2021年考研英语二真题答案解析（解析版）.docx

2021年考研英语二真题答案解析（解析版） 2021年全国研究生统一考试于12月24、25、26日进行，正保考研教育网为大家整理了英语二答案及解析，请大家参考 National Entrance Test of English for MA/MS Candidates (NETEM) 2021年全国硕士研究生入学统一考试英语(二) Section I Use of English Directions: 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_, todays unemployed dont 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 doesnt _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 days work, I often feel _18_,” Danaher says, adding, “In a world in which I dont 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 【解析】答案为C。

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 2.[A] inequality [B] instability [C] unreliability [D] uncertainty 【答案】A 【解析】答案为A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 3.[A] policy [B]guideline [C] resolution [D] prediction 【答案】D 【解析】答案为D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 4.[A] characterized [B]divided [C] balanced [D]measured 【答案】A 【解析】答案为A动词词义辨析该句意为未来社会的特点是无目的性。

5. [A] wisdom [B] meaning [C] glory [D] freedom 【答案】B 【解析】答案为B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 6. [A] Instead [B] Indeed [C] Thus [D] Nevertheless 【答案】B 【解析】答案为B考查副词Indeed实际上，那些失业者生活并不美好 7.[A] rich [B] urban [C]working [D] educated 【答案】C 【解析】答案为C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 8.[A] explanation [B] requirement [C] compensation [D] substitute 【答案】A 【解析】答案为A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 9.[A] under [B] beyond [C] alongside [D] among 【答案】D 【解析】答案为D。

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 10.[A] leave behind [B] make up [C] worry about [D] set aside 【答案】C 【解析】答案为C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 11.[A] statistically [B] occasionally [C] necessarily [D] economically 【答案】C 【解析】答案为C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 12.[A] chances [B] downsides [C] benefits [D] principles 【答案】B 【解析】答案为B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 【答案】A 【解析】答案为A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 14. [A] disturb [B] restore [C] exclude [D] yield 【答案】D 【解析】答案为D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 15. [A] model [B] practice [C] virtue [D] hardship 【答案】C 【解析】答案为C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 16.[A] tricky [B] lengthy [C] mysterious [D] scarce 【答案】D 【解析】答案为D。

词义辨析和上下文理解休闲时间对工作人来说相对较少 17.[A] demands [B] standards [C] qualities [D] threats 【答案】A 【解析】答案为A词义辨析闲暇时间来平衡人们的智力和情感需求 18.[A] ignored [B] tired [C] confused [D] starved 【答案】B 【解析】答案为B词义理解下班回到家感觉到疲惫Starved饥饿的 19.[A] off [B] against [C] behin。