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1、修正版2017年考研英语二真题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， writers， and activ
2、ists 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 wi
3、ll 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 least a yea
4、r 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 addicting 9 poorly-educated， middle-aged people is a shortage of well-paid jobs. Perhaps this is why many 10 the agonizing dullness of a job
5、less 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 strikingly
6、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 r
7、elatively 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 different eno
8、ugh 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 ensuring2.A inequalityB instability C unreliability D uncertainty3.A policy Bguideline C resolution D prediction4.A characterizedBdivided C balanced Dmeasured5.A
9、 wisdom B meaning C glory D freedom6.A Instead B Indeed C ThusD Nevertheless7.A richB urban Cworking D educated8.A explanationB requirement C compensationD substitute9.A under B beyond C alongside D among10.A leave behind B make up C worry aboutD set aside11.A statistically B occasionally C necessar
10、ilyD economically12.A chances B downsidesC benefits D principles13.A absence B height C face D course14.A disturb B restore C exclude D yield15.A model B practice C virtue D hardship16.A tricky B lengthyC mysteriousD scarce17.A demands B standardsC qualities D threats18.A ignored B tired C confused
11、D starved19.A off B againstC behind D into20.A technologicalB professional C educationalD interpersonalSection II Reading ComprehensionPart ADirections：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
12、 1Every Saturday morning, at 9 a.m., 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
13、 grandparents; their times range from Andrew Baddeleys world record 13 minutes 48 seconds up to an hour.Parkrun is succeeding where Londons 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 t
14、he 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 runup to 2012but the general population was growing faster. Worse, the numbers are now falling at an accelerating rate. The opposition claims primary school p
