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, today’s unemployed don’t 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 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 these that a world without work would be filled with unease. Such visions are based 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 National University of Ireland in Galway.
These days, because leisure time is relatively 16 for most workers, people use 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 himself 19 a hobby or a passion project with the intensity usually reserved for 20 matters.
1.[A] boasting [B] denying [C] warning [D] ensuring
[答案][C] warning
2.[A] inequality [B] instability [C] unreliability [D] uncertainty
[答案][A] inequality
3.[A] policy [B]guideline [C] resolution [D] prediction
[答案][D] prediction
4.[A] characterized [B]divided [C] balanced [D]measured
[答案][A] characterized
5.[A] wisdom [B] meaning [C] glory [D] freedom
[答案][B] meaning
6.[A] Instead [B] Indeed [C] Thus [D] Nevertheless
[答案][B] Indeed
7.[A] rich [B] urban [C]working [D] educated
[答案][C] working
8. [A] explanation [B] requirement [C] compensation [D] substitute
[答案][A] explanation
9.[A] under [B] beyond [C] alongside [D] among
[答案][D] among
10.[A] leave behind [B] make up [C] worry about [D] set aside
[答案][C] worry about
11.[A] statistically [B] occasionally [C] necessarily [D] economically
[答案][C] necessarily
12.[A] chances [B] downsides [C] benefits [D] principles
[答案][B] downsides
13.[A] absence [B] height [C] face [D] course
[答案][A] absence
14.[A] disturb [B] restore [C] exclude [D] yield
[答案][D] yield
15.[A] model [B] practice [C] virtue [D] hardship
[答案][C] virtue
16.[A] tricky [B] lengthy [C] mysterious [D] scarce
[答案][D] scarce
17.[A] demands [B] standards [C] qualities [D] threats
[答案][A] demands
18.[A] ignored [B] tired [C] confused [D] starved
[答案][B] tired
19.[A] off [B] against [C] behind [D] into
[答案][D] into
20.[A] technological [B] professional [C] educational [D] interpersonal
[答案][B] professional
Section II Reading Comprehension
Part A
【2008年考研英语真题,2008年考研英语真题答案】Directions:
Read the following four texts. Answer the questions below each text by choosing A, B, C or D. Mark your answers on the ANSWER SHEET. (40 points)
Text 1
Every Saturday morning, at 9 am, more than 50,000 runners set off to run 5km around their local park. The Parkrun phenomenon began with a dozen friends and has inspired 400 events in the UK and more abroad. Events are free, staffed by thousands of volunteers. Runners range from four years old to grandparents; their times range from Andrew Baddeley’s world record 13 minutes 48 seconds up to an hour.
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