Asascientistandengineer,I’vefocusedonefficiency(效率)fo...

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   As a scientist and engineer, I’ve focused on efficiency(效率)for many years. But today I’d like to tell you a totally different story.

   A few years ago, after finishing my Ph. D., I moved to Boston and worked in Cambridge. I bought a bicycle that summer, and I bicycled every day to work. To find my way, I used my phone. It sent me over Massachusetts Avenue, the shortest route from Boston to Cambridge. But after cycling every day on the car-packed Massachusetts Avenue for a month, I took a different route one day. I’m not quit sure why I took a different route that day. I was surprised at finding a street with no cars, unlike the nearby Massachusetts Avenue full of cars; I was surprised at finding a street covered by leaves and surrounded by trees. But after the feeling of surprise, I felt shame. How could I have been so blind? For a whole month, I was so trapped in my mobile App that a journey to work became one thing only: the shortest path. In this single journey, there was no thought of enjoying the road no pleasure in connecting with nature, no possibility of looking at people in the eyes. But why? Because I was saving time.

   After that experience, I changed. I have changed my research from traditional data-collecting to understanding how people experience the city. I am using computer science tools to perform social science experiments on the Internet. Based on these experiments, I have built a new mapping App, trying to avoid the danger of the single path, to avoid robbing(剝奪)people of fully experiencing the city where they live.

57. What does the writer mean by saying “How could I have been so blind?”

   A. He could not see clearly         B. He regretted taking the same route

   C. He was surprised at the scenery    D. He wasn’t satisfied with the new route

58. Why was the writer cycling along Massachusetts Avenue for a month?

   A. Because he bought a bicycle      B. Because he lived in Boston

   C. Because he could use his phone   D. Because he could save time

59. What did the writer think of the new route?

   A. Pleasant                 B. Noisy          C. Safe           D. Dangerous

60. The new App is designed to __________.

   A. perform science experiments            B. collect data

   C. help fully experience the city            D. avoid taking a wrong rute

61. What can we learn from the passage?

   A. Saving time is not everything

   B. The shortest route is the most beautiful

   C. Apps can always help us understand life

   D. Nothing is more important than time

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