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1、【MeiWei81-优质实用版文档】绝密启用前2017年全国硕士研究生入学统一考试英语（二）（科目代码204）考生注意事项1.答题前，考生必须在试题册指定位置上填写考生姓名和考生编号；在答题卡指定位置上填写报考单位、考生姓名和考生编号，并涂写考生编号信息点。2.考生须把试题册上的试卷条形码粘贴条取下，粘贴在答题卡“试卷条形码粘贴位置”框中。不按规定粘贴条形码而影响评卷结果的，责任由考生自负。3.选择题的答案必须涂写在答题卡相应题号的选项上，非选择题的答案必须书写在答题卡指定位置的边框区域内。超出答题区域书写的答案无效；在草稿纸、试题册上答题无效。4.填（书）写部分必须使用黑色字迹签字笔或者钢笔
2、书写，字迹工整、笔迹清楚；涂写部分必须使用2B铅笔填涂。5.考试结束后，将答题卡和试题册按规定一并交回，不可带出考场。考生姓名： 考生编号：2017年全国硕士研究生入学统一考试英语（二）试题SectionUseofEnglishDirections:ReadthefollowingteGt.Choosethebestword(s)foreachnumberedblankandmarkA,B,CorDontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)Peoplehavespeculatedforcenturiesaboutafuturewithoutwork.Todayisnodiffere
3、nt,withacademics,writers,andactivistsonceagain 1 thattechnologybereplacinghumanworkers.Someimaginethatthecomingwork-freeworldwillbedefinedby 2 .Afewwealthypeoplewillownallthecapital,andthemasseswillstruggleinanimpoverishedwasteland.AdifferentandnotmutuallyeGclusive 3 holdsthatthefuturewillbeawastela
4、ndofadifferentsort,one 4 bypurposelessness:Withoutjobstogivetheirlives 5 ,peoplewillsimplybecomelazyanddepressed. 6 ,todaysunemployeddontseemtobehavingagreattime.OneGalluppollfoundthat20percentofAmericanswhohavebeenunemployedforatleastayearreporthavingdepression,doubletheratefor 7 Americans.Also,som
5、eresearchsuggeststhatthe 8 forrisingratesofmortality,mental-healthproblems,andaddicting 9 poorly-educatedmiddle-agedpeopleisshortageofwell-paidjobs.Perhapsthisiswhymany 10 theagonizingdullnessofajoblessfuture.Butitdoesnt 11 followfromfindingslikethesethataworldwithoutworkwouldbefilledwithunease.Such
6、visionsarebasedonthe 12 ofbeingunemployedinasocietybuiltontheconceptofemployment.Inthe 13 ofwork,asocietydesignedwithotherendsinmindcould 14 strikinglydifferentcircumstancedforthefutureoflaborandleisure.Today,the 15 ofworkmaybeabitoverblown.“Manyjobsareboring,degrading,unhealthy,andawasteofhumanpote
7、ntial,”saysJohnDanaher,alecturerattheNationalUniversityofIrelandinGalway.Thesedays,becauseleisuretimeisrelatively 16 formostworkers,peopleusetheirfreetimetocounterbalancetheintellectualandemotional 17 oftheirjobs.“WhenIcomehomefromaharddayswork,Ioftenfeel 18 ,”Danahersays,adding,“InaworldinwhichIdon
8、thavetowork,Imightfeelratherdifferent”perhapsdifferentenoughtothrowhimself 19 ahobbyorapassionprojectwiththeintensityusuallyreservedfor 20 matters.1AboastingBdenyingCwarningDensuring2AinequalityBinstabilityCunreliabilityDuncertainty3ApolicyBguidelineCresolutionDprediction4AcharacterizedBdividedCbala
9、ncedDmeasured5AwisdomBmeaningCgloryDfreedom6AInsteadBIndeedCThusDNevertheless7ArichBurbanCworkingDeducated8AeGplanationBrequirementCcompensationDsubstitute9AunderBbeyondCalongsideDamong10AleavebehindBmakeupCworryaboutDsetaside11AstatisticallyBoccasionallyCnecessarilyDeconomically12AchancesBdownsides
10、CbenefitsDprinciples13AabsenceBheightCfaceDcourse14AdisturbBrestoreCeGcludeDyield15AmodelBpracticeCvirtueDhardship16AtrickyBlengthyCmysteriousDscarce17AdemandsBstandardsCqualitiesDthreats18AignoredBtiredCconfusedDstarved19AoffBagainstCbehindDinto20AtechnologicalBprofessionalCeducationalDinterpersona
11、lSectionIIReadingComprehensionPartADirections:ReadthefollowingfourteGts.AnswerthequestionsbeloweachteGtbychoosingA,B,CorD.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(40points)TeGt1EverySaturdaymorning,at9am,morethan50,000runnerssetofftorun5kmaroundtheirlocalpark.TheParkrunphenomenonbeganwithadozenfriendsandhas
12、inspired400eventsintheUKandmoreabroad.Eventsarefree,staffedbythousandsofvolunteers.Runnersrangefromfouryearsoldtograndparents;theirtimesrangefromAndrewBaddeleysworldrecord13minutes48secondsuptoanhour.ParkrunissucceedingwhereLondonsOlympic“legacy”isfailing.TenyearsagoonMonday,itwasannouncedthattheGam
13、esofthe30thOlympiadwouldbeinLondon.PlanningdocumentspledgedthatthegreatlegacyoftheGameswouldbetolevelanationofsportloversawayfromtheircouches.Thepopulationwouldbefitter,healthierandproducemorewinners.Ithasnothappened.Thenumberofadultsdoingweeklysportdidrise,bynearly2millionintherunupto20GGbutthegene
14、ralpopulationwasgrowingfaster.Worse,thenumbersarenowfallingatanacceleratingrate.Theoppositionclaimsprimaryschoolpupilsdoingatleasttwohoursofsportaweekhavenearlyhalved.Obesityhasrisenamongadultsandchildren.OfficialretrospectionscontinueastowhyLondon20GGfailedto“inspireageneration.”ThesuccessofParkrunoffersanswers.Parkunisnotaracebutatimetrial:Youronlycompetitoristheclock.Theethoswelcomesanybody.Thereisasmuchjoyoverapuffed-outfirst-timerbeingclappedoverthelineasthereisabouttoptalentshining.TheOlympicbidders,bycontrast,wantedtogetmorepeopledoingsportsandtopro
