2012奥巴马胜选演讲
考研英语真题解析
北京爱迪国际学校考研英语真题
Section I U of English
Directions：
Read the following text。 Choo the best word (s) for each numbered blank and mark A， 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 mass will struggle in an impoverished wasteland。
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A different and not mutually exclusive 3 holds that the future will be a wasteland of a different sort， one 4 by purpolessness： Without jobs to give their lives 5 ， people will simply become lazy and depresd。 6 ， today’s unemployed don’t em 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 rearch suggests that the 8 for rising rates of mortality， mental-health problems， and addicting 9 poorly-educated middle-aged people is shortage of well-paid jobs。 Perhaps this is why many 10 the agonizing dullness of a jobless future。
But it doesn’t 11 follow from findings like the that a world without work would be filled with unea。 Such visions are bad on the 12 of being unemployed in a society built on the concept of employment。 In the 13 of work， a society designed with other ends in mind could 14 strikingly different circumstanced for the future of labor and leisure。 Today， the 15 of work may be a bit overblown。 “Many jobs are boring， degrading， unhealthy， and a waste of human potential，” says John Danaher， a lecturer at the Na
tional University of Ireland in Galway。
The days， becau leisure time is relatively 16 for most workers， people u their free time to counterbalance the intellectual and emotional 17 of their jobs。 “When I come home from a hard day’s work， I often feel 18 ，” Danaher says， adding， “In a world in which I don’t have to work， I might feel rather different”—perhaps different enough to throw himlf 19 a hobby or a passion project with the intensity usually rerved for 20 matters。
1。[A] boasting [B] denying [C] warning [D] ensuring容易的近义词
2。[A] inequality [B] instability [C] unreliability [D] uncertainty
3。[A] policy [B]guideline [C] resolution [D] prediction
4。[A] characterized [B]divided [C] balanced [D]measured
5。[A] wisdom [B] meaning [C] glory [D] freedom
6。[A] Instead [B] Indeed [C] Thus [D] Nevertheless
7。[A] rich [B] urban [C]working [D] educated
8。[A] explanation [B] requirement [C] compensation [D] substitute
词霸在线 9。[A] under [B] beyond [C] alongside [D] amongbet
10。[A] leave behind [B] make up [C] worry about [D] t aside
11。[A] statistically [B] occasionally [C] necessarily [D] economically
12。[A] chances [B] downsides [C] benefits [D] principles
13。[A] abnce [B] height [C] face [D] cour
健胸瑜伽 14。[A] disturb [B] restore [C] exclude [D] yield
15。[A] model [B] practice [C] virtue [D] hardship
16。[A] tricky [B] lengthy [C] mysterious [D] scarce
17。[A] demands [B] standards [C] qualities [D] threats
18。[A] ignored [B] tired [C] confud [D] starved
19。[A] off [B] against [C] behind [D] into
20。[A] technological [B] professional [C] educational [D] interpersonal
Section II Reading Comprehension
教学大纲怎么写 Text 2
With so much focus on children’s u of screens， it’s easy for parents to forget about their own screen u。 “Tech is designed to really suck on you in，” says Jenny Radesky in her study of digital play， “and digital products are there to promote maximal engagement。 It makes it hard to dingage， and leads to a lot of bleed-over into the family routine。 ”
Radesky has studied the u of mobile phones and tablets at mealtimes by giving moth
weekends
er-child pairs a food-testing exerci。 She found that mothers who sued devices during the exerci started 20 percent fewer verbal and 39 percent fewer nonverbal interactions with their children。 During a parate obrvation， she saw that phones became a source of tension in the family。 Parents would be looking at their emails while the children would be making excited bids for their attention。
