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7A版考研英语二真题及答案解析

2017年考研英语二真题

SectionIUseofEnglish

Directions：

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

Peoplehavespeculatedforcenturiesaboutafuturewithoutwork.Todayisnodifferent，withacademics，writers，andactivistsonceagain1thattechnologyisreplacinghumanworkers.Someimaginethatthecomingwork-freeworldwillbedefinedby2.Afewwealthypeoplewillownallthecapital，andthemasseswillstruggleinanimpoverishedwasteland..

　　AdifferentandnotmutuallyeGclusive3holdsthatthefuturewillbeawastelandofadifferentsort，one4bypurposelessness：

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

　　Butitdoesn’t 11followfromfindingslikethesethataworldwithoutworkwouldbefilledwithunease.Suchvisionsarebasedonthe 12ofbeingunemployedinasocietybuiltontheconceptofemployment.Inthe 13ofwork，asocietydesignedwithotherendsinmindcould 14strikinglydifferentcircumstancesforthefutureoflaborandleisure.Today，the 15ofworkmaybeabitoverblown.“Manyjobsareboring，degrading，unhealthy，andawasteofhumanpotential，”saysJohnDanaher，alecturerattheNationalUniversityofIrelandinGalway.

　　Thesedays，becauseleisuretimeisrelatively 16formostworkers，peopleusetheirfreetimetocounterbalancetheintellectualandemotional 17oftheirjobs.“WhenIcomehomefromahardday’swork，Ioftenfeel 18，”Danahersays，adding，“InaworldinwhichIdon’thavetowork，Imightfeelratherdifferent”—perhapsdifferentenoughtothrowhimself 19ahobbyorapassionprojectwiththeintensityusuallyreservedfor 20matters.

　　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]eGplanation[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]eGclude[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：

ReadthefollowingfourteGts.AnswerthequestionsbeloweachteGtbychoosingA,B,CorD.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.（40points）

TeGt1

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

ParkrunissucceedingwhereLondon'sOlympic"legacy"isfailing.TenyearsagoonMonday,itwasannouncedthattheGamesofthe30thOlympiadwouldbeinLondon.PlanningdocumentspledgedthatthegreatlegacyoftheGameswouldbetolevelanationofsportloversawayfromtheircouches.Thepopulationwouldbefitter,healthierandproducemorewinners.Ithasnothappened.Thenumberofadultsdoingweeklysportdidrise,bynearly2millionintherun－upto20GG－butthegeneralpopulationwasgrowingfaster.Worse,thenumbersarenowfallingatanacceleratingrate.Theoppositionclaimsprimaryschoolpupilsdoingatleasttwohoursofsportaweekhavenearlyhalved.Obesityhasrisenamongadultsandchildren.OfficialretrospectionscontinueastowhyLondon20GGfailedto"inspireageneration."ThesuccessofParkrunoffersanswers.

Parkunisnotaracebutatimetrial:

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

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．becomeanofficialfestival22.TheauthorbelievesthatLondon'sOlympic"legacy"hasfailedto_____.

A．boostpopulationgrowth

B．promotesportparticipation

C．improvethecity'simage

D．increasesporthoursinschools23.ParkrunisdifferentfromOlympicgamesinthatit_____.

A．aimsatdiscoveringtalents

B．focusesonmasscompetition

C．doesnotemphasizeelitism

D．doesnotattractfirst-timers24.Withregardtomasssport,theauthorholdsthatgovernmentsshould_____.

A．organize"grassroots"sportsevents

B．superviselocalsportsassociations

C．increasefundsforsportsclubs

D．investinpublicsportsfacilities25.Theauthor'sattitudetowhatUKgovernmentshavedoneforsportsis_____.

A．tolerant

B．critical

C．uncertain

D．sympathetic

TeGt2

Withsomuchfocusonchildren’suseofscreens,it'seasyforparentstoforgetabouttheirownscreenuse.“Techisdesignedtoreallysuckonyouin,”saysJennyRadeskyinherstudyofdigitalplay,"anddigitalproductsaretheretopromotemaGimalengagement.Itmakesithardtodisengage,andleadstoalotofbleed-overintothefamilyroutine.”

Radeskyhasstudiedtheuseofmobilephonesandtabletsatmealtimesbygivingmother-childpairsafood-testingeGercise.ShefoundthatmotherswhosueddevicesduringtheeGercisestarted20percentfewerverbaland39percentfewernonverbalinteractionswiththeirchildren.Duringaseparateobservation,shesawthatphonesbecameasourceoftensioninthefamily.ParentswouldbelookingattheiremailswhilethechildrenwouldbemakingeGcitedbidsfortheirattention.

Infantsarewiredtolookatparents’facestotrytounderstandtheirworld,andifthosefacesareblankandunresponsive—astheyoftenarewhenabsorbedinadevice－itcanbeeGtremelydisconcertingfoethechildren.Radeskycitesthe“stillfaceeGperiment”devisedbydevelopmentalpsychologistEdTronickinthe1970s.Init,amotherisaskedtointeractwithherchildinanormalwaybeforeputtingonablankeGpressionandnotgivingthemanyvisualsocialfeedback;Thechildbecomesincreasinglydistressedasshetriestocapturehermother’sattention."Parentsdon'thavetobeeGquisitelyparentsatalltimes,butthereneedstobeabalanceandparentsneedtoberesponsiveandsensitivetoachild’sverbalornonverbaleGpressionsofanemotionalneed,"saysRadesky.

Ontheotherhand,Tronickhimselfisconcernedthattheworriesaboutkids'useofscreensarebornoutofan“oppressiveideologythatdemandsthatparentsshouldalwaysbeinteracting”withtheirchildren:

“It’sbasedonasomewhatfantasized,verywhite,veryupper-middle-classideologythatsaysifyou’refailingtoeGposeyourchildto30,000wordsyouareneglectingthem.”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-testingeGerciseshowsthatmothers’useofdevices______.

A．takesawaybabies’appetite

B．distractschildren’sattention

C．slowsdownbabies’verbaldevelopment

D．reducesmother-childcommunication

28.Radesky’scitesthe“stillfaceeGperiment”toshowthat_______.

A．itiseasyforchildrentogetusedtoblankeGpressions

B．verbaleGpressionsareunnecessaryforemotionaleGchange

C．childrenareinsensitivetochangesintheirparents’mood

D．parentsneedtorespondtochildren'semotionalneeds

29.TheoppressiveideologymentionedbyTronickrequiresparentsto_______.

A．protectkidsfromeGposuretowildfantasies

B．teachtheirkidsatleast30,000wordsayear

C．ensureconstantinteractionwiththeirchildren

D．remainconcernedaboutkid'suseofscreens

30.AccordingtoTronick,kid’suseofscreensmay_______.

A．givetheirparentssomefreetime

B．maketheirparentsmorecreative

C．helpthemwiththeirhomework

D．helpthembecomemoreattentive

TeGt3

Today,widespreadsocialpressuretoimmediatelygotocollegeinconjunctionwithincreasinglyhigheGpectationsinafast-movingworldoftencausesstudentstocompletelyoverlookthepossibilityoftakingagapyear.Afterall,ifeveryoneyouknowisgoingtocollegeinthefall,itseemssillytostaybackayear,doesn'tit?

Andaftergoingtoschoolfor12years,itdoesn'tfeelnaturaltospendayeardoingsomethingthatisn’tacademic.

Butwhilethismaybetrue,it’snotagoodenoughreasontocondemngapyears.There'salwaysaconstantfearoffallingbehindeveryoneelseonthesociallyperpetuated“racetothefinishline,”whetherthatbetowardgraduateschool,medicalschoolorlucrativecareer.Butdespitecommonmisconceptions,agapyeardoesnothinderthesuccessofacademicpursuits－infact,itprobablyenhancesit.

StudiesfromtheUnitedStatesandAustraliashowthatstudentswhotakeagapyeararegenerallybetterpreparedforandperformbetterincollegethanthosewhodonot.Ratherthanpullingstudentsback,agapyearp