2017年考研英语二真题及答案解析

2017年考研英语二真题及答案解析跨考教育英语教研室SectionIUseofEnglishDirections：Readthefollowingtext.Choosethebestword(s)foreachnumberedblankandmarkA,B,CorDontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)Peoplehavespeculatedforcenturiesaboutafuturewithoutwork.Todayisnodifferent，withacademics，writers，andactivistsonceagain1thattechnologyisreplacinghumanworkers.Someimaginethatthecomingwork-freeworldwillbedefinedby2.Afewwealthypeoplewillownallthecapital，andthemasseswillstruggleinanimpoverishedwasteland..Adifferentandnotmutuallyexclusive3holdsthatthefuturewillbeawastelandofadifferentsort，one4bypurposelessness：Withoutjobstogivetheirlives5，peoplewillsimplybecomelazyanddepressed.6today’sunemployeddon’tseemtobehavingagreattime.OneGalluppollfoundthat20percentofAmericanswhohavebeenunemployedforatleastayearreporthavingdepression，doubletheratefor7Americans.Also，someresearchsuggeststhatthe8forrisingratesofmortality，mental-healthproblems，andaddicting9poorly-educatedmiddle-agedpeopleisshortageofwell-paidjobs.Perhapsthisiswhymany10theagonizingdullnessofajoblessfuture.Butitdoesn’t11followfromfindingslikethesethataworldwithoutworkwouldbefilledwithunease.Suchvisionsarebasedonthe12ofbeingunemployedinasocietybuiltontheconceptofemployment.Inthe13ofwork，asocietydesignedwithotherendsinmindcould14strikinglydifferentcircumstancesforthefutureoflaborandleisure.Today，the15ofworkmaybeabitoverblown.“Manyjobsareboring，degrading，unhealthy，andawasteofhumanpotential，”saysJohnDanaher，alecturerattheNationalUniversityofIrelandinGalway.Thesedays，becauseleisuretimeisrelatively16formostworkers，peopleusetheirfreetimetocounterbalancetheintellectualandemotional17oftheirjobs.“WhenIcomehomefromahardday’swork，Ioftenfeel18，”Danahersays，adding，“InaworldinwhichIdon’thavetowork，Imightfeelratherdifferent”—perhapsdifferentenoughtothrowhimself19ahobbyorapassionprojectwiththeintensityusuallyreservedfor20matters.1.[A]boasting[B]denying[C]warning[D]ensuring[答案][C]warning2.[A]inequality[B]instability[C]unreliability[D]uncertainty[答案][A]inequality3.[A]policy[B]guideline[C]resolution[D]prediction[答案][D]prediction4.[A]characterized[B]divided[C]balanced[D]measured[答案][A]characterized5.[A]wisdom[B]meaning[C]glory[D]freedom[答案][B]meaning6.[A]Instead[B]Indeed[C]Thus[D]Nevertheless[答案][B]Indeed7.[A]rich[B]urban[C]working[D]educated[答案][C]working8.[A]explanation[B]requirement[C]compensation[D]substitute[答案][A]explanation9.[A]under[B]beyond[C]alongside[D]among[答案][D]among10.[A]leavebehind[B]makeup[C]worryabout[D]setaside[答案][C]worryabout11.[A]statistically[B]occasionally[C]necessarily[D]economically[答案][C]necessarily12.[A]chances[B]downsides[C]benefits[D]principles[答案][B]downsides13.[A]absence[B]height[C]face[D]course[答案][A]absence14.[A]disturb[B]restore[C]exclude[D]yield[答案][D]yield15.[A]model[B]practice[C]virtue[D]hardship[答案][C]virtue16.[A]tricky[B]lengthy[C]mysterious[D]scarce[答案][D]scarce17.[A]demands[B]standards[C]qualities[D]threats[答案][A]demands18.[A]ignored[B]tired[C]confused[D]starved[答案][B]tired19.[A]off[B]against[C]behind[D]into[答案][D]into20.[A]technological[B]professional[C]educational[D]interpersonal[答案][B]professional试题精析[答案][C]warning考点：上下文语义理解解析：空格之后的宾语从句部分“technologyisreplacinghumanworkers.”结合选项，应该选择warning。其他三项[A]boasting[B]denying[D]ensuring均不符合此处的语境要求，故均排除。[答案][A]inequality考点：上下文语义理解空格单词后面的句意看到了贫富对比，故作为上文对其进行概括关键应选择inequality。[答案][D]prediction考点：时态判断空格之后的内容“holdsthatthefuturewillbeawastelandofadifferentsort，”该定语从句是对空格词汇的修饰与说明，既然文中用到了will这一个表示将来时态的助动词，故答案为prediction。[答案][A]characterized考点：后置定语+固定搭配one4bypurposelessness。其他三项均不符合，故排除。5.[答案][B]meaning考点：句间语义理解Withoutjobstogivetheirlives5，peoplewillsimplybecomelazyanddepressed.空格所在句后面的表述与空格前的内容属于并列关系，由逗号连接。答案选择meaning。[A]wisdom[C]glory[D]freedom这些选项都表示褒义色彩和后面lazy、depressed矛盾。6.[答案][B]Indeed考点：上下文逻辑关系分析下四个选项可以看出并无体现因果关系故[A]Thus排除，另外instead，nevertheless表示转折语意，但是上下文逻辑并无体现。故[A]Instead[C]Thus[D]Nevertheless均排除。7.[答案][C]working考点：上下文语义理解OneGalluppollfoundthat20percentofAmericanswhohavebeenunemployedforatleastayearreporthavingdepression，doubletheratefor7Americans.根据上下文对比的语意对照应该选择working。前面提到unemployed。此处在进行对比，故选择表示反义呼应的词working。8.[答案][A]explanation考点：句内语意理解+固定搭配someresearchsuggeststhatthe8forrisingratesofmortality，mental-healthproblems，andaddicting9poorly-educatedmiddle-agedpeopleisshortageofwell-paidjobs.[答案][D]among考点：句内语义理解、介词辨析很明显应该指前者的发生范围。浏览四个选项，among“在....中”表示范围，符合此处语义需要，故为答案。[答案][C]worryabout考点：上下文语义理解+句内语义理解Perhapsthisiswhymany10theagonizingdullnessofajoblessfuture.[答案][C]necessarily考点：上下文逻辑关系+句内语义理解Butitdoesn’t11followfromfindingslikethesethataworldwithoutworkwouldbefilledwithunease.But表示转折语意。doesn'tnecessarily不一定。符合此处语意需要，故为答案。12.[答案][B]downsides考点：上下文语义理解后置定语Suchvisionsarebasedonthe12ofbeingunemployedinasocietybuiltontheconceptofemployment.答案的线索在于空格后面的介词短语，后面提到beingunemployed。这是贬义。其他选项均不符条件。[答案][A]absence考点：词汇复现Inthe13ofwork，asocietydesignedwithotherendsinmindcould14strikinglydifferentcircumstancesforthefutureoflaborandleisure.[答案][D]yield考点：词汇的一词多义与搭配Inthe13ofwork，asocietydesignedwithotherendsinmindcould14strikinglydifferentcircumstancesforthefut