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1、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 EnglishDirections：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， writer
2、s， 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 t
3、he 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 todays unemployed dont seem to be having a great time. One Gallup poll found that 20 percent of Americans who have been unemployed for at
4、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 o
5、f a jobless future.But it doesnt 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 stri
6、kingly 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 ti
7、me 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 days work， I often feel 18 ，” Danaher says， adding， “In a world in which I dont have to work， I might feel rather different”perhaps differ
8、ent 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 warning2.A inequality B instability C unreliability D uncertainty答案A inequality3.A policy Bguideline C resolution D prediction答案D prediction4.
9、A characterized Bdivided C balanced Dmeasured答案A characterized5.A wisdom B meaning C glory D freedom答案B meaning6.A Instead B Indeed C ThusD Nevertheless答案B Indeed7.A rich B urban Cworking D educated答案C working8.A explanation B requirement C compensation D substitute答案A explanation9.A under B beyond
10、C alongside D among答案D among10.A leave behind B make up C worry about D set aside答案C worry about11.A statistically B occasionally C necessarily D economically答案C necessarily12.A chances B downsides C benefits D principles答案B downsides13.A absence B height C face D course答案A absence14.A disturb B res
11、tore C exclude D yield答案D yield15.A model B practice C virtue D hardship答案C virtue16.A tricky B lengthy C mysterious D scarce答案D scarce17.A demands B standards C qualities D threats答案A demands18.A ignored B tired C confused D starved答案B tired19.A off B against C behind D into答案D into20.A technologic
12、al 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
