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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]e