Passage Two

Questions 61 to 65 are based on the following passage.

Alex Pang's amusing new bookThe Distraction Addiction addresses those of us who feel panicwithout a cellphone or computer. And that, he claims, is pretty much all of us. When we're not online, where we spend four months annually, we're engaged in the stressful work of trying to get online.

The Distraction Addiction is not framed as a self-help book. It's a thoughtful examination of the dangers of our computing overdose and a historical overview of how technological advances change consciousness. A “professional futurist”, Pang urges an approach which he calls “contemplative (沉思的) computing.” He asks that you pay full attention to “how your mind and body interact with computers and how your attention and creativity are influenced by technology.”

Pang's first job is to free you from the common misconception that doing two things at once allows you to get more done. What is commonly called multitasking is, in fact, switch-tasking, and its harmful effects on productivity are well documented. Pang doesn't advocate returning to a pre-Internet world. Instead, he asks you to “take a more ecological ( 生态的 ) view of your relationships with technologies and look for ways devices or media may be making specific tasks easier or faster but at the same time making your work and life harder.”

The Distraction Addiction is particularly fascinating on how technologies have changed certain fields of labor—often for the worse. For architects, computer-aided design has become essential but in some ways has cheapened the design process. As one architect puts it, “Architecture is first and foremost about thinking...and drawing is a more productive way of thinking” than computer-aided design. Somewhat less amusing are Pang's solutions for kicking the Internet habit. He recommends the usual behavior-modification approaches, familiar to anyone who has completed a quit-smoking program. Keep logs to study your online profile and decide what you can knock out, download a program like Freedom that locks you out of your browser, or take a “digital Sabbath (安息日)”: “Unless you're a reporter or emergency-department doctor, you'll discover that your world doesn't fall apart when you go offline.”

61. Alex Pang's new book is aimed for readers who________.

A) can hardly tear themselves away from the Internet

B) find their work online too stressful

C) go online mainly for entertainment

D) are fearful about using the cellphone or computer

62. What does Alex Pang try to do in his new book?

A) Examine the influence of technology on the human mind.

B) Offer advice on how to use the Internet effectively.

C) Warn people of the possible dangers of internet use.

D) Predict the trend of future technological development.

63. What is the common view on multitasking?

A) It distracts people's attention from useful work.

B) It enables people to work more efficiently.

C) It is a way quite similar to switch-tasking.

D) It makes people's work and life even harder.

64. What does the author think of computer-aided design?

A) It can free architects from laborious drawing.

B) It considerably cuts down the cost of building design.

C) It somewhat restrains architects' productive thinking.

D) It is indispensable in architects' work process.

65. What is Ales Pang's recommendation for Internet users?

A) They entertain themselves online on off-days only.

B) They use the Internet as little as possible.

C) They keep a record of their computer use time.

D) They exercise self-control over their time online.

Part ⅣTranslation   (30 minutes)

Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to translate a passage from Chinese into English. You should write your answer on Answer Sheet 2.

越来越多的中国年轻人正对旅游产生兴趣，这是近年来的新趋势。年轻游客数量和不断增加，可以归于他们迅速提高的收入和探索外部世界的好奇心。随着旅行多了，年轻人在大城市和著名景点花的时间少了，他们反而更为偏远的地方所吸引，有些人甚至选择长途背包旅行。最近调查显示，很多年轻人想要通过旅行体验不同的文化，丰富知识，拓宽视野。

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