2017年全国硕士研究生招生考试英语二试题SectionⅠUseofEnglishDirections:Readthefollowingtext.Choosethebestword(s)foreachnumberedblankandmarkA,B,CorDontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)①Peoplehavespeculatedforcenturiesaboutafuturewithoutwork.②Todayisnodifferent,withacademics,writers,andactivistsonceagain1thattechnologyisreplacinghumanworkers.③Someimaginethatthecomingwork-freeworldwillbedefinedby2:④Afewwealthypeoplewillownallthecapital,andthemasseswillstruggleinanimpoverishedwasteland.①Adifferentandnotmutuallyexclusive3holdsthatthefuturewillbeawastelandofadifferentsort,one4bypurposelessness：Withoutjobstogivetheirlives5,peoplewillsimplybecomelazyanddepressed.②6,today’sunemployeddon’tseemtobehavingagreattime.③OneGalluppollfoundthat20percentofAmericanswhohavebeenunemployedforatleastayearreporthavingdepression,doubletheratefor7Americans.④Also,someresearchsuggeststhatthe8forrisingratesofmortality,mental-healthproblems,andaddiction9poorly-educated,middle-agedpeopleisashortageofwell-paidjobs.⑤Perhapsthisiswhymany10theagonizingdullnessofajoblessfuture.①Butitdoesn’t11followfromfindingslikethesethataworldwithoutworkwouldbefilledwithunease.②Suchvisionsarebasedonthe12ofbeingunemployedinasocietybuiltontheconceptofemployment.③Inthe13ofwork,asocietydesignedwithotherendsinmindcould14strikinglydifferentcircumstancesforthefutureoflaborandleisure.④Today,the15ofworkmaybeabitoverblown.⑤“Manyjobsareboring,degrading,unhealthy,andawasteofhumanpotential,”saysJohnDanaher,alecturerattheNationalUniversityofIrelandinGalway.①Thesedays,becauseleisuretimeisrelatively16formostworkers,peopleusetheirfreetimetocounterbalancetheintellectualandemotional17oftheirjobs.②“WhenIcomehomefromahardday’swork,Ioftenfeel18,”Danahersays,adding,“InaworldinwhichIdon’thavetowork,Imightfeelratherdifferent”—perhapsdifferentenoughtothrowhimself19ahobbyorapassionprojectwiththeintensityusuallyreservedfor20matters.1.[A]boasting[B]denying[C]warning[D]ensuring2.[A]inequality[B]instability[C]unreliability[D]...
