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因为向往大海 所以汇入百川 2017年硕士研究生入学考试 管理类专业硕士英语二真题解析3.0版 说明：试题为梅花卷，同一道题目中，不同考生的选项顺序不同。请在核对答案时注意题目和 选项的具体内容。 SectionIUseofEnglish Directions: Readthe followingtext.Choosethebest word (s) for each numberedblank andmarkA,B, C or D on theANSWER SHEET.(10points) WouldaWork-FreeWorldBe SoBad? Fearsofcivilization-wideidlenessarebasedtoomuch onthedownsidesofbeingunemployedin a societypremised ontheconcept ofemployment. A 1567paintingby PieterBruegeltheElder depictsamythicallandofplenty,wherepeoplegrow idleintheabsenceofwork.Wikimedia IlanaE.Strauss Jun 28,2016 Peoplehave speculated for centuries about a futurewithout work, andtoday isno different,with academics, writers, and activists once again 1that technology is replacing human workers. Some imagine that the coming work-free world will be defined by 2 :A few wealthy people will own allthecapital,andthemasseswill strugglein an impoverishedwasteland. 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’sunemployed 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 risingrates ofmortality,mental-health problems,and addiction 9 poorly-educated, middle-agedpeople isa shortage ofwell-paidjobs.Another study showsthatpeopleare often happier at work than in their free time.Perhaps this iswhy many 10 the agonizing dullness of ajobless future. But it doesn’t 11 follow from findings like these that a world without work would be unease.