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1、全国研究生研究生招生考试英语二试题Directions：Read the following text. Choose the best word(s) for each numbered blank and mark A, B, C or D on ANSWER SHEET 1. (10 points)People have speculated for centuries about a future without work .Today is no different, with academics, writers, and activists once again 1 that t
2、echnology be 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 will be a wasteland of a d
3、ifferent 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 year report having depress
4、ion, 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 shortage of well-paid jobs. Perhaps this is why many 10 the agonizing dullness of a jobless future.But it doesnt
5、11 follow from findings like these that a world without work would be filled with unease. Such visions are d 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 different circumstanced for th
6、e 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 relatively 16 for most workers,
7、 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 enough to throw himself 19 a hobb
8、y or a passion project with the intensity usually reserved for 20 matters.1.A boasting B denying C warning D ensuring2.A inequality B instability C unreliability D uncertainty3.A policy Bguideline C resolution D prediction4.A characterized Bdivided C balanced Dmeasured5.A wisdom B meaning C glory D
9、freedom6.A Instead B Indeed C Thus D Nevertheless7.A rich B urban Cworking D educated8.A explanation B requirement C compensation D substitute9.A under B beyond C alongside D among10.A leave behind B make up C worry about D set aside11.A statistically B occasionally C necessarily D economically12.A
10、chances B downsides C 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 lengthy C mysterious D scarce17.A demands B standards C qualities D threats18.A ignored B tired C confused D starved19.A off
11、B against C behind D into20.A technological B professional C educational D interpersonal【试题精析】1. 答案C warning考点：上下文语义了解解析：空格之后的宾语从句部分“technology is replacing human workers.”结合选项，应当选择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。2. 答案A inequality考点：上下文语义了解空格单词背面的句意看到了贫富对比，故作为上文对其进行概括核心应选
12、择inequality。3. 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阐明，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。4. 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：句间语义了解Without jobs to give their lives 5 ， people will simply become lazy and depressed.空格所在句背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背面 lazy、depressed 矛盾。6.答案B Indeed考点：上下文逻辑关系分析下四个选项能够看出并无体现因果关系 故A Thus排除，另外instead，nevertheless 表示转折语意，不过上下文逻辑并无体现。故AInstead C Thus D Nevertheless均排除。7.答案C working考点：
