2016年全国硕士研究生入学统一考试英语（二）试题SectionIUseofEnglishDirections：Readthefollowingtext.Choosethebestword(s)foreachnumberedblankandmarkA,B,CorDonANSWERSHEET1.(10points)Peoplehavespeculatedforcenturiesaboutafuturewithoutwork.Todayisnodifferent,withacademics,writers,andactivistsonceagain__1__thattechnologyisreplacinghumanworkers.Someimaginethatthecomingwork-freeworldwillbedefinedby__2__.Afewwealthypeoplewillownallthecapital,andthemasseswillstruggleinanimpoverishedwasteland.Adifferentandnotmutuallyexclusive__3__holdsthatthefuturewillbeawastelandofadifferentsort,one__4__bypurposelessness:Withoutjobstogivetheirlives__5__,peoplewillsimplybecomelazyanddepressed.__6__today’sunemployeddon’tseemtobehavingagreattime.OneGalluppollfoundthat20percentofAmericanswhohavebeenunemployedforatleastayearreporthavingdepression,doubletheratefor__7__Americans.Also,someresearchsuggeststhatthe__8__forrisingratesofmortality,mental-healthproblems,andaddicting__9__poorly-educatedmiddle-agedpeopleisshortageofwell-paidjobs.Perhapsthisiswhymany__10__theagonizingdullnessofajoblessfuture.Butitdoesn’t__11__followfromfindingslikethesethataworldwithoutworkwouldbefilledwithunease.Suchvisionsarebasedonthe__12__ofbeingunemployedinasocietybuiltontheconceptofemployment.Inthe__13__ofwork,asocietydesignedwithotherendsinmindcould__14__strikinglydifferentcircumstancedforthefutureoflaborandleisure.Today,the__15__ofworkmaybeabitoverblown.“Manyjobsareboring,degrading,unhealthy,andawasteofhumanpotential,"saysJohnDanaher,alecturerattheNationalUniversityofIrelandinGalway.Thesedays,becauseleisuretimeisrelatively__16__formostworkers,peopleusetheirfreetimetocounterbalancetheintellectualandemotional__17__oftheirjobs."WhenIcomehomefromahardday’swork,Ioftenfeel__18__,"Danahersays,adding,"InaworldinwhichIdon’thavetowork,Imightfeelratherdifferent"—perhapsdifferentenoughtothrowhimself__19__ahobbyorapassionprojectwiththeintensityusuallyreservedfor__20__matters.1.[A]boasting[B]denying[C]warning[D]ensuring2.[...
