2017年考研英语二真题与答案解析.docxVIP

WORD 专业资料 2017年考研英语二 SectionIUseofEnglish Directions： Readthefollowingtext.Choosethebestword(s)foreachnumberedblankandmarkA,B,CorDontheANSWERSHEET.(10points) Peoplehavespeculatedforcenturiesaboutafuturewithoutwork.Todayisnodifferent，with academics，writers，andactivistsonceagain1thattechnology isreplacing humanworkers. Someimaginethatthecomingwork-freeworldwillbedefinedby2.Afewwealthypeoplewill ownallthecapital，andthemasseswillstruggleinanimpoverishedwasteland.. Adifferentandnotmutuallyexclusive 3holdsthatthefuture will beawastelandofa differentsort，one4bypurposelessness：Withoutjobstogivetheirlives5 ，peoplewillsimply becomelazyanddepressed.6today’unemployedsdon’seemttobehavingagreattime.One Gallup poll foundthat20percent ofAmericanswhohavebeenunemployedfor atleastayear reporthavingdepression，doubletheratefor7Americans.Also，someresearchsuggeststhatthe 8for rising ratesofmortality，mental-health problems，and addicting9 poorly-educated middle-aged peopleisshortageofwell-paid jobs.Perhapsthisis whymany 10theagonizing dullnessofajoblessfuture. Butitdoesn’11tfollowfromfindingslikethesethataworldwithoutworkwouldbefilled with unease.Suchvisions arebasedon the 12ofbeingunemployed in asocietybuilt onthe conceptof employment. In the 13of work，asocietydesigned with other endsin mind could 14strikinglydifferentcircumstancesforthefutureoflaborandleisure.Today ，the 15of workmaybeabitoverblown. “Manyjobsare，boringdegrading，unhealthy，andawasteof humanpotential，”saysJohnDanaher，alecturerattheNationalUniversityofIrelandinGalway. Thesedays，becauseleisuretimeisrelatively 16formostworkers，peopleusetheirfree timetocounterbalancetheintellectualandemotional 17oftheirjobs. “WhenIcomehomefrom ahardday’s，workIoftenfeel 18，”Danahersays，adding，“InaworldinwhichIdon ’thave towork，Imightfeelratherdifferent perhaps”different— enoughtothrowhimself 19ahobby orapassionprojectwiththeintensityusuallyreservedfor 20matters. 1. [A]boasting [B]denying [C]warning [D]ensuring 2. [A]inequality [B]instability [C]un