1、2024年全国硕士研究生招生考试英语（二）真题Section IUse 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)Your social life is defined as “the activities you do with other people, for pleasure, when you are not working.” Its important to have a social life, but whats right for one person wont be right for another. Some of us feel energised by spending lots of time with others, 1 some of us may feel drained, even if its
2、 doing something we enjoy.This is why finding a 2 in your social life is key. Spending too much time on your own, not 3 others, can make you feel lonely and 4 . Loneliness is known to impact on your mental health and 5 a low mood. Anyone can feel lonely at any time. This might be especially true if, 6 , you are working from home and you are 7 on the usual social conversations that happen in an office. Other life changes can 8 periods of loneliness too, such as retirement, changing jobs or becomi
3、ng a parent.Its important to recognise these feelings of loneliness. There are ways to 9 a social life, but it can feel overwhelming 10 . Its a great idea to start by thinking about hobbies you enjoy. You can then find groups and activities related to those where you will be able to meet 11 people. There are groups aimed at new parents, at those who want to 12 a new sport for the first time, or networking events for those in the same profession to meet up and 13 ideas.On the other hand, its 14 p
4、ossible to have too much of a social life. If you feel like youre always doing something and there is never any 15 in your calendar for downtime, you could suffer social burnout or social 16 . We all have our own social limit and its important to recognise when youre feeling like its all too much. Low mood, low energy, irritability and trouble sleeping could all be 17 of poor social health. Make sure you 18 some time in your diary when youre 19 for socialising and use this time to relax, 20 and
5、recover.1.A.becauseB.unlessC.whereasD.until2.A.contrastB.balanceC.linkD.gap3.A.seeingB.pleasingC.judgingD.teaching4.A.misguidedB.surprisedC.spoiledD.disconnected5.A.contributetoB.rely onC.interfere withD.go against6.A.in factB.ofcourseC.forexampleD.on average7.A.cuttingbackB.missingoutC.breakinginD.looking down8.A.shortenB.triggerC.followD.interrupt9.A.assessB.interpretC.provideD.regain10.A.atfirstB.inturnC.on timeD.by chance11.A.far-sightedB.strong-willedC.kind-heartedD.like-minded12.A.tryB.pro
6、moteC.watchD.describe13.A.testB.shareC.acceptD.revise14.A.alreadyB.thusC.alsoD.only15.A.listB.orderC.spaceD.boundary16.A.fatigueB.criticismC.injusticeD.dilemma17.A.sourcesB.standardsC.signsD.scores18.A.takeoverB.wipe offC.addupD.mark out19.A.ungratefulB.unavailableC.responsibleD.regretful20.A.reactB.repeatC.returnD. restSection II Reading ComprehensionPart A 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 S
7、HEET. (40 points)Text 1 In her new book Cogs and Monsters: What Economics Is, and What It Should Be, Diane Coyle, an economist at Cambridge University, argues that the digital economy requires new ways of thinking about progress. “Whatever we mean by the economy growing, by things getting better, the gains will have to be more evenly shared than in the recent past,” she writes. “An economy of tech millionaires or billionaires and gig workers, with middle-income jobs undercut by automation, will
8、not be politically sustainable.” Improving living standards and increasing prosperity for more people will require greater use of digital technologies to boost productivity in various sectors, including health care and construction, says Coyle. But people cant be expected to embrace the changes if theyre not seeing the benefits if theyre just seeing good jobs being destroyed. In a recent interview, Coyle said she fears that techs inequality problem could be a roadblock to deploying AI. “Were tal
9、king about disruption,” she says. “These are transformative technologies that change the ways we spend our time every day, that change business models that succeed.” To make such “tremendous changes,” she adds, you need social buy-in. Instead, says Coyle, resentment is simmering among many as the benefits are perceived to go to elites in a handful of prosperous cities. According to the Brookings Institution, a short list of eight American cities that included San Francisco, San Jose, Boston, and Seattle had roughly 38% of all tech jobs by 2019. New AI technologies are particularly concentrated: Brookingss Mark Muro and Sifan Liu estimate that just 15 cities account for two-thirds of the AI assets and capabilities in the United States. The dominance of a few cities in the invention and commercialization of AI means that geographical disparities in wealt
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