shams">Shams</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="delusions">delusions</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="esteemed">esteemed</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="soundest">soundest</span> <span word="truths">truths</span>, <span word="while">while</span> <span word="reality">reality</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="fabulous">fabulous</span>. <span word="If">If</span> <span word="men">men</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="steadily">steadily</span> <span word="observe">observe</span> <span word="realities">realities</span> <span word="only">only</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="allow">allow</span> <span word="themselves">themselves</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="deluded">deluded</span>, <span word="life">life</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="compare">compare</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="things">things</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="know">know</span>, <span word="would">would</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="fairy">fairy</span> <span word="tale">tale</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Arabian">Arabian</span> <span word="Nights">Nights</span> <span word="Entertainments">Entertainments</span>. <span word="If">If</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="respected">respected</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="inevitable">inevitable</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="right">right</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> , <span word="music">music</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="poetry">poetry</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="resound">resound</span> <span word="along">along</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="streets">streets</span>. <span word="When">When</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="unhurried">unhurried</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="wise">wise</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="perceive">perceive</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="worthy">worthy</span> <span word="things">things</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="permanent">permanent</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="absolute">absolute</span> <span word="existence">existence</span>, --<span word="that">that</span> <span word="petty">petty</span> <span word="fears">fears</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="petty">petty</span> <span word="pleasure">pleasure</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="shadow">shadow</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="reality">reality</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="exhilarating">exhilarating</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="sublime">sublime</span>. <span word="By">By</span> <span word="closing">closing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="eyes">eyes</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="slumbering">slumbering</span>, <span word="by">by</span> <span word="consenting">consenting</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="deceived">deceived</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="shows">shows</span>, <span word="men">men</span> <span word="establish">establish</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="confirm">confirm</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="daily">daily</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="routine">routine</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="habit">habit</span> <span word="everywhere">everywhere</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="built">built</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="purely">purely</span> <span word="illusory">illusory</span> <span word="foundation">foundation</span>. <span word="Children">Children</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="play">play</span> <span word="life">life</span>, <span word="discern">discern</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="true">true</span> <span word="law">law</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="relations">relations</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="clearly">clearly</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="men">men</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="fail">fail</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="live">live</span> <span word="worthily">worthily</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="wiser">wiser</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="experience">experience</span>, <span word="that">that</span> <span word="is">is</span>, <span word="by">by</span> <span word="failure">failure</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="read">read</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Hindoo">Hindoo</span> <span word="book">book</span>, <span word="that">that</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="kings">kings</span> <span word="son">son</span>, <span word="who">who</span>, <span word="being">being</span> <span word="expelled">expelled</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="infancy">infancy</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="native">native</span> <span word="city">city</span>, <span word="was">was</span> <span word="brought">brought</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="forester">forester</span>, <span word="and">and</span>, <span word="growing">growing</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="maturity">maturity</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="state">state</span>, <span word="imagined">imagined</span> <span word="himself">himself</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="belong">belong</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="barbarous">barbarous</span> <span word="race">race</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="lived">lived</span>. <span word="One">One</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="fathers">fathers</span> <span word="ministers">ministers</span> <span word="having">having</span> <span word="discovered">discovered</span> <span word="him">him</span>, <span word="revealed">revealed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="was">was</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="misconception">misconception</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="character">character</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="removed">removed</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="knew">knew</span> <span word="himself">himself</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="prince">prince</span>. <span word="So">So</span> <span word="soul">soul</span>, <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="circumstances">circumstances</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="placed">placed</span>, <span word="mistakes">mistakes</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="character">character</span>, <span word="until">until</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="truth">truth</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="revealed">revealed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="holy">holy</span> <span word="teacher">teacher</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="then">then</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="knows">knows</span> <span word="itself">itself</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="Brahme">Brahme</span>. <span word="We">We</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="appears">appears</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span>. <span word="If">If</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="man">man</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="give">give</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="account">account</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="realities">realities</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="beheld">beheld</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="recognize">recognize</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="place">place</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="description">description</span>. <span word="Look">Look</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="meeting">meeting</span>-<span word="house">house</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="court">court</span>-<span word="house">house</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="jail">jail</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="shop">shop</span>. <span word="Or">Or</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="dwelling">dwelling</span>-<span word="house">house</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="thing">thing</span> <span word="really">really</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="true">true</span> <span word="gaze">gaze</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="pieces">pieces</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="account">account</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="them">them</span>. <span word="Men">Men</span> <span word="esteem">esteem</span> <span word="truth">truth</span> <span word="remote">remote</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="outskirts">outskirts</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="system">system</span>, <span word="behind">behind</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="farthest">farthest</span> <span word="star">star</span>, <span word="before">before</span> <span word="Adam">Adam</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="man">man</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="eternity">eternity</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="indeed">indeed</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="true">true</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="sublime">sublime</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="times">times</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="places">places</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="occasions">occasions</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="here">here</span>. <span word="God">God</span> <span word="himself">himself</span> <span word="culminates">culminates</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="present">present</span> <span word="moment">moment</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="divine">divine</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="lapse">lapse</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="ages">ages</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="enabled">enabled</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="apprehend">apprehend</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="sublime">sublime</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="noble">noble</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="perpetual">perpetual</span> <span word="instilling">instilling</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="drenching">drenching</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="reality">reality</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="surrounds">surrounds</span> <span word="us">us</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="universe">universe</span> <span word="constantly">constantly</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="obediently">obediently</span> <span word="answers">answers</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="conceptions">conceptions</span>; <span word="whether">whether</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="travel">travel</span> <span word="fast">fast</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="slow">slow</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="track">track</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="laid">laid</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="us">us</span>. <span word="Let">Let</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="spend">spend</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="lives">lives</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="conceiving">conceiving</span> <span word="then">then</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="poet">poet</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="artist">artist</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="yet">yet</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="fair">fair</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="noble">noble</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="design">design</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="posterity">posterity</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="least">least</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="accomplish">accomplish</span> <span word="it">it</span>.</p>
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