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2017年全国硕士研究生入学统一考试英语
(二)真题
SectionIUseofEnglish
SectionIUseofEnglish
Directions:
Readthefollowingtext.Choosethebestword(s)foreachnumberedblankandmarkA,B,CorDontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)
Peoplehavespeculatedforcenturiesaboutafuturewithoutwork.Todayisnodifferent,withacademics,writers,andactivistsonceagain1thattechnologyisreplacinghumanworkers.Someimaginethatthecomingwork-freeworldwillbedefinedby2.Afewwealthypeoplewillownallthecapital,andthemasseswillstruggleinanimpoverishedwasteland.
Adifferentandnotmutuallyexclusive3holdsthatthefuturewillbea
wastelandofadifferentsort,one4bypurposelessness:
Withoutjobstogivetheir
lives5,peoplewillsimplybecomelazyanddepressed.6today’sunemployeddon’tseemtobehavingagreattime.OneGalluppollfoundthat20percentofAmericanswhohavebeenunemployedforatleastayearreporthavingdepression,doublethe
ratefor7Americans.Also,someresearchsuggeststhat
the8forrisingratesof
mortality,mental-healthproblems,andaddicting9poorly-educatedmiddle-aged
peopleisshortageofwell-paidjobs.Perhapsthisiswhymany10theagonizing
dullnessofajoblessfuture.
Butitdoesn’t11followfromfindingslikethesethataworldwithout
work
wouldbefilledwithunease.Suchvisionsarebasedonthe
12ofbeingunemployed
inasocietybuiltontheconceptofemployment.Inthe
13ofwork,asociety
designedwithotherendsinmindcould
14strikinglydifferentcircumstancesforthe
futureoflaborandleisure.Today,the
15ofworkmaybeabitoverblown.
“Many
jobsareboring,degrading,unhealthy,andawasteofhumanpotential,”says
JohnDanaher,alecturerattheNationalUniversityofIrelandinGalway.
Thesedays,becauseleisuretimeisrelatively16formostworkers,people
usetheirfreetimetocounterbalancetheintellectualandemotional17oftheirjobs.
“WhenIcomehomefromahardday
’,swIorkftenfeel
18,”Danahersays,
adding,“InaworldinwhichIdon’thavetowork,Imightfeel
rather
different
”perhaps—
different
enoughto
throwhimself
19ahobbyorapassion
projectwiththeintensityusuallyreservedfor20matters.
1.
[A]boasting
[B]denying
[C]warning
[D]ensuring
2.
[A]inequality[B]instability
[C]unreliability
[D]uncertainty
3.
[A]policy
[B]guideline
[C]resolution
[D]prediction
4.
[A]characterized
[B]divided
[C]balanced
[D]measured
5.
[A]wisdom
[B]meaning
[C]glory
[D]freedom
6.
[A]Instead
[B]Indeed
[C]Thus
[D]Nevertheless
7.
[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
11.
[A]statistically
[B]occasionally
[C]necessarily
[D]economically
12.
[A]chances
[B]downsides
[C]benefits
[D]principles
13.
[A]absence
[B]height
[C]face
[D]course
14.
[A]disturb
[B]restore
[C]exclude
[D]yield
15.
[A]model
[B]practice
[C]virtue
[D]hardship
16.
[A]tricky
[B]lengthy
[C]mysterious
[D]scarce
17.
[A]demands
[B]standards
[C]qualities
[D]threats
18.
[A]ignored
[B]tired
[C]confused
[D]starved
19.
[A]off
[B]against
[C]behind
[D]into
20.
[A]technological
[B]professional[C]educational
[D]interpersonal
SectionIIReadingComprehension
PartA
Directions:
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,thereissomethingalittleabsurdinthestategettinginvolvedinthe
planningofsuchafundamentally"grassroots",conceptascommunitysportsassociations.Ifthereisaroleforgovernment,itshouldreallybegettinginvolvedinprovidingcommongoods-makingsurethereisspaceforplayingfieldsandthemoneytopavetennisandnetballcourts,andencouragingtheprovisionofalltheseactivitiesinschools.Butsuccessivegovernmentshavepresidedoversellinggreenspaces,squeezingmoneyfromlocalauthoritiesanddecliningattentiononsportineducation.Insteadofwordy,worthystrategies,futuregovernmentsneedtodomoretoprovidetheconditionsforsporttothrive.Oratleastnotmakethemworse.
21.AccordingtoParagraph1,Parkrunhas_____.A.gainedgreatpopularity
B.createdmanyjobs
C.strengthenedcommunitytiesD.becomeanofficialfestival
22.TheauthorbelievesthatLondon'sOlympic"legacy"hasfailedto_____.A.boostpopulationgrowth
B.promotesportparticipation
C.improvethecity'simage
D.increasesporthoursinschools
23.ParkrunisdifferentfromOlympicgamesinthatit_____.A.aimsatdiscoveringtalents
B.focusesonmasscompetitionC.doesnotemphasizeelitismD.doesnotattractfirst-timers
24.Withregardtomasssport,theauthorholdsthatgovernmentsshould_____.A.organize"grassroots"sportsevents
B.superviselocalsportsassociationsC.increasefundsforsportsclubsD.investinpublicsportsfacilities
25.Theauthor'sattitudetowhatUKgovernmentshavedoneforsportsis_____.A.tolerant
B.critical
C.uncertain
D.sympathetic
Text2
Withsomuchfocusonchildren’suseofscreens,it'seasyforparentstoforgetabout
theirownscreenuse.
“Techisdesignedtoreallysuckonyouin,
”saysJennyRa
inherstudyofdigitalplay,"anddigitalproductsaretheretopromotemaximal
engagement.Itmakesithardtodisengage,andleadstoalotofbleed-overintothe
familyroutine.
”
Radeskyhasstudiedtheuseofmobilephonesandtabletsatmealtimesbygiving
mother-childpairsafood-testingexercise.Shefoundthatmotherswhosueddevices
duringtheexercisestarted20percentfewerverbaland39percentfewernonverbal
interactionswiththeirchildren.Duringaseparateobservation,shesawthatphones
becameasourceoftensioninthefamily.Parentswouldbelookingattheiremails
whilethechildrenwouldbemakingexcitedbidsfortheirattention.
Infantsarewiredtolookatparentsfaces’
totrytounderstandtheirworld,andif
thosefacesareblankandunresponsive—astheyoftenarewhenabsorbedina
device-itcanbeextremelydisconcertingfoethechildren.Radeskycitesthe“still
faceexperiment
”devisedbydevelopmentalpsychologistEdTronickinthe1970s.In
it,amotherisaskedtointeractwithherchildinanormalwaybeforeputtingona
blankexpressionandnotgivingthemanyvisualsocialfeedback;Thechildbecomes
increasinglydistressedasshetriestocapturehermother
’sattention."Parentsdon'
havetobeexquisitelyparentsatalltimes,butthere
needsto
beabalanceand
parentsneedtoberesponsiveandsensitivetoachild’verbalsornonverbal
expressionsofanemotionalneed,"saysRadesky.
Ontheotherhand,Tronickhimselfisconcernedthattheworriesaboutkids'useof
screensarebornoutofan
“oppressiveideologythatndsdemathtparentsshould
alwaysbeinteracting
”withtheirchildren:
“It’sbasedonasomewhatfantasized,v
white,veryupper-middle-classideologythatsaysifyou
’refailingtoexposeyourchild
to30,000wordsyouareneglectingthem.
”Tronickesthatbelievjustbecauseachild
isn’tlearningfromthescreendoesn
’tmeanthere
’-sparticularlynovaluetoifitit
givesparentstimetohaveashower,dohouseworkorsimplyhaveabreakfromtheirchild.Parents,hesays,cangetalotoutofusingtheirdevicestospeaktoafriendorgetsomeworkoutoftheway.Thiscanmakethemfeelhappier,whichletsthenbemoreavailabletotheirchildtherestofthetime.
26.AccordingtoJennyRadesky,digitalproductsaredesignedto______.A.simplifyroutinematters
B.absorbuserattention
C.betterinterpersonalrelations
D.increaseworkefficiency
27.Radesky’s-foodtestingexerciseshowsthatmothersA.tak
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