考研英语二真题答案.docx

考研英语二真题答案

SectionIUseofEnglishDirections:Readthefollowingtext.Choosethebestword(s)foreachnumberedblankandmarkA,B,CorDontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)Peoplehavespeculatedforcenturiesaboutafuturewithoutwork.Todayisnodifferent,withacademics,writers,andactivistsonceagain_1_thattechnologybereplacinghumanworkers.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]ensuring【答案】C【解析】答案为C。动词词义辨析。作家学者警示人们技术会代替人类劳动。boast吹嘘、自负。deny否认。ensure确保。warning警示，警告。2.[A]in