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1、精选优质文档-倾情为你奉上2017年考研英语二真题及答案（完整版）2017年全国硕士研究生入学统一英语(二)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 diffe

2、rent, with academics, writers, and activists once again 1 that technology 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 mutua

3、lly exclusive 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 wh

4、o have been unemployed 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 addicting 9 poorly-educated middle-aged people is shortage of well-paid jobs. Perhaps this is why m

5、any 10 the agonizing 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 o

6、ther ends in mind could 14 strikingly different circumstanced 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

7、.These days, because 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

8、rather different”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 reso

9、lution D prediction【答案】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

10、D substitute【答案】A explanation9.A 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 absen

11、ce B height C face D course【答案】A absence14.A disturb B restore 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【

12、答案】B tired19.A off B against C behind D into【答案】D into20.A technological B professional C educational D interpersonal【答案】B professionalSection 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 t

13、he ANSWER SHEET. (40 points)Text 1Every Saturday morning, at 9 am, 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. Runner

14、s range from four years old to 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. Pla

15、nning documents pledged that the 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 t

16、o 2012but the general population was growing faster. Worse, the numbers are now falling at an accelerating rate. The opposition claims primary school pupils doing at least two hours of sport a week have nearly halved. Obesity has risen among adults and children. Official retrospections continue as t

17、o why London 2012 failed to “inspire a generation.” The success of Parkrun offers answers.Parkun is not a race but a time trial: Your only competitor is the clock. The ethos welcomes anybody. There is as much joy over a puffed-out first-timer being clapped over the line as there is about top talent

18、shining. The Olympic bidders, by contrast, wanted to get more people doing sports and to produce more elite athletes. The dual aim was mixed up: The stress on success over taking part was intimidating for newcomers.Indeed, there is something a little absurd in the state getting involved in the plann

19、ing of such a fundamentally “grassroots”, concept as community sports associations. If there is a role for government, it should really be getting involved in providing common goodsmaking sure there is space for playing fields and the money to pave tennis and netball courts, and encouraging the prov

20、ision of all these activities in schools. But successive governments have presided over selling green spaces, squeezing money from local authorities and declining attention on sport in education. Instead of wordy, worthy strategies, future governments need to do more to provide the conditions for sp

21、ort to thrive. Or at least not make them worse.21. According to Paragraph1, Parkrun has .A gained great popularityB created many jobsC strengthened community tiesD become an official festival【答案】A gained great popularity22. The author believes that Londons Olympic“legacy” has failed to .A boost popu

22、lation growthB promote sport participationC improve the citys imageD increase sport hours in schools【答案】B promote sport participation23. Parkrun is different from Olympic games in that it .A aims at discovering talentsB focuses on mass competitionC does not emphasize elitismD does not attract first-

23、timers【答案】C does not emphasize elitism24. With regard to mass sport, the author holds that governments should .A organize “grassroots” sports eventsB supervise local sports associationsC increase funds for sports clubsD invest in public sports facilities【答案】D invest in public sports facilities25. The authors attitude to what UK governments have done for sports is .A tolerantB criticalC uncertainD sympathetic【答案】B criticalText 2专心-专注-专业