??Section III Translation
46.Directions：
Translate the following text into Chinese。 Write yourtranslation neatly on the ANSWER SHEET。 (15 points)
My dream has always been to work somewhere in an area betweenfashion and publishing。 Two years before graduating from secondaryschool， I took a sewing and design course thinking that I wouldmove on to a fashion design course。 However， during that course Irealized I was not good enough in this area to compete with othercreative personalities in the future， so I decided that it was notthe right path for me。 Before applying for university I toldeveryone that I would study journalism， because writing was， andstill is， one of my favourite activities。 But， to be honest， I saidit ， because I thought that fashion and me together was just adream—I knew that no one could imagine me in the fashion industryat all! So I decided to look for some fashion-related courses thatincluded writing。 This is when I noticed the course “Fashion Media&Promotion。”[参考译文]
我一直梦想着能找到一个结合时尚与出版的工作。中学毕业前两年，我学习了缝纫设计课程，认为自己继而能够学习时尚设计。然而，期间，发现自己在该领域不够优秀，不足以在未来与其他富有创造力的人竞争。因此，得出结论：这条道路不适合我。在申请大学之前，我告诉大家自己会选择新闻专业，因为写作一直都是我最喜欢的事情之一。但是，说实话，当时这样说，是因为我认为时尚于我而言就是个梦想。我知道完全没有人相信我会进入时尚这一行。因此，我决定去寻找一些课程，既与时尚相关、又涉及写作。就在这时，我注意到了《时尚媒体与营销》这门课程。
2017考研英语二阅读真题
2017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 eachnumbered blank and mark A， B， C or D on the ANSWER SHEET。 (10points)
People have speculated for centuries about a future without work。Today is no different， with academics， writers， and activists onceagain 1 that technology be replacing human workers。 Some imaginethat the coming work-free world will be defined by 2 。 A fewwealthy people will own all the capital， and the masses willstruggle in an impoverished wasteland。
A different and not mutually exclusive 3 holds that the futurewill be a wasteland of a different sort， one 4 by purposelessness：Without jobs to give their lives 5 ， people will simply become lazyand depressed。 6 ， today’s unemployed don’t seem to be having agreat time。 One Gallup poll found that 20 percent of Americans whohave been unemployed for at least a year report having depression，double the rate for 7 Americans。 Also， some research suggests thatthe 8 for rising rates of mortality， mental-health problems， andaddicting 9 poorly-educated middle-aged people is shortage ofwell-paid jobs。 Perhaps this is why many 10 the agonizing dullnessof a jobless future。
But it doesn’t 11 follow from findings like these that a worldwithout work would be filled with unease。 Such visions are based onthe 12 of being unemployed in a society built on the concept ofemployment。 In the 13 of work， a society designed with other endsin mind could 14 strikingly different circumstanced for the futureof labor and leisure。 Today， the 15 of work may be a bit overblown。“Many jobs are boring， degrading， unhealthy， and a waste of humanpotential，” says John Danaher， a lecturer at the NationalUniversity of Ireland in Galway。
These days， because leisure time is relatively 16 for mostworkers， people use their free time to counterbalance theintellectual and emotional 17 of their jobs。 “When I come home froma hard day’s work， I often feel 18 ，” Danaher says， adding， “In aworld in which I don’t have to work， I might feel ratherdifferent”—perhaps different enough to throw himself 19 a hobby ora passion project with the intensity usually reserved for 20matters。
1。[A] boasting [B] denying [C] warning [D] ensuring
2。[A] inequality [B] instability [C] unreliability [D]uncertainty
3。[A] policy [B]guideline [C] resolution [D] prediction
4。[A] characterized [B]divided [C] balanced [D]measured
5。[A] wisdom [B] meaning [C] glory [D] freedom
6。[A] Instead [B] Indeed [C] Thus [D] Nevertheless
7。[A] rich [B] urban [C]working [D] educated
8。[A] explanation [B] requirement [C] compensation [D]substitute
9。[A] under [B] beyond [C] alongside [D] among
10。[A] leave behind [B] make up [C] worry about [D] setaside
11。[A] statistically [B] occasionally [C] necessarily [D]economically
12。[A] chances [B] downsides [C] benefits [D] principles
13。[A] absence [B] height [C] face [D] course
14。[A] disturb [B] restore [C] exclude [D] yield
15。[A] model [B] practice [C] virtue [D] hardship
16。[A] tricky [B] lengthy [C] mysterious [D] scarce
17。[A] demands [B] standards [C] qualities [D] threats
18。[A] ignored [B] tired [C] confused [D] starved
19。[A] off [B] against [C] behind [D] into
20。[A] technological [B] professional [C] educational [D]interpersonal
Section II Reading Comprehension
Part A
Directions：
Read the following four texts。 Answer the questions below eachtext by choosing A， B， C or D。 Mark your answers on the ANSWERSHEET。 (40 points)
Text 1
Every Saturday morning， at 9 am， more than 50，000 runners setoff to run 5km around their local park。 The Parkrun phenomenonbegan with a dozen friends and has inspired 400 events in the UKand more abroad。 Events are free， staffed by thousands ofvolunteers。 Runners range from four years old to grandparents;their times range from Andrew Baddeley’s world record 13 minutes 48seconds up to an hour。
Parkrun is succeeding where London’s Olympic “legacy” isfailing。 Ten years ago on Monday， it was announced that the Gamesof the 30th Olympiad would be in London。 Planning documents pledgedthat the great legacy of the Games would be to level a nation ofsport lovers away from their couches。 The population would befitter， healthier and produce more winners。 It has not happened。The number of adults doing weekly sport did rise， by nearly 2million in the run—up to 2012—but the general population wasgrowing faster。 Worse， the numbers are now falling at anaccelerating rate。 The opposition claims primary school pupilsdoing at least two hours of sport a week have nearly halved。Obesity has risen among adults and children。 Officialretrospections continue as to why London 2012 failed to “inspire ageneration。” The success of Parkrun offers answers。
Parkun is not a race but a time trial： Your only competitor isthe clock。 The ethos welcomes anybody。 There is as much joy over apuffed-out first-timer being clapped over the line as there isabout top talent shining。 The Olympic bidders， by contrast， wantedto get more people doing sports and to produce more elite athletes。The dual aim was mixed up： The stress on success over taking partwas intimidating for newcomers。
Indeed， there is something a little absurd in the state gettinginvolved in the planning of such a fundamentally “grassroots”，concept as community sports associations。 If there is a role forgovernment， it should really be getting involved in providingcommon goods—making sure there is space for playing fields and themoney to pave tennis and netball courts， and encouraging theprovision of all these activities in schools。 But successivegovernments have presided over selling green spaces， squeezingmoney from local authorities and declining attention on sport ineducation。 Instead of wordy， worthy strategies， future governmentsneed to do more to provide the conditions for sport to thrive。 Orat least not make them worse。
According to Paragraph1， Parkrun has 。
[A] gained great popularity
[B] created many jobs
[C] strengthened community ties
[D] become an official festival
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
Parkrun is different from Olympic games in that it 。
[A] aims at discovering talents
[B] focuses on mass competition
[C] does not emphasize elitism
[D] does not attract first-timers
With regard to mass sport， the author holds that governmentsshould 。
[A] organize “grassroots” sports events
[B] supervise local sports associations
[C] increase funds for sports clubs
[D] invest in public sports facilities
The author’s attitude to what UK governments have done forsports is 。
[A] tolerant
[B] critical
[C] uncertain
[D] sympathetic
Text 2
With so much focus on children’s use of screens， it’s easy forparents to forget about their own screen use。 “Tech is designed toreally suck on you in，” says Jenny Radesky in her study of digitalplay， “and digital products are there to promote maximalengagement。 It makes it hard to disengage， and leads to a lot ofbleed-over into the family routine。 ”
Radesky has studied the use of mobile phones and tablets atmealtimes by giving mother-child pairs a food-testing exercise。 Shefound that mothers who sued devices during the exercise started 20percent fewer verbal and 39 percent fewer nonverbal interactionswith their children。 During a separate observation， she saw thatphones became a source of tension in the family。 Parents would belooking at their emails while the children would be making excitedbids for their attention。
Infants are wired to look at parents’ faces to try to understandtheir world， and if those faces are blank and unresponsive—as theyoften are when absorbed in a device—it can be extremelydisconcerting foe the children。 Radesky cites the “still faceexperiment” devised by developmental psychologist Ed Tronick in the1970s。 In it， a mother is asked to interact with her child in anormal way before putting on a blank expression and not giving themany visual social feedback; The child becomes increasinglydistressed as she tries to capture her mother’s attention。 “Parentsdon’t have to be exquisitely parents at all times， but there needsto be a balance and parents need to be responsive and sensitive toa child’s verbal or nonverbal expressions of an emotional need，”says Radesky。
On the other hand， Tronick himself is concerned that the worriesabout kids’ use of screens are born out of an “oppressive ideologythat demands that parents should always be interacting” with theirchildren： “It’s based on a somewhat fantasized， very white， veryupper-middle-class ideology that says if you’re failing to exposeyour child to 30，000 words you are neglecting them。” Tronickbelieves that just because a child isn’t learning from the screendoesn’t mean there’s no value to it—particularly if it givesparents time to have a shower， do housework or simply have a breakfrom their child。 Parents， he says， can get a lot out of usingtheir devices to speak to a friend or get some work out of the way。This can make them feel happier， which lets then be more availableto their child the rest of the time。
According to Jenny Radesky， digital products are designed to______。
[A] simplify routine matters
[B] absorb user attention
[C] better interpersonal relations
[D] increase work efficiency
Radesky’s food-testing exercise shows that mothers’ use ofdevices ______。
[A] takes away babies’ appetite
[B] distracts children’s attention
[C] slows down babies’ verbal development
[D] reduces mother-child communication
Radesky’s cites the “still face experiment” to show that_______。
[A] it is easy for children to get used to blank expressions
[B] verbal expressions are unnecessary for emotionalexchange
[C] children are insensitive to changes in their parents’mood
[D] parents need to respond to children’s emotional needs
The oppressive ideology mentioned by Tronick requires parentsto_______。
[A] protect kids from exposure to wild fantasies
[B] teach their kids at least 30，000 words a year
[C] ensure constant interaction with their children
[D] remain concerned about kid’s use of screens
According to Tronick， kid’s use of screens may_______。
[A] give their parents some free time
[B] make their parents more creative
[C] help them with their homework
[D] help them become more attentive
Text 3
Today， widespread social pressure to immediately go to collegein conjunction with increasingly high expectations in a fast-movingworld often causes students to completely overlook the possibilityof taking a gap year。 After all， if everyone you know is going tocollege in the fall， it seems silly to stay back a year， doesn’tit? And after going to school for 12 years， it doesn’t feel naturalto spend a year doing something that isn’t academic。
But while this may be true， it’s not a good enough reason tocondemn gap years。 There’s always a constant fear of falling behindeveryone else on the socially perpetuated “race to the finishline，” whether that be toward graduate school， medical school orlucrative career。 But despite common misconceptions， a gap yeardoes not hinder the success of academic pursuits—in fact， itprobably enhances it。
Studies from the United States and Australia show that studentswho take a gap year are generally better prepared for and performbetter in college than those who do not。 Rather than pullingstudents back， a gap year pushes them ahead by preparing them forindependence， new responsibilities and environmental changes—allthings that first-year students often struggle with the most。 Gapyear experiences can lessen the blow when it comes to adjusting tocollege and being thrown into a brand new environment， making iteasier to focus on academics and activities rather than acclimationblunders。
If you’re not convinced of the inherent value in taking a yearoff to explore interests， then consider its financial impact onfuture academic choices。 According to the National Center forEducation Statistics， nearly 80 percent of college students end upchanging their majors at least once。 This isn’t surprising，considering the basic mandatory high school curriculum leavesstudents with a poor understanding of themselves listing one majoron their college applications， but switching to another aftertaking college classes。 It’s not necessarily a bad thing， butdepending on the school， it can be costly to make up credits afterswitching too late in the game。 At Boston College， for example， youwould have to complete an extra year were you to switch to thenursing school from another department。 Taking a gap year to figurethings out initially can help prevent stress and save money lateron。
One of the reasons for high-school graduates not taking a gapyear is that 。
[A] they think it academically misleading
[B] they have a lot of fun to expect in college
[C] it feels strange to do differently from others
[D] it seems worthless to take off-campus courses
Studies from the US and Australia imply that taking a gap yearhelps 。
[A] keep students from being unrealistic
[B] lower risks in choosing careers
[C] ease freshmen’s financial burdens
[D] relieve freshmen of pressures
The word “acclimation” (Line 8， Para。 3) is closest in meaningto 。
[A] adaptation
[B] application
[C] motivation
[D] competition
A gap year may save money for students by helping them 。
[A] avoid academic failures
[B] establish long-term goals
[C] switch to another college
[D] decide on the right major
The most suitable title for this text would be 。
[A] In Favor of the Gap Year
[B] The ABCs of the Gap Year
[C] The Gap Year Comes Back
[D] The Gap Year： A Dilemma
Text 4
Though often viewed as a problem for western states， the growingfrequency of wildfires is a national concern because of its impacton federal tax dollars， says Professor Max Moritz， a specialist infire ecology and management。
In 2015， the US Forest Service for the first time spent morethan half of its $5.5 billion annual budget fighting fires—nearlydouble the percentage it spent on such efforts 20 years ago。 Ineffect， fewer federal funds today are going towards the agency’sother work—such as forest conservation， watershed and culturalresources management， and infrastructure upkeep—that affect thelives of all Americans。
Another nationwide concern is whether public funds from otheragencies are going into construction in fire-prone districts。 AsMoritz puts it， how often are federal dollars building homes thatare likely to be lost to a wildfire?
“It’s already a huge problem from a public expenditureperspective for the whole country，” he says。” We need to take amagnifying glass to that。 Like， “Wait a minute， is this OK?” “Do wewant instead to redirect those funds to concentrate on lower-hazardparts of the landscape?”
Such a view would require a corresponding shift in the way USsociety today views fire， researchers say。
For one thing， conversations about wildfires need to be moreinclusive。 Over the past decade， the focus has been on climatechange—how the warming of the Earth from greenhouse gases isleading to conditions that worsen fires。
While climate is a key element， Moritz says， it shouldn’t comeat the expense of the rest of the equation。
“The human systems and the landscapes we live on are linked， andthe interactions go both ways，” he says。 Failing to recognize that，he notes， leads to “an overly simplified view of what the solutionsmight be。 Our perception of the problem and of what the solution isbecomes very limited。”
At the same time， people continue to treat fire as an event thatneeds to be wholly controlled and unleashed only out of necessity，says Professor Balch at the University of Colorado。 Butacknowledging fire’s inevitable presence in human life is anattitude crucial to developing the laws， policies， and practicesthat make it as safe as possible， she says。
“We’ve disconnected ourselves from living with fire，” Balchsays。 “It is really important to understand and try and tease outwhat is the human connection with fire today。”
More frequent wildfires have become a national concern becausein 2015 they 。
[A] exhausted unprecedented management efforts
[B] consumed a record-high percentage of budget
[C] severely damaged the ecology of western states
[D] caused a huge rise of infrastructure expenditure
Moritz calls for the use of “a magnifying glass” to 。
[A] raise more funds for fire-prone areas
[B] avoid the redirection of federal money
[C] find wildfire-free parts of the landscape
[D] guarantee safer spending of public funds
While admitting that climate is a key element， Moritz notes that。
[A] public debates have not settled yet
[B] fire-fighting conditions are improving
[C] other factors should not be overlooked
[D] a shift in the view of fire has taken place
The overly simplified view Moritz mentions is a result offailing to 。
[A] discover the fundamental makeup of nature
[B] explore the mechanism of the human systems
[C] maximize the role of landscape in human life
[D] understand the interrelations of man and nature
Professor Balch points out that fire is something man should。
[A] do away with
[B] come to terms with
[C] pay a price for
[D] keep away from
Part B
Directions：
Read the following text and match each of the numbered items inthe left column to its corresponding information in the rightcolumn。 There are two extra choices in the right column。 Mark youranswers on the ANSWER SHEET。 (10 points)
The decline in American manufacturing is a common refrain，particularly from Donald Trump。 “We don’t make anything anymore，”he told Fox News， while defending his own made-in-Mexico clothingline。
Without question， manufacturing has taken a significant hitduring recent decades， and further trade deals raise questionsabout whether new shocks could hit manufacturing。
But there is also a different way to look at the data。
Across the country， factory owners are now grappling with a newchallenge： instead of having too many workers， they may end up withtoo few。 Despite trade competition and outsourcing， Americanmanufacturing still needs to replace tens of thousands of retiringboomers every years。 Millennials may not be that interested intaking their place， other industries are recruiting them withsimilar or better pay。
For factory owners， it all adds up to stiff competition forworkers—and upward pressure on wages。 “They’re harder to find andthey have job offers，” says Jay Dunwell， president of WolverineCoil Spring， a family-owned firm， “They may be coming [into theworkforce]， but they’ve been plucked by other industries that arealso doing an well as manufacturing，” Mr。 Dunwell has begunbringing high school juniors to the factory so they can get exposedto its culture。
At RoMan Manufacturing， a maker of electrical transformers andwelding equipment that his father cofounded in 1980， Robert Rothkeep a close eye on the age of his nearly 200 workers， five areretiring this year。 Mr。 Roth has three community-college studentsenrolled in a work-placement program， with a starting wage of $13an hour that rises to $17 after two years。
At a worktable inside the transformer plant， young JasonStenquist looks flustered by the copper coils he’s trying toassemble and the arrival of two visitors。 It’s his first week onthe job。 Asked about his choice of career， he says at high schoolhe considered medical school before switching to electricalengineering。 “I love working with tools。 I love creating。” hesays。
But to win over these young workers， manufacturers have to clearanother major hurdle： parents， who lived through the worst USeconomic downturn since the Great Depression， telling them to avoidthe factory。 Millennials “remember their father and mother bothwere laid off。 They blame it on the manufacturing recession，” saysBirgit Klohs， chief executive of The Right Place， a businessdevelopment agency for western Michigan。
These concerns aren’t misplaced： Employment in manufacturing hasfallen from 17 million in 1970 to 12 million in 2013。 When therecovery began， worker shortages first appeared in the high-skilledtrades。 Now shortages are appearing at the mid-skill levels。
“The gap is between the jobs that take to skills and those thatrequire a lot of skill，” says Rob Spohr， a business professor atMontcalm Community College。 “There’re enough people to fill thejobs at McDonalds and other places where you don’t need to havemuch skill。 It’s that gap in between， and that’s where the problemis。 ”
Julie Parks of Grand Rapids Community points to another key toluring Millennials into manufacturing： a work/life balance。 Whiletheir parents were content to work long hours， young people valueflexibility。 “Overtime is not attractive to this generation。 Theyreally want to live their lives，” she says。
[A] says that he switched to electrical engineering because heloves working with tools。
41。 Jay Deuwell
[B] points out that there are enough people to fill the jobsthat don’t need much skill。
42。 Jason Stenquist
[C] points out that the US doesn’t manufacture anythinganymore。
43。 Birgit Klohs
[D] believes that it is important to keep a close eye on the ageof his workers。
44。 Rob Spohr
[E] says that for factory owners， workers are harder to findbecause of stiff competition。
45.Julie Parks
[F] points out that a work/life balance can attract young peopleinto manufacturing。
[G] says that the manufacturing recession is to blame for thelay-off the young people’s parents。
2017年考研英语二范文
2017年考研进行得如火如荼，此次英语二考的大作文是曲线图，虽然以往没有考过这类型的图表，但是难度并不大。
这种图形写作与2010、2011所考的柱状图写法有很大相似之处，都是有关一定时间段内数量变化的类型，可以说是换汤不换药。该图表涉及内容是参观博物馆的人数变化数据，关键词也不难写，故此从难度上看，属于中低难度。
图中的关键词，博物馆(museum)是中学词汇，有基础能力的同学可以相对轻松把握;博物馆参观者用简单的visitors即可;至于图表中的数字是十万，6378个十万即6.378billion.
范文如下：
The statistics about museums and their visitors are preciselyillustrated by the line chart. During the 3 years from 2013 to2015, the figure of museums experienced a gradual rise, and soaringfrom 4.145 thousand to 4.692 thousand. Besides, following the sametendency, the number of museum visitors, as is shown, ascendedgradually from 6.378 billion to 7.811 billion, increasing by about1.43 billion.
The following factors, from my perspective, are responsible forthe statistics. To begin with, aside from disseminating knowledgein schools, department concerned adopts other ways to promote thecomprehensive quality of Chinese citizens, for instance providingmore access to museums is a simple yet effective way to broadenvisitors’ horizon. In addition, having been experiencing theunparalleled material prosperity, most of Chinese citizens intendto pursue knowledge by visiting museums, tourist attractions andother places. Moreover, museums, which are supported by publicfunding, provide visitors with knowledge and professional service.Individuals, therefore, are inclined to enjoy their leisure time byvisiting museums.
To summarize, the data shown by the chart objectively reflectwhat’s happening in our society. Museums undoubtedly exertindispensible effects on our society and Chinese citizens, and itis predictable that, in the next decade, both large cities andsmall towns will witness the popularization of museums.
2017年考研英语二，小作文考察的是一封邀请信的回函，要求写作内容包括：
1、接受教授邀请给留学生做有关中国文化的presentation(介绍/演示)。
2、提供介绍内容的关键信息。
考官出题的套路并不好预测，和往年一样，让想依靠背模板来过写作关的同学眼前一黑，这完全证实了考研英语反押题反模板的一贯思路。不过从内容上看，写作手法也秉承了以往考研英语二小作文的思路----多种文体结合。
此次写作完全可以写成一个感谢开头结合内容介绍的格式，思路简单但操作略有难度。写作过程中最难的地方在于有关中国文化的关键信息，对考生的基本功有一定要求。
小作文
Dear Professor Williams，
It is my honor to receive your invitation to give presentationabout Chinese culture to international students. And I am writingto express my heartfelt gratitude and provide the specificinformation about my presentation, which is about the briefintroduction of Confucianism, the dominant philosophy of orientalculture.
To begin with, the first part of my presentation is the briefintroduction to Master Confucius and the Analects of Confucius.Relevant background about Spring and Autumn warring state periodwill also be introduced. In addition, the second part is aboutetiquette, one of the cores of Confucianism, which stabilizedancient Chinese society. Moreover, I would like to upload thee-book of English version of the Analects of Confucius to theofficial website of our university, so that the audience will befully prepared.
Thank you for your invitation, and I wish my presentation willbe appreciated by the audience.
Yours sincerely,
Li Ming
亲爱的威廉教授：
很荣幸收到您邀请我给留学生做关于中国文化的介绍，我在此对您表达衷心的谢意并提供相关的具体信息。我的介绍是关于东方文化的主导哲学思想儒家的内容。
首先，我介绍的第一部分是关于孔子和《论语》的简介。同时还会介绍有关春秋战国的背景。其次，我的第二部分是关于“礼”的介绍。作为儒家思想的核心之一，“礼”为古代中国社会具有了稳定性。再次，我会把这些作品的电子版上传到我们大学的官方网站，以便听众能方便的下载，并对我的讲授内容做出充分准备。
感谢您对我的邀请，我希望我的介绍能被大家欣赏。
