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考研英语二真题及答案

2017年考研英语二真题及答案

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’t 11followfromfindingslikethesethataworldwithoutworkwouldbefilledwithunease。

Suchvisionsarebasedonthe 12ofbeingunemployedinasocietybuiltontheconceptofemployment。

Inthe 13ofwork，asocietydesignedwithotherendsinmindcould 14strikinglydifferentcircumstancedforthefutureoflaborandleisure。

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

　　[答案][C]warning

　　2。

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

　　[答案][A]inequality

　　3。

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

　　[答案][D]prediction

　　4。

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

　　[答案][A]characterized

　　5。

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

　　[答案][B]meaning

　　6。

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

　　[答案][B]Indeed

　　7。

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

　　[答案][C]working

　　8。

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

　　[答案][A]explanation

　　9。

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

　　[答案][D]among

　　10。

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

　　[答案][C]worryabout

　　11。

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

　　[答案][C]necessarily

　　12。

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

　　[答案][B]downsides

　　13。

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

　　[答案][A]absence

　　14。

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

　　[答案][D]yield

　　15。

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

　　[答案][C]virtue

　　16。

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

　　[答案][D]scarce

　　17。

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

　　[答案][A]demands

　　18。

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

　　[答案][B]tired  

　　19。

[A]off        [B]against             [C]behind        [D]into

　　[答案][D]into

　　20。

[A]technological        [B]professional          [C]educational    [D]interpersonal

　　[答案][B]professional

　　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

　　[答案][A]gainedgreatpopularity

22.TheauthorbelievesthatLondon’sOlympic“legacy”hasfailedto。

　　[A]boostpopulationgrowth

　　[B]promotesportparticipation

　　[C]improvethecity’simage

　　[D]increasesporthoursinschools

　　[答案][B]promotesportparticipation

23.ParkrunisdifferentfromOlympicgamesinthatit。

　　[A]aimsatdiscoveringtalents

　　[B]focusesonmasscompetition

　　[C]doesnotemphasizeelitism

　　[D]doesnotattractfirst-timers

　　[答案][C]doesnotemphasizeelitism

24.Withregardtomasssport，theauthorholdsthatgovernmentsshould。

　　[A]organize“grassroots”sportsevents

　　[B]superviselocalsportsassociations

　　[C]increasefundsforsportsclubs

　　[D]investinpublicsportsfacilities

　　[答案][D]investinpublicsportsfacilities

25.Theauthor’sattitudetowhatUKgovernmentshavedoneforsportsis。

　　[A]tolerant

　　[B]critical

　　[C]uncertain

　　[D]sympathetic

　　[答案][B]critical

　　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“oppressiveideologythatdemands