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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