2017年考研英語二真題及答案解析

2017年考研英語二真題及答案解析

(1~20/共20題)SectionIUseofEnglish

Directions:

Readthefollowingtext.Choosethebestword(s)foreachnumberedblankandmarkA,BzCorD

onANSWERSHEET1.

Peoplehavespeculatedforcenturiesaboutafuturewithoutwork.Todayisnodifferent,with

academics,writers,andactivistsonceagain_1_thattechnologyisreplacinghumanworkers.

Someimaginethatthecomingwork-freeworldwillbedefinedby_2_.Afewwealthypeople

willownallthecapital,andthemasseswillstruggleinanimpoverishedwasteland.

Adifferentandnotmutuallyexclusive_3_holdsthatthefuturewillbeawastelandofa

differentsort,one_4_bypurposelessness:Withoutjobstogivetheirlives_5_,peoplewill

simplybecomelazyanddepressed._6_today'sunemployeddon'tseemtobehavingagreat

time.OneGalluppollfoundthat20percentofAmericanswhohavebeenunemployedforatleast

ayearreporthavingdepression,doubletheratefor_7_Americans.Also,someresearch

suggeststhatthe_8_forrisingratesofmortality,mental-healthproblems,andaddicting

_9_poorly-educatedmiddle-agedpeopleisshortageofwell-paidjobs.Perhapsthisiswhy

many_10_theagonizingdullnessofajoblessfuture.

Butitdoesnzt_11_followfromfindingslikethesethataworldwithoutworkwouldbe

filledwithunease.Suchvisionsarebasedonthe_12_ofbeingunemployedinasocietybuilt

ontheconceptofemployment.Inthe_13_ofwork,asocietydesignedwithotherendsin

mindcould_14_strikinglydifferentcircumstancesforthefutureoflaborandleisure.Today,

the_15_ofworkmaybeabitoverblown."Manyjobsareboring,degrading,unhealthy,anda

wasteofhumanpotential,"saysJohnDanaher,alecturerattheNationalUniversityofIrelandin

Galway.

Thesedays,becauseleisuretimeisrelatively_16_formostworkers,peopleusetheirfree

timetocounterbalancetheintellectualandemotional_17_oftheirjobs."WhenIcomehome

fromaharddayzswork,Ioftenfeel_18_/'Danahersays,adding,"InaworldinwhichIdon't

havetowork,Imightfeelratherdifferent"—perhapsdifferentenoughtothrowhimself_19_a

hobbyorapassionprojectwiththeintensityusuallyreservedfor_20_matters.

第1題

A.boasting

B.denying

C.warning

0.ensuring

第2題

A.inequality

B.instability

C.unreliability

0.uncertainty

第3題

A.policy

B.guideline

C.resolution

0.prediction

第4題

A.characterized

B.divided

C.balanced

□.measured

第5題

A.wisdom

B.meaning

C.glory

0.freedom

第6題

A.lnstead

B.Indeed

C.Thus

0.Nevertheless

第7題

A.rich

B.urban

C.working

0.educated

第8題

A.explanation

B.requirement

C.compensation

□.substitute

第9題

A.under

B.beyond

C.alongside

D.among

第10題

A.leavebehind

B.makeup

C.worryabout

D.setaside

第11題

A.statistically

B.occasionally

C.necessarily

□.economically

第12題

A.chances

B.downsides

C.benefits

□.principles

第13題

A.absence

B.height

C.face

□.course

第14題

A.disturb

B.restore

C.exclude

D.yield

第15題

A.model

B.practice

C.virtue

□.hardship

第16題

A.tricky

B.lengthy

C.mysterious

□.scarce

第17題

A.demands

B.standards

C.qualities

0.threats

第18題

A.ignored

B.tired

C.confused

□.starved

第19題

A.off

B.against

C.behind

D.into

第20題

A.technological

B.professional

C.educational

□.interpersonal

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（21~25/共20題）SectionIIReadingComprehension

Directions:

Readthefollowingfourterts.Answerthequestionsbeloweachtextbychoosing[A],[B],[C]or

[D].MarkyouranswersonANSWERSHEET1.

EverySaturdaymorning,at9am,morethan50,000runnerssetofftorun5kmaroundtheirlocal

park.TheParkrunphenomenonbeganwithadozenfriendsandhasinspired400eventsintheUK

andmoreabroad.Eventsarefree,staffedbythousandsofvolunteers.Runnersrangefromfour

yearsoldtograndparents;theirtimesrangefromAndrewBaddeley7sworldrecord13minutes

48secondsuptoanhour.

ParkrunissucceedingwhereLondon'sOlympic"legacy"isfailing.TenyearsagoonMonday,

itwasannouncedthattheGamesofthe30thOlympiadwouldbeinLondon.Planningdocuments

pledgedthatthegreatlegacyoftheGameswouldbetolevelanationofsportloversawayfrom

theircouches.Thepopulationwouldbefitter;healthierandproducemorewinners.Ithasnot

happened.Thenumberofadultsdoingweeklysportdidrise,bynearly2millionintherun-up

to2012—butthegeneralpopulationwasgrowingfaster.Worse,thenumbersarenowfallingat

anacceleratingrate.Theoppositionclaimsprimaryschoolpupilsdoingatleasttwohoursof

sportaweekhavenearlyhalved.Obesityhasrisenamongadultsandchildren.Official

retrospectionscontinueastowhyLondon2012failedto"inspireageneration".Thesuccessof

Parkrunoffersanswers.

Parkunisnotaracebutatimetrial;Youronlycompetitoristheclock.Theethoswelcomes

anybody.Thereisasmuchjoyoverapuffed-outfirst-timerbeingclappedoverthelineasthereis

abouttoptalentshining.TheOlympicbidders,bycontrast,wantedtogetmorepeopledoing

sportsandtoproducemoreeliteathletes.Thedualaimwasmixedup:Thestressonsuccessover

takingpartwasintimidatingfornewcomers.

Indeed,thereissomethingalittleabsurdinthestategettinginvolvedintheplanningof

suchafundamentally"grassroots",conceptascommunitysportsassociations.Ifthereisarole

forgovernment,itshouldreallybegettinginvolvedinprovidingcommongoods—makingsure

thereisspaceforplayingfieldsandthemoneytopavetennisandnetballcourts,and

encouragingtheprovisionofalltheseactivitiesinschools.Butsuccessivegovernmentshave

presidedoversellinggreenspaces,squeezingmoneyfromlocalauthoritiesanddeclining

attentiononsportineducation.Insteadofwordy,worthystrategies,futuregovernmentsneedto

domoretoprovidetheconditionsforsporttothrive.Oratleastnotmakethemworse.

第21題

AccordingtoParagraph1,Parkrunhas____.

A.gainedgreatpopularity

B.createdmanyjobs

C.strengthenedcommunityties

D.becomeanofficialfestival

第22題

TheauthorbelievesthatLondon'sOlympic"legacy"hasfailedto.

A.boostpopulationgrowth

B.promotesportparticipation

C.improvethecity'simage

0.increasesporthoursinschools

第23題

ParkrunisdifferentfromOlympicgamesinthatit.

A.aimsatdiscoveringtalents

B.focusesonmasscompetition

C.doesnotemphasizeelitism

D.doesnotattractfirst-timers

第24題

Withregardtomasssport,theauthorholdsthatgovernmentsshould____.

A.organize"grassroots"sportsevents

B.superviselocalsportsassociations

C.increasefundsforsportsclubs

D.investinpublicsportsfacilities

第25題

Theauthor7sattitudetowhatUKgovernmentshavedoneforsportsis.

A.tolerant

B.critical

C.uncertain

□.sympathetic

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（26~30/共20題）SectionIIReadingComprehension

Directions:

Readthefollowingfourterts.Answerthequestionsbeloweachtextbychoosing[A],[B],[C]or

[D].MarkyouranswersonANSWERSHEET1.

Withsomuchfocusonchildren/suseofscreens,itzseasyforparentstoforgetabouttheirown

screenuse."Teckisdesignedtoreallysuckonyouin,"saysJennyRadeskyinherstudyofdigital

play,"anddigitalproductsaretheretopromotemaximalengagement.Itmakesithardto

disengage,andleadstoalotofbleed-overintothefamilyroutine."

Radeskyhasstudiedtheuseofmobilephonesandtabletsatmealtimesbygiving

mother-childpairsafood-testingexercise.Shefoundthatmotherswhouseddevicesduringthe

exercisestarted20percentfewerverbaland39percentfewernonverbalinteractionswiththeir

children.Duringaseparateobservation,shesawthatphonesbecameasourceoftensioninthe

family.Parentswouldbelookingattheiremailswhilethechildrenwouldbemakingexcitedbids

fortheirattention.

Infantsarewiredtolookatparents'facestotrytounderstandtheirworld,andifthosefaces

areblankandunresponsive—astheyoftenarewhenabsorbedinadevice—itcanbeextremely

disconcertingforthechildren.Radeskycitesthe"stillfaceexperiment"devisedby

developmentalpsychologistEdTronickinthe1970s.Init,amotherisaskedtointeractwithher

childinanormalwaybeforeputtingonablankexpressionandnotgivingthemanyvisualsocial

feedback;Thechildbecomesincreasinglydistressedasshetriestocapturehermotherzs

attention."Parentsdon'thavetobeexquisitelyparentsatalltimes,butthereneedstobea

balanceandparentsneedtoberesponsiveandsensitivetoachild'sverbalornonverbal

expressionsofanemotionalneed,"saysRadesky.

Ontheotherhand,Tronickhimselfisconcernedthattheworriesaboutkidszuseofscreens

arebornoutofan'*oppressiveideologythatdemandsthatparentsshouldalwaysbeinteracting"

withtheirchildren:"ltzsbasedonasomewhatfantasized,verywhite,veryupper-middle-class

ideologythatsaysifyou'refailingtoexposeyourchildto30,000wordsyouareneglectingthem.

"Tronickbelievesthatjustbecauseachildisnztlearningfromthescreendoesnztmeantherezs

novaluetoit—particularlyifitgivesparentstimetohaveashower,dohouseworkorsimply

haveabreakfromtheirchild.Parents,hesays,cangetalotoutofusingtheirdevicestospeakto

afriendorgetsomeworkoutoftheway.Thiscanmakethemfeelhappier,whichletthembe

moreavailabletotheirchildtherestofthetime.

第26題

AccordingtoJennyRadesky,digitalproductsaredesignedto____.

A.simplifyroutinematters

B.absorbuserattention

C.betterinterpersonalrelations

0.increaseworkefficiency

第27題

Radeskyzsfood-testingexerciseshowsthatmothers'useofdevices.

A.takesawaybabies'appetite

B.distractschildren"sattention

C.slowsdownbabies'verbaldevelopment

□.reducesmother-childcommunication

第28題

Radeskyzscitesthe"stillfaceexperiment,'toshowthat.

A.itiseasyforchildrentogetusedtoblankexpressions

B.verbalexpressionsareunnecessaryforemotionalexchange

C.childrenareinsensitivetochangesintheirparents7mood

0.parentsneedtorespondtochildrenzsemotionalneeds

第29題

TheoppressiveideologymentionedbyTronickrequiresparentsto,

A.protectkidsfromexposuretowildfantasies

B.teachtheirkidsatleast30,000wordsayear

C.ensureconstantinteractionwiththeirchildren

D.remainconcernedaboutkid'suseofscreens

第30題

AccordingtoTronick,kid'suseofscreensmay.

A.givetheirparentssomefreetime

B.maketheirparentsmorecreative

C.helpthemwiththeirhomework

D.helpthembecomemoreattentive

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（31~35/共20題）SectionIIReadingComprehension

Directions:

Readthefollowingfourterts.Answerthequestionsbeloweachtextbychoosing[A],[B],[C]or

[D].MarkyouranswersonANSWERSHEET1.

Today,widespreadsocialpressuretoimmediatelygotocollegeinconjunctionwithincreasingly

highexpectationsinafast-movingworldoftencausesstudentstocompletelyoverlookthe

possibilityoftakingagapyear.Afterallzifeveryoneyouknowisgoingtocollegeinthefall,it

seemssillytostaybackayear,doesn71it?Andaftergoingtoschoolfor12years,itdoesnztfeel

naturaltospendayeardoingsomethingthatisnztacademic.

Butwhilethismaybetrue,it'snotagoodenoughreasontocondemngapyears.There's

alwaysaconstantfearoffallingbehindeveryoneelseonthesociallyperpetuated"racetothe

finishline,"whetherthatbetowardgraduateschool,medicalschoolorlucrativecareer.But

despitecommonmisconceptions,agapyeardoesnothinderthesuccessofacademic

pursuits-infact,itprobablyenhancesit.

StudiesfromtheUnitedStatesandAustraliashowthatstudentswhotakeagapyearare

generallybetterpreparedforandperformbetterincollegethanthosewhodonot.Ratherthan

pullingstudentsback,agapyearpushesthemaheadbypreparingthemforindependence,new

responsibilitiesandenvironmentalchanges—allthingsthatfirst-yearstudentsoftenstrugglewith

themost.Gapyearexperiencescanlessentheblowwhenitcomestoadjustingtocollegeand

beingthrownintoabrandnewenvironment,makingiteasiertofocusonacademicsand

activitiesratherthanacclimationblunders.

Ifyou'renotconvincedoftheinherentvalueintakingayearofftoexploreinterests,then

consideritsfinancialimpactonfutureacademicchoices.AccordingtotheNationalCenterfor

EducationStatistics,nearly80percentofcollegestudentsendupchangingtheirmajorsatleast

once.Thisisnztsurprising,consideringthebasicmandatoryhighschoolcurriculumleaves

studentswithapoorunderstandingofthemselveslistingonemajorontheircollegeapplications,

butswitchingtoanotheraftertakingcollegeclasses.Itzsnotnecessarilyabadthing,but

dependingontheschool,itcanbecostlytomakeupcreditsafterswitchingtoolateinthegame.

AtBostonCollege,forexample,youwouldhavetocompleteanextrayearwereyoutoswitchto

thenursingschoolfromanotherdepartment.Takingagapyeartofigurethingsoutinitiallycan

helppreventstressandsavemoneylateron.

第31題

Oneofthereasonsforhigh-schoolgraduatesnottakingagapyearisthat.

A.theythinkitacademicallymisleading

B.theyhavealotoffuntoexpectincollege

C.itfeelsstrangetododifferentlyfromothers

D.itseemsworthlesstotakeoff-campuscourses.

第32題

StudiesfromtheUSandAustraliaimplythattakingagapyearhelps.

A.keepstudentsfrombeingunrealistic

B.lowerrisksinchoosingcareers

C.easefreshmen7sfinancialburdens

0.relievefreshmenofpressures

第33題

ThewordHacclimation"(Line6,Para.3)isclosestinmeaningto.

A.adaptation

B.application

C.motivation

□.competition

第34題

Agapyearmaysavemoneyforstudentsbyhelpingthem.

A.avoidacademicfailures

B.establishlong-termgoals

C.switchtoanothercollege

0.decideontherightmajor

第35題

Themostsuitabletitleforthistextwouldbe.

A.InFavoroftheGapYear

B.TheABCsoftheGapYear

C.TheGapYearComesBack

D.TheGapYear:ADilemma

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（36~40/共20題）SectionIIReadingComprehension

Directions:

Readthefollowingfourterts.Answerthequestionsbeloweachtextbychoosing[A],[B],[C]or

[D].MarkyouranswersonANSWERSHEET1.

Thoughoftenviewedasaproblemforwesternstates,thegrowingfrequencyofwildfiresisa

nationalconcernbecauseofitsimpactonfederaltaxdollars,saysProfessorMaxMoritz,a

specialistinfireecologyandmanagement.

In2015,theUSForestServiceforthefirsttimespentmorethanhalfofits$5.5billion

annualbudgetfightingfires—nearlydoublethepercentageitspentonsuchefforts20yearsago.

Ineffect,fewerfederalfundstodayaregoingtowardstheagency'sotherwork-suchasforest

conservation,watershedandculturalresourcesmanagement,andinfrastructureupkeep—that

affectthelivesofallAmericans.

Anothernationwideconcerniswhetherpublicfundsfromotheragenciesaregoinginto

constructioninfirepronedistricts.AsMoritzputsit,howoftenarefederaldollarsbuildinghomes

thatarelikelytobelosttoawildfire?

"ltzsalreadyahugeproblemfromapublicexpenditureperspectiveforthewholecountry,"

hesays.Weneedtotakeamagnifyingglasstothat.Like,"Waitaminute,isthisOK?""Dowe

wantinsteadtoredirectthosefundstoconcentrateonlower-hazardpartsofthelandscape?"

SuchaviewwouldrequireacorrespondingshiftinthewayUSsocietytodayviewsfire,

researcherssay.

Foronething,conversationsaboutwildfiresneedtobemoreinclusive.Overthepast

decade,thefocushasbeenonclimatechange-howthewarmingoftheEarthfromgreenhouse

gasesisleadingtoconditionsthatworsenfires.

Whileclimateisakeyelement,Moritzsays,itshouldn'tcomeattheexpenseoftherestof

theequation.

"Thehumansystemsandthelandscapesweliveonarelinked,andtheinteractionsgoboth

ways,"hesays.Failingtorecognizethat,henotes,leadsto"anoverlysimplifiedviewofwhatthe

solutionsmightbe.Ourperceptionoftheproblemandofwhatthesolutionisbecomesvery

limited',.

Atthesametime,peoplecontinuetotreatfireasaneventthatneedstobewholly

controlledandunleashedonlyoutofnecessity,saysProfessorBalchattheUniversityofColorado.

Butacknowledgingfire7sinevitablepresenceinhumanlifeisanattitudecrucialtodeveloping

thelaws,policies,andpracticesthatmakeitassafeaspossible,shesays.

“We'vedisconnectedourselvesfromlivingwithfire,"Balchsays."Itisreallyimportantto

understandandtryandteaseoutwhatisthehumanconnectionwithfiretoday."

第36題

Morefrequentwildfireshavebecomeanationalconcernbecausein2015they.

A.exhaustedunprecedentedmanagementefforts

B.consumedarecord-highpercentageofbudget

C.severelydamagedtheecologyofwesternstates

D.causedahugeriseofinfrastructureexpenditure

第37題

Moritzcallsfortheuseof"amagnifyingglass"to____.

A.raisemorefundsforfireproneareas

B.avoidtheredirectionoffederalmoney

C.findwildfire-freepartsofthelandscape

0.guaranteesaferspendingofpublicfunds

第38題

Whileadmittingthatclimateisakeyelement,Moritznotesthat.

A.publicdebateshavenotsettledyet

B.fire-fightingconditionsareimproving

C.otherfactorsshouldnotbeoverlooked

D.ashiftintheviewoffirehastakenplace

第39題

TheoverlysimplifiedviewMoritzmentionsisaresultoffailingto.

A.discoverthefundamentalmakeupofnature

B.explorethemechanismofthehumansystems

C.maximizetheroleoflandscapeinhumanlife

□.understandtheinterrelationsofmanandnature

第40題

ProfessorBalchpointsoutthatfireissomethingmanshould____.

A.doawaywith

B.cometotermswith

C.payapricefor

D.keepawayfrom

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（41~45/共5題）PartB

Directions:

Readthefollowingtertanddecidewhethereachofthestatementsistrueorfalse.ChooseTif

thestatementistrueorFifthestatementisnottrue.MarkyouranswersonANSWERSHEET1.

ThedeclineinAmericanmanufacturingisacommonrefrain,particularlyfromDonaldTrump.

Wedon'tmakeanythinganymore,"hetoldFoxNews,whiledefendinghisownmade-in-Mexico

clothingline.

Withoutquestion,manufacturinghastakenasignificanthitduringrecentdecades,and

furthertradedealsraisequestionsaboutwhethernewshockscouldhitmanufacturing.

Butthereisalsoadifferentwaytolookatthedata.

Acrossthecountry,factoryownersarenowgrapplingwithanewchallenge:insteadof

havingtoomanyworkers,theymayendupwithtoofew.Despitetradecompetitionand

outsourcing,Americanmanufacturingstillneedstoreplacetensofthousandsofretiringboomers

everyyear.Millennialsmaynotbethatinterestedintakingtheirplace,otherindustriesare

recruitingthemwithsimilarorbetterpay.

Forfactoryowners,italladdsuptostiffcompetitionforworkers-andupwardpressureon

wages."Theyzrehardertofindandtheyhavejoboffers,"saysJayDunwell,presidentof

WolverineCoilSpring,afamily-ownedfirm,“Theymaybecoming[intotheworkforce],butthey'

vebeenpluckedbyotherindustriesthatarealsodoingaswellasmanufacturing,"Mr.Dunwell

hasbegunbringinghighschooljuniorstothefactorysotheycangetexposedtoitsculture.

AtRoManManufacturing,amakerofelectricaltransformersandweldingequipmentthathis

fathercofoundedin1980,RobertRothkeepsacloseeyeontheageofhisnearly200workers,

fiveareretiringthisyear.Mr.Rothhasthreecommunity-collegestudentsenrolledina

work-placementprogram,withastartingwageof$13anhourthatrisesto$17aftertwoyears.

Ataworktableinsidethetransformerplant,youngJasonStenquistlooksflusteredbythe

coppercoilshe'stryingtoassembleandthearrivaloftwovisitors.Itzshisfirstweekonthejob.

Askedabouthischoiceofcareer,hesaysathighschoolheconsideredmedicalschoolbefore

switchingtoelectricalengineering."Iloveworkingwithtools.Ilovecreating,"hesays.

Buttowinovertheseyoungworkers,manufacturershavetoclearanothermajorhurdle:

parents,wholivedthroughtheworstUSeconomicdownturnsincetheGreatDepression,telling

themtoavoidthefactory.Millennial"remembertheirfatherandmotherbothwerelaidoff.They

blameitonthemanufacturingrecession,"saysBirgitKlohs,chiefexecutiveofTheRightPlace,a

businessdevelopmentagencyforwesternMichigan.

Theseconcernsarenztmisplaced;Employmentinmanufacturinghasfallenfrom17million

in1970to12millionin2015.Whentherecoverybegan,workershortagesfirstappearedinthe

high-skilledtrades.Nowshortagesareappearingatthemid-skilllevels.

"Thegapisbetweenthejobsthattakenoskillsandthosethatrequirealotofskill,"says

RobSpohr,abusinessprofessoratMontcalmCommunityCollege."There*reenoughpeopleto

fillthejobsatMcDonaldsandotherplaceswhereyoudonztneedtohavemuchskill.Itzsthat

gapinbetween,andthatzswheretheproblemis."

JulieParksofGrandRapidsCommunitypointstoanotherkeytoluringMillennialsinto

manufacturing:awork/lifebalance.Whiletheirparentswerecontenttoworklonghours,young

peoplevalueflexibility."Overtimeisnotattractivetothisgeneration.Theyreallywanttolive

theirlives,"shesays.

[A]saysthatheswitchedtoelectricalengineeringbecausehelovesworkingwithtools.

[B]pointsoutthatthereareenoughpeopletofillthejobsthatdon'tneedmuchskill.

[C]pointsoutthattheUSdoesn'tmanufactureanythinganymore.

[D]believesthatitisimportanttokeepacloseeyeontheageofhisworkers.

[E]saysthatforfactoryowners,workersarehardertofindbecauseofstiffcompetition.

[F]pointsoutthatawork/lifebalancecanattractyoungpeopleintomanufacturing.

[G]saysthatthemanufacturingrecessionistoblameforthelay-offtheyoungpeople7s

parents.

第41題

JayDunwell

第42題

JasonStenquist

第43題

BirgitKlohs

第44題

RobSpohr

第45題

JulieParks

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(1/1)PartC

Directions:Readthefollowingtextcarefullyandthentranslatetheunderlinedsegmentsinto

Chinese.(10points)

第46題

Mydreamhasalwaysbeentoworksomewhereinanareabetweenfashionandpublishing.Two

yearsbeforegraduatingfromsecondaryschool,ItookasewinganddesigncoursethinkingthatI

wouldmoveontoafashiondesigncourse.However,duringthatcourseIrealisedthatIwasnot

goodenoughinthisareatocompetewithothercreativepersonalitiesinthefuture,soIdecided

thatitwasnottherightpathforme.BeforeapplyingforuniversityItoldeveryonethatIwould

studyjournalism,becausewritingwas,andstilliszoneofmyfavouriteactivities.But,tobe

absolutelyhonest,Isaidit,becauseIthoughtthatfashionandmetogetherwasjustadream-I

knewthatnoonecouldimaginemeinthefashionindustryatall!SoIdecidedtolookforsome

fashion-relatedcoursesthatincludedwriting.ThisiswhenInoticedthecourse"FashionMedia&

Promotion".____________

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(l/l)SectionWriting

PartA

第47題

SupposeyouareinvitedbyProfessorWilliamstogiveapresentationaboutChineseculturetoa

groupofinternationalstudents.Writeareplyto

(l)accepttheinvitation,and

(2)introducethekeypointsofyourpresentation.

YoushouldwriteneatlyontheANWSERSHEET.

Donotsignyouownnameattheendoftheletter;use"LiMing"instead.

Donotwritetheaddress.(10points)

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(l/l)PartB

第48題

Writeanessaybasedonthefollowingchart.Inyouressay,youshould

(l)interpretthechart,and

(2)giveyourcomments.

Youshouldwriteabout150wordsneatlyontheANSWERSHEET.(15points)

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(1~20/共20題)SectionIUseofEnglish

Directions:

Readthefollowingtext.Choosethebestword(s)foreachnumberedblankandmarkA,BzCorD

onANSWERSHEET1.

Peoplehavespeculatedforcenturiesaboutafuturewithoutwork.Todayisnodifferent,with

academics,writers,andactivistsonceagain_1_thattechnologyisreplacinghumanworkers.

Someimaginethatthecomingwork-freeworldwillbedefinedby_2_.Afewwealthypeople

willownallthecapital,andthemasseswillstruggleinanimpoverishedwasteland.

Adifferentandnotmutuallyexclusive_3_holdsthatthefuturewillbeawastelandofa

differentsort,one_4_bypurposelessness:Withoutjobstogivetheirlives_5_,peoplewill

simplybecomelazyanddepressed._6_today'sunemployeddon'tseemtobehavingagreat

time.OneGalluppollfoundthat20percentofAmericanswhohavebeenunemployedforatleast

ayearreporthavingdepression,doubletheratefor_7_Americans.Also,someresearch

suggeststhatthe_8_forrisingratesofmortality,mental-healthproblems,andaddicting

_9_poorly-educatedmiddle-agedpeopleisshortageofwell-paidjobs.Perhapsthisiswhy

many_10_theagonizingdullnessofajoblessfuture.

Butitdoesn't_11_followfromfindingslikethesethataworldwithoutworkwouldbe

filledwithunease.Suchvisionsarebasedonthe_12_ofbeingunemployedinasocietybuilt

ontheconceptofemployment.Inthe_13_ofwork,asocietydesignedwithotherendsin

mindcould_14_strikinglydifferentcircumstancesforthefutureoflaborandleisure.Today,

the_15_ofworkmaybeabitoverblown."Manyjobsareboring,degrading,unhealthy,anda

wasteofhumanpotential,"saysJohnDanaher,alecturerattheNationalUniversityofIrelandin

Galway.

Thesedays,becauseleisuretimeisrelatively_16_formostworkers,peopleusetheirfree

timetocounterbalancetheintellectualandemotional_17_oftheirjobs."WhenIcomehome

fromaharddayzswork,Ioftenfeel_18_/'Danahersays,adding,"InaworldinwhichIdon't

havetowork,Imightfeelratherdifferent"—perhapsdifferentenoughtothrowhimself_19_a

hobbyorapassionprojectwiththeintensityusuallyreservedfor_20_matters.

第1題

A.boasting

B.denyi