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SectionIUseofEnglish
Directions:
Readthefollowingtext。
Choosethebestword(s)foreachnumberedblankandmarkA,B,CorDontheANSWERSHEET。
(10points)
Peoplehavespeculatedforcenturiesaboutafuturewithoutwork。
Todayisnodifferent,withacademics,writers,andactivistsonceagain1thattechnologybereplacinghumanworkers。
Someimaginethatthecomingwork-freeworldwillbedefinedby2。
Afewwealthypeoplewillownallthecapital,andthemasseswillstruggleinanimpoverishedwasteland。
Adifferentandnotmutuallyexclusive3holdsthatthefuturewillbeawastelandofadifferentsort,one4bypurposelessness:
Withoutjobstogivetheirlives5,peoplewillsimplybecomelazyanddepressed。
6,todaysunemployeddontseemtobehavingagreattime。
OneGalluppollfoundthat20percentofAmericanswhohavebeenunemployedforatleastayearreporthavingdepression,doubletheratefor7Americans。
Also,someresearchsuggeststhatthe8forrisingratesofmortality,mental-healthproblems,andaddicting9poorly-educatedmiddle-agedpeopleisshortageofwell-paidjobs。
Perhapsthisiswhymany10theagonizingdullnessofajoblessfuture。
Butitdoesnt11followfromfindingslikethesethataworldwithoutworkwouldbefilledwithunease。
Suchvisionsarebasedonthe12ofbeingunemployedinasocietybuiltontheconceptofemployment。
Inthe13ofwork,asocietydesignedwithotherendsinmindcould14strikinglydifferentcircumstancedforthefutureoflaborandleisure。
Today,the15ofworkmaybeabitoverblown。
Manyjobsareboring,degrading,unhealthy,andawasteofhumanpotential,saysJohnDanaher,alecturerattheNationalUniversityofIrelandinGalway。
Thesedays,becauseleisuretimeisrelatively16formostworkers,peopleusetheirfreetimetocounterbalancetheintellectualandemotional17oftheirjobs。
WhenIcomehomefromaharddayswork,Ioftenfeel18,Danahersays,adding,InaworldinwhichIdonthavetowork,Imightfeelratherdifferentperhapsdifferentenoughtothrowhimself19ahobbyorapassionprojectwiththeintensityusuallyreservedfor20matters。
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[A]boasting[B]denying[C]warning[D]ensuring
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[A]inequality[B]instability[C]unreliability[D]uncertainty
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[A]policy[B]guideline[C]resolution[D]prediction
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[A]characterized[B]divided[C]balanced[D]measured
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[A]wisdom[B]meaning[C]glory[D]freedom
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[A]Instead[B]Indeed[C]Thus[D]Nevertheless
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[A]rich[B]urban[C]working[D]educated
8。
[A]explanation[B]requirement[C]compensation[D]substitute
9。
[A]under[B]beyond[C]alongside[D]among
10。
[A]leavebehind[B]makeup[C]worryabout[D]setaside
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[A]statistically[B]occasionally[C]necessarily[D]economically
12。
[A]chances[B]downsides[C]benefits[D]principles
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[A]absence[B]height[C]face[D]course
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[A]disturb[B]restore[C]exclude[D]yield
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[A]model[B]practice[C]virtue[D]hardship
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[A]tricky[B]lengthy[C]mysterious[D]scarce
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[A]demands[B]standards[C]qualities[D]threats
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[A]ignored[B]tired[C]confused[D]starved
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[A]off[B]against[C]behind[D]into
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[A]technological[B]professional[C]educational[D]interpersonal
SectionIIReadingComprehension
Directions:
Readthefollowingfourtexts。
AnswerthequestionsbeloweachtextbychoosingA,B,CorD。
MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET。
(40points)
Text1
EverySaturdaymorning,at9am,morethan50,000runnerssetofftorun5kmaroundtheirlocalpark。
TheParkrunphenomenonbeganwithadozenfriendsandhasinspired400eventsintheUKandmoreabroad。
Eventsarefree,staffedbythousandsofvolunteers。
Runnersrangefromfouryearsoldtograndparents;theirtimesrangefromAndrewBaddeleysworldrecord13minutes48secondsuptoanhour。
ParkrunissucceedingwhereLondonsOlympiclegacyisfailing。
TenyearsagoonMonday,itwasannouncedthattheGamesofthe30thOlympiadwouldbeinLondon。
PlanningdocumentspledgedthatthegreatlegacyoftheGameswouldbetolevelanationofsportloversawayfromtheircouches。
Thepopulationwouldbefitter,healthierandproducemorewinners。
Ithasnothappened。
Thenumberofadultsdoingweeklysportdidrise,bynearly2millionintherunupto2012butthegeneralpopulationwasgrowingfaster。
Worse,thenumbersarenowfallingatanacceleratingrate。
Theoppositionclaimsprimaryschoolpupilsdoingatleasttwohoursofsportaweekhavenearlyhalved。
Obesityhasrisenamongadultsandchildren。
OfficialretrospectionscontinueastowhyLondon2012failedtoinspireageneration。
ThesuccessofParkrunoffersanswers。
Parkunisnotaracebutatimetrial:
Youronlycompetitoristheclock。
Theethoswelcomesanybody。
Thereisasmuchjoyoverapuffed-outfirst-timerbeingclappedoverthelineasthereisabouttoptalentshining。
TheOlympicbidders,bycontrast,wantedtogetmorepeopledoingsportsandtoproducemoreeliteathletes。
Thedualaimwasmixedup:
Thestressonsuccessovertakingpartwasintimidatingfornewcomers。
Indeed,thereissomethingalittleabsurdinthestategettinginvolvedintheplanningofsuchafundamentallygrassroots,conceptascommunitysportsassociations。
Ifthereisaroleforgovernment,itshouldreallybegettinginvolvedinprovidingcommongoodsmakingsurethereisspaceforplayingfieldsandthemoneytopavetennisandnetballcourts,andencouragingtheprovisionofalltheseactivitiesinschools。
Butsuccessivegovernmentshavepresidedoversellinggreenspaces,squeezingmoneyfromlocalauthoritiesanddecliningattentiononsportineducation。
Insteadofwordy,worthystrategies,futuregovernmentsneedtodomoretoprovidetheconditionsforsporttothrive。
Oratleastnotmakethemworse。
AccordingtoParagraph1,Parkrunhas。
[A]gainedgreatpopularity
[B]createdmanyjobs
[C]strengthenedcommunityties
[D]becomeanofficialfestival
TheauthorbelievesthatLondonsOlympiclegacyhasfailedto。
[A]boostpopulationgrowth
[B]promotesportparticipation
[C]improvethecitysimage
[D]increasesporthoursinschools
ParkrunisdifferentfromOlympicgamesinthatit。
[A]aimsatdiscoveringtalents
[B]focusesonmasscompetition
[C]doesnotemphasizeelitism
[D]doesnotattractfirst-timers
Withregardtomasssport,theauthorholdsthatgovernmentsshould。
[A]organizegrassrootssportsevents
[B]superviselocalsportsassociations
[C]increasefundsforsportsclubs
[D]investinpublicsportsfacilities
TheauthorsattitudetowhatUKgovernmentshavedoneforsportsis。
[A]tolerant
[B]critical
[C]uncertain
[D]sympathetic
Text2
Withsomuchfocusonchildrensuseofscreens,itseasyforparentstoforgetabouttheirownscreenuse。
Techisdesignedtoreallysuckonyouin,saysJennyRadeskyinherstudyofdigitalplay,anddigitalproductsaretheretopromotemaximalengagement。
Itmakesithardtodisengage,andleadstoalotofbleed-overintothefamilyroutine。
Radeskyhasstudiedtheuseofmobilephonesandtabletsatmealtimesbygivingmother-childpairsafood-testingexercise。
Shefoundthatmotherswhosueddevicesduringtheexercisestarted20percentfewerverbaland39percentfewernonverbalinteractionswiththeirchildren。
Duringaseparateobservation,shesawthatphonesbecameasourceoftensioninthefamily。
Parentswouldbelookingattheiremailswhilethechildrenwouldbemakingexcitedbidsfortheirattention。
Infantsarewiredtolookatparentsfacestotrytounderstandtheirworld,andifthosefacesareblankandunresponsiveastheyoftenarewhenabsorbedinadeviceitcanbeextremelydisconcertingfoethechildren。
RadeskycitesthestillfaceexperimentdevisedbydevelopmentalpsychologistEdTronickinthe1970s。
Init,amotherisaskedtointeractwithherchildinanormalwaybeforeputtingonablankexpressionandnotgivingthemanyvisualsocialfeedback;Thechildbecomesincreasinglydistressedasshetriestocapturehermothersattention。
Parentsdonthavetobeexquisitelyparentsatalltimes,butthereneedstobeabalanceandparentsneedtoberesponsiveandsensitivetoachildsverbalornonverbalexpressionsofanemotionalneed,saysRadesky。
Ontheotherhand,Tronickhimselfisconcernedthattheworriesaboutkidsuseofscreensarebornoutofanoppressiveideologythatdemandsthatparentsshouldalwaysbeinteractingwiththeirchildren:
Itsbasedonasomewhatfantasized,verywhite,veryupper-middle-classideologythatsaysifyourefailingtoexposeyourchildto30,000wordsyouareneglectingthem。
Tronickbelievesthatjustbecauseachildisntlearningfromthescreendoesntmeantheresnovaluetoitparticularlyifitgivesparentstimetohaveashower,dohouseworkorsimplyhaveabreakfromtheirchild。
Parents,hesays,cangetalotoutofusingtheirdevicestospeaktoafriendorgetsomeworkoutoftheway。
Thiscanmakethemfeelhappier,whichletsthenbemoreavailabletotheirchildtherestofthetime。
AccordingtoJennyRadesky,digitalproductsaredesignedto______。
[A]simplifyroutinematters
[B]absorbuserattention
[C]betterinterpersonalrelations
[D]inc
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