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江西研视界教育咨询有限公司SectionⅠUseofEnglishDirections:Readthefollowingtext.Choosethebestword(s)foreachnumberedblankandmarkA,B,C,orDontheANSWERSHEET.(10points).Peoplehavespeculatedforcenturiesaboutafuturewithoutwork,.Todayisnodifferent,withacademics,writers,andactivistsonceagain_1_warningthattechnologyisreplacinghumanworkers.Someimaginethatthecomingwork-freeworldwillbedefinedby_2_inequality:Afewwealthypeoplewillownallthecapital,andthemasseswillstruggleinanimpoverishedwasteland.Adifferentandnotmutuallyexculsive_3_holdsthatthefuturewillbeawastelandofadifferentsort,one_4_bypurposelessness:Withoutjobstogivetheirlives_5_,peoplewillsimplybecomelazyanddepressed._6_,today’sunemployeddon’tseemtobehavingagreattime.OneGalluppollfoundthat20percentofAmericanswhohavebeenunemployedforatleastayearreporthavingdepression,doubletheratefor_7_Americans.Also,someresearchsuggeststhatthe_8_forrisingratesofmortality,mental-healthproblems,andaddiction_9_poorly-educated,middle-agedpeopleisashortageofwell-paidjobs.Anotherstudyshowsthatpeopleareoftenhappieratworkthanintheirfreetime.Perhapsthisiswhymany_10_abouttheagonizingdullnessofajoblessfuture.Butitdoesn’t_11_followfromfindingslikethesethataworldwithoutworkwouldbefilledwithmalaise.Suchvisionsarebasedonthe_12_ofbeingunemployedinasocietybuiltontheconceptofemployment.Inthe_13_ofwork,asocietydesignedwithotherendsinmindcould_14_strikinglydifferentcircumstancesforthefutureoflaborandleisure.Today,the_15_ofworkmaybeabitoverblown.“Manyjobsareboring,degrading,unhealthy,andasquanderingofhumanpotential,”saysJohnDanaher,alecturerattheNationalUniversityofIrelandinGalwaywhohaswrittenaboutaworldwithoutwork.“Globalsurveysfindthatthevastmajorityofpeopleareunhappyatwork.”Thesedays,becauseleisuretimeisrelatively_16_formostworkers,peopleusetheirfreetimetocounterbalancetheintellectualandemotional_17_oftheirjobs.“WhenIcomehomefromahardday’swork,I1oftenfeel_18_,”Danahersays,adding,“InaworldinwhichIdon’thavetowork,Imightfeel江西研视界教育咨询有限公司ratherdifferent”—perhapsdifferentenoughtothrowhimself_19_ahobbyorapassionprojectwiththeintensityusuallyreservedfor_20_matters.1[A]boasting[B]warning[C]denying[D]ensuring2[A]uncertainty[B]unreliability[C]instability[D]inequality3[A]policy[B]guideline[C]prediction[D]resolution4[A]measured[B]divied[C]balanced[D]characterized5[A]meaning[B]wisdom[C]glory[D]freedom6[A]indeed[B]instead[C]thus[D]nevertheless7[A]rich[B]working[C]urban[D]educated8[A]substitute[B]requirement[C]compensation[D]explanation9[A]under[B]beyond[C]among[D]alongside10[A]leavebehind[B]worryabout[C]makeup[D]setaside11[A]atatistically[B]necessarily[C]occasionally[D]economicall12[A]downsides[B]chance[C]benefits[D]principles13[A]course[B]height[C]face[D]absence14[a]disturd[b]restore[C]yield[D]exclude15[A]model[B]virtue[C]practice[D]hardship16[A]tricky[B]lengthy[C]scarce[D]mysterious17[A]threats[B]standards[C]qualities[D]demands18[A]tired[B]ignored[C]confused[D]starved19[A]off[B]against[C]into[D]behind20[A]professional[B]technological[C]educational[D]interpersonal完型填空【答案】1.Bwarning2.Dinequality3.Cprediction4.Dcharacterized5.Ameaning6.AIndeed7.Bworking8.Dexplanation9.Aunder10.worryabout11.Bnecessarily12.Bchances13.Dabsence14.Cyield江西研视界教育咨询有限公司15.Cpractice16.Cscarce17.Ddemands18.Atired19.Cinto20.DinterpersonalSectionⅡReadingComprehensionPartADirections：Readthefollowingfourtexts.AnswerthequestionsbeloweachtextbychoosingA,B,CorD.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(40points)Text1EverySaturdaymorning,at9am,morethan50,000runnerssetofftorun5kmaroundtheirlocalpark.TheParkrunphenomenonbeganwithadozenfriendsandhasinspired400eventsintheUKandmoreabroad.Eventsarefree,staffedbythousandsofvolunteers.Runnersrangefromfouryearsoldtograndparents;theirtimesrangefromAndrewBaddeley’sworldrecord13minutes48secondsuptoanhour.ParkrunissucceedingwhereLondon’sOlympic“legacy”isfailing.TenyearsagoonMonday,itwasannouncedthattheGamesofthe30thOlympicwouldbetoleveranationofsportloversawayfromtheircouches.Thepopulationwouldbefitter,healthierandproducemorewinners.Ithasnothappened.Thenumberofadultsdoingweeklysportdidrise,bynearly2millionintherun-upto2012-butthegeneralpopulationwasgrowingfaster.Worse,thenumbersarenowfallingatanacceleratingrate.Theoppositionclaimsprimaryschoolpupilsdoingatleasttwohoursofsportaweekhavenearlyhalved.Obesityhasrisenamongadultsandchildren.OfficialretrospectionscontinueastowhyLondon2012failedto“inspireageneration.”ThesuccessofParkrunoffersanswers.Parkrunisnotaracebutatimetrial:Youronlycompetitoristheclock.Theethoswelcomesanybody.Thereisasmuchjoyoverapuffed-outfirst-timerbeingclappedoverthelineasthereisabouttoptalentshining.TheOlympicbidders,bycontrast,wantedtogetmorepeopledoingsportandtoproducemoreeliteathletes.Thedualaimismixedup:Thestressonsuccessovertakingpartwasintimidatingfornewcomers.Indeed,thereissomethingalittleabsurdinthestategettinginvolvedplaningofsuchafundamentally“grassroots”conceptascommunitysportsassociations.Ifthereisaroleforgovernment,itshouldreallybegettinginvolvedinprovidingcommongoods－makingsurethere江西研视界教育咨询有限公司isspacefo