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绝密 ★启用前
2017 年全国硕士研究生招生考试
统一考试英语（二）
（科目代码：204）
考生注意事项
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（1）考生在考试开考后 15 分钟后不得入场。
（2）交卷出场时间不得早于考试结束前 30 分钟。
（3）交卷结束后，不得再进考场续考，也不得在考场附近逗留或交谈。
，应按准考证上的有关内容填写答题卡上的“考生姓名”、“报考单位”、“考生编号
等信息。
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（1）填涂部分应该按照答题卡上的要求用 2B 铅笔完成。如要改动，必须用橡皮擦干净。
（2）书写部分必须用（蓝）黑色字迹钢笔、圆珠笔或签字笔在答题卡上作答。字迹要清楚。
，将答题卡装入原试卷袋中，试卷交给监考人员。
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MBA 加油站以帮助学员通过联考为己任
Section I Use of English
Directions：
Read the following text. Choose the best word(s) for each numbered black and mark A, B, C or D
on ANSWER SHEET. (10 points)
People have speculated for centuries about a future without work, and today is no different,
with academics, writers, and activists once again 1 that technology is 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 masses will struggle in an impoverished
wasteland.
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 addiction 9 poorly-educated, middle-aged people is a shortage of well-paid
jobs. Another study shows that people are often happier at work than in their free time. Pe