考研英语二真题及答案

考研英语二真题及答案

SectionIUseofEnglish

Directions:

Readthefollowingtext.Choosethebestword(s)foreach

numberedblankandmarkA,B,CorDontheANSWERSHEET.

(10points)

Peoplehavespeculatedforcenturiesaboutafuturewithout

work.Todayisnodifferent,withacademics,writers,andactivists

onceagain1thattechnologybereplacinghumanworkers.Some

imaginethattheingwork-freeworldwillbedefinedby2.Afew

wealthypeoplewillownallthecapital,andthemasseswill

struggleinanimpoverishedwasteland.

Adifferentandnotmutuallyexclusive3holdsthatthefuture

willbeawastelandofadifferentsort,one4bypurposelessness:

Withoutjobstogivetheirlives5,peoplewillsimplybeelazyand

depressed.6,today9sunemployeddon'tseemtobehavingagreat

time.OneGalluppollfoundthat20percentofAmericanswho

havebeenunemployedforatleastayearreporthaving

depression,doubletheratefor7Americans.Also,

someresearchsuggeststhatthe8forrisingratesof

mortality,mental-healthproblems,andaddicting9poorly-

educatedmiddle-agedpeopleisshortageofwell-paidjobs.

Perhapsthisiswhymany10theagonizingdullnessofa

joblessfuture.

Butitdoesn't11followfromfindingslikethesethataworld

withoutworkwouldbefilledwithunease.Suchvisionsarebased

onthe12ofbeingunemployedinasocietybuiltontheconceptof

employment.Inthe13ofwork,asocietydesignedwithotherends

inmindcould14strikinglydifferentcircumstancedforthefutureof

laborandleisure.Today,the15ofworkmaybeabit

overblown/'Manyjobsareboring,degrading,unhealthy,anda

wasteofhumanpotential,,9saysJohnDanaher,alecturerat

theNationalUniversityofIrelandinGalway.

Thesedays,becauseleisuretimeisrelatively16formost

workers,peopleusetheirfreetimetocounterbalancethe

intellectualandemotional17oftheirjobs."WhenIehomefroma

hardday'swork,Ioftenfeel18JDanahersays,adding,"Ina

worldinwhichIdon'thavetowork,Imightfeelrather

different"-perhapsdifferentenoughtothrowhimself19ahobby

orapassionprojectwiththeintensityusuallyreservedfor20

matters.

l.[A]boasting[B]denying[C]warning[D]ensuring

【答案】[C]warning

2.[A]inequality[B]instability[C]unreliability

[D]uncertainty

【谜底】[A]inequality

3.[A]policy[B]guideline[Clresolution[DIprediction

【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

【谜底】[B]meaning

6.[A]Instead[B]Indeed[C]Thus[D]Nevertheless

【谜底】[B]Indeed

7.[A]rich[B]urban[C]working[D]educated

【谜底】[©working

8.[A]explanation|B|requirement[C]pensation[D]substitute

[答案][A]explanation

18.[A]ignored[B]tired[C]confused[D]starved

【谜底】[B]tired

19.[A]off[B]against[C]behind[D]into

【答案】[D]into

20.[A]technological|B|professional[C|educational|D|

interpersonal

【谜底】[B]professional

SectionIIReadingComprehension

PartA

Directions:

Readthefollowingfourtexts.Answerthequestionsbelow

eachtextbychoosingA,B,CorD.Markyouranswersonthe

ANSWERSHEET.(40points)

Text1

EverySaturdaymorning,at9am,morethan50,000runners

setofftorun5kmaroundtheirlocalpark.TheParkrun

phenomenonbeganwithadozenfriendsandhasinspired400

eventsintheUKandmoreabroad.Eventsarefree,staffedby

thousandsofvolunteers.Runnersrangefromfouryearsoldto

grandparents;theirtimesrangefromAndrewBaddeley'sworld

record13minutes48secondsuptoanhour.

ParkrunissueedingwhereLondon'sOlympic“legacy”is

failing.TenyearsagoonMonday,itwasannouncedthattheGames

ofthe30thOlympiadwouldbeinLondon.Planningdocuments

pledgedthatthegreatlegacyoftheGameswouldbetolevela

nationofsportloversawayfromtheircouches.Thepopulation

wouldbefitter,healthierandproducemorewinners.Ithasnot

happened.Thenumberofadultsdoingweeklysportdidrise,by

nearly2millionintherun—uptoxx-butthegeneralpopulation

wasgrowingfaster.Worse,thenumbersarenowfallingatan

aeleratingrate.Theoppositionclaimsprimaryschoolpupilsdoing

atleasttwohoursofsportaweekhavenearlyhalved.Obesityhas

risenamongadultsandchildren.Official

retrospectionscontinueastowhyLondonxxfailedtoU4inspire

ageneration.ThesuessofParkrunoffersanswers.

Parkunisnotaracebutatimetrial:Youronlypetitoristhe

clock.Theethoswelesanybody.Thereisasmuchjoyovera

puffed-outfirst-timerbeingclappedoverthelineasthereisabout

toptalentshining.TheOlympicbidders,bycontrast,wantedtoget

morepeopledoingsportsandtoproducemoreeliteathletes.The

dualaimwasmixedup:Thestressonsuessovertakingpartwas

intimidatingfornewers.

Indeed,thereissomethingalittleabsurdinthestategetting

involvedintheplanningofsuchafhndamentally“grassroots'',

conceptasmunitysportsassociations.Ifthereisarolefor

government,itshouldreallybegettinginvolvedinprovidingmon

goods一makingsurethereisspaceforplayingfieldsandthemoney

topavetennisandballcourts,andencouragingtheprovisionofall

these

activitiesinschools.Butsuessivegovernmentshavepresided

oversellinggreenspaces,squeezingmoneyfromlocalauthorities

anddecliningattentiononsportineducation.Insteadofwordy,

worthystrategies,futuregovernmentsneedtodomoretoprovide

theconditionsforsporttothrive.Oratleastnotmakethemworse.

21.AordingtoParagraph!,Parkrunhas.

[A]gainedgreatpopularity

[B]createdmanyjobs

|C|strengthenedmunityties

[D]beeanofficialfestival

【谜底】[A]gainedgreatpopularity

22.TheauthorbelievesthatLondon's

Olympic'legacy”hasfailedto.

[A]boostpopulationgrowth

|B|promotesportparticipation

[C]improvethecity'simage

[D]increasesporthoursinschools

【答案】[BJpromotesportparticipation

23.Park