考研英语二真题及答案解析.docx

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考研英语二真题及答案解析

2017年考研英语二

SectionIUseofEnglish

Directions：

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

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

　　Adifferentandnotmutuallyexclusive3holdsthatthefuturewillbeawastelandofadifferentsort，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]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,healthierandproducemor