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社科赛斯中国专业硕士考前辅导第一品牌 社科赛斯（SUCCESS）中国最大 MBA/MPAcc 考前辅导机构 -1-全国免费咨询电话：400-010-9168 2017 年硕士研究生入学考试年硕士研究生入学考试 英语二真题解析英语二真题解析 v1.0 说明：本版暂缺部分阅读的原题或选项，稍后版本补齐。说明：本版暂缺部分阅读的原题或选项，稍后版本补齐。Section I Use of English Directions：Read the following text.Choose the best word(s)for each numbered black and mark A,B,C or D on ANSWER SHEET.(10 points)Would a Work-Free World Be So Bad?Fears of civilization-wide idleness are based too much on the downsides of being unemployed in a society premised on the concept of employment.A 1567 painting by Pieter Bruegel the Elder depicts a mythical land of plenty,where people grow idle in the absence of work.Wikimedia Ilana E.Strauss Jun 28,2016 People have speculated for centuries about a future without work,and today is no different,with academics,writers,and activists once again 1 that technology is replacing human workers.Some imagine that the coming work-free world will be defined by 2 :A few wealthy people will own all the capital,and the masses will struggle in an impoverished wasteland.A different and not mutually exclusive 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 who have been unemployed for at least a year report having depression,double the rate for 7 Americans.17复试和18考研课程 咨询QQ:2018687194 微信号：k a o s h i 108社科赛斯中国专业硕士考前辅导第一品牌 社科赛斯（SUCCESS）中国最大 MBA/MPAcc 考前辅导机构 -2-全国免费咨询电话：400-010-9168 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 shows that people are often happier at work than in their free time.Perhaps this is why many 10 the agonizing dullness of a jobless future.But it doesnt 11 follow from findings like these that a world without work would be unease.Such visions are based on the 12 of being unemployed 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,and a squandering of human potential,”says John Danaher,a lecturer at the National University of Ireland in Galway.These days,because leisure time is relatively 16 for most workers,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 says,adding,“In a world in which I dont have to work,I might feel rather different”perhaps different enough to throw himself 19 a hobby or a passion project with the intensity usually reserved for 20 matters.1.A.boasting B.denying C.ensuring D.warning 2.A.instability B.inequality C.unreliability D.uncertainty 3.A.prediction B.guideline C.resolution D.policy 4.A.divided B.characterized C.balanced D.measured 5.A.wisdom B.glory C.meaning D.freedom 6.A.Indeed B.instead C.Thus D.nevertheless 7.A.rich B.working C.urban D.educated 8.A.substitute B.requirement C.compensation D.explanation 9.A.under B.beyond C.among D.alongside 10.A.leave behind B.set aside C.make up D.worry about 11.A.statistically B.occasionally C.economically D.necessarily 12.A.chances B.benefits C.downsides D.principles 13.A.height B.absence C.face D.course 14.A.yield B.restore C.exclude D.disturb 15.A.model B.practice C.hardship D.virtue 16.A.scarce B.lengthy C.mysterious D.tricky 17.A.standards B.demands C.qualities D.threats 18.A.ignored B.confused C.tired D.starved 19.A.into B.against C.behind D.off 20.A.technological B.educational C.professional D.interpersonal 17复试和18考研课程 咨询QQ:2018687194 微信号：k a o s h i 108社科赛斯中国专业硕士考前辅导第一品牌 社科赛斯（SUCCESS）中国最大 MBA/MPAcc 考前辅导机构 -3-全国免费咨询电话：400-010-9168 完形填空参考答案（以下客观题答案均由社科赛斯英语教研团队独家提供）完形填空参考答案（以下客观题答案均由社科赛斯英语教研团队独家提供）1.D warning 现在，人们_科技正代替人力。D 选项“警告”符合意思。2.B inequality 冒号后面是解释：富有的人赢得了大部分，但是普通大众徘徊在贫困线上。表示了一种对比和不平衡，答案选 B 3.A prediction 后面提到 the future，答案 prediction 预测符合题意。4.B characterized由.标志着。未来是一座荒原，由无目的性标志着。5.C meaning 没有工作给予他们生活的意义，人们会变得懒惰和抑郁。6.A Indeed 后面表示一种强调，失业的人现在过得并不好。7.B working 前后对比，unemployed 和 working 对应。8.D explanation 对于后面句子的一种解释。9.C among 在.中间 10.D worry about 上面提到：其他的研究显示人们在工作的时候总是在休息的时候更快乐。这就是因为很多人会担心没有工作的无聊感。11.D Necessarily 这里有 but，表示转折。所以这里用“不一定”的意思比较准备。12.C downsides 这里还是说明的是不工作的坏处。13.B absence 处于没有工作的状态下.14.A yield 产生 15.D virtue 工作的美德没有强调过，后面表示解释：JD 说很多工作很无聊。17.B demands 人们会用他们的空闲时间平衡他们工作智力和情感上的需要。18.C tired 经过一天的工作，人们通常觉得很累！19.A into 词组 throw.into 把自己投身于.20.C professional 表示专业人员，其他选项的总括。Section II Reading Comprehension Part A Directions:Read the following four texts.Answer the questions after each text by choosing A,B,C or D.Mark your answers on ANSWER SHEET.(40points)Text 1 Every Saturday morning,at 9am,more than 50.000 runners set off to run 5km around their local park.The Park run phenomenon began with a d friends and has inspired 400 events 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 Baddelays world record 13 minutes 48 seconds up to an hour.Park run is succeeding where Londons Olympic“Legacy is failing,Ten years ago on Monday,it was announced that the Games of the 30th Olympiad would be in London.Planning documents pledged that great legacy of the Games would be to lover a nation of sport lovers 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 17复试和18考研课程 咨询QQ:2018687194 微信号：k a o s h i 108社科赛斯中国专业硕士考前辅导第一品牌 社科赛斯（SUCCESS）中国最大 MBA/MPAcc 考前辅导机构 -4-全国免费咨询电话：400-010-9168 rise.by nearly 2 million in the run-up to 2012-but the general population was graving faster.Worse the numbers are now falling at an accelerating rate.The opposition claims primary school pupils doing at least two hairs of sport a week have nearly halved,Obesity has risen among adults and children.Official retrospections continue as to why London 2012 failed to“inspire a generation”The success of Park run offers answers.Park run 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 talent shining.The Olympic bidders,by contrast wonted to get more people ding spot and to produce more elite athletes.The dud aim was 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 in the planning 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 goods-making sure there is space for playing fields and the money to pave tennis and netball courts,and encouraging the provision of all there 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 garments need to do more to provide the conditions for sport to thrive.Or at least not make then worse.21.According to Paragraph 1,Parkrun has _.A.created may jobs B.become an official festival C.gained great popularity D.strengthened community ties 22.The author believes that Londons Olympic“Legacy”has failed to _.A.boost population growth B.improve the citys image.C.promote sport participation.D.increase sport hours in schools.23.Parkrun is different form Olympic games in that it _.A.does not emphasize elitism B.does not attract first-times C.aims at discovering talents D.focuses on mass competition 24.With regard to mass sports,the author holds that government should_.A.increase funds for sport clubs B.invest in public sports facilities C.supervise local sports associations D.organize“grassroots”sports events 17复试和18考研课程 咨询QQ:2018687194 微信号：k a o s h i 108社科赛斯中国专业硕士考前辅导第一品牌 社科赛斯（SUCCESS）中国最大 MBA/MPAcc 考前辅导机构 -5-全国免费咨询电话：400-010-9168 25.The authors attitude to that U.K governments have done for sports is _.A.critical B.tolerant C.uncertain D.Sympathetic Text 2 With 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 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 exercise.She found that mothers who used devices during the exercise started 20 percent fewer verbal and 39 percent 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 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 unresponsiveas they often are when absorbed in a deviceit can be extremely disconcerting for the children.Radesky cites 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 blank express and not giving then any visual social feedback.The child becomes increasingly distressed as he tries 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 concerned 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 30000 words you are neglecting them.”Tronick believes that just because a child isnt learning from the screen doesnt mean theres no value to itparticularly 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 of using their devicess to speak to a friend or get some work out of the way.This can make them feel happier which 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 attention B.increase work efficiency C.simplify routine matters D.better interpersonal relations 27.Radeskys food-testing exercise shows that mothers use of devices_.A.take away babies appetite 17复试和18考研课程 咨询QQ:2018687194 微信号：k a o s h i 108社科赛斯中国专业硕士考前辅导第一品牌 社科赛斯（SUCCESS）中国最大 MBA/MPAcc 考前辅导机构 -6-全国免费咨询电话：400-010-9168 B.distracts childrens attention.C.reduces mother-child communication.D.shows down babies period development.28.Radesky cites the“still face experiment”to show that _.A.it is easy for children to get used to blank expressions B.parents need to respond to childrens emotional needs C.verbal expressions are unnecessary for emotional exchange D.children are insensitive to changes in their parents mood 29.The oppressive ideology mentioned by Tronick requires parents to _.A.protect kids form exposure to wild fantasies B.teach their kids at least 30000 words a year C.remain concerned about kid use of screens D.ensure constant interaction with their children 30.According to Tronick,kids use of screens may _.A.make their parents more creative B.give their parents more free time C.help them with their homework D.help them become more attentive Text 3 Today,widespread social pressure to immediately go to college in conjunction with increasingly high expectations in a fast-moving world 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 seems 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 the 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 impede the success of academic pursuits in fact,it probably enhances it.Studies from the United States and Australia show that students who take a gap year are generally better prepared for and perform better in college than 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 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 taking a year off to explore interests,then consider its financial impact on future academic choices.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 high 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 applications,but switching to another after taking college classes.Its not necessarily a bad thing,but depending on the school,it can be costly to make up credits after switching too late in the game.At Boston College,for example,you would 17复试和18考研课程 咨询QQ:2018687194 微信号：k a o s h i 108社科赛斯中国专业硕士考前辅导第一品牌 社科赛斯（SUCCESS）中国最大 MBA/MPAcc 考前辅导机构 -7-全国免费咨询电话：400-010-9168 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 stress and save money later on.Text 4 Though often viewed as a problem for western states,the growing frequency of wildfires is a national concern because of its impact on federal tax dollars,Professor Moritz and others say.In 2015,the US Forest Service for the first time spent more than half of its$5.5 billion annual budget fighting fires nearly double the percentage it spent on such efforts 20 years ago.In effect,fewer federal funds today are going towards the agencys other work such as forest conservation,watershed and cu