2017年考研英语二真题及答案解析
跨考教育 英语教研室
Section I Use of English
Directions：
Read the following text. Choose the best word (s) for each numbered blank and mark A, B, C or D on 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 again 1 that technology is replacing human workers. Some imagine that the coming work-free world will be defined by 2 . A few wealthy people will own all the capital， and the masses will struggle in an impoverished wasteland..
A different and not mutually exclusive 3 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 today’s unemployed don’t seem to be having a 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 addicting9 poorly-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 12 of being unemployed in a society built on the concept of employment. In the 13 of work， a society designed with other ends in mind could 14 strikingly different circumstances 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 feel 18 ，” 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 for 20 matters. 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
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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] leave behind [B] make up [C] worry about [D] set aside [答案][C] worry about
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
试题精析
[答案][C] warning 考点：上下文语义理解
解析：空格之后的宾语从句部分“technology is replacing human workers.”结合选项，应该选择warning。其他三项[A] boasting [B] denying [D] ensuring
均不符合此处的语境要求，故均排除。 [答案][A] inequality 考点：上下文语义理解
空格单词后面的句意看到了贫富对比，故作为上文对其进行概括关键应选择inequality。
[答案][D] prediction 考点：时态判断
空格之后的内容 “holds that the future will be a wasteland of a different sort，”该定语从句是对空格词汇的修饰与说明，既然文中用到了will 这一个表示将来时态
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的助动词，故答案为prediction。 [答案][A] characterized
考点：后置定语 + 固定搭配
one 4 by purposelessness。其他三项均不符合，故排除。 5.[答案][B] meaning
考点：句间语义理解
Without jobs to give their lives 5 ， people will simply become lazy and depressed.空格所在句后面的表述与空格前的内容属于并列关系，由逗号连接。答案选择meaning。[A] wisdom [C] glory [D] freedom 这些选项都表示褒义色彩和后面 lazy、depressed 矛盾。 6. [答案][B] Indeed 考点：上下文逻辑关系
分析下四个选项可以看出并无体现因果关系 故[A] Thus排除，另外instead，nevertheless 表示转折语意，但是上下文逻辑并无体现。 故[A]Instead [C] Thus [D] Nevertheless均排除。 7.[答案][C] working 考点：上下文语义理解
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.根据上下文对比的语意对照应该选择working。前面提到unemployed 。此处在进行对比，故选择表示反义呼应的词working。 8.[答案][A] explanation
考点：句内语意理解+固定搭配
some research suggests that the 8 for rising rates of mortality， mental-health problems， and addicting 9 poorly-educated middle-aged people is shortage of well-paid jobs. [答案][D] among
考点：句内语义理解、介词辨析
很明显应该指前者的发生范围。浏览四个选项，among“在....中”表示范围，符合此处语义需要，故为答案。 [答案][C] worry about
考点：上下文语义理解+句内语义理解
Perhaps this is why many 10 the agonizing dullness of a jobless future. [答案][C] necessarily
考点：上下文逻辑关系+句内语义理解
But it doesn’t 11 follow from findings like these that a world without work would be filled with unease.But表示转折语意。doesn't necessarily不一定。符合此处语意需要，故为答案。
12.[答案][B] downsides
考点：上下文语义理解 后置定语
Such visions are based on the 12 of being unemployed in a society built on the concept of employment.
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答案的线索在于空格后面的介词短语，后面提到being unemployed。这是贬义。其他选项均不符条件。 [答案][A] absence 考点：词汇复现 In the 13 of work， a society designed with other ends in mind could 14 strikingly different circumstances for the future of labor and leisure. [答案][D] yield
考点：词汇的一词多义与搭配
In the 13 of work， a society designed with other ends in mind could 14 strikingly different circumstances for the future of labor and leisure.该空格所选词汇的主语是a society 宾语是different circumstances.根据主谓一致的原则应该选择yield。语义为：产生。 15.[答案][C] virtue
考点：上下文语义理解
overblown.一词为解题线索。含义：吹散 吹倒 表贬义。后面的内容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.是对这句话的进一步解释，结合前后的上下文语义理解，应选择virtue，其他选项均排除。 16. [答案][D] scarce 考点：上下文语义理解
because leisure time is relatively 16 for most workers， people use their free time to counterbalance the intellectual and emotional 17 of their jobs.结合常识认知及上下文理解应该选择scarce。 17. [答案][A] demands 考点：上下文语义理解
根据语义的要求，浏览选项，只有demands符合语义要求。 18. [答案][B] tired
考点：上下文语义理解+常识
“When I come home from a hard day’s work， I often feel 18 ，” Danaher says， adding， “In a world in which I don’t have to work， I might feel rather different”. 19. [答案][D] into
考点：固定搭配+句内语义理解
perhaps different enough to throw himself 19 a hobby or a passion project with the intensity usually reserved for 20 matters.
“Throw oneself into ......”意思是：一头扎进；投身于，积极从事 20.[答案][B] professional 考点：复现+呼应
perhaps different enough to throw himself into a hobby or a passion project with the intensity usually reserved for 20 matters.此处空格处答案和前面的intensity 形成呼应与关联。故此处professional符合语义需要，入选。
Section II Reading Comprehension
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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 \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 \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 \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 money to pave tennis and netball courts, and encouraging the provision of all these activities in schools. But successive governments have presided over selling green spaces, squeezing money from local authorities and declining attention on sport in education. Instead of wordy, worthy strategies, future governments need to do more to provide the conditions for sport to thrive. Or at least not make them worse. 21.【题干】According to Paragraph1, Parkrun has_____. 【选项】
A．gained great popularity B．created many jobs
C．strengthened community ties D．become an official festival 【答案】A
【解析】由题干中的关键词According to Paragraph 1, 可以快速的定位到文中的
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2017年考研英语二真题及答案解析
