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6,today’sunemployeddon’tseemtobehavingagreattime.OneGalluppollfoundthat20percentofAmericanswhohavebeenunemployedforatleastayearreporthavingdepression,doubletheratefor 

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Americans.Also,someresearchsuggeststhatthe 

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forrisingratesofmortality,mental-healthproblems,andaddicting 

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poorly-educatedmiddle-agedpeopleisshortageofwell-paidjobs.Perhapsthisiswhymany 

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theagonizingdullnessofajoblessfuture.

Butitdoesn’t 

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followfromfindingslikethesethataworldwithoutworkwouldbefilledwithunease.Suchvisionsarebasedonthe 

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ofbeingunemployedinasocietybuiltontheconceptofemployment.Inthe 

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ofwork,asocietydesignedwithotherendsinmindcould 

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strikinglydifferentcircumstancedforthefutureoflaborandleisure.Today,the 

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ofworkmaybeabitoverblown.“Manyjobsareboring,degrading,unhealthy,andawasteofhumanpotential,”saysJohnDanaher,alecturerattheNationalUniversityofIrelandinGalway.

Thesedays,becauseleisuretimeisrelatively 

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formostworkers,peopleusetheirfreetimetocounterbalancetheintellectualandemotional 

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oftheirjobs.“WhenIcomehomefromahardday’swork,Ioftenfeel 

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”Danahersays,adding,“InaworldinwhichIdon’thavetowork,Imightfeelratherdifferent”—perhapsdifferentenoughtothrowhimself 

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ahobbyorapassionprojectwiththeintensityusuallyreservedfor 

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matters.

1．[A]boasting 

[B]denying 

[C]warning 

[D]ensuring

【答案】[C]warning

2．[A]inequality 

[B]instability 

[C]unreliability 

[D]uncertainty

【答案】[A]inequality

3．[A]policy 

[B]guideline 

[C]resolution 

[D]prediction

【答案】[D]prediction

4．[A]characterized 

[B]divided 

[C]balanced 

[D]measured

【答案】[A]characterized

5．[A]wisdom 

[B]meaning 

[C]glory 

[D]freedom

【答案】[B]meaning

6．[A]Instead 

[B]Indeed 

[C]Thus 

[D]Nevertheless

【答案】[B]Indeed

7．[A]rich 

[B]urban 

[C]working 

[D]educated

【答案】[C]working

8．[A]explanation 

[B]requirement 

[C]compensation 

[D]substitute

【答案】[A]explanation

9．[A]under 

[B]beyond 

[C]alongside 

[D]among

【答案】[D]among

10．[A]leavebehind 

[B]makeup 

[C]worryabout 

[D]setaside

【答案】[C]worryabout

11．[A]statistically 

[B]occasionally 

[C]necessarily 

[D]economically

【答案】[C]necessarily

12．[A]chances 

[B]downsides 

[C]benefits 

[D]principles

【答案】[B]downsides

13．[A]absence 

[B]height 

[C]face 

[D]course

【答案】[A]absence

14．[A]disturb 

[B]restore 

[C]exclude 

[D]yield

【答案】[D]yield

15．[A]model 

[B]practice 

[C]virtue 

[D]hardship

【答案】[C]virtue

16．[A]tricky 

[B]lengthy 

[C]mysterious 

[D]scarce

【答案】[D]scarce

17．[A]demands 

[B]standards 

[C]qualities 

[D]threats

【答案】[A]demands

18．[A]ignored 

[B]tired 

[C]confused 

[D]starved

【答案】[B]tired 

19．[A]off 

[B]against 

[C]behind 

[D]into

【答案】[D]into

20．[A]technological 

[B]professional 

[C]educational 

[D]interpersonal

【答案】[B]professional

SectionII 

ReadingComprehension

PartA

Readthefollowingfourtexts.AnswerthequestionsbeloweachtextbychoosingA,B,CorD.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.（40points）

Text1

EverySaturdaymorning,at9am,morethan50,000runnerssetofftorun5kmaroundtheirlocalpark.TheParkrunphenomenonbeganwithadozenfriendsandhasinspired400eventsintheUKandmoreabroad.Eventsarefree,staffedbythousandsofvolunteers.Runnersrangefromfouryearsoldtograndparents;

theirtimesrangefromAndrewBaddeley’sworldrecord13minutes48secondsuptoanhour.

ParkrunissucceedingwhereLondon’sOlympic“legacy”isfailing.TenyearsagoonMonday,itwasannouncedthattheGamesofthe30thOlympiadwouldbeinLondon.PlanningdocumentspledgedthatthegreatlegacyoftheGameswouldbetolevelanationofsportloversawayfromtheircouches.Thepopulationwouldbefitter,healthierandproducemorewinners.Ithasnothappened.Thenumberofadultsdoingweeklysportdidrise,bynearly2millionintherun—upto2012—butthegeneralpopulationwasgrowingfaster.Worse,thenumbersarenowfallingatanacceleratingrate.Theoppositionclaimsprimaryschoolpupilsdoingatleasttwohoursofsportaweekhavenearlyhalved.Obesityhasrisenamongadultsandchildren.OfficialretrospectionscontinueastowhyLondon2012failedto“inspireageneration.”ThesuccessofParkrunoffersanswers.

Parkunisnotaracebutatimetrial:

Youronlycompetitoristheclock.Theethoswelcomesanybody.Thereisasmuchjoyoverapuffed-outfirst-timerbeingclappedoverthelineasthereisabouttoptalentshining.TheOlympicbidders,bycontrast,wantedtogetmorepeopledoingsportsandtoproducemoreeliteathletes.Thedualaimwasmixedup:

Thestressonsuccessovertakingpartwasintimidatingfornewcomers.

Indeed,thereissomethingalittleabsurdinthestategettinginvolvedintheplanningofsuchafundamentally“grassroots”,conceptascommunitysportsassociations.Ifthereisaroleforgovernment,itshouldreallybegettinginvolvedinprovidingcommongoods—makingsurethereisspaceforplayingfieldsandthemoneytopavetennisandnetballcourts,andencouragingtheprovisionofalltheseactivitiesinschools.Butsuccessivegovernmentshavepresidedoversellinggreenspaces,squeezingmoneyfromlocalauthoritiesanddecliningattentiononsportineducation.Insteadofwordy,worthystrategies,futuregovernmentsneedtodomoretoprovidetheconditionsforsporttothrive.Oratleastnotmakethemworse.

21.AccordingtoParagraph1,Parkrunhas 

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[A]gainedgreatpopularity

[B]createdmanyjobs

[C]strengthenedcommunityties

[D]becomeanofficialfestival

【答案】[A]gainedgreatpopularity

22.TheauthorbelievesthatLondon’sOlympic“legacy”hasfailedto 

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[A]boostpopulationgrowth

[B]promotesportparticipation

[C]improvethecity’simage

[D]increasesporthoursinschools

【答案】[B]promotesportparticipation

23.ParkrunisdifferentfromOlympicgamesinthatit 

[A]aimsatdiscoveringtalents

[B]focusesonmasscompetition

[C]doesnotemphasizeelitism

[D]doesnotattractfirst-timers

【答案】[C]doesnotemphasizeelitism

24.Withregardtomasssport,theauthorholdsthatgovernmentsshould 

[A]organize“grassroots”sportsevents

[B]superviselocalsportsassociations

[C]increasefundsforsportsclubs

[D]investinpublicsportsfacilities

【答案】[D]investinpublicsportsfacilities

25.Theauthor’sattitudetowhatUKgovernmentshavedoneforsportsis 

[A]tolerant

[B]critical

[C]uncertain

[D]sympathetic

【答案】[B]critical

Text2

Withsomuchfocusonchildren’suseofscreens,it’seasyforparentstoforgetabouttheirownscreenuse.“Techisdesignedtoreallysuckonyouin,”saysJennyRadeskyinherstudyofdigitalplay,“anddigitalproductsaretheretopromotemaximalengagement.Itmakesithardtodisengage,andleadstoalotofbleed-overintothefamilyroutine.”

Radeskyhasstudiedtheuseofmobilephonesandtabletsatmealtimesbygivingmother-childpairsafood-testingexercise.Shefoundthatmotherswhosueddevicesduringtheexercisestarted20percentfewerverbaland39percentfewernonverbalinteractionswiththeirchildren.Duringaseparateobservation,shesawthatphonesbecameasourceoftensioninthefamily.Parentswouldbelookingattheiremailswhilethechildrenwouldbemakingexcitedbidsfortheirattention.

Infantsarewiredtolookatparents’facestotrytounderstandtheirworld,andifthosefacesareblankandunresponsive—astheyoftenarewhenabsorbedinadevice—itcanbeextremelydisconcertingfoethechildren.Radeskycitesthe“stillfaceexperiment”devisedbydevelopmentalpsychologistEdTronickinthe1970s.Init,amotherisaskedtointeractwithherchildinanormalwaybeforeputtingonablankexpressionandnotgivingthemanyvisualsocialfeedback;

Thechildbecomesincreasinglydistressedasshetriestocapturehermother’sattention.“Parentsdon’thavetobeexquisitelyparentsatalltimes,butthereneedstobeabalanceandparentsneedtoberesponsiveandsensitivetoachild’sverbalornonverbalexpressionsofanemotionalneed,”saysRadesky.

Ontheotherhand,Tronickhimselfisconcernedthattheworriesaboutkids’useofscreensarebornoutofan“oppressiveideologythatdemandsthatparentsshouldalwaysbeinteracting”withtheirchildre