1、12017 考研英语二真题+答案（缺少完型填空 1-20）Section 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 different, with academics, writ
2、ers, and activists once again_1_ warning that technology is replacing human workers. Some imagine that the coming work-free world will be defined by_2_ inequality: A few wealthy people will own all the capital, and the masses will struggle in an impoverished wasteland. A different and not mutually e
3、xculsive _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 addiction _9_ poorly-educated, middle-aged people is a shortage of well-paid jobs. Another study
5、 shows that people are often happier at work than in their free time. Perhaps this is why many _10_ about 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 malaise. Such visions are based on the_12_of being u
6、nemployed in a society built on the concept of employment. In the _13_ of work, a society designed with other ends in mind could _14_ strikingly different circumstances for the future of labor and leisure. Today, the _15_ of work may be a bit overblown. “Many jobs are boring, degrading, unhealthy, a
7、nd a squandering of human potential,” says John Danaher, a lecturer at the National University of Ireland in Galway who has written about a world without work. “Global surveys find that the vast majority of people are unhappy at work.” These days, because leisure time is relatively _16_ for most wor
8、kers, 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 2says, adding, “In a world in which I dont have to work, I might feel rather different”perhaps different enough to throw himself
9、_19_a hobby or a passion project with the intensity usually reserved for _20_ matters. 1 Aboasting BwarningCdenyingDensuring2AuncertaintyBunreliabilityCinstabilityDinequality3ApolicyBguidelineCpredictionDresolution4AmeasuredBdiviedCbalancedDcharacterized5AmeaningBwisdomCgloryDfreedom6AindeedBinstead
10、CthusDnevertheless7ArichBworkingCurbanDeducated8AsubstituteBrequirementCcompensationD explanation9AunderBbeyondCamongDalongside10Aleave behindBworry aboutCmake upDset aside11AatatisticallyBnecessarilyCoccasionallyDeconomicall12AdownsidesBchanceCbenefitsDprinciples13AcourseBheightCfaceDabsence14adist
11、urdbrestoreCyieldDexclude15AmodelBvirtueCpracticeDhardship16AtrickyBlengthyCscarceDmysterious17AthreatsBstandardsCqualitiesDdemands18AtiredBignoredCconfusedDstarved19AoffBagainstCintoDbehind20AprofessionalBtechnologicalCeducationalDinterpersonal完型填空【答案】1. B warning 2. D inequality3. C prediction4. D
12、 characterized5. A meaning6. A Indeed37. B working8. D explanation9. A under10. worry about11. B necessarily12. B chances13. D absence14. C yield15. C practice16. C scarce17. D demands18. A tired19. C into20. D interpersonalSection Reading ComprehensionPart ADirections：Read the following four texts.
13、 Answer the questions below each text by choosing A, B, C or D. Mark your answers on the 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
14、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 o
15、n Monday, it was announced that the Games of the 30th Olympic would be to lever a nation of sport 4lovers 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 run-
16、up to 2012-but 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
17、 as to why London 2012 failed to “inspire a generation.” The success of Parkrun offers answers.Parkrun 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 t
18、alent shining. The Olympic bidders, by contrast, wanted to get more people doing sport and to produce more elite athletes. The dual aim is 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 planing
19、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 provision
20、 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 sport t
21、o thrive. Or at least not make them worse.21. According to Paragraph 1, Parkrun has .A gained great popularityB created many jobsC strengthened community tiesD become an official festival22. The author believes that Londons Olympic “legacy”has failed to .A boost population growthB promote sport part
22、icipationC improve the citys image5D increase sport hours in schools23. 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-timers24. With regard to mass sports, the author holds that gover
23、nments should .A organize “grassroots” sports eventsB supervise local sports associationsC increase funds for sports clubsD invest in public sports facilities25. The authors attitude to what UK government have done for sports is .A tolerantB criticalC uncertainD sympatheticText1【答案】21.A gained great
24、 popularity22.B promote sport participation23.C does not emphasize elitism24.D invest in public sports facilities25.B critical Text 2With so much focus on childrens use of screens, its easy for parents to forget about their own screen use. “Tech is designed to really suck you in,” says Jenny Radesky
25、 in her study of digital play, “and digital products are there to promote maximal engagement. It makes it hard to disengage, and leads to a lot of bleed-over into the family routine.”Radesky has studied the use of mobile phones and tablets at mealtimes by giving mother-child pairs a food-testing exe
26、rcise. She found that mothers who used devices during the exercise 6started 20 per cent fewer verbal and 39 per cent fewer nonverbal interactions with their children. During a separate observation, she saw that phones became a source of tension in the family. Parents would be looking at their emails
27、 while the children would be making excited bids for their attention.Infants are wired to look at parents faces to try to understand their world, and if those faces are blank and unresponsive- as they often are when absorbed in a device- it can be extremely disconcerting for the children. Radesky ci
28、tes the “still face experiment” devised by developmental psychologist Ed Tronick in the 1970s. In it, a mother is asked to interact with her child in a normal way before putting on a blank expression and not giving them any visual social feedback: The child becomes increasingly distressed as she tri
29、es to capture her mothers attention. “Parents dont have to be exquisitely present at all times, but there needs to be a balance and parents need to be responsive and sensitive to a childs verbal or nonverbal expressions of an emotional need,” says Radesky.On the other hand, Tronick himself is concer
30、ned that the worries about kids use of screens are born out of an “oppressive ideology that demands that parents should always be interacting” with their children: “Its based on a somewhat fantasised, very white, very upper-middle-class ideology that says if youre failing to expose your child to 30,
31、000 words you are neglecting them.” Tronick believes that just because a child isnt learning from the screen doesnt mean theres no value to it- particularly if it gives parents time to have a shower, do housework or simply have a break from their child. Parents, he says, can get a lot out of using t
32、heir devices to speak to a friend or get some work out of the way. This can make them feel happier, which lets them be more available to their child the rest of the time. 26. According to Jenny Radesky, digital products are designed to_.A absorb user attentionB increase work efficiencyC simplify rou
33、tine mattersD better interpersonal relations27. Radeskys food-testing exercise shows that mothers use of devices_.A takes away babies appetite7B distracts childrens attentionC reduces mother-child communicationD slows down babies verbal development28. Radesky cites the “still face experiment” to sho
34、w that_.A it is easy for children to get used to blank expressionsB parents need to respond to childrens emotional needsC verbal expressions are unnecessary for emotional exchangeD children are insensitive to changes in their parents mood29. The oppressive ideology mentioned by Tronick requires pare
35、nts to_.A protect kids from exposure to wild fantasiesB teach their kids at least 30,000 words a yearC remain concerned about kids use of screensD ensure constant interaction with their children30. According to Tronick, kids use of screens may_.A make their parents more creativeB give their parents
36、some free timeC help them with their homeworkD help them become more attentiveText2【答案】26. A absorb user attention27. C reduces mother-child communication28. B parents need to respond to childrens emotional needs29.D ensure constant interaction with their children30.B give their parents some free ti
37、meText 3Today, widespread social pressure to immediately go to college in conjunction with 8increasingly high expectations in a fast-moving word often causes students to completely overlook the possibility of taking a gap year. After all, if everyone you know is going to college in the fall, it seem
38、s silly to stay back a year, doesnt it? And after going to school for 12 years, it doesnt feel natural to spend a year doing something that isnt academic.But while this may be true, its not a good enough reason to condemn gap years. Theres always a constant fear of falling behind everyone else on th
39、e socially perpetuated “race to the finish line,” whether that be toward graduate school, medical school or a lucrative career. But despite common misconceptions, a gap year does not hind the success of academic pursuits-in fact, it probably enhances it.Studies from the United States and Australia s
40、how that students who take a gap year are generally better prepared for and perform better in college that those who do not. Rather than pulling students back, a gap year pushes them ahead by preparing them for independence, new responsibilities and environmental changes - all things that first-year
41、 students often struggle with the most. Gap year experiences can lessen the blow when it comes to adjusting to college and being thrown into a brand new environment, making it easier to focus on academics and activities rather than acclimation blunders.If youre not convinced of the inherent value in
42、 taking a year off to explore interests, then consider its financial impact on future academic choice. According to the National Center for Education Statistics, nearly 80 percent of college students end up changing their majors at least once. This isnt surprising, considering the basic mandatory hi
43、gh school curriculum leaves students with a poor understanding of the vast academic possibilities that await them in college. Many students find themselves listing one major on their college application, but switching to another after taking college classes. Its not necessarily a bad thing, but depe
44、nding on the school, it can be closely to make up credits after switching too late in the game. At Boston college, for example, you would have to complete an extra year were you to switch to the nursing school from another department. Taking a gap year to figure things out initially can help prevent
45、 stress and save money later on.31. One of the reasons for high-school graduates not taking a gap year is thatA. they think it academically misleadingB. they have a lot of fun to expect in collegeC. it feels strange to do differently from othersD. It seems worthless to take off-campus courses32. Stu
46、dies from the US and Australia imply that taking a gap year helpsA. Keep students from being unrealisticB. Lower risks in choosing careersC. Ease freshmens financial burdensD. Relieve freshmen of pressures33. The word “acclimation” (Line 8, Para. 3) is closest in meaning to A. AdaptationB. Applicati
47、onC. MotivationD. Competition34. A gap year may save money for students by helping them9A. Avoid academic failuresB. Establish long-term goalC. Switch to another collegeD. Decide on the right major35. The most suitable title for this text would beA. In Favor of the GapB. The ABCs of the Gap YearC. T
48、he Gap Year Comes BackD. The Gap Year :A DilemmaText3【答案】31.B They have a lot of fun to expect in college32.D relieve freshmen of pressure33.B adaptation34.A decide on the right major35.B In favor of the Gap YearText 4Though often viewed as a problem for western states, the growing frequency of the wildfires is a national concern because of impact on federal tax dollars, says Professor Max Moritz, a specialist in fire ecology and management. In 2015, the US Forest Service for the first time spent more than half of its $5.5 billion annual budget fighti
