1、People have speculated for centuries about a future without work .Today is no different, with academics, writers, and activists once again1 that technology be replacing human workers. Some imagine that the coming work-free world will be defined by2 . A few wealthy people will own all the capital, an
2、d the masses will struggle in an impoverished wasteland.A different and not mutually exclusive3 holds that the future will be a wasteland of a different sort, one 4 by purposelessness: Without jobs to give their lives 5 , people will simply become lazy and depressed. 6 , todays unemployed dont seem
3、to be havinga great time. One Gallup poll found that 20 percent of Americans who have been unemployed for at least a year report having depression, double the rate for 7 Americans. Also, some research suggests that the 8 for rising rates of mortality, mental-health problems, and addicting 9 poorly-e
4、ducated middle-aged people is shortage of well-paid jobs. Perhaps this is why many 10 the agonizing dullness of a jobless future.But it doesnt 11 follow from findings like these that a world without work would be filled with unease. Such visions are based on the 12 of being unemployed in a society b
5、uilt on the concept of employment. In the 13 of work, a society designed with other ends in mind could 14 strikingly different circumstanced for the future of labor and leisure. Today, the 15 of work may be a bit overblown.“Many jobs are boring, degrading, unhealthy, and a waste of human potential,”
6、 says John Danaher, a lecturer at the National University of Ireland in Galway.These days, because leisure time is relatively 16 for most workers, people use their free time to counterbalance the intellectual and emotional 17 of their jobs. “When I come home from a hard days work, I often feel 18 ,”
7、 Danaher says, adding, “In a world in which I dont have to work, I might feel rather different”perhaps different enough to throw himself 19 a hobby or a passion project with the intensity usually reserved for 20 matters.1.A boasting B denying C warning D ensuring【答案】C warning2.A inequality B instabi
8、lity C unreliability D uncertainty【答案】A inequality3.A policy Bguideline C resolution D prediction【答案】D prediction4.A characterized Bdivided C balanced Dmeasured【答案】A characterized5.A wisdom B meaning C glory D freedom【答案】B meaning6.A Instead B Indeed C Thus D Nevertheless【答案】B Indeed7.A rich B urban
9、 Cworking D educated【答案】C working8.A explanation B requirement C compensation D substitute【答案】A explanation9.A under B beyond C alongside D among【答案】D among10.A leave behind B make up C worry about D set aside【答案】C worry about11.A statistically B occasionally C necessarily D economically【答案】C necess
10、arily12.A chances B downsides C benefits D principles【答案】B downsides13.A absence B height C face D course【答案】A absence14.A disturb B restore C exclude D yield【答案】D yield15.A model B practice C virtue D hardship【答案】C virtue16.A tricky B lengthy C mysterious D scarce【答案】D scarce17.A demands B standard
11、s C qualities D threats【答案】A demands18.A ignored B tired C confused D starved【答案】B tired19.A off B against C behind D into【答案】D into20.A technological B professional C educational D interpersonal【答案】B professionalSectionIIReading ComprehensionPart ARead the following four texts. Answer the questions
12、 below each text by choosing A, B, C or D. Mark your answers on the ANSWER SHEET. (40 points)Text 1Every Saturday morning, at 9 am, more than 50,000 runners set off to run 5km around their local park. The Parkrun phenomenon began with a dozen friends and has inspired 400 events in the UK and more ab
13、road. Events are free, staffed by thousands of volunteers. Runners range from four years old to grandparents; their times range from Andrew Baddeleys world record 13 minutes 48 seconds up to an hour.Parkrun is succeeding where Londons Olympic “legacy” is failing. Ten years ago on Monday, it was anno
14、unced that the Games of the 30th Olympiad would be in London. Planning documents pledged that the great legacy of the Games would be to level a nation of sport lovers away from their couches. The population would be fitter, healthier and produce more winners. It has not happened. The number of adults doing weekly sport did rise, by nearly 2 million in the runup to 2012but the general population was growing faster. Worse, the numbers are now falling at an accelerating rate. The opposition claims primary school pupils doing at least tw
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