考研英语真题《英语二》完整版.docx

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2017年考研英语真题：

《英语二》（完整版）

2017年全国硕士研究生入学统一考试英语

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　　SectionIUseofEnglish

　　Directions:

　　Readthefollowingtext.Choosethebestword（s）foreachnumberedblankandmarkA,B,CorDontheANSWERSHEET.（10points）

　　Peoplehavespeculatedforcenturiesaboutafuturewithoutwork.Todayisnodifferent,withacademics,writers,andactivistsonceagain1thattechnologybereplacinghumanworkers.Someimaginethatthecomingwork-freeworldwillbedefinedby2.Afewwealthypeoplewillownallthecapital,andthemasseswillstruggleinanimpoverishedwasteland.

　　Adifferentandnotmutuallyexclusive3holdsthatthefuturewillbeawastelandofadifferentsort,one4bypurposelessness:

Withoutjobstogivetheirlives5,peoplewillsimplybecomelazyanddepressed.6,today'sunemployeddon'tseemtobehavingagreattime.OneGalluppollfoundthat20percentofAmericanswhohavebeenunemployedforatleastayearreporthavingdepression,doubletheratefor7Americans.Also,someresearchsuggeststhatthe8forrisingratesofmortality,mental-healthproblems,andaddicting9poorly-educatedmiddle-agedpeopleisshortageofwell-paidjobs.Perhapsthisiswhymany10theagonizingdullnessofajoblessfuture.

　　Butitdoesn't11followfromfindingslikethesethataworldwithoutworkwouldbefilledwithunease.Suchvisionsarebasedonthe12ofbeingunemployedinasocietybuiltontheconceptofemployment.Inthe13ofwork,asocietydesignedwithotherendsinmindcould14strikinglydifferentcircumstancedforthefutureoflaborandleisure.Today,the15ofworkmaybeabitoverblown."Manyjobsareboring,degrading,unhealthy,andawasteofhumanpotential,"saysJohnDanaher,alecturerattheNationalUniversityofIrelandinGalway.

　　Thesedays,becauseleisuretimeisrelatively16formostworkers,peopleusetheirfreetimetocounterbalancetheintellectualandemotional17oftheirjobs."WhenIcomehomefromahardday'swork,Ioftenfeel18,"Danahersays,adding,"InaworldinwhichIdon'thavetowork,Imightfeelratherdifferent"—perhapsdifferentenoughtothrowhimself19ahobbyorapassionprojectwiththeintensityusuallyreservedfor20matters.

　　1.[A]boasting[B]denying[C]warning[D]ensuring

　　2.[A]inequality[B]instability[C]unreliability[D]uncertainty

　　3.[A]policy[B]guideline[C]resolution[D]prediction

　　4.[A]characterized[B]divided[C]balanced[D]measured

　　5.[A]wisdom[B]meaning[C]glory[D]freedom

　　6.[A]Instead[B]Indeed[C]Thus[D]Nevertheless

　　7.[A]rich[B]urban[C]working[D]educated

　　8.[A]explanation[B]requirement[C]compensation[D]substitute

　　9.[A]under[B]beyond[C]alongside[D]among

　　10.[A]leavebehind[B]makeup[C]worryabout[D]setaside

　　11.[A]statistically[B]occasionally[C]necessarily[D]economically

　　12.[A]chances[B]downsides[C]benefits[D]principles

　　13.[A]absence[B]height[C]face[D]course

　　14.[A]disturb[B]restore[C]exclude[D]yield

　　15.[A]model[B]practice[C]virtue[D]hardship

　　16.[A]tricky[B]lengthy[C]mysterious[D]scarce

　　17.[A]demands[B]standards[C]qualities[D]threats

　　18.[A]ignored[B]tired[C]confused[D]starved

　　19.[A]off[B]against[C]behind[D]into

　　20.[A]technological[B]professional[C]educational[D]interpersonal　　SectionIIReadingComprehension

　　PartA

　　Directions:

　　Readthefollowingfourtexts.AnswerthequestionsbeloweachtextbychoosingA,B,CorD.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.（40points）

　　Text1

　　EverySaturdaymorning,at9am,morethan50,000runnerssetofftorun5kmaroundtheirlocalpark.TheParkrunphenomenonbeganwithadozenfriendsandhasinspired400eventsintheUKandmoreabroad.Eventsarefree,staffedbythousandsofvolunteers.Runnersrangefromfouryearsoldtograndparents;theirtimesrangefromAndrewBaddeley'sworldrecord13minutes48secondsuptoanhour.

　　ParkrunissucceedingwhereLondon'sOlympic"legacy"isfailing.TenyearsagoonMonday,itwasannouncedthattheGamesofthe30thOlympiadwouldbeinLondon.PlanningdocumentspledgedthatthegreatlegacyoftheGameswouldbetolevelanationofsportloversawayfromtheircouches.Thepopulationwouldbefitter,healthierandproducemorewinners.Ithasnothappened.Thenumberofadultsdoingweeklysportdidrise,bynearly2millionintherun—upto2012—butthegeneralpopulationwasgrowingfaster.Worse,thenumbersarenowfallingatanacceleratingrate.Theoppositionclaimsprimaryschoolpupilsdoingatleasttwohoursofsportaweekhavenearlyhalved.Obesityhasrisenamongadultsandchildren.OfficialretrospectionscontinueastowhyLondon2012failedto"inspireageneration."ThesuccessofParkrunoffersanswers.

　　Parkunisnotaracebutatimetrial:

Youronlycompetitoristheclock.Theethoswelcomesanybody.Thereisasmuchjoyoverapuffed-outfirst-timerbeingclappedoverthelineasthereisabouttoptalentshining.TheOlympicbidders,bycontrast,wantedtogetmorepeopledoingsportsandtoproducemoreeliteathletes.Thedualaimwasmixedup:

Thestressonsuccessovertakingpartwasintimidatingfornewcomers.

　　Indeed,thereissomethingalittleabsurdinthestategettinginvolvedintheplanningofsuchafundamentally"grassroots",conceptascommunitysportsassociations.Ifthereisaroleforgovernment,itshouldreallybegettinginvolvedinprovidingcommongoods—makingsurethereisspaceforplayingfieldsandthemoneytopavetennisandnetballcourts,andencouragingtheprovisionofalltheseactivitiesinschools.Butsuccessivegovernmentshavepresidedoversellinggreenspaces,squeezingmoneyfromlocalauthoritiesanddecliningattentiononsportineducation.Insteadofwordy,worthystrategies,futuregovernmentsneedtodomoretoprovidetheconditionsforsporttothrive.Oratleastnotmakethemworse.　　21.AccordingtoParagraph1,Parkrunhas.

　　[A]gainedgreatpopularity

　　[B]createdmanyjobs

　　[C]strengthenedcommunityties

　　[D]becomeanofficialfestival

　　22.TheauthorbelievesthatLondon'sOlympic"legacy"hasfailedto.

　　[A]boostpopulationgrowth

　　[B]promotesportparticipation

　　[C]improvethecity'simage

　　[D]increasesporthoursinschools

　　23.ParkrunisdifferentfromOlympicgamesinthatit.

　　[A]aimsatdiscoveringtalents

　　[B]focusesonmasscompetition

　　[C]doesnotemphasizeelitism

　　[D]doesnotattractfirst-timers

　　24.Withregardtomasssport,theauthorholdsthatgovernmentsshould.

　　[A]organize"grassroots"sportsevents

　　[B]superviselocalsportsassociations

　　[C]increasefundsforsportsclubs

　　[D]investinpublicsportsfacilities

　　25.Theauthor'sattitudetowhatUKgovernmentshavedoneforsportsis.

　　[A]tolerant

　　[B]critical

　　[C]uncertain

　　[D]sympathetic

　　Text2　　Withsomuchfocusonchildren'suseofscreens,it'seasyforparentstoforgetabouttheirownscreenuse."Techisdesignedtoreallysuckonyouin,"saysJennyRadeskyinherstudyofdigitalplay,"anddigitalproductsaretheretopromotemaximalengagement.Itmakesithardtodisengage,andleadstoalotofbleed-overintothefamilyroutine."

　　Radeskyhasstudiedtheuseofmobilephonesandtabletsatmealtimesbygivingmother-childpairsafood-testingexercise.Shefoundthatmotherswhosueddevicesduringtheexercisestarted20percentfewerverbaland39percentfewernonverbalinteractionswiththeirchildren.Duringaseparateobservation,shesawthatphonesbecameasourceoftensioninthefamily.Parentswouldbelookingattheiremailswhilethechildrenwouldbemakingexcitedbidsfortheirattention.

　　Infantsarewiredtolookatparents'facestotrytounderstandtheirworld,andifthosefacesareblankandunresponsive—astheyoftenarewhenabsorbedinadevice—itcanbeextremelydisconcertingfoethechildren.Radeskycitesthe"stillfaceexperiment"devisedbydevelopmentalpsychologistEdTronickinthe1970s.Init,amotherisaskedtointeractwithherchildinanormalwaybeforeputtingonablankexpressionandnotgivingthemanyvisualsocialfeedback;Thechildbecomesincreasinglydistressedasshetriestocapturehermother'sattention."Parentsdon'thavetobeexquisitelyparentsatalltimes,butthereneedstobeabalanceandparentsneedtoberesponsiveandsensitivetoachild'sverbalornonverbalexpressionsofanemotionalneed,"saysRadesky.

　　Ontheotherhand,Tronickhimselfisconcernedthattheworriesaboutkids'useofscreensarebornoutofan"oppressiveideologythatdemandsthatparentsshouldalwaysbeinteracting"withtheirchildren:

"It'sbasedonasomewhatfantasized,verywhite,veryupper-middle-classideologythatsaysifyou'refailingtoexposeyourchildto30,000wordsyouareneglectingthem."Tronickbelievesthatjustbecauseachildisn'tlearningfromthescreendoesn'tmeanthere'snovaluetoit—particularlyifitgivesparentstimetohaveashower,dohouseworkorsimplyhaveabreakfromtheirchild.Parents,hesays,cangetalotoutofusingtheirdevicestospeaktoafriendorgetsomeworkoutoftheway.Thiscanmakethemfeelhappier,whichletsthenbemoreavailabletotheirchildtherestofthetime.

　　26.AccordingtoJennyRadesky,digitalproductsaredesignedto______.

　　[A]simplifyroutinematters

　　[B]absorbuserattention

　　[C]betterinterpersonalrelations

　　[D]increaseworkefficiency

　　27.Radesky'sfood-testingexerciseshowsthatmothers'useofdevices______.

　　[A]takesawaybabies'appetite

　　[B]distractschildren'sattention

　　[C]slowsdownbabies'verbaldevelopment

　　[D]reducesmother-childcommunication

　　28.Rade