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2017年全国硕±研究生招生考试
英语（二）
（科§代码：204）
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英语
英语（二）试题.PAGE#.（共14页）
2017年全国硕士研究生入学考试英语二试题
UseofEnglish
Directions:
Readthefollowingtext.Choosethebestword(s)foreachnumberedblankandmarkA,B,CorDontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)
Peoplehavespeculatedforcenturiesaboutafuturewithoutwork.Todayisnodifferent,withacademics,writers,andactivistsonceagain1thattechnologyisreplacinghumanworkers.Someimaginethatthecomingwork-freeworldwillbedefinedby2 :Afewwealthypeoplewillownallthecapital,andthemasses
willstruggleinanimpoverishedwasteland.
Adifferentandnotmutuallyexclusive3holdsthatthefuturewillbeawastelandofadifferentsort,one4bypurposelessness:Withoutjobstogivetheirlives5,peoplewillsimplybecomelazyanddepressed.6,todaysunemployeddontseemtobehavingagreattime.OneGalluppollfoundthat20percentofAmericanswhohavebeenunemployedforatleastayearreporthavingdepression,doubletheratefor7Americans.Also,someresearchsuggeststhatthe8forrisingratesofmortality,mental-healthproblems,andaddiction
9poorly-educated,middle-agedpeopleisashortageofwell-paidjobs.Perhapsthisiswhymany10theagonizingdullnessofajoblessfuture.
Butitdoesnt11followfromfindingslikethesethataworldwithoutworkwouldbefilledwithunease.Suchvisionsarebasedonthe12ofbeingunemployedinasocietybuiltontheconceptofemployment.Inthe13ofwork,asocietydesignedwithotherendsinmindcould14strikinglydifferentcircumstancesforthefutureoflaborandleisure.Today,the15ofworkmaybeabitoverblown.M