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  3. Directions: Read the following text. Cho

Directions: Read the following text. Cho

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问题 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 , 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 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 circumstances 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.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 , 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 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 circumstances 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.
选项 16______ A.tricky B.lengthy C.mysterious D.scarce
答案D
解析考察形容词词义辨析。句意：最近，因为对于大部分的工人来说休息时间是相对稀缺的。结合下文可知，那些经过一天辛苦工作的人通常感觉很累，可知，他们的休息时间应该是相对少的，稀缺的，故选择scarce。tricky狡猾的。lengthy漫长的。mysterious神秘的。
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