根据新政策的改革，上海交通大学EMBA已经纳入统考，统考中包括对英语的考查，接下来我们就看一下上海交通大学EMBA统考中英语完形填空的难度如何。

上海交通大学EMBA统考完型填空一如既往体现了useofEnglish的核心思想，即不考偏词怪词，而是考察核心词汇的灵活用法。

所谓灵活，即不是其固有的意义，而是根据上下文，所需要使用的含义。如果上海交通大学EMBA同学们按照我们上课讲的方法，扫读+精读+跳读，以句子而不是以题目为做题单位，可以比较顺利地选出需要的选项。

Peoplehavespeculatedforcenturiesaboutafuturewithoutwork,andtodayisnodifferent,with

academics,writers,andactivistsonceagain1.warningthattechnologyisreplacinghumanworkers.Some

imaginethatthecomingwork-freeworldwillbedefinedby2.inequality:Afewwealthypeoplewillownall

thecapital,andthemasseswillstruggleinanimpoverishedwasteland.

Adifferent,lessparanoid,andnotmutuallyexclusive3.predictionholdsthatthefuturewillbea

wastelandofadifferentsort,one4.characterizedbypurposelessness:Withoutjobstogivetheirlives

5.meaning,peoplewillsimplybecomelazyanddepressed.6.Indeed,today'sunemployeddon'tseemtobe

havingagreattime.OneGalluppollfoundthat20percentofAmericanswhohavebeenunemployedforat

leastayearreporthavingdepression,doubletheratefor7.workingAmericans.Also,someresearchsuggests

thatthe8.explanationforrisingratesofmortality,mental-healthproblems,andaddiction9.among

poorly-educated,middle-agedpeopleisashortageofwell-paidjobs.Anotherstudyshowsthatpeopleare

oftenhappieratworkthanintheirfreetime.Perhapsthisiswhymany10.worryabouttheagonizingdullness

ofajoblessfuture.

Butitdoesn't11.necessarilyfollowfromfindingslikethesethataworldwithoutworkwouldbefilled

withmalaise.Suchvisionsarebasedonthe12.downsidesofbeingunemployedinasocietybuiltonthe

conceptofemployment.Inthe13.absenceofwork,asocietydesignedwithotherendsinmindcould14.yield

strikinglydifferentcircumstancesforthefutureoflaborandleisure.Today,the15.virtueofworkmaybeabit

overblown."Manyjobsareboring,degrading,unhealthy,andasquanderingofhumanpotential,"saysJohn

Danaher,alecturerattheNationalUniversityofIrelandinGalwaywhohaswrittenaboutaworldwithout

work."Globalsurveysfindthatthevastmajorityofpeopleareunhappyatwork."

Thesedays,becauseleisuretimeisrelatively16.scarceformostworkers,peopleusetheirfreetimeto

counterbalancetheintellectualandemotional17.demandsoftheirjobs."WhenIcomehomefromahardday's

work,Ioftenfeel18.tired,"Danahersays,adding,"InaworldinwhichIdon'thavetowork,Imightfeelrather

different"-perhapsdifferentenoughtothrowhimself19.intoahobbyorapassionprojectwiththeintensity

usuallyreservedfor20.professionalmatters.

1.A.boastingB.denyingC.ensuringD.warning

2.A.instabilityB.inequalityC.unreliabilityD.uncertainty

3.A.predictionB.guidelineC.resolutionD.policy

4.A.dividedB.characterizedC.balancedD.measured

5.A.wisdomB.gloryC.meaningD.freedom

6.A.IndeedB.InsteadC.ThusD.Nevertheless

7.A.richB.workingC.urbanD.educated

8.A.substituteB.requirementC.compensationD.explanation

9.A.underB.beyondC.amongD.alongside

10.A.leavebehindB.setasideC.makeupD.worryabout

11.A.statisticallyB.occasionallyC.economicallyD.necessarily

12.A.chanceB.benefitsC.downsidesD.principles

13.A.heightB.absenceC.faceD.course

14.A.yieldB.restoreC.excludeD.disturb

15.A.modelB.practiceC.hardshipD.virtue

16.A.scarceB.lengthyC.mysteriousD.tricky

17.A.standardsB.demandsC.qualitiesD.threats

18.A.ignoredB.confusedC.tiredD.starved

19.A.intoB.againstC.behindD.off

20.A.technologicalB.educationalC.professionalD.interpersonal