Section I Use of EnglishDirections:Read the following text. Choose 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 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 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动词词义辨析。作家学者警示人们技术会代替人类劳动。boast吹嘘、自负。deny否认。ensure确保。Warning警示，警告。因此答案为C选项。2.[A] inequality [B] instability [C] unreliability [D] uncertainty上下文理解。根据后文富人会拥有所有资产，贫困地区也会扎堆，可以看出此处想表达不平等的意思。Inequality不平等，instability不稳定性，unreliability不可靠性，uncertainty不确定性。因此答案为A选项。3.[A] policy [B]guideline [C] resolution [D] prediction词义辨析。policy政策，guideline指导方针，resolution决心，prediction预测。该句意为另外一种预测认为…。因此答案为D选项。4.[A] characterized [B]divided [C] balanced [D]measured动词词义辨析。该句意为未来社会的特点是无目的性。因此答案为A选项5.[A] wisdom [B] meaning [C] glory [D] freedom词义辨析，上下文理解。没有了工作富裕生活的意义，人们会变得懒散沮丧。其他几项不符合题意。因此答案为B选项。6.[A] Instead [B] Indeed [C] Thus [D] Nevertheless考查副词。Indeed实际上，那些失业者生活并不美好。因此答案为B选项。7.[A] rich [B] urban [C]working [D] educated上下文理解。前面提到失业的美国人在和工作的美国人做对比。因此答案为C选项。8.[A] explanation [B] requirement [C] compensation [D] substitute词义辨析。死亡率升高，心理健康问题等是因为没有工资待遇较好的工作，这就解释了原因问题。Explanation符合题意，因此答案为A选项。9.[A] under [B] beyond [C] alongside [D] among介词辨析。没有受到良好教育的中年人中间这些问题比较严重。因此答案为D选项。10.[A] leave behind [B] make up [C] worry about [D] set aside固定搭配意思辨析。Worry about担心，leave behind丢弃，使落后make up 组成，set aside 留出，把…放在一旁。该句意为这就是为什么人们担心未来无工作的无聊。因此答案为C选项。11.[A] statistically [B] occasionally [C] necessarily [D] economically副词词义辨析。Necessarily必然地，statistically统计地，occasionally偶然地，economically经济上地。该句想表达并不必然的意思。因此答案为C选项。12.[A] chances [B] downsides [C] benefits [D] principles理解上下文。前面说没有工作会导致不安，这些观念是来源于在职业概念的社会中失业的消极面。13.[A] absence [B] height [C] face [D] course固定搭配。In absence of 缺乏，in height of 在…高度，in face of 面临，in course of 在…中。该句意为如果没有工作，也就是in absence of job.因此答案为A选项。14.[A] disturb [B] restore [C] exclude [D] yield动词词义辨析。没有工作的社会能为人们带来放松。Yield 有获得，带来的意思，disturb打扰，妨碍，restore恢复，交还，exclude排斥。因此答案为D选项。15.[A] model [B] practice [C] virtue [D] hardship词义辨析。根据后面工作的缺点可以推测此处想表达工作的优点被过分夸大了。Virtue优点，好处。因此答案为C选项。16.[A] tricky [B] lengthy [C] mysterious [D] scarce词义辨析和上下文理解。休闲时间对工作人来说相对较少。因此答案为D选项。17.[A] demands [B] standards [C] qualities [D] threats词义辨析。闲暇时间来平衡人们的智力和情感需求。因此答案为A选项。18.[A] ignored [B] tired [C] confused [D] starved词义理解。下班回到家感觉到疲惫。Starved饥饿的。因此答案为B选项。19.[A] off [B] against [C] behind [D] into固定搭配和介词使用。Throw into投身于， throw off摆脱，throw against扔掉，throw behind抛开。投身到自己的爱好之中。因此答案为D选项。20.[A] technological [B] professional [C] educational [D] interpersonal词义辨析。一些需要专业技能的项目。因此答案为B选项。Section II Reading ComprehensionPart ADirections: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 1Every 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.Parkrun is succeeding where London's Olympic "legacy" is failing. Ten years ago on Monday, it was announced that the Games of the 30th Olympiad would be in London. Planning documents pledged that the great legacy of the Games would be to level a nation of sport lovers away from their couches. The population would be fitter, healthier and produce more winners. It has not happened. The number of adults doing weekly sport did rise, by nearly 2 million in the run—up to 2012—but the general population was growing faster. Worse, the numbers are now falling at an accelerating rate. The opposition claims primary school pupils doing at least two hours of sport a week have nearly halved. Obesity has risen among adults and children. Official retrospections continue as to why London 2012 failed to "inspire a generation." The success of Parkrun offers answers.Parkun is not a race but a time trial: Your only competitor is the clock. The ethos welcomes anybody. There is as much joy over a puffed-out first-timer being clapped over the line as there is about top talent shining. The Olympic bidders, by contrast, wanted to get more people doing sports and to produce more elite athletes. The dual aim was mixed up: The stress on success over taking part was intimidating for newcomers.Indeed, there is something a little absurd in the state getting involved in the planning of such a fundamentally "grassroots", concept as community sports associations. If there is a role for government, it should really be getting involved in providing common goods—making sure there is space for playing fields and the money to pave tennis and netball courts, and encouraging the provision of all these activities in schools. But successive governments have presided over selling green spaces, squeezing money from local authorities and declining attention on sport in education. Instead of wordy, worthy strategies, future governments need to do more to provide the conditions for sport to thrive. Or at least not make them worse.21. According to Paragraph1, Parkrun has ____.[A] gained great popularity[B] created many jobs[C] strengthened community ties[D] become an official festival解析： [A] gained great popularity.意思是很受欢迎。通过题干可以定位在第一段，可以通过，每天超过五万人跑步、引发了400场运动在英国和在国外等信息得知，公园跑很受欢迎。22. The author believes that London's Olympic"legacy" has failed to ____.[A] boost population growth[B] promote sport participation[C] improve the city's image[D] increase sport hours in schools解析：[B] promote sport participation表示提升运动参与度。通过题干伦敦和奥林匹克遗产可以定位到第二段，题目问的是伦敦奥运会的遗产没有做成什么事，题干中的failed to可以对应第二段即使看到了failing，但并没有答案。再往下看，伦敦奥运会承诺，人口将会更健康、