2016年考研英語二真題及答案解析

2016年考研英語二真題及答案解析(1~20/共20題)SectionⅠUseofEnglishHappypeopleworkdifferently.They’remoreproductive,morecreative,andwillingtotakegreaterrisks.Andnewresearchsuggeststhathappinessmightinfluence__1__firm’swork,too.??Companieslocatedinplaceswithhappierpeopleinvestmore,accordingtoarecentresearchpaper.__2__,firmsinhappyplacesspendmoreonR&D(researchanddevelopment).That’sbecausehappinessislinkedtothekindoflonger-termthinking__3__formakinginvestmentsforthefuture.??Theresearcherswantedtoknowifthe__4__andinclinationforrisk-takingthatcomewithhappinesswould__5__thewaycompaniesinvested.SotheycomparedU.S.cities’averagehappiness__6__byGalluppollingwiththeinvestmentactivityofpubliclytradedfirmsinthoseareas.??__7__enough,firms’investmentandR&Dintensitywerecorrelatedwiththehappinessoftheareainwhichtheywere__8__.Butisitreallyhappinessthat’slinkedtoinvestment,orcouldsomethingelseabouthappiercities__9__whyfirmstherespendmoreonR&D?Tofindout,theresearcherscontrolledforvarious__10__thatmightmakefirmsmorelikelytoinvest–likesize,industry,andsales–andforindicatorsthataplacewas__11__tolivein,likegrowthinwagesorpopulation.Thelinkbetweenhappinessandinvestmentgenerally__12__evenafteraccountingforthesethings.??Thecorrelationbetweenhappinessandinvestmentwasparticularlystrongforyoungerfirms,whichtheauthors__13__to“l(fā)esscodifieddecisionmakingprocess”andthepossiblepresenceof“youngerandless__14__managerswhoaremorelikelytobeinfluencedbysentiment.”Therelationshipwas__15__strongerinplaceswherehappinesswasspreadmore__16__.Firmsseemtoinvestmoreinplaceswheremostpeoplearerelativelyhappy,ratherthaninplaceswithhappinessinequality.??__17__thisdoesn’tprovethathappinesscausesfirmstoinvestmoreortotakealonger-termview,theauthorsbelieveitatleast__18__atthatpossibility.It’snothardtoimaginethatlocalcultureandsentimentwouldhelp__19__howexecutivesthinkaboutthefuture.“Itsurelyseemsplausiblethathappypeoplewouldbemoreforward-thinkingandcreativeand__20__R&Dmorethantheaverage,”saidoneresearcher.第1題A.whyB.whereC.howD.when第2題A.InreturnB.InparticularC.IncontrastD.Inconclusion第3題A.sufficientB.famousC.perfectD.necessary第4題A.individualismB.modernismC.optimismD.realism第5題A.echoB.missC.spoilD.change第6題A.imaginedB.measuredC.inventedD.assumed第7題A.SureB.OddC.UnfortunateD.Often第8題A.advertisedB.dividedC.overtaxedD.headquartered第9題A.explainB.overstateC.summarizeD.emphasize第10題A.stagesB.factorsC.levelsD.methods第11題A.desirableB.sociableC.reputableD.reliable第12題A.resumedB.heldC.emergedD.broke第13題A.attributeB.assignC.transferD.compare第14題A.seriousB.civilizedC.ambitiousD.experienced第15題A.thusB.insteadC.alsoD.never第16題A.rapidlyB.regularlyC.directlyD.equally第17題A.AfterB.UntilC.WhileD.Since第18題A.arrivesB.jumpsC.hintsD.strikes第19題A.shapeB.rediscoverC.simplifyD.share第20題A.prayforB.leantowardsC.giveawayD.sendout下一題(21~25/共20題)SectionⅡReadingComprehensionPartADirections：Readthefollowingfourtexts.AnswerthequestionsaftereachtextbychoosingA,B,CorD.MarkyouranswersonANSWERSHEET1.(40points)It’struethathigh-schoolcodingclassesaren’tessentialforlearningcomputerscienceincollege.Studentswithoutexperiencecancatchupafterafewintroductorycourses,saidTomCortina,theassistantdeanatCarnegieMellon’sSchoolofComputerScience.??However,Cortinasaid,earlyexposureisbeneficial.Whenyoungerkidslearncomputerscience,theylearnthatit’snotjustaconfusing,endlessstringoflettersandnumbers—butatooltobuildapps,orcreateartwork,ortesthypotheses.It’snotashardforthemtotransformtheirthoughtprocessesasitisforolderstudents.Breakingdownproblemsintobite-sizedchunksandusingcodetosolvethembecomesnormal.Givingmorechildrenthistrainingcouldincreasethenumberofpeopleinterestedinthefieldandhelpfillthejobsgap,Cortinasaid.??Studentsalsobenefitfromlearningsomethingaboutcodingbeforetheygettocollege,whereintroductorycomputer-scienceclassesarepackedtothebrim,whichcandrivetheless-experiencedor-determinedstudentsaway.??TheFlatironSchool,wherepeoplepaytolearnprogramming,startedasoneofthemanycodingbootcampsthat’sbecomepopularforadultslookingforacareerchange.Thehigh-schoolersgetthesamecurriculum,but“wetrytogearlessonstowardthingsthey’reinterestedin,”saidVictoriaFriedman,aninstructor.Forinstance,oneoftheappsthestudentsaredevelopingsuggestsmoviesbasedonyour?mood.??ThestudentsintheFlatironclassprobablywon’tdropoutofhighschoolandbuildthenextFacebook.Programminglanguageshaveaquickturnover,sothe“RubyonRails”languagetheylearnedmaynotevenberelevantbythetimetheyenterthejobmarket.Buttheskillstheylearn—howtothinklogicallythroughaproblemandorganizetheresults—applytoanycodinglanguage,saidDeborahSeehorn,aneducationconsultantforthestateofNorthCarolina.??Indeed,theFlatironstudentsmightnotgointoITatall.Butcreatingafuture?armyofcodersisnotthesolepurposeoftheclasses.Thesekidsaregoingtobesurroundedbycomputers—in?theirpockets,intheiroffices,intheirhomes—fortherestoftheirlives.Theyoungertheylearnhowcomputersthink,howtocoaxthemachineintoproducingwhattheywant—theearliertheylearnthattheyhavethepowertodothat—thebetter.第21題Cortinaholdsthatearlyexposuretocomputersciencemakesiteasierto____.A.completefuturejobtrainingB.remodelthewayofthinkingC.formulatelogicalhypothesesD.perfectartworkproduction第22題Indeliveringlessonsforhigh-schoolers,Flatironhasconsideredtheir____.A.experienceB.academicbackgroundsC.careerprospectsD.interest第23題DeborahSeehornbelievesthattheskillslearnedatFlatironwill____.A.helpstudentslearnothercomputerlanguagesB.havetobeupgradedwhennewtechnologiescomeC.needimprovingwhenstudentslookforjobsD.enablestudentstomakebigquickmoney第24題Accordingtothelastparagraph,Flatironstudentsareexpectedto____.A.competewithafuturearmyofprogrammersB.staylongerintheinformationtechnologyindustryC.becomebetterpreparedforthedigitalizedworldD.bringforthinnovativecomputertechnologies第25題Theword“coax”(Line4,Para.6)isclosestinmeaningto____.A.challengeB.persuadeC.frightenD.misguide上一題下一題(26~30/共20題)SectionⅡReadingComprehensionPartADirections：Readthefollowingfourtexts.AnswerthequestionsaftereachtextbychoosingA,B,CorD.MarkyouranswersonANSWERSHEET1.(40points)Biologistsestimatethatasmanyas2millionlesserprairiechickens---akindofbirdlivingonstretchinggrasslands—oncelentredtotheoftengraylandscapeofthemidwesternandsouthwesternUnitedStates.Butjustsome22,000birdsremaintoday,occupyingabout16%ofthespecies’historicrange.??ThecrashwasamajorreasontheU.SFishandWildlifeService（USFWS）decidedtoformallylistthebirdasthreatened.“Thelesserprairiechickenisinadesperatesituation,”saidUSFWSDirectorDanielAshe.Someenvironmentalists,however,weredisappointed.Theyhadpushedtheagencytodesignatethebirdas“endangered,”astatusthatgivesfederalofficialsgreaterregulatorypowertocrackdownonthreats.ButAsheandothersarguedthatthe“threatened”taggavethefederalgovernmentflexibilitytotryoutnew,potentiallylessconfrontationalconservationsapproaches.Inparticular,theycalledforforgingclosercollaborationswithwesternstategovernments,whichareoftenuneasywithfederalactionandwiththeprivatelandownerswhocontrolanestimated95%oftheprairiechicken’shabitat.??Undertheplan,forexample,theagencysaiditwouldnotprosecutelandownerorbusinessesthatunintentionallykill,harm,ordisturbthebird,aslongastheyhadsignedarange—widemanagementplantorestoreprairiechickenhabitat.NegotiatedbyUSFWSandthestates,theplanrequiresindividualsandbusinessesthatdamagehabitataspartoftheiroperationstopayintoafundtoreplaceeveryacredestroyedwith2newacresofsuitablehabitat.Thefundwillalsobeusedtocompensatelandownerswhosetasidehabitat,USFWSalsosetaninterimgoalofrestoringprairiechickenpopulationstoanannualaverageof67,000birdsoverthenext10years.AnditgivestheWesternAssociationofFishandWildlifeAgencies(WAFWA),acoalitionofstateagencies,thejobofmonitoringprogress.Overall,theideaistolet“states”remaininthedriver’sseatformanagingthespecies，”Ashesaid.??Noteveryonebuysthewin-winrhetoricSomeCongressmembersaretryingtoblocktheplan,andatleastadozenindustrygroups,fourstates,andthreeenvironmentalgroupsarechallengingitinfederalcourtNotsurprisingly,doesn’tgofarenough“Thefederalgovernmentisgivingresponsibilityformanagingthebirdtothesameindustriesthatarepushingittoextinction,”saysbiologistJayLininger.第26題Themajorreasonforlistingthelesserprairieasthreatenedis____A.itsdrasticallydecreasedpopulationB.theunderestimateofthegrasslandacreageC.adesperateappealfromsomebiologistsD.theinsistenceofprivatelandowners第27題The“threatened”tagdisappointedsomeenvironmentalistsinthatit_____A.wasagive-intogovernmentalpressureB.wouldinvolvefeweragenciesinactionC.grantedlessfederalregulatorypowerD.wentagainstconservationpolicies第28題ItcanbelearnedfromParagraph3thatunintentionalharm-doerswillnotbeprosecutedifthey_____A.agreetopayasumforcompensationB.volunteertosetupanequallybighabitatC.offertosupporttheWAFWAmonitoringjobD.promisetoraisefundsforUSFWSoperations第29題AccordingtoAshe，theleadingroleinmanagingthespeciesin______A.thefederalgovernmentB.thewildlifeagenciesC.thelandownersD.thestates第30題JayLiningerwouldmostlikelysupport_______A.industrygroupsB.thewin-winrhetoricC.environmentalgroupsD.theplanunderchallenge上一題下一題(31~35/共20題)SectionⅡReadingComprehensionPartADirections：Readthefollowingfourtexts.AnswerthequestionsaftereachtextbychoosingA,B,CorD.MarkyouranswersonANSWERSHEET1.(40points)Thateveryone’stoobusythesedaysisacliché.Butonespecificcomplaintismadeespeciallymournfully：There’sneveranytimetoread.??Whatmakestheproblemthornieristhattheusualtime-managementtechniquesdon’tseemsufficient.Theweb’sfullofarticlesofferingtipsonmakingtimetoread:“GiveupTV”or?“Carryabookwithyouatalltimes”Butinmyexperience,usingsuchmethodstofreeuptheodd30minutesdoesn’twork.Sitdowntoreadandtheflywheelofwork-relatedthoughtskeepsspinning-orelseyou’resoexhaustedthatachallengingbook’sthelastthingyouneed.Themodernmind,TimParks,anovelistandcritic,writes,“isoverwhelminglyinclinedtowardcommunication…Itisnotsimplythatoneisinterrupted;itisthatoneisactuallyinclinedtointerruption”.Deepreadingrequiresnotjusttime,butaspecialkindoftimewhichcan’tbeobtainedmerelybybecomingmoreefficient.??Infact,“becomingmoreefficient”ispartoftheproblem.Thinkingoftimeasaresourcetobemaximisedmeansyouapproachitinstrumentally,judginganygivenmomentaswellspentonlyinsofarasitadvancesprogresstowardsomegoalimmersivereading,bycontrast,dependsonbeingwillingtoriskinefficiency,?goallessness,eventime-wasting.Trytoslotitasato-dolistitemandyou’llmanageonlygoal-focusedreading-useful,sometimes,butnotthemostfulfillingkind.“Thefuturecomesatuslikeemptybottlesalonganunstoppableandnearlyinfiniteconveyorbelt,”writesGaryEberleinhisbookSacredTime,and“wefeelapressuretofillthesedifferent-sizedbottles(days,hours,minutes）astheypass,foriftheygetbywithoutbeingfilled,wewillhavewastedthem”.Nomind-setcouldbeworseforlosingyourselfinabook.??Sowhatdoeswork?Perhapssurprisingly,schedulingregulartimesforreading.You’dthinkthismightfueltheefficiencymind-set,butinfact,Eberlenotes,suchritualisticbehaviourhelpsus“stepoutsidetime’sflow”into“soultime”.Youcouldlimitdistractionsbyreadingonlyphysicalbooks,oronsingle-purposee-readers.“Carryabookwithyouatalltimes”canactuallywork,too-providingyoudipinoftenenough,sothatreadingbecomesthedefaultstatefromwhichyoutemporarilysurfacetotakecareofbusiness,beforedroppingbackdown.Onareallygoodday,itnolongerfeelsasifyou’re“makingtimetoread,”butjustreading,andmakingtimeforeverythingelse.第31題Theusualtime-managementtechniquesdon’tworkbecauseA.whattheycanofferdoesnoteasethemodernmindB.whatchallengingbooksdemandisrepetitivereadingC.whatpeopleoftenforgetiscarryingabookwiththemD.whatdeepreadingrequirescannotbeguaranteed第32題The“emptybottles”metaphorillustratesthatpeoplefeelapressuretoA.updatetheirto-dolistsB.makepassingtimefulfillingC.carrytheirplansthroughD.pursuecarefreereading第33題EberlewouldagreethatschedulingregulartimesforreadinghelpsA.encouragetheefficiencymind-setB.developonlinereadinghabitsC.promoteritualisticreadingD.achieveimmersivereading第34題“Carryabookwithyouatalltimes”canworkifA.readingbecomesyourprimarybusinessofthedayB.allthedailybusinesshasbeenpromptlydealtwithC.youareabletodropbacktobusinessafterreadingD.timecanbeevenlysplitforreadingandbusiness第35題ThebesttitleforthistextcouldbeA.HowtoEnjoyEasyReadingB.HowtoFindTimetoReadC.HowtoSetReadingGoalsD.HowtoReadExtensively上一題下一題(36~40/共20題)SectionⅡReadingComprehensionPartADirections：Readthefollowingfourtexts.AnswerthequestionsaftereachtextbychoosingA,B,CorD.MarkyouranswersonANSWERSHEET1.(40points)Againstabackdropofdrasticchangesineconomyandpopulationstructure,youngerAmericansaredrawinganew21st-centuryroadmaptosuccess,alatestpollhasfound.??Acrossgenerationallines,Americanscontinuetoprizemanyofthesametraditionalmilestonesofasuccessfullife,includinggettingmarried,havingchildren,owningahome,andretiringintheirsixties.Butwhileyoungandoldmostlyagreeonwhatconstitutesthefinishlineofafulfillinglife,theyofferstrikinglydifferentpathsforreachingit.??Youngpeoplewhoarestillgettingstartedinlifeweremorelikelythanolderadultstoprioritizepersonalfulfillmentintheirwork,tobelievetheywilladvancetheircareersmostbyregularlychangingjobs,tofavorcommunitieswithmorepublicservicesandafasterpaceoflife,toagreethatcouplesshouldbefinanciallysecurebeforegettingmarriedorhavingchildren,andtomaintainthatchildrenarebestservedbytwoparentsworkingoutsidethehome,thesurveyfound.??Fromcareertocommunityandfamily,thesecontrastssuggestthatintheaftermathofthesearingGreatRecession,thosejuststartingoutinlifearedefiningprioritiesandexpectationsthatwillincreasinglyspreadthroughvirtuallyallaspectsofAmericanlife,fromconsumerpreferencestohousingpatternstopolitics.??Youngandoldconvergeononekeypoint:Overwhelmingmajoritiesofbothgroupssaidtheybelieveitisharderforyoungpeopletodaytogetstartedinlifethanitwasforearliergenerations.Whileyoungerpeoplearesomewhatmoreoptimisticthantheireldersabouttheprospectsforthosestartingouttoday,bigmajoritiesinbothgroupsbelievethose“justgettingstartedinlife”faceatougheragood-payingjob,startingafamily,managingdebt,andfindingaffordablehousing.??PeteSchneiderconsiderstheclimbtoughertoday.Schneider,a27-yaear-oldautotechnicianfromtheChicagosuburbssayshestruggledtofindajobaftergraduatingfromcollege.Evennowthatheisworkingsteadily,hesaid.”?Ican’taffordtopaymamonthlymortgagepaymentsonmyown,soIhavetorentroomsouttopeopletomarkthathappen.”Lookingback,heisstruckthathisparentscouldprovideacomfortablelifefortheirchildreneventhoughneitherhadcompletedcollegewhenhewasyoung.“Istillgrewupinanuppermiddle-classhomewithparentswhodidn’thavecollegedegrees,”Schneidersaid.“Idon’tthinkpeoplearecapableofthatanymore.”第36題Onecross-generationmarkofasuccessfullifeis_____.A.tryingoutdifferentlifestylesB.havingafamilywithchildrenC.workingbeyondretirementageD.settingupaprofitablebusiness第37題ItcanbelearnedfromParagraph3thatyoungpeopletendto____.A.favoraslowerlifepaceB.holdanoccupationlongerC.attachimportancetopre-maritalfinanceD.giveprioritytochildcareoutsidethehome第38題Theprioritiesandexpectationsdefinedbytheyoungwill____.A.becomeincreasinglyclearB.focusonmaterialisticissuesC.dependlargelyonpoliticalpreferencesD.reachalmostallaspectsofAmericanlife第39題Bothyoungandoldagreethat____.A.good-payingjobsarelessavailableB.theoldmademorelifeachievementsC.housingloanstodayareeasytoobtainD.gettingestablishedisharderfortheyoung第40題WhichofthefollowingistrueaboutSchneider？A.Hefoundadreamjobaftergraduatingfromcollege.B.Hisparentsbelieveworkingsteadilyisamustforsuccess.C.Hisparents’goodlifehaslittletodowithacollegedegree.D.Hethinkshisjobasatechnicianquitechallenging.上一題下一題(41~45/共5題)PartB??Directions：ReadthefollowingtextandanswerthequestionsbychoosingthemostsuitablesubheadingfromthelistA-Gforeachnumberedparagraph(41-45).Therearetwoextrasubheadingswhichyoudonotneedtouse.MakeyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)Asadults,itseemsthatweareconstantlypursuinghappiness,oftenwithmixedresults.Yetchildrenappeartohaveitdowntoanart-andforthemostparttheydon′tneedself-helpbooksortherapy.instead,theylookaftertheirwellbeinginstinctively,andusuallymoreeffectivelythanwedoasgrownups.Perhapsit′stimetolearnafewlessonsfromthem.??41.______________??Whatdoesachilddowhenhe′ssad?Hecries.Whenhe′sangry?Heshouts.Scared?Probablyabitofboth.Aswegrowup,welearntocontrolouremotionssotheyaremanageableanddon′tdictateourbehaviours,whichisinmanywaysagoodthing.Buttoooftenwetakethisprocesstoofarandendupsuppressingemotions,especiallynegativeones.that′saboutaseffectiveasbrushingdirtunderacarpetandcanevenmakeusill.Whatweneedtodoisfindawaytoacknowledgeandexpresswhatwefeelappropriately,andthen-againlikechildren-move.??42.____________??AcoupleofChristmasesago,myyoungeststepdaughter,whowasnineyearsoldatthetime,gotaSupermanT-shirtforChristmas.Itcostlessthanafiverbutshewasoverjoyed,andcouldn′tstoptalkingaboutit.Toooftenwebelievethatanewjob,biggerhouseorbettercarwillbethemagicsilverbulletthatwillallowustofinallybecontent,buttherealityisthesethingshaveverylittlelastingimpactonourhappinesslevels.Instead,beinggratefulforsmallthingseverydayisamuchbetterwaytoimprovewellbeing.??43.______________________??Haveyouevernoticedhowmuchchildrenlaugh?Ifweadultscouldindulgeinabitofsillinessandgiggling,wewouldreducethestresshormonesinourbodies,increasegoodhormoneslikeendorphins,improvebloodflowtoourheartsandevenhaveagreaterchanceoffightingoffenfection.Allofwhich,ofcourse,haveapositiveeffectonhappinesslevels.??44.__________________??Theproblemwithbeingagrownupisthatthere′sanawfullotofseriousstufftodealwith---work,mortgagepayments,figuringoutwhattocookfordinner.Butasadultswealsohavetheluxuryofbeingabletocontrolourowndiariesandit′simportantthatwescheduleintimetoenjoythethingswelove.Thosethingsmightbesocial,sporting,creativeorcompletelyrandom(dancingaroudthelivingroom,anyone?)--itdoesn′tmatter,solongasthey′reenjoyable,andnotlikelytohavenegativesideeffects,suchasdrinkingtoomuchalcoholorgoingonawildspendingspreeifyou′reonatightbudget.??45.___________________??Havingsaidalloftheabove,it′simportanttoaddthatweshouldn′ttrytoohardtobehappy.Scientiststellusthiscanbackfireandactuallyhaveanegativeimpactonourwellbeing.AstheChinesephilosopherChuangTzuisreportedtohavesaid:"Happinessistheabsenceofstrivingforhappiness."Andinthat,oncemore,weneedtolooktotheexampleofourchildren,towhomhappinessisnotagoalbutanaturalbyproductofthewaytheylive.??[A]Besilly??[B]Havefun??[C]Expressyouremotions??[D]Don′toverthinkit??[E]Beeasilypleased??[F]Noticethings??[G]Askforhelp第41題_____第42題_____第43題_____第44題_____第45題_____上一題下一題(1/1)SectionIIReadingComprehensionPartC第46題Directions:??TranslatethefollowingtextintoChinese.YourtranslationshouldbewrittenontheANSWERSHEET.(15points)??Thesupermarketisdesignedtolurecustomersintospendingasmuchtimeaspossiblewithinitsdoors.Thereasonforthisissimple:Thelongeryoustayinthestore,themorestuffyou′llsee,andthemorestuffyousee,themoreyou′llbuy.Andsupermarketscontainalotofstuff.Theaveragesupermarket,accordingtotheFoodMarketingInstitute,carriessome44,00differentitems,andmanycarrytensofthousandsmore.Thesheervolumeofavailablechoiceisenoughtosendshoppersintoastateofinformationoverload.Accordingtobrain-scanexperiments,thedemandsofsomuchdecision-makingquicklybecometoomuchforus.Afterabout40minutesofshopping,mostpeoplestopstrugglingtoberationallyselective,andinsteadbeginshoppingemotionally-whichisthepointatwhichweaccumulatethe50percentofstuffinourcartthatweneverintendedbuying.____________________上一題下一題(1/1)PartADirections:Writeacomposition/letterofnolessthan100wordsonthefollowinginformation.(10points)第47題SupposeyouwonatranslationcontestandyourfriendJackwroteanemailtocongratulateyou,andaskadviceontranslation.Writehimareplyto??1)thankhim;??2)giveyouradvice.??YoushouldwriteneatlyontheANWSERSHEET.Donotsignyouownnameattheendoftheletter,use“LiMing”instead.Donotwritetheaddress.(10point)_______________上一題下一題(1/1)PartBDirections:Writeanessayof160-200wordsbasedonthefollowinginformation.(20points)第48題Directions:??Writeanessaybasedonthefollowingchart.youshould??1）interpretthechartand??2）giveyourcomments.?Youshouldwriteabout150wordsontheANSWERSHEET.(15points).某高校學(xué)生旅游目的調(diào)查_________________答案及解析(1~20/共20題)SectionⅠUseofEnglishHappypeopleworkdifferently.They’remoreproductive,morecreative,andwillingtotakegreaterrisks.Andnewresearchsuggeststhathappinessmightinfluence__1__firm’swork,too.??Companieslocatedinplaceswithhappierpeopleinvestmore,accordingtoarecentresearchpaper.__2__,firmsinhappyplacesspendmoreonR&D(researchanddevelopment).That’sbecausehappinessislinkedtothekindoflonger-termthinking__3__formakinginvestmentsforthefuture.??Theresearcherswantedtoknowifthe__4__andinclinationforrisk-takingthatcomewithhappinesswould__5__thewaycompaniesinvested.SotheycomparedU.S.cities’averagehappiness__6__byGalluppollingwiththeinvestmentactivityofpubliclytradedfirmsinthoseareas.??__7__enough,firms’investmentandR&Dintensitywerecorrelatedwiththehappinessoftheareainwhichtheywere__8__.Butisitreallyhappinessthat’slinkedtoinvestment,orcouldsomethingelseabouthappiercities__9__whyfirmstherespendmoreonR&D?Tofindout,theresearcherscontrolledforvarious__10__thatmightmakefirmsmorelikelytoinvest–likesize,industry,andsales–andforindicatorsthataplacewas__11__tolivein,likegrowthinwagesorpopulation.Thelinkbetweenhappinessandinvestmentgenerally__12__evenafteraccountingforthesethings.??Thecorrelationbetweenhappinessandinvestmentwasparticularlystrongforyoungerfirms,whichtheauthors__13__to“l(fā)esscodifieddecisionmakingprocess”andthepossiblepresenceof“youngerandless__14__managerswhoaremorelikelytobeinfluencedbysentiment.”Therelationshipwas__15__strongerinplaceswherehappinesswasspreadmore__16__.Firmsseemtoinvestmoreinplaceswheremostpeoplearerelativelyhappy,ratherthaninplaceswithhappinessinequality.??__17__thisdoesn’tprovethathappinesscausesfirmstoinvestmoreortotakealonger-termview,theauthorsbelieveitatleast__18__atthatpossibility.It’snothardtoimaginethatlocalcultureandsentimentwouldhelp__19__howexecutivesthinkaboutthefuture.“Itsurelyseemsplausiblethathappypeoplewouldbemoreforward-thinkingandcreativeand__20__R&Dmorethantheaverage,”saidoneresearcher.第1題A.whyB.whereC.howD.when參考答案： C 您的答案： 未作答答案解析： 連詞辨析??[選項分析]根據(jù)語境，“新發(fā)現(xiàn)表明：快樂可能會影響工作__的穩(wěn)定。”[A]為什么[B]哪里[C]怎樣，多么[D]當(dāng)…時候。根據(jù)語義分析，C選項填入原文，譯為“快樂可能會影響工作是有多么穩(wěn)定”，C為正確選項。第2題A.InreturnB.InparticularC.IncontrastD.Inconclusion參考答案： B 您的答案： 未作答答案解析： 上下文語義以及短語辨析??[選項分析][A]反過來[B]尤其是[C]相反[D]總的來說根據(jù)前文語境，第二段第一句譯為“根據(jù)近期的研究，擁有更多快樂的人的公司會投資更多”。而第二句“_______那些在快樂氛圍中的公司會做更多的研發(fā)以及發(fā)展?！暗诙涫窃诘谝痪涞幕A(chǔ)上進(jìn)一步強(qiáng)調(diào)說明，因此B選項更符合語境要求。第3題A.sufficientB.famousC.perfectD.necessary參考答案： D 您的答案： 未作答答案解析： 上下文語義及形容詞詞義辨析?[選項分析][A]充足的[B]著名的[C]完美的[D]必要的首先，根據(jù)本句題干“That’sbecausehappinessislinkedtothekindoflonger-termthinking3formakinginvestmentsforthefuture.”譯為“因為快樂與對未來投資有______長遠(yuǎn)考慮相聯(lián)系?！币筇顚懶稳菰~,我們要考慮其搭配與其修飾成分?？崭裉幋钆浣樵~for,并且修飾“長遠(yuǎn)考慮”。因此D選項最符合語境要求。第4題A.individualismB.modernismC.optimismD.realism參考答案： C 您的答案： 未作答答案解析： 上下文語義及名詞詞義辨析??[選項分析][A]個人主義[B]現(xiàn)代主義[C]樂觀主義[D]現(xiàn)實主義本題考查同后綴的名詞辨析。根據(jù)原文主旨，探討“happypeople”與公司的關(guān)系。那么，衡量四個選項，只有C選項符合主旨要求。第5題A.echoB.missC.spoilD.change參考答案： D 您的答案： 未作答答案解析： 上下文語義及動詞詞義辨析??[選項分析][A]發(fā)出回聲[B]想念，錯過[C]破壞[D]改變?根據(jù)原文語境，“would5thewaycompaniesinvested.”本題考查動賓搭配，賓語為“公司投資的方式”只有D選項搭配最為合理。第6題A.imaginedB.measuredC.inventedD.assumed參考答案： B 您的答案： 未作答答案解析： 上下文語義及動詞詞義辨析??[選項分析][A]想象[B]衡量，測量[C]發(fā)明[D]假定，設(shè)想“SotheycomparedU.S.cities’averagehappiness6byGalluppollingwiththeinvestmentactivityofpubliclytradedfirmsinthoseareas.”譯為“他們把蓋洛普咨詢公司所_____的美國城