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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，todaysunemployeddontseemtobehavingagreattime。

OneGalluppollfoundthat20percentofAmericanswhohavebeenunemployedforatleastayearreporthavingdepression，doubletheratefor7Americans。

Also，someresearchsuggeststhatthe8forrisingratesofmortality，mental-healthproblems，andaddicting9poorly-educatedmiddle-agedpeopleisshortageofwell-paidjobs。

Perhapsthisiswhymany10theagonizingdullnessofajoblessfuture。

Butitdoesnt11followfromfindingslikethesethataworldwithoutworkwouldbefilledwithunease。

Suchvisionsarebasedonthe12ofbeingunemployedinasocietybuiltontheconceptofemployment。

Inthe13ofwork，asocietydesignedwithotherendsinmindcould14strikinglydifferentcircumstancedforthefutureoflaborandleisure。

Today，the15ofworkmaybeabitoverblown。

Manyjobsareboring，degrading，unhealthy，andawasteofhumanpotential，saysJohnDanaher，alecturerattheNationalUniversityofIrelandinGalway。

Thesedays，becauseleisuretimeisrelatively16formostworkers，peopleusetheirfreetimetocounterbalancetheintellectualandemotional17oftheirjobs。

WhenIcomehomefromaharddayswork，Ioftenfeel18，Danahersays，adding，InaworldinwhichIdonthavetowork，Imightfeelratherdifferentperhapsdifferentenoughtothrowhimself19ahobbyorapassionprojectwiththeintensityusuallyreservedfor20matters。

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

Directions：

Readthefollowingfourtexts。

AnswerthequestionsbeloweachtextbychoosingA，B，CorD。

MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET。

（40points）

Text1

EverySaturdaymorning，at9am，morethan50，000runnerssetofftorun5kmaroundtheirlocalpark。

TheParkrunphenomenonbeganwithadozenfriendsandhasinspired400eventsintheUKandmoreabroad。

Eventsarefree，staffedbythousandsofvolunteers。

Runnersrangefromfouryearsoldtograndparents;theirtimesrangefromAndrewBaddeleysworldrecord13minutes48secondsuptoanhour。

ParkrunissucceedingwhereLondonsOlympiclegacyisfailing。

TenyearsagoonMonday，itwasannouncedthattheGamesofthe30thOlympiadwouldbeinLondon。

PlanningdocumentspledgedthatthegreatlegacyoftheGameswouldbetolevelanationofsportloversawayfromtheircouches。

Thepopulationwouldbefitter，healthierandproducemorewinners。

Ithasnothappened。

Thenumberofadultsdoingweeklysportdidrise，bynearly2millionintherunupto2012butthegeneralpopulationwasgrowingfaster。

Worse，thenumbersarenowfallingatanacceleratingrate。

Theoppositionclaimsprimaryschoolpupilsdoingatleasttwohoursofsportaweekhavenearlyhalved。

Obesityhasrisenamongadultsandchildren。

OfficialretrospectionscontinueastowhyLondon2012failedtoinspireageneration。

ThesuccessofParkrunoffersanswers。

Parkunisnotaracebutatimetrial：

Youronlycompetitoristheclock。

Theethoswelcomesanybody。

Thereisasmuchjoyoverapuffed-outfirst-timerbeingclappedoverthelineasthereisabouttoptalentshining。

TheOlympicbidders，bycontrast，wantedtogetmorepeopledoingsportsandtoproducemoreeliteathletes。

Thedualaimwasmixedup：

Thestressonsuccessovertakingpartwasintimidatingfornewcomers。

Indeed，thereissomethingalittleabsurdinthestategettinginvolvedintheplanningofsuchafundamentallygrassroots，conceptascommunitysportsassociations。

Ifthereisaroleforgovernment，itshouldreallybegettinginvolvedinprovidingcommongoodsmakingsurethereisspaceforplayingfieldsandthemoneytopavetennisandnetballcourts，andencouragingtheprovisionofalltheseactivitiesinschools。

Butsuccessivegovernmentshavepresidedoversellinggreenspaces，squeezingmoneyfromlocalauthoritiesanddecliningattentiononsportineducation。

Insteadofwordy，worthystrategies，futuregovernmentsneedtodomoretoprovidetheconditionsforsporttothrive。

Oratleastnotmakethemworse。

AccordingtoParagraph1，Parkrunhas。

[A]gainedgreatpopularity

[B]createdmanyjobs

[C]strengthenedcommunityties

[D]becomeanofficialfestival

TheauthorbelievesthatLondonsOlympiclegacyhasfailedto。

[A]boostpopulationgrowth

[B]promotesportparticipation

[C]improvethecitysimage

[D]increasesporthoursinschools

ParkrunisdifferentfromOlympicgamesinthatit。

[A]aimsatdiscoveringtalents

[B]focusesonmasscompetition

[C]doesnotemphasizeelitism

[D]doesnotattractfirst-timers

Withregardtomasssport，theauthorholdsthatgovernmentsshould。

[A]organizegrassrootssportsevents

[B]superviselocalsportsassociations

[C]increasefundsforsportsclubs

[D]investinpublicsportsfacilities

TheauthorsattitudetowhatUKgovernmentshavedoneforsportsis。

[A]tolerant

[B]critical

[C]uncertain

[D]sympathetic

Text2

Withsomuchfocusonchildrensuseofscreens，itseasyforparentstoforgetabouttheirownscreenuse。

Techisdesignedtoreallysuckonyouin，saysJennyRadeskyinherstudyofdigitalplay，anddigitalproductsaretheretopromotemaximalengagement。

Itmakesithardtodisengage，andleadstoalotofbleed-overintothefamilyroutine。

Radeskyhasstudiedtheuseofmobilephonesandtabletsatmealtimesbygivingmother-childpairsafood-testingexercise。

Shefoundthatmotherswhosueddevicesduringtheexercisestarted20percentfewerverbaland39percentfewernonverbalinteractionswiththeirchildren。

Duringaseparateobservation，shesawthatphonesbecameasourceoftensioninthefamily。

Parentswouldbelookingattheiremailswhilethechildrenwouldbemakingexcitedbidsfortheirattention。

Infantsarewiredtolookatparentsfacestotrytounderstandtheirworld，andifthosefacesareblankandunresponsiveastheyoftenarewhenabsorbedinadeviceitcanbeextremelydisconcertingfoethechildren。

RadeskycitesthestillfaceexperimentdevisedbydevelopmentalpsychologistEdTronickinthe1970s。

Init，amotherisaskedtointeractwithherchildinanormalwaybeforeputtingonablankexpressionandnotgivingthemanyvisualsocialfeedback;Thechildbecomesincreasinglydistressedasshetriestocapturehermothersattention。

Parentsdonthavetobeexquisitelyparentsatalltimes，butthereneedstobeabalanceandparentsneedtoberesponsiveandsensitivetoachildsverbalornonverbalexpressionsofanemotionalneed，saysRadesky。

Ontheotherhand，Tronickhimselfisconcernedthattheworriesaboutkidsuseofscreensarebornoutofanoppressiveideologythatdemandsthatparentsshouldalwaysbeinteractingwiththeirchildren：

Itsbasedonasomewhatfantasized，verywhite，veryupper-middle-classideologythatsaysifyourefailingtoexposeyourchildto30，000wordsyouareneglectingthem。

Tronickbelievesthatjustbecauseachildisntlearningfromthescreendoesntmeantheresnovaluetoitparticularlyifitgivesparentstimetohaveashower，dohouseworkorsimplyhaveabreakfromtheirchild。

Parents，hesays，cangetalotoutofusingtheirdevicestospeaktoafriendorgetsomeworkoutoftheway。

Thiscanmakethemfeelhappier，whichletsthenbemoreavailabletotheirchildtherestofthetime。

AccordingtoJennyRadesky，digitalproductsaredesignedto______。

[A]simplifyroutinematters

[B]absorbuserattention

[C]betterinterpersonalrelations

[D]inc