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2017年全国硕士研究生入学统一考试
英语（二）
（科目代码204）
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2017年全国硕士研究生入学统一考试英语（二）试题
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Section Ⅰ Use of English
Directions:
Readthefollowingtext.Choosethebestword(s)foreachnumberedblankandmarkA,B,CorDon the ANSWER SHEET. (10 points)
People have speculated for centuries about a future without work .Today is no different, with academics, writers, and activists once again1that 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, and 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, one4by purposelessness: Without jobs to give their lives 5 , people will simply become lazy and depressed.6 , today’s unemployed don’t seem 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 addicting9poorly-educated middle-aged people is shortage of well-paid jobs. Perhaps this is why many 10 the agonizing dullness of a jobless future.
But it doesn’t 11 follow from findings like these that a world without work
would be filled with unease. Such visions are based on the 12of being unemployed in a society built on the concept of employment. In the 13 of work, a society designed with other ends in mind could14strikingly 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,” 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 day’s work, I often feel18 ,” Danaher says, adding, “In a world in which I don’t 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 for20 matters. 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] leave behind [B] make up [C] worry about [D] set aside 11．[A] statistically [B] occasionally [C] necessarily [D] economically
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12．[A] chances 13．[A] absence 14．[A] disturb 15．[A] model 16．[A] tricky 17．[A] demands 18．[A] ignored 19．[A] off
20．[A] technological
[B] downsides [B] height [B] restore [B] practice [B] lengthy [B] standards [B] tired [B] against
[B] professional [C] benefits [C] face [C] exclude [C] virtue
[C] mysterious [C] qualities [C] confused [C] behind [C] educational [D] principles [D] course [D] yield [D] hardship [D] scarce [D] threats [D] starved [D] into
[D] interpersonal
SectionIIReading Comprehension
Part A Directions:
Read the following four texts. Answer the questions below each text by choosing A, B, C or D. Mark your answers on the ANSWER SHEET. (40 points)
Text 1
Every 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 abroad. Events are free, staffed by thousands of volunteers. Runners range from four years old to grandparents; their times range from Andrew Baddeley’s world record 13 minutes 48 seconds up to an hour.
Parkrun is succeeding where London’s Olympic “legacy” is failing. Ten years ago on Monday, it was announced 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 run—up to 2012—but 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 two hours of sport a week have nearly halved. Obesity has risen among adults and children. Official retrospections continue as to why London 2012 failed to “inspire a generation.” The success of Parkrun offers answers.
Parkun is not a race but a time trial: Your only competitor is the clock. The ethos welcomes anybody. There is as much joy over a puffed-out first-timer being clapped over the line as there is about top talent shining.The Olympic bidders, by contrast, wanted to get more people doing sports and to produce more elite athletes. The dual aim was mixed up: The stress on success over taking part was intimidating for newcomers.
Indeed, there is something a little absurd in the state getting involved in the planning of such a fundamentally “grassroots”, concept as community sports
associations. If there is a role for government, it should really be getting involved in providing common goods—making sure there is space for playing fields and the
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2017考研英语二真题
