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1、2017 年考研英语二真题及答案解析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 ac
2、ademics， 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、 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 todays unemployed dont seem to be having a great time. One Gallup poll found that 20 percent of Americans who have been une
4、mployed 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 agoni
5、zing dullness of 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 min
6、d 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， bec
7、ause 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 days work， I often feel 18 ，” Danaher says， adding， “In a world in which I dont have to work， I might feel rather different
8、”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 warning2.A inequality B instability C unreliability D uncertainty答案A inequality3.A policy Bguideline C resolution D prediction答
9、案D prediction4.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 Thus D 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
10、 under B beyond 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 absen
11、ce14. A disturb B restore C exclude D yield答案D yield 15. 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 tired 19. A off B against C behind D
12、into答案D into20. 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
13、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
