2017年全国硕士研究生入学统一考试英语二卷英语二（科目代码：204） 英语完形 英语阅读理解 小标题 翻译 英语应用文写作 英语图表写作 英语答卷英语完形Read the following text. Choose the best word(s) for each numbered blank and mark A, B, C or D on ANSWER SHEET. (10 points)2017年全国硕士研究生入学统一考试英语（二）试题及答案SectionIUseofEnglishDirections:Readthefollowingtext.Choosethebestword(s)foreachnumberedblankandmarkA,B,CorDon the ANSWER SHEET. (10 points)People have speculated for centuries about a future without work .Today is no different, with academics, writers, and activists once again1that technology be replacing human workers. Some imagine that the coming work-free world will be defined by2. A few wealthy people will own all the capital, and the masses will struggle in an impoverished wasteland.A different and not mutually exclusive3holds that the future will be a wasteland of a different sort, one4by purposelessness: Without jobs to give their lives5, people will simply become lazy and depressed.6, todays unemployed dont seem to be havinga great time. One Gallup poll found that 20 percent of Americans who have been unemployed for at least a year report having depression, double the rate for7Americans. Also, some research suggests that the8for rising rates of mortality, mental-health problems, and addicting9poorly-educated middle-aged people is shortage of well-paid jobs. Perhaps this is why many10 the agonizing dullness of a jobless future.But it doesnt11follow from findings like these that a world without work would be filled with unease. Such visions are based on the12of being unemployed in a society built on the concept of employment. In the13of work, a society designed with other ends in mind could14strikingly different circumstanced for the future of labor and leisure. Today, the15of 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 relatively16for most workers, people use their free time to counterbalance the intellectual and emotional17of their jobs. “When I come home from a hard days work, I often feel18,” Danaher says, adding, “In a world in which I dont have to work, I might feel rather different”perhaps different enough to throw himself19a hobby or a passion project with the intensity usually reserved for20matters.1A boasting B denying C warning D ensuring【答案】C warning2A inequality B instability C unreliability D uncertainty【答案】A inequality3A policy Bguideline C resolution D prediction【答案】D prediction4A characterized Bdivided C balanced Dmeasured【答案】A characterized5A wisdom B meaning C glory D freedom【答案】B meaning6A Instead B Indeed C Thus D Nevertheless【答案】B Indeed7A rich B urban Cworking D educated【答案】C working8A explanation B requirement C compensation D substitute【答案】A explanation9A under B beyond C alongside D among【答案】D among10A leave behind B make up C worry about D set aside【答案】C worry about11A statistically B occasionally C necessarily D economically【答案】C necessarily12A chances B downsides C benefits D principles【答案】B downsides13A absence B height C face D course【答案】A absence14A disturb B restore C exclude D yield【答案】D yield15A model B practice C virtue D hardship【答案】C virtue16A tricky B lengthy C mysterious D scarce【答案】D scarce17A demands B standards C qualities D threats【答案】A demands18A ignored B tired C confused D starved【答案】B tired19A off B against C behind D into【答案】D into20A technological B professional C educational D interpersonal【答案】B professional英语阅读理解Read the following four texts. Answer the questions below each text by choosing A, B, C or D. Mark your answers on ANSWER SHEET. (40 points)Directions:Read the following four texts. Answer the questions below each text by choosing A, B, C or D. Mark your answers on theANSWER SHEET. (40 points)Text 1 Every 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. Runners 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. Planning d