2023年全国硕士研究生招生考试英语(二)试题含答案解析
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2023年全国硕士研究生招生考试英语(二)试题含答案解析
2024年全国硕士研究生招生考试英语(二)试题
Section I Use of English
Directions:
Reading the following text.Choose the best word(s)for each numbered
black and mark A,B,C or D onthe ANSWER SHEET.(10 points)
Your social life is defined as the activities you do with other
people,for pleasure,when you are notworking.It is important to have a
social life,but what is right for one person wont be
right for
another.Some
of us feel energized by spending lots of time with others,_1_some of us
may feel drained,even ifits 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_.lomeliness
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
workingfrom home and you are __7__on the social
conversations that
happen
in the office.Other life changes also_8_periods of loneliness too,such
as retirement,changing a job or becoming a parent.
Its important to recognize feelings or loneliness.There are ways to
__9___a social life.But it can feeloverwhelming __10.You can then find
groups and activities related to those where you will be able
tomeet__11__people.There are groups aimed at new parents,at those who
want to_12_a new sport forthe first time or networking events for those
in the same profession to meet up and __13_ideas.
On the other hand,it is__14_possible to have too much of a social
life.If you feel like youre alwaysdoing something and there is never
any
__15_in your calendar for downtime,you could suffer socialbunout or
social _16_.We all have our own social limit and its important to
recognize
when yourefeeling like its all too much.Low mood,low
energy,irritability
and trouble sleeping could all be_17ofpoor social health.Make sure you
_18__some time in your diary when youre _19_for socialising anduse this
time to relax,__20__and recover.
1.A.becauseB.unlessC.whereasD.until
2.A.contrastB.balanceC,linkD.gap
3.A.secingB.pleasingC.judgingD.teaching
4.A.misguidedB.surprisedC.spoiledD.disconnected
5.A.contribute toB.rely onC.interfere withD.go against
6.A.in factB.of courseC.for examplsD,on average
7.A.cutting backB.missing outC.breaking inD.looking down
8.A.shortenB.triggerC.followD.interrupt
9.A.assessB,interprelC,providsD.regain
10.at firstB.in turnC.on timeD.by chance
11.far-sightedB.strong-willedC.kind-heartedD.like-minded
12.A.tnyB.promoteC.watchD.describe
13.A.testB.shareC,acceptD.revise
14.A.alreadyB.thusC.alsoD.only
15.A.visitB,orderC.spaceD,boundary
16.A.[atigueB.criticismC.injusticeD.dilemma
17.A.sourcesB.standardsC.signsD.scores
18.A.take overB.wipe offC,add upD.mark out
19.A.ungratefu]B.unavailsblgC.responsiblkD.regretful
20.A.reactB.repeatC,retunD.rest
Section II Reading Comprehension
Part A
Directions:
Read the following four texts.Answer the questions below each text
by choosing A,B,C or D.Mark youranswers on the ANSWER SHEET.(40 points)
Text 1
Anger over AIs role in exacerbating inequality could endanger the
technologys future.In her new bookCogs and Monsters:What Economics
Is,and
What It Should Be,Diane Coyle,an economist at CambridgeUnivcrsity,argues that the digital economy requires new ways of thinking about
progress."Whatever wemean by the economy growing,by things getting
better,the gains will have to be more evenly shared than inthe recent
past,"she writes."An economy of tech millionaires or billionaires and
gig
workers,withmiddle-income jobs undercut by automation,will not be
politically sustainable."
Improving living standards and increasing prosperity for more
people
will require greater use of digitaltechnologies to boost productivity
in
various sectors,including health care and construction,says
Coyle.Butpeople cant be expected to embrace the changes if theyre not
seeing the benefits—if theyre just seeinggood jobs being destroyed.
In a recent interview with MIT Technology Review,Coyle said she
fears
that techs inequality problemcould be a roadblock to deploying AI."Were
talking 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 ina 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 areparticularly
concentrated:Brookingss Mark Muro and Sifan Liu estimate that just 15
cities account fortwo-thirds of the AI assets and capabilities in the
