考研英语二真题
考生姓名:考生编号:考研英语二真题2017年全国硕士研究生入学统一考试英语(二)试题Section Use of EnglishDirections:Read the following text.Choose the best word(s)for each numbered blank and markA ,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 be 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 , todays unemployed dont 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 thatthe 8 for rising rates of mortality, mental-health problems, and addicting 9 poorly-educated middle-aged people is sh