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2021年1月12日发(作者：安志敏)
2017年考研英语（二）真题与解析
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Section IUseofEnglish
Directions:
thebestword(s)fore achnumberedblankandmarkA,B,CorD
ontheANSWERSHEE T.(10points)
snodifferent,with
academics,wri ters,
althypeoplewillownall
thecapital,andth emasseswillstruggleinanimpoverishedwasteland.
A differentandnotmutuallyexclusive3holdsthatthefutur ewillbeawastelandofadifferentsort,
one4bypurpos elessness:Withoutjobstogivetheirlives5,peoplewills implybecomelazyand
depressed.6,today’sunemploye ddon’luppollfound
that20percentofAmericanswhoha vebeenunemployedforatleastayearreporthaving
dep ression,,someresearchsuggeststhatthe8forrising
ratesofmortality,mental- healthproblems,andaddicting9poorly-educatedmiddle- agedpeopleis
sthisiswhymany10theagonizingdullne ssofajoblessfuture.
Butitdoesn’t11followfromfin dingslikethesethataworldwithoutworkwouldbefilledwi th
sionsarebasedonthe12ofbeingunemployedinasoci etybuiltontheconceptof
13ofwork,asocietydesigne dwithotherendsinmindcould14strikingly
,the15ofw orkmaybeabit
overblown.“Manyjobsareboring,degra ding,unhealthy,andawasteofhumanpotential,”says
JohnDanaher,alecturerattheNationalUniversityofIrel andinGalway.
Thesedays,becauseleisuretimeisrela tively16formostworkers,peopleusetheirfreetimeto
counterbalancetheintellectualandemotional17ofthei rjobs.“WhenIcomehomefromahard
day’swork,Ioftenf eel18,”Danahersays,adding,“InaworldinwhichIdon’tha vetowork,
Imightfeelratherdifferent”—perhapsdif ferentenoughtothrowhimself19ahobbyorapassion
pr ojectwiththeintensityusuallyreservedfor20matters.< br>1．[A]boasting[B]denying[C]warning[D]ensuring
【答案】[C]warning
2．[A]inequality[B]instability[C ]unreliability[D]uncertainty
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【答案】[A] inequality
3．[A]policy[B]guideline[C]resolution [D]prediction
【答案】[D]prediction
4．[A]charact erized[B]divided[C]balanced[D]measured
【答案】[A]c haracterized
5．[A]wisdom[B]meaning[C]glory[D]fr eedom
【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]s ubstitute
【答案】[A]explanation
9．[A]under[B]be yond[C]alongside[D]among
【答案】[D]among
10．[A] leavebehind[B]makeup[C]worryabout[D]setaside
【答 案】[C]worryabout
11．[A]statistically[B]occasiona lly[C]necessarily[D]economically
【答案】[C]necessa rily
12．[A]chances[B]downsides[C]benefits[D]pri nciples
【答案】[B]downsides
13．[A]absence[B]hei ght[C]face[D]course
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【答案】[A]absence14．[A]disturb[B]restore[C]exclude[D]yield
【答案 】[D]yield
15．[A]model[B]practice[C]virtue[D]har dship
【答案】[C]virtue
16．[A]tricky[B]lengthy[C ]mysterious[D]scarce
【答案】[D]scarce
17．[A]dem ands[B]standards[C]qualities[D]threats
【答案】[A]d emands
18．[A]ignored[B]tired[C]confused[D]starv ed
【答案】[B]tired
19．[A]off[B]against[C]behind [D]into
【答案】[D]into
20．[A]technological[B]pr ofessional[C]educational[D]interpersonal
【答案】[B ]professional
SectionIIReadingComprehension
PartA
Directions:
thequestionsbeloweachtextb ychoosingA,B,CorD.
MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSH EET.(40points)
Text1
EverySaturdaymorning,at 9am,morethan50,000runnerssetofftorun5kmaroundtheir local
krunphenomenonbeganwithadozenfriendsandha sinspired400eventsintheUK
arefree,srangefromfou r
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yearsoldtograndparents;theirtimesr angefromAndrewBaddeley’sworldrecord13minutes48
secondsuptoanhour.
ParkrunissucceedingwhereLond on’sOlympic“legacy”rsagoonMonday,
ngdocumentspledgedthatthegreatlegacyoftheGameswouldbetoleve lanationofsportloversawayfrom
ulationwouldbefit ter,ot
berofadultsdoingweeklysportdidrise,bynea rly2millionintherun—upto
2012—,thenumbersarenow fallingatan
ositionclaimsprimaryschoolpupilsdoi ngatleasttwohoursofsporta
alretrospections
c ontinueastowhyLondon2012failedto“inspireageneratio n.”ThesuccessofParkrunoffers
answers.
Parkun isnotaracebutatimetrial:oswelcomes
sasmuchjoyov erapuffed-outfirst-timerbeingclappedoverthelineast hereis
mpicbidders,bycontrast,wantedtogetmorepe opledoingsports
laimwasmixedup:Thestressonsucce ssovertaking
partwasintimidatingfornewcomers.Indeed,thereissomethingalittleabsurdinthestatege ttinginvolvedintheplanningofsucha
fundamentally “grassroots”,eisarolefor
government,itshouldrea llybegettinginvolvedinprovidingcommongoods—makings urethere
isspaceforplayingfieldsandthemoneytopa vetennisandnetballcourts,andencouragingthe
cess ivegovernmentshavepresidedoverselling
greenspac es,squeezingmoneyfromlocalauthoritiesanddeclininga ttentiononsportineducation.
Insteadofwordy,wort hystrategies,futuregovernmentsneedtodomoretoprovid etheconditions
astnotmakethemworse.
ingtoPar agraph1,Parkrunhas.
[A]gainedgreatpopularity
[B]createdmanyjobs
[C]strengthenedcommunitytie s
[D]becomeanofficialfestival
【答案】[A]gainedg reatpopularity
horbelievesthatLondon’sOlympic“l egacy”hasfailedto.
[A]boostpopulationgrowth
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[B]promotesportparticipation
[C]impr ovethecity’simage
[D]increasesporthoursinschool s
【答案】[B]promotesportparticipation
nisdiffer entfromOlympicgamesinthatit.
[A]aimsatdiscoveri ngtalents
[B]focusesonmasscompetition
[C]doe snotemphasizeelitism
[D]doesnotattractfirst-tim ers
【答案】[C]doesnotemphasizeelitism
gardtomas ssport,theauthorholdsthatgovernmentsshould.
[A] organize“grassroots”sportsevents
[B]superviselo calsportsassociations
[C]increasefundsforsports clubs
[D]investinpublicsportsfacilities
【答案】 [D]investinpublicsportsfacilities
hor’sattitude towhatUKgovernmentshavedoneforsportsis.
[A]tole rant
[B]critical
[C]uncertain
[D]sympathe tic
【答案】[B]critical
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Text2
With somuchfocusonchildren’suseofscreens,it’seasyforpar entstoforgetabouttheirown
screenuse.“Techisdesi gnedtoreallysuckonyouin,”saysJennyRadeskyinherstud yof
digitalplay,“sithardto
disengage,andlead stoalotofbleed-overintothefamilyroutine.”
Rades kyhasstudiedtheuseofmobilephonesandtabletsatmealti mesbygivingmother-child
ndthatmotherswhosueddev icesduringtheexercisestarted
20percentfewa
s eparateobservation,swould
belookingattheiremail swhilethechildrenwouldbemakingexcitedbidsfortheira ttention.
Infantsarewiredtolookatparents’facest otrytounderstandtheirworld,andifthosefacesare
b lankandunresponsive—astheyoftenarewhenabsorbedinad evice—itcanbeextremely
ycitesthe“stillfaceexper iment”devisedby
,amotherisaskedtointeractwithhe r
childinanormalwaybeforeputtingonablankexpress ionandnotgivingthemanyvisualsocial
feedback;The childbecomesincreasinglydistressedasshetriestocapt urehermother’sattention.
“Parentsdon’thavetobee xquisitelyparentsatalltimes,butthereneedstobeabala nceand
parentsneedtoberesponsiveandsensitivetoa child’sverbalornonverbalexpressionsofan
emotion alneed,”saysRadesky.
Ontheotherhand,Tronickhims elfisconcernedthattheworriesaboutkids’useofscreens are
bornoutofan“oppressiveideologythatdemandsth atparentsshouldalwaysbeinteracting”with
theirch ildren:“It’sbasedonasomewhatfantasized,verywhite,v eryupper-middle-class
ideologythatsaysifyou’ref ailingtoexposeyourchildto30,000wordsyouareneglecti ng
them.”Tronickbelievesthatjustbecauseachildis n’tlearningfromthescreendoesn’tmean
there’snova luetoit—particularlyifitgivesparentstimetohaveasho wer,dohouseworkor
s,hesays,cangetalotoutofusing theirdevicesto
nmakethemfeelhappier,whichletsthenbemoreavailabletotheirchildtherestofthetime.
ingtoJennyRadesky,digitalproductsaredesignedto ______.
[A]simplifyroutinematters
[B]absorbu serattention
[C]betterinterpersonalrelations
[D]increaseworkefficiency
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【答案】[B]ab sorbuserattention
y’sfood-testingexerciseshowst hatmothers’useofdevices______.
[A]takesawaybabi es’appetite
[B]distractschildren’sattention
[C]slowsdownbabies’verbaldevelopment
[D]reduces mother-childcommunication
【答案】[D]reducesmother- childcommunication
y’scitesthe“stillfaceexperim ent”toshowthat_______.
[A]itiseasyforchildrento getusedtoblankexpressions
[B]verbalexpressionsa reunnecessaryforemotionalexchange
[C]childrenar einsensitivetochangesintheirparents’mood
[D]par entsneedtorespondtochildren’semotionalneeds
【答案 】[D]parentsneedtorespondtochildren’semotionalneeds
ressiveideologymentionedbyTronickrequiresparen tsto_______.
[A]protectkidsfromexposuretowildfa ntasies
[B]teachtheirkidsatleast30,000wordsayea r
[C]ensureconstantinteractionwiththeirchildren
[D]remainconcernedaboutkid’suseofscreens
【答 案】[C]ensureconstantinteractionwiththeirchildren
ingtoTronick,kid’suseofscreensmay_______.
[A]g ivetheirparentssomefreetime
[B]maketheirparents morecreative
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[C]helpthemwiththeirhom ework
[D]helpthembecomemoreattentive
【答案】[A] givetheirparentssomefreetime
Text3
Today,wid espreadsocialpressuretoimmediatelygotocollegeincon junctionwithincreasingly
highexpectationsinafas t-movingworldoftencausesstudentstocompletelyoverlo okthe
ll,ifeveryoneyouknowisgoingtocollegeinthe fall,it
seemssillytostaybackayear,doesn’tit?And aftergoingtoschoolfor12years,itdoesn’tfeel
natu raltospendayeardoingsomethingthatisn’tacademic.
Butwhilethismaybetrue,it’’salways
aconstantfea roffallingbehindeveryoneelseonthesociallyperpetuat ed“racetothefinish
line,”whetherthatbetowardgra duateschool,pite
commonmisconceptions,agapyeard oesnothinderthesuccessofacademicpursuits—infact,it
probablyenhancesit.
StudiesfromtheUnitedSta tesandAustraliashowthatstudentswhotakeagapyearareg enerally
thanpulling
studentsback,agapyearpu shesthemaheadbypreparingthemforindependence,new
responsibilitiesandenvironmentalchanges—allthings thatfirst-yearstudentsoftenstrugglewith
rexperi encescanlessentheblowwhenitcomestoadjustingtocolle geand
beingthrownintoabrandnewenvironment,makin giteasiertofocusonacademicsandactivities
rather thanacclimationblunders.
Ifyou’renotconvincedof theinherentvalueintakingayearofftoexploreinterests ,then
ingtotheNationalCenterfor
EducationSta tistics,nearly80percentofcollegestudentsendupchang ingtheirmajorsatleast
n’tsurprising,considering thebasicmandatoryhighschoolcurriculumleaves
stu dentswithapoorunderstandingofthemselveslistingonem ajorontheircollegeapplications,
’snotnecessaril yabadthing,but
dependingontheschool,itcanbecost lytomakeupcreditsafterswitchingtoolateinthegame.AtBostonCollege,forexample,youwouldhavetocomplet eanextrayearwereyoutoswitchto
agapyeartofiguret hingsoutinitiallycan
helppreventstressandsavemo neylateron.
hereasonsforhigh-schoolgraduatesnot takingagapyearisthat.
[A]theythinkitacademicall ymisleading
[B]theyhavealotoffuntoexpectincolle ge
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