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2017考研英语二 · 完形填空
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2017考研英语二完形填空原文
People have speculated for centuries about a future without work. 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__, today’s unemployed don’t 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. 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. Perhaps this is why many __10__ the agonizing dullness of a jobless future.
But it doesn’t __11__ follow from findings like these that a world without work would be filled with 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 waste 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 day’s work, I often feel __18__,” Danaher says, adding, “In a world in which I don’t 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.
答案与逐题解析
答案速查
1C
2A
3D
4A
5B
6B
7C
8A
9D
10C
11C
12B
13A
14D
15C
16D
17A
18B
19D
20B
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1第 1 题
答案C
解析原文写学者作家活动家“once again __ that technology is replacing human workers”，对技术取代工人的忧虑应选warning。boasting是吹嘘、denying是否认、ensuring是确保，均与负面预判不符。
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2第 2 题
答案A
解析后文“A few wealthy people will own all the capital, and the masses will struggle”描述贫富分化，故填inequality。instability不稳、unreliability不可靠、uncertainty不确定，均未点出资本集中与大众贫困这一对照。
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3第 3 题
答案D
解析前文是对无工作世界的一种想象，此处“A different and not mutually exclusive __”再提另一种看法，prediction（预测）最贴。policy政策、guideline指南、resolution决议都偏正式决策，不合“持有某种未来观”。
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4第 4 题
答案A
解析“a wasteland of a different sort, one __ by purposelessness”需“以无目的性为特征”，characterized by为固定搭配。divided分裂、balanced平衡、measured衡量，语义与搭配皆不合。
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5第 5 题
答案B
解析“Without jobs to give their lives __”工作赋予生活意义，meaning最准。wisdom智慧、glory荣耀、freedom自由都不是失业论者强调的“人生寄托”。
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6第 6 题
答案B
解析上句说无工作会懒惰抑郁，下句用盖洛普数据印证失业者抑郁更高，Indeed表确认。Instead相反、Thus因此、Nevertheless然而，逻辑都不对。
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7第 7 题
答案C
解析“double the rate for __ Americans”对比对象是仍在工作的美国人，working。rich、urban、educated均未在失业时长对照中出现。
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8第 8 题
答案A
解析“the __ for rising rates of mortality... is a shortage of well-paid jobs”短缺工作是死亡率等问题的解释，explanation。requirement要求、compensation补偿、substitute替代，都不表因果说明。
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9第 9 题
答案D
解析问题发生在“poorly-educated, middle-aged people”这一群体内部，among。under在…之下、beyond超出、alongside并列，方位/关系都不对。
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10第 10 题
答案C
解析“many __ the agonizing dullness of a jobless future”人们对无业未来的乏味感到担忧，worry about。leave behind抛下、make up编造、set aside搁置，均无“忧虑”义。
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11第 11 题
答案C
解析“it doesn’t __ follow... that a world without work would be filled with unease”并非必然推出无工作世界充满不安，necessarily。statistically统计上、occasionally偶尔、economically经济上，削弱力度不对。
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12第 12 题
答案B
解析这些想象基于“being unemployed in a society built on employment”的负面，即失业的downsides。chances机会、benefits好处、principles原则，与“不安愿景”相反或无关。
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13第 13 题
答案A
解析“In the __ of work”对应无工作状态，absence。height高峰、face面对、course过程，都不能表示“工作缺失之时”。
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14第 14 题
答案D
解析无工作的社会“could __ strikingly different circumstances”，yield产生/带来。disturb扰乱、restore恢复、exclude排除，都不表“造就不同境况”。
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15第 15 题
答案C
解析“the __ of work may be a bit overblown”后文引“许多工作无聊有辱人格”，故工作的美德被夸大，virtue。model模式、practice做法、hardship艰辛，褒贬或焦点不符。
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16第 16 题
答案D
解析“leisure time is relatively __ for most workers”闲暇相对稀缺，人们才用它平衡工作，scarce。tricky棘手、lengthy冗长、mysterious神秘，都不表“少”。
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17第 17 题
答案A
解析闲暇用来抵消工作带来的智识与情感__，demands（要求/负荷）。standards标准、qualities品质、threats威胁，搭配“counterbalance”不如demands贴切。
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18第 18 题
答案B
解析“When I come home from a hard day’s work, I often feel __”累了一天回家应是tired。ignored被忽视、confused困惑、starved饥饿，与“hard day’s work”无直接对应。
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19第 19 题
答案D
解析“throw himself __ a hobby”投入爱好，throw oneself into为习语。off、against、behind都不能表示全身心投入。
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20第 20 题
答案B
解析投入爱好的强度通常留给__ matters，即职业事务，professional。technological技术、educational教育、interpersonal人际，都不如“工作上的事”对应前文工作强度。
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