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
Section I Use of English
Directions：
Read the following text. Choose the best word (s) for each numbered blank and mark A, B, C or D on the ANSWER SHEET. (10 points)
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 addicting9 poorly-educated middle-aged people is 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.
1. [A] boasting [B] denying [C] warning [D] ensuring
[答案][C] warning
2. [A] inequality [B] instability [C] unreliability [D] uncertainty
[答案][A] inequality
3. [A] policy [B]guideline [C] resolution [D] prediction
4. [A] characterized [B]divided [C] balanced [D]measured
[答案][A] characterized
5. [A] wisdom [B] meaning [C] glory [D] freedom
[答案][B] meaning
6. [A] Instead [B] Indeed [C] Thus [D] Nevertheless
[答案][B] Indeed
7. [A] rich [B] urban [C]working [D] educated
[答案][C] working
8. [A] explanation [B] requirement [C] compensation [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] set aside
[答案][C] worry about
11. [A] statistically [B] occasionally [C] necessarily [D] economically
[答案][C] necessarily
12. [A] chances [B] downsides [C] benefits [D] principles
[答案][B] downsides
13. [A] absence [B] height [C] face [D] course
[答案][A] absence
14. [A] disturb [B] restore [C] exclude [D] yield
[答案][D] yield
15. [A] model [B] practice [C] virtue [D] hardship
[答案][C] virtue
16. [A] tricky [B] lengthy [C] mysterious [D] scarce
[答案][D] scarce
17. [A] demands [B] standards [C] qualities [D] threats
[答案][A] demands
18. [A] ignored [B] tired [C] confused [D] starved
[答案][B] tired
19. [A] off [B] against [C] behind [D] into
[答案][D] into
20. [A] technological [B] professional [C] educational [D] interpersonal
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“technology is replacing human workers.”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“holds that the future will be a wasteland of a different sort，”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
one 4 by purposelessness。其他三项均不符合，故排除。
5.[答案][B] meaning
考点：句间语义理解
Without jobs to give their lives 5 ，people will simply become lazy and depressed.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
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.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
some research suggests that the 8 for rising rates of mortality，mental-health problems，and addicting 9 poorly-educated middle-aged people is shortage of
well-paid jobs.
[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] worry about
考点：上下文语义理解+句内语义理解
Perhaps this is why many 10 the agonizing dullness of a jobless future.
[答案][C] necessarily
考点：上下文逻辑关系+句内语义理解
But it doesn’t 11 follow from findings like these that a world without work would be filled with unease.But表示转折语意。doesn't necessarily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
Such visions are based on the 12 of being unemployed in a society built on the concept of employment.
答案的线索在于空格后面的介词短语，后面提到being unemployed。这是贬义。其他选项均不符条件。
[答案][A] absence
考点：词汇复现
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.
[答案][D] yield
考点：词汇的一词多义与搭配
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.该空格所选词汇的主语是a society 宾语是different circumstances.根据主谓一致的原则应该选择yield。语义为：产生。
15.[答案][C] virtue
考点：上下文语义理解
overblown.一词为解题线索。含义：吹散吹倒表贬义。后面的内容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.是对这句话的进一步解释，结合前后的上下文语义理解，应选择virtue，其他选项均排除。
16.[答案][D] scarce
考点：上下文语义理解
because leisure time is relatively 16 for most workers，people use their free time to counterbalance the intellectual and emotional 17 of their jobs.结合常识认知及上下文理解应该选择scarce。
17.[答案][A] demands