考研英语二真题及答案

考研英语二真题及答案考研英语二真题及答案完整版年全国硕士研究生入学统一考试英语二XX SectionI Useof EnglishDirections:Read thefollowing text.Choose thebest words foreachnumberedblank andmark A,B,C orD on the ANSWERSHEET.10pointsPeople havespeculated forcenturies abouta futurewithoutwork.Today isno different,with academics,writers,and activistsonceagain1that technologybereplacing humanworkers.Some imaginethatthe ingwork-free worldwill bedefined by

2.A fewwealthypeople willownall thecapital,and themasses willstruggle inanimpoverishedwasteland.A differentand notmutually exclusive3holds thatthefuture willbea wastelandof adifferent sort,one4bypurposelessness:Withoutjobs togive theirlives5,people willsimply beelazyand depressed.6,today5sunemployed dontseem tobe havinga greattime.OneGalluppoll foundthat20percent ofAmericans whohavebeen unemployedfor at leasta yearreport havingdepression,double therate for7Americans.Also,someresearchsuggests thatthe8for risingrates ofmortality,mental-health problems,and addicting9poorly-educatedmiddle-aged peopleis shortageofwell-paid jobs.Perhapsthis iswhy many10the agonizingdullness ofajoblessfuture.But itdoesnt11fbllowfrom findingslike thesethata worldwithoutwork would be filledwith unease.Suchvisions arebased onthe12of beingunemployed inasociety builtontheconcept ofemployment.In the13ofwork,a societydesigned withother endsinmind could14strikingly differentcircumstanced forthe futureoflaborand leisure.Today,the15of workmay bea bitoverblown.Many」jobs areboring,degrading,unhealthy,and awasteof humanpotentialsays JohnDanaher,a lecturerat theNationalUniversity ofIreland inGalway.These days,because leisuretime isrelatively16formost workers,people usetheir freetime tocounterbalancethe intellectualandemotional17of theirjobs.When Iehome froma harddays work,Ioften feel18J Danahersays,adding,“In aworld inwhich Idont havetowork,!might feelrather different-perhaps differentenoughto throwhimself19a hobbyorapassion projectwith theintensityusuallyreserved for20matters.【答案】

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

2.[A]inequality[B]instability[C]unreliability[D]uncertainty【谜底】[A]inequality【答案】

3.[A]policy[B]guideline[C]resolution[D]prediction[D]prediction【答

4.[A]characterized[B]divided[C]balanced[D]measured案】[A]characterized【谜底】

5.[A]wisdom[B]meaning[C]glory[D]freedom[B]meaning【谜底】

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

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

8.[A]explanation[B]requirement[C]pensation[D]substitute【答案】[A]explanation

9.[A]under[B]beyond[C]alongside[D]among【答案】[D]among

10.[A]leave behind[B]make up[C]worry about[D]setaside【答案】[C]worry about11l.[A]statistically[B]oasionally[C]necessarily[D]economically【谜底】[C]necessarily

12.[A]chances[B]downsides[C]benefits[D]principles【答案】[B]downsides

13.[A]absence[B]height[C]face[D]course【谜底】[A]absence

14.[A]disturb[B]restore[C]exclude[D]yield【答案】[D]yield

15.[A]model[B]practice[C]virtue[D]hardship【谜底】©virtue

16.[A]tricky[B]lengthy[C]mysterious[D]scarce【答案】[D]scarce

17.[A]demands[B]standards[C]qualities[D]threats【谜底】[A]demands

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]professionalSection IIReading ComprehensionPartADirections:Read thefollowing fourtexts.Answer thequestionsbelow eachtextby choosingA,B,C orD.Mark youranswerson theANSWERSHEET.40pointsText1Every Saturdaymorning,at9am,more than50,000runners setoffto run5km aroundtheir localpark.TheParkrun phenomenonbeganwith adozen friendsand hasinspired400events in the UKandmore abroad.Events arefree,staffed bythousands ofvolunteers.Runners rangefromfour yearsold tograndparents;their timesrange fromAndrewBaddeleys worldrecord13minutes48seconds up toan hour.Parkrun issueeding whereLondons Olympiclegacy”is failing.Ten yearsago onMonday,it wasannounced thatthe Games ofthe30thOlympiad wouldbe inLondon.Planningdocuments pledgedthat thegreatlegacy oftheGameswouldbe tolevel anation ofsport loversawayfrom theircouches.The populationwouldbefitter,healthierandproduce morewinners.It hasnot happened.The numberofadultsdoing weeklysport didrise,by nearly2million intherun-uptoxx-butthe generalpopulation wasgrowingfaster.Worse,the numbersarenow fallingat anaeleratingrate.The oppositionclaims primaryschoolpupils doingatleast twohours ofsport aweek havenearly halved.Obesityhas risenamong adultsand children.Officialretrospections continueas towhy Londonxx failed toinspire ageneration.The suessof Parkrunoffersanswers.Parkun isnot arace buta timetrial:Your onlypetitoris theclock.The ethosweles anybody.There isasmuch joyover apuffed-outfirst-timer beingclapped overtheline asthere isabout toptalentshining.The Olympicbidders,by contrast,wanted togetmore peopledoingsports andto producemore eliteathletes.Thedual aimwasmixed up:The stresson suessover takingpart wasintimidatingfor newers.Indeed,there issomething alittle absurdinthestategettinginvolved inthe planningof sucha fundamentallygrassroots^,conceptas munitysports associations.Ifthere isa rolefor government,itshould reallybe gettinginvolvedin providingmon goods-making surethereis spaceforplaying fieldsand themoney topave tennisandballcourts,and encouragingthe provisionof alltheseactivities inschools.But suessivegovernments havepresidedoverselling greenspaces,squeezing moneyfromlocal authoritiesanddeclining attentionon sportineducation.Instead ofwordy,worthystrategies,futuregovernments needto domore toprovide theconditionsforsport tothrive.Or atleast notmake themworse.

21.Aording toParagraph1,Parkrun has.[A]gained greatpopularity[B]created manyjobs[C]strengthened munityties[D]bee anofficial festival【谜底】[A]gained greatpopularity

22.The authorbelieves thatLondonsOlympiclegacy hasfailedto.[A]boost populationgrowth[B]promote sportparticipation[C]improve thecitys image[D]increase sporthours inschools【答案】[B]promote sportparticipation

23.Parkrun isdifferent fromOlympic gamesin thatit.[A]aims atdiscovering talents[B]focuses onmass petition[C]does notemphasize elitism[D]does notattract first-timers【答案】[C]does notemphasize elitism

24.With regardto masssport,the authorholdsthatgovernments should.[A]organize“grassroots“sports events[B]supervise localsports associations[C]increase fundsfor sportsclubs[D]invest inpublic sportsfacilities【谜底】[D]invest inpublic sportsfacilities

25.The authorsattitude towhat UKgovernments havedoneforsports is.[A]tolerant[B]critical[C]uncertain[D]sympathetic【谜底】[B]critical。