2023年12月英语六级听力真题 卷一 录音1

Recording One

录音一

What makes humans different from other species?

是什么使人类与其他物种不同？

Some philosophers argue it's morals or ethics, while some scientists assert it's our greater cognitive development.

一些哲学家认为这是道德或伦理，而一些科学家则认为这是我们更大的认知发展。

But I argue that the main difference is our desire to combat routine.

但我认为，主要的区别在于我们对日常生活的渴望。

This makes being creative a biological mandate, as what we seek in art and technology is surprise, not simply a fulfillment of expectations.

这使得创造性成为一项生物学任务，因为我们在艺术和技术领域寻求的是令人惊讶的东西，而不仅仅是满足人们的期望。

As a result, a wild imagination has characterized the history of our species.

因此，我们物种的历史以一种狂野的想象力为特征。

We build intricate habitats, devise complex recipes for our food, wear clothes that reflect constant changes in fashion, communicate with elaborate signs, symbols, and sounds, and travel between habitats on wings and wheels of our own design.

我们建造复杂的栖息地，设计复杂的食谱--FBR--我们的食物，穿着反映时尚界不断变化的衣服，用精心设计的标志、符号和声音进行交流，以及在我们自己设计的翅膀和轮子上在栖息地之间旅行。

To satisfy our appetite for novelty, innovation is key. But who innovates?

为了满足我们对新奇的需求，创新是关键。但是谁在创新呢？

Now, many people, both laymen and experts, believe that only geniuses innovate.

现在，许多人，无论是外行还是专家，都认为只有天才才能创新。

But I believe that innovation is not something that only a few people do.

但我相信创新并不是少数人能做到的。

The innovative drive lives in every human brain, and the resulting war against the repetitive is what powers the massive changes that distinguish one generation from the next.

创新的动力存在于每一个人的大脑中，由此产生的反反复复的战争是促使一代人和下一代区别开来的巨大变化的动力。

The drive to create the new is a trait of being human.

创造新事物的动力是人类的一种特质。

We build cultures by the hundreds and tell new stories by the millions.

我们用数百万人建立文化，用数百万人讲述新的故事。

We create and surround ourselves with things that have never existed before, while animals do not. But where do our new ideas come from?

我们创造并包围着以前从未存在过的事物，而动物却不存在。但是，我们的新想法从何而来呢？

According to many, new ideas come from seemingly nowhere to great minds.

据许多人说，新的想法似乎从无处到伟大的头脑。

From this perspective, new ideas are almost like magic. They come in a flash of inspiration to a select few.

从这个角度来看，新的想法就像魔术一样。他们一闪而过，给了少数人灵感。

However, the reality is that, across the spectrum of human activities, prior work propels the creative process.

然而，现实情况是，在人类活动的各个方面，先前的工作都推动了创造性的进程。

We may think of innovation as being the result of inspiration or genius, but it's really the result of developing the ideas of others further.

我们可能认为创新是灵感或天才的结果，但它确实是进一步发展他人想法的结果。

This happens in technology, where one invention enables or inspires further inventions.

这种情况发生在技术上，在技术中，一项发明能够或激发进一步的发明。

And it happens in the arts, as writers, composers, and painters use the work of previous artists in their own work.

它也发生在艺术领域，作家、作曲家和画家在自己的作品中使用前人的作品。

The human brain works from precedent. We take the ideas we've inherited and put them together into some new shape.

人类的大脑是根据先例工作的。我们把继承下来的想法组合成新的形状。

What is a true creator? Is a creator a genius who makes something out of nothing?

什么是真正的创造者？创作者是无中生有的天才吗？

No. Creators are simply humans who use what they inherit, who absorb the past and manipulate it to create possible futures.

数字创造者只是人类，他们利用他们继承的东西，吸收过去并操纵它来创造可能的未来。

Thus, humans are creators as a rule rather than as an exception.

因此，人类是创造者是一个规则，而不是一个例外。

Questions 16 to 18 are based on the recording you have just heard.

问题16到18是基于你刚才听到的录音。

Question16. What question does the speaker address in this talk?

讲话者在这篇讲座中提到 了什么问题？

Question17. What does the speaker believe about innovation?

讲话者相信有关创新的什么信息

Question18. How does the human brain work according to the speaker?

在讲话者看来，人类的大脑是如何工作的？

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