12017年MBA联考英语二真题及答案SectionIUseofEnglishDirections:Readthefollowingtext.Choosethebestword(s)foreachnumberedblankandmarkA,B,CorDontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)Peoplehavespeculatedforcenturiesaboutafuturewithoutwork.Todayisnodifferent,withacademics,writers,andactivistsonceagain1thattechnologyisreplacinghumanworkers.Someimaginethatthecomingwork-freeworldwillbedefinedby2.Afewwealthypeoplewillownallthecapital,andthemasseswillstruggleinanimpoverishedwasteland..Adifferentandnotmutuallyexclusive3holdsthatthefuturewillbeawastelandofadifferentsort,one4bypurposelessness:Withoutjobstogivetheirlives5,peoplewillsimplybecomelazyanddepressed.6today’sunemployeddon’tseemtobehavingagreattime.OneGalluppollfoundthat20percentofAmericanswhohavebeenunemployedforatleastayearreporthavingdepression,doubletheratefor7Americans.Also,someresearchsuggeststhatthe8forrisingratesofmortality,mental-healthproblems,andaddicting9poorly-educatedmiddle-agedpeopleisshortageofwell-paidjobs.Perhapsthisiswhymany10theagonizingdullnessofajoblessfuture.Butitdoesn’t11followfromfindingslikethesethataworldwithoutworkwouldbefilledwithunease.Suchvisionsarebasedonthe12ofbeingunemployedinasocietybuiltontheconceptofemployment.Inthe13ofwork,asocietydesignedwithotherendsinmindcould14strikinglydifferentcircumstancesforthefutureoflaborandleisure.Today,the15ofworkmaybeabitoverblown.“Manyjobsareboring,degrading,unhealthy,andawasteofhumanpotential,”saysJohnDanaher,alecturerattheNationalUniversityofIrelandinGalway.Thesedays,becauseleisuretimeisrelatively16formostworkers,peopleusetheirfreetimetocounterbalancetheintellectualandemotional17oftheirjobs.“WhenIcomehomefromahardday’swork,Ioftenfeel18,”Danahersays,adding,“InaworldinwhichIdon’thavetowork,Imightfeelratherdifferent”—perhapsdifferentenoughtothrowhimself19ahobbyorapassionprojectwiththeintensityusuallyreservedfor20matters.1.[A]boasting[B]denying[C]warning[D]ensuring2.[A]inequality[B]instability[C]unreliability[D]uncertainty3.[A]policy[B]guideline[C]resolution[D]prediction4.[A]characterized[B]divided[C]balanced[D]measured5.[A]wisdom[B]meaning[C]glory[D]freedom6.[A]Instead[B]Indeed[C]Thus[D]Nevertheless7.[A]rich[B]urban[C]working[D]educated8.[A]explanation[B]requirement[C]compensation[D]substitute9.[A]under[B]beyond[C]alongside[D]among10.[A]leavebehind[B]makeup[C]worryabout[D]setaside11.[A]statistically[B]occasionally[C]necessarily[D]economically12.[A]chances[B]downsides[C]benefits[D]principles13.[A]absence[B]height[C]face[D]course214.[A]disturb[B]restore[C]exclude[D]yield15.[A]model[B]practice[C]virtue[D]hardship16.[A]tricky[B]lengthy[C]mysterious[D]scarce17.[A]demands[B]standards[C]qualities[D]threats18.[A]ignored[B]tired[C]confused[D]starved19.[A]off[B]against[C]behind[D]into20.[A]technological[B]professional[C]educational[D]interpersonal试题精析[答案][C]warning考点:上下文语义理解解析:空格之后的宾语从句部分“technologyisreplacinghumanworkers.”结合选项,应该选择warning。其他三项[A]boasting[B]denying[D]ensuring均不符合此处的语境要求,故均排除。[答案][A]inequality考点:上下文语义理解空格单词后面的句意看到了贫富对比,故作为上文对其进行概括关键应选择inequality。[答案][D]prediction考点:时态判断空格之后的内容“holdsthatthefuturewillbeawastelandofadifferentsort,”该定语从句是对空格词汇的修饰与说明,既然文中用到了will这一个表示将来时态的助动词,故答案为prediction。[答案][A]characterized考点:后置定语+固定搭配one4bypurposelessness。其他三项均不符合,故排除。5.[答案][B]meaning考点:句间语义理解Withoutjobstogivetheirlives5,peoplewillsimplybecomelazyanddepressed.空格所在句后面的表述与空格前的内容属于并列关系,由逗号连接。答案选择meaning。[A]wisdom[C]glory[D]freedom这些选项都表示褒义色彩和后面lazy、depressed矛盾。6.[答案][B]Indeed考点:上下文逻辑关系分析下四个选项可以看出并无体现因果关系故[A]Thus排除,另外instead,nevertheless表示转折语意,但是上下文逻辑并无体现。故[A]Instead[C]Thus[D]Nevertheless均排除。7.[答案][C]working考点:上下文语义理解OneGalluppollfoundthat20percentofAmericanswhohavebeenunemployedforatleastayearreporthavingdepression,doubletheratefor7Americans.根据上下文对比的语意对照应该选择working。前面提到unemployed。此处在进行对比,故选择表示反义呼应的词working。8.[答案][A]explanation考点:句内语意理解+固定搭配someresearchsuggeststhatthe8forrisingratesofmortality,mental-healthproblems,and3addicting9poorly-educatedmiddle-agedpeopleisshortageofwell-paidjobs.[答案][D]among考点:句内语义理解、介词辨析很明显应该指前者的发生范围。浏览四个选项,among“在....中”表示范围,符合此处语义需要,故为答案。[答案][C]worryabout考点:上下文语义理解+句内语义理解Perhapsthisiswhymany10theagonizingdullnessofajoblessfuture.[答案][C]necessarily考点:上下文逻辑关系+句内语义理解Butitdoesn’t11followfromfindingslikethesethataworldwithoutworkwouldbefilledwithunease.But表示转折语意。doesn'tnecessarily不一定。符合此处语意需要,故为答案。12.[答案][B]downsides考点:上下文语义理解后置定语Suchvisionsarebasedonthe12ofbeingunemployedinasocietybuiltontheconceptofemployment.答案的线索在于空格后面的介词短语,后面提到beingunemployed。这是贬义。其他选项均不符条件。[答案][A]absence考点:词汇复现Inthe13ofwork,asocietydesignedwithotherendsinmindcould14strikinglydifferentcircumstancesforthefutureoflaborandleisure.[答案][D]yield考点:词汇的一词多义与搭配Inthe13ofwork,asocietydesignedwithotherendsinmindcould14strikinglydifferentcircumstancesforthefutureoflaborandleisure.该空格所选词汇的主语是asociety宾语是differentcircumstances.根据主谓一致的原则应该选择yield。语义为:产生。15.[答案][C]virtue考点:上下文语义理解overblown.一词为解题线索。含义:吹散吹倒表贬义。后面的内容Manyjobsareboring,degrading,unhealthy,andawasteofhumanpotential,”saysJohnDanaher,alecturerattheNationalUniversityofIrelandinGalway.是对这句话的进一步解释,结合前后的上下文