1、7A版考研英语二真题及答案解析2017年考研英语二真题SectionIUseofEnglishDirections:ReadthefollowingteGt.Choosethebestword(s)foreachnumberedblankandmarkA,B,CorDontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)Peoplehavespeculatedforcenturiesaboutafuturewithoutwork.Todayisnodifferent,withacademics,writers,andactivistsonceagain 1 thattechnologyisre
2、placinghumanworkers.Someimaginethatthecomingwork-freeworldwillbedefinedby 2 .Afewwealthypeoplewillownallthecapital,andthemasseswillstruggleinanimpoverishedwasteland.AdifferentandnotmutuallyeGclusive 3 holdsthatthefuturewillbeawastelandofadifferentsort,one 4 bypurposelessness:Withoutjobstogivetheirli
3、ves 5 ,peoplewillsimplybecomelazyanddepressed.6 todaysunemployeddontseemtobehavingagreattime.OneGalluppollfoundthat20percentofAmericanswhohavebeenunemployedforatleastayearreporthavingdepression,doubletheratefor7 Americans.Also,someresearchsuggeststhatthe 8 forrisingratesofmortality,mental-healthprob
4、lems,andaddicting9poorly-educatedmiddle-agedpeopleisshortageofwell-paidjobs.Perhapsthisiswhymany10 theagonizingdullnessofajoblessfuture.Butitdoesnt11 followfromfindingslikethesethataworldwithoutworkwouldbefilledwithunease.Suchvisionsarebasedonthe 12 ofbeingunemployedinasocietybuiltontheconceptofempl
5、oyment.Inthe13 ofwork,asocietydesignedwithotherendsinmindcould 14 strikinglydifferentcircumstancesforthefutureoflaborandleisure.Today,the 15ofworkmaybeabitoverblown.“Manyjobsareboring,degrading,unhealthy,andawasteofhumanpotential,”saysJohnDanaher,alecturerattheNationalUniversityofIrelandinGalway.The
6、sedays,becauseleisuretimeisrelatively 16formostworkers,peopleusetheirfreetimetocounterbalancetheintellectualandemotional 17 oftheirjobs.“WhenIcomehomefromaharddayswork,Ioftenfeel 18 ,”Danahersays,adding,“InaworldinwhichIdonthavetowork,Imightfeelratherdifferent”perhapsdifferentenoughtothrowhimself 19
7、 ahobbyorapassionprojectwiththeintensityusuallyreservedfor 20matters.1. Aboasting Bdenying Cwarning Densuring2. Ainequality BinstabilityCunreliability Duncertainty3. Apolicy BguidelineCresolution Dprediction4. Acharacterized BdividedCbalanced Dmeasured5. Awisdom BmeaningCglory Dfreedom6. AInstead BI
8、ndeed CThus DNevertheless7. Arich BurbanCworking Deducated8. AeGplanation BrequirementCcompensation Dsubstitute9. Aunder BbeyondCalongside Damong10. Aleavebehind BmakeupCworryaboutDsetaside11. Astatistically BoccasionallyCnecessarily Deconomically12. Achances BdownsidesCbenefits Dprinciples13. Aabse
9、nce BheightCface Dcourse14. Adisturb BrestoreCeGclude Dyield15. Amodel BpracticeCvirtue Dhardship16. Atricky BlengthyCmysterious Dscarce17. Ademands BstandardsCqualities Dthreats18. Aignored BtiredCconfused Dstarved19. Aoff BagainstCbehind Dinto20. AtechnologicalBprofessionalCeducational Dinterperso
10、nalSectionIIReadingComprehensionPartADirections:ReadthefollowingfourteGts.AnswerthequestionsbeloweachteGtbychoosingA,B,CorD.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(40points)TeGt1EverySaturdaymorning,at9am,morethan50,000runnerssetofftorun5kmaroundtheirlocalpark.TheParkrunphenomenonbeganwithadozenfriendsandh
11、asinspired400eventsintheUKandmoreabroad.Eventsarefree,staffedbythousandsofvolunteers.Runnersrangefromfouryearsoldtograndparents;theirtimesrangefromAndrewBaddeleysworldrecord13minutes48secondsuptoanhour.ParkrunissucceedingwhereLondonsOlympiclegacyisfailing.TenyearsagoonMonday,itwasannouncedthattheGam
12、esofthe30thOlympiadwouldbeinLondon.PlanningdocumentspledgedthatthegreatlegacyoftheGameswouldbetolevelanationofsportloversawayfromtheircouches.Thepopulationwouldbefitter,healthierandproducemorewinners.Ithasnothappened.Thenumberofadultsdoingweeklysportdidrise,bynearly2millionintherunupto20GGbutthegene
13、ralpopulationwasgrowingfaster.Worse,thenumbersarenowfallingatanacceleratingrate.Theoppositionclaimsprimaryschoolpupilsdoingatleasttwohoursofsportaweekhavenearlyhalved.Obesityhasrisenamongadultsandchildren.OfficialretrospectionscontinueastowhyLondon20GGfailedtoinspireageneration.ThesuccessofParkrunof
14、fersanswers.Parkunisnotaracebutatimetrial:Youronlycompetitoristheclock.Theethoswelcomesanybody.Thereisasmuchjoyoverapuffed-outfirst-timerbeingclappedoverthelineasthereisabouttoptalentshining.TheOlympicbidders,bycontrast,wantedtogetmorepeopledoingsportsandtoproducemoreeliteathletes.ThedualaimwasmiGed
15、up:Thestressonsuccessovertakingpartwasintimidatingfornewcomers.Indeed,thereissomethingalittleabsurdinthestategettinginvolvedintheplanningofsuchafundamentallygrassroots,conceptascommunitysportsassociations.Ifthereisaroleforgovernment,itshouldreallybegettinginvolvedinprovidingcommongoodsmakingsurethereisspaceforplayingfieldsandthemoneytopavetennisandnetballcourts,andencouragingtheprovisionofalltheseactivitiesinschools.Butsuccessivegovernmentshavepresidedoversellinggreenspaces,squeezingmoney
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